qur’an
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Salafi Opinions Used To Reject the Word of Allah and His Prophet
In the name of Allah, and all praise is for Him; to proceed: I have gathered for you the Salafi hadiths of opinion [ahadith al-ra’y] by which the scholars reject the word of Allah and His Prophet when you recite it to them, so that you may recognize them when they are produced for you…
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Were It Not for Hawwa, No Woman Would Ever Betray Her Husband?
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Were it not for Hawwa, no woman would ever betray her husband.” Sahih al-Bukhari, 3330 The revelation itself constructs the case, and its consistency is absolute. The event in the Garden was one of perfect and inseparable partnership, established from the moment of creation, for Allah {created you…
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The Gravest Deviation
The gravest deviation from the path of pure submission is revealed when it is said: They have taken their scholars and their monks as lords besides Allah At-Tawbah: 31 This form of lordship was not one of prostration, but of absolute legislative obedience. When ‘Adi ibn Hatim, who was a Christian before embracing Islam, heard…
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What Are the Purposes Allah Mentioned For Revealing the Qur’an?
Allah has answered this in five parts: I: Nature of Revelation And indeed, it is a mighty Book. Falsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it; [it is] a revelation from a Lord who is Wise and Praiseworthy. Fussilat: 41-42 Indeed, it is We who sent down the Reminder, and indeed, We…
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Leave Off Wishful Thinking!
Start taking accountability for your choices in life! Become a better Muslim and stop afflicting yourselves with imaginative scenarios and wishful-thinking: Indeed, Allāh will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. Ar-Ra’d: 11 If you won’t change yourself to be better, then take heed of Allah’s threat: O…
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Present & Demand Evidence!
The methodology and practice of the Salaf (the pious predecessors) was to present evidence (dalīl) and to demand evidence, not to present or demand the citation of mere personalities or individuals. In every matter, they themselves would present proof from the Book (the Qur’an) and the Sunnah, and from their opponents too, they would demand…
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The Case of Hardships & Necessities
Verses that remove hardship in situations of necessity and permit actions that were previously forbidden include: These verses clearly demonstrate that if a legally responsible person (mukallaf) is compelled by necessity to perform a prohibited act, the sin is lifted from him, and that necessities permit prohibited things (al-darūrāt tubīh al-mahzūrāt). These verses, among others,…
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Why did Allah prohibit taking the majority as a factor for deciding what is right or wrong?
‘If you obey the majority of those on earth, they will lead you away from the way of Allah. They follow nothing but assumptions and they do nothing but lie.’ [6:116] Allah mentioned 21 reasons for why the majority is a false standard in Islam. All of these 21 evidences are summarized in the concise…