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  • “On this occasion, I would like to point out a phenomenon that has been mentioned to us, which is that many of those who assist in deliveries in hospitals are keen for the birth to be carried out by an operation, what is called a Caesarean section. I fear that this may be a scheme…

  • “Common practice makes it impossible that people would read a book in a field of knowledge, such as medicine or mathematics, without seeking an explanation for it. So how could it be with the speech of Allah, which is their protection, by which they attain salvation and happiness, and by which their religion and worldly…

  • Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “Our Shaykh told me: I became ill, and the doctor said to me, ‘Your reading and speaking about knowledge is making the illness worse.’ So I said to him, ‘I cannot be patient without it. I will judge this matter according to your own knowledge: Is…

  • Allah says: “And lower your wing to those who follow you among the believers.” (Qur’an 26:215) Meaning: treat them with gentleness, speak kindly to them, show affection toward them, endear yourself to them, and display good character and complete kindness toward them. The Prophet ﷺ practiced this, as Allah also said: “So by mercy from…

  • Ibn al Qayyim رحمه الله said: Indeed your shaming your brother for his sin is a greater sin than his sin and worse than his disobedience because it contains the arrogance of obedience self admiration and praising the self and declaring it free of sin while making it seem that your brother is the one…

  • Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy upon him) said: “There is nothing more beneficial for the servant in his worldly life and his Hereafter, and nothing closer to his salvation, than deep reflection upon the Qur’an, prolonged contemplation of it, and gathering one’s mind upon the meanings of its verses. For it reveals to the…

  • All celebrations that contradict the legislated Islamic festivals are newly invented innovations. They were not known during the time of the righteous predecessors (the Salaf), and their origin may even come from non-Muslims. Thus they combine innovation with imitation of the enemies of Allah, the Exalted. The legislated Islamic festivals are well known among the…

  • الشيخ أبي إبراهيم محمد بن مانع الآنسي On the authority of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet ﷺ who said: “Is any one of you unable to recite one-third of the Qur’an in a night?” They said: And how can he recite one-third of the Qur’an? He said: “Qul…