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		<title>• the • she-camel • given • in • charity •</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A sister sent me this story transcribed from one of Dr. Saleh As-Saleh&#8217;s lectures:
The Shaykh began:
&#8220;Do you want hear this real story which took place here about a hundred years ago. (In Saudi) Tayib. This is real! This is real!&#8221;
He continued: &#8220;Bismilaahi Rahmaani Raheem. This story took place here about hundred years ago and it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=istiqaamah.wordpress.com&blog=1234028&post=439&subd=istiqaamah&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>• ibn • hajar • &amp; • the • jew •</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Ibn Hajar Al Asqalani (a chief of the court in Egypt) used to wear very nice  clothes.  Once he met a Jew wearing old /torn clothes.  The Jew stopped Al Asqalani and asked him: &#8220;Don’t you see the situation I am in and compare it with the bounty you enjoy, although I am unbeliever and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=istiqaamah.wordpress.com&blog=1234028&post=437&subd=istiqaamah&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>• abu • bakr&#8217;s • preparation • for • the • journey •</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i took this from volume one of &#8216;hayaatus-sahaabah&#8217;.. absolutely beautiful
The preparation of Abu Bakr for the journey [to Madinah]
Aishah [raadi Allahu 'anha] narrated, &#8220;The Messenger of Allah [salallahu alayhi wa sallam] used to visit the house of Abu Bakr [raadi Allahu 'anhu] daily twice- once in the morning and once in the evening- regularly, without [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=istiqaamah.wordpress.com&blog=1234028&post=359&subd=istiqaamah&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>• loyalty • of • the • ansaar •</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the hadeeth of Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) which describes the digging of the ditch (al-khandaq). Anas said:
When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw how exhausted and hungry we were, he said (in verse):
“O Allaah, there is no life except the life of the Hereafter, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=istiqaamah.wordpress.com&blog=1234028&post=366&subd=istiqaamah&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>• superiority • of • asr • prayer •</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Narrated by Abu Huraira (RadhiAllaho anhu):  Allah&#8217;s Messenger (sallallaahu &#8216;alaihi wasallam) said, &#8220;Angels come to you in succession by night and day and all of them get together at the time of the Fajr and &#8216;Asr prayers. Those who have passed the night with you (or stayed with you) ascend (to the Heaven) and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=istiqaamah.wordpress.com&blog=1234028&post=432&subd=istiqaamah&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>• futility • of • shirk •</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The prophet  detailed the futility of shirk in many different ahadith. Perhaps the most explicit parable given in the sunnah is the hadith in which the Prophet  narrated a sermon that Yahya (as), the cousin of Isa (as) gave to the children of Israel.
Yahya said: the example of he who commits shirk with Allah is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=istiqaamah.wordpress.com&blog=1234028&post=356&subd=istiqaamah&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>• the • najdi • scholars • on • establishing • vs • understanding • al-hujjah •</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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The Scholars of the Najdî Da’wah on the Differentiation Between Establishing the Hujjah (Proof) and Understanding the Hujjah (Proof)
At-Tibyân Publications

The Scholars of the Da’wah of Najd, may Allâh be merciful to them, spoke about this often. Their Fatâwâ and letters on this issue are also mentioned often, yet they are mentioned unrestrictedly without a clear [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=istiqaamah.wordpress.com&blog=1234028&post=427&subd=istiqaamah&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>• ibraaheem •</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Then when the fear subsided from Ibraheem, and the glad tidings reached him, he began to debate with Us for the people of Loot. Verily, Ibraheem was without doubt, Haleem, Awaah and Muneeb. [Hood: 74]

Al Baghawee stated: The majority of the scholars of Tafseer said: Meaning he debated Our angels…
Ibn Katheer stated: Allaah the elevated [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=istiqaamah.wordpress.com&blog=1234028&post=352&subd=istiqaamah&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>• difference • between • a • taaghoot • and • a • kaafir •</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read in the past a very simple rule made by Sheikh Ali Al-Khudair in how to distinguish between the Taghout and a normal Kafir.
He said in his book Al-Wijazah:
&#8220;The Tughyaan (the noun of Taghout) is every going beyond the limits. So for example the one who left the prayer is a Kafir, but if [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=istiqaamah.wordpress.com&blog=1234028&post=367&subd=istiqaamah&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>• all • 8 • doors •</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Prophet  Said:
There is no one amongst you that makes Wudoo&#8217;, and does so perfectly, and then says, &#8216;I Testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allaah. He is alone, having no partners. And I bear witness and testify that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger&#8217;, except that all eight doors of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=istiqaamah.wordpress.com&blog=1234028&post=365&subd=istiqaamah&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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