**ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ** Dear brothers and sisters, I'm on a journey to deepen my understanding of Islamic theology and I'm exploring the methodologies of the Athari, Ash'ari and Maturidi schools. My goal is to understand the core appeal and spiritual benefit that we can find in each path. I hope to get answers grounded in facts, supported by citations or books that I can read, without the conflation of personal opinions. **جَزَاكُمُ ٱللَّٰهُ خَيْرًا**

Assalamualaikum is the word يَدَاهُ in Quran 5:64 a dual or plural in the Arabic language someone told me thats its more than two.

‏السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته, Please answer this question in a salafi perspective. Like most people these days tend to do, When I am not occupied with anything in my free time I tend to watch a movie, Documentary, Or the likes with my brothers in deen, And a common occurrence in these is music, When a scene with noticable music pops up we mute it, But there are some scenes which have diolague and subtle music in the background, What is the ruling on listening to this? Should you mute it or can you listen to it as long as you are not focusing on the music, Barakallah feek.

Assalamu Aleykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu is it Haram to open cases(loot boxes) in games without buying them(spending any money real or in game) in game you get free case(loot box) if you play well enough, so i wanted to know, if we are allowed to open this cases or it's still considered Haram (gambling or the random factor or anything else) or in other game you play good you get random reward, to open it you must click a few times, then you will get something random, again is it gambling? im not buying anything, just free gifts, but im worried about the 'chance' of winning something

Al-Burdah also known as الكواكب الدرية في مدح خير البرية is a poem of "imam al-Busiri" (the Muslim Sufi poet al-Busiri البوصيري whom studied the seerah of the prophet deeply and almost all his poems are praising the prophet()) which he wrote to praise the Prophet (). > The Burda is divided into 10 chapters and 160 verses all rhyming with each other. ... .Each verse ends with the Arabic letter mīm, a style called mīmīya. The 10 chapters of the Burda comprise: > > - On Lyrical Love Yearning > - On Warnings about the Caprices of the Self > - On the Praise of the Prophet > - On His Birth > - On His Miracles > - On the Exalted Stature and Miraculous Merits of the Qur'an > - On the Ascension of the Prophet > - On the Struggle of Allah's Messenger > - On Seeking Intercession through the Prophet > - On Intimate Discourse and the Petition of One's State. (Source: Wikipedia ) But this poem doesn't seem to find acceptance by the salafis (like Muhammad ibn Abdulwahhab, and modern salafis such al-Albani, ibn Baz etc.). Of course mainly it is hard to say they reject the whole poem, but they surely seem to have some objections to certain parts/rhyms/words of it. > The Burda was accepted within Sunni Islam and was the subject of numerous commentaries by mainstream Sunni scholars such as Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, Nazifi and Qastallani. It was also studied by the Shafi'i hadith master Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (d. 852 A.H.) both by reading the text out loud to his teacher and by receiving it in writing from a transmitter who heard it directly from Busiri himself. > > Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab]], considered the poem to be shirk (idolatory). (source Wikipedia ) Note that the hanbali scholars ibn al-'Imaad ابن العماد الحنبلي and ibn Hisham (who also was a linguist he called his "sharh": الكواكب الدرية) is one of many scholars who have written explanations and interpretations of this poem. In many countries, this poem is well known or in the worst case a few verses of it are popular (see for example these youtube videos: Mesut Kurtis or an-Naqshabandi ). Some Muslims -mainly sufis- especially recite it/them during the Mawlid an-Nabawi. My question is what rhymes/words/parts do salafis reject or consider as blasphemous or as words of kufr etc.? (I don't need a full list but examples of each kind of objection)

> The Salafi movement... is an ultra-conservative reform in the first half of the 18th century against a background of European colonialism. -- Wikipedia I've seen this claim repeatedly, but I'm yet to pinpoint in what ways the Salafi movement is "ultra-conservative" if it is even a correct label. Sure, some people have some extreme views, but it's hard to know how representative that is of the Salafi movement. **Question**: What are some illustrative examples of how the Salafi movement is ultra-conservative? I'm just trying to get a better idea of what precisely is being referred to when the term "ultra-conservative" is being thrown around.

