بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet (ﷺ) said: تَسَحَّرُوا فَإِنَّ فِي السَّحُورِ بَرَكَةً Take Sahūr for within Sahūr there is a blessing. (Sahīh, Targhīb wa Tarhīb of Al-Albānī 1063) The Prophet (ﷺ) said: فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَ صِيَامِنَا وَصِيَامِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أَكْلَةُ السَّحَرِ The difference between our fasting and that of the People of the BookContinue reading “The encouragement to take sahūr”
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Are the narrations of tarawīh consisting of 20 rak’ah authentic?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Report 1) Ibn ‘Abbās narrated: “Allāhs messenger (ﷺ) used to pray in ramadān twenty rak’ah and witr“. Ibn Hajr said: this has a weak isnād, furthermore it contradicts the hadīth of ‘Āishah in the two Sahīhs (Muslim and Bukhārī). And she is more knowledgeable of the prophets (ﷺ) condition at nightContinue reading “Are the narrations of tarawīh consisting of 20 rak’ah authentic?”
Explanation of the hadīth: “Do not fast a day or two prior to Ramadān” & fasting the day of doubt
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet (ﷺ) said: لاَ يَتَقَدَّمَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ رَمَضَانَ بِصَوْمِ يَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ، إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَصُومُ صَوْمَهُ فَلْيَصُمْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ None of you should fast a day or two before the month of Ramadān unless he has the habit of fasting (and if his fasting coincides with that day)Continue reading “Explanation of the hadīth: “Do not fast a day or two prior to Ramadān” & fasting the day of doubt”
Explanation of the hadīth: “when half of Sha’bān remains then do not fast”
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””
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”
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