They say they want to venerate the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ; so how is true veneration of the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ to be done?
Category: Scholars
Origin of celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ
Visit our YouTube channel for more Question: When did the innovation of [celebrating] the birthday [of the Prophet ﷺ] appear Shaykh Muhammad? Response: [It first appeared] in the 4th century [after the hijrah]; meaning, the [first] three virtuous centuries had passed and no-one had established it (i.e. the celebration of the Prophet’s ﷺ birthday). […]
Then he is lying in his love for the Messenger ﷺ
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: As for the one who claims that he loves the Messenger ﷺ, and then he does not follow him, or that he introduces an innovation and thinks that he loves the Messenger while he introduces an innovation, then he is lying in his love […]
They claim to love the Prophet ﷺ
Visit our YouTube channel for more Questioner: What is the ruling…[regarding] the birthday…celebrating the birthday of the Prophet? Shaykh: Celebrating the birthday of the Prophet is also an innovation. If it was [something] good, then the companions رضي الله عنهم would have done it; so where are they [who celebrate the birthday of the […]
Treatment for depression, anxiety, worry, and sadness
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: [As for] the reason [for depression or distress, then] I cannot know, because the causes of depression and distress are varied. However, there is one thing that can benefit a person, and that is to recite what has been reported in the Sunnah – Ahmad […]
Beware of speaking ill of a believer!
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: «…and whoever says about a believer something that is not true, he will be made by Allaah to dwell in the putrid fluid flowing from the inhabitants of Hell until he retracts what he said.» Abu Daawood, no.3597. Classified by al-Albaanee as Saheeh «…and whoever […]
Reflect on why you were created and where you are heading
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: Reflect on why you were created, and reflect on where you are heading. For the wise person contemplates him present state and what lies ahead, and thus prepares for what is before him. This world is a fleeting passage, while the Hereafter is an eternal […]
Ghuloo towards the Scholars upon their death
When one of the senior scholars passes away, some of the operators of satellite channels resort to filming the place where the Shaykh would hold his lessons…
The passing away of the Scholars
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: When the scholars pass away, evil and discord prevail. He ﷺ said: «Indeed, Allaah does not take away knowledge by snatching it from the chests of the men, but rather He takes away knowledge by way of the death of the scholars, until no scholar […]
A tear of the Scholar
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: And the people of knowledge are well known; not everyone who has a certificate [becomes a scholar], [nor he who] has graduated from a [university] faculty or…not everyone who has memorised ahaadeeth or memorised aayaat [becomes a scholar]. Not everybody who has read books becomes […]