Salamalaikum, I have a question. I follow salafi. I wanted to know if it's permissible to marry a girl who is from jaamat e islam?

My question is this. Did the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) or the first three generations of scholars (salaf) use the expression "lam yazal" in order to express the idea of the beginningless (eternal) existence of Allah? Did they use any other words and expressions for the same purpose (such as "Al-Awwal" or "As-Samad")? The fact is that most often I find discussion of this topic among later generations, after the appearance of philosophy and kalam in Muslim society. This question was raised by the Mu'tazilites, and later by the Ash'aris, but what about the very first Muslims? Looking for an answer to the question so far I've only found this: > (And He is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days) six days > of the beginning of this world: each day the equivalent of one > thousand years, the first day being Sunday and the last Friday (and > His Throne) before the creation of the heavens and earth (was upon the > water) and **Allah was before the Throne and before water** … (Tanwîr > al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn 'Abbâs) However, I do not know whether this is authentic from ibn Abbas, and whether it refers to this topic or not. If I am not mistaken, it is indicated here that Ad-Darimi used this expression ("lam yazal"): https://books.google.ru/books?id=KiiPDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=Allah+lam+yazal&source=bl&ots=v6MuZqftBl&sig=ACfU3U1XpnaV4yhT72S6Cn3rr97wLk2g0Q&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj60vC y8er-AhWxl4sKHX1CC40Q6AF6BAgjEAM#v=onepage&q=Allah%20lam%20yazal&f= false But examples and evidence were not provided.

I am looking for a name for the Islam that is not part of any direction of reform movement (Salafist, Salafi, Fundamental Reform, Modern Reform, Liberal Islam), i.e. following the four schools of Sunni Islam (possibly including similar traditional Shia schools). I would say «conservative» Islam but I do not have the impression that this is a commonly understood term. Is there a more-or-less established term in English or Arabic?

If we read the tafsir of Ibn Kathir about Surah Maryam, verse 23, we can find that he wrote the following in his commentary about Maryam (Alayhisalam):- Ibn Kathir states that many scholars of the predecessors (Salaf) have mentioned that the breath of Jibril **descended into the vagina of Mary (Alayhisalam)**. **He says, "SALAF HAVE MENTIONED THIS".** The word "Fihi" is masculine in the verses that talks about Mary's chastity and it may refer to the garment of Mary (Alahisalam). The word "Fiha" is the feminine one and it may refer to Marry herself. **The main question is: where is the narration or any sayings of any Salaf that state that the breath of Jibril descended into the vagina of Mary (Alayhisalam)?**

Some people say. That our label is Muslim. But when dealing with innovators we should call ourselves salafi or ahlul hadith. Is this true? I personally think calling ourselves Muslim is enough. But they don't listen.

I'm interested in this quote from ibn Abd al-Wahhab (who is described as the founder of Wahhabism on Wikipedia): > ... the Third Nullification from the nullifications of Islām which the Shaykh Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdil-Wahhāb (Rahimahullāh Ta’āla) mentioned, as he said, “The Third: **Whoever does not make Takfīr to the mushrikīn , or doubts their kufr , or approves of their Math’hab, he has disbelieved.**“ > Nāsir Ibn Hamad Al-Fahd, Refraining From Making Takfīr of a Kāfir, in *The Evidences for the Ruling Regarding Alliance with the Infidels*, p.120. (pdf ) All ten nullifications are rebutted in Question 1 of *The Response* (by Al-Azhar scholars). However, they didn't directly describe the third nullification as inaccurate, but rather discuss the extremely high standards required for takfir. **Question**: How did ibn Abd al-Wahhab derive the third nullification of Islam: "whoever does not make takfir to the mushrikin ... he has disbelieved"? My impression is that it's hugely risky and pointless to engage in takfir: the only time it's correct is when it's so obvious they're basically engaging in self-takfir anyway (such as someone who says "I'm an ex-Muslim"). *Edit*: I have asked a question about what takfir actually is here: https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/47248/17163

