Month: October 2011

KHUTBAH – خطبة – NIYYAH AND IKHLAS – ONE GOES WITH THE OTHER?

October 28, 2011

One of the first things a sincere Muslim must do is to have the correct intention. The intention is so important that Ibn Hajar in his Fath al-Bari Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, and Imam Al-Nawawi in his Arab’ayeen used the hadith “Actions are judged by their intentions”, as the first hadith. The first thing a student of knowledge learns, is the hadith about intentions.

“Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah), so each man will have what he intended. … More KHUTBAH – خطبة – NIYYAH AND IKHLAS – ONE GOES WITH THE OTHER?

WHAT ARE HADITH – HADEETH – SOURCES OF HADITH OF MUSLIM FRACTIONS – WHAT DO THE SHIA CLASSIFY AS AHADITH – الحــــــديـث

October 12, 2011

The administration of the early Khalifas discouraged putting the Hadith in writing, instead, they encouraged committing the Hadith to memory. The general public went along but soon it was discovered that confusion about the authenticity of the Hadith was taking place. … More WHAT ARE HADITH – HADEETH – SOURCES OF HADITH OF MUSLIM FRACTIONS – WHAT DO THE SHIA CLASSIFY AS AHADITH – الحــــــديـث