Clearing
the Misconceptions of The Solāh of the Prophet S.A.W
The Solāh of the Prophet S.A.W
The Solāh of the Prophet S.A.W
By Shaikh Muhammad Nasiruddin Al-Albāni
[The book was translated by
Usama Ibn Suhaib Hasan Al-Brittani; it would be worthwhile to revisit it and I
invite you to provide inputs with regards to this piece of work by Albāni]
In the name of Allāh, the Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful;
All the praise and thanks is due to Allāh,
the Lord of al-'ālamīn. There is none worthy of worship except Allāh, and that
Muhammad, Sallallāhu alayhi wasallam, is His Messenger.
1.6.
Clearing the Misconceptions
The preceding Introduction was written ten years ago, during
which time it has become apparent to us that our words have had a positive
effect on Muslim youth in guiding them towards the obligation in matters of
their Deen and worship to return to
the pure sources of Islām: the Qurān and the Sunnah. Among them, there was an
increase in the ranks of those who practised the Sunnah and devoted themselves
to it, - All the Praise is due to Allāh - such that they became conspicuous for
it. However, I still found among some of them steadfastness in failing to
practice the Sunnah: not due to any doubt about its obligation after reading
the Qurān verses and narrations from the Imāms about going back to
the Sunnah, but because of some objections and misconceptions which they had
heard from some muqallid shaikhs.
Therefore, I decided to mention these incorrect notions and refute them, so
that perhaps this would encourage more people to practice the Sunnah and thus
be among the Saved Sect, Allāh
Willing.
Misconception
One
Some of them say, "There is no doubt that it is
obligatory to return to the guidance of our Prophet (Sallallāhu 'alaihi wa
sallam) in the matters of our Deen, especially in the recommended acts of
worship such as Solāh, where there is no room for opinion or ijtihad, due to
their immutable nature. However, we hardly hear any of the muqallid shaikhs
propounding this; in fact, we find them upholding difference of opinion, which
they regard as flexibility for the Ummah. Their evidence for this is the hadith
which they repeatedly quote in such circumstances, when refuting the helpers of
the Sunnah, “The difference of opinion (Ikhtilaf)
among my Ummah is a mercy (rahmah)”. It seems to us that this hadith
contradicts the principles to which you invite and based on which you have
compiled this book and others. So, what do you say about this hadith?"
Answer: The answer is from two angles:
A. Firstly: This hadith is not authentic; in fact,
it is false and without foundation. 'Allamah Subki said, "I have not come
across an authentic or weak or fabricated chain of narration for it", i.e.
no chain of narrators exists for this "hadith"!
It has also been related with the wordings: "... the
difference of opinion among my Companions is a mercy for you" and "My
Companions are like the stars, so whichever of them you follow, you will be
guided." Both of these are not authentic: the former is very feeble; the
latter is fabricated. (See Appendix 1)
B. Secondly: This hadith contradicts Al-Qur`ān, for
the ayat forbidding division in the Deen and enjoining unity are too well-known
to need reminding. However, there is no harm in giving some of them by way of
example: Allāh says:
"... and do not fall into disputes, lest
you lose heart and your power depart" [1];
"And do not be among those join deities
with Allāh, those who split up their Deen and become sects - each party
rejoicing with what it has !" [2];
"But they will not cease to differ,
except those on whom your Lord bestows His Mercy" [3].
Therefore, if those on whom your Lord has mercy do not
differ, and the people of falsehood differ, how can it make sense that
differing is a mercy?!
Hence, it is established that this hadith is not authentic,
neither in the chain of narration, nor in meaning; therefore, it is clear and
obvious that it cannot be used to justify resistance towards acting on the Book
and the Sunnah, which is what our Imāms have commanded us anyway.
Misconception
Two.
Others say, "If differing in the Deen is forbidden,
what do you say about the differences among the Companions and among the Imāms
after them? Is there any distinction between their differing and that of later
generations?"
Answer: Yes, there is a big difference between
these two examples of differing, which manifests itself in two ways: firstly, in
cause; secondly, in effect.
