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Something for someone who is unsure about salafeeah

Do you know someone who prays and fasts, but is not sure whether salafeeah is the right way? Do they become annoyed when they are told that there is only one path that is correct in Islaam? They like to hear eemaan-building narrations but hate all criticism, even of the most deviant groups amongst the Muslims. They feel that it is wrong to criticise any Muslim group and become annoyed when you restrict the Truth to a single group of Muslims.

Why not go through with them a book written by one of the giants of our salaf? A book written in the early times of Islaam?

One such book written about the basics of our religion is that of Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal, called Foundations of the Sunnah, known in Arabic as Usool us Sunnah. This tremendous book contains what he considered to be the basics of the religion that the early Muslims agreed on. A book that teaches us that there is only correct path in Islaam and what that correct path is. The path which, if the Muslims were to follow it, would lead to unity amongst us. 

I have a study guide on this book, checked by Abu Talhah a few years ago while he was alive. It is available on this website on this page. I know sisters who have used this study guide. It is not only for those who are unsure about the correct manhaj; it can benefit us all to run through the main points of aqeedah again and in doing so, pick up some new points too. The Study Guide is only short (9 weeks if you study it for 45 minutes a week) in Multiple Choice format. Additional quotes from scholars have been included, mostly from books that are available in English.

May Allaah help us all in sticking to the straight way.

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Which study guide is the easiest?

The easiest study guides on this website (so far) are:

Each of these should take between 2 and 4 months to complete, inshaa Allaah. Each one is slightly different so there is something for everyone. The first two have been written by me (Aalia bint Ehsanullah) and checked by Abu Talhah Dawood. The third has been written by a friend of mine, Umm Umar Najma.

If you wish to study in more depth, these questions and answer sets each take about a year to go through:

These three have been written by Nasser ibn Najam, checked by Abu Talhah Dawood Burbank rahimahullaah and can be used with a full set of audio lectures (over 50 hours each) available on www.ittibaa.com. Finally, the question and answer set below is not the longest, but it needs some background knowledge of tawheed and shirk before even attempting it:

In the “Various Bits & Bobs” section of this website are some shorter items that are quick and easy to go through if all the above are too long. We have some materials that are awaiting completion inshaa Allaah that will be uploaded when ready inshaa Allaah.

People who are new to Islaam are encouraged to begin at an even more basic level than the materials on this website.  I have  something that may be suitable for them. You can contact me on islamthestudyguides@gmail.com for more information.

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