Pathway to Salafiyyah (2025)

09/09/2025

Every nation will be raised on the day of judgement alongside with the Prophet sent to them.

🎙️ Sheikh Christopher Otayemi

08/09/2025

The Obligation of Following the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)

Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

“Whoever thinks that he can take directly from the Qur’an and Sunnah without following the Companions and adhering to their path then he is from the people of innovation and misguidance. And whoever opposes what the believers have agreed upon, then he is misguided.”

Mukhtaṣar al-Fatāwā al-Miṣriyyah (1/556)

Translated by Ibn Kanz Abu Taymiyyah

07/09/2025

حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ بْنُ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي السَّفَرِ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ، وَالْمُهَاجِرُ مَنْ هَجَرَ مَا نَهَى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَقَالَ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ عَنْ عَامِرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى عَنْ دَاوُدَ عَنْ عَامِرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A Muslim is the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue and hands. And a Muhajir (emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons) all what Allah has forbidden." (Sahih al-Bukhari, 10
In-Book Reference: Book 2, Hadith 3)

06/09/2025

A father demanded that his son must apologize for deleting blue film on his phone, what should the son do?

Answered by: Ustadh Abu Khadeejah As-Sanady (Hafidhohullah)

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06/09/2025

It's starts today .... The long awaited eye opening seminar!

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05/09/2025

Stay away from celebrating (Mawlid Nabbiy) birthday of the messenger of 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮̄𝗵 ﷺ.

‎❝The Prophet ﷺ did not celebrate his birth, nor did he guide towards it. None of his Companions — the best and most beloved people to the Prophet ﷺ — celebrated it, nor did the Tabi‘een (the generation after the Companions), nor those who followed them with excellence in the favored centuries. Therefore, it is known to be an innovation (bid‘ā)❞

— Ash-'Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Ibn Baz رحمه الله

Anything that was not part of religion during the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ will never be part of religion today.

© Soliu Jaami'u Adeola

05/09/2025

A MESSAGE TO ABU RAHIMA

This evening, I saw a video of one of our elders in the Ibadan Muslim community (Abu Rahima) on Facebook claiming there was truly a fight between Abu Bakr and A'li bn Abee Tālib (may Allah be with them both) over caliphacy after the demise of the prophet.

With all due respect to Abu Rahima through whom many have benefitted from his guidance and are still benefitting, this is not actually the truth of what happened.

I think Abu Rahima mixed up the source of the resentment between Fātimah the daughter of the prophet, and Abu Bakr (May Allah be pelased with them both).

It is almost impossible, sir, that both the old and young from the people of sunnah in this land will all misunderstand the truth of the history.

Firstly, this was not peculiar to Fatimah bint Rasūlillah (رضي الله عنها), it was all of the household of the prophet including his wives which our mother a'ishah who was the daughter of Abu Bakr.

Urwah reported from Aisha that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) passed away, his wives wanted to send Uthman ibn Affan to Abu Bakr to ask him about their inheritance from the Prophet (peace be upon him). Aisha told them, "Didn't the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say, 'We (Prophets) do not leave inheritance. Whatever we leave behind is charity?". Saheeh Muslim 1758.

عن عروة، عن عائشة؛ أنها قالت: إن أزواج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، حين توفي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، أردن أن يبعثن عثمان بن عفان إلى أبي بكر. فيسألنه ميراثهن من النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم. قالت عائشة لهن: أليس قد قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم (لا نورث. ما تركنا فهو صدقة).

His uncles, too, like Al-a'bbās went to Abu Bakr for the inheritance of the prophet.

Aisha reported that Fatimah and Abbas (peace be upon them) came to Abu Bakr seeking their inheritance from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). At that time, they were seeking their lands in Fadak and their share in Khaybar.

Saheehul Bukhari 6725.

عن عائشة أنَّ فَاطِمَةَ والعَبَّاسَ عليهما السَّلَامُ، أتَيَا أبَا بَكْرٍ يَلْتَمِسَانِ مِيرَاثَهُما مِن رَسولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّمَ، وهُما حِينَئِذٍ يَطْلُبَانِ أرْضَيْهِما مِن فَدَكَ، وسَهْمَهُما مِن خَيْبَرَ....

