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This page was created to call to the correct understanding of Islām, the way it was revealed to the Messenger of Allāh, sal Allahū `alayhi wasalllam, implemented and taught by him, understood and practiced by his Companions.

28/11/2025

The Cure for Alzheimer's Disease | Shaykh Abdurrazzaq al-Badr حفظه الله

اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ البُخْلِ، وَأَعوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الجُبْنِ، وَأعُوذُ بِكَ أنْ أُرَدَّ إِلَى أَرْذَلِ العُمُرِ، وَأعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الدُّنْيَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ القَبْر -

O Allah! Verily, I seek refuge with You from cowardice, and I seek refuge with You from stinginess, and I seek refuge with You from being sent back to a feeble age, and I seek refuge with You from the trials of this worldly life and from the punishment of the grave.

24/11/2025

It is not from chivalry (murū’ah) to remain silent when the honor of the Prophet ﷺ is violated, nor is it from true faith to merely watch when his Sunnah is attacked.
True manhood is shown in times of calamity and tribulation, while cowardice reveals itself in critical moments and hardships.

How many speak the truth in times of ease yet fall silent in times of trial?

How many claim love in prosperity yet falter when adversity strikes?

O Allah, make us among those who are steadfast and sincere.

23/11/2025

The Prophet ﷺ was a light among creation and merciful in character. His majesty inspired awe, and his tenderness filled hearts with wonder. His speech was decisive, and his face was more radiant than the full moon at its brightest. He never wronged anyone, nor humiliated anyone; he never turned away a petitioner, nor interrupted a conversation. Thus, he was perfection in form and beauty in character.

15/11/2025

The companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) were intensely protective of him, guarding and defending him with everything they possessed. They never allowed anyone to harm him or to transgress against him in any way. In battles, they would surround him, making their bodies a fortress before him. On the day of Uhud, Abu Talha was shielding him with his hand, saying: "My neck before your neck, O Messenger of Allah."

27/08/2025

✒ Sh. al-Albānī's Retraction And The Correct Opinion Of His On The Adhān Given In Newborn Baby's Ear

‎السائل : شيخنا السؤال وهو هل ثبت حديث الأذان في الولد سمعت إنه ضعيف ؟

‎الشيخ : أي نعم

‎السائل : فهل يعمل به ؟

‎الشيخ : لأ

‎السائل : فما تنصحونا ؟

‎الشيخ : نصيحتي , هذا بيان للناس , كنّا نقول من قبل بشرعية الأذان في أذن المولود , مع العلم بأن الحديث الذي ينص على سنية الأذان في أذن المولود مروي في سنن الترمذي بإسناد ضعيف , لكننا نحن على طريقة تقوية الأحاديث الضعيفة بالشواهد كنا وجدنا لهذا الحديث شاهدا في كتاب ابن قيم الجوزية المعروف بتحفة الودود في أحكام المولود كان يومئذٍ عزاه لكتاب شعب الإيمان للبيهقي ومع أنه صرح بأن إسناده ضعيف فقد اعتبرت تصريحه هذا بأن السند ليس شديد الضعف وبناء على ذلك اعتبرته شاهدا لحديث الترمذي وهو من رواية أبي رافع ولم يكن يومئذٍ كتاب شعب الإيمان بين أيدينا لا مخطوطا ولا مطبوعا , لأنّكم كما يعلم كثير منكم مع وجودي في المكتبة الظاهرية وفيها الألوف المؤلفة من المخطوطات الحديثية فلم يكن هذا الكتاب شعب الإيمان للحافظ البيهقي موجودا في هذه المكتبة بل وفي أكثر مكاتب العالم أما اليوم فقد تيسر طبع هذا الكتاب شعب الإيمان وانضم إلى المكاتب الإسلامية كتاب نفيس جدا فيه كثير من الأحاديث التي لا توجد في الكتب الستة بل وفي غيرها أيضا منها الحديث الذي كنت اعتمدت على ابن قيم الجوزية في اعتباره شاهدا لحديث أبي رافع في سنن الترمذي وإذا بهذا الحديث رواه الإمام البيهقي في كتابه الشعب بسند فيه راويان متهمان بالكذب وحينئذٍ تبيّن لي أن ابن القيم رحمه الله كان متساهلا في تعبيره عن إسناد الحديث بأنه ضعيف فقط وكان الصواب بأن يقول بأنه ضعيف جدا لأنه في هذه الحالة لا يجوز لمن يشتغل بعلم الحديث أن يعتبر الشديد الضعف شاهدا لما كان ليس شديد الضعف وحينئذٍ لم يسعني إلا التراجع عن تقوية حديث أبي رافع في سنن الترمذي بحديث شعب الإيمان لشدة ضعفه فبقي حديث أبي رافع على ضعفه ونحن على ما هدانا الله عزّ وجل إليه من عدم جواز العمل بالحديث الضعيف رجعنا إلى القول ما دام أن حديث أبي رافع أصله ضعيف السّند والشاهد له أشد ضعفا منه إذًا بقي الضعف على ضعفه فرجعنا عن القول السّابق بسنية أو شرعية الأذان في أذن المولود , هذا هو جواب السؤال

