What is Meant by the Salafi Methodology? 👆👆👆

KNOWLEDGE 📚 & ACTION👍

Knowledge and action [based upon that knowledge] are twins whose mother is high aspirations. O youth, the essence of your soul lies in seeking knowledge, and the adornment of your soul is acting upon what you have learnt.

Ibn al-Jawzi, Seeds of Admonishment and Reform, page 121

💢!!💢 Something we should all apply especially with others in our lives be it known people or strangers. Advice should be given the right way.💢!!💢

Ibn Taymiyyah said, “Three qualities are essential for enjoining good: knowledge, gentleness, and patience. Knowledge is required before enjoining and forbidding, gentleness is required during it, and patience is required after it. This separation does not negate the fact that these three qualities should be present at all times. This is similar to a statement narrated from the righteous predecessors, some of whom attributed it to the Prophet. Abu Ya’la mentioned this in his book ennoscriptd Al-Ma’tamad as follows: No one should enjoin good or forbid evil unless he understands what he enjoins, understands what he forbids, show gentleness in what he enjoins, shows gentleness in what he forbids, show forbearance in what he enjoins, and show forbearance in what he forbids.”

Source: Amr bil-Ma’ruf wa Nahi ‘an al-Munkar

قال ابن تيمية فلا بد من هذه الثلاثة: العلم، والرفق، والصبر، العلم قبل الأمر والنهي، والرفق معه والصبر بعده وإن كان كل من الثلاثة مستصحبا في هذه الأحوال، وهذا كما جاء في الأثر عن بعض السلف ورووه مرفوعا، ذكره القاضي أبو يعلى في المعتمد: لا يأمر بالمعروف وينهى عن المنكر إلا من كان فقيهًا فيما يأمر به، فقيها فيما ينهى عنه، رفيقًا فيما يأمر به، رفيقًا فيما ينهى عنه، حليمًا فيما يأمر به حليمًا فيما ينهى عنه

الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر عند ابن تيمية

🌷 *Seeking Knowledge – The Easiest Path To Jannah*

Seeking knowledge is the easiest path to paradise, as is stated in the following hadith:

The Prophet SAW said, “Whoever follows a path to seek knowledge, Allaah will make easy for him the path to Paradise. The angels beat their wings in approval of the seeker of knowledge, and those who are in the heavens and on earth pray for forgiveness for the scholar, even the fish in the water. The superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like the superiority of the moon over all other heavenly bodies. The scholars are the heirs of the Prophets, for the Prophets did not leave behind dinars or dirhams, rather they left behind knowledge, so whoever gains knowledge has gained great good fortune.’”

(narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2606; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani)

Being a seeker of knowledge doesn’t mean seeking knowledge for the sake of it. It means turning your knowledge into full understanding and actionable change in your life.

We see a disease in the Ummah whereby people habitually seek knowledge, but it doesn’t change them in any way. There is no improvement in character, no improvement in manners or how you live and behave with others. When you take knowledge and it doesn’t change you for the better, it’s a sign there is something spiritually wrong with you.

The analogy of someone who seeks knowledge but doesn’t change because of it is like a donkey carrying books on its back – its of no benefit to the donkey. Be aware also that knowledge which you attain and fail to act upon will punish you in the hereafter.

Therefore remember that even though this is one of the easiest paths to Paradise, in practise, it’s actually a difficult thing to do.

Reported by Abu Hurairah (RA): Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Be prompt in doing good deeds (before you are overtaken) by turbulence which would be like a part of the dark night. A man would be a believer in the morning and turn to disbelief in the evening, or he would be a believer in the evening and turn disbeliever in the morning, and would sell his Faith for worldly goods.” [Muslim]

Shahr ibn Hawshab said: “I said to Umm Salamah: ‘O Mother of the Believers! What was the supplication that the Messenger of Allah (salallahu alaihi wasallam) said most frequently when he was with you?’