Secondly, there are reports in Al-Mustadrak of Al-Imām Al-Hākim that A'lī bn Abee Tālib gave ba'yah to Abu Bakr on the second day after the death of the prophet. Although, the connection between them broke after Abu Bakr declined the request of sharing the estate/properties of the prophet as ordered by the prophet.

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri reported that after the death of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), the speakers among the Ansar stood up, and each one of them would say: "O group of Muhajireen, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to appoint a man from among you and pair him with a man from us. We think that this matter (leadership) should be shared between two men, one from you and the other from us." The Ansar's speakers continued in this manner. Then Zayd ibn Thabit stood up and said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was from the Muhajireen, and the Imam (leader) should be from the Muhajireen, and we are their supporters just as we were the supporters of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)." Abu Bakr then stood up and said: "May Allah reward you well, O group of Ansar, and may He make your speaker steadfast." He then added: "If you were to do otherwise, we would not have accepted it from you." Then Abu Bakr took Zayd ibn Thabit by the hand and said: "This is your leader; pledge allegiance to him." The people then went forward and pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr.

When Abu Bakr sat on the pulpit, he looked at the faces of the people and did not see Ali, so he asked about him. Some of the Ansar said "seek after him.",

So Ali came forward. Abu Bakr said to him: "O cousin of the Messenger of Allah and his son-in-law, did you want to cause division among the Muslims?" Ali replied: "No blame, O successor of the Messenger of Allah." Then Ali pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr.

حدثنا أبو العباس محمد بن يعقوب، ثنا جعفر بن محمد بن شاكر، ثنا عفان بن مسلم، ثنا وهيب، ثنا داود بن أبي هند، ثنا أبو نضرة، عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال: (( لما توفي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قام خطباء الأنصار فجعل الرجل منهم، يقول: يا معشر المهاجرين إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا استعمل رجلا منكم قرن معه رجلا منا، فنرى أن يلي هذا الأمر رجلان أحدهما منكم والآخر منا، قال: فتتابعت خطباء الأنصار على ذلك، فقام زيد بن ثابت، فقال: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان من المهاجرين، وإن الإمام يكون من المهاجرين، ونحن أنصاره كما كنا أنصار رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقام أبو بكر رضي الله عنه، فقال: ((جزاكم الله خيرا يا معشر الأنصار، وثبت قائلكم)) ثم قال: ((أما لو فعلتم غير ذلك لما صالحناكم)) ثم أخذ زيد بن ثابت بيد أبي بكر، فقال: هذا صاحبكم، فبايعوه، ثم انطلقوا، فلما قعد أبو بكر على المنبر نظر في وجوه القوم فلم ير عليا فسأل عنه، فقال: ناس من الأنصار فأتوا به، فقال أبو بكر: ابن عم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وختنه أردت أن تشق عصا المسلمين؟ فقال: لا تثريب يا خليفة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فبايعه، ثم لم ير الزبير بن العوام فسأل عنه حتى جاءوا به، فقال: ابن عمة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وحواريه أردت أن تشق عصا المسلمين، فقال مثل قوله: لا تثريب يا خليفة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فبايعاه ((هذا حديث صحيح على شرط الشيخين ولم يخرجاه)).

Thirdly, if there was a fight over caliphacy, then it would mean they never truly followed what the prophet told them not to fight over leadership. As a matter of fact, the fight between Mu'awiyah and A'li bn Baee Tālib wasn't about leadership but course of action as regards the killers of uthmān.

Mu'awiyah agreed A'li was better than him and should be the leader.

Abu Muslim al-Khawlani and some people came to Muawiyah and said: "Are you disputing with Ali or are you like him?" Muawiyah replied: "No, by Allah, I know that he is better than me and more entitled to the authority than me. But don't you know that Uthman was killed unjustly, and I am his cousin and the one seeking revenge for his blood? So go to Ali and tell him to hand over the killers of Uthman to me, and I will pledge allegiance to him." They went to Ali and spoke to him, but he did not hand them over to Muawiyah.

