Sahih Bukhari - Volume 3, Book 34, Number 428:

Narrated Said bin Abu Al-Hasan:

While I was with Ibn 'Abbas a man came and said, "O father of 'Abbas! My sustenance is from my manual profession and I make these pictures." Ibn 'Abbas said, "I will tell you only what I heard from Allah's Apostle . I heard him saying, 'Whoever makes a picture will be punished by Allah till he puts life in it, and he will never be able to put life in it.' "

Hearing this, that man heaved a sigh and his face turned pale. Ibn 'Abbas said to him, "What a pity! If you insist on making pictures I advise you to make pictures of trees and any other unanimated objects."

Op u r getting it wrong...

Zaikon:
Op u r getting it wrong...

No he is right! I think you are getting it wrong. Stay away from selfies.

Almuhsin:
No he is right!
I think you are getting it wrong.
Stay away from selfies.

maybe u should provide the arabic text of that hadith. nd if u insist i think u just hav to stop using nigerian currency, passport, but wait did u realise even the great scholars havs pictures ? i think the arabic text will solve this issue.

See? Thats why I dont believe in hadiths! Hadiths are filled with superstitous beliefs and are lies against Muhammad. The Quran alone is enough for a wise muslim! SMH

Ozize:
See? Thats why I dont believe in hadiths! Hadiths are filled with superstitous beliefs and are lies against Muhammad. The Quran alone is enough for a wise muslim! SMH

You must be a joker, you don't believe in hadith's and you call yourself a Muslim, it's impossible to believe in the Qur'an without hadith's. A Muslim who doesn't believe in authentic narration of the Prophet's is no Muslim.

the volume of The Book is There, get The Arabic version and See it Yourself. remember Hadith are the Sayings of The prophet

I heard a Tafsir by Sheikh Imran Abdulmojeed Eleha, where he talked about the consensus of scholars about this hadith, in which he said they came to a conclusion that the hadith referring to sculpture and idol making. Allahu aalam

Modify, after hearing other views by other scholars, the hadith's used to verify the issue by Sheikh Imran Eleha arent tenable.

Pictures without any form of doruraah are Haraam

There has been a lot of debate on this hadith amongst scholars, in which they even infer video recording as picture making but different from still picture (THERE IS ALOT OF Discrepancy Amongst them concerning this). I heard a Tafsir by Sheikh Imran Abdulmojeed Eleha, where he talked about the consensus of scholars about this hadith, in which he said they came to a conclusion that the hadith is referring to sculpture and idol making. Allahu aalam

[quote author=Qtsnow post=36145774]I heard a Tafsir by Sheikh Imran Abdulmojeed Eleha, where he talked about the consensus of scholars about this hadith, in which he said they came to a conclusion that the hadith referring to sculpture and idol making. Allahu aalam[/quote

There's is no Alhadeeth Scholars that gave a fataawa to that effect, is it Sheikh Albanni who said that
I fear that Salafiyyun one day says: “Photography
is no imaging. You just press a button”. (Silsila-
ul-Huda wan-Nur 393)
or Sheikh Ibn Baaz: “It is not permissible to picture people whether with their consent or without their consent; and if it is with their consent then the sin is greater. And pictures with souls in them are prohibited,
because the Messenger of Allah (Sal Allahu aliyhi
wa sallam) cursed the picture makers”
Reference: “Fataawa Noor ala Darb” (Aqeedah)
No.318

Imaam Muhammad Bin Saalih Al
‘Uthaimeen (rahimahullah)
Source: www.ibnothaimeen.com
Translator: Abu Yesmean Moslem Bin Usama
Question: May Allah reward you ; the questioner,
Hasan Hussein, says: I’m a young man, and I love
taking pictures and preserving them. An occasion
doesn’t pass-by unless I’ve photographed it for
the memories, and I preserve these pictures inside
of an album; however, on many occasions,
months pass without me ever opening the album
to look at the pictures.
What’s the ruling on these pictures that I’ve taken
and preserving them?
Answer: It’s obligatory that you repent to Allah
(‘Azz wa Jall) for your actions, and to burn all of
the pictures that you’ve saved immediately;
because it’s not permissible to preserve pictures
for memory. Therefore, it’s upon you to burn the
pictures after you’ve heard what I just told you,
and I ask Allah to guide me and you, and for
salvation from that which He hates. Source


Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan – Taken from the
Shaykhs lecture seriesTafseer of Surah al-
Hujuraat to Surah an-Naas) Monday 15 Shawwal
1427H.
Question: When I go out on excursions with a
group of friends, I take pictures to keep them as
mementos. What is the ruling on taking pictures
for this purpose?
Answer: The ruling is this practice is that it is
unlawful, that is, if the picture is taken of
something with a soul (a human or an animal),
The Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said:
The people who will be most severely punished on
the Day of Judgement will be the picture-makers.
[1] The Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) also
cursed those who make pictures. As for taking
pictures of things without a soul – a car, a plane,
a tree, etc., – there is no harm in that. And with
Allaah is the facilitation to do what is right.
Question: What is the ruling on photography?

Shaykh Muhammad bin Hādī Al-Madkhalī said:
“My position on this is well known, and the
speech of the scholars about this is well-known.
It is not permissible except where necessity calls
for it. So if there is a necessity such as a license,
card, a situation, passport or any official
documentation where work depends on or
matters relating to your life depend on there is no
problem in that because necessity makes the
forbidden permissible. The origin for this is His –
ﺟﻼ ﻭﻋﻼ – statement: “[…] He has explained to
you in detail what is forbidden to you, except
under compulsion of necessity.” [Al-An’am 6:119] .
So if there is a necessity then there is no
problem, but apart from that, then no"
Source: http://ar.miraath.net/fatwah/6317

Shaykh Saalih As-Suhaymee said:
“We have warned more than once against taking
pictures
Don’t take pictures, neither with your phone nor
with something else
We don’t allow this, and the one who does it
commits a sin
I say: The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alaihi
wa sallam ) says: “May the picture-makers be
cursed by Allaah.”
Cursed! Cursed! Cursed! Do you understand
cursed?!
The picture-makers are cursed by Allaah! The
Messenger ( sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam ) says:
“May the picture-makers be cursed by Allaah.”
This is the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alaihi
wa sallam) cursing everyone who makes a picture
of a soul.
And he (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) says: “The
people with the most severe punishment on the
Day of Ressurection are the picture-makers.”
Therefore I don’t allow anyone to take a picture,
neither with a phone nor anything else.
So remove it, otherwise I will supplicate against
you!”

In the book Al-I’laam bi naqd kitaab al-halaal
wa’l-haraam, Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzan says:
“Photography is even more of an imitation of the
creation of Allaah than pictures which are engraved
or drawn, so it is even more deserving of being
prohibited… There is nothing that could exclude
photography from the general meaning of the
reports.”

This from the FATAWAA committee
Family Photographs for the sake of
remembrance – Permanent Committee
First question from Fatwa No. 2296
Q 1: What is the ruling on taking photographs for
the whole family and others for the sake of
remembrance and amusement only?
A: Photographing living beings is prohibited and
one of the major sins whether a photographer
considers it to be their job or not and whether it
is a drawing, photograph or sculpture. Keeping
these photographs, pictures or sculptures for
remembrance or any other purpose will not
change its ruling as there are many Hadiths
reported in this regard. These Hadiths are general
for all kinds of Taswir (drawing, photographing
and sculpturing). Nothing is exempted from this
ruling except what is necessarily required.
May Allah grant us success! May peace and
blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his
family, and Companions!

I don't know much about Sheik Eleha but I have listen to Dr. Alaro, Dr. Sharafadeen, Ustaz Ambieoya, Sheikh Najamdeen, Ustaz Saalih Oganijah, Ustaz Lukman Idris, and others they deem it haram but if you are referring to those celebrities that the ignoramus people called scholars eg. Zakir Nakir, Yasir Qadhir, Ali Nouman Khan, Menk, Yusuf Estes, Hamza Yusuf, Tariq Jameel, Aseem al Hakeem, Abu Eesa Niamutullah, Jamal el-Makki, Waleed Basyouni and others are no scholars of Islam, they are Muslims who mislead the ignorant Muslims may Allah rectify their affairs.

