Sheikh Muhammad Al 'Ansi ḥafidhahullāh says (paraphrasing):
- If this relates to a woman who is knowledgeable, well-versed, and understands the statements of the scholars, and is aware of the conditions of people, and she speaks based on what she knows, then her words are accepted from the angle of reporting (ikhbaar).
- The female companions, including the wives of the Prophet ﷺ narrated hadith and they also…
Sheikh Abu 'Ammār Yāsir Ad-Duba'ee summarises the mistakes and corrections relating to Sheikh Abdulwahhab Ash-Shimeeri حفظهم الله
Highlights from this audio:
1. Scholars are not free from mistakes
2. If a scholar makes a mistake, it should be pointed out to him in a suitable manner
3. A scholar should have no hesitation in accepting his mistakes once pointed out to him
4. Our scholars do not brush each other's mistakes under the rug
5. Our scholars seek to unite the Ummah upon the truth and exercise wisdom and a lot of patience in doing…
BENEFIT 235: The beginner has to seek knowledge before jumping into the books of Jarh wa ta'deel
Sheikh Fawzan ḥafidhahullāh said
«أنا ما أجيز لطالب العلم المبتدئ أنه يدخل في الجرح والتعديل ومطالعة كتاب الجرح والتعديل، أوصيه أن يتعلم أولاً مصطلح الحديث، ويأخذ هذا العلم عن أهله، ثم بعد ذلك يطلع على كتب الجرح والتعديل؛ لأنه صار عنده أهلية للاطلاع، أما أنه يقول الإنسان ما عنده أهلية ولم يدرس وإنما غاية ما هو أنه يأخذ كتب الجرح والتعديل ويقرأ فيها ويقول فلان كذا وفلان كذا، هذا خطر وهو هذا من النوع الذي ذكرناه لكم…
BENEFIT 234: If a trustworthy scholar declared another to be an innovator, is it obligatory to accept it?
If the judgement was based on evidence, conforms to reality, and the culprit had no valid excuse, then yes it is accepted, OTHERWISE NO.
Consider the following case:
Muhammad ibn Yahya Adh-Dhuhli—a great scholar— declared Imam Al-Bukhari an innovator and criticised him based on his claim that Bukhāri held an innovated belief with relation to the Qur'ān (the issue of Al-Lafdh).
[هدي الساري مقدمة فتح الباري (ص:…
The believer should carefully consider the difference between these two types, as one often gets confused with the other. Let it be known that a believer must be allied with, even if they wrong or opp
6- If a person embodies both good and evil; righteousness and sin, obedience and disobedience, adherence to the Sunnah and innovation, then they deserve allegiance and reward to the extent of the good within them, and disallegiance and punishment according to the evil they possess. Thus, in a single individual, there may be grounds for both honour and dishonour, and they receive a combination of both. An example of…
BENEFIT 233: Six Important Principles Regarding Boycotting Abriged From The Speech of Sheikhul Islām Ibn Taymiyyah:
1- The disciplinary measure of boycotting those who promote innovations contrary to the Qur'ān, Sunnah, and the Ijma' of the Salaf of this Ummah, which have been identified as innovations, aligns with the true stance of the Salaf and great scholars who advocated boycotting.
2- Boycotting varies depending on the strength or weakness, and the fewness or abundance of those who impose it. The aim of boycotting is to…
BENEFIT 232: Know the truth and its people and you'll know falsehood and its people
As-San'ani rahimahullah said:
«وكان الأحسن بالناظر في الحديث أن يكتفي بالتفسير النبوي لتلك الفرقة، فقد كفاه معلم الشرائع الهادي إلى كل خير المؤنة، وعيّن له الفرقة الناجية بأنها من كان على ما هو ﷺ وأصحابه، وقد عرف – بحمد الله – من له أدنى همة في الدين ما كان عليه النبي الا الله وأصحابه، ونُقل إلينا أقوالهم وأفعالهم حتى أكلهم وشربهم ونومهم ويقظتهم، حتى كأنا رأيناهم رأي عين».
"It would have been better for those…
1. I المضطربة They believe that humans have no actions of their own; rather, Allāh does everything.
2. I الأفعالية: They claim that while humans have actions, they have no power over them, and are like animals pulled like a rope.
3. I المفروغيّة: They believe that everything has already been created, and nothing else will be
created.
4. I النجّاريّة: They assert that Allāh punishes people for His actions, not…
1. I العلويّة: They believe that Prophethood was meant for 'Ali, but Jibreel made a mistake.
2. I الأمريّة: They claim that Muhammad ﷺ had a partner in his mission.
3. I الشيعة: They believe that Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, was the appointed successor and guardian of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and that the ummah became disbelievers by pledging allegiance to others.
4. I الإسحاقية: They believe that…
1. I التاركية: They believe that Allāh, Exalted and Glorified, has not enjoined any obligation upon His creation except belief in Him, and whoever believes in Him and recognises Him may do as they please.
2. I السائبيّة: They claim that Allāh, Exalted is He, has left His creation to do as they wish.
3. I الرّاجية: They do not label the obedient as obedient or the disobedient as disobedient because they do not know…
1. I المعطّلة: They claim that anything perceived by the human mind is created, and whoever asserts that Allāh can be seen is a disbeliever.
2. I المريسية: They believe that most of Allāh's Attributes are created.
3. I الملتزمة: They claim that the Creator, Glorified and Exalted, exists in every place.
4. I الوارديّة: They believe that whoever knows their Lord will not enter Hell, and whoever enters it will never…
1. I الأحمرية: They claim that Allāh's justice requires that He gives His servants control over their affairs and prevents them from committing sins.
