This is a short extract taken from the book ‘الحكم بغير ما أنزل الله’ written by Dr. Abdur-Rahman Ibn Saalih al-Mahmood and translated into the English Language by Nasiruddin Khattab with the title ‘Man Made Laws VS Shari’ah’. The book was published by International Islamic Publishing House in 2003, this book is a ...
A Person Does Not Become a Kaafir Unless he Regards it to be Permissible...
The Opinion of the 'Ulama Regarding Those Who Rule By Other Than What Allah Revealed
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This is a short extract taken from the book ‘الحكم بغير ما أنزل الله’ written by Dr. Abdur-Rahman Ibn Saalih al-Mahmood and translated into the English Language by Nasiruddin Khattab with the title ‘Man Made Laws VS Shari’ah’. The book was published by International Islamic Publishing House in 2003, this book is a ...
The Life of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
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What can my enemies do to me? I have in my breast both my heaven and my garden. If i travel they are with me, never leaving me. Imprisonment for me is a chance to be alone with my Lord. To be killed is martyrdom and to be exiled from my land is a spiritual journey.
Ruling on Demonstrations
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Fatawa.
Question:
What is the ruling on demonstrations? What are the evidences for its permissibility? And what are the evidences for its prohibition?
Answer:
The issue of demonstration is a long one, and I will summarize my words regarding it by saying:
Some of the brothers that said that demonstrations are permissible researched in the Sunnah ...
Is it Permissible to Name Your Child Saif-Allah?
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Fatawa.
Question:
I read in Muhammad al-Jibaly's book that it is disliked to name your children Saif-Allah. Is it permissible? If not, why is it impermissible?
Answer:
I have not read any books by the author you mentioned but this was an issue discussed by earlier scholars.
Naming a new born with epithet like Izz ad-Deen ...
Sidetracked in History
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Among those who have been side-tracked all their life was a righteous scholar ‘insha'Allah’ from what we seen of him, and Allah knows best what’s in the hearts.
Shaykh Imam Abd-Allah Bin Hassan Qaood (عبد الله بن حسن بن محمد بن حسن بن عبد الله بن قعود) who held the same position as many others ...
Sisters Corresponding with Brothers in Prison
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Sisters.
Question:
Is it permissible for female sisters to write to brothers who are in prison?
Answer:
Islam came with guidelines, rules and principles that scholars derived from the study of the Qur'an and Hadith.
Among those principles are what Imam Ahmad, Malik, Ibn Taymiyyah and others established under (سد الذرائع) which is the rule of avoiding ...
Ruling on Hunger Strikes
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Fatawa.
Many of our oppressed imprisoned brothers resort to hunger strikes when the world, including their Muslim brothers, turn their backs on them. The question becomes whether or not this is allowed Islamically. The simple answer to this matter is that refusing to eat and/or drink until one dies or severely harms himself is not permissible and ...
A Benefit from Prison - When They Turn Their Backs on You!
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An elderly man who was in one of the many prisons I’ve resided in the past decade, opened his heart to me, telling me how prominent he was in his community and throughout the states. He sat in agony because the hundreds or rather thousands that he extended his arms to, had all turned away ...
Raising the Hands During Jumu'ah Khutbah for Dua'
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Ibadah.
Raising hands in general dua' is sunnah with many hadith to support that and it is among the etiquette of dua' in showing humility to Allah (سبحانه وتعالى). An-Nawawi said,
The ahadeeth on the Prophet (ﷺ) raising his hands in dua’ is more than what can be counted and I have compiled thirty hadith on ...