Month: January 2024

Shaykh Al-Islām ibn Taymiyyyah رحمه الله said: From what clarifies love for Allāh and love for other than Allāh is that Abu Bakr loved the Prophet ﷺ sincerely for Allāh, while Abu Tālib, his uncle, loved him and aided him for his desires, not for Allāh. So Allāh accepted the deeds of Abu Bakr and revealed regarding him: ﴾وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى﴿ “And Al-Muttaqun (the pious and ...

Shaykh Al-Islām ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said: As for sadness, neither Allah nor His Messenger ﷺ commanded with it. In fact, he had prohibited it in different places, even if it is connected to the religion. Like His statement: ﴾وَلَا تَهِنُوا۟ وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا۟ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ﴿ “So do not become weak (against your enemy), nor be sad, and you will be superior (in ...

A mosque is a place of worship, not a tourist centre or a museum. Muslims are expected to build mosques moderately, and what is being done in a part of Nigeria in overly decorating the mosque and being boastful of the luxuriance is against Islam. Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated from the Messenger ﷺ: “When you begin to decorate your ...

All praise is due to Allāh, the Lord of the worlds. And may He extol the Messenger ﷺ in the highest company of Angels, and grant him peace, likewise to his family, Companions and those who follow him until the Day of Resurrection. Kitāb At-Tawḥīd Book of Imām Muḥammad bn ʿAbdil-Wahhāb bn Sulaymān At-Tamīmī رحمه الله Explanation of Shaykh ʿUbayd bn ʿAbdillāh al-Jabirī رحمه الله ...