Our Manhaj and Sources

Bismillah. I am a mother, not a scholar. These few lines explain how I try to keep what is on this site sound, so you know what you are reading and where it comes from.

The short version, in one page: Our Standards (no images of living beings, no music, Qur’an text from Tanzil, referenced and graded duas, and how to report a mistake).

The Qur’an and Sunnah, as the Salaf understood them

We take our religion from the Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah, upon the understanding of the Companions and those who followed them in goodness. Allah says:

وَالسَّابِقُونَ الْأَوَّلُونَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ

“And the first forerunners among the Muhajirin and the Ansar, and those who followed them in goodness — Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him.” (At-Tawbah 9:100)

And the Prophet ﷺ said: “The best of people are my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them.” (al-Bukhari 2652, Muslim 2533)

Aqeedah

Our belief is the aqeedah of Ahl as-Sunnah wal-Jama‘ah: worshipping Allah alone (tawheed) in all its parts, and affirming His names and attributes as He affirmed them, without distorting, denying, asking how, or likening Him to His creation. We teach our children this first, before anything else.

The scholars we rely on

When we explain a ruling or a meaning, we go back to the scholars of the Sunnah, especially Shaykh Ibn Baz, Shaykh al-Albani, Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen and Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan, and the fatawa of the Permanent Committee (al-Lajnah ad-Da’imah). We do not give fatwa ourselves. If you have a question about your own situation, please ask a trustworthy scholar.

How we grade and cite hadith

  • We only use hadith that are sahih or hasan.
  • Every ayah has its surah and number, and every hadith has its source, for example “al-Bukhari 6324” or “Abu Dawud 5088 · sahih”.
  • For hadith outside the two Sahihs, we try to give the grading, mostly that of Shaykh al-Albani, checked on sunnah.com and similar references. Duas and adhkar are checked against Hisn al-Muslim.
  • Qur’an text is copied from the mushaf text, never typed from memory.
  • If we find a narration is weak or fabricated, we take it down and replace it with an authentic one.

What we avoid

  • Innovated occasions. No Mawlid, no 27 Rajab night, no mid-Sha‘ban celebration, no Islamic New Year celebration, and no birthdays or non-Muslim festivals. Our calendars mark only the days Allah and His Messenger ﷺ legislated.
  • Music. No songs, musical nasheeds or tunes in our recommendations. We use repetition, stories and games instead.
  • Images of living beings in children’s material: no people, faces or animals. We use plants, fruit, objects, patterns and buildings.
  • Weak narrations and invented rewards. We only promise what Allah and His Messenger ﷺ promised.

Please correct us

I will make mistakes. If you see anything on this site that goes against the Qur’an, the Sunnah or the way of the Salaf, or a hadith that is not authentic, please email me at contact@salafimom.com with the page and your evidence. I will check it and fix it, in sha Allah, and I will be grateful to you.

May Allah forgive our shortcomings, accept this small effort, and keep us and our children firm upon the Sunnah.

— Umm Aishah