Do they not then ponder on the Quran, or are there locks upon their hearts?
Surah Muhammad (47:24)
Permissibility or Impermissibility of Food
Don’t make my grave an idol
Kitab al Tawheed
Lat Lies and Mythology (Kitab al-Tawheed) part 1
A brief overview of the period of the ‘Sunnah recordation’
Thus do We explain the signs in detail for a people who reflect.
Surah Yunus (10:24)
Do they not reflect within themselves? Allah created the heavens and the earth and everything between them in truth and for an appointed term. Yet many people deny they will meet their Lord.
Surah Ar-Rum (30:8):

Q&A Sale and purchase of Cats

Question What is the ruling concerning the sale of cats? I understand that there is a difference of opinion on this matter, but couldn’t decipher why and what the actual ruling upon it is. Answer...

Q&A Caliphate in Jerusalem

Question Is the following tradition Sahih, authentic?  I have read that it is reported that the Messenger of Allah said: In the book of Ibn Asakir entitled the “Great history of Damascus,” Yunis Ibnu Maysara...

Q&A: The Frontier at Ashkelon

Question Is the following ḥadith recorded by al-Ṭabarāni and narrated from Ibn ‘Abbās authentic, Ṣaḥīḥ?  I have received a post concerning this and it says that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon...

Destructive hopes

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration? From Abdullah ibn ‘Amr he said the Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be upon him said: The rightness in the beginning of this nation was...

An angelic word?

  Question What is the sourcing for the following tradition, is it Ṣaḥīḥ (authentic)? عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ جَاءَ جِبْرِيلُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ عِشْ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ...

Hearts of Devils

Question Many people quote this narration, which is found in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, upon the authority of Ḥudhayfah that he said the Prophet peace be upon him said: ‘You will listen to the Amir and carry...

Virtue of Monotheism

Presented below is a selected translation of chapters (7 through to 10) from Part 8 of Kitāb al-Tawḥeed (Book of Monotheism) by Professor Muḥammad ibn Abdullah al-Mas’ari.  These chapters focus upon the virtues of Tawḥeed,...

Q&A: To meet my brothers

Question What is the reporting concerning the following ḥadith and is it authentic? The Prophet peace be upon him said: ‘I wish I could meet my brothers.  The companions of the Prophet peace be upon...

Widows (part 1)

Death is the ultimate fate of every soul.  Whether death comes from illness or suddenly and unexpected, it is the inevitable consequence of living.  As Allah the Exalted has clearly explained to us: ‘Every soul...

But ‘the’ Scholars have said

As much as some may behave to the contrary, there is no priestly or rabbinical order that is textually sanctioned in Islam.  The Qur’ānic text is replete with examples of censure given to the previous...

Abandoning the Sunnah

Introduction Following the mass deprivation of liberty enacted by the government in March 2020, places of congregational worship including mosques have been closed.  As some of the broader draconian restrictions are beginning to slightly ease,...

Colours

Our essential characteristics are not defined by the things we have no control over, but rather the things which we do.   Devoid of all worldly distractions, each mature person of sound mind living on...