A. As for the differing among the Companions, that was
unavoidable, natural difference of understanding: they did not differ by
choice. Other factors of their time contributed to this, necessitating
difference of opinion, but these vanished after their era.[4] This type of
differing is impossible to totally remove and such people cannot be blamed in
the light of the above mentioned ayat because of the absence of the appropriate
conditions, i.e. differing on purpose and insisting on it.
However, as for the differing found among the muqallidin
today, there is no overriding excuse for it. To one of them, the proof from the
Qurān and the Sunnah is shown, which happens to support a Mazhab other
than his usual one, so he puts the proof aside for no other reason except that
it is against his Mazhab. It is as though his Mazhab is the original, or it is
the Deen which Muhammad (Sallallāhu `alayhi wasallam) brought, while other
Mazhabs are separate Deens which have been abrogated! Others take the opposite
extreme, regarding the Mazhabs - for all their differences - as parallel codes
of Law, as some of their later adherents explain [5]: there is no harm in a
Muslim taking what he likes from them and leaving what he likes, because they are
all valid codes of law!
Both these categories of people justify their remaining
divided by this false hadith, "The differing among my Ummah is a
mercy" - so many of them we hear using this as evidence! Some of them give
the reason behind this hadith and its purpose by saying that it ensures
flexibility for the Ummah! Apart from the fact that this "reason" is
contrary to the clear Qurān verses and to the meanings of the Imām’s words
mentioned, there is also text form some Imāms to refute it.
Ibn al-Qasim said, “I heard Malik
and Laith saying about the differing of the Companions of the Messenger of
Allāh (Sallallāhu `alayhi wasallam), 'It is not as people say: "There is
flexibility in it"; no, it is not like that, but it is a matter of some
being mistaken and some being correct'."[6]
Ashhab said, "Malik was asked about the person who
accepted a hadith narrated by reliable people in the authority of the
Companions of the Messenger of Allāh (Sallallāhu ‘alaihi wa sallam): 'Do you
see any flexibility there?' He said, 'No, by Allāh, so that he may be on the
truth. Truth can only be one. Two contradictory views, can both be correct?!
Truth and right are only one."[7]
Imām Muzani, a companion of Imām
Shāfi`ie said,"The Companions of the Messenger of Allāh (Sallallāhu
`alayhi wasallam) indeed differed, and some of them corrected others. Some
scrutinized others' views and found fault with them. If all their views had
been correct, they would not have done so.
'Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (radiyallāhu`anhu)
became angry at the dispute between Ubayy ibn Ka`ab and Ibn Mas`ud
(radiallāhu`anhum) about prayer in a single garment. Ubayy said, 'Prayer in one
garment is good and fine; Ibn Mas`ud said, 'That is only if one does not have
many clothes.' So `Umar came out in anger, saying, 'Two men from among the
companions of the Messenger of Allāh (Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wasallam), who are
looked up to and learnt from, disputing? Ubayy has spoken the truth and not
cared about Ibn Mas`ud. But if I hear anyone disputing about it after this I
will do such-and-such to him'."[8]
Imām Muzani also
said:
"There is the one who allows differing and thinks that
if two scholars make ijtihad on a problem and one says, 'Halal', while the
other says, 'Harām', then both have arrived at the truth with their ijtihad! It
can be said to such a person, 'Is this view of yours based on the sources or on
qiyas (analogy)?' If he says, 'On the sources', it can be said, 'How can it be
based on the sources, when the Qur`ān negates differing?' And if he says, 'On
analogy', it can be said, 'How can the sources negate differing, and it be
allowed for you to reason by analogy that differing is allowed?! This is
unacceptable to anyone intelligent, let alone to a man of learning."[9]
If it is said further: "What you have quoted from
Imām Malik that truth is only one, not plural, is contradicted by what is
found in Al-Madkhal al-Fiqhi by Shaikh Zarqā' (1/89), "The Caliphs Abu
Ja'far Al-Mansoor and later Al-Rashīd proposed to select the Mazhab of Imām
Mālik and his book Al-Muwatta' as the official Code Of Law for the 'Abbasid
empire, but Malik forbade them from this, saying, "Indeed, the Companions
of the Messenger of Allāh (Sallallāhu `alayhi wasallam) differed in the non-
fundamental issues and were scattered in various towns, but each of them was
correct."