Allaahu Musta’aan

Been keeping my finger crossed here. Yes, there are sahih hadith clearly forbidding drawing or pictures of man or animals but most orthodox Muslims still take selfies and wouldn't mind photographs or video records of animals in their possession. The reason for this being that most Muslims are credulous followers of mainstream clerics and do not care for objective analysis on Islam. Tell these Muslims you reject hadith on Qur'anic, historical, rational ground and they 'll condemn you. Yet they violate the rulings of many of these 'sahih hadith' while championing Qur'an + Sunna defines Islam.

[quote author=kennyosein post=36146733][/quote]

I have read a lot about photography from different scholars as I have stated initially, I'm not advocating on the fatawa of it's permissibility, but the fact that it becomes permissible under necessity is where I stand.
May Allah guide us and forgive us all in any form we might have erred. Allahu aalam

kennyosein:

I don't know much about Sheik Eleha but I have listen to Dr. Alaro, Dr. Sharafadeen, Ustaz Ambieoya, Sheikh Najamdeen, Ustaz Saalih Oganijah, Ustaz Lukman Idris, and others they deem it haram but if you are referring to those celebrities that the ignoramus people called scholars eg. Zakir Nakir, Yasir Qadhir, Ali Nouman Khan, Menk, Yusuf Estes, Hamza Yusuf, Tariq Jameel, Aseem al Hakeem, Abu Eesa Niamutullah, Jamal el-Makki, Waleed Basyouni and others are no scholars of Islam, they are Muslims who mislead the ignorant Muslims may Allah rectify their affairs.
Allaahu Musta’aan

You have made good contributions by citing ahadeeth of the Prophet(SAW) and fatawa of Scholars like Bn Baz, Albani, etc. However, you spoilt the whole thing with the bolded... You need to make tauba to Allah(SWT) with those statements. Those Scholars you referred to as celebrities try in their respective capacities to do dawah to people both muslims and non-muslims alike, although I don't know all of them. "Do not praise/purify yourselves. He Allah(SWT) knows those that are pious" This is the statement of Allah(SWT).

MrOlai:


You have made good contributions by citing ahadeeth of the Prophet(SAW) and fatawa of Scholars like Bn Baz, Albani, etc. However, you spoilt the whole thing with the bolded... You need to make tauba to Allah(SWT) with those statements. Those Scholars you referred to as celebrities try in their respective capacities to do dawah to people both muslims and non-muslims alike, although I don't know all of them. "Do not praise/purify yourselves. He Allah(SWT) knows those that are pious" This is the statement of Allah(SWT).

i kind of wondered how he came to that conclusion as if he's their maker. Tauba Is Highly Recommended

[quote author=usermane post=36152088]Been keeping my finger crossed here. Yes, there are sahih hadith clearly forbidding drawing or pictures of man or animals but most orthodox Muslims still take selfies and wouldn't mind photographs or video records of animals in their possession. The reason for this being that most Muslims are credulous followers of mainstream clerics and do not care for objective analysis on Islam. Tell these Muslims you reject hadith on Qur'anic, historical, rational ground and they 'll condemn you. Yet they violate the rulings of many of these 'sahih hadith' while championing Qur'an + Sunna defines Islam.[/quote

Bro a Muslim who violate rulings of Sahih hadith's can't be compared to a Muslim who rejects the rulings of a hadith's, the former is a sinner while the latter as disbelieve.

Qtsnow:


I have read a lot about photography from different scholars as I have stated initially, I'm not advocating on the fatawa of it's permissibility, but the fact that it becomes permissible under necessity is where I stand.
May Allah guide us and forgive us all in any form we might have erred. Allahu aalam

Harams whether photography or any other major or minor sins becomes permissible due to necessity.
May Allah increases us in guidance.

kennyosein:
Bro a Muslim who violate rulings of Sahih hadith's can't be compared to a Muslim who rejects the rulings of a hadith's, the former is a sinner while the latter as disbeliever.

No kenny, rejecting hearsay attributed to Muhammad & compiled no earlier than 8 decades after Muhammad 's death is caution, not disbelief.

