Ibadah Discourse

Inshallah, this page will be periodically updated with articles relating to the subject of Ibadah.

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February 6, 2021: Yasir Qadhi and the Reality of Shirk

January 6, 2022: Lived Realities — Analyzing a Rejoinder to Dr. Sultan Al-Umayri’s Book on Ibadah — Part 1

January 9, 2022: Lived Realities — Analyzing a Rejoinder to Dr. Sultan Al-Umayri’s Book on Ibadah — Part 2

January 30, 2022: Lived Realities — Analyzing a Rejoinder to Dr. Sultan Al-Umayri’s Book on Ibadah — Part 3

February 5, 2022: Bassam Zawadi Contradicts Dr. Sultan al-Umayri? - Dr. Umayri Clarifies

February 17, 2022: Dealing with “Utmost” Stubbornness and Fusspotting

September 18, 2022: Did Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibnul Qayyim Restrict Shirk to Shirk in Rububiyyah? A Response to Shaykh Hatim al-Awni

September 22, 2022: ‘Abdul Karīm as-Sama‘ānī (d. 562 A.H.) on the Mufawwiḍah Sect

September 23, 2022: The Shirk of Love (شرك المحبة)

September 24, 2022: Non-“Wahhabi” Quotes on Venerating the Dead

October 10, 2022: Did Ibn Taymiyyah Retract His Stance on Istighatha and Tawassul?

October 15, 2022: Did the Prophet Fear Shirk for His Ummah?

April 15, 2023: Clarifying Doubts Regarding Shirk in Rububiyyah: The Example of Prophet Isa Giving Life

June 12, 2023: Can ‘Istiqlalis’ Define Ibadah Easily?

July 19, 2023: Shaykh Mar'i al-Karmi al-Hanbali (d.1033 A.H.) on the Importance of Tawheed al-Uluhiyyah

August 18, 2023: Did Al-Qadi Abu Ya‘la (d. 458 A.H.) Believe Istigatha Is Not Shirk?

August 20, 2023: Al-'Izz b. 'Abdus Salam (d.660 A.H.) on the Various Kinds of Ibadah

August 27, 2023: Impermissible Prayers and Requests Being Answered (this article sheds light on a statement of Ibn Taymiyyah from his Iqtida', which Dr. Yasir Qadhi misuses).

August 28, 2023: Dr. Tahir Wyatt on Shaykh Muhammad b. Abdul Wahhab and Tawheed

September 5, 2023: Imam al-Nisaburi (d. 728 A.H.) on the Madhabs of the Mushrikun

September 21, 2023: Imam as-Saffarini al-Hanbali (d. 1188 A.H.) On the Categories of Tawheed

September 23, 2023: Polytheists Taking Idols as a Qiblah – Another Dent in Istiqlalism

June 8, 2024: The Understanding of Ibadah Before Ibn Taymiyyah According to Christian Testimony

June 14, 2024: Istighatha of the Dead, and the Al-Majaz al-Aqli Defense

June 18, 2024: Non-Najdi Scholars Who Were Critical of Qasida al-Burda

June 19, 2024: Ibn Al-Jazari (d. 711 A.H.) on Istighatha and Shirk

June 20, 2024: Istighatha and the Inquisition of Shihab ud-Din Ibn Murri

August 6, 2024: The Concept of Ibadah: The Understanding of Al-Mu'ayyad Billah al-Alawi al-Zaidi (d. 745 A.H.)

August 8, 2024: The Concept of Ibadah: The Understanding of Imam al-Nawawi (d. 676 A.H.)

August 15, 2024: The Concept of Ibadah: The Understanding of Al-Qadi Abdul Jabbar (d. 415 A.H.)

September 7, 2024: Al-Shahrastani (d. 548 A.H.) on the Concept of Tawheed and Ibadah

December 11, 2024: Do Only Salafis Categorize Tawhid?

December 12, 2024: Fakhr Al-Din Al-Razi (606 A.H.) on Ibadah and Shirk

December 13, 2024: Abu Mansur Al-Maturidi (333 A.H.) on Ibadah and Shirk

April 2, 2025: Refutation of Pro-Saint Veneration Arguments Based on the Statements of the Jurists

April 3, 2025: The Hanafis on Slaughtering for Other than Allah

April 7, 2025: Does the Ashʿarī Stance on Cause and Effect Justify Calling Upon Saints?

April 10, 2025: Abū Zayd al-Dabūsī al-Ḥanafī (d. 430 AH) on the Beliefs of Polytheists

April 12, 2025: Al-Shihāb al-Khafājī al-Ḥanafī (d. 1069 AH) on the Shirk of the Polytheists