Sects and Innovation
210 questions
What is the ruling on remembering Allah (dhikr) with the daff (tambourine) and what is known as the "Hadrah" (a Sufi gathering) which includes teaching matters of religion, while some people experience states of fainting and seizures therein?
Who are the shaykhs who adhere to the correct Aqeedah of Ahlus-Sunnah wal Jama'ah, and what is the Aqeedah of Ibn Taymiyyah?
What is the ruling on the saying: "Every Muslim must have a guide who directs him to Allah, and he must accompany and obey him"?
Why don't all Muslims follow the Salafi methodology?
Is the family's opposition to the Salafi methodology, under the pretext of being concerned with trivialities, valid?
Is it permissible to call oneself "Salafi"? What is the ruling on some individuals slandering scholars and preachers such as Sheikh Ayed Al-Qarni, Sheikh Salman Al-Ouda, and Sheikh Bakr Abu Zayd? How valid is the accusation that these scholars are Kharijites or inclined towards Sufism? Is this slander justified by the claim that Sheikh Rabee' al-Madkhali is himself criticized?
What is the religious ruling regarding Islamic Sufi orders, such as the Khalilīyah order?
Is abandoning the covenant of the Tijaniyya tariqa considered waging war against Allah, and is what an individual sees of the Ahl al-Bayt real or not?
Who was it that coined the term "Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah" (People of the Sunnah and the Community) for Muslims?
Does what Al-Baqillani said—that Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) has the right to cause pain to the Prophets and bestow blessings upon the disbelievers from a rational perspective, prior to the advent of divine revelation, and that if He were to do so, it would be permissible for Him and not deemed reprehensible on His part, and that what assures us that He will not torment the believers and bless the disbelievers is the Prophet's explicit statement and the consensus of the Muslims—conform to the methodology of the righteous predecessors (Salaf As-Salih)?
Is Ibn Arabi an infidel and a heretic as some scholars say, or is he a Mujtahid as others say, and does his belief in the Oneness of Existence make him an infidel?
Is Mubahala exclusive to the Messenger (peace be upon him), or is it for Muslims in general? Is it permissible for Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama'ah to offer it to deviant sects? And is it confirmed that a sign will appear to manifest the truth when it is performed?
Is the Khalwatiyya tariqa in Egypt documented, and does Al-Azhar have a stance on it?
Is it permissible to join Islamic da'wah groups and Islamic movements?
Is the aforementioned addition by Ali bin Ma'bad in the Hadith of Intercession, which includes God's saying: "I will indeed bring out whoever said, 'There is no god but Allah!'" authentic and acceptable? And if it is authentic, does it include deviant sects such as the Rafidah, Mu'tazilah, and Khawarij, so that they will not abide eternally in Hell?
Is it not that the followers of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab differ in creed from the rest of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah by their adherence to the doctrine of anthropomorphism (tajsim) and assimilation (tashbih)?
What is your interpretation of a group in Algeria that claims Salafism and speaks in the name of Al-Albani, Ibn Uthaymeen, and Ibn Baz, while at the same time slandering and disparaging other scholars such as Al-Qaradawi and Al-Ghazali?
Is it true that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, al-Dhahabi, and Ibn al-Qayyim were Sufis? And why was Ibn Taymiyyah buried in Sufi cemeteries? And are Sufis considered among Ahl al-Sunnah, or are they among the misguided sects?
Who are the Sabbatarians in Jordan, whose feasts and holidays coincide with Saturday?
What is the ruling on taking a piece of cloth from the door of a mosque or a public place after people have stepped on it, then washing it, and using the resulting water for healing?
Was Omar ibn al-Khattab the one who prohibited Nikah al-Mut'ah (temporary marriage)? And are the Ahl al-Bayt infallible, based on the noble verse: "Allah only intends to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the household, and to purify you with [complete] purification"?
What is the ruling on jumping over the sacrificial animal with the intention of a vow, taking some of its blood, and putting it on the face?
What is the ruling on listening to Ibn al-Farid's poem "You Are My Ordinances and My Supererogatory Prayers"?
What are the most prominent contemporary Salafi creedal books that elaborate on the creed of the Salaf in detail, avoid mentioning sects and refutations, and differ from the books of Dr. Omar Al-Ashqar and commentaries on ancient texts?