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97-05 Horace Harding Expressway Suite #3 Corona NY 11368 Masjid Nur Allah is a Masjid established upon the Qurān and Sunnah upon the understanding of the Sahābah

Good and Evil Innovations In The Religion

Question Posed To Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen on Noor Ala-Darb.

Question:
Is there good innovation and evil innovation (in the religion)?

Answer:
I seek refuge in Allah (from that)! There is never in the religion good innovation. The most knowledgeable of the creation of the legislation, the most eloquent of the creation in speech and the most sincere of the creation to the creation stated: “Every innovation is misguidance.” The word “Every” is from the wordings which imply generality. Rather it is the strongest wordings (to imply) generality. The Prophet said: “Every innovation is misguidance”, he didn’t make any exceptions. That which the person does thinking that it is a good innovation, either it is not innovation however he named it innovation. Or either it is not good and he thinks it to be good. As for the matter coming together that it is innovation and at the same time good, this is impossible. So for this, we criticize those people who have put together (for themselves) specific words of remembrance that they say in the morning or evening, individually or collectively (as a group). We criticize them being that they put together things (for themselves to be practiced in the religion) that have not come in the Sunnah although they see it to be good and view it as something that it virtuous. Continue reading →

The Tongue Proves Whatever Is In The Heart

Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy upon him) stated:

When you want use something as a proof as to what is in the heart, use the movements of the tongue as a proof. For indeed it makes known that which is in the heart whether the person wills it to be that way or refuses.

Source: Ad-Daa’-u wad-Dawaa’, pg. 64

Translated by Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
16th of Rabee’ ath-Thaani, 1436 H (02-05-2015)
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The Hizbees Used to Be Salafis

The Noble Shaykh Rabee’ al-Madkhalee (may Allah preserve him) stated:

Today the one you see from the Hizbees in this land (i.e. Saudia), all of them, their origin is that they were Salafis. All of them became lost due to mixing, cohabiting, reading and listening to the people of desires. All of those that you see now and it is said about them ‘so and so is a Hizbee’, all of them have not become lost except by this way. They have taken the view of ‘I will take the truth (from the people of desires) and I will leave off the falsehood’. So as a result of that he takes the falsehood and leaves off the truth and becomes an enemy of the truth, waging war upon its people.

Source: Fataawaa of Shaykh Rabee’, vol. 14, pg. 350 Continue reading →

الدين الاسلامي عندالكفار بلغ عامتهم بوجه مشوش ولماظهرت قضية التفجيرات ازداد تشويه الاسلام

:العلامة ابن عثيمين رحمه الله

الدين الاسلامي عندالكفار بلغ عامتهم بوجه مشوش ولماظهرت قضية التفجيرات ازداد تشويه الاسلام وأهل الإسلام يكاد الإنسان يغطي وجهه لئلا ينسب إلى هذه الطائفة المرجفة المروعة

:صفحة المادة
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The People Are Of Four Categories

The Noble Shaykh ‘Abdur Rahmaan Ibn Naasir as-Si’dee (may Allah have mercy upon him) stated:

The people are divided into four categories:

1. The one who is good in himself and his good extends to other than himself. He is the best of the different categories. This person is the believer who reads the Qur’aan and learns the different sciences of the religion. He is a benefit for himself and his benefit extends to other than himself. He is blessed wherever he may be. Just as Allah mentioned about ‘Eesaa (‘alayhis salaam):

And He made me blessed wherever I may be.
(Soorah Maryam: 31)

2. The one who is good within himself. A person of good. He is the believer who does not have knowledge which he can extend to other than himself.

These two categories are the best of creation. And the good that is within them returns back to that which is with them from the faith that is limited (to oneself) and the faith that extends (beyond oneself), one whose benefit extends to others according to the situation of the believers. Continue reading →

Beware Of Your Heedlessness O Poor One!

Al-Fudayl Ibn ‘Iyaad (may Allah have mercy upon him) stated:

O poor one, you are one who does evil but you see yourself as one who does good. You are ignorant but you see yourself as one who is knowledgeable. You are one who is stingy but you see yourself as being generous. You are an idiot but you see yourself as being one who is intelligent. Your appointed time is short but your hope (for life) is long.

Imam adh-Dhahabee (may Allah have mercy upon him) stated commenting on the statement of al-Fudayl:

By Allah he (Al-Fudayl) has spoken the truth. And (I add) that you are an oppressor but you see yourself as being one who is oppressed. You are one who consumes the Haraam but you see yourself as being one who is fearful of Allah. You are a criminal but you believe that you are just. You are one who seeks knowledge for the Dunyaa and you see yourself as being one who seeks knowledge for Allah.

Source: Siyar ‘Alaam an-Nubalaa, vol. 8, pg. 440

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Keeping Away From The Indecent Mahram

Question posed to Shaykh ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy upon him):

Question:
We know that the paternal uncle of the woman is from the Mahaarim (non-marriageable male relatives), those whom it’s permissible for her to uncover in front of. However what is the case when the paternal uncle of the woman jokes with her with indecent jokes, is it permissible for her not to kiss him due to his indecent joking (with her)?

Answer:
If the paternal uncle jokes around with his nieces in a manner that’s doubtful, it is not permissible for them to go to him nor uncover their faces in front of him. That’s due to the fact that the scholars who allow that the woman can uncover her face in front of the Mahram make it a condition that there’s no Fitnah. And this man that jokes around with his nieces in a manner that’s evil, this means it’s feared that some fitnah will come upon them from him. And that which is obligatory is that one keeps far away from the causes of Fitnah. Continue reading →

يجب أن يكون مخلصاً في الأخوة وصادقا فيها حتى تجتمع القلوب

:قال الشيخ العلامة زيد المدخلي -رحمه الله وغفر له

ثم إنه لا يليق بالمسلمين أن تكون أخوتهم مجرد كلام وابتسام، مع مخالفة ما في القلوب لما تنطق به الألسنة، بل يجب أن تكون أخوتهم صادقة في الظاهر والباطن، ولا يحمل الأحقاد أخ مؤمن لإخوانه المؤمنين، وإن حصل بينهم ما حصل من مخالفات في حظوظ النفس أو حظوظ الدنيا؛ فإنها لا تخول له أن يحقد على إخوانه المسلمين، أو يبغضهم، أو يسيء بهم الظنون، بل يجب أن يكون مخلصاً في الأخوة وصادقا فيها حتى تجتمع القلوب، وتأتلف على الحق

[أوضح المعاني شرح مقدمة رسالة ابن أبي زيد القيرواني]