The difference between seeking knowledge in the correct manner and seeking it in a disorderly fashion.
By: AbuFajr AbdulFattaah Bin Uthman
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Timestamps
0:44 You must first strive to seek knowledge in the manner of…
One of the objectives behind seeking knowledge is:
{لِتَسۡتَبِینَ سَبِیلُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ}
"So the way of the wicked may become distinct." [Sūrah Al-Anʿām: 55]
In other words: Understand the truth, recognise those who uphold it, and align yourself with them; identify falsehood, recognise those associated with it, and stay far from them.
Testing individuals, when necessary, by asking about their stance on the Imāms of the Sunnah and the people of innovation is NOT an INNOVATION! How could it be when there are so many Āthār from the Salaf supporting this?!
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In fact, labelling this practice as an innovation is closer to being an innovation itself, as Sheikh Rabee' rightly stated:
"So, if you hear someone criticising…
Sheikh Fawzān ḥafidhahullāh does not agree with the misapplication of such Salafis practice
Question: Some students of knowledge have written a book in which they claimed that testing people based on their stance toward certain individuals is a newly introduced innovation in this era. Is this correct, especially since we read in some statements of the early scholars that if you see someone from Kufa or Baghdad speaking ill of Ahmad (Ibn Hanbal), then know that he is a person of innovation or personal…
Testing People by Their Adherence to The Prophet ﷺ
Questioner: He says, O esteemed Sheikh, may Allāh grant you success. There is a phenomenon among some youth where they test others based on their stance toward certain individuals. If you agree with them, you are considered among the people of Sunnah, and if you disagree, you are labelled an innovator. What is your advice regarding this?
Sheikh Ṣāliḥ Al-Fawzān ḥafidhahullāh:
The advice is that we say: Whoever…
Questioner: May Allāh reward you with goodness, Your Eminence. A questioner asks: If a guest comes to you and you wish to determine whether he follows the Sunnah or is an innovator, and you mention something he dislikes in order to determine his stance, is that permissible?
Sheikh Ṣāliḥ Al-Fawzān ḥafidhahullāh
Do not test him nor scrutinise him. Give him his right in hospitality and do not search for anything…
Is Rabee’ a Messenger? He is not a Messenger such that people are asked about him. One should ask about the Messenger ﷺ. A person is asked about three things: his Lord, his Prophet, and his religion. One should not ask about so-and-so or so-and-so. Making Rabee’ the standard while not mentioning the other great scholars... If something is unclear to them, they should refer back to the scholars.
Note: The audio is…
Sheikh ’AbdulMuḥsin Al-’Abbād ḥafidhahullāh said:
"As for him occupying his time by following those who respond to him, and then the one being responded to replies, leading to a continuous cycle of responses, confrontations, insults, and hostility, eventually dividing people into two groups—one supporting this person and another supporting the other—where anyone who does not criticise one side is shunned, then this…
Questioner: May Allāh reward you with goodness. They say in the fourteenth question: Some claim that testing people by individuals is an innovation, and that such tests were only legitimate during the
Sheikh Yaḥyā ḥafidhahullāh:
In reality, the latter part of this Ummah will not be rectified except by what rectified the earlier part. We have nothing new. What was practiced in the earlier times, if it can still be applied in later times, should indeed be followed.
﴿وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُهَـٰجِرِینَ وَٱلۡأَنصَارِ وَٱلَّذِینَ ٱتَّبَعُوهُم بِإِحۡسَـٰنࣲ رَّضِیَ ٱللَّهُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَرَضُوا۟ عَنۡهُ…
Imām Aḥmad ibn Aṣram ibn Khuzaymah Al-Maghaffali raḥimahullāh [D. 285 AH] said:
«إذا رأيت الأنباري يحب أبا جعفر الحذاء ومثنى بن جامع الأنباري فاعلم أنه صاحب سنة»
"If you see an Anbari who loves Abū Ja’far Al-Hadhdhā' and Muthannā ibn Jāmi’ Al-Anbari, then know that he is a man of Sunnah."
Imām ’Abdurraḥmān ibn Mahdi raḥimahullāh [D. 298 AH] said:
«إذا رأيت حجازيا يحب مالك بن أنس فهو صاحب سنه. وفي حديث محمد بن مسلم إذا رأيت المديني يحب مالكا»
"If you see a Hijazi who loves Mālik ibn Anas,…
Testing People To See What They're Upon (Whenever The Need Arises) Is A Salafi Practice!
Al-Ḥasan ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn Ḥayy [D. 169] said:
«كنا إذا أردنا أن نكتب عن الرجل سألنا عنه، حتى يقال: أتريدون أن تزوجوه؟»
"Whenever we intended to write [ḥadīth] from a man, we would inquire about him thoroughly, to the point where people would ask, 'Do you want to marry him off?'"
Imām Aḥmad ibn ’Abdullāh ibn Yūnus raḥimahullāh [D. 227 AH] said:
«امتحن أهل الموصل بمعافى بن عمران فإن أحبوه فهم أهل السنة وإن أبغضوه فهم…
«صدقَ أرطأةُ، والقولُ ما قالَ، هذا يَنهىَ عن ذكرِهم، ومتَى يُحذَرُوا إذا لم يُشاد بذكرِهم؟!»