She said: ‘The supplication he said most frequently was: “Yaa Muqallib Al-Quloob Thabbit Qalbee Alaa Deenik (O Changer of Hearts, keep my heart steadfast on Your religion).”‘

She said: ‘So I said: “O Messenger of Allah, why do you supplicate so frequently: ‘O Changer of hearts, keep my heart steadfast on Your religion.’?

He said: ‘O Umm Salamah! Verily, there is no human being except that his heart is between Two Fingers of the Fingers of Allah, so whomever He wills He makes steadfast, and whomever He wills He causes to deviate.”‘

So (one of the narrators) Muadh recited: “O our Lord, do not cause our hearts to deviate after You have guided us.[Surah Aal-Imran (3) : 8]”

[Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Hadeeth No. 3522]

Explanation of the verse:
"Oh you who believe! Seek help in patience & prayer. Truly, Allah is with the patient!" [2:153]


• After Allah commanded that He be appreciated (in ayah 152, "give thanks to Me"), He ordained patience and prayer (in ayah 153).
It is a fact that the servant is either enjoying a bounty that he should be thankful for, or suffering a calamity that he should meet with patience.

• A Hadeeth states:
"Amazing is the believer, for whatever Allah decrees for him, it is better for him!
If he is tested with a bounty, he is grateful for it; and if he is afflicted with a hardship, he is patient with it and this is better for him."
[Recorded by Imam Muslim]

• Allah has stated that the best tools to help ease the effects of the afflictions are patience and prayer.

• There are several types of patience - 1) for avoiding prohibitions & sin - 2) for acts of worship & obedience - 3) a type that it required in the face of afflictions, and is mandatory; repentance.

• AbdurRahman bin Zayd said:
"Sabr has two parts, 1} patience for the sake of Allah concerning what He is pleased with (worship), even if it hard on the heart & body, 2} patience when avoiding what He dislikes, even if it is desired.
Those who acquire these qualities will be among the patient people, whom Allah shall greet (when they meet Him in the Akhirah)."
[Ibn Abi Haatim]

📖 Tafseer Ibn Katheer, Volume 1, pg. 443
✒️ Imam Ibn Katheer
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Imam Shafi’ (rh) said:

“All humans are dead except those who have knowledge … and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds … and those who do good deeds are deceived, except those who are sincere … and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry.”

♻️Enjoining good and forbidding evil is a duty enjoined upon every Muslim, male and female, according to their means and responsibilities.♻️
Examples:
1. Man over his house.
2. Woman over her children.
3. People over their societies.
4. Principal over the school etc.

Narrated Hudhaifah: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “By Him in Whose hand my soul is, you must enjoin what is reputable and forbid what is disreputable, or Allaah will certainly soon send punishment from Himself to you. Then you will make supplication and not receive an answer.” [Tirmidhee (2169) and graded as “Hasan” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

Narrated Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq: You people recite this verse, {You who believe! Care for yourselves; he who goes astray cannot harm you when you are rightly guided.} [Surah al-Maaidah (5): 105] I heard Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم say, “When people see something objectionable and do not change it, Allaah will soon include them all in His punishment.” [Sunan Abu Dawood (4338), Ibn Majah (4005) and Tirmidhee (3057) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

Somebody asked a question in yesterday's Q & A session of Masjid Bin Baaz : I am the only Salafi in my home and I argue with my family, what do I do ?

Ustadh Abu Khadeejah hafidhahullah replied (paraphrased ) :

🍀 Firstly do not argue. They should see that you have improved, show more mercy and compassion towards your parents. If you helped your mother less in the kitchen before you came to salafiyyah, then help her more often now. (For brothers) that you shop for them and bring home the things they need. If they ask something, answer them and discuss with them in the best of manners but do not shout, destroy things at home & portray a negative image of Ahlussunnah. You're a stranger in your home, so be patient, They should see the change in you and it will have a greater impact in shā Allah. Are you going to shout at the mother who gave birth to you, and your father who took care of you when you couldn't even go to the bathroom by yourself ? Be good to them.