2. I الثنوية: They believe that good comes from Allāh and evil comes from Iblees.
3. I المعتزلة: They are the ones who believe that the Qur'an is created and they deny that Allāh will be seen in the Hereafter.
4. I الكيسانية: They claim they do not know whether…
1. I الأزرقية: They do not consider anyone a believer unless they adhere to their beliefs.
2. I الإباضية: They claim that whoever follows their teachings is a believer, and whoever turns away is a hypocrite.
3. I الثعلبية: They believe that Allah neither decrees nor predestines.
4. I الحزمية: They claim that they do not know what Eman is and that all of creation is excused.
5. I الخلفية: They believe that…
BENEFIT: 230: The 72 misguided Sects from this Ummah
Narrated Mu'awiyah raḍhiyallāhu 'anhu:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
((ألا إن من قبلكم من أهل الكتاب افترقوا على ثنتين وسبعين ملة ، وإن هذه الملة ستفترق على ثلاث وسبعين : ثنتان وسبعون في النار وواحدة في الجنة ، وهي الجماعة)).
"Indeed, those before you from the People of the Book divided into seventy-two sects, and this Ummah will divide into seventy-three: seventy-two will be in the Fire, and one will be in…
BENEFIT 229: When the truth is presented, don't delay in accepting it
Allah ﷻ warned:
{وَنُقَلِّبُ أَفۡـِٔدَتَهُمۡ وَأَبۡصَـٰرَهُمۡ كَمَا لَمۡ یُؤۡمِنُوا۟ بِهِۦۤ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةࣲ وَنَذَرُهُمۡ فِی طُغۡیَـٰنِهِمۡ یَعۡمَهُونَ}
“We shall turn their hearts and eyes away ˹from the truth˺ since they refused to believe in it the first time, and We will leave them to wander blindly in their defiance.” [Sūrah Al-An‘ām 110]
Sheikh ‘Abdurrahmān As-Si‘dī raḥimahullāh commented:
“That is, We…
BENEFIT 228: Why do you criticise and pass judgements on people?
Questioner: I do not have a question, but rather advice: that you refrain from passing judgments on individuals and criticising scholars, even if they are as bad as claimed. It is better to simply advise to avoid them without pronouncing judgments. Thank you.
Sheikh Muhammad Al-Majidi ḥafidhahullāh responded:
Wa alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. May Allah graht you success.
Your advice would be…
Therefore, the scholars of Jarh wa Ta’dil are the guardians of the earth. Sufyan Ath-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
الْمَلَائِكَةُ حُرَّاسُ السَّمَاءِ، وَأَصْحَابُ الْحَدِيثِ حُرَّاسُ الْأَرْضِ.
“The angels are the guardians of the heavens, and the people of hadith are the guardians of the earth.”
They are its burning meteors against the people of disbelief and heresy. Without them, every renegade would have attacked the religion, and every vile, deviant person would have boasted of his disbelief and perversity.
Ibn…
BENEFIT 227: Is Jarh wa Ta'dil still applicable today?
A questioner asks: How should we respond to those who claim that the practice of Jarh wa Ta’dil (the science of criticising and accrediting narrators) has ended and that its scholars have passed away? And if you assert that the science of Jarh wa Ta’dil is still applicable, who are the scholars of this science in our time?
Sheikh Muhammad Al-Majeedi ḥafidhahullāh responded:
The one who makes this claim has not…
BENEFIT 226: Excercising Jarh wa ta'deel requires a great deal of Wara'
Ibnul Jawzi rahimahullah wrote:
ومن تلبيس إبليس على أصحاب الحديث قدح بعضهم في بعض طلبا للتشفي ويخرجون ذلك مخرج الجرح والتعديل الذي استعمله قدماء هذه الأمة للذب عن الشرع والله أعلم بالمقاصد.
"One of the deceptions of Iblees that affects the scholars of Hadith is that some of them criticise each other out of a desire for self-satisfaction, while they present this criticism under the guise of the practice of 'Jarh…
The questioner asks if Al-Baghawi's Tafsir contains any misinterpretation of the Divine Attributes [of Allah].
Sheikh Yahya ḥafidhahullāh:
I am not aware of this. This book is known as a Tafsir of Ahlus Sunnah. Al-Baghawi's Tafsir is recognised as a Tafsir of Ahlus Sunnah.
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Question: Some claim Ash-Shawkani rahimahullah was inconsistent in many aspects of creed. Is this true?
Sheikh Yahya ḥafidhahullāh:
Yes, it is true, and his tafseer attests to this. However, in his later years, he read the works of Sheikhul Islam and An-Najdi, Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abdil Wahhab, among others, and this influence is evident in his writings. His book "At-Tuhaf" on the doctrines of the Salaf is a…
BENEFIT 223: The later generations may not be excused for the same errors that were excused for the earlier generations
A common doubt: Why do you denounce those who err when such mistakes have been made by earlier scholars like Ibn Hazm, An-Nawawi, Ibn Hajar, and others, and even more severe errors might have been committed by the predecessors? Why are the later scholars not spared from being denounced or being accused of Hizbiyyah, Bid'ah, or even Kufr?
Response:
It is possible for later scholars to be denounced or declared…
Basing Al-Walaa wal baraa' on a particular Sheikh/Ustadh; if you disagree with this Sheikh/Ustadh, you are considered an innovator, you are deemed misguided, and they call for boycotting and labeling you as an innovator. This is a clear misguidance because it implies the veneration of such a Sheikh/Ustadh, assuming that everything he says is true and making him the standard. Consequently, those who are with them are…