Selection of Supplications from the Quran & Sunnah of Prophet (SAW) collected by the Muhaddith of our Era Shaykh Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani.Selection of Supplications from the Quran & Sunnah of Prophet (SAW) collected by the Muhaddith of our Era Shaykh Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani.

Shaikh Salih Fawzan | Authentic Statements

This selection includes commentary by Shaykh Salih Fawzan, and covers the affairs regarding life after death; fitnah at the time of death; condition of the deceased in the grave; punishment in the grave; the soul’s connection to the body within the grave; visiting the graves of the disbelievers; the parents of the Prophet (); children tested in the grave; children of non-Muslims in the Hereafter and more.

One hundred treasured advice extracted from the writings of the illustrious scholar, Imہm Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allہh have mercy upon him):
Ten ways to acquire Allah’s love
Ten ways to be patient and avoid sins

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Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

One hundred treasured advice extracted from the writings of the illustrious scholar, Imہm Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allہh have mercy upon him):

• Ten ways to acquire Allah’s love
• Ten ways to be patient and avoid sins
• Ten ways to be patient during a calamity
• Ten benefits of lowering your gaze
• Ten ways sins are expiated
• Ten barriers between the slave and his Lord
• Ten reasons knowledge is not put into action
• Ten ways to open your heart
• Ten ways to protect against envy
• Ten ways to protect against the plots of the Shaytan

The Illustrious Women of Islam’ is a collection of biographies taken from two of the most trusted Islamic history books authored by Imam ad-Dhahabi and Ibn Hajar Asqalani. The first book recounts memoirs of those noble women closest to the Prophet peace be upon him such as his wives, nursing mothers, daughters, granddaughters, paternal aunts, paternal cousins, nursing sisters, and select women from the Muhajirun and Ansar. The second book is a biographical encyclopedia arranged in alphabetical order illustrating these noble women from mankind and Jinn.The Illustrious Women of Islam’ is a collection of biographies taken from two of the most trusted Islamic history books authored by Imam ad-Dhahabi and Ibn Hajar Asqalani. The first book recounts memoirs of those noble women closest to the Prophet peace be upon him such as his wives, nursing mothers, daughters, granddaughters, paternal aunts, paternal cousins, nursing sisters, and select women from the Muhajirun and Ansar. The second book is a biographical encyclopedia arranged in alphabetical order illustrating these noble women from mankind and Jinn.

The author says, "The topic of this book, "The Attributes of the Righteous Wife", isn't just for the young woman looking forward to marriage and wants to know about the attributes of a good wife in order to adorn herself with those attributes and prepare herself to implement and perfect them. Nor is it merely addressed to the married woman who has already chosen these righteous attributes and wishes to persevere and continue to practice them. Nor is it only for the married woman who fails to fulfil these attributes and falls short in them in order for her to fix herself and rectify her marital life. Rather it is an address and a reminder much more general than all of this.

The author says, "The topic of this book, "The Attributes of the Righteous Wife", isn't just for the young woman looking forward to marriage and wants to know about the attributes of a good wife in order to adorn herself with those attributes and prepare herself to implement and perfect them. Nor is it merely addressed to the married woman who has already chosen these righteous attributes and wishes to persevere and continue to practice them. Nor is it only for the married woman who fails to fulfil these attributes and falls short in them in order for her to fix herself and rectify her marital life. Rather it is an address and a reminder much more general than all of this.

It is a reminder for the father who wants his daughters as well as any other women under his guardianship to have a good upbringing, an honourable life and an entrance into marital life according to what Allah and His Messenger have intended. This treatise will hopefully aid him in reminding these young women of the legislative guidelines and necessary characteristics that the young Muslim woman must be cultivated upon and look after. This treatise is also a reminder for the mother who is the shepherd of her home, the one responsible for her daughters as their instructor, for surely most women grow up practising that which they saw and heard their mothers doing. It is also a reminder for the callers to Allah to look after this affair, to place importance on this matter and to strive very hard in spreading these virtuous attributes, commendable characteristics and blessed traits...."

The Principle of Love and Desire is one of Ibn Taymiyyah’s many important works on ‘aqīdah. In it, he explains how love is the basis of every movement that occurs in the universe and every action of Bani Ādam. He explains that love necessitates hate for the things that oppose what one loves, and that this love and hate is the foundation of Islām, tawḥīd, and īmān. He also discusses the many sects that strayed from Allāh’s straight path due to their misunderstanding of this fundamental principle. Read more below....

