Essentials Of Bid’ah

Devotion’ (So worship Allah with devotion to His Religion.). Prophet Muhammad (saw) said ‘Allah Most High only accepts deeds which are solely devoted to Him, and for His sake.’ Thus, devotion is the measure of accepting or refusing all our deeds. By Dr. ‘Umar al-Ashqar and translated to English.

In “Devotion”, Dr. ‘Umar al-Ashqar thoroughly discusses devotion and sincerity in Islam, along with the erroneous concepts which have crept into Muslims’ understanding concerning them.

Readers will find answers to the following questions:

1. What is devotion in Islam?
2. What is Islam’s position concerning devotion in acts of worship?
3. What are the erroneous ideas concerning devotion?
4. What are the difficulties of having sincerity and devotion?
5. Why is Allah the aim and none other than He?
6. Can the worshipper have multiple sincere intentions at one time?
7. What are the elements of ill-intentions?
8. What are the steps to remedy hypocrisy?
9. What is the influence of the intention upon ones deeds?
10. What is the influence of intention in forbidden acts?

The author has discusses the topic of innovation in Islam. For example,  he proves that celebrating the Prophet’s birthday is not right according to the Qur’an and Sunnah.

(I have only created Jinn and men, but to worship me)

And the most common and lofty way of worship Allah, as we all know, is to pray. Pray, pray, pray.

But how will we react if we find out that after years and years of praying, our prayer is performed incorrectly?!?!

Some of us would be angry… actually, very very angry… while some will be dissappointed and wishing that they knew the correct way of praying earlier…

This book covers all of the guidelines of prayer, and what you need to do before, after, and during prayer, to keep you from that humiliating moment of “learning it the hard way.”

So once this book is between your hands, flip through its thin pages and earn the knowledge of your deen as you sit on the cushions of a warm, comfortable couch.

This is a simplified series of books dealing with the fundamental Islaamic beliefs. The material is well-founded on authentic proofs from the Qur’aan and Sunnah. The books are written in easy language, making them accessible to individuals with limited vocabulary.

The pristine beliefs of the early Muslims are preserved in this vitally important masterpiece written by one of the most outstanding scholars of our time, Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al Uthaymeen. This new revised edition by Dar-us-Salam has been printed in full color with hardback bounding for an excellent presentation.

Seven clear principles and their evidences from the Book and the Sunnah guide the reader through the confusion and false claims of the ignorant to the clarity of belief in Allah’s Names accomplished by the righteous early scholars of Islam. Principle 6 contains the shaikh’s compilation of the ninety-nine (99) names of Allah. The names have been compiled into 2 categories: first from the Book of Allah & second from the Sunnah of the Prophet (S). All the names have been printed in Arabic with transliteration and English translation. Each name is printed beautifully in a square box with 6 boxes on a page.

Seven more principles and their evidences follow, giving the reader firm understanding of the correct beliefs about Allah’s Attributes. Four more principles outline the correct approach in studying the related proofs and evidences.

All of this leads the reader into an enthralling series of refutations of the false notions of the Ash’aree sect, a text-by-text breakdown of how and why they went wrong in a careful and precise study of fifteen texts from the Book and the Sunnah. The beliefs of the Ash’aree sect are destroyed and the origins of their deviation are exposed for all to see.

‘A magnificent book a clarification of the creed of the righteous Salaf concerning the Names and Attributes great principles and collective benefits concerning the topic’ – Shaykh Ibn Baaz