MrOlai:


You have made good contributions by citing ahadeeth of the Prophet(SAW) and fatawa of Scholars like Bn Baz, Albani, etc. However, you spoilt the whole thing with the bolded... You need to make tauba to Allah(SWT) with those statements. Those Scholars you referred to as celebrities try in their respective capacities to do dawah to people both muslims and non-muslims alike, although I don't know all of them. "Do not praise/purify yourselves. He Allah(SWT) knows those that are pious" This is the statement of Allah(SWT).

What is the usefulness of calling people to the deen without the right aqeeda. These Muslims make mockery of the deen eg... Kammal el-Mekki
use magic Openly to sell tickets to their
events, Hamza Yusuf, “Emphasis on Aqeedah is a
sickness.”…”you can learn it in a few days....Yusuf Estes admitted that he is Not a Sunni , and has been recorded in outright denial of certain ayaat from the Qur`an and certain authentic ahadeeth from the Sunnah, in addition to rejecting some matters that there is Ijma’ upon....Zakir Nakir believes he knows 100things that ALLAH can not do and also call ALLAH the names hindu called their gods with......Waleed Basyouni tweets to 15,000+ followers that grave
worshippers are Muslims! Apart from there deviants these guys are no scholar of Islam ask an Alim to tell you the criteria and traits of being a scholar.

usermane:


No kenny, rejecting hearsay attributed to Muhammad & compiled no earlier than 8 decades after Muhammad 's death is caution, not disbelief.

Bro you need to learn more about the deen especially the science of hadeeth.

kennyosein:


Bro you need to learn more about the deen especially the science of hadeeth.

I see, the man made "science of hadith" has become part of the deen. FYI, i am quite familiar with science of hadith, not a novice. Anyone who has taken time to study it can see it is subjective and the earlier scholars differed on the authenticity of reports or credibility of narrators. That explains why the Sunnis have their own sahih hadith collection, shiite have theirs, sufis and other sect that have gone extinct each have their distinct collection.

@ kennyosein, you see how lacking theoretical/rigidity approach of yours sound on this subject?. Smh for you bro. I will be back here later insallah with flexible approach. Op is very wrong. Your problem is you and your cohorts take religious text too literal. The same way you argued on sticking to dua attributed to the rosul(saw) as the only "authentic" sunnah dua becuase you think your books are the only right one. This is called protestant Islam or lazy man methodology. You basically memorized this kitab and that kitab and downloaded everything. That's what you called 'knowledge'. Islam is to be understood WITH TIME using our intellect and exploiting Quran and authentic narrations and then derive meaning without stepping out of line.

What's the point of quoting medieval or 20th century scholars but can't properly deduce from their works while many things evolve around you today?

Anyways, be right back inshallah.

kennyosein:


Harams whether photography or any other major or minor sins becomes permissible due to necessity.
May Allah increases us in guidance.

But not like drinking alcohol to cure an ailment. May Allah forgive us all. Allah knows best.
it is nice having this dialogue with you brother.

Qtsnow:


But not like drinking alcohol to cure an ailment. May Allah forgive us all. Allah knows best.
it is nice having this dialogue with you brother.

Same here too

Aameen

kennyosein:


What is the usefulness of calling people to the deen without the right aqeeda. These Muslims make mockery of the deen eg... Kammal el-Mekki
use magic Openly to sell tickets to their
events, Hamza Yusuf, “Emphasis on Aqeedah is a
sickness.”…”you can learn it in a few days....Yusuf Estes admitted that he is Not a Sunni , and has been recorded in outright denial of certain ayaat from the Qur`an and certain authentic ahadeeth from the Sunnah, in addition to rejecting some matters that there is Ijma’ upon....Zakir Nakir believes he knows 100things that ALLAH can not do and also call ALLAH the names hindu called their gods with......Waleed Basyouni tweets to 15,000+ followers that grave
worshippers are Muslims! Apart from there deviants these guys are no scholar of Islam ask an Alim to tell you the criteria and traits of being a scholar.

Assalam Alaykum brother, you should be careful about that which you post, remember each and everyone would account for our actions on the day of qiyamah. I am so sure you do not know these people you have mentioned personally, and from my previous encounter, especially on the this same issue and Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan, all your allegations were misconceptions about him and misrepresentation of his position on some issues.