Translator: Ishan Gonsalves / Publisher: Authentic Statements Publication

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The Principle of Love and Desire is one of Ibn Taymiyyah’s many important works on ‘aqīdah. In it, he explains how love is the basis of every movement that occurs in the universe and every action of Bani Ādam. He explains that love necessitates hate for the things that oppose what one loves, and that this love and hate is the foundation of Islām, tawḥīd, and īmān. He also discusses the many sects that strayed from Allāh’s straight path due to their misunderstanding of this fundamental principle.

 The following are excerpts from the text:

 “The basis of īmān (faith) is loving for Allāh’s sake and hating for Allāh’s sake, so the one who loves for Allāh, hates for Allāh, gives for Allāh, and withholds for Allāh, has completed his īmān.”

 “… and Allāh, the Most High, said:

﴿وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَندَادًا يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ اللَّهِ ۖ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِّلَّهِ﴾

‘And of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allāh as rivals (to Allāh). They love them as they love Allāh. But those who believe love Allāh more (than anything else).’ [Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:165]”

 “…and the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ said:

ثلاث من كن فيه وجد بهن حلاوة الإيمان: أن يكون الله ورسوله أحب إليه مما سواهما، وأن يحب المرء لا يحبه إلا لله، وأنيكره أن يعود في الكفر بعد أن أنقذه الله منه، كما يكره أن يقذف في النار.

‘There are three qualities, whoever has them will taste the sweetness of īmān: to love Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ more than anyone else; to love a person only for the sake of Allāh; and to hate to return to disbelief after Allāh has saved him from it, as much as he would hate to be thrown into the Fire.’”

“…So every movement and every action in the world is based on love and desire, and every love or desire that is not based on the love for Allāh and the desire to see His Face is futile and corrupt.

“A Message exclusively to the Muslim Woman” is a letter filled with heartfelt advice from Shaykh Jamal Al-Hārithī to each and every Muslim woman young or seasoned, married or single, widowed or divorced. Amid the advice Shaykh Jamal narrates two classic stories from our Salaf detailing how the believing woman should interact with her husband: “The story of Zaynab bint Jarir” and “A mother’s advice to her daughter before marriage”.“A Message exclusively to the Muslim Woman” is a letter filled with heartfelt advice from Shaykh Jamal Al-Hārithī to each and every Muslim woman young or seasoned, married or single, widowed or divorced. Amid the advice Shaykh Jamal narrates two classic stories from our Salaf detailing how the believing woman should interact with her husband: “The story of Zaynab bint Jarir” and “A mother’s advice to her daughter before marriage”.

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Translator: Ihsan Gonsalves / Publisher: Authentic Statements Publication

"A classical work that clarifies the praiseworthy qualities that the believer should strive to possess & the reprehensible characteristics from which the believer should flee"

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Ibn Ḥibbān (d. 354 AH) stated concerning this classical work:

 “I clarify in this book that which will beautify for the wise person the practice of praiseworthy characteristics and make the practice of reprehensible characteristics seem ugly while intending to refrain and abstain from persistently increasing in these bad qualities, to lighten the load for the bearer and enlighten the ear of the listener. And because of the various narrations and verses of poetry that will be mentioned in this book, the one who strives to study each chapter in depth will wish that they would never end. And whoever refuses to reach completeness and success is, in reality, accepting inadequacy. Allāh is the Granter of success and the Guider to integrity. And I ask Him for rectification of the soul and a pardon from punishment of sins. Indeed, He is the Most Generous, Noble, Compassionate, and Merciful.”

 The author bases this work upon what is found in the Qur'ān and authentic Sunnah, and upon the statements of the Salaf of this nation.

