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BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents Looking at the face of ‘Ali is worship   النظر إلى وجه علي عبادة Looking at the face of ‘Ali is worship   Al Hakim reports it via two chains and classifies both sahih.[1] Al Dhahabi rectifies him saying that both are in fact mawdu’.[2] Al Suyuti, Mulla ‘Ali Qari, and Ibn al Jawzi declared it mawdu’.[3] Here is a list of the weak […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents What a beautiful bid’ah this is! (‘Umar’s statement)   نعمت البدعة هذه What a beautiful bid’ah this is!   They accuse him of innovating Tarawih. Have the Rawafid suddenly began having a distaste for innovations? If Salat al Tarawih in congregation is bid’ah, then how did Salah with the names of their Imams become Sunnah in their creed? Do they not have Salat ‘Ali, […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents These, I witness against them … but I do not know what they will invent after me   هؤلاء أشهد عليهم … و لكن لا أدري ما تحدثون بعدي These, I witness against them … but I do not know what they will invent after me.   Hafiz Ibn ‘Abdul Barr says, “This hadith is mursal and its isnad is munqati’.”[1] In addition, the […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents This is the first to believe in me   عن أبي ذر و سلمان قالا أخذ النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم بيد علي فقال إن هذا أول من آمن بي و هذا أول من يصافحني يوم القيامة و هذا الصديق الأكبر و فاروق هذه الأمة يفرق بين الحق و الباطل و هذا يعسوب المؤمنين و المال يعسوب الظالمين Abu Dhar and Salman relate […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents This is the greatest of the former and latter beings from the inhabitants of the skies and earth   هذا خير الأولين و الآخرين من أهل السماوات و الأرض This is the greatest of the former and latter beings from the inhabitants of the skies and earth.[1]   I could not locate it, neither in the books of the Ahlus Sunnah nor of the […]