Praying Speed Hadith
Hafsah reports: “The Prophet would pray the two rak’at of fajr before the dawn in my house and he would make it very quick.” Naf’i states: “Abdullah [Ibn 'Umar] would also make it very quickly.” This...
View ArticleSalt Hadith
Salt (milh)–Hot and dry in the third degree, salt, when taken moderately, is beautifying to the skin, giving it a soft glow. Salt causes vomiting when purging, and stimulates the appetite. Excessive...
View ArticleThe Example for Long-Distance Mureeds
When trying to understand the connection between Mureed and Sheykh, the story of Uways al Karani (R) is a key which will open up understanding, especially in these days where students are often...
View ArticleFajr to Ishrak Hadith
He who performs Fajr Salat with Jamaat and remains seated in the same place while engaging in Dhikr until after sunrise and thereafter performs 2 Rakaats Nafil Salat, (Ishraaq), he will obtain the...
View ArticleThe Utopian Ideal of Faith Leads to Change
Naksibendi’s are often criticized for strong beliefs of Imam Mahdi’s (AS) imminent coming. This is an adjusted version my comments on the topic of the latter in a conversation. – My beliefs (if I can...
View ArticleHadith about the 40 Abdals
Tabarani said in his Mu`jam al-awsat: Anas said that the Prophet said: “The earth will never lack forty men similar to the Friend of the Merciful [Prophet Ibrahim], and through them people receive rain...
View ArticleProphet (S) Wore Long Shirts [Qamis]
`an ummi salamah, qalat: lam yakun tawbun ahabba ila rasuli l-lahi salla l-lahu `alayhi wa sallam mina l-qamis. Umm Salamah reported that no *piece* (thawb) of clothing was more beloved to the...
View ArticleRubbing of Two Eyes – Narration
Rubbing of the two eyes with the back of the index fingers at the time the muadhdin says ‘I bear witness Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah’ assured the Prophet’s intercession Daylami has recorded this...
View ArticleSpiritually Prohibitive and Supportive Approaches to the Holy Quran
Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-wa-Sallam said: There would arise in this nation a people and you would hold insignificant your prayers as compared with their prayers. And they would recite the Qur’an which...
View ArticleHadith of Our Times
Ali reported Allah’s Messenger pbuh as saying, “A time is soon coming to mankind when nothing of Islam but its name will remain and only the written form of the Qur’an will remain. Their mosques will...
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Some Muslim Helmets in History
Another pattern where one sees the conic style headgear, (besides Hadith, and scholarly descriptions of the Qalansuwa and, of course, the Prophet’s (S) own conic turban), is in the various helmets used...
View ArticleQurban Ayat and Hadith
Their flesh and their blood reach not Allah, but the devotion from you reaches Him. (Quran 23:37) Hazrat Ayesha(r.a) reports that the Prophet(s.a.w) said, “The son of Adam does not perform any...
View ArticleProtected: Criticism of Ottoman Criticism & Ibn Iyas
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Charging for Teaching Quran, Islam, Islamic Texts
Excerpted from Mukhtasar al-Quduri, a highly revered manual of Hanafi fiqh - In Sunan Ibn Majah and elsewhere is the account of a Sahabi who was teaching writing and Qur’an to a man of the people of...
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Life, Property and Mountain Paths
Hadith narrated by Abû Sa`id al-Khudrî: Somebody asked, “O Allah’s Messenger! Who is the best among the people?” Allah’s Messenger replied: “A believer who strives his utmost in Allah’s Cause with...
View ArticleMawlid: What is it and Why?
Mawlid is an interesting word, and its usage in the Muslim world has given it quite a broad meaning. There are so many articles discussing archaic ‘proofs’ and debates, but little in form of a real...
View ArticleImam Rabbani (ks) on the Dichotomy Within Ulema and Within Shariah
What are Sirhindi’s views regarding the guardians of the sharia, the ulama ? The classification of the ulama, offered by Sirhindi faithfully reflects his views of the sharia as described above. The...
View ArticleOrigin of the Term Sufi
Found on Dar al Hadith Blog: Salam, I saw this beneficial discussion in Sheykh al-Talidis ‘Al-Mutrib’ from which we have quoted previously. He mentions the various views regarding the origin of the...
View ArticleOrder of Prayer Rows is Based on Rank
The following hadith and excerpt demonstrate that the order of prayer rows is based on rank of understanding, wisdom, prudence, sedation. Since the one who has all these qualities follows the sunnah...
View ArticleHadith on Kingship
The Prophet (S) predicted a period of successorship, then a trying kingship, and a tyrannical kingship, and then a successorship based on the pattern of Prophethood (in that order). Islam experienced...
View ArticleTwitter Updates for 2009-06-12
Doha Debates – When the 'Ahl e Hadith' have left the mudhakara and joined the munazara, what is left? #
View ArticleThe Blessed Month of Rajab – Introduction & Resources
When the Holy Prophet (SalAllahualayhiwasallam) sighted the moon of Rajab, he used to pray to Allah in the following words: “O Allah, make the months of Rajab and Sha’ban blessed for us, and let us...
View ArticleLaylatul Baraat – Night of Baraat Celebrated tonight @ Osmanli Dergah
Tonight we will be observing remembrance of Laylatul Baraat, the 15th Shabaan. Some Resources on the significance of this night: The Night of the 15th of Sha`ban “Laylatul-bara’ ah” (The night of...
View ArticleHadith: Treatment of Prophet (S) compared to Kings
Urwah ibn Mas’ood narrated: “O people, by Allâh I have visited kings. I went to Caesar, Chosroes and the Negus, but by Allâh I never saw a king whose companions venerated him as much as the...
View ArticleHadith: One Third of the Quran in Surah Ikhlas
Sahih Bukhari Volume 9, Book 93, Number 471: Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: A man heard another man reciting (in the prayers): ‘Say (O Muhammad): “He is Allah, the One.” (112.1) And he recited it...
View ArticleConcerning the Ritual Prayer of the Spiritual Elite
The traditional report (hadith) of Abu Hazim al-Araj (R)… One day, while I was at the seashore, one of the Companions of Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) came up to me and said:...
View ArticleOn the five preconditions that must be met by anyone who intends to enjoin...
The previous post addressed the general categories of the people, and their authorized actions with regards to the condemnation of wrongs. Previous Post Link: On the three approaches to the...
View ArticleSuburban Capitalist Islam – Boy Bands & Pop Stars
Spiked hair or long hair, dramatic camera stares, lots of spinning around, pointing, music videos, lip synching, concerts and ticketmaster assimilation. Suburban Capitalist Islam brought us the Muslim...
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Attacks from Michigan against Sheykh Abdul Kerim & Osmanli Dergah
Recently there have been some videos posted attacking Sheykh Abdul Kerim openly and the Osmanli Dergah from Michigan. They are claiming that Sheykh Abdul Kerim is opening a dergah in Cyprus next to...
View ArticleDiwan Lughat al-Turk –“Learn the tongue of the Turks, for their reign will be...
The slave, Mahmud ibn al-Husayn ibn Muhammad [al-Kash-ghari] states: When I saw that Allah Most High had caused the Sun of Fortune to rise in the Zodiac of the Turks, and set their Kingdom among the...
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