leather socks, whether resident or travelling, contrary to those who deny this. We hold that supplication should be made for the rulers of the Muslims to be upright, that their leadership should be acknowledged, and that those who adopt the Khārijite position against them when they visibly depart from upright conduct are misguided. We hold it part of our religion to refrain from rising against them with the sword and from fighting during civil strife.

We affirm the appearance of the Dajjāl, as related in the reports from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. We believe in the punishment of the grave, in Munkar and Nakīr, and in their questioning of those buried in their graves. We affirm the truth of the hadith of the Night Ascension. We acknowledge that many dreams are true and hold that they have an interpretation.

We endorse giving charity on behalf of deceased Muslims and supplicating for them, and we believe that Allah Most High benefits them thereby. We affirm that sorcerers and sorcery exist in this world, and that sorcery is real and present in it. We hold it part of our religion to offer the funeral prayer for those who die among the people of the qiblah, both the faithful and the sinful among them, and to recognize their right to inherit from one another. We affirm that Paradise and Hell