Shaikh Hafidh al-Hakami | Shaykh Abdur Razzaq al-Badr | Authentic Statements

Hasan al-Basri said, “A person will say: ‘By Allah, I have recited the entire Qur’an and have not neglected a single letter’; while in reality he has neglected the entire Qur’an. The Qur’an cannot be seen in his manners or his actions”.  Read more below…

Imam Abdul-Aziz Abdullah ibn Baz | Authentic Statements

Plural marriage contains general and abundant benefits. However, some people are cowardly regarding this, either due to having a scanty amount of wealth or out of fear of his first wife

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Imam Abdul-Aziz Abdullah ibn Baz | Authentic Statements

Plural marriage contains general and abundant benefits. However, some people are cowardly regarding this, either due to having a scanty amount of wealth or out of fear of his first wife, her tongue lashing, and her evil, or due to other reasons. Hence, if one has the ability to do it and it is easy for him, then in order that one may be good to the Muslims and safeguard the chastity of the many young ladies, this is better. If it is not easy upon him, then there is no harm upon him ( having only one wife).

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Translator: Rasheed Barbee / Publisher:Authentic Statements Publications

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“Whoever recites Soorah Al Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah, will have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next”

Declared authentic by Shaykh Al Albani

 The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: Whoever recites Soorah Al Kahf as it was revealed, he will have a light on the Day of Judgment, from his place to Mecca. And whoever recites ten verses from the end of it then when the Dajjal appears, he will not harm him. And whoever performs wudoo and says: 'Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu an la ilaha illa Anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaika (O Allah, You are free from every imperfection; praise be to You. I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except You; I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance), it will be written for him in a parchment, and it will be placed in a seal, and it will not be broken until the Day of Judgment.

Declared authentic by Shaykh Al Albani

Said Imaam 'Abdul-'Azeez Ibn 'Abillah Ibn Baaz : ''Allah, the sublime and exalted, has sent down in His Grand Book many aayaat where wasting and extravagance is mentioned along with the prohibition of both, and the praise of those who adopt the middle course, and are moderate and Upright in their actions, eating, drinking and the rest of their spending. Therefore, there shouldn't be any wastefulness, extravagance, miserliness, niggardliness, extremism, or negligence.''

Thusly Allah has ordained for the middle course to be adopted in all affairs and from this is the prohibition of extremism.

Said Imaam 'Abdul-'Azeez Ibn 'Abillah Ibn Baaz : ''Allah, the sublime and exalted, has sent down in His Grand Book many aayaat where wasting and extravagance is mentioned along with the prohibition of both, and the praise of those who adopt the middle course, and are moderate and Upright in their actions, eating, drinking and the rest of their spending. Therefore, there shouldn't be any wastefulness, extravagance, miserliness, niggardliness, extremism, or negligence.''

Thusly Allah has ordained for the middle course to be adopted in all affairs and from this is the prohibition of extremism.

Authentic Statements | Shaykh Abdur-Rahman as-Sa’di
Imam as-Sa’di said:

The fact that the time in which he come is unknown indicates that no believer can guarantee safety for himself from encountering that time. Read more below…

Imam as-Sa’di said:

The fact that the time in which he come is unknown indicates that no believer can guarantee safety for himself from encountering that time. This is an affair which is possible, and its evil and fitnah are to be feared. The need of the slave for having protection from his fitnah by all means is seeking refuge with Allah from him. Also, this is through supplication and fearing his fitnah. Thus, it is inevitable that one does so in all levels of this ummah.

This is a firmly placed ‘aqidah, to the point that if it occurred and its occurrence is actualised, then this ummah- specifically those who have a connection to the correct and sound belief system- will be able to defend itself from this evil and be protected from this fitnah.

In contrast, if the fear of him were to be removed from the hearts, then the fitnah would be increased when that times comes, And the believers would have no tangible iman to eradicate his fitnah and evil.

 

This book is translation of the Chapter of “The Book of Tahaarah” taken from the book of hadeeth; Umdahtul Ahkaam of Imam Taqiyy-ud-deen ‘Abdul Ghani bin ‘Abdil-Waahid bin ‘Ali Al-Maqadissee with an Explanation by the Scholar of our time, Shaikh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen.This book is translation of the Chapter of “The Book of Tahaarah” taken from the book of hadeeth; Umdahtul Ahkaam of Imam Taqiyy-ud-deen ‘Abdul Ghani bin ‘Abdil-Waahid bin ‘Ali Al-Maqadissee with an Explanation by the Scholar of our time, Shaikh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen. Those who write in fiqh and the ahaadeth of the legal rulings began their books with At-Tahaarah because it is the key to the prayer which is the most significant of the pillars of Islam after Ash-Shahaadatain, bearing witness that there is no deity that has the right to be worshipped except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. So there is no prayer without purification.

