The Shahada itself is shirk.
“Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah, wa ashadu anna Muhammadan rasulu Allah.”
To ritually become a Muslim, you must testify to faith in Allah and immediately afterward recognise Muhammad, which is associating partners with Allah.
If Islam has always existed since the time of Adam, then “La ilaha illa Allah” should be enough to ritually declare yourself Muslim.
In reality Islam is Muhammad’s invention, and there is no Islam without association with Muhammad; likewise there is no Allah of the Quran without Muhammad.
This level of organisation is only due to the blessings of Allah upon the Saudi state,
They have carried well the responsibility of caring for Mecca and Medina,
After centuries of neglect by central authorities, it was the Saudis who repaired and cared for the holy lands.
Sheikh Dr. Abdul Latif Al-Sheikh, warned pilgrims against seeking fatwas from artificial intelligence technologies, stressing that this is not permissible, and that fatwas should be obtained from scholars whose knowledge and righteousness are trusted
Not mere words. In recent years, Saudi Arabia has taken practical steps against normalization, from targeting the Israeli-linked STC in Yemen, to backing Somalia against the Israeli-supported Somaliland faction, and supporting Syria while reopening trade corridors through it.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman privately told evangelical leader and Trump ally Mike Evans that he was ready to recognize Israel “today,” but that his father, King Salman, remained the obstacle.
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🔴 BREAKING: Saudi Arabia’s position on the Palestinian issue remains unchanged, a Saudi source tells Al Arabiya English, adding that “there needs to be an irreversible pathway to a Palestinian state.”
In this clip, Shaykh Sulaymān al-Ruḥaylī clarifies an important point for those who are not performing Ḥajj on the Day of ʿArafah:
Some people go to the mosques and remain there until sunset, busy in Duʿāʾ.
However, to specifically intend staying in the mosque from Ẓuhr until Maghrib is not something prescribed, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not do that.
What is legislated and recommended is to increase in Duʿāʾ throughout the day of ʿArafah, wherever a person may be.
The focus should be on abundant supplication, not on fixing a specific form of staying in the masjid.
📵Spreading rumors, sharing news without verifying it, & scaring people all of these are traits of hypocrites.
Sh Ṣāliḥ Āl al-Shaykh said after reciting an-Nisāʾ (4:83) that scholars of Tafsīr stated: This verse was revealed about hypocrites. When news
شعائر من الحج
من رحاب المسجد الحرام…
حيثُ تتقارب القلوب قبل الخطوات
وترتفع الدعوات إلى السماء في أطهر البقاع
Rituals of Hajj 🕋
From the courtyards of the Grand Mosque…
where hearts draw closer before footsteps,
and prayers rise to the heavens from the purest of places