إِذَا بَقِيَ نِصْفٌ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَلاَ تَصُومُوا Abū Hurairah narrated:The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: “When a half of Sha’bān remains then do not fast“. (Al-Tirmidhī 738. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī) Shaykh Bin Bāz said: As for the Hadīth that prohibits fasting after the middle of Sha’bān, it is Sahīh, as graded by the knowledgeableContinue reading “Explanation of the hadīth: “when half of Sha’bān remains then do not fast””
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The stages of fasting at the beginning of Islām
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Three days of every month Ibn Kathīr said: At the beginning of Islām, they fasted three days of every month, then this was abrogated by the fast in the month of Ramadān. This was narrated from Mu’ādh, ibn Mas’ūd, Ibn ‘Abbās, and others. (Umdatul Tafsīr 1/218) Ibn ‘Abbās said regarding theContinue reading “The stages of fasting at the beginning of Islām”
The signs of the Hour – Arabia return to rivers/meadows
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حتَّى تَعُودَ أرْضُ العَرَبِ مُرُوجًا وأَنْهارًا “The Hour will not be established until the land of Arabia returns to meadows and rivers.” (Sahīh Muslim 157) Shaykh Ibn Uthaymīn said:.. until the Arabian Peninsula returns to meadows and rivers), meaning until it becomes meadows and rivers. The meadows areContinue reading “The signs of the Hour – Arabia return to rivers/meadows”
An abandoned sunnah in Wudū: wiping the head three times
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Wiping the head three times Hadīth 1. عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّةَ، قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَلَا أُرِيكُمْ كَيْفَ كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَوَضَّأُ قُلْنَا بَلَى قَالَ فَأْتُونِي بِطَسْتٍ وَتَوْرٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا . . . وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ ثَلَاثًا وَغَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا Abū Hayyah said:‘Ali (رضيContinue reading “An abandoned sunnah in Wudū: wiping the head three times”
The one who sits with the people of evil/innovation then it’s a proof of his love for them – Sh. Al-Fawzān
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām al-Barbahārī (d. 329H) said: وإذا رأيت الرجل يجلس مع أهل الأهواء فاحذره, وعرفه, فإن جلس معه بعدما علم فَاتَّقِهِ, فإنه صاحب هوى If you see a man sitting with the people of desires, warn him and inform him. But if he sits with him after having known, stay away fromContinue reading “The one who sits with the people of evil/innovation then it’s a proof of his love for them – Sh. Al-Fawzān”
The recommendation to pray on the right side of the rows
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet (ﷺ) said: أَنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى مَيَامِنِ الصُّفُوفِ Verily, Allāh and His angels send blessings upon those on the right side of the prayer rows. (Declared Hasan by Ibn Hajr in al-Fath 2/213 and Al-Arnā’ūt in Sahīh Ibn Hibbān 5/534) Al-Barā said: كُنَّا إِذَا صَلَّيْنَا خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺContinue reading “The recommendation to pray on the right side of the rows”
What are the things that makes ghusl obligatory
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 1. The ejaculation of semen, regardless of whether one is awake or asleep The prophet (ﷺ) said: إِنَّمَا الْمَاءُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ Water (i.e. semen) is only cleansed with water (i.e. ghusl) (Sahīh Muslim 343) He also (ﷺ) said: عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ جَاءَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ إِلَىContinue reading “What are the things that makes ghusl obligatory”
Every act of worship that the companions did not worship with, then do not worship with it
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Shaykh al-Albānī said: We mentioned to you previously the narration of Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamān: “Every act of worship that the Companions of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ), did not worship with, then do not worship with it.” Another narration on the authority of ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas’ūd : “Follow and do notContinue reading “Every act of worship that the companions did not worship with, then do not worship with it”
When is the Hour which supplication is answered on Jumu’ah?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet (ﷺ) said: يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ ثِنْتَا عَشْرَةَ يُرِيدُ سَاعَةً لاَ يُوجَدُ مُسْلِمٌ يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَالْتَمِسُوهَا آخِرَ سَاعَةٍ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ Friday consists of twelve (hours). Amongst them there is an hour in which a Muslim does not ask Allāh for anything exceptContinue reading “When is the Hour which supplication is answered on Jumu’ah?”
The Qur’ān will either be a proof for you or against you!
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet (ﷺ) said: والقرآن حجة لك أو عليك The Qur’ān is a proof for you or against you. (Sahīh Muslim 223) Ibn Mas’ūd said: “The Qur’ān intercedes for it’s people and its intercession will be accepted. If a person put the Qur’ān in front of him (as a guide), itContinue reading “The Qur’ān will either be a proof for you or against you!”
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