جاء أبو مسلم الخولاني وأناس إلى معاوية ، وقالوا : " أنت تنازع عليا أم أنت مثلُه ؟ فقال: لا والله ، إني لأعلم أنه أفضل مني وأحق بالأمر مني ، ولكن ألستم تعلمون أن عثمان قتل مظلوما ، وأنا ابن عمه ، والطالب بدمه ، فأتوه ، فقولوا له ، فليدفع إليّ قتلة عثمان ، وأُسَلِّم له . فأتوا عليا ، فكلموه ، فلم يدفعهم إليه " انتهى من " سير أعلام النبلاء " ( 3/ 140 ).

Thirdly, what Abu Bakr did by not sharing the inheritance of the prophet even when his daughter will have a share was as a result of many companions narrating the same thing he himself already knew from the prophet.

This was not specific to prophet Muhammad alone, all of the prophets of Allah do not have their estate shared after their demise. What they have is what we call "Ethical/Legacy wills." Some jews still practise it till today when material things the dead left behind is willed to the poor and the needy, but their legacy is what is expected to be carried on by their families.

Abu Darda reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets. Indeed, the Prophets did not leave behind dinars or dirhams (material wealth) as inheritance; rather, they left behind knowledge." Sunan At-tirmidhi 2682.

عن أبي الدرداء قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه "العلماءُ ورثةُ الأنبياءِ ، إنَّ الأنبياءَ لم يُورِّثوا دينارًا ولا درهمًا إنما ورَّثوا العلمَ"

Lastly, the fight was never between A'li bn Abee Tālib and Abu Bakr over caliphacy.

Abd al-Rahman ibn Samurah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Do not seek leadership, for if you are given it without asking for it, you will be supported in it. But if you are given it after asking for it, you will be left to handle it on your own. And if you swear an oath and then see that something else is better, do what is better and expiate for your oath."

عن عبدالرحمن بن سمرة قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم تَسْأَلِ الإمارَةَ، فإنَّكَ إنْ أُعْطِيتَها مِن غيرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ أُعِنْتَ عليها، وإنْ أُعْطِيتَها عن مَسْأَلَةٍ وُكِلْتَ إلَيْها، وإذا حَلَفْتَ علَى يَمِينٍ، فَرَأَيْتَ غَيْرَها خَيْرًا مِنْها، فَأْتِ الذي هو خَيْرٌ، وكَفِّرْ عن يَمِينِكَ.

Lastly , I understand the fact that there are reports that could possibly be misunderstood to mean that there was at least a form of resentment between A'li bn Abee Tālib and Abu Bakr for the six months Abu Bakr declined to sharing the estate of the prophet to his family. But none of these reports in the least mentioned it to be a result of power tussle between the two great companions.

An example of such was what Al-Imām Muslim reported in his Saheeh from our mother a'ishah.

Urwah reported from Aisha that Fatimah (peace be upon her), the daughter of the Prophet (peace be upon him), sent a message to Abu Bakr asking him for her inheritance from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) from the properties that Allah had granted him in Medina, specifically Fadak, and the remaining one-fifth of the spoils of Khayber. Abu Bakr replied: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, 'We (Prophets) do not leave inheritance. Whatever we leave behind is charity.' The family of Muhammad (peace be upon him) can only benefit from this wealth." Abu Bakr added: "By Allah, I will not change anything from the charity of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) from its current state, and I will continue to administer it as the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did." Fatimah was displeased with Abu Bakr's response and stopped speaking to him until she passed away, six months after the Prophet's death. When Fatimah died, her husband Ali buried her at night without informing Abu Bakr, and he led her funeral prayer.

During Fatimah's lifetime, Ali had a good standing among the people, but after her death, he noticed a change in their attitude towards him. Therefore, he sought to reconcile with Abu Bakr and pledge allegiance to him, which he had not done for several months. Ali sent a message to Abu Bakr asking him to come alone, without anyone else, out of fear of Umar's presence. Umar said: "By Allah, do not go to them alone."

Abu Bakr said: "What can they do to me? By Allah, I will go to them." Abu Bakr entered upon them, and Ali gave a speech, saying: "We recognize your virtue and what Allah has granted you, and we do not envy you for the good that Allah has brought to you. However, you have taken control of this matter without consulting us, and we thought that our kinship to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) entitled us to a share in this matter." Abu Bakr's eyes welled up with tears as Ali spoke.