I say: This incident of
Imām Mālik (rahimahullah) is well- known, but his saying at the end, "but
each of them was correct" is one for which I find no basis in any of the
narrations or sources I have come across [10], by Allāh, except for one
narration collected by Abu Nu'aim in Hilyah Al- Awliyā' (6/332), but with a
chain of narrators which includes Al-Miqdam Ibn Dawud who is classified among the
weak narrators by Dhahabi in Ad-Du’afa'; not only this, but the wording of it
is, "... but each of them was correct in his own eyes." Hence the
phrase "in his own eyes" shows that the narration in Madkhal is
fabricated; indeed, how could it be otherwise, when it contradicts what has
been reported on reliable authority from Imām Malik that truth is only one and
not plural, as we have mentioned, and this is agreed on by all the Imām of the
Companions and the Successors as well as the four Mujtahid Imāms and others.
Ibn 'Abdul Barr says, "If the conflicting views could both be right, the
Salaf would not have corrected each other's ijtihad, judgments, and verdicts.
Simple reasoning forbids that something and its opposite can both be correct;
as the fine saying goes,
To prove two opposites simultaneously is the most hideous
absurdity."[11]
If it is said further, "Given that this narration from
Imām Malik is false, why did he forbid al-Mansoor from bringing the
people together on his book Al-Muwatta' rather than acceding to the Caliph's
wish ?"
I say: The best that I have found in answer to this is what
Hafiz Ibn Kathir has mentioned in his Sharh Ikhtisār 'Ulūm Al-Hadith (p.31),
that Imām Malik said, "Indeed the people have come together on, and
know of, things which we are not acquainted with." This was part of the
excellence of his wisdom and impartiality, as Ibn Kathir (rahimahullah) says.
Hence, it is proved that all differing is bad, not a mercy!
However, one type of differing is reprehensible, such as that of staunch
followers of the Mazhabs, while another type is not blameworthy, such as the
differing of the Companions and the Imām who succeeded them - May Allāh
raise us in their company, and give us the capability to tread their path.
Therefore, it is clear that the differing of the Companions
was not like that of the muqallidin. Briefly: the Companions only differed when
it was inevitable, but they used to hate disputes, and would avoid them
whenever possible; as for the muqallidin, even though it is possible in a great
many cases to avoid differing, they do not agree nor strive towards unity; in
fact, they uphold differing. Hence there is an enormous gulf between these two
types of people in their difference of opinion.
This was from the point of view of course.
B. The difference in effect is more obvious.
The Companions (radhiallāhu 'anhum), despite their well-
known differing in non-fundamental issues, were extremely careful to preserve
outward unity, staying well-away from anything which would divide them and
split their ranks. For example, there were among them those who approved of
saying the basmalah loudly (in prayer) and those who did not; there were those
who held that raising the hands (in prayer) was recommended and those who did
not; there were those who held that touching a woman nullified ablution, and
those who did not; - but despite all that, they would all pray together behind
one Imām, and none of them would disdain from praying behind an Imām due
to difference of opinion.
As for the muqallidin, their differing is totally opposite,
for it has caused Muslims to be divided in the mightiest pillar of faith after
the two testimonies of faith: none other than the Solāh (Prayer). They refuse
to pray together behind one Imām , arguing that the Imām ’s prayer is invalid,
or at least detestable, for someone of a different Mazhab. This we have heard
and seen, as others beside us have seen [12]; how can it not be, when nowadays
some famous books of the Mazhabs rule such cases of invalidity or
detestability. The result of this has been that you find four Mihrabs in some
large congregational mosques, in which four Imāms successively lead the Prayer,
and you find people waiting for their Imām while another Imām is already
standing in Prayer!!!