You write "what is the usefulness of calling to the deen without the right aqeeda" i could not help but smile at your naivety, did you consider the hadith of the Prophet (SAW): Narrated from Anas that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever says Laa ilaaha ill-Allah and has in his heart goodness the weight of a grain of barley will be brought out of Hell, then whoever says Laa ilaaha ill-Allah and has in his heart goodness the weight of a grain of wheat will be brought out of Hell, then whoever says Laa ilaaha ill-Allah and has in his heart goodness the weight of an atom (or a small ant) will be brought out of Hell.”

Recently i watched an emotional video of a lady accepting shahadah from Yusuf Estes, there are countless number of people that have indeed seen the light from these people you denigrate, and I wonder what have you done in particular? You have been admonished to make taubah, i also believe you should and be careful of how you try to present the opinions of your scholars.

@topic, I find it quite tiresome going over the same issue, arguing back and forth, with either side not agreeing, so i say, why not agree to disagree, your scholars have their opinions, and my scholars too have theirs, both have evidences and explanation to backup their opinions, why not just stick to your scholars opinion, and let me do same!

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Assalam Alaykum brother, you should be careful about that which you post, remember each and everyone would account for our actions on the day of qiyamah. I am so sure you do not know these people you have mentioned personally, and from my previous encounter, especially on the this same issue and Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan, all your allegations were misconceptions about him and misrepresentation of his position on some issues.


Salam aleikum may Allah reward you with good, Laa ilaha illAllah is part of believe, believe does not end at Laa ilaha ill Allah, if I were to follow your reasoning it means a person who says the shaadaah and doesn't pray is also a Muslim narrated by Muslim, 82. And he
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: “The covenant that separates us from
them is prayer; whoever gives up prayer is a
kaafir.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2621;
classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Tirmidhi .

You need to learn the meaning, conditions, and negation of Laa ilaha illAllah (none has the
right to be worshipped in truth except
Allah)

About Nouman Khan is affair is not something hidden so forget about misrepresentation, misconceptions, or allegations is affairs is obvious you can check on YouTube to about his story telling lectures

