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Sufi Innovations in Worship

As for what the Sufis have innovated in this regard, it is among those matters whose prohibition is not disputed. However, lustful souls have overcome many of those who are...

Worship as Revelation, Not Custom

Celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ was not done by the most virtuous generation after the Prophet ﷺ who were his companions. They did not use to distinguish it...

Mourning Traditions for Al-Husayn

Among the reprehensible acts of the Rafida [Shia] is that they take the day of al-Husayn’s death as a day of mourning; they abandon adornment, display grief, and gather professional...

Ruling on Adding Extra Words in the Adhan

As for what some people add (to the Adhan or Iqamah): ‘Come to the best of deeds’ (Hayya ‘ala khayril-‘amal) or ‘I bear witness that Ali is the vicegerent of...