-Paraphrased.

Full Q & A session here :
http://www.masjidbinbaz.co.uk/?p=1735

Imām Mālik said: “I did not issue islamic verdicts until seventy scholars certified [my ability] to do so.”

[Sifat as-Safwa ٢/٥٠٣]

Hudhayfah b. Al-Yamān – Allāh be pleased with him – said:

The munāfiqūn (hypocrites) amongst you today are worse than those in the time of Allāh’s Messenger – Allāh’s praise and peace be upon him.

He was asked, “How is that o Abū ‘Abdillāh”?
He replied:
Because those [in the time of the Prophet] used to hide their nifāq (hypocrisy), whereas the hypocrites of today commit [hypocrisy] openly.

Al-Bukhārī, Al-Sahīh hadith 7113.

Some Muslims just say "Jazak Allahu" ... Jazak Allahu... What?

The phrase jazak Allah itself is incomplete. It includes Allāh Name for all, and jazaka, which refers to the act of rewarding, but it leaves out khayr, which refers to the "good". Stating jazak Allahu khayran in full leaves no presumption regarding what the reward is because it is specified by the word khayr.

AND THE BEST REPLY TO THOSE WHO SAY “JAZAK’ ALLAHU KHAIR”?

“Wa Antum fa Jazakumullahu khayran” which means “And you too, May Allah reward to with good.”

When Usayd ibn Hadayr رضي الله عنه said to the Prophet (ﷺ): “O Messenger of Allah جزاك الله خيرا (Jazak’ Allahu khayran)!” The Prophet ﷺ said: ” وَأَنْتُمْ فَجَزَاكُمُ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا (Wa Antum Fa Jazakumullahu khayran.. And you too, May Allah reward you too with good)!”

[Albaani has said that the Hadeeth is Saheeh in al-Saheeha 3096, al-Ta'leeqaatul hisaan al Saheeh ibn Hibbaan 6231]

Advice from Shaykh Uthaymeen to those who shave their Beards 👆👆👆

Ali narrated that "one day the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) was sitting with a wooden stick in his hand with which he was scratching the ground. He raised his head and said "there is none of you but has his place assigned either in the fire or in Paradise." They said, "O Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) Why should we carry on doing good deeds then, shall we depend (on Al-qadar) and give up work? The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said "No, but carry on doing good deeds, for everyone will find easy (to do) such deeds as will lead him to that for which he has been created "then he recited this ayat:

"As for him who gives (in charity)and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him, and believes in Al Husna (Tawheed, path of righteousness) we will make smooth for him the path of ease, goodness..(92:5-10)" Muslim vol.4)

Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 2.425, Narrated Aisha, r.a.

When the Prophet became ill, some of his wives talked about a church which they had seen in Ethiopia and it was called Mariya. Um Salma and Um Habiba had been to Ethiopia, and both of them narrated its (the Church's) beauty and the pictures it contained. The Prophet raised his head and said, "Those are the people who, whenever a pious man dies amongst them, make a place of worship at his grave and then they make those pictures in it. Those are the worst creatures in the Sight of Allah."

📸📹PHOTOGRAPHY 📷🎥

Photography (tasweer) means the taking of pictures of LIVING animate moving beings, like people,animals, birds, etc. The ruling is that it is FORBIDDEN on the basis of a number of reports, such as the following:

'Abdullaah ibn Mas'ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Those who will be most SEVERELY punished by Allaah on the Day of Resurrection will be the image-makers." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, see al-Fath, 10/382).

Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah, may He be exalted, says: 'Who does more wrong than the one who tries to create something like My creation? Let him create a grain of wheat or a kernel of corn.'" (Reported by al-Bukhaari, see Fath al-Baari, 10/385).

'Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "Shall I not send you on the same mission as the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sent me? Do not leave any built-up tomb without levelling it, and DO NOT leave any picture in ANY HOUSE without ERASING it." (Reported by Muslim and al-Nisaa'i; this is the version narrated by al-Nisaa'i).

Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "EVERY IMAGE-MAKER WILL BE IN THE FIRE, and for every image that he made a soul will be created for him, which will be punished in the Fire." Ibn 'Abbaas said: "If you must do that, make pictures of trees and other inanimate objects." (Reported by Muslim, 3/1871)

These ahaadeeth indicate that pictures of animate beings are HARAAM, whether they are humans or other creatures, whether they are three-dimensional or two-dimensional, whether they are PRINTED DRAWN ETCHED ENGRAVED CARVED CAST IN MOULDS etc. These ahaadeeth include all of these types of pictures.

The Muslim should submit to the teachings of Islam and not argue with them by saying, "But I am not worshipping them or prostrating to them!" If we think about just one aspect of the evil caused by the prevalence of photographs and pictures in our times, we will understand something of the wisdom behind this prohibition: that aspect is the great corruption caused by the provoking of physical desires and subsequent spread of immorality caused by these pictures.

The Muslim should not keep any pictures of animate beings in his house, because they will prevent the angels from entering. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The ANGELS DO NOT ENTER a house in which there is a DOG OR PICTURES." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, see al-Fath, 10/380).

But nowadays, unfortunately, one can even find in some Muslim homes statues of gods worshipped by the kuffaar (such as Buddha etc.) which they keep on the basis that they are antiques or decorative pieces. These things are more strictly prohibited than others, just as pictures which are hung up are worse than pictures which are not hung up, for how easily they can lead to glorification, and cause grief or be a source of boasting! We cannot say that these pictures are kept for memory's sake, because true memories of a Muslim relative or friend reside in the heart, and we remember them by praying for mercy and forgiveness for them.

Taking pictures with a camera involves human actions such as focusing, pressing the shutter, developing, printing, and so on. We cannot call it anything other than "picture-making" or tasweer, which is the expression used by all Arabic-speakers to describe this action.

In the book Al-I'laam bi naqd kitaab al-halaal wa'l-haraam, the author says: "Photography is even more of an imitation of the creation of Allaah than pictures which are engraved or drawn, so it is even more deserving of being prohibited… There is nothing that could exclude photography from the general meaning of the reports." (p. 42, see also Fataawa Islamiyyah, 4/355).

Among the scholars who have discussed the issue of photography is Shaykh Naasir al-Deen al-Albaani, who s

aid: "Some of them differentiate between hand-drawn pictures and photographic images by claiming that the latter are not products of human effort, and that no more is involved than the mere capturing of the image. This is what they claim. The tremendous energy invested the one who invented this machine that can do in few seconds what otherwise could not be done in hours does not count as human effort, according to these people! Pointing the CAMERA, focusing it, and taking the picture, preceded by installation of the film and followed by developing and whatever else that I may not know about… none of this is the result of human effort, according to them!

Some of them explain how this photography is done, and summarize that no less than eleven different actions are involved in the making of a picture. In spite of all this, they say that this picture is not the result of human action! Can it be permissible to hang up a picture of a man, for example, if it is produced by photography, but not if it is drawn by hand?

Those who say that photography is permitted have "frozen" the meaning of the word "tasweer," restriciting it only to the meaning known at the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and not adding the meaning of photography, which is "tasweer" or "picture-making" in every sense - linguistic, legal, and in its harmful effects, and as is clear from the definition mentioned above. Years ago, I said to one of them, By the same token, you could allow idols which have not been carved but have been made by pressing a button on some machine that turns out idols by the dozen. What do you say to that?"
(Aadaab al-Zafaaf by al-Albaani, p. 38)

It is also worth quoting the opinion of some contemporary scholars who allow the taking of photographs but say that the pictures should not be kept: "The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or pictures." (See al-Sharh al-Mumti', 2/198).

