▪️Advising Yahya Silmi about the permissibility of saying ‘السلام عليك…’ in the Tashahhud after the passing of the Prophet ﷺ, and clarifying that this does not imply invoking the Prophet ﷺ.
▪️31:00 - Cautioning Yahya Silmi against speaking ill about Dammaj and labelling Sheikh Yahya Al-Hajoori and his students as innovators
Regarding Yahya As-Silmy, I asked some brothers about him and was directed to these knowledge-based recordings by Sheikh Abdurraqeeb Al-Kawkabani (may Allah have mercy on him), recorded during his da‘wah trip to Sri Lanka in 1434 AH.
Truth Before Ties
Adh-Dhahabi, in his biography of Al-Husayn ibn Abi As-Surri Al-'Asqalani, said: Abu 'Arubah Al-Harrani said:
هو خال أمي، وهو كذاب.
“He (Al-Husayn) is the maternal uncle of my mother, and he is a liar.” [Mīzān Al-I‘tidāl (1/536)]
Adh-Dhahabi, in his biography of Yaḥyā ibn Abi Unaysah Al-Jazari, said: ‘Ubaydullāh ibn ‘Amr said: Zayd ibn Abi Unaysah told me:
لا تكتب عن أخي، فإنه كذاب.
“Do not…
Benefit: Weakness of Some Narrators Due to Not Preserving Their Books
Among these narrators is Sufyan ibn Wakee‘ ibn Al-Jarrah, who is considered weak. In fact, some scholars accused him of lying.
Al-Hafidh [Ibn Hajar] said in Taqrib At-Tahdhib:
He was truthful, but he was tested by a scribe who inserted into his books things that were not part of his narrations. He was advised [to correct this], but he did not accept the advice, so his narrations fell out of use.
From this, we…
His masjid in Dammaj was very small and could not accommodate the students. They used to pray in the street. Later they moved to a basement, then to another floor above it, yet it still became overcro
They only had a generator for electricity for a few hours each day, and the rest of the time they used gas lamps in the masjid and homes. Once a gas container almost exploded during a lesson between Maghrib and ‘Isha while the Shaykh was teaching. Even then, he never announced a fundraising campaign asking businessmen for assistance.
Student accommodation was extremely small. Some students built tiny mud rooms with…
The Importance of Context
Some supporters of fundraising campaigns have wrongly used a fatwa of Shaykh Muqbil rahimahullah to justify their own fundraising project. However, the Shaykh’s statement must be understood in its proper context.
From the question itself, it is clear that the Shaykh was addressing a specific emergency situation, namely the crisis during the Bosnian war, when Muslims were being killed,…
BENEFIT: Funding the Masjid: Permissible Means vs. Begging
Question:
May Allah reward you with goodness. In a masjid, after the obligatory prayer, a basket or cup is passed around and people put money into it to fund the masjid. When we advise the masjid administrators, they say: “We cannot support the masjid except in this way.” What is the ruling on this? And if this is not allowed, how should the masjid’s expenses be covered?
Sheikh Yusuf Al-Jazairi:
This is one of…
True Knowledge vs. Misunderstanding
It is narrated that a faqeeh once passed along a road and saw a man stealing an apple and then giving it away in charity.
The faqeeh asked him, “Why did you steal it? I thought you might have been hungry.”
The man replied—without knowing that he was speaking to a faqeeh—“No, I am trading with my Lord.”
The faqeeh said, “How is that?”
The man explained, “I stole it, so one bad…
Dropping The Hadd of Alcohol Due to Bravery in Jihad
Ibn Abī Shaybah reported in Al-Muṣannaf with an authentic chain:
Abū Muʿāwiyah narrated from ʿAmr ibn Muhājir, from Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿd, from his father, who said:
During the Battle of Al-Qādisiyyah, Saʿd (ibn Abī Waqqāṣ) was brought Abū Mihjan, who had drunk alcohol. Saʿd ordered that he be put in chains.
When the battle began, Abū Mihjan said to…
BENEFIT: Praying Tarawih Behind an Innovator in The Haram
Question:
Our Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. I have met many brothers here in Madinah from Belgium, and they all send their greetings to you. Today in the Tarawih prayer, that misguided person, Al-Maghāmisī, is scheduled to lead us in the last four rakʿahs along with the witr. Some of the brothers dislike him so strongly that they do not want to pray behind him. So I told them that I would ask the Shaykh, may Allah…
Stories and occurrences from the life of Sheikh Muhammad Aman Al-Jami, narrated by his student, Sheikh Dr. Salih As-Sindi
Benefits:
1:30 - A scholar may change the topic of a lesson or lecture if another topic would bring greater benefit. Here Sheikh Salih As-Sindi had intended to speak about a different subject, but he agreed to the students’ request and spoke about this topic instead.
3:00 – Speaking about the biographies of scholars has a positive effect on students. It allows them to take lessons from their lives, follow their…
And so, annual Ramadan fundraising documentaries have become the norm, with scheduled video releases, increasingly larger fundraising targets, and improved production quality, and even drone footage.
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7⃣. Leadership Shift
As the project grew in popularity, the original founders of Darul-Mustafa gradually stepped back, handing leadership to the younger generation.
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8⃣. Progress — but Ongoing Confusion
The transition from Darul-Mustafa to Masjid An-Nawawi was certainly a step forward in terms of Tawhid and Sunnah.
However, some confusion remained regarding the overall direction of the masjid, particularly…
Eight Points Summarising Twenty-Six Years of History
--لله ثم للتاريخ--
1⃣. Masjid Tawhid (Leyton) – Early 2000s
One of the best madrasahs in the 2000s was Masjid Tawhid in Leyton. It attracted many families because:
It was a purpose-built masjid with plenty of space and services, built with support from Sheikh Abdulaziz ibn Baz (rahimahullah).
At the time, it was one of the closest masjids to…
What is your opinion about the books of Sayyid Qutb?
Sheikh Sa'd Al-Khathlan:
Sayyid Qutb’s books contain mistakes and deviations. Among them are deviations in matters of creed. For example, he denied the attribute of Istiwā’ (Allah rising over the Throne) and explained it as dominion or control over the Throne. This goes against the belief of the righteous early generations (the Salaf), who affirmed the attribute…
BENEFIT: Beware of Misguidance and Guard Your Heart
Sheikh Salih As-Sindi hafidhahullah states:
"Do not visit the websites of those who are misguided. Do not follow suspicious accounts. Do not read the books of those who have gone astray.
Do not watch the videos of those who are lost. Do not browse the channels of those who spread corruption.
If you run away from a person with a contagious disease as you would run from a lion, then what about someone whose heart,…
Praise be to Allah, O brothers. Praise be to Allah. Allah has brought happiness to our hearts and joy to our souls. O Allah, to You be praise, abundant, good, and blessed praise. O Allah, to You be pr
And these people, some of them act proud, tyrannical, arrogant, coming and going, and in the end, they will be crushed like a cedar is crushed.
O Allah, to You be praise, abundant and good praise, as befits the majesty of Your face and the greatness of Your authority.
Look at the magnitude of their hatred for Islam and Muslims, and their hatred for Arab. They greatly hate Arabs because Arab Muslims are the ones who ended their Persian empire, the empire of fire, the empire of the Magians. Therefore, they hate them.
Israel strikes them, America strikes…
