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This is an explanation of the methodology that was followed by the earliest Muslims: how they understood and implemented their Religion. It is Islam the way Allaah intended for it to be practiced. The noble Shaykh, Muhammad Baazmool also discusses how the Salafi Methodology is truly the moderate way of practicing Islam, free from the extremism of terrorists and the like.
This is a book that was written concerning the Salafi methodology, its definition, distinct characteristics and its call towards rectification. I have compiled it to include three primary objectives and a conclusion.
The First Objective: The definition of the Salafi Methodology, its principles, the ruling concerning adhering to it and the mention of its virtue.
The Second Objective: The distinguishing characteristics of the Salafi methodology.
The Third Objective: The way to achieve rectification according to the people of the Sunnah and the Jama’ah.
The Conclusion: Words of some of the imams pertaining to adhering to the sunnah and learning the religion.
Taken from Sheikh Muhammad Bazmul’s introduction
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The book that lies in front of you – dear reader – is a concise expression of sound ’Aqeedah from one of its earliest sources. Sharhus-Sunnah was penned by the Noble Imaam Ismaaeel Ibn Yahyaa al-Muzanee (d.264H) – the student of Imaam ash-Shaafi’ee (d.204H) – over a millenium ago. In this return to the earliest sources of Islaam, the Imaam covers all of the foundational issues of faith in Islaam including, Allaah’s ascendancy over the creation, the Qadr (pre-decree), Eem&aan, the Qur‘aan, the Attributes of Allaah, the Resurrection, Seeing Allaah in the Hereafter, the Companions and much more.
The ancient text has been explained by the former Muftee of the Jeezaaan province in Saudi Arabia, al-’Allaamah Ahmad Ibn Yahyaa an-Najmee (d.1429H). The commentary is included to make this work comprehensible and clear to the average Muslim reader. Additional notes have been added from various printings of Sharhus-Sunnah to provide a comprehensive and historical context to the benefits contained herein. So we hope – as Imaam al-Muzanee hoped – that this book will, “clarify to you from the Sunnah an affair that you may make yourself patient in adherence to it and avert thereby the doubtful sayings and the deviation in the newly-invented affairs of the misguided ones.”
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Before you is a detailed work by Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq al-‘Abbaad of al-Madeenatun-Nabawiyyah outlining the categories and types of Tawheed as understood by the people of knowledge, from the time of the Messenger of Allaah, to present times. Also included are replies to some of the modern-day callers to misguidance who have attempted to belittle, and even deny the three well known categories of Tawheed:
[i]: Tawheedur-Ruboobiyyah
[ii]: Tawheedul-Uloohiyyah
[iii]: Tawheedul-Asmaa’ was-Sifaat
In additional to this, the original source work by Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq has received criticial acclaim from the scholars of our times, such as al-‘Allaamah Saalih Ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan who said, “Indeed, I have read the reply of Shaykh, Dr. ‘Abdur-Razzaaq concerning this topic. So I found it – and the praise is for Allaah – an appropriate and complete reply that relies upon convincing proofs that have been followed in the manhaj of the Salafus-Saalih from the people of knowledge and insight, such as Imaam Ahmad (d.241H) – rahimahullaah – who said in his sermon: The praise is for Allaah who, in every age and interval between the Prophets, raises up a group from the people knowledge, who call the misguided to guidance, patiently bearing ill-treatment and harm. With the Book of Allaah they give life to the dead… They expel from the Book of Allaah the alterations of those going beyond bounds and the false interpretations of the ignorant ones…” Refer to al-Qawlus-Sadeed (p. 8) of ‘Abdur-Razzaaq al-‘Abbaad.