"Arṭa'ah is correct, and the statement he made is true. This person discourages mentioning them, but when will they be warned against if they are not mentioned?" [Tārīkh Dimashq, (8/15)]
Al-Awzā’ē, may Allāh have mercy on him, also said:
«مَنْ سَتَرَ عَلَيْنَا بِدْعَتَهُ، لَمْ تَخْفَ عَلَيْنَا أُلْفَتَهُ»
“Whoever hides his innovation from us, his companionship (with innovators) will not remain hidden from…
"Who do you take from?"
"What masjid do you frequent," "What's the haal of fulaan?"...
are very useful qestions if you want to gain insight into someone's manhaj.
Imām Muslim narrated in the introduction of his Ṣaḥīḥ, from Muḥammad ibn Sīreen, that he said:
«لم يكونوا يسألون عن الإسناد، فلما وقعت الفتنة قالوا سمُّوا لنا رجالكم، فيُنْظَر إلى حديث أهل السنة فيُؤْخَذ حديثهم، ويُنْظَرُ إلى أهل البدع فلا يُؤْخَذ…
I have a surname that comes from my mother's side, is this permissible or would I have to change my name?
Sheikh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ Al-’Uthaymīn said:
"As for the question of whether a person who has a father may be attributed to their mother, the answer is that IF IT IS INTENDED AS A COMPLETE ATTRIBUTION, THEN IT IS NOT PERMISSIBLE. However, if the person is known by their mother's name, while it is understood that they are the child of their father, then there is no harm. For example, ’Abdullāh ibn Buḥaynah—Buḥaynah…
Thus, in Muslim countries where tax revenue is essential to the economy, it is important to pay one's taxes in full.
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5⃣. In non-Muslim countries, it is allowed to minimise or avoid paying such taxes, provided it does not involve lying, cheating, etc., and it does not cause harm to one’s religion or worldly affairs.
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An example of evading taxes without lying: As-Sakhāwi raḥimahullāh narrated in 'Al-Jawāhir wad-Durar', that his teacher Ibn…
1⃣. Imposing taxes, custom duties, VAT and similar levies are all considered مكوس (unjust taxes), no matter what name they are given.
Unjust taxes involve eating people's wealth without any right, and the Prophet ﷺ said concerning the Ghāmidiyyah woman who committed adultery and was sentenced to stoning:
((فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ تَابَتْ تَوْبَةً لَوْ تَابَهَا صَاحِبُ مَكْسٍ لَغُفِرَ لَهُ))
"By Him in…
Sheikh Yaḥyā ḥafidhahullāh states:
"...Therefore, brothers, this is indeed a MAJOR SIN—one which the scholars have unanimously agreed is a major sin. المكوس - Taxes and customs - are considered among the major sins by concensus. Is there any repentance from this major sin? By Allāh, they do not increase a person's wealth. Taxes and customs duties do not bring their collector any increase in wealth, growth, or…
A questioner asks: Is it permissible for a man to work as an employee with the tax and customs authorities?
Sheikh ’Adnān Al-Maṣqari ḥafidhahullāh:
It is not permissible, as it involves taking people's wealth unjustly and wronging them, which is prohibited. It is not permissible to assist in wrongdoing. Cooperating in wrongdoing is forbidden.
A questioner asks: A man is responsible for issuing invoices for goods, and the business owner instructs him to write a price lower than the original price on the invoices and to omit some goods from the invoices in order to evade taxes in the country. Is his action permissible, and is his wage lawful?
Sheikh ’Adān Al-Maṣqari ḥafidhahullāh:
He should not lie; it is not permissible for him to do so...Taxes are…
A questioner states that she owns a house in a non-Muslim country and wishes to rent it out in order to live with her family and migrate to a Muslim country, noting that in the non-Muslim country, taxes are applied. What is the ruling on this?
Sheikh Sulaymān Ar-Ruhayli waffaqahullāh:
There is no issue with paying taxes when they are demanded, whether they are imposed justly or unjustly. If there is a right owed…
Concealing Income to Avoid/Reduce Taxes (Non-Muslim Countries)
Questioner: Your Eminence, Sheikh, there are some publishing houses that are requested to send books, particularly Islamic books, to Muslim distributors who sell them in non-Muslim countries where there are Muslim minorities. However, when these goods—being the books—enter these countries, very high taxes are imposed if it is known that they are for commercial purposes. As a result, the distributors ask the…
Concealing Income to Avoid/Reduce Taxes (Muslim lands)
Question: Is it permissible, according to Sharī’ah, to conceal one’s actual income from the tax authorities?
Sheikh Albāni raḥimahullāh:
It is permissible and impermissible depending on the consequences. If concealing income leads to harm or defamation of Islam and Muslims, then it is not permissible. This is from one angle. From another angle, if we open this door, the nation's interests will become disrupted,…
Questioner: The taxes imposed upon us—what is the correct ruling regarding them; is it permissible?
Sheikh Albāni raḥimahullāh:
If the state governs according to what Allāh has revealed and takes what Allāh has ordained from His servants, recognising that there is a known right in their wealth for the needy and the deprived [Sūrah Al-Ma’ārij: 24-25].
If the state implements an Islamic economic system, but does…