The Three Treatises (the Three Fundamental Principles) Explained By: Sheikh UL Islam Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahhab “It is befitting that we exert ourselves in learning this book to the masses, as well as the women and children inside the homes. Each is to be address according to his/her level. Our scholars (may Allah have mercy upon them) would painstaking learn and teach these Three Fundamental Principles!The Three Treatises (the Three Fundamental Principles) Explained By: Sheikh UL Islam Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahhab “It is befitting that we exert ourselves in learning this book to the masses, as well as the women and children inside the homes. Each is to be address according to his/her level. Our scholars (may Allah have mercy upon them) would painstaking learn and teach these Three Fundamental Principles!

Shaikh Salih Al-Fawzan

Al-Islām has given to the status of the woman and her position within Al-Islām and that she has a great status within Al-Islām; a prestigious status; a status of respect, and she is not an object of enjoyment. Rather, she has a place within the Masjid and she has a status within the society. She has a status within the home and she has a right as it relates to the inheritance; she has a right as it relates to buying and selling and ownership. She may own that which Allāh permits for her to own. Thus is the woman within Al-Islām and this is her status.

Shaikh Salih Al-Fawzan

Al-Islām has given to the status of the woman and her position within Al-Islām and that she has a great status within Al-Islām; a prestigious status; a status of respect, and she is not an object of enjoyment. Rather, she has a place within the Masjid and she has a status within the society. She has a status within the home and she has a right as it relates to the inheritance; she has a right as it relates to buying and selling and ownership. She may own that which Allāh permits for her to own. Thus is the woman within Al-Islām and this is her status.

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- What is the reality of Tawheed, and what are its categories?
- What are Al-Eemaan and Al-Islaam? And what are the foundations of each?
- What are the pillars of Al-Eemaan in the Names and Attributes of Allaah?
- What is your statement regarding the issue of Allaah’s ‘Uloo (Highness) above the creation and His rising above the throne?
- What is your statement regarding the Speech of Allaah and the Qur’aan?
- How many are the levels of believers and what are they?
- What is hypocrisy, its categories, and description?
- What is innovation and what are its categories?
These questions and more are posed and answered in detail by the great Imaam ‘Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Naasir As-Sa’dee, and explained by one of the eminent scholars of this era, Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq ibn ‘Abdul-Muhsin Al-Badr.

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- What is the reality of Tawheed, and what are its categories?
- What are Al-Eemaan and Al-Islaam? And what are the foundations of each?
- What are the pillars of Al-Eemaan in the Names and Attributes of Allaah?
- What is your statement regarding the issue of Allaah’s ‘Uloo (Highness) above the creation and His rising above the throne?
- What is your statement regarding the Speech of Allaah and the Qur’aan?
- How many are the levels of believers and what are they?
- What is hypocrisy, its categories, and description?
- What is innovation and what are its categories?
These questions and more are posed and answered in detail by the great Imaam ‘Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Naasir As-Sa’dee, and explained by one of the eminent scholars of this era, Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq ibn ‘Abdul-Muhsin Al-Badr.

Imam Abdul-Aziz Abdullah ibn Baz | Authentic Statements

Advice to the Muslim Ummah concerning that which it is necessary for them to learn from most important affairs of the religion, in the Aqeedah, worship and manners

Imam Abdul-Aziz Abdullah ibn Baz | Authentic Statements

Verily the book ’_’_’_The Important Lessons For Every Muslim’ is a valuable book concerning a topic of extreme importance by an eminent Imam, and Shaykh, advisor, concerned cultivator, who is none other than the Imam, the scholar, Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz; may Allah have mercy upon him. He wrote it giving advice to the Muslim Ummah according to what it was necessary for them to learn from the affairs of the religion, in the Aqeedah, worship and manners. He arranged it in an extremely beneficial order explaining the necessary matters of the religion, and the important obligations which are incumbent upon every male and female Muslim to know

This very timely book covers various aspects of video games and their effects upon the individual, family, and community. Topics discussed in this book include:
v Recreation of the Companions during childhood and adolescence
v Video game addiction and drug addiction similarities
v Subliminal messages in video games
v The effects of video games upon the religion
v The effects of video games upon mental health
v The effects of video games upon physical health
v The effects of video games on security
v Video game addiction in adults
v Treatment for gaming disorders

Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan | Authentic Statements

Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan answers the most frequently asked question related to conjuration spirits, love potions, palm reading, magic tricks, spells, jinn possession, epilepsy, envy, protecting the newborn, and much more.