When Abu Bakr spoke, he said: "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, maintaining the ties of kinship with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is dearer to me than maintaining my own kinship. As for the dispute between me and you regarding these properties, I have not deviated from the right path, and I have not abandoned any practice that I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did."

Ali then said to Abu Bakr: "Meet me this evening for the pledge of allegiance." When Abu Bakr prayed the noon prayer, he ascended the pulpit, gave a speech, and mentioned Ali's delay in pledging allegiance, as well as his excuse. Abu Bakr then asked for forgiveness and Ali gave a speech, acknowledging Abu Bakr's rightful position and explaining that his actions were not driven by envy or resentment towards Abu Bakr's virtues, but rather by a sense of being overlooked in the decision-making process.

The Muslims were pleased with this reconciliation, and they said: "You have done well." The Muslims drew closer to Ali once again after he revisited the matter in a satisfactory manner.

Saheeh Muslim 1759.

عن عروة، عن عائشة "أن فاطمة عليها السلام، بنت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، أرسلت إلى أبي بكر تسأله ميراثها من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، مما أفاء الله عليه بالمدينة وفدك، وما بقي من خمس خيبر، فقال أبو بكر: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: لا نورث، ما تركنا صدقة، إنما يأكل آل محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم في هذا المال. وإني والله لا أغير شيئا من صدقة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن حالها التي كان عليها في عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه، ولأعملن فيها بما عمل به رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم. فأبى أبو بكر أن يدفع إلى فاطمة منها شيئا، فوجدت فاطمة على أبي بكر في ذلك، فهجرته فلم تكلمه حتى توفيت، وعاشت بعد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ستة أشهر، فلما توفيت دفنها زوجها علي ليلا، ولم يؤذن بها أبا بكر وصلى عليها، وكان لعلي من الناس وجه حياة فاطمة، فلما توفيت استنكر علي وجوه الناس، فالتمس مصالحة أبي بكر ومبايعته، ولم يكن يبايع تلك الأشهر، فأرسل إلى أبي بكر، أن ائتنا ولا يأتنا أحد معك، كراهية لمحضر عمر، فقال عمر: لا والله لا تدخل عليهم وحدك، فقال أبو بكر: وما عسيتهم أن يفعلوا بي، والله لآتينهم، فدخل عليهم أبو بكر، فتشهد علي، فقال: إنا قد عرفنا فضلك وما أعطاك الله، ولم ننفس عليك خيرا ساقه الله إليك، ولكنك استبددت علينا بالأمر، وكنا نرى لقرابتنا من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نصيبا، حتى فاضت عينا أبي بكر، فلما تكلم أبو بكر قال: والذي نفسي بيده، لقرابة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أحب إلي أن أصل من قرابتي، وأما الذي شجر بيني وبينكم من هذه الأموال، فلم آل فيها عن الخير، ولم أترك أمرا رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يصنعه فيها إلا صنعته. فقال علي لأبي بكر: موعدك العشية للبيعة. فلما صلى أبو بكر الظهر رقي على المنبر، فتشهد، وذكر شأن علي وتخلفه عن البيعة، وعذره بالذي اعتذر إليه، ثم استغفر وتشهد علي، فعظم حق أبي بكر، وحدث: أنه لم يحمله على الذي صنع نفاسة على أبي بكر، ولا إنكارا للذي فضله الله به، ولكنا كنا نرى لنا في هذا الأمر نصيبا، فاستبد علينا، فوجدنا في أنفسنا. فسر بذلك المسلمون وقالوا: أصبت، وكان المسلمون إلى علي قريبا، حين راجع الأمر المعروف.

Al-Imām Ibn Katheer clarified this to mean that there were two pledges of allegiance made by A'li bn Tālib to Abu Bakr. The earlier one reported by Abu sa'eed Al-Khudrī which our mother a'ishah wasn't present when it happened, and the second one 6 months after the first and after the death of Fātimah the daughter of the prophet.

He said in Al-Bidāyah wa An-Nihāyah 5/307 :

This pledge of allegiance given by Ali to Abu Bakr after Fatimah's death was a confirmation of the reconciliation between them, and it was a second pledge of allegiance in addition to the first one that took place on the day of the Saqifah, as narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah and authenticated by Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj.

During the six months following the Prophet's death, Ali was not in opposition to Abu Bakr. Instead, he would pray behind him and attend consultations with him. Ali even rode with Abu Bakr to Dhu al-Qassah.

As reported in Sahih Bukhari, Abu Bakr prayed the afternoon prayer a few nights after the Prophet's death and then came out of the mosque, where he found Hasan ibn Ali playing with children. Abu Bakr carried Hasan on his shoulders and said: "By my father, he resembles the Prophet, not Ali," while Ali laughed.

Some narrators may have believed that Ali did not pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr until this second pledge, but the evidence suggests that Ali had already pledged allegiance earlier, and this was a reaffirmation. In cases of conflicting reports, the one that affirms is given precedence over the one that negates. And Allah knows best.

فهذه البيعة التي وقعت من علي رضي الله عنه، لأبي بكر رضي الله عنه، بعد وفاة فاطمة رضي الله عنها، بيعة مؤكدة للصلح الذي وقع بينهما، وهي ثانية للبيعة التي ذكرناها أولا يوم السقيفة، كما رواه ابن خزيمة وصححه مسلم بن الحجاج، ولم يكن علي مجانبا لأبي بكر هذه الستة الأشهر، بل كان يصلي وراءه ويحضر عنده للمشورة، وركب معه إلى ذي القصة كما سيأتي، وفي صحيح البخاري: أن أبا بكر رضي الله عنه صلى العصر بعد وفاة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بليال، ثم خرج من المسجد فوجد الحسن بن علي يلعب مع الغلمان، فاحتمله على كاهله وجعل يقول: يا بأبي شبه النبي، ليس شبيها بعلي، وعلي يضحك، ولكن لما وقعت هذه البيعة الثانية اعتقد بعض الرواة أن عليا لم يبايع قبلها فنفى ذلك، والمثبت مقدم على النافي كما تقدم وكما تقرر. والله أعلم.

I would appreciate it if our father Abu Rahima could make a video to make a correction to this mistake. الرجوع إلى الحق فضيلة.

© Ustadh Olatunji Ibrahim

04/09/2025

Mawlud is innovation, don't join them in celebrating. Every innovation leads ones astray

09/06/2024

Arabic Language is Superior...

Arabic is superior because it is the language with which the Last and Best Revelation was revealed.

Allaah says He reveals the Qur'aan in A Plain Arabic Language.

It is language of the Sunnah, the Second Revelation.

The basic acts of Muslim worship are observed in Arabic. Your Salat is not accepted if you observe it in other than the Arabic language.

It is the unifying language of all the Muslims. The adhaan is in Arabic, the talbiyyah is in Arabic, Assalaam alaykum is Arabic, alhamdulillah is Arabic, laa haula wa laa quwwata illa billah is Arabic.

Even Arabic has permeated our local dialects: alamari (Al Amr), alafia (Al aafiya), alubosa (Al basal), adua (ad-Duaa), woli (Al-Waliyy), alubarika (Al barakah), alfansa (al-Faahisha), etc.

Arabic protects the originality of everything Islam, Qur'aan, Hadeeth, Shariah, Seerah, Taarikh, etc.

The best of those who served Islam and who left footprints for the successive generations of Muslim achieved the feat via Arabic, as one of the first tools. Al-Imaam Al-Bukhari, Al-Muslim, At-Trimidhi, Abu Daawud, etc, were not Arabs.

Al-Imaam Al-Albaani of recent was an European from Albania.

Yes, it is not proper making jest of the woman and others like her but she needs to be educated about Islam.

Ignorance about Islam is a disease every Muslim must treat to make best out of their Deen.

After the Arabic Language to a Muslim, comes his mother tongue (Yorùbá, Hausa, Fulani, Igbo, etc) then come the languages of colonialism like English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, etc.

Wallaahul Musta'aan.

© Ustaz Aboo Aamir

17/05/2024

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