Take for example the Imaam رحمه الله would [take to account and] punish those who smoked [tobacco] – [this was at the time] when [smoking] first appeared [in the Arabian Peninsula] – about 250 years…
Tag: leader
Advising the Ruler from the pulpit
There are some people who argue that he cannot reach the Ruler in order to advise him directly; as such there are no [other] means for him [to do so] other than [from] the pulpit. Shaykh: No! No!
We are not prepared to rectify ourselves
[As for] the people today, they all want the[ir] leader to be like who? Like ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab or ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdil-‘Azeez.
‘Umar’s Advice for Winter
When Winter would arrive, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه would be mindful to write to them (the Companions), advising them all
Praise and gratitude towards Allaah
al-Imaam Abu Bakr at-Tartooshee رحمه الله said the scholars used to say
Argumentation
If you see a man arguing, then [know that] he loves leadership.
The desire for leadership
The one from whom you smelt the odour [for the desire] of leadership will not be successful.
Supplicating for the ruler
If I had a [single] supplication which was [certain] to be answered [by Allaah], I would make it for the ruler; for the wellbeing and righteousness of the ruler entails the wellbeing of the land and…
Wearing a ring
O noble Shaykh, what is the correct approach to wearing a ring?
Praying against the Ruler
What is the ruling regarding praying against the ruler who does not rule according to what Allaah has revealed?