BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF THE AHLUS SUNNAH [2nd Edition]
At times of ignorance, when questions, objections and doubts are being raised in relation to the fundamentals of Islamic Beliefs and Practice, we felt the need to compile a short yet concise handbook covering some aspects of the Beliefs and Practices of the Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l Jamā'ah; in hope that it alleviates any misconceptions regarding the Beliefs and Practices of the Saved Sect.
Proofs from the Qur’ān, Proofs from Prophetic Traditions [Aḥādīth], Proofs from the Works of Classical Scholars and The Beliefs of Muslims concerning:
- WHO ARE THE AHL AL-SUNNAH WA’L-JAMĀʿAH?
- Abstaining from the People of Innovation & Misguidance
- Divisions in the Muḥammadan Community
- THE ONLY RELIGION OF SALVATION IS ISLĀM— PERENNIALISM IS DISBELIEF [KUFR]
- THE ABRAHAMIC FAITH AND THE FAITH OF ALL THE PROPHETS IS ISLAM 12
- THE FINALITY OF PROPHETHOOD[KHATM AL-NUBUWWAH] 17
- THE SUPERIORITY [AFḌALIYYAH] OFSAYYIDUNĀ ABŪ BAKR AL-ṢIDDĪQؓ 20
- THE UPRIGHTNESS OF ALL THE COMPANIONS [ṢAḤĀBAH] OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLĀH ﷺ 28
- THE PROPHETS OF ALLĀH f ARE ALIVE.. 37
- THE INTERCESSION [SHAFĀʿAH] OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLĀH ﷺ 40
- THE MUḤAMMADAN LIGHT [AL-NŪR]. 43
- KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNSEEN[ʿILM AL-GHAYB]. 46
- THE MESSENGER OF ALLĀH ﷺ BEING PRESENT & WITNESSING[AL-ḤĀḌIR WA AL-NĀẒIR] 50
- THE NIGHT JOURNEY AND HEAVENLY ASCENT [AL-ISRĀ WA AL-MIʿRĀJ] AND THE DIVINE VISION.. 54
- THE PARENTS OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLĀH ﷺ WERE BELIEVERS 57
- THE PERMISSIBILITY OF PROCLAIMING “YĀ RASŪL’ALLĀH” 65
- INTERMEDIATION[WASĪLAH]. 70
- SEEKING HELP FROM THE PROPHETS AND FRIENDS OF ALLĀH 75
- FOLLOWING OF ONE OF THE SUNNI SCHOOLS OF JURISPRUDENCE [TAQLĪD] 79
- INNOVATION[BIDʿAH]. 83
- CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLĀH ﷺ[MAWLID AL-NABĪ] 86
- STANDING UP [QIYĀM] DURING ṢALĀT AND SALĀM... 91
- COMMEMORATING THE ANNIVERSARY OF DEMISE [ʿURS] 95
- CONVEYING REWARD TO THE DECEASED[ĪṢĀL AL-THAWĀB] 98
- SEEKING BLESSINGS FROM SACRED RELICS [TABARRUK] 102
- GATHERINGS OF REMEMBRANCE [DHIKR]. 107
- KISSING THE THUMBS[TAQBĪL AL-IBHĀMAYN]. 111
- KISSING THE HANDS OF THE RIGHTEOUS. 115
- PERMISSIBILITY OF VISITING THE SHRINES OF THE AWLIYĀ’118
- CONSTRUCTING EDIFICES AND DOMES OVER SHRINES AND PLACING COVERINGS ON THEM 121
- PLACING FLOWERS ON SHRINES. 124
- PERMISSIBILITY OF WEARING AMULETS [TAʿWĪDH]. 127
- RECITATION OF THE QUR’ĀN [QIRĀ’AH] IN CONGREGATIONAL PRAYERS 130
- RECITING ĀMĪN SILENTLY BEHIND THE IMĀM... 132
- THE METHOD OF FOLDING THE ARMS IN ṢALĀH.. 134
- COVERING THE HEAD DURING ṢALĀH.. 136
- TARĀWĪḤ IS TWENTY UNITS [RAKAʿĀT]. 138
- THREE RAKAʿĀT FOR THE WITR PRAYER.. 140
- THE METHOD OF STANDING DURING THE CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER [JAMĀʿAH] 142
- WHEN TO STAND FOR THE CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER 144
- OTHER ASPECTS OF THE ḤANAFĪ METHOD OF ṢALĀH.. 146
- Raising the Hands up to the Earlobes146
- Tying the Hands beneath the Navel146
- Reciting the Tasmiyah Silently. 146
- Reciting Āmīn Silently. 146
- Not raising the Hands during Ṣalāh for the Takbīr of Changing Positions [Takbīr Intiqāl] 147
- Not sitting after the Second Sajdah of the 1st or 3rd Units of Prayer [Jalsat al-Istirāḥah] 147
- The Sitting Position during Qaʿdah. 147
- Raising the Index Finger during Tashah’hud. 147
- Raising both Hands for Supplication.. 148
- AL-IMĀM AL-AʿẒAMABŪ ḤANĪFAH ؓ.... 149
His Personality, Mannerisms & Traits151
The Greatness of Imām Abū Ḥanīfah ؓ..... 151
Imām Abū Ḥanīfah’s ؓ Golden Words of Wisdom 152