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,...

ringer made out of iron

Any old iron?

Question [dropcap]I[/dropcap]s it correct that it is not allowed for a woman to wear rings / jewellery made from other than gold and / or silver?   I have seen this mentioned in the following...

How was the Sunnah recorded and documented?

Early Documentation of the Prophetic Sunnah: Insights from Kitāb al-Tawheed [dropcap]H[/dropcap]ow was the Prophetic Sunnah recorded and documented?  Was it only an oral tradition, with no written record?  Was it only documented hundreds of years...

Dead men tell no tales

Question [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he origin and root of shirk (polytheism) is because of the veneration of pious men.  That is established by several authentic narrations.  Why is it that you say otherwise? Answer The narrations that are...

The Grades of Deen: Islam, ‘Imān and Iḥsān

Presented here is a translated chapter from Part 1, Volume 1 of Kitāb al-Tawḥeed by Professor Muḥammad ibn Abdullah al-Massari. The specific arrangement or ordering of words: ‘Islam, ‘Imān and Iḥsān’ is taken from the famous authentic...

Shahāda (2): Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allah

Part 2 is the translation of chapter 7 from Part 1 of Kitāb al-Tawḥeed by Professor Muḥammad bin Abdallah al-Massari.  The latter half of the testimony of faith, al-Shahāda, is outlined. This part of the...