Why Prefer Umm Salamah's Hadith to ‘Ayesha's? Safar 20, 1330 As if your preference of Umm Salamah's hadith to that of ‘Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with them both, according to what you have stated, is not sufficient, you went a step furthe ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 01/07/2013 - 02:58
More Reasons for Preferring Umm Salamah's Hadith Safar 22, 1330 Not only did Lady Umm Salamah believe wholeheartedly in the great Book of Allah, which distinguishes between right and wrong and enjoins repentance to Allah Almighty, as the Holy Qur ...
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Consensus Endorses al-Siddiq's Caliphate Safar 23, 1330 If what you have said about the covenant and the will, as well as the clear texts, is proven accurate, then what can you say about the nation's consensus to nominate [Abu Bakr] al-Siddiq? I ...
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No Consensus Safar 24, 1330 We say that the meaning of his (pbuh) statements: "My nation's consensus shall never occur regarding anything wrong," and "My nation's word shall never be misleading," is that he (pbuh) negates the ...
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Consensus Concluded When Dispute Dissipated. Safar 28, 1330 Sunnis do not deny the fact that the allegiance was not taken after consultation or serious consideration. Rather, they admit that it took place suddenly and unexpectedly. They do not deny going ...
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Consensus Was Not Concluded; Dissension Did Not Dissipate Safar 30, 1330 Their consolidation in supporting al-Siddiq, and their providing him with counsel in secrecy and in public, is one thing; the validity of the consignment of the caliphate through con ...
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Can You Compromise the Text's Accuracy With the Companions' Truthfulness? Rabi’ul-Awwal 2, 1330 Those who are endowed with a discreet insight and keen comprehension regard the companions as being above doing anything contrary to the wish of the ...
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Rabi’ul-Awwal 5, 1330 I Compromising the Text's Accuracy With Their Truthfulness, 1) Our legacy of traditions, which has been left to us by those companions, indicates that the latter adhered to all texts as long as they were relevant to the faith, c ...
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Requesting Narration of Incidents Wherein They Did Not Follow the Texts of Hadith Rabi’ul-Awwal 7, 1330 I have received your latest letter and found it miraculous in proving possible what we thought to be impossible, amazing in its portrayal of imagery in ...
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Rabi’ul-Awwal 8, 1330 I Thursday's Calamity, 1) The incidents in which they did not follow the texts of hadith are innUmarable. Take, for example, the calamity on Thursday, which is the most famous of such incidents and the most abominable among them ...
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Justifying and Discussing the Calamity Rabi’ al-Awwal 9, 1330 When he, peace be upon him, ordered them to bring him a blank sheet of paper and an ink-pot, he did not really intend to write anything in particular; he intended only to test them, that's ...
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Pretexts Refuted Rabi’ul-Awwal 11, 1330 Any fair minded person ought to yield to the truth and utter what is right. There are other views regarding the rejection of these arguments which I desired to put forth to you, so that the final judgment will be le ...
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Rabi’ul-Awwal 14, 1330 I Admitting the Falsehood of Such Pretexts, 1) You have closed the avenues in the way of permitting the falsehood of such pretexts. II Requesting Narration of Other Incidents. 2) Go ahead, then, and state all other incidents in whic ...
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Usamah's Regiment Rabi’l-Awwal 17, 1330 If you have truly submitted to the truth, without fearing any blame, then you are the ultimate goal and the true objective. You are above getting confused about what is right and what is not, and you are above ...
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Rabi’ al-Awwal 19, 1330 I Justifying Their Behaviour Towards Usamah's Regiment, 1) Yes, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) had urged them to rush to participate in Usamah's campaign, ordering them to expedite, as you have mentioned, emphasizing his o ...
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Rabi’ al-Awwal 22, 1330 I Their Pretexts do not Contradict our Statement, 1) You have, may Allah Almighty protect you, admitted that they lagged behind Usamah's regiment and were at Jurf reluctant to proceed in spite of being ordered by the Prophet ( ...
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Requesting Narration of Other Incidents Rabi’ al-Awwal 23, 1330 We seem to have elaborated on Usamah's regiment, just as we elaborated on the Thursday calamity, till truth became distinct from falsehood, and the rays of the dawn became visible to tho ...
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His Order (pbuh) to Kill the Renegade Rabi’ al-Awwal 25, 1330 Suffices you in response to your request what is recorded by a group of the nation's scholars and the imams of narrators, such as imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal who writes on page 15, Vol. 3, of hi ...
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Justifying not Killing the Renegade Rabi’ al-Awwal 26, 1330 They, may Allah be pleased with them, may have understood the Prophet's order to be a recommendation rather than an obligation, and this is why they did not kill the man. Or maybe they thoug ...
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Justification Rejected Rabi’ al-Awwal 29, 1330 The order was one that required its execution as such; so, nobody would understand it any other way; therefore, calling it a recommendation is not proved by any argument at all. On the contrary, proofs emphas ...
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