Belief & Doctrine



Beliefs of Islam, known as `Aqidah (creed or doctrine) or the Aspects of Iman (faith). All that pertain to the Unseen: Allah (God) and His Divine Attributes, Angels, revealed books of Allah, Prophets of Allah, the Hereafter, Destiny (the Divine Decree) and Resurrection after death.


Is wiping over khuffs a tenet of faith?

Question: What is the ruling on a person that does not believe in wiping over the leather socks as a practice of the Prophet (s) and is it part of `Aqeedah – tenets of Faith? Answer: He is a person … Continue reading

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Can an ahad hadith be used for `aqida?

Q: Does any scholar ever say that we can not take into aqeedah an ahad hadith? Continue reading

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Does `aqidah change over time?

Question: Does OUR Aqeedah change from generation to generations because we have ahad hadith and mutawatir. Answer: No. Al-Hamdulillah, our `aqidah is that of the Prophet (s) and the Congregation of the Companions without change, preserved until the end of … Continue reading

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Protection of the Sunnah

Q: Allah SWT says in the Quran to the nearest meaning that he has protected the Quran. Does that mean also the Hadith/Sunnah? Continue reading

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Is our `aqida the same as that of the Sahaba?

Q: What is the ruling on a person that says beaware that our aqeedah is different from the Sahabah because we did not have the Prophet (s), and because of fabrications in hadith, therefore we have to be careful what we take into aqeedah, so they say accept only mutawatir hadith? Continue reading

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Blind belief

Q: Can one have blind belief in Allah SWT meaning that they can not prove it rationally or logically, if so please provide references? Continue reading

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Belief in da`if hadith

As far as I know we have to believe 100% in every ahadith transmitted to us even though it is daeef, …but if one does not believe in it 100% what is the ruling on him? Continue reading

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Can `Aqida be based on single-narrator narrations (ahad hadith)

Q: Can one take into its Aqeedah narrations from ahad hadith? Continue reading

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Is `aqida the differentiator between Muslim and kafir?

Q: Is `aqida the differentiator between Muslim and kafir? Continue reading

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What happens to the soul immediately after death?

Q: Can you please tell me exactly what happens to the soul at the point of death and it’s journey thereafter? Continue reading

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