The Monumental Sunni Pledge
By Andrew Booso
The essential point of the ‘Pledge of Mutual Respect and Co-operation Between Sunni Muslim Scholars, Organisations, and Students of Knowledge’ – published in Ramadan 2007 on many websites, including www.suhaibwebb.com (posted 22 September) – is, to a large extent, to temper the theological controversy between ‘Ash’aris’ [...]

Imam al-Shatibi, the great Andalusian Jurist, wrote that it is incumbent upon the Mufti to carry people on a way that is balanced and moderate. His basis for this were the numerous Qur’anic verses and Hadith that emphasize moderation and caution regarding one’s expression of faith.
In his famous al-Muwafaqat he states two important reasons for [...]

Imam Suhaib Webb in his Purification of the Soul set mentions a reflection about the similar California wildfires of September 2005. He says…
(paraphrased)
Remember about two years ago, the San Diego wildfires? How many human beings did it take to control the fire? In fact, what did they finally say on the news? They said, “Actually, [...]

Asalamu alaykum,
Today marks our return to our beloved Misr and the leaving of our beloved America. We ask Allah to forgive us for our mistakes known and unknown. Please keep us in your prayers, ask Allah to raise our ranks and increase us in ‘ilm and hilm.
Suhaib

Exercise:
Hajj is cardio intensive so you must be in good physical shape. Continue to weight train as normal but for cardio here is what I recommend:
Take a brisk walk 4-5 days a week for 35-45 minutes wearing sandals a few times (preferably in the morning). Drink plenty of water and a cup of [...]

It was the first night of Ramadan. I was so excited about going to the masjid for taraweeh and enjoying every moment of this month of forgiveness. But no matter how hard I tried to do that, my thoughts were continually disrupted. While I sat and followed the Shaykh’s recitation of surah al Baqarah, I [...]

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Boston ‘Eid prayer:
All praise is to Allah [alone], we praise Him, we seek His help, and we implore His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides, there is not do misguide him, and whoever Allah leads astray, there is none to guide him. I bear witness that there is nothing worthy of worship [in truth] but Allah and [...]