Questioner: Our Shaikh, the question is: Is the Ḥadeeth of giving Adhān in the newborn’s ear proven/established, I heard that it is weak??

Sh. al-Albānī: “Yes, it is.”

Questioner: So can it be acted upon?

Sh. al-Albānī: “No.”

Questioner: So what do you advise us with?

Sh. al-Albānī Raḥimahullāh:
“My advice, and this is a clarification for all of the people, we used to say that Adhān in the ear of a newborn child is legislated, with the knowledge that the Ḥadeeth which states the Sunnah of giving Adhān in a newborn’s ear was reported in the Sunan of at-Tirmidhee with a weak chain of narration, but we follow the method of strengthening the weak Aḥādeeth with (external) proofs.

I had found a supporting narration for this Ḥadeeth in the famous book of Ibn al-Qayyim’s known as; ‘Tuḥfatul-Mawdood Fī Aḥkām al-Mawlood,’ where he had linked this supporting narration to al-Bayhaqī’s Shu’ab al-Eemān, and even though he (Ibn al-Qayyim) had stated that its chain of narration is weak, I regarded this statement of his to mean that the chain of narration (in al-Bayhaqī’s Shu'ab al-Eemān) was not extremely weak (but only weak), and based upon that I held it to be an external proof for the Ḥadeeth of at-Tirmidhee which has been narrated from Abū Rāfi’.

Back in those days Shu’ab al-Eemān was not available to us neither in the form of a manuscript nor as a printed book, and as many of you know despite my presence in the Ẓāhiriyyah Library, which contains thousands of authored works of Ḥadeeth manuscripts, this book, Shu’ab al-Eemān of al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Bayhaqī was not present in that library, rather it was not to be found in many of the libraries,

As for today, it has been published and added to the Islamic libraries, it’s an extremely valuable book and contains many narrations which cannot be found in the six books (of Aḥādeeth), rather many of the other ones too, From these narrations is the one which I relied upon Ibn al-Qayyim for, with regards to it being an external proof for the Ḥadeeth of Abū Rāfi’ in Sunan at-Tirmidhee.

25/05/2025

Trim your nails and hair before Dhul Hijjah starts

Umm Salamah narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When you see the new moon of Dhu’l-Hijjah , and one of you wants to offer a sacrifice, let him refrain from (removing anything) from his hair or nails.” (Narrated by Muslim, 1977) According to another version: “Let him not remove anything of his hair or skin.”

27/08/2024

Proper physical preparation is essential for performing Umrah rituals without experiencing fatigue.

27/08/2024

‏ اللهم إنا نسألك بأسمائك الحسنى وبصفاتك العلا وبرحمتك التي وسعت كل شيء أن

تحفظ أهل ‎ #غزة وفلسطين، وليبيا، وسورية، واليمن، والسودان، والعراق، وبنغلادش، وجميع ديار المسلمين

وأسألك اللهم أن تجعلهم في يُسر و أمن وسلام

اللهم اِكفهم شرَّ الخونة، والفجرة، والظلمة

لا إله إلا أنت سبحانك إني كنت من الظالمين.

29/06/2024
29/06/2024

Sh. Ibn ʿUthaymeen Raḥimahullāh said:

“With the common people if a person is afflicted with a calamity, they say: Lā Ḥawla Walā Quwwata Illā Billāh, whereas what is LEGISLATED for trials is that you say: Innā Lillāhi Wa Innā Ilaihi Rājiʿūn.”

‎● [الشرح الممتع ٢/٨٤]

28/06/2024

'Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz رحمه الله said:

أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، قَيِّدُوا النِّعَمَ بِالشُّكْرِ ، وَقَيَّدُوا الْعِلْمَ بِالْكِتَابِ

“O people! Imprison (preserve) your blessings by being thankful and imprison (preserve) your knowledge by writing it down.”

● [حلية الاولياء وطبقات الاصفياء ٧٥٦٠]

24/06/2024

O Allah, Revealer of the Book, Disperser of the clouds, Defeater of the Ahzāb, defeat the criminal Yahūd and all of the mushrikeen!

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