There are many bad things involved in the making of pictures. Besides the element of IMITATING the creation of Allaah - which is an accusation denied by many of those who make pictures - reality bears witness to the great extent of immorality and provocation of desires caused by the prevalence of pictures and picture-making nowadays. We must remove or blot out every picture, except when it is too difficult to do so, like the pictures which are overwhelmingly prevalent in food packaging, or pictures used in encyclopaedias and reference books. We should remove what we can, and be careful about any provocative pictures that may be found.

"So keep your duty to Allaah and fear Him as much as you can…" [al-Taghaabun 64:16 - interpretation of the meaning]

PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL ARE PERMITTED - such as those required for IDENTITY DOCUMENTS, or for identifying or pursuing criminals [e.g. "wanted" posters and the like - translator's note], or for educational purposes which cannot be achieved otherwise. The principle in sharee'ah is that we should not exaggerate about what is necessary.

We ask Allaah to accept our repentance and have mercy on us, and to forgive our excesses, for He is the All-Hearing Who answers prayers. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.Aameen

Ruling On Pictures 📸🖼– Shaykh Muḥummed Nâṣir ad-Dîn al-Albânî [Video|Ar-En]

Trannoscript of the above Video:📹🎥📽

What is the ruling on pictures ? What is the ruling on the whom photographs and on whom is photographed ?

Indeed this is a brief question, so do you want a brief answer ?

As so long we understand.

This requires a lecture, Baaraak Allaahu Feek

I also have three previous questions from a different questioner.

Be patient, I shall also try to make the answer as brief as possible in imitation to your brief question.

Jazaak Allaah Khriaan, Shaykh

As for, in regards to the photographer. Then his account falls upon two Hadiths.

Allaah Has damned the picture takers (photographers). It will be said to them “bring life to what you have created”.
The second and last Hadith. It will be said on the Day of Resurrection, to whom ever makes a picture, blow into it its soul, and he will not be able too.

As for the ones that use pictures. They are on upon two states.

📌The first state which is the general.

That it is impermissible to use pictures, in all of its different shapes and forms, especially the animates that have souls.
As for what I entirely stated, whether they are handcrafted, photographic, and video graphic.
All of these pictures, the Muslim is not permitted to use them.
This is the first and general state.

📌The second state.

As for the pictures that the Muslim is forced to use falls under certain circumstances and these circumstances have different aspects.

As in regards to the general state of the people. Pictures for IDs, passports, and the likes of this.

The circumstance of specialization, like for the medical field.

For example, they may be forced to take pictures of a person to diagnose his disease – for example.

And taking pictures for the government to identify certain groups of individuals that are known to commit crimes such as theft, looting, and other negative actions or the likes of this.

Taking these pictures as a means to eliminate crime.

So using these type of pictures are permitted. Otherwise, it is not permitted.

Pictures are forbidden because it forbids the Angels to enter. As you are all aware from the Sahih Hadith, “The Angels don’t enter a house that has a picture or a dog in it”.

And I -from the favors of Allaah عز وجل- I see in front of me some pictures which I have observed to be not from the ones that are forbidden, because it seems to me that they don’t have images of animates that have souls.

Rather it portrays nature and the likes of this.

If a Muslim has the desire to make pictures, as what they call it now a days, art. Then his art has to be in according what Allaah made permissible and they are not animates that have souls.

This is what the time permits on the brief speech pertaining to this.
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https://abdurrahman.org/2012/12/08/ruling-on-pictures-shaykh-mu%E1%B8%A5ummed-na%E1%B9%A3ir-ad-din-al-albani-videoar-en/

Shaykh Bin Baz [رحمه الله] said:

❝If the people of truth did not speak out in clarification of the tuth, then the people of error would remain upon their mistakes, others would blindly follow them in that, and the sin of withholding the truth would fall back on those who remained silent.❞

[Fatawa Shaykh Bin Baz, (3/72) | Translated By Abu Muadh Taqweem Aslam]