zaydism
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Major Sin, Imaan (Faith) & Obedience to rulers Bismillah Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘Rulers after me will come who do not follow my guidance and my Sunnah. Some of their men will have the hearts of devils in a human body.I said, “O Messenger…
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Muslims as stand-bearers of justice – The leadership of Salahuddin al-Ayyubi “Justice was one of the most prominent characteristics of Salahad-Deen’s leadership. He believed that justice was one of thefundamental principles of Allah in this universe; his conviction wasthat justice was one of the fruits of strong faith. He had learned thatfrom his master who…
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“By Allāh, if I find none but me, I will stand in their way (against the oppressors) until I am sent back to my Salaf (Righteous Predecessors)!” Surah 3:185 – Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection. So, he who is drawn away…
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Openly standing at war with Allah (the Monarchs), they have sought to amplify these problems as well as mislead the public. All the while acting in private service to their masters, the leaders of kufr and tyrannical oppression; they have brazenly changed the laws of the Sharī’ah, being the enemies of the ‘Awliyā of Allah.…
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Usul al-Fiqh: When Khabar Wahid contradicts the common practice – Usul al-Shashi (Hanafi principles) “Based upon this (that the conditions of narrators vary) we say that if Khabar Wahid contradicts the apparent it will not be practiced upon. An example of Khabar Wahid contradicting the apparent is when it is not the common practice of…
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Theology: Free-will & Destiny – What is the destiny of the baby who dies in this world? There is a famous debate narrated between Abu’l Hasan al-Ash`ari and his teacher Abu ‘Ali al-Jubbaa’i: Abu’l Hasan al-Ash`ari who until this point had been from the Mu`tazilah) said to his ustadh, Abu `Ali al-Jubbaa’i: “What do you…
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The Section on Describing Hypocrisy and the Evidence that Every Disobedient Person is a Hypocrite Answered by Imam Nasir al-Utroush – Zaydi Imam Bismillah “Know, may Allāh guide you that whoever disobeys Allāh with a major sin, and insists upon that then his doing so is indicative of his lack of certainty regarding the promise…
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How did Ali b. Abi Talib react to getting threatened and insulted during his leadership? Al-Shaybani narrated that Kuthayyir al-Hadrami heard a group of people cursing and insulting Ali b. Abi Talib. One of them said “I swear by Allah that I must kill Ali”. When Kuthayyir heard him, he caught him and then took…
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Issue of Takfir: Two types of Kufr (covering the truth) – What does it mean to commit Kufr Ni’ma (blessings of God)? Bismillah It was narrated to me from Muḥammad b. Manṣūr, he said: It was narrated to me from Aḥmad b. ʿĪsā, from al-Ḥusayn, from Abī Khālid, from Zayd, from his forefathers, from ʿAlī…
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Social Ethics from a Pro-Alid Zaydi perspective Amīr al-Muʾminīn, ʿAlī, peace be upon him, said that the Messenger of Allāh, peace be upon him and his Ahl al-Bayt, said, “Faith stands on four pillars: patience, conviction, justice, and Jihād.” Then he elaborated on this until he mentioned Jihād, and then he said, “Beside these, there…
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