Arranged chronologically
Lesson 85: They include the sincerely truthful, the martyrs and the righteous; amongst these are the great signposts of guidance, the lanterns illuminating darkness, possessing virtues and merits that have been related to us; and…
Lesson 84: They prohibit boasting, arrogance, transgression, and showing contempt over people, with due right or without due right. They also command high moral values and prohibit the lowly ones. In all that they do…
Lesson 83: They order people to keep duty to their parents, to maintain the ties of kinship, to be good neighbors, to treat the orphans, the poor and the wayfarers well, and to be gentle…
Lesson 82: They call to fine conduct (akhlaq) and good deeds, and they believe in the meaning of his ﷺ saying: ‘The most complete believer with respect to Imaan is the one with the finest…
Lesson 81: They believe it part of their religion to sincerely advise the Ummah. They believe in the meaning imparted by his ﷺ saying: ‘A believer to another believer is like a building, one part…
Lesson 79: [A DESCRIPTION OF THE GOOD CHARACTER AND ACTIONS THAT COMPLETE THE AQEEDAH OF AHLUS SUNNAH] In addition to these fundaments, they enjoin the good and prohibit the evil as required by the Shar’iah….
Lesson 79: The third fundament is consensus (ijma’) which is relied on in matters concerning knowledge and religion. They use these three fundaments to judge everything that people do of speech and deeds, both inward…
Lesson 78: They know that the most truthful words are the words of Allah and that the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad ﷺ. They give preference to the speech of Allah over the…
Lesson 77: [THE ATTRIBUTES OF AHLUS-SUNNAH WAL-JAMA’AH] The path of Ahlus Sunnah wal-Jama’ah is to follow the footsteps of the Prophet ﷺ inwardly and outwardly, it is to follow the way of the forerunners: the…
Lesson 76: In types of knowledge and spiritual unveilings, and various manifestations of power and influencing. This is related from the nations of old in Surat al-Kahf and in other Surahs of the Qur’an, it…
Lesson 75: [THE STANCE OF AHLUS-SUNNAH WAL-JAMA’AH REGARDING THE MIRACLES OF THE AWLIYA’] One of the fundamentals of Ahlus Sunnah is to believe in the miracles of the Awliya’ and that Allah causes supernatural feats…
Lesson 74: Furthermore, if one of them did commit a sin, which he then repented from, or he would do such good deeds as would erase it, or he would be forgiven by virtue of…
Lesson 73: They refrain from (delving) into the differences that occurred amongst the Companions and they state that some of the reports dealing with their faults are outright lies, and that others have been subject…
Lesson 72: [THE DISAVOWAL OF AHLUS SUNNAH WAL-JAMA’AH FROM WHAT THE PEOPLE OF INNOVATIONS AND MISGUIDANCE SAY REGARDING THE RIGHTS OF THE COMPANIONS AND THE HOUSEHOLD OF THE PROPHET ﷺ] They declare themselves innocent of…
Lesson 71: They show loyalty to the wives of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the Mothers of the Believers, and they believe that they will be his wives in the Hereafter, especially Khadijah, may Allah…
Lesson 70: [THE STATUS OF THE PROPHET’S HOUSEHOLD ﷺ WITH AHLUS SUNNAH WAL-JAMA’AH] They love the family of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, show loyalty to them, and preserve the will of the Messenger of…
Lesson 69: [THE RULING ON PREFERRING ALI OVER UTHMAN] However, some of Ahlus Sunnah differ concerning (the ranking of) Uthman and Ali with regards to superiority, after having agreed upon giving precedence to Abu Bakr…
Lesson 68: They testify that those who the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stated (were in Paradise) are in Paradise such as the Ten, Thabit Ibn Qays Ibn Shammas and other companions. They accept what has…
Lesson 67: They accept what the Qur’an, the Sunnah, and the consensus mention of their virtues and rankings. As such they give precedence to those who spent (in charity) and fought before the Conquest, which…
Lesson 66: [OBLIGATIONS TOWARDS THE COMPANIONS AND A MENTION OF THEIR VIRTUES] One of the fundamentals of Ahlus Sunnah wal-Jama’ah is the purity of their hearts and tongues towards the Companions of the Messenger of…