In fact, to some muqallidin, the difference between the
Mazhabs has reached a worse state than that, such as a ban in marriage between
Hanafis and Shafi’es; one well known Hanafi scholar, later nicknamed
Muftiath-Thaqalayn (The Mufti for Humans and Jinn), issued a fatawa allowing a
Hanafi man to marry a Shafi’e woman, because "her position is like that of
the People of the Book!"[13] This implies - and implied meanings are
acceptable to them - that the reverse case is not allowed, i.e. a Hanafi woman
marrying a Shafi’e man, just as a Muslim woman cannot marry a Jew or
Christian?!!
These two examples, out of many, are enough to illustrate to
anyone intelligent the evil effects of the differing of the later generations
and their insistence upon it, unlike the differing of the earlier generations
(the Salaf), which did not have any adverse effect on the Ummah. Because of
this, the latter are exempt from the verses prohibiting division in the Deen,
unlike the later generations. May Allāh guide us all to the Straight Path.
Further, how we wish that the harm caused by such differing
be limited to among themselves and not extend to the other peoples being given
da'wah, for then it would not be that bad, but it is so sad when they allow it
to reach the non- believers in many areas around the world, and their differing
obstructs the entry of people in large numbers into the Deen of Allāh! The book
Zalām min al-Gharb by Muhammad al-Ghazali (p. 200) records the following
incident,
"It so happened during a conference held at the
University of Princeton in America that one of the speakers raised a question,
one which is a favorite of the Orientalists and the attackers of Islām: 'Which
teachings do the Muslims advance to the world in order to specify the
Islām towards which they are inviting? Is it Islām ic teachings as
understood by the Sunnis? Or is it as understood by the Imām i or Zaidi
Shi'ahs? Moreover, all of these are divided further amongst themselves, and
further, some of them believe in limited progression in thought, while others
believe obstinately in fixed ideas.'
The result was that the inviters to Islām left those being
invited in confusion, for they were themselves utterly confused."[14]
In the Preface to Hadiyyah as-Sultan ilā Muslimī Bilad Jaban
by 'Allamah Sultan al-Ma'sumi (rahimahullah), the author says:\A query was
posed to me by the Muslims from Japan, from the cities of Tokyo and Osaka in
the far east, "What is the actual Deen of Islām ? What is a Mazhab? Is it
necessary for one ennobled by the Deen of Islām to adhere to one of the four
Mazhabs? That is, should he be Māliki, Hanafi, Shāfi’e or Hanbali, or is it not
necessary?"
This was because a major differing, a filthy dispute, had
occurred here, when a number of groups of Japanese intellectuals wanted to
enter into the Deen of Islām , and be ennobled by the nobility of Iman. When
they proposed this to some Muslims present in Tokyo, some people from India
said, "It is best that they choose the Mazhab of Abu Hanīfah, for he is
the Lamp of the Ummah"; some people from Indonesia (Java) said, "No,
they should be Shafi’e!" So when the Japanese heard these statements, they
were extremely perplexed and were thrown off their original purpose. Hence the
issue of the Mazhabs became a barrier in the path of their accepting Islām!!
Misconception
Three
Others have the idea that what we invite to, of following
the Sunnah and not accepting the views of the Imām contrary to it, means
to completely abandon following their views and benefiting from their opinions
and ijtihad.
Answer: This idea is as far as can be from the truth - it is
false and obviously flawed, as is clearly evident from our previous discussion,
all of which suggests otherwise. All that we are calling to is to stop treating
the Mazhab as a Deen, placing it in the position of the Qurān and the
Sunnah, such that it is referred to in the case of dispute or when extracting a
new judgment for unexpected circumstances, as the so-called jurists of this age
do when setting new rules for personal matters, marriage, divorce, etc, instead
of referring to the Qurān and the Sunnah to distinguish the right from
the wrong, the truth from falsehood - all of this on the basis of their
"Differing is a mercy" and their idea of pursuing every concession,
ease and convenience! How fine the saying of Sulaiman At-Taymi (rahimahullah)
was:
Were you to accept the concessions of every scholar, in you
would gather every evil?
