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Saying Ya Muhammad, Tawassul & More

Saying Ya Muhammad Ibn Taymiyyah Ibn Taymiyah’s quote in his book Al-Kalimu-t–Tayyib(Page 96): عن الهيثم بن حنش قال: كنا عند عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما، فخدرت رجله فقال له رجل: اذكر أحب الناس إليك، فقال: يا محمد، فكأنما نشط من عقال which means: “From Al-Haytham Ibn Hanash that he said, ‘We were with …

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How to Become a Muslim

By saying “No one deserves to be worshipped except God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God” while believing in it, is how a person becomes Muslim. If a person was a non-Muslim, he needs to immediately become a Muslim by saying the declarations of faith, in Arabic this is referred to as “The Shahadah” …

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The Saq of Allah does not mean “Shin (Body Part of Allah)”

Ibn ^Abbas Explains Allah revealed in Surah Al-Qalam (S68), Ayah 42: يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ yawma yukshafu ^an saq It is very famously reported about Ibn ^Abbas, radiyAllahu ^anh, that Saq in this verse refers to “the severe afflictions of Judgement Day”. The Apparent/Literal Meaning of Saq The apparent meaning would be the organ composed …

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Clarification that the Parents of the Prophet ﷺ are Safe in the Hereafter.

Al-Imam Abu Hanifah, may Allah raise his rank, said (in his book Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar): مَا مَاتَا كَافِرَيْن which means: “The Parents of the Messenger of Allah did not die as blasphemers.” As for the narration in which it says, the Prophet ﷺ said to a man: إِنَّ أَبِيْ وَأَبَاكَ فِي النَّار which means: “My father …

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Hafidh Ibn Hajar Al-^Asqalaniyy: Allah Exists without a Place

Al-Hafidh As-Sakhawiyy (D902 AH) in his book Al-Maqasid Al-Hasanah (المقاصد الحسنة) said [Page 544]: قال ‌شيخنا (يعني الحافظ ابن حجر العسقلاني) ‌وَاللَّهُ ‌سُبْحَانَهُ ‌وَتَعَالَى ‌مُنَزَّهٌ ‌عَنِ ‌الْحُلُوْلِ ‌فِي ‌الْأَمَاكِنِ، ‌فَإِنَّهُ ‌سُبْحَانَهُ ‌وَتَعَالَى ‌كَانَ ‌قَبْلَ ‌أَنْ ‌تَحْدُثَ ‌الْأَمَاكِن اهـ which means: Our Shaykh (meaning Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar Al-^Asqalaniyy) said: Allah is clear of imperfections and Exalted, …

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Ibn Taymiyah Claiming Hellfire will End

Section Ibn Taymiyah wrote a booklet “Ar-Raddu ^ala Man Qala bi-fana`il-Jannati wan-Nar (The Refutation of Whoever Says that Paradise and Hell are Finite)”. Many Wahhabiyys hide this book, meaning they do not make it readily available. He said on Page 67 [Appendix 1]: مَعَ أَنَّ القَائِلِيْنَ بِبَقَائِهَا لَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ كِتَابٌ وَلَاسُنَّةٌ وَلَا أَقْوَالُ الصَّحَابَة …Although …

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The Hadith about the Qadam and Hellfire

From another ambiguous hadith[1], the Wahhabiyys say that Allah will put His foot in Hellfire: حَتَّى يَضَعَ رَبُّ الْعِزَّةِ قَدَمَهُ “Until the Lord of Might and Glory puts His ‘Qadam’ …” Let Al-Hafidh An-Nawawiyy do the talking[2]: هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ مَشَاهِيرِ أَحَادِيثِ الصِّفَاتِ وَقَدْ سَبَقَ مَرَّاتٍ بَيَانُ اخْتِلَافِ الْعُلَمَاءِ فِيهَا عَلَى مَذْهَبَيْنِ This hadith is …

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