Imam Malik (May Allah have mercy on him) said: ❝I have met people here in Madinah who had no faults of their own, but who spoke about other people’s faults, so people found fault with them. I also met here those with many faults but who kept quiet about other people’s fault, so other people …
Imam Ahmad ibn ‘Ajiba رحمه الله said in his autobiography, “Know that the fruit of knowledge is action, that the fruit of action is one’s state [al-hal], that the fruit of one’s state is taste [al-dhawq], that the fruit of taste is drinking [al-shurb],that drinking is followed by intoxication [al-sukr] and intoxication by lucidy [al-sahw], …
Imam Ahmad Zarruq رحمه الله said in under the 4th Principle of his Qawa’id al-Tasawwuf: “There is no tasawwuf without fiqh; because there is no other way to understand the commandments of Allah that concern the exterior except by fiqh. and fiqh is nothing without tasawwuf; because deeds have no meaning unless accompanied by sincerety …
Many people often use [SAW, PBUH, s.a.w, etc] after mentioning the Prophet Muhammad’s صلى الله عليه و آله و صحبه و سلم name. Imam an-Nawawi رحمه الله explains: It is recommended {Mustahabb} for a person who writes down Hadith that at the mentioning of the Messenger of Allah {peace and blessings of Allah be upon …
The shaykh and mujaddid, ‘Uthman dan Fodio describes four levels of al-war’a (scrupulousness) with regards to halal and haram: “As for what is permissible (halal) and forbidden (haram) – showing devout scrupulousness with regard to what is forbidden is apart of the deen. Devout scrupulousness (al-war’a) has four degrees: [1] Devout scrupulousness which is a …
By Shaykh Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Madani Q1: What is the ruling (hukm) regarding celebrating the Mawlid-un-Nabi? A1: Any action we do may be judged by the Shari ah as being of one of the following five categories: Fard (Obligatory) Mustahabb (Recommended) Mubah/Ja iz (Simply Permissible) Makruh (Discouraged) Haram (Forbidden) Past and present Ulama from the four …