A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   Dr. Ahmad Hijazi as-Saqqa wrote, in Mukhalifun li Zhahir al-Lafz , that Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn Swalih al-‘Utsaymin said, “It is established that Allah ( s.w.t. ) has feet, and the Ahl as-Sunnah have explained the leg and foot as being literal according to what befits Allah, whereas the Ahl at-Ta’wil have explained ‘ al-rijl ’ as being the group which Allah will Place in the Fire, and ‘ al-qadam ’ as being those who are sent forth to the Fire ...”  He continued later in the passage, “… and I reject and return their explanation to them on the grounds that it contravenes the external meaning of the words.”  This is found in his Sharh al-Ajurumiyyah .   In response to this, Imam Muhammad Sa’id ibn Muhammad Ramadhan al-Buwthi ( r.a. ) mentioned that Imam Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Husayn al-Bayhaqi ( r.a. ) related from Imam Abu Sulayman Hamd ibn Muhammad al-Khaththabi ( r.a. ), after the latter cited the hadits of Sayyidina An...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam Muhammad Sa’id ibn Muhammad Ramadhan al-Buwthi ( r.a. ) said, “How can we combine between feelings of joy towards the advent of ‘Iyd and feelings of sorrow for the afflicted slaves of Allah ( s.w.t. ) who suffer from adversities?   Each issue has its function.   They correlate and harmonise with each other, when I am happy for being Guided by Allah ( s.w.t. ) to the good, for being His slave, and for being Protected by Him.   It is a mental function that exists in my mind, and then it spreads in my whole conscience.   Similarly, when I feel pain and sorrow for my fellow Muslims, I get closer to Allah ( s.w.t. ) through these feelings.   The believer’s heart can combine between both feelings.”

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   Imam Muhammad Sa`id ibn Muhammad Ramadhan al-Buwthi ( r.a. ), was born of Kurdish descent in 1350 AH / 1931 CE.  He was born in the village of Jilka.  He migrated to Damascus with his family when he was four years old.  The son of one of the foremost Shafi’i scholars of his time, Mulla Ramadhan ( r.a. ), he studied Arabic grammar, logic, and philosophy with his father, as well as Shafi’i jurisprudence and fundamentals of Islamic law and faith, and after graduating from the al-Tawjih al-Islami Institute of Damascus.   He then traveled to Cairo and joined the Faculty of Religion at al-Azhar.   He acquired the International Certificate in 1955.   The following year, he joined the faculty of Arabic Language at al-Azhar and acquired a Diploma at the end of the same year before returning to Syria.   He was appointed as dean in the Faculty of Religion at Damascus University in 1960, and deputed to al-Azhar Univ...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is taken from Why Does One Have to Follow a Madzhab ? , a debate between Imam Muhammad Sa’id ibn Muhammad Ramadhan al-Buwthi ( r.a. ), and a leading Salafi teacher, Muhammad Naswir ad-Din al-Albani.   The following was translated by Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller. Imam al-Buwthi ( r.a. ) asked, “What is your method for understanding the Rulings of Allah?   Do you take them from the Qur’an and sunnah , or from the a’immah of ijtihad ?” al-Albani said, “I examine the positions of the a’immah and their evidences for them, and then take the closest of them to the evidence of the Qur’an and sunnah .” Imam al-Buwthi ( r.a. ) said, “You have five thousand Syrian pounds that you have saved for six months.   You then buy merchandise and begin trading with it.   When do you pay zakat on the merchandise, after six months, or after one year?” al-Albani thought for a moment, and then said, “Your question implies ...