Translator: Raha Batts / Publisher: Authentic Statements Publication
Blurb: Shaykh Muhammad al -Uthaymeen said

“ Indeed, many people are greatly ignorant of the rulings of the prostrations of forgetfulness within the prayer. From them, there is he who abandons the prostration of forgetfulness when it is obligatory. From them there is he who prostates when he should not. From them there is he who makes the prostration for forgetfulness before the Salaam when he was supposed to prostrate after it. From them there is he who prostrates after the Salaam when he was supposed to prostrate before it.”

Translator: Raha Batts / Publisher: Authentic Statements Publication
Blurb: Shaykh Muhammad al -Uthaymeen said

“ Indeed, many people are greatly ignorant of the rulings of the prostrations of forgetfulness within the prayer. From them, there is he who abandons the prostration of forgetfulness when it is obligatory. From them there is he who prostates when he should not. From them there is he who makes the prostration for forgetfulness before the Salaam when he was supposed to prostrate after it. From them there is he who prostrates after the Salaam when he was supposed to prostrate before it.”

Abul-Qāsim as-Sabtī—the scholar and world explorer—regarded a then 36-year-old Ibn Taymiyyah to be the most knowledgeable person he had encountered in the East and the West. Thus, he wrote to him requesting advice concerning four matters:
Advice that would benefit him in his religion and his worldly life
A comprehensive book that would suffice him in the field of knowledge
The best supererogatory acts of worship
The most profitable earnings
The result is a classic must-read book, concise in size yet immense in content. Explained by one of the leading scholars of jurisprudence, Shaykh Sulaymān ar-Ruḥaylī, this manuscript covers the subjects of seeking knowledge, the Hereafter, employment and trade, jurisprudence, repentance, ‘aqīdah, ḥadīth, du’ā', worship, etiquette, and much more.

Abul-Qāsim as-Sabtī—the scholar and world explorer—regarded a then 36-year-old Ibn Taymiyyah to be the most knowledgeable person he had encountered in the East and the West. Thus, he wrote to him requesting advice concerning four matters:
Advice that would benefit him in his religion and his worldly life
A comprehensive book that would suffice him in the field of knowledge
The best supererogatory acts of worship
The most profitable earnings
The result is a classic must-read book, concise in size yet immense in content. Explained by one of the leading scholars of jurisprudence, Shaykh Sulaymān ar-Ruḥaylī, this manuscript covers the subjects of seeking knowledge, the Hereafter, employment and trade, jurisprudence, repentance, ‘aqīdah, ḥadīth, du’ā', worship, etiquette, and much more.

Things That Nullify One's Islam Including 33 Questions and Answers. The classic work of the great scholar of Najd, Shaikh al-Islam Muhammad ibn 'Abdil-Wahhaab (may Allah have Mercy on him), Nawaaqidh al-Islaam, "The Things that Nullify One's Islam," is explained by the virtuous sheikh, Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allah preserve him), passage by passage, in a way that will help the Muslims grasp a clear understanding of the nature of the things that nullify one's Islaam and its manifestations.

Things That Nullify One's Islam Including 33 Questions and Answers

About The Book

The classic work of the great scholar of Najd, Shaikh al-Islam Muhammad ibn 'Abdil-Wahhaab (may Allah have Mercy on him), Nawaaqidh al-Islaam, "The Things that Nullify One's Islam," is explained by the virtuous sheikh, Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allah preserve him), passage by passage, in a way that will help the Muslims grasp a clear understanding of the nature of the things that nullify one's Islaam and its manifestations.

