Love, Fear & Hope
Heart worship that needs balance and sound evidence.
In preparationEnglish expansion ← Belief
Belief and Tawhid
A learning map with clear boundaries: general definitions are not automatic rulings on individuals.
Foundation
Pillars of Faith
Start with the six pillars before sensitive terminology.
Faith
Belief in Allah
Knowing Allah and the effect of faith on worship, the heart and conduct.
Open → FaithAngels
What is authentically established about the angels, without myth or speculation.
Open → FaithRevealed Books
Belief in revelation and the place of the Qur’an as the final revealed Book.
Open → FaithMessengers & Prophethood
The mission of the messengers and following Muhammad ﷺ.
Open → FaithThe Last Day
Resurrection, judgement, Paradise and Hell.
Open → FaithDivine Decree
A structured introduction to Qadar without confusing shortcuts.
Open →Heart and action
Tawhid & Worship
Tawhid, shahadah, worship and the heart.
Tawhid
Heart
Heart
Heart
Lordship
Allah’s exclusive Lordship and how it connects to worship.
Open → TawhidWorship
Directing prayer, du‘a, hope, fear, reliance and all worship to Allah alone.
Open → Names & AttributesAllah’s Beautiful Names
Learn through Qur’an, Sunnah and reliable principles rather than isolated quotations.
Open → Names & AttributesDivine Attributes
A careful, source-led introduction to the chapter.
Open → WorshipWhat is Worship?
Outward and inward words and deeds loved and accepted by Allah.
Open → ShahadahMeaning of La ilaha illa Allah
Negation and affirmation, conditions and practical consequences.
Open → FollowingMuhammad is the Messenger of Allah
Believing him, obeying him and following his Sunnah.
Open →Reliance & Seeking Help
Dependence on Allah while taking lawful means.
In preparationSincerity & Intention
Worship for Allah alone and guarding against showing off.
In preparationFollowing the Prophetic guidance
The Sunnah and religious innovation: understanding how to follow
Begin with the authority of the Prophet’s Sunnah, then study the meaning of following it and the scholarly criteria for religious innovation. The aim is careful, source-led learning rather than isolated slogans.
Sunnah
The authority of the Sunnah
How the Sunnah explains the Qur’an, its authority in religious practice, and the importance of authentic transmission.
Explore the chapter →Following evidenceFollowing the Sunnah and understanding bid‘ah
Worship is examined through its evidence; religious innovation must be understood through established criteria and context.
Explore the chapter →Careful scope
Shirk, Kufr & Hypocrisy
Learn the concepts from recognised sources without overextending them.
Shirk
Major Shirk
General definition and source-led study, not rulings on particular people.
Draft under review → ShirkMinor Shirk
Understanding the category and its distinction from major shirk.
Draft under review → KufrMajor Kufr
General terminology and safeguards against reckless takfir.
Draft under review → KufrLesser Kufr
Texts that use kufr without necessarily meaning leaving Islam.
Draft under review → HypocrisyBelief Hypocrisy
General doctrinal definition, separate from accusations against individuals.
Draft under review → HypocrisyPractical Hypocrisy
Practical traits described as hypocrisy, distinct from major hypocrisy.
Draft under review → SunnahHolding to the Sunnah
Following revelation and understanding the path of the Companions and early Muslims.
Open → InnovationUnderstanding Bid‘ah
Study through usul and scholarly explanation rather than viral lists.
Open →FollowingBid‘ah: definition and types
Texts of Ibn Baz and Ibn al-‘Uthaymin on the meaning of bid‘ah, its categories and its criteria.
Draft under review →Official sourceIbn Baz — Belief & Tawhid
Books, fatwas and lessons from the official site.
Open source ↗Official sourceIbn al-‘Uthaymin Foundation
Books, commentaries and fatwas in belief, fiqh and usul.
Open source ↗Official sourceIbn Baz on the official Ifta’ site
A link to Ibn Baz material on the General Presidency of Ifta’; al-Fawzan’s material has not yet been reviewed.
Open source ↗Institutional referenceThe Permanent Committee
Institutional fatwas in belief, worship and transactions.
Open source ↗Official source‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr
Lessons and commentaries on belief, adhkar and the deeds of the heart.
Open source ↗LibraryBooks and commentaries on belief
Go to the expanded library of books and commentaries.
Open →Community & public authority
Obedience in what is right, counsel, and the limits of rebellion
A sensitive creedal and legal topic that must combine the texts rather than become a political slogan.
Obedience is in what is right
Prophetic texts command obedience to public authority in lawful matters; they do not command obedience to sin.
Sin and injustice are not automatically disbelief
Sunni jurists distinguish wrongdoing and major sin from manifest disbelief, so grave public judgments are not built on anger or rushed takfir.
Armed rebellion has strict conditions in this literature
A common Sunni formulation prohibits armed revolt merely for sin or injustice and discusses the hadith exception of manifest disbelief with proof, along with ability and avoiding greater harm.
Counsel and lawful correction remain
Rejecting armed rebellion does not mean approving injustice or abandoning lawful advice, rights and correction.
Protests, sit-ins and revolutions are contemporary fact patterns
These labels cover different forms. The site attributes contemporary rulings to named scholars and contexts rather than turning one fatwa into a universal political judgment.
Consequences matter
Scholars repeatedly discuss ability, public harm, bloodshed and whether one wrong would be replaced by a greater wrong.
Foundational sources
Begin with the original source
Read the scholar’s own material first, then its explanation and related questions. These are source directories, not a claim that every page has been independently reviewed.
Original scholarly site
Ibn Baz — Belief and Tawhid
Books, fatwas and lessons at the scholar’s official site.
Open original site ↗Original scholarly foundationIbn Uthaymeen Foundation
Scholarly books, explanations and fatwas in belief, jurisprudence and legal theory.
Open original site ↗Institutional sourceSaudi Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta
Institutional fatwa collections covering belief, worship and transactions.
Open original site ↗Scholar’s websiteAbdul-Razzaq al-Badr
Lessons and writings on belief, remembrance and matters of the heart.
Open original site ↗LibraryCreed books and scholarly explanations
Browse the wider collection of books and commentaries.
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