Related by Ibn `Abdul Barr in Jaami' Bayaan al-`Ilm (2/91-
91), who said after it, "There is ijmā' (consensus of opinion) on this: I
know of no contrary view."
All this pursuing of concessions for the sake of it is what
we reject, and it agrees with ijmā', as you see.
As for referring to the Imām views, benefiting from them,
and being helped by them in understanding the truth where they have differed
and there is no text in the Qurān and the Sunnah, or when there is need for
clarification, we do not reject it. In fact, we enjoin it and stress upon it,
for there is much benefit expected in this for whoever treads the path of being
guided by the Qurān and the Sunnah.`Allamah Ibn `Abdul Barr (rahimahullah) says
(2/182),
"Hence, my brother, you must preserve the fundamentals
and pay attention to them. You should know that he who takes care over
preserving the sunnahs and the commandments stated in the Qurān , considers the
views of the jurists to assist him in his ijtihad, open up different angles of
approach and explain sunnahs which carry different possible meanings, does not
blindly follow the opinion of anyone of them the way the Sunnah should be
followed without analysis, nor ignores what the scholars themselves achieved in
preserving and reflecting on the sunnahs, but follows them in discussion,
understanding and analysis, is grateful to them for their efforts through which
they have benefited him and alerted him about various points, praises them for
their correct conclusions, as in the majority of cases, but does not clear them
of errors just as they did not clear themselves: such is the pursuer of
knowledge who is adhering to the way of the pious predecessors; such is the
really fortunate and truly guided; such is the follower of the Sunnah of his
Prophet (Sallallāhu `alayhi wasallam), and the guidance of the Companions (radiyallāhu`anhum).
But he who refrains from analysis, forsakes the method we
have mentioned, disputes the sunnahs with his opinion and desires to
accommodate them only where his own view allows: such a one is straying and
leading others astray. Further, he who is ignorant of all we have mentioned,
and plunges carelessly into giving verdicts without knowledge: such a one is
even more blind, and on a path more astray."
Misconception
Four
There exists another common misconception among muqallidin
which bars them from practising the Sunnah which it is apparent to them that
their Mazhab is different to it in that issue: they think that practising that
sunnah entails faulting the founder of the Mazhab. To them, finding fault means
insulting the Imāms; if it is not allowed to insult any individual Muslim, how
can they insult one of their Imāms?
Answer: This reasoning is totally fallacious, and borne of
not understanding the Sunnah; otherwise, how can an intelligent Muslim argue in
such a way?!
The Messenger of Allāh (Sallallāhu `alayhi wasallam) himself
said, When the one making a judgment strives his outmost and arrives at the
correct result, he has two rewards; but if he judges, striving his utmost and
passes the wrong judgment, he has one reward. [15] This hadith refutes the
above argument and explains lucidly and without any obscurity that if someone
says, "So-and-so was wrong", its meaning under the Shari’ah is
"So-and-so has one reward." So if he is rewarded in the eyes of the
one finding fault, how can you accuse the latter of insulting him?! There is
doubt that this type of accusation is baseless and anyone who makes it must
retract it: otherwise it is he who is insulting Muslims, not just ordinary
individuals among them, but their great Imām among the Companions, Successors
the subsequent Mujtahid Imāms and others. This is because we know for sure that
these illustrious personalities used to fault and refute each other [16]; is it
reasonable to say, "They used to insult each other"? No! In fact, it
is authentically-reported that the Messenger of Allāh (Sallallāhu `alayhi
wasallam) himself faulted Abu Bakar (radhialāhu 'anhu) in his interpretation of
a man's dream, saying to him, "You were right in some of it and wrong in
some of it"[17]- so did he (Sallallāhu `alayhi wasallam) insult Abu Bakar
by these words?!
