A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Three of the Shi’ah a’immah , Imam Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-‘Abidin ( q.s. ), Imam Abu al-Hasan Musa ibn Ja’far al-Kazhim ( q.s. ), and Imam ‘Ali Naqi ibn Muhammad al-Hadi ( q.s. ), named their daughters “‘Aishah”.   Before that, Sayyidina ‘Ali ibn Abu Thalib ( k.w. ) said, about Sayyidatina ‘Aishah bint Abu Bakr ( r.a. ), after the Battle of the Camel, “Indeed, she is the wife of your Prophet ( s.a.w. ) in dunya and akhirah .”   This was recorded by Imam Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Jarir ath-Thabari ( r.a. ).   The most authentic narration of the renowned Ahadits al-Kisa’ in praise of the five Ahl al-Bayt : Muhammad ( s.a.w. ), Sayyidina ‘Ali ( k.w. ), Sayyidatina Fathimah bint Muhammad az-Zahrah ( r.a. ), Sayyidina Hassan ibn ‘Ali ( r.a. ), and Sayyidina Husayn ibn ‘Ali ( r.a. ); is narrated to us by none other than Sayyidatina ‘Aishah ( r.a. ), as recorded in Swahih Muslim .

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Every Muharram, we have posts by certain people about how the Shi’ah are deviant.  And there will videos of some extreme action by a fringe group amongst the Shi’ah.  Most of these people are not even aware that the Shi’ah are a group of sects, not a single sect, and they differ even amongst themselves, with some being very close to the Sunnis, and some being clearly ghuluw , deviant.   The issue here is that when these people are asked, what are the specific theological points that put Shi’ah beyond the pale of Islam, we find that not only are they ignorant of Shi’ah beliefs, but they also know nothing of Sunni beliefs.  If they do not even know their religion, how are they qualified to decide on others?  And yet, these are the same idiots who will say that we should not engage in takfir when it is pointed out that supposedly Sunni groups such as ISIS are not Muslims, despite clear fatawa , clear evidence from the Qur’...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The question was put forward to Habib ‘Ali Zayn al-‘Abidin ibn ‘Abd ar-Rahman al-Jifri, by SASA-Cairo President Shaykh Zakariya Matiyani regarding the recent claims by certain quarters in Cape Town claiming that the Prophet Muhammad ( s.a.w. ) condemned Mu’awiyah ibn Abu Sufyan, and that scholars such as Imam Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hanbal ( r.a. ) also mentioned a few things regarding Mu’awiyah.  What is the authentic view of the Ahl as-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah ?   Habib ‘Ali replied, “The preponderant view among the Ahl as-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah is to refrain from defaming his character and to state Allah is be Pleased with him.  Another, minority, opinion existed among Ahl as-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah .  However, the relied upon position among them is to abstain from speaking ill of all the companions.  In addition, we acknowledge that companions had different statuses and that one cannot compare Mu'awiyah ( r.a. ) to Abu Bakr ( ...