The jihaad with decisive proofs [from the Book and the Sunnah] and the tongue takes precedence over the jihaad with the sword and the spear.
Category: Words of Wisdom
Definition of Bid’ah
Linguistically bid’ah (innovation) means ‘a newly invented matter’.
I declare war against those who reject the hadeeth
By Allaah, that I [declare] war against those who reject the hadeeth of the Messenger ﷺ is more beloved to me than that I should war against the same number of Non-Muslims.
This is the abode of actions
This is the abode of actions and the abode of remembrance and the abode of being held accountable – the abode of this dunyaa. As for the Hereafter, after the death, then there is nothing but reward.
Prepare for a day like this
For what reason have they gathered here?
Which of the believers are the most intelligent?
Those who remember death the most, and those who are best prepared for what comes after it. These are the intelligent ones.
Remembering death
‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul-‘Azeez used to gather the fuqahaa. Every night and they would [all] remember death, the Day of Judgment and the Hereafter and then they would weep.
The sign of the people perishing
What is the sign of the people perishing?
I know my religion
I know my Religion. If you have lost your Religion go out and look for it.
The people of Truth and the Sunnah
Indeed the people of Truth and the Sunnah do not follow anyone [unconditionally] except the messenger of Allaah ﷺ, the one who does not speak from his desires – it is only revelation revealed to him.