Islamic Revival

The English translation of the Arabic book 'Saheefa-tul Madinah' by Professor Muhammad al-Massar i is now available to download for free from:  The Prophetic Constitution of Madinah This much needed detailed Ijtihad expounds the topic and dispels various commonly held assumptions and myths about the constitution of the first Islamic State established by the Prophet Muhammad  ﷺ. The following is from its Contents page:  Contents Chapter One: The Origin of the Sahifah (Document)  Section: The circumstances surrounding the writing of the Sahifah (document) of Al-Madinah  Imam Ibn Kathir (May Allah’s mercy be upon him) attempted to summarize some of this Section: Examples of the harm and abuse undertaken by the Jews and the polytheists and the acts of Ka’b bin Al-Ashraf  Section: The joining together as brothers “Al-Mu’akhaah) between the Muhajirin and the Ansar  Narrations revealing the strength of this “Mu’akhaah” (forming of brotherhood) and its depth,...

Presented below is translation of a short piece written by Professor Muḥammad ibn Abdullah al-Massari which covers the sourcing for the ḥadith : ‘ The majority of the hypocrites from among my Ummah are (to be found among) the reciters.’   Set out below is the narration from four companions, may Allah be pleased with them all, cited among a wide array of texts.  Apart from those narratives which carry the particle ‘ inna ’ [ان], the reported wording is identical across throughout.  With some detailed analytical comment also provided, the reader can be assured that this ḥadith is considered to be Ṣaḥīḥ . Some editing of the original document has been applied, to streamline the text and to enable greater readability. As for hypocrisy, it is the inveterate sickness that one may be drowning in without even realising, for it is a hidden matter… The major hypocrisy, one that leads to eternal damnation in the lowest rungs of hellfire, is that one feigns to the Muslim...

Dr. Muhammad AL-MASSARI : RESPONSE to Critical Questions about TALIBAN'S LEGITIMACY - Part 2   Part 3 Source

Dr. Muhammad AL-MASSARI : RESPONSE to Critical Questions about TALIBAN'S LEGITIMACY - Part 1 Source

The following is a translation of an Arabic article. Eradicating Riba (Usury) The Taliban can break free from the grip of the oligarchy of satanic globalization and make a change in its structure 1. Eradicating the interest completely, including but not limited to: a. Clearing all interest-based banks and turning them into Islamic banks. The most important part of this is the complete ban on issuing the Riba-based credit cards and replacing them with non-Riba cards: Debit Cards or Prepaid Credit Cards. b. Complete ban on using Credit Cards in all over the country, irrespective of the entity that has issued it, even if foreign. c. The State should fully desist and forbid public and private companies from issuing Riba-based bonds and replace them with Mudharaba instruments and other permissible financing contracts. 2. Declaration of Public Property a. Declare ores, minerals (including oil and gas), and water as public property, regardless of the ownership of the land in whi...

Dr. Abu Khaled al Hejazi asks Professor Muhammad al-Massari a series of critical questions relating to Afghanistan under the Taliban. This enlightening Q&A includes discussion on: - Whether it was considered Dar al-Islam (a land of Islam) previously when the Taliban were in power? - What disqualifies a land form being Dar al-Islam according to the Shariah? - Do the actions of the Taliban in negotiating the withdrawal agreement with America in Qatar constitute Kufr Buwah (open kufr)? - Can the Taliban's trade agreements with China and other nations who oppress Muslims be justified according to the Shariah? Do they constitute Kufr buwah? - The distinction between Dar al-Islam and Khilafah? - How could Afghanistan transition to become a Khilafah?

This video from the Tafseer of Quran circles of Professor Muhammad al-Massari includes an in depth explanation regarding the Shariah definition of Iman. Using evidences from the Quran, the Sheikh elucidates a refinement to the traditional definition of Iman as 'At-Tasdeeq al-Jaazim' (decisive assent). He explains the need to include 'acceptance' and 'surrender' in the definition.    Source

Common parlance has that there are but five pillars of Islam: the testimony of faith, establishing the prayer, paying the obligatory charity, fasting in the month of Ramaḍān and making the pilgrimage.  The famous traditions carrying that wording are reported in almost all notable collections of ḥadith . When it comes to the citation, usually it is the narrations reported on the authority of Ibn Umar, son of Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (may Allah be pleased with them both). It is a continuously recurrent tradition ( mutawātir ) from Ibn Umar and has been reported by a large number of the trustworthy narrators from the successor generation to the companions, the Tābi’een . Curiously though, the actual word pillar (Arabic:  rukn , pl.  arkān ) is noticeably absent from all the reported texts through which this has come.  Furthermore, the word ‘only’ (Arabic: faqaṭ ) is not part of any reported text.   Usually in the English translations it is eithe...

Question I s Crypto currency such as Bitcoin essentially prohibited because it is issued by unknown people? Some argue that it is not tangible, being not made from anything physical, except being backed by software.  Wealth cannot be created from nothing, being prohibited in Sharī’ah .  Although paper money in origin was based upon the gold standard, even though that link is not there now, it is accepted as being legal tender, being issued and controlled by central banks therefore having the backing of states, its overall legitimately accepted widely and not contended. Answer Having analysed the matter, there isn’t specific textual evidences cited that would make the buying and selling of this prohibited.  The reasoning underpinning the adoption of a prohibition based upon its perceived nature contains several analytical flaws which will be commented upon in turn.  In short, the general ruling of permissibility would apply in this instance. Reasoning...