Archive for October, 2009
engaging in ibadah or speaking about ahl al bid’ah?
Shaykhul islam ibn taymiyyah said:
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“It was said to imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, a man fasts, prays and stays in seclusion at the masjid, is that more beloved to you or if he speaks against the people of bida’ (innovation)?”
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He said: if he fasts, prays and stays in seclusion he benefits only himself, but if he [...]Knowledge Enlivens the Heart
Knowledge Enlivens the Heart
Acquire knowledge because doing so is good. Seeking it is worship. Reviewing it is glorifying Allah. Researching it is jihad. Teaching it to the ignorant is charity. Serving the scholars is a way of drawing near to Allah because knowledge is the path of ascension to the stations of Paradise. It is [...]