Salamo3alaykom, I don't understand when scholars refer to something as "madhabu as-Salaf u Saalih". Aren't the Madahib 4 which are already known? I don't want to discredit the biggest scholars of this Ummah, but why don't they say "manhaj salafu saalih" instead of madhab salaf as saalih? I don't understand because the madahib came after the three early generations and therefore those 3 generations didn't follow a madhab (please correct me if I made a chronological mistake, I'm definitely not good at Islamic sciences unfortunately). Can someone clarify and especially not put this question on check as unclear? Jazakom Allah

Recently I heard the term 'Wahhabism ' for specifying a group of Muslims. Actually what is Wahhabism? Is it a sect or normal religious group?

I recently learned that a nasheed is haram to listen to if it has sound effects which sound like musical instruments even if they are 'vocals only' (source). However, I don't have much idea about musical instruments. There are a number of nasheeds by **[Maher Zain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maher_Zain)** which are labelled as "Vocals only - No Music", and what I want to know is whether these nasheeds would fall under the prohibition in this fatwa (i.e. do any of the recorded vocals count as "effects which sound like musical instruments"?). I am not interested in personal opinions and especially not in arguing about the validity of the fatwa itself; I expect answers to be backed by evidences, and these evidences must be compatible with the Salafi methodology used by IslamQA (the source of the fatwa itself).

From the paper *Is Islam Easy to Understand or Not?: Salafis, the Democratization of Interpretation and the Need for the Ulema*, Jonathan A. C. Brown, Journal of Islamic Studies (2015) 26 (2): 117-144, we have: > Both in the modern period and historically, **Salafism has been associated with autodidacticism and an assertion that Islam’s scriptures are clear and accessible to ordinary Muslims without the mediation of the ulema.** This "democratization of interpretation" seems incompatible with the description of the Salafi movement: > The Salafi movement or Salafist movement or Salafism is an **ultra-conservative reform branch or movement within Sunni Islam**... -- Wikipedia **Question**: How is the "ultra-conservative" Salafi movement compatible with autodidacticism? My mental perception of Salafism is likely influenced heavily by Western media, which might be misleading.

It seems to be with the Salafi groups: Islam is Islaam, Qur'an is Qur'aan, Abu is Aboo, Salah is Salaah etc. You get the picture. Is it just to be more precise in English. You know if you are reading a Salafi article, book, website because of this style.

Daeesh recently blew up The Arch of Triumph in Palmyra. It doesn't seem that the arches had any pagan content to them: > “It is now wanton destruction … their acts of vengeance are no longer > ideologically driven because they are now blowing up buildings with no > religious meaning.” Are arches allowed in Islam?

In this youtube video , Sheikh salih al fawzan answers the question; "Does the sun orbit the earth?" > Without a doubt, this is what the Quran is saying. {Quotes verse 36:38 "وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِي لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَا"} He also quoted the verse 2:258: > When Abraham said, "My Lord is the one who gives life and causes death," he said, "I give life and cause death." Abraham said, "Indeed, Allah brings up the sun from the east, so bring it up from the west." He then continues explaining that the Quran, says that the Sun is moving, not the earth, and a muslim should not follow theories, a muslim must follow the Quran! ---------- I am not sure what Ibn Uthaymen and Bin Baz view was one this, but I heard it was something similar. At least they deny that the earth is rotating as stated in this article . If I am not mistaken, they said they do not make takfir one someone who believes the earth is rotating, which rumors said they did! But they say that the one denying that the sun is moving which it says in the quran (36:38) is a kafir (وإنما كفرت من قال إن الشمس ثابتة غير جارية). *Luckily the sun is moving through the galaxy so there is no need to deny that. (there are still other ways of interpreting the given verses, so even if the sun isn't moving, we wouldn't need to make takfir one someone who doesn't believe in that)* **Is the sun orbiting the earth according to the majority scholars of the salafi view?**

What are the minimum conditions by which one is considered a Muslim from the viewpoint of Wahhabism?