Stated Shaikh Saalih al-Fawzaan in his introduction:

“Knowledge of them is very important for the Muslim, so that he can stay away from them and be warned about them. And also if the Muslim is not aware of them, then it is feared that he may somehow fall into one of them. It is an issue of great significance and extreme importances, since they are the very things that nullify one's Islam and invalidate it. So then knowledge of the reasons for apostasy is very important”

Included are 33 questions on the topic, answered by Shaikh Saalih himself, a number of passages from his other works in the footnotes and in separate appendixes, along with the complete text of the original "Things that Nullify One's Islam" in Arabic. This publication is expected to have a great impact on the Muslims' understanding of their Religion, in shaa' Allaah, and cause many to take heed about vital affairs that have often been ignored or given little regard.

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Save yourself and your family from the hellfire

“If you knew what I know, you would laugh a little and cry a lot, and you would not have pleasure with women in bed, and you would have left to an elevated area supplicating ardently to Allah.”
If we knew what was with Allah from the different types of punishment and the distress and hardships, we would not have pleasure with women in bed: rather our feet would not remain at home, and we would go out in the roads supplicating to the lord of the worlds to save us from his punishment. This is the speech of our prophet SAW.

O noble muslim, in these two tremendous hadeeth are an indication of a tremendous painful punishment that is being saved with Allah for the sinners, as well as a difficult distressful torment that is being saved with the lord of the worlds for the disobedient. Take heed.

What is astonishing is he who laughs and his heart is at ease, and he is falling into sin and he does not know where his end will be. What are amazing are us, O brothers. How are we heedless about that which is waiting for us?

Glorified is Allah, did not we read the Quran? Of course; by Allah, did not we read the sunnah? Certainly; therefore what is wrong with us? Indeed, there is a barrier between understanding the Quran and the Quran entering the hearts, and between our hearts, there are barriers of sins that have blocked the Quran from entering the hearts.

Shaikh Muhammad Amaan Al-Jaami

Brought to us by the Ethiopian scholar Shaykh Muḥammad Amān al-Jāmi, Islām in Africa Throughout History chronicles three significant phases of Islām in Africa which helped shape the world.

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Brought to us by the Ethiopian scholar Shaykh Muḥammad Amān al-Jāmi, Islām in Africa Throughout History chronicles three significant phases of Islām in Africa which helped shape the world. This classic manuscript begins with the courageous stance of the Abyssinian king an-Najāshi, which shook Heraclius of Rome, defied the tribes of Makkah while influencing the kings of Oman, and even softened the hearts of Prophet Muḥammad’s staunchest adversaries.

The second part recounts two waves of da’wah in Africa: the Arab merchants and the Ṣūfis, both of which left a lasting imprint upon the continent.

The third part details the scholars who led the revival of the Salafi da’wah in Africa and advises the students of knowledge about the future of Islām in Africa.

Bonus Appendices:

•          From Slave to King: An-Najāshi’s Rise to the Throne
•          An-Najāshi: The First King to Accept Islām
•          The Prophet’s Letter to An-Najāshi
•          An-Najāshi’s Letter to the Prophet
•          Was An-Najāshi a Companion of Prophet Muḥammad?
•          The Story of How ‘Amr bin al-‘Āṣ Accepted Islām

The following is an explanation of some verses from the Mighty Book of Allāh. I wrote it because, while reciting the Noble Qur'ān, I pass by some verses and some of the treasures therein come to mind; thus, I wanted to illustrate those treasures. This goal was achieved—and all praises belong to Allāh—with the writing of this book; and while editing the book, I thought to write concerning some other verses as well.
This book contains speech on verses from chapters in the Qur’ān—all of the suwar which appear before al-Mufaṣṣal. Most of the verses cover one topic in that particular sūrah, and sometimes more than one topic is discussed in that sūrāh. As for al-Mufaṣṣal—which begins with Sūrah Qāf—the topics cover a range of 15 various subjects. I derived benefit in what I wrote from the books of tafsīr by Ibn Jarīr, al-Qurṭubī, Ibn Kathīr, ash-Shawkānī, and ash-Shinqīṭī (may Allāh have mercy upon them).

The following is an explanation of some verses from the Mighty Book of Allāh. I wrote it because, while reciting the Noble Qur'ān, I pass by some verses and some of the treasures therein come to mind; thus, I wanted to illustrate those treasures. This goal was achieved—and all praises belong to Allāh—with the writing of this book; and while editing the book, I thought to write concerning some other verses as well.
This book contains speech on verses from chapters in the Qur’ān—all of the suwar which appear before al-Mufaṣṣal. Most of the verses cover one topic in that particular sūrah, and sometimes more than one topic is discussed in that sūrāh. As for al-Mufaṣṣal—which begins with Sūrah Qāf—the topics cover a range of 15 various subjects. I derived benefit in what I wrote from the books of tafsīr by Ibn Jarīr, al-Qurṭubī, Ibn Kathīr, ash-Shawkānī, and ash-Shinqīṭī (may Allāh have mercy upon them).

