The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said:

"There is no obedience to anyone while in disobedience to Allaah!"

[Silsilah Ahadith As-Sahihah, No.17]

As Imaam al-Barbaahaaree رحمه الله said about Ahlul-Bidah,

“The example of the people of innovations is like the scorpion. They bury their bodies and heads in the sands, and they leave out their tails, so that when they are able they sting. And this is the same as the people of innovation, they are concealed amongst the people, then when they are able, they achieve what they desire”.

(Tabaqat al-Hanabilah 2/44).

♻️Beware of the opinions of insignificant people!..,♻️

📌Imam Sufyaan ath-Thawree (rahimahullah):
repeated thrice: “This religion is based upon narrations not opinions, This religion is based upon narrations not opinions, This religion is based upon narrations not opinions.”

[Sharaf Ashaabul Hadeeth]

📌Imaam al-Awzaee (d.157H) said: “Hold fast to the narrations of the salaf, even if people were to abandon you. Beware of the opinions of the people, no matter how much they beautify it with their speech.”

[Related by al-Khateeb al-Baghdadee in his excellent book Sharafu Ashaabul-Hadeeth (p.7)]

📌Imaam al-Asbahaanee (d.535H) said: “The sign of Ahlus-Sunnah is that they follow the Salafus-Saalih and abandon all that is innovated and newly introduced into the Deen.”

[Al-Hujjah fee Bayaanil Mahajjah 1/364]

📌lbn Taymiyyah (d.728H) said: “There is no criticism for the one who proclaims the way (madhdhab) of the Salaf, who attaches himself to it and refers to it. Rather, it is obligatory to accept that from him by unanimous agreement (Ittifaaq) because the way (madhdhab) of the Salaf is nothing but the Truth (Haqq).”

[Majmoo al-Fataawaa 4:149]

📌‘Umar Ibn al-Khattaab (Radi Allahu Anhu) said: ❝Fear opinion in your religion.❞

[Jaami’ Bayaan al-‘Ilm wa Fadhlihi, (2/213) | Abū Ruqayyah 'Abd us-Samad]

📌"The people of opinion are the people of innovation."

[Abu Bakr ibn Abi Dawud, Jaami' Bayaan al-'Ilm wal-Fadlih, v.2 p.135.]

[Posted by Exposing Deviant Sects and Scholars]

Shaikh Saaleh Al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) said:

[مكر (plotting)]: It is to deceive the people by showing them the opposite of what you conceal. You show them that you are sincere and truthful to them, whilst you are the opposite of that, in order to harm them. Plotting is to harm another person in a hidden manner which (the one being harmed) does not realise. This is not permissible.

[Abridged & slightly paraphrased. Source: It’haaf At-Tullaab Bi-Sharhi Mandhoomah Al’Aadaab’ page 101]

http://www.salaficentre.com/2016/09/deliberately-decide-harm-others-plan-feign-ignorance-later/

"Salaatul-Hajah" and "Salat Hifzul-Qur’an" are not lawful
Question:

I have heard about Salatul-Hajah (The prayer of need) and Salat Hifzul Qur’an (The prayer of Qur’an memorization) - are these prayers or not?
Answer:

They are both incorrect; neither Salatul-Hajah nor Salat Hifzul-Qur’an are correct, because it is not possible to confirm such acts of worship except by some legal evidence and there is no legal evidence by which to make them lawful.l
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Fataawa Islamiyyah, DARUSSALAM, vol.2 p.314

http://www.fatwaislam.com/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&ID=780

The Memory of the Scholars

Imam Ahmad memorized 1,000,000 hādīth.

● [Uluww al-Himmāh, Page: 183]

The students of Abū Dawood wrote over 40,000 hādīth from him, and he never referred to a book to narrate any of them.

● [Uluww al-Himmāh, Page: 183]

Imām Bukhārī would memorize everything he heard and never had to write anything down.

● [Hadī as-Sarī, Pages: 510-511]

Four hundred scholars mixed the chains of narration to challenge the memory of Imām Bukhārī.
He didn’t make a single mistake.

● [Hadī as-Sarī, Page: 511]

💡 Please take out some time to read through these three short notes.

🌟 Every story or incident mentioned in the Qur’aan serves a purpose. They are not merely mentioned there for our amusement, but for us to take heed, and to learn a lesson, and to avoid the pitfalls where the previous nations had failed.

🌟 And one of the most oft-repeated incidents in the Qur’aan is the story of Moosaa عليه السلام and the Banee Israa’eel; and since our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had warned us that (many) people from this Ummah will follow in their footsteps, it becomes all the more necessary to learn about them, so that we are able to avoid the mire in which they got trapped.

