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Was al-Hajjaaj ibn Yusuf ath-Thaqafi a Kaafir?

Questioner: What is the correct view regarding al-Hajjaaj ibn Yusuf ath-Thaqafi?  Was he a kaafir? Al-Albaani: Even though we attest to the fact that al-Hajjaaj was a profligate oppressor, we do not know that he denied anything known to necessarily … Continue reading

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Is There a Difference Between Kufr [Disbelief] and Shirk [Polytheism]?

Al-Albaani: The reality is that the case with every beginner student of knowledge, and I was like that and probably still am, I used to read this hadith and it would be problematic, because in some narrations [there occurs], “There … Continue reading

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Answering Those Who Accuse Ahlus-Sunnah of Having Irjaa

The PDF: Accusing Ahlus-Sunnah of Having Irjaa. Questioner: Our Shaikh, some books have surfaced which talk about the issue of declaring others to be disbelievers [takfir], and they cite some proofs regarding the issue of eemaan with which they accuse … Continue reading

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Is a Person who Commites Suicide a Kaafir?

Questioner: His saying عليه الصلاة والسلام as occurs in Sahih Muslim, “Whoever kills himself with a piece of iron will have that iron in his hand, thrusting it into his belly in the Fire of Hell forever and ever,” the … Continue reading

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The Ruling Concerning the One who Mocks the Religion

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab Questioner: Mocking the religion which has been mentioned in His Saying, the Blessed and Most High, “Say, ‘Was it at Allaah, and His Aayat that you were mocking?  Make no excuse, you have disbelieved after you … Continue reading

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