“All of you are shepherds and each of you are responsible for his flock. The leader is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock; a man is a shepherd regarding his family and is responsible for his flock; a woman is a shepherd in her husband's house, and she is responsible for her flock; the servant is a shepherd regarding the wealth of his master and responsible for his flock" He said: I think he said: "and man is the shepherd of his father's wealth and is responsible for his flock. All of you are shepherds and each of you are responsible for his flock.” “My father gave me a gift, so Amra bint Rawahah said: 'I will not be happy until you make the Messenger of Allâh (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) a witness to this.' Then the Messenger of Allâh (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) came, so he said: 'I gave my son from Amra bint Rawahah a gift, but she ordered me to tell you, oh Messenger of Allah.” He said: "Did you give the rest of your children the same as this?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Fear Allâh and be fair to all your children.' So he went and took back the gift.”“All of you are shepherds and each of you are responsible for his flock. The leader is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock; a man is a shepherd regarding his family and is responsible for his flock; a woman is a shepherd in her husband's house, and she is responsible for her flock; the servant is a shepherd regarding the wealth of his master and responsible for his flock" He said: I think he said: "and man is the shepherd of his father's wealth and is responsible for his flock. All of you are shepherds and each of you are responsible for his flock.” “My father gave me a gift, so Amra bint Rawahah said: 'I will not be happy until you make the Messenger of Allâh (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) a witness to this.' Then the Messenger of Allâh (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) came, so he said: 'I gave my son from Amra bint Rawahah a gift, but she ordered me to tell you, oh Messenger of Allah.” He said: "Did you give the rest of your children the same as this?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Fear Allâh and be fair to all your children.' So he went and took back the gift.”

By way of these various means, the Qur'ān calls the people to believe in the Sunnah and act upon it, and that it, along with the Qur'ān, is [one of] the true foundations of this religion. Since belief in the Messenger ﷺ is a foundation from the foundations of īmān, then belief in his Sunnah is a necessary component of īmān in him, because he is Ṣāḥib as-Sunnah (the Possessor of the Sunnah), and because īmān, as Imām Ibn al-Qayyim has defined it, is:  “…a certain reality (emanating) from cognizance of what the Messenger ﷺ came with of knowledge, and affirmation of it, believing in it, affirming it with ones tongue, submitting to it out of love and humility, acting upon it outwardly and inwardly, considering it authoritative, and calling to it in proportion to one’s ability.”

By way of these various means, the Qur'ān calls the people to believe in the Sunnah and act upon it, and that it, along with the Qur'ān, is [one of] the true foundations of this religion. Since belief in the Messenger ﷺ is a foundation from the foundations of īmān, then belief in his Sunnah is a necessary component of īmān in him, because he is Ṣāḥib as-Sunnah (the Possessor of the Sunnah), and because īmān, as Imām Ibn al-Qayyim has defined it, is:  “…a certain reality (emanating) from cognizance of what the Messenger ﷺ came with of knowledge, and affirmation of it, believing in it, affirming it with ones tongue, submitting to it out of love and humility, acting upon it outwardly and inwardly, considering it authoritative, and calling to it in proportion to one’s ability.”

"In this unique work, the incarcerated Muslim comes face to face with the everyday lives of the pious predecessors and those great scholars who trod their path and succeeded them in goodness up to this era. This book is much more than just a compilation of rulings and verdicts, instead it is a special treatise which enlightens the incarcerated Muslim on how to go about his daily life in while in prison, instructs him how to mend his past, steers in the direction of positive future and better tomorrow. 