Narrated Abu Saeed Al-Khudree رضي الله عنه: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ❝You will follow the Sunan (ways) of those nations who were before you, span by span and cubit by cubit (i.e., inch by inch) so much so that even if they entered a hole of a mastigure (lizard), you would follow them.❞ We said: O Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم! (Do you mean) the Jews and the Christians? He صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ❝Whom else?❞

📚 [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and Saheeh Muslim]

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🌟 We think that we are so independent that we feel like we’ll manage everything and every situation on our own – either through protests or elections etc. But when things get out of hand, and we can’t control the situation; that is when panic sets in. Know, that had we complete trust in Allaah تعالى from the beginning, we would be guided by Allaah عز وجل out of our troubles. This is illustrated in the following story of Moosaa عليه السلام.

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1. In the end everything comes down to one’s Imaan.

http://ilm4all.blogspot.com/2013/03/brief-comments-on-riyaadh-al-saaliheen.html

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2. If one’s Faith in Allaah is strong, then nothing would matter, even if the likes of Firaoun were to be present in front of us. Look at how the magicians had responded to Firaoun when he said that he would crucify them!

http://ilm4all.blogspot.com/2013/03/brief-comments-on-riyaadh-al-saaliheen_5999.html

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3. If one’s Faith in Allaah is weak, then nothing would be of any benefit, even if the likes of Prophet Moosaa عليه السلام were to be present with us, like how the Banee Israa’eel panicked when they saw the army of Firaoun approaching from the back with the sea ahead of them!

http://ilm4all.blogspot.com/2013/03/brief-comments-on-riyaadh-al-saaliheen_3.html

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May Allaah guide us to the straight path, the path of those on whom He has bestowed His Grace, and not the path of those who have incurred His wrath or have gone astray.

This is a reminder to myself first that the sign of our weak Imaan is that we are not able to establish night prayers outside of Ramadhaan; that we are falling behind in doing more good deeds and are not able to avoid the sins.

“When Allah wants good for his servant, He stops him from looking [admiring] his good deeds…
…and He busies him with looking at his sins.
”
Ibn’ul Qayyim (رحمه الله‎), Tarikh’ul Hijratayn #310

Story of the guest of the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
A man came to the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) and said; “I am hard pressed by hunger.” He (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) sent a word to one of his wives who replied: “By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I have nothing except water.” Then he sent the same message to another (wife) and received the same reply. He sent this message to all of them (i.e., his wives) and received the same reply. Then he (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Who will entertain this (man) as guest?” One of the Ansar said: “O Messenger of Allah, I will.” So he took him home and said to his wife: “Serve the guest of Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam).”
Another narration is: The Ansari asked his wife: “Have you got anything?” She answered: “Nothing, except a little food for the children.” He said: “Keep them busy with something, and when they ask for food put them to sleep. When the guest enters, extinguish the light and give him the impression that we are also eating.” So they sat down and the guest ate and they passed the night hungry. When he came to the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) in the morning, he said to him, “Allah admired what you did with your guest last night.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Allah, the Exalted, says:
“And give them (Emigrants) preference over themselves, even though they were in need of that.”(59:9)
“And they give food, in spite of their love for it (or for the love of Him), to the poor, the orphan, and the captive.” (76:8)
Source: Riyad-us-Saliheen English Publication, DarusSalam publishers

”If Allah wishes good for a slave, He places three qualities in him: [Sound] understanding in the religion, abstinence from (the unnecessary worldly pleasures) and being aware of his faults.”

- Muhammad Ibn Kab Al-Qurdiy (rahimahullah)

[‘Az-Zuhd’ of Ibnul Mubaarak’ 282]

Retweeted ʜᴏᴡ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ (@DaysTakeTurns):

Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan:

"When Allaah honours a slave then He keeps him occupied in His worship."

Ref: Sharh at-Tahaawiyyah, p112

Sa’eed Ibn Jubair reported: A man asked Ibn Abbas:

“How many major sins are there? Are there seven?” Ibn Abbas said, “They are closer to seven hundred than only seven, except that no sin is major if it is accompanied with repentance and no sin is minor if it is continuous.”

[Tafseer At-Tabari 9207 | Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Ibn Muflih]

Shaykh ul-Islaam ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Bāz (rahimahullah) said: "The encyclopedic scholar Ibn Al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said in his book 'Ighathat Al-Lahfan Min Masa'd Al-Shaitan':

‘Whistling, clapping of hands, singing, and music are among the stratagems and plots that Satan uses to allure those who have little religious knowledge and reason. Indeed, he deluded thereby the ignorant and liars. Thus, he diverts people from listening to the Qur'an and gets them involved in deviance and sins. Satan uses singing to make people abandon the Qur'an and be vulnerable to committing sins of homosexuality and Zina [sexual intercourse outside marriage]. It is the way for seduction and temptation, as Satan beautifies it in the eyes of the ignorant and makes them inclined to hear it more and more. Their hearts are spoiled and thus they become heedless of the Qur’ān. Indeed, the poet puts it in good verses when saying:

'The Qur’ān is recited and they listened not submissively but inattentively and heedlessly. And when singing began, like donkeys they danced for their own pleasure. Indulged in sounds of tambourine, pipe, and loud rhymes. Thus absolutely unable to observe devotion. They felt burdened with the Qur’ān due to its commands and prohibitions. Its Ayahs seem to them as thunder, for they bear threat for the disobedient. They saw the Qur’ān as a barrier to their lustful desires, what loss for them! But singing gratifies their wicked selves, thus, it becomes highly elevated. What benefit will they attain. Alas, if those heedless and ignorant will just know. If singing is not the intoxicant of bodies, surely, it is of minds. Look to the intoxicated after drinking and look to the jubilant person after listening to music. Look how they tear their clothes inattentively after they ripped their headless hearts from Iman. Now say, what intoxicant more deserving of prohibition and punishment from Allaah.'

Another said:

'We excused ourselves before Allaah from people who are sick with singing and music. Many a time I said: O people, you are about to fall into a grievous abyss; unfathomable and deep, leading to the abode of the great hardship. Many a time we advised them to excuse ourselves before Allaah. But when they mocked our warnings, we left our affairs to Allaah. Thus, we adopted the exemplary behavior of the Prophet while they lived their life to death indulged in tones and melodies.'

The advocates of Islaam and the guided-Imaams through ages warned and still warn against following the path and the behavior of those people from all sects.’ End of Quote."

[Fatwas of Ibn Bāz, (3/400-401) | Translated By Alifta]

Retweeted Abu Aaliyah Abdullah (@LamontBattle):

The Prophet(ﷺ)said:
The Heart is like a feather being blown around in the middle of the desert.
Kitabus Sunnah/Ibn Abee Assim#227
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Shaikh Ibn al-Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

❝As for residing in the lands of the unbelievers, then this is something very dangerous for the Muslims Religion, his character, behavior and manners.❞

📚 [Explanation of Three Fundamental Principles of Islaam, Translated by Abu Talha Dawood Burbank (May Allaah increase his status in the Jannah)]

Anyone who has read this book, and read the many points which Shaikh Ibn al-Uthaymeen رحمه الله has mentioned about the dangers of residing with the Kuffaar will never be able to oppose them - except for the one who follows his desires. We see with our own very eyes how Islaam is being watered down by many in the West. Only those are protected whom Allaah has given shelter, and they are very few.

Everything is being made Halaal in the pretext of difference of opinion - allowing homosexuality, music and singing, birthday celebration, wishing the Kuffaar during their pagan festivals, trimming the beard, Isbaal (letting the garments to hang below the ankles), tight Hijaab and much more. Every aspect of the religion is being watered down by merely saying that there is difference of opinion.

"Do not learn knowledge for three reasons: to amaze and confound the foolish, to argue with the learned and to make people's faces turn towards you. Rather, seek what is with Allaah with your hearts and actions, since only that will remain and whatever is besides it will go."
- Ibn Mas'ood (RadhiAllaahu 'Anhu)

There are 4 Major themes in Surah Kahf

1. Trial of Faith – People of the Cave/ Ashabu Al-Kahf (Verses 9 – 26)

2. Trial of Wealth – The story of the rich and the poor (Verses 32 – 44)

3. Trial of Knowledge – Moses and Al-Khidr (Verses 60–82)

4. Trial of Power – Dhul-Qar-nayn with Yajuj Majuj (Verses 83–98)

Retweeted ﺃﺑﻮ ﺃﻣﺎﻣﺔ المالديف (@Aboo_UmaamahMV):

Shaikh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said:

“A person is in need of knowledge right up until he dies.”

📚 Majmoo al-Fataawa, vol. 6, p. 71.

Retweeted Abu Aaliyah Abdullah (@LamontBattle):

The Prophet(ﷺ)said:
The Heart is like a feather being blown around in the middle of the desert.
Kitabus Sunnah/Ibn Abee Assim#227
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Sa’eed Ibn Jubair reported: A man asked Ibn Abbas:

“How many major sins are there? Are there seven?” Ibn Abbas said, “They are closer to seven hundred than only seven, except that no sin is major if it is accompanied with repentance and no sin is minor if it is continuous.”

[Tafseer At-Tabari 9207 | Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Ibn Muflih]