The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam) said : ‘’Indeed some eloquent speech has
the influence of magic” Sahih Bukhari
The above hadith clearly indicates that the
Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam) confirmed that there will be individuals
and groups who will call to misguidance and
deviation from the straight path and their speech
will be like magic and obliviously he did not
describe them to his ummah except to warn his
ummah from their fitna (trials) and an advice to
stay away from such speakers.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (d.653 H –
rahim’ullaah ) said (concerning ahlul bidah) : ..The
damage that they do to the religious commitment
of many people is worse than the damage done
by those Mushrikeen and people of the Book who
wage war on us.. Majmoo’ al-Fataawa,
35/159-160
In our era, among the many misguided callers,
is Nouman Ali Khan who is followed and admired
by many over YouTube, Facebook, Twitter,
WhatsApp etc. Most of his admirers are the
common masses who are ignorant of the
essentials of aqidah (creed) and
manhaj (methodology) held by Salaf Us Saliheen.
For them anyone who quotes the Quran and
Hadith is a reliable scholar. They easily get
impressed especially if the speaker is good at
cracking jokes and storytelling.
I was recently informed that some individuals
ascribing themselves to knowledge and dawah
ilallaah, are promoting this individual on the
argument that …’they have not seen anything
which opposes the Book and the Sunnah from the
speech and actions of Nouman Ali khan and that
he is excellent when it comes to the explanation
of the Quran and heart softening topics..”
To have a better understanding lets reflect on the
below few questions and answers :
Q. Is quoting Quran and Hadith enough as an
evidence to judge the reliability and authenticity
of a speaker?
A. Of course NOT! Because misguided sects and
their callers do quote Quran and Hadith but
explain in a way other than the way of Salaf Us
Saliheen.
Q, Is the methodology of the Salaf NOT necessary
to have correct understanding of Quran and
Hadith?
A. Yes. Methodology of Salaf is necessary to
have the correct understanding of Quran and
Hadith as Allaah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala said :
{And the first to embrace Islaam of the Muhajirun
and the Ansar and also those who followed them
exactly. Allaah is well pleased with them, as they
are well pleased with Him. He has prepared for
them gardens under which rivers
flow (paradise), to dwell therein forever. That is
the supreme success} [Tawbah : 100]
Q. Is it NOT from the advice of the Salaf to
investigate the condition (aqidah and manhaj) of
the person from whom knowledge is taken?
A. Yes. The Salaf have repeatedly advised that
knowledge is not to be taken except from the
person of Sunnah. Imaam Muhammad Ibn
Sereen (rahimullaah d. 110 AH) had said : “This
Knowledge is a Matter of Deen, so be careful who
you take your deen from.” (Introduction of Sahih
Muslim)
Q, Is it NOT true that, Nouman Ali Khan trivializes
important questions related to the
aqidah (creed) and emaan (faith) concerning the
attributes of Allaah Ta’ala?
A. Yes. See the attached clip ( Clip No.1 ) in which
Nouman try to give false impression, that the
question “where is Allaah?” is not at all important
question and argues that such a question was
not asked by Allaah or by the Sahaba and that
such issues need to be
“KILLED” !! (Astaghfir’Allaah)
Can this be the speech of a person of
Sunnah? Was this question not asked by the
Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam) to the slave girl in the hadith of Sahih
Muslim? Have not the Salaf taken a serious stand
against those who rejected Allaah to be above his
Arsh? Refer the important
website www.abovethethrone.com on this vital
subject of Islamic faith.
Q, Are you aware, that Nouman Ali Khan does
NOT consider the cerebration of the Prophet’s
birthday as “Bidah (innovation) ”?
A. See the attached clip ( Clip No.2 ) wherein he
says that he doesn’t have any opinion on the
celebration of prophet’s birthday because it a
“NON-ISSUE”!!! How could a person of Sunnah not
denounce and free himself from actions which
have been labeled bidah by the scholars of Islam?
Did the Messenger or the Sahaba celebrate this?
Refer the important website www.bidah.com for
understating Bidah and its evil results.
Q. Are you aware that Nouman give lectures
alongside the most dangerous Sufis and
misguided callers to shirk & Bidah of our
time (like Habib Ali Al-Jifri, Hamza Yusuf, Amar
Khalid etc) ?
A. See the attached clip ( Clip No.3 ) which is the
clear proof for his deviation. if still brothers see
him to be upright in his teachings then something
is seriously wrong in their understanding! Allaah’s
Messenger ( sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said :
‘Whoever innovates something in this matter of
ours that is not a part of it will have it
rejected.’ [Bukhari]
Imaam Ibraaheem an-Nakha’ee (d. 96 H –
rahim’ullaah) said : “Do not sit with the people of
ahwaa‘[desire], for verily their gatherings cause
the light of emaan (faith) to go from the hearts,
and strip the beauty from the faces, and cause
hatred to be inherited in the hearts of the
believers.” Ibn Battah’s Al-Ibaanah no. 375
Imaam Abu Qilaabah (d.140H –
rahim’ullaah) said : “Do not sit with the people of
ahwaa‘, and do not argue with them, for verily I
do not feel safe that they will immerse you in
their misguidance or confuse you in that which
you already know. Ibn Battah’s Al-Ibaanah no.
369
Finally, I conclude by saying that the general
topics delivered by Nouman Ali Khan should not
deceive you brothers because the call of a Salafi
Daee is not just upon generalities but
he emphasizes more on the issues of aqidah and
manhaj based on knowledge with clarity along
with ordering the good and forbidding evil beliefs
and practices without mixing truth with falsehood.
In shaa Allaah, the above information should be
sufficient for the sincere seeker of truth so that
he is able to distinguish between what is claimed
about this individual and what is, in fact, the
reality. May Allaah rectify his affairs and guide
him and us to that which He Subhanahu wa
Ta’ala is pleased with. Aameen!
ahlulbidahwalhawa.com/category/criticised-individuals/nouman-ali-khan/

Recently i watched an emotional video of a lady
accepting shahadah from Yusuf Estes, there are
countless number of people that have indeed
seen the light from these people you denigrate,
and I wonder what have you done in particular?
You have been admonished to make taubah, i
also believe you should and be careful of how
you try to present the opinions of your scholars.

Just because countless people embrace Islam through this celebrities does not mean they are on the right path this is wrong, for Allah says: And if you
obey most of those on earth, they will mislead you
far away from Allah’s path. They follow nothing but
conjecture, and they do nothing but lie. [Surah Al-
An’aam, ayah 116]

And He says: But most of mankind doesn’t know.
[Surah Al-A’raaf, ayah 187]

And He says: And most of them We found to be not
true to their covenant, but most of them We found
indeed to be evil sinners. [Surah Al-A’raaf, ayah
102]

Even the kuffars covert some muslims back to polytheism does that put them on the path of truth
So the balance is not the majority or the minority.
Rather, the balance is the truth. So whoever is upon
the truth – even if he is by himself – he is the one
who is correct and deserves to be emulated. And if
the majority of the people are upon falsehood, then it
is obligatory to reject them and not be deceived by
them. So consideration is given to the truth. This is
why the scholars say: “Truth is not known by way of
men, but rather men are known by way of the truth.”
So whoever is upon the truth, then he is the one we
must follow and emulate.

If I have done anything good do you think I'll post it on nairaland just like these celebrities who publicise their good deeds and even major sins online do.

If these scholars (Sheikh Albaani, Ibn Baaz, Uthameen, Fawzaan etc) are not scholars that you agree with it then you need to assess yourself as a Muslim.

usermane:


I see, the man made "science of hadith" has become part of the deen. FYI, i am quite familiar with science of hadith, not a novice. Anyone who has taken time to study it can see it is subjective and the earlier scholars differed on the authenticity of reports or credibility of narrators. That explains why the Sunnis have their own sahih hadith collection, shiite have theirs, sufis and other sect that have gone extinct each have their distinct collection.

Ahmad, Abu Dawud and al-Hakim
reported with a sahih isnad from al-Miqdam that
the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said: “Soon there will be a
time when a man will be reclining on his couch,
narrating a Hadith from me, and he will say,
‘Between us and you is the Book of Allah: what
it says is halal, we take as halal, and what it
says is haram, we take as haram.’ But listen!
Whatever the Messenger of Allah forbids is like
what Allah forbids.” (Al-Fath al-Kabir, 3/438. Al-
Tirmidhi reported it with different wording, and
said that it is hasan sahih. Sunan al-Tirmidhi bi
Sharh Ibn al-‘Arabi, al-Sawi edn., 10/132).

Some of the signs of the coming of The Day of
Judgment:
– People will claim to follow the Quran but will
reject Hadith and Sunnah [Abu Dawud]
– When the last ones of the Ummah begin to
curse the first ones [at-Tirmidhi]

Your suggestion that the Sunnah is
“contaminated” with fabricated ahadith is not
valid, because the scholars of this Ummah took
the utmost care to purify the Sunnah from all
alien elements. If you had any doubts about the
truthfulness of any narrator, or there was the
slightest possibility that he could have forgotten
something, this would be sufficient grounds for
rejecting a Hadith. Even the enemies of this
Ummah have stated that no other nation has
paid so much attention to examining its reports
and their narrators, especially in the case of
reports narrated from the Messenger of Allah
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

And lastly my questions to you is where are
the Ayat which tell us how to pray, or which tell
us that the obligatory prayers are five times
daily, or which tell us about the nisab on
various kinds of wealth for the purpose of
zakah, or about the details of the rituals of Hajj,
and other rulings which we can only know from
the Sunnah?

Read more about Mustalah al-Hadith
https://dawatussalafiyyah./2013/05/02/refutation-of-the-hadith-rejecters/
https://nasim4islam./2015/06/04/importance-of-hadith/

PICTURES IN ISLAM

@ OP, you have to understand that in view of unprecedented development in print and electronic media, particularly TV, Internet and Video phones, it is important that we understand the issue of 'pictures' in Islam in its proper perspective. I understand the opinions of Islamic scholars are divided on this subject.

Al-Qur'an takes precedent first. So let's review that.


(1) It is in Quran - وَاتَّخَذَ قَوْمُ مُوسَىٰ مِن بَعْدِهِ مِنْ حُلِيِّهِمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهُ خُوَارٌ ۚ أَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّهُ لَا يُكَلِّمُهُمْ وَلَا يَهْدِيهِمْ سَبِيلًا ۘ اتَّخَذُوهُ وَكَانُوا ظَالِمِينَ (Meaning - The people of (Prophet) Musa ( علیھ السلا م ) made in his absence, out of their ornaments, the image of calf, (for worship): it seemed to low: did they not see that it could neither speak to them, nor show them the way? They took it for worship and they did wrong. (Al-Araf - 148).



