Ibn Taymiyyah on the Purpose of Studying History: Avoiding (Ijtināb) the Wicked Predecessors (al-Salaf al-Ṭāliḥ) and Emulating (Iqtidāʾ) the Righteous Predecessors (al-Salaf al-Ṣāliḥ)
Speaker: Shaykh Abu Yahya Farhat Abbas (UK/Pak) Location: Tarbiyyah Learning Centre (Known at that time by the pen name Maktaba Salafiyyah Maldives) https://maps.app.goo.gl/HCJM81PqhsCzthMg7 Date of Original Lecture: March 5, 2015 This is a very important topic and a much-needed remedy that we, as Salafis, deeply need—especially given our current circumstances in the Maldives and elsewhere….
💎 Shaykh Fawwāz bin ‘Alī al-Madkhalī (may Allah preserve him) stated: كل من انحرف عن السنة في هذا العصر، أو كان مندسا بين السلفيين ثم انكشف أمره، يجد في منهج التمييع المنهجي ضالته؛ حتى يشعر بحصانة وراحة، ويبث التعصب بين أتباعه ومريديه، ويتعامل مع السلفيين بمنطق حدادي، ثم تنتقل منه خصال الخداع والمكر والتلاعب التي…
In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allāh. We praise Him, seek His help, and ask for His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allāh from the evils of our own souls and the wickedness of our deeds. Whomever Allāh guides, none can lead astray, and whomever…
(The Tearing of the Veil from the Deception of ‘Arafat and the Shaykhs of Aden: An Exposition of Their Hiding Behind Salafi Scholars to Advance a Political Agenda of Rebellion in Yemen) In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds….
In the Name of Allāh, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. All praise is due to Allāh, Lord of the worlds. We praise Him, seek His help, and ask for His forgiveness. To proceed: For the true scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamāʿah, the preservation of the religion (ḥifẓ al-dīn) and the clarity of the…
Know that the foundation of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamāʿah is built upon knowledge (ʿilm) and justice (ʿadl), whereas the foundation of the people of innovation and desires (Ahl al-Bidʿah wal-Ahwāʾ) is built upon ignorance (jahl) and oppression (ẓulm). Therefore, when examining the mistakes of the scholars and the callers to Allah, Ahl al-Sunnah look upon them…
This is a well-known and important advice of Shaykh Rabīʿ ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī رحمه الله, given in response to disputes that arose among Salafi brothers in Algeria. In this statement, the Shaykh strongly emphasizes unity upon the Qurʾān and the Sunnah, brotherhood for the sake of Allah, gentleness in daʿwah, and the abandonment of harshness,…
The following is a speech from Shaykh Nizār ibn Hāshim al-ʿAbbās al-Sūdānī in which he discusses the warnings that were circulated against Shaykh Abū Iyād, and offers his perspective on some of the recent disputes and fitan connected to Dr. ʿArafāt al-Muḥammadī and the broader Salafī daʿwah. In his speech, the Shaykh touches upon matters…
The pure love and brotherhood that Muslims have for one another for the sake of Allāh (al-Mawaddah) is not flattery, nor remaining silent about the mistakes of people, whoever they may be. 🎙 Our Shaykh, the ʿAllāmah, Rabīʿ bin Hādī al-Madkhalī—may Allāh have mercy upon him—said: “And the intent behind affection (al-Mawaddah) is not flattery…