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The Qurʾān is Sufficient

May 1, 2017

❝ليس منا من لم يتغن بالقرآن❞ ❝Whoever does not recite Qurʾān in a pleasant tone is not from us.❞ [Al-Bukhārī] Scholars have two differing interpretations of this ḥadīth. The more widespread interpretation of this ḥadīth states that the person who does not recite the Qurʾān in a beautiful manner (to the best of his ability) is not from us. The other interpretation says that the person who does not SUFFICE himself with the Qurʾān–and by extension the sunnah—is not from us; من…

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June 27, 2016

You cannot have the “I don’t care what people think” attitude, it’s YOUR duty to ensure that people don’t think badly of you. Paraphrasing Ibn ʿUthaymīn from his tafsīr of sūrat Āl-ʿimrān. Meaning don’t do or say things that will make people think ill of you. It’s your duty to be the best possible believer publicly and privately Originally posted here.…

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June 24, 2016

If something leaves you powerless and incapacitated, then repeat: ‘Lā ḥawla wa lā quwata illā billāh’ (There is no might nor power except with Allāh), Allāh will make your matter easy. Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn, in: Sharḥ Riyāḍ aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn 5/522…

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