(2) It is in Quran - وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَالِمِينَ- إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا هَـٰذِهِ التَّمَاثِيلُ الَّتِي أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَاكِفُونَ - قَالُوا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا لَهَا عَابِدِينَ - قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ (Meaning - We bestowed aforetime on Abraham ( علیھ السلا م ) his righteousness of conduct, and well were We (Allah - swt) acquainted with him. Behold! He (Abraham - علیھ السلا م ) said to his father (the brother of his father whom he used to call father out of affection) and his people, "What are these images, to which you are (so assiduously) devoted?" They said, "We found our fathers worshiping them." He said, "Indeed you have been in manifest error, you and your fathers." (Al-Anbiya - 51-54).



(3) It is in Quran - يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَاءُ مِن مَّحَارِيبَ وَتَمَاثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَاتٍ ۚ اعْمَلُوا آلَ دَاوُودَ شُكْرًا ۚ وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ ( Meaning - They worked for him (Prophet Sulaiman - علیھ السلا م) as he desired, (making) arches, images, basins as large as reservoirs, and (cooking) cauldrons fixed (in their places):"Work O'Sons of David (علیھ السلا م)with thanks! but few of My servants are grateful!". (Saba - 13).


The first Quranic verse says that in the absence of Prophet Musa ( علیھ السلا م ) some people made an image of a Calf [size=15pt]for worship.[/size] This act on their part was wrong.

The second Quranic verse says that some people in Prophet Ibrahim's ( علیھ السلا م ) time made some images and [size=15pt]worshiped them.[/size] This act on their part was wrong.

The third Quranic verse says that some people [size=15pt]worked as per the orders of Prophet Sulaiman ( علیھ السلا م ) and made images.[/size] This act on their part was right. Why? Because these images were not meant for worship.

The above Quranic verses confirm the fact that the intention behind making images has to be virtuous. Images made with bad intention (for worship) are disallowed and images made out of good intention are allowed in Islam.


AS PER AHADITH

DRAWING / TAKING PICTURES OR EVEN MAKING DOLLS (HUMAN OR ANIMAL SHAPES) FOR GOOD PURPOSES IS ALLOWED IN ISLAM

(1) It is in Hadith - Narrated by Ummul Momineen Aisha (رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہا) - "I used to play with dolls in the presence of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah's Apostle (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) would call them to join and play with me. (Bukhari).

(2) It is in Hadith - Narrated by Ummul Momineen Aisha (رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہا) "When the Apostle of Allah (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) arrived after the expedition of Tabuk or Khaybar (the narrator is doubtful), the drought raised an end of a curtain which was hung in front of her store-room, revealing some dolls which belonged to her. He asked: What is this? She replied: My dolls. Among them he saw a horse with wings made of rags, and asked: What is this I see among them? She replied: A horse. He asked: What is this that it has on it? She replied: Two wings. He asked: A horse with two wings? She replied: Have you not heard that Solomon had horses with wings? She said: Thereupon the Apostle of Allah (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) laughed so heartily that I could see his molar teeth. (Abu Dawud).


In Saudi Arabia we see the pictures of their kings hanging on the walls of every Government office, Universities and importance buildings. This is done as remembrance and a mark of respect and reverence to their kings. We also see all Saudi/Salafi newspapers publishing the pictures of their Ulema/people/royal family members freely on print media/newspapers/internet.

So the essence of the "science of hadith" quoted in the op making 'pictures' forbidden is in act of worship. That was the primary reason for it interdiction. Didnt Sheik bin Baz (RA) see pictures of great Ulama and Kings everywhere when he was alive?


Finally, it is in Hadith - Umar (رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہ) narrated : I heard Allah's Apostle (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) saying, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended." (Bukhari, Book 1, Volume 1)

Wallahu T'ala Alam

At the rate at which hadiths are being twisted,the use of a mirror will be also termed haram.