One of the astonishing effects this misconception has on its
holders is that it prevents them from following the Sunnah when it is different
to their Mazhab, since to them practising it means insulting the Imām , whereas
following him, even when contrary to the Sunnah, means respecting and loving
him! Hence they insist on following his opinion to escape from this supposed
disrespect.
These people have forgotten - I am not saying: ... pretended
to forget - that because of this notion, they have landed in something far
worse than that from which they were fleeing. It should be said to them,
"If to follow someone means that you are respecting him, and to oppose him
means that you are insulting him, then how do you allow yourselves to oppose
the example of the Prophet (Sallallāhu `alayhi wasallam) and not follow it,
preferring to follow the Imām of the Mazhab in a path different to the Sunnah,
when the Imām is not infallible and insulting him is not Kufr? If you interpret
opposing the Imām as insulting him, then opposing the Messenger of Allāh (Sallallāhu
`alayhi wasallam) is more obviously insulting him; in fact, it is open Kufr,
from which we seek refuge with Allāh!" If this is said to them, they
cannot answer to it, by Allāh, except one retort which we hear time and time
again from some of them: "We have left this Sunnah trusting in the Imām of
the Mazhab, and he was more learned about the Sunnah than us."
Our answer to this is from many angles, which have already
been discussed at length in this Introduction. This is why I shall briefly
limit myself to one approach, a decisive reply by the permission of Allāh. I
say:
"The Imām of your Mazhab is not the only one who was
more learned about the Sunnah than you: in fact, there are dozens, nay
hundreds, of Imāms who too were more knowledgeable about the Sunnah than you.
Therefore, if an authentic Sunnah happens to differ from your Mazhab, and it
was taken by one of these other Imāms, it is definitely essential that you
accept this sunnah in this circumstance. This is because your above- mentioned
argument is of no use here, for the one opposing you will reply, 'We have
accepted this Sunnah trusting in our Imām , who accepted it' - in this
instance, to follow the latter Imām is preferable to following the
Imām who has differed from the Sunnah."
This is clear and not confusing to anyone, Allāh Willing.
Because of all of the above, I am able to say:
Since this book of ours has collected the authentic sunnahs
reported from the Messenger of Allāh (Sallallāhu `alayhi wasallam) about the
description of his Prayer, there is no excuse for anyone to not act on it, for
there is nothing in it which the scholars have unanimously rejected, as they
would never do. In fact, in every instance several of them have adopted the
authentic sunnah; any one of them who did not do so is excused and rewarded
once, because the text was not conveyed to him at all, or it was conveyed but
in such a way that to him it did not constitute proof, or due to other reasons
which are well-known among the scholars. However, those after him in front of
whom the text is firmly established have no excuse for following his opinion;
rather, it is obligatory to follow the infallible text.
This message has been the purpose of this Introduction.
Allāh, Mighty and Sublime, says,
"O you who believe! Give your response to
Allāh and His Messenger when he calls you to that which will give you life, and
know that Allāh comes in between a man and his heart, and it is He to whom you
shall all be gathered." [18]
Allāh says the Truth; He shows the Way; and He is the Best
to Protect and the Best to Help. May Allāh send prayers and peace on Muhammad,
and on his family and his Companions. Praise be to Allāh, Lord of the Worlds.
Muhammad Nasiruddin Al-Albani
Damascus 28/10/1389 AH
Footnotes
[1]Al-Anfāl, 8:46
[2]Ar-Rūm, 30:31-2
[3] Hood, 11:118-9
[4] cf. Al-Ihkam fi Usūl al-Ahkam by Ibn Hazm, Hujjatullah
al-Balighah by al-Dehlawi, and the latter's essay dealing specifically with
this issue, `Iqd al-Jeed fi Ahkām al- Ijtihad wat-Taqlid.
