The Difference between Advising and Condemning

In this classical treatise, Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) discusses the differences between advising and condemning, which is an extremely important topic since it is very common that the two are confused for one another. For the most part, his talk revolves around the dealings and affairs of the scholars, and how it was from their way to advise and accept the truth from one another. And he shows how condemning was not from their characteristics, but rather from the signs of the evil and wicked people who held hidden goals and objectives.This book is especially important in these days due to the wide scale confusion that exists on this subject amongst the Muslims. So today when we find scholars of the Sunnah refuting weak opinions of other scholars from the past, they are quickly accused of hating those scholars of the past and just condemning them, when in fact they are really advising the ummah and warning the Muslims against following a man in his error. So, we hope that these matters become clear to the reader upon studying this treatise and that he is able to distinguish those who are truly advising from those who are just condemning.

Author: Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali

Translators: Abu Maryam Ismaeel Alarcon

Publisher: http://www.almanhaj.com - Almanhaj Website

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/249998

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The Excellence of Knowledge

This Small treatise brings to light many amazing and intricate points of benefit with regard to knowledge and discerning between which of its types are beneficial and non-beneficial. The Prophet praised some forms of knowledge while condemning others, at times he would ask Allah to grant him beneficial knowledge while at other times he would seek refuge in Him from non-beneficial knowledge.

Author: Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali

Reveiwers: Muhammad AbdulRaoof

Translators: Mahmoud Reda Morad Abu Romaisah

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/339191

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The ruling concerning Mawlid an-Nabawi

In this book, Shaikh Saleh al-Fawzan has enumerated several reasons behind the prohibition of celebrating the Mawlid, and explicitly clarified the major doubts raised up by the proponents of Mawlid; and this includes the claims that, Celebration of Mawlid is honouring the Prophet, Mawlid is celebrated by a large number of people in many towns and cities, Commemorating Mawlid renews the memories of the Prophet, Mawlid is a Bidah Husna (good innovation) because it is a means of showing gratitude towards Allah for sending the Prophet. The saying of Umar, ‘What a good Bidah is this?’ Celebration of Mawlid an-Nabawi is out of love for the Prophet and an expression of one's love, which is permissible.

Author: Saleh Bin Fawzaan al-Fawzaan

Reveiwers: Muhammad AbdulRaoof

Publisher: A website Quran and Sunnah : http://www.qsep.com

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/373679

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[ Hisn Almuslim ] Fortress of the Muslim, Invocations from the Quran and Sunnah

Fortress of the Muslim, Invocations from the Quran and Sunnah: is a very beautiful booklet consists of many authentic Dua's (supplications) for a Muslim to supplicate on a daily basis and on special occasions.

Author: Saeed Bin Ali Bin Wahf Al-Qahtani

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/39062

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The Fiqh Of Hajj

An excellent 18 page treatise upon the excellence of Hajj and its rulings. Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah & Silsilah Ahadeeth Ad-Daeefah. Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

Author: Muhammad Naasiruddeen al-Albaanee

Translators: Abbas Abu Yahya

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/185441

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Enjoining Good, Forbidding Evil

Ibn Taymiyyah said: "This (enjoining good and forbidding evil) is a duty that the entire Ummah is obliged to fulfil. It is what the Ulama know as an obligation of collective responsibility, if a group in society undertook to discharge it, the other members of this society are absolved from it. The entire Ummah is commissioned to undertake it, but if a group therein was responsible for discharging it, the rest of society is no longer obliged to undertake it."

Author: Sheikh-ul-Islam ibn Taymiyyah

Reveiwers: Muhammad AbdulRaoof

Translators: Salim Abdullah Marjan

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/339184

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