Al-Tabari reported: Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Goodness is in peace of mind and evil is in doubt. Leave what makes…
View More Abu Darda on Doubts: Leave what is doubtful for certaintyTag: Methodology المنهاج
Malik on Divinity: Attributes of Allah affirmed, modality unknown
Abdullah ibn Nafi’ reported: Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about the saying of Allah Almighty, “The Most Merciful rose above the…
View More Malik on Divinity: Attributes of Allah affirmed, modality unknownAhmad on Sunnah: Do not blindly follow me, follow Sunnah
Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Al-Awza’i had opinions, Malik had opinions, Sufyan al-Thawri had opinions. Each…
View More Ahmad on Sunnah: Do not blindly follow me, follow SunnahAbu Hanifa on Sunnah: Follow the Sunnah first, for jurists change their opinions
Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi reported: Abu Hanifa, may Allah have mercy on him, said to his student Abu Yusuf one day, “Woe to you, O Ya’qub! Do…
View More Abu Hanifa on Sunnah: Follow the Sunnah first, for jurists change their opinionsShafi’i on Sunnah: Leave my opinion if it contradicts Sunnah
Al-Nawawi reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If a prophetic narration is authenticated and it contradicts my opinion, act according to the…
View More Shafi’i on Sunnah: Leave my opinion if it contradicts SunnahHadith on Dress: The Prophet’s way of wearing his hair
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would let his hair hang down, while the idolaters would part their…
View More Hadith on Dress: The Prophet’s way of wearing his hairIbn Abbas on ‘Ilm: Learn from many sources, blindly follow no one
Sa’id ibn al-Musayyib reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Take knowledge wherever you find it and do not uncritically accept the…
View More Ibn Abbas on ‘Ilm: Learn from many sources, blindly follow no oneMalik on Istihsan: Seeking best ruling is nine tenths of knowledge
Al-Zarkashi reported: Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Seeking the best option is nine tenths of knowledge.” Al-Baji said, “Istihsan, as applied…
View More Malik on Istihsan: Seeking best ruling is nine tenths of knowledgeIbn Jawzi on Hadith: How to recognize a Hadith is weak or fabricated
Ibn al-Jawzi said, “If you find a prophetic narration disagreeing with sound reason, contradicting established revelation, or conflicting with the principles, know that it is…
View More Ibn Jawzi on Hadith: How to recognize a Hadith is weak or fabricatedShafi’i on Fiqh: You must understand religion before leadership
Al-Bayhaqi reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “You must acquire understanding in the religion before assuming leadership. If you assume leadership first,…
View More Shafi’i on Fiqh: You must understand religion before leadership