Hadith ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud reported: The Prophet ﷺ said: “Among those in charge of you, after I am gone, will be men who extinguish the Sunnah and act upon innovated matters. They will delay the Salah from its respective times.”…
Hadith Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The scholars are the successors of the prophets. Verily, the prophets do not pass on gold and silver coins, but rather they only impart knowledge.” عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ…
Hazrat Ali (RA) Narrated Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥanafiyyah: I asked my father, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (may Allah be pleased with him), “Who are the best people after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?” He said, “Abū Bakr.” I asked, “Then who?”…
Hadith Jubayr ibn Mut’im reported: A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and he ordered her to return another time. She said, “What if I come and I do not find you?” It was as if she wanted to say,…
Hazrat Ali (RA) Abu Wa’il reported: It was said to Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, “Will you not appoint a successor upon us?” Ali said, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not appoint a successor,…
Hazrat Ali (RA) ʿAlī said: The Prophet ﷺ said to me: “O ʿAlī, perform wuḍūʾ thoroughly, even if it is difficult for you; do not consume charity; do not mate a donkey with a horse; and do not sit with…
Hadith Narrated ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir: The Prophet ﷺ said: "If there was to be a prophet after me, it would have been ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab." عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَوْ…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “It is obligatory upon a believer to accept whatever Farman the Imam gives. It is obligatory upon you all to accept with faith the Farmans of the present Imam. Just as…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “Come to me. I will show everyone the straight path and teach them—this is obligatory upon me. Follow me; if you do not, that is your choice. God has made it…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “What are ḥaqīqah (truth) and sharīʿah (muslim way of life)? They are two separate things. “This” (sharīʿah) and “that” (ḥaqīqah) will never become one; they will never be united. “This” seeks…