al Walaa wal Baraa Archive

The position of Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama’ah with regards to innovators and heretics

The position of Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama’ah has been to disassociate themselves also from innovators and heretics. This is called in Arabic, Bid’ah. It is defined as a contrivance; something fashioned without precedence or antecedents; something new.

Thus it is said, “Allah fashioned creation”, [...]

Ascertaining the most accurate wording of the hadeeth of Auf Ibn Maalik “No, as long as they establish the call for prayer amongst you”
It has been reported in the Saheeh of Imaam Muslim,
Told us Ishaaq Ibn Ibraaheem al-Hanzali, informed us ‘Isa Ibn Yoonis, told us al-’Awzaa’i, from Yazeed Ibn Yazeed Ibn Jaabir, from Ruzayq Ibn [...]

Imaam Malik ibn Anas said “Any Muslim who curses Rasoolullaah saAllaahu alayhi wa salam is killed without being asked to repent.” (Sahnoon ‘al Mudawwanatul Kubra’, Al U’tbi ‘al U’tbiyyah’, Qadi I’yaad ‘ash Shifa bi Ta’rif Huqooq Mustafaa’)
Imaam Ibn Abi Zayd al Qayrawaani (ra) said “If someone speaks disrespectfully of Rasoolullaah saAllaahu alayhi wa salam he [...]

The word “Ikrah” means “force, coercion, compulsion etc.” and “Mukrah,” which comes from the word “ikrah,” literally means “one who is forced.”
Allaah says:
“Whoever disbelieved in Allaah after his belief, except him who is forced thereto and whose heart is at rest with Faith but such as open their breasts to disbelief, on them is wrath [...]

The Donkey of Knowledge Slipped in Mud

Verily I have read in the Arai Al Urduniyyah, dated 16 Safar 1417 H, which is 2/71996, a news with the topic: “The committee of biggest scholars in Saudi [Haiat Kibaar al Ulama] mourns the bombing incident”
And it was in the news: “the committee of the biggest scholars in [...]

The evidence of Shari’ah indicates that it is obligatory to destroy idols, for example:
Imaam Muslim (969) narrated that Abul-Hayaaj al-Asadi said: Ali ibn Abi Taalib said to me: “Shall I not send you with the same instructions as the Messenger of Allaah (saAllaahu alayhi wa salam) sent me? Do not leave any image without defacing [...]

Tawjihat Manhajiyyah
(Directions Regarding Manhaj)
Shaykh Usamah ibn Ladin (may Allaah preserve him)
In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
All praise is due to Allaah, the Lord of all that exists, and may prayers and peace be upon Muhammad, and upon his family and all of his companions.
To proceed:
When we speak of the states [...]

Aiding the Kuffar and the Incident of Hatib (ra)
1) For takfir to be declared, the nullifiers of Islam must be known. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala says:
“Allah does not lead a people astray after His guidance has been given until He makes clear to them wherein error lies.” [at-Tawbah 9: 115]
Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahab - [...]

Muwaalaat and Tawalli

“Tawalli to the kuffar is major kufr (kufr akbar), and there is no Tafsil in it. And it is of four types:
1) Loving (Mahabbah) the kuffar because of their religion.
Like the one who loves the people of Democracy for the sake of Democracy, and loves the legislating parliamentarians, and loves the modernists and [...]

Ruling On the One Who Defends the Taaghoot
By Shaykh ‘Ali ibn Khudhayr Al-Khudhayr
Question:
“There is a certain individual who defends (in arguments) the Tawaaghit day and night, and the Hujjah (evidence) has been established upon him dozens of times – yet he makes excuses for the actions of the Tawaaghit.  So what is the ruling regarding [...]