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"In this unique work, the incarcerated Muslim comes face to face with the everyday lives of the pious predecessors and those great scholars who trod their path and succeeded them in goodness up to this era. This book is much more than just a compilation of rulings and verdicts, instead it is a special treatise which enlightens the incarcerated Muslim on how to go about his daily life in while in prison, instructs him how to mend his past, steers in the direction of positive future and better tomorrow. The adornment of the book is its unique and unprecedented style which allows the reader to lift up the curtain and actually look into the lives of the Salaf and see how they actually lived on a day to day basis, along with enabling the reader to rest in the pleasant shade of their wise statements and golden pieces of advice in some of the most important spheres of live and worship of Allaah, the Sublime and Exalted. Accented by the intriguing tales of the trials and tribulati ons of Imaam Ahmad, then the soothing morals and benefits from imprisonment of Ibn Taymiyyah, all topped off by the closet real life example to our time, the brief but beneficial story of the imprisonment of Shaykh Naasirud-Deen al-Albaanee, may Allaah have mercy on them all." 

Shaykh Sulayman Ruhaylee | Authentic Statements

And the death of our Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) – O beloved – is great information containing great admonitions, and noble lessons for the one who hears, understands, looks, and ponders.

Shaykh Sulayman Ruhaylee | Authentic Statements

And the death of our Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) – O beloved – is great information containing great admonitions, and noble lessons for the one who hears, understands, looks, and ponders.

Abdur Rahmaan as-Sa'dee and Muhammad Al-Ameen Ash-Shanqeeti | Authentic Statments

There is no path to righteousness, correctness, happiness and success for humanity in this world or the hereafter except by following this religion and holding fast to its direction and guidance. No one can try to doubt this for verily, in the era of the rightly guided caliphs and righteous kings, when this nation was guided by its (the Quran’s) knowledge, direction and its cultivation for the individual and community, their worldly situation was correct and good just as their religious practice was. So they became the loftiest exemplary model regarding power, might, honor, justice, mercy and all perfect qualities attainable by humanity.Read more below…

There is no path to righteousness, correctness, happiness and success for humanity in this world or the hereafter except by following this religion and holding fast to its direction and guidance. No one can try to doubt this for verily, in the era of the rightly guided caliphs and righteous kings, when this nation was guided by its (the Quran’s) knowledge, direction and its cultivation for the individual and community, their worldly situation was correct and good just as their religious practice was. So they became the loftiest exemplary model regarding power, might, honor, justice, mercy and all perfect qualities attainable by humanity.

 Then, afterwards, when they neglected its factual and practical knowledge, they faltered and fell apart and have not ceased to be in a state of decrease, weakness and humiliation until they review and retake their religion.

 In contrast to that, from the most astonishing of matters, yet not strange, is that despite the rise of the other nations in these times as regards astonishing industrial production, miraculous inventions, and awesome power, they do not increase in anything but misery. This is to the extent that their civilization, although they are amazed by it and it is submitted to by other nations, is under the threat of total destruction at all times.

Imam Abdul-Aziz Ibn Baz | Authentic Statements Publications

We believe in Allah, the Exalted by His beautiful names and lofty attributes, which are affirmed in the Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah in a way befitting His majesty without tahrif (distortion), ta’til (negation), takyif (saying how), or tamthil (likening to the creation). Read more below…

Imam Abdul-Aziz Ibn Baz

We believe in Allah, the Exalted by His beautiful names and lofty attributes, which are affirmed in the Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah in a way befitting His majesty without tahrif (distortion), ta’til (negation), takyif (saying how), or tamthil (likening to the creation). Rather, we say that all of His attributes are true and all of His names are beautiful. We affirm for All’_Σh what He has affirmed for Himself, what His Prophet has affirmed for Him, and what the companions of the Prophet have affirmed for Him, in that which is befitting to His majesty. His attributes do not resemble the attributes of the creation, and His names do not resemble the names of His creation. He has beautiful names, and they have great meanings.

Shaikh Muqbil Ibn Haadee Al-Waadi’ee | Authentic Statements Publications

Knowing the reason why the verse was revealed helps us to understand its meaning. Some of the verses were difficult for some of the Companions of the Prophet (alaihis-salaam) and those after them to understand until they knew the reason why they were revealed:

Shaikh Muqbil Ibn Haadee Al-Waadi’ee | Authentic Statements Publications

Knowing the reason why the verse was revealed helps us to understand its meaning. Some of the verses were difficult for some of the Companions of the Prophet (alaihis-salaam) and those after them to understand until they knew the reason why they were revealed: