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Jan 23 15 tweets 5 min read
Many brothers resorting into creative solutions to deal with it is evidence that the theory of hiding sensitive information from Muslims makes the foundation of their worldview shake when they're confronted with it, and at best they reshape their view to justify it. In an authentic tradition, al-Hasan al-Basri calls him al-Fasiq and his immediate reporter Abu al-Ashhab mentions al-Hasan never uses his real name but the name al-Fasiq and quotes the section related to him from Sayyida ‘Aïsha supplication against him. Image
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Jul 25, 2025 4 tweets 2 min read
important advice:

“You should constantly keep your wife preoccupied with taking care of the household duties, overseeing its affairs, and handling what is required for the order of living. Image
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The human soul cannot bear idleness, and being free from essential matters leads one to focus on what is non-essential.

When the wife is idle her ambition will be directed toward things that disrupt the order of the home.
Jul 20, 2025 5 tweets 1 min read
“If the bond of union between the spouses is established, then the husband’s method of managing his wife should be based on three things: authority, dignity, and mental engagement. Image As authority, it means that he should maintain a presence of reverence in her eyes, so that she does not fall short in obeying his commands and avoiding his prohibitions. This is the most important condition for properly managing the household, because if it is compromised,
Mar 23, 2025 15 tweets 5 min read
🧵 regardless the martyrdom of our Master Talha (رضيّ اللّه عنه).

It's claimed by some people that Marwan has killed Talha during the battle of Jamal, however I'll attempt to contest this claim in this thread as well as critiquing some main historical reports they rely on. Image
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I will start by demonstrating that scholars of old like Ibn Khaldun, al-Qadi Ibn al-‘Arabi, Ibn Kathir, al-Ansari, and many others have contested this claim before contemporaries do so. Image
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Jul 31, 2024 4 tweets 1 min read
Thread regarding what Shaykh al-Islam al-Tahir b. ‘Ashur stated in regard to al-Mahdi: 🧵
Jul 31, 2024 11 tweets 3 min read
He then investigated how the doctrine of al-Mahdi appeared in the Muslim Ummah, he says:

“The story of the Mahdi sprouted from the remnants of the story of the awaited Imam among the Shi’a. The origin of this is that the Shi’a of the Hashimites, Image
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after their movement failed following the abdication of our master Hasan and then the martyrdom of our master Husayn, may God be pleased with them both, and after the establishment of Umayyad rule, realized that the power of the Arabs had shifted to the Umayyads for many reasons,
Jul 31, 2024 15 tweets 3 min read
He continues, stating the scholarly views regarding al-Mahdi:

“For this reason, you do not find scholars Usul occupied with this issue. However, you may find in some of their books references to it while discussing the issues of the Imamate, Image
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which they have included among the matters Usul al-Din, though it is not truly one of them, as Imam al-Haramayn stated in Al-Irshad. This is because the issues of the Imamate have been the subject of considerable disagreement among the Muslim factions.
Jul 31, 2024 18 tweets 4 min read
Shaykh al-Islam al-Tahir b. ‘Ashur said in regard to the status of al-Mahdi in our religion:

“The duties of religion fall into three categories: beliefs, actions, and ethics. Belief in the emergence of the Mahdi at the end of times does not fall under these categories; Image
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it is not one of the matters that must be believed as part of Islamic creed. A Muslim may believe in the appearance of the Mahdi or may believe that he will not appear.
Jul 15, 2024 8 tweets 2 min read
Yazid bin Muawiya sent Muslim to Medina, where he entered Quba and took the oath of allegiance to Yazid for the second time. Muslim b. ‘Uqba killed those who opposed him, but the city of Medina was neither plundered nor its lawful blood was shed. Image
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Among those who reported the events were Lut b. Yahya, a known Shiite liar, who claimed that the army plundered wealth and honor. This account was contradicted by Wahb bin Jarir and ‘Awana b. al-Hakam, who are trustworthy and honest reporters.
Jul 13, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
During the Ottoman rule of Arab lands, Jews, as subjects of the Sultan, moved freely to and from Palestine, residing in Jerusalem, Safed, Tiberias, and Hebron. The Ottomans granted religious minorities full equality with Muslims, Image
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This enabled many Jews to also seek foreign consuls in Jerusalem, thus also gaining privileges ottomans grants foreigners.
Jul 13, 2024 5 tweets 2 min read
Zionist project under Ottoman supervision:

The early Jewish settlements in Ottoman Palestine began with Mikveh Israel in 1870 and Petah Tikva in 1878, later expanding to include numerous others like Rishon LeZion and Zikhron Ya'akov. Image
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Despite Ottoman restrictions, the government recognized earlier colonies and lands purchased by Baron Rothschild. By the late 19th century, the Jewish population reached about 50,000, with many new settlements and "combinayas" established under Ottoman rule.
Jun 21, 2024 9 tweets 2 min read
Know, may Allah guide us and you, that it is obligatory for every accountable person to know that Allah, the Glorified and Exalted, is One in His dominion. He created the entire universe, the celestial and terrestrial realms, the Throne, and the Footstool. Image He created the heavens and the earth and everything within them and between them. All creatures are subdued by His power. Not a single particle moves except by His permission. There is no manager in creation besides Him, nor any partner in His dominion.
Apr 28, 2024 7 tweets 3 min read
Yusuf al-Qaradawi has claimed that a person who reach the conclusion that Islam is false due to personal Ijtihad is entering Jannah:

He also was part of the campaign of denying and rejecting stonning:

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Al-Jazeera has made an article about his opinion on stonning as well as huddud in general promoting his heresy:
aljazeera.net/programs/relig…
Mar 19, 2024 6 tweets 2 min read
From al-Imam al-Walid b. Bakr al-Ghamri (d. 392) book “al-Tanmiya wa al-Hikayat” which is one of earliest and most relied upon book on biographical cannon that later scholars relied upon. Image The book displays a lot of views that were common between early Maliki scholars, like the citation mentioned by the Shaykh that al-Asbagh is a Lafdhi.