[5]See Faid al-Qadīr by al-Manawi
(1/209) or Silsilah al- Ahadith ad-Da`iefah (1/76, 77)
[6]Ibn `Abdul Barr in Jāmi' Bayaan al-'Ilm (2/81-2)
[7]ibid. (2/82, 88-9)
[8]ibid. (2/83-4)
[9]ibid (2/89)
[10]cf. Al-Intiqā' by Ibn `Abdul Barr (41), Kashf
al-Mughatta fi Fadl al-Muwatta' (pp. 6-7) by Ibn `Asakir, and Tadzkirah al-Huffaz
by Dhahabi (1/195).
[11]Jāmi' Bayān al-`Ilm (2/88)
[12]see Chapter Eight of the book, Mā Lā Yajuz min al-Khilaf
(pp. 65-72), where you will find numerous examples of what we have indicated,
some of them involving scholars of Al-Azhar.
[13]Al-Bahr ar-Rā'iq.
[14]I now say: Muhammad al-Ghazzali’s recent writings such
as his newly-released book entitled As-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah bayna Ahl al-Hadith
wa Ahl al-Fiqh (The Prophetic Sunnah between the People of Hadith and the
People of Fiqh) have confirmed that he himself is one of those inviters to
Islām who are "themselves utterly confused"! His writings have
for long betrayed his confusion, his distortion of the Sunnah, and his using
his intellect to authenticate or falsify ahadith, not by turning to the principles
and science of Hadith, nor to the experts of that field; instead, whatever
appeals to him, he authenticates, even if it is weak, and declares unreliable
whatever is not to his liking, even if it is agreed to be authentic!
His above approach is shown most obviously in his discussion
of the ahadith in his previous book Fiqh as-Sīrah, where he
explains his methodology of accepting unreliable ahādith and discarding authentic ones on
the basis of the text of the hadeeth alone, from which the reader can see that
the objective criticism of Hadith has no value in his eyes if it contradicts a
"reasoned analysis", which varies enormously from person to person,
for what is truth to one is falsehood to another! Thus the whole of Islām
becomes subject to personal whims, having no principles nor reference points
except personal opinion; this is poles apart from the position of the early
leading 'ulama of Islām , "that the Isnad is part of the religion; were it
not for the Isnad, people would have said whatever they wished."
His latest above-mentioned book has exposed to the people
his Mu'tazilite methodology, his blatant disregard for the Imāms of
Hadith and their efforts over the ages in serving the Sunnah, and
distinguishing the genuine traditions from the unreliable ones, and his lack of
appreciation of the efforts of the Imāms of Fiqh in their laying down
principles and developing issues on that basis, for he takes from these and
leaves from them whatever he wishes, with no consistency towards any set of
principles or fundamentals!
[15] Bukhari and Muslim.
[16] See the previous words of Imām Muzani and Hafiz Ibn
Rajab al-Hanbali.
[17] Bukhari and Muslim; see Appendix Two for the full
hadith.
[18] Al-Anfāl, 8:24
[Via The Qur`ān and
Sunnah Society]
1.
The Introduction; 1.6.
Clearing the Misconceptions
2.1. Facing the Ka`abah ; 2.2. Standing in Solah ; 2.3. Intention ; 2.4. Takbīratulihram ;
2.1. Facing the Ka`abah ; 2.2. Standing in Solah ; 2.3. Intention ; 2.4. Takbīratulihram ;
2.6.
Opening Supplications of Solāh; 2.7. The Recitation;
2.8.
Ruku ; 2.9. Sujud; 2.10. Second Rak`ah ; 2.11. First Tashahhud;
2.12. Standing up for the Third, and then the Fourth Rak`ah;
2.13. The Final Tashahhud; 2.14. The Taslim.
2.12. Standing up for the Third, and then the Fourth Rak`ah;
2.13. The Final Tashahhud; 2.14. The Taslim.
All About The Solah
13. Places Where Offering
Solāh Is Prohibited ; 14. Placing a Sutrah In
front of One Who is Performing Solah;
15. What is permissible
During the Solāh?; 16. The Acts that Renders
Solāh Invalid; 17. Disliked Actions during
the Solāh; 18. The Solāh in Times of Fear
or Danger; 19. The Solāh of a Sick
Person ;
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