Neglected Sunnah of the Prayer – Sitting Mutawarrikan in the last tashahhud

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Evidence of sitting mutawarrikan 1) Abū Humayd al-Sā’idī said in the presence of ten companions of the prophet (ﷺ): “I am more knowledgeable than any of you regarding the prayer of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ).” They said: “So present it (i.e. what you know).” He then mentioned the hadīth, saying:Continue reading “Neglected Sunnah of the Prayer – Sitting Mutawarrikan in the last tashahhud”

Those who do not preserve the prayer will be punished alongside Pharaoh & ‘Ubayy ibn Khalaf!

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr narrated: The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) mentioned the prayers one day and he said, “Whoever preserves the prayers, they will be his light, proof, and salvation on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever does not preserve them will not have proof, nor light, nor salvation, and on the DayContinue reading “Those who do not preserve the prayer will be punished alongside Pharaoh & ‘Ubayy ibn Khalaf!”

The meaning & virtue of sending Salāh and Salām upon the prophet

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَـئِكَـتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ صَلُّواْ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُواْ تَسْلِيماً ﴾ Allāh sends His Salāh on the Prophet, and also His angels (do so). O you who believe! Send your Salāh on him, and greet him with Taslīm. (Al-Ahzāb:56) The meaning of Salāh upon the prophet (ﷺ) Al-BukhārīContinue reading “The meaning & virtue of sending Salāh and Salām upon the prophet”

Raising the hands when bowing (Rukū) and rising from bowing

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām al-Bukhārī:باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ إِذَا كَبَّرَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ Chapter: To raise both hands upon saying the (opening) Takbir, and when performing Rukū’ (bowing) and on rising from it (i.e. Rukū’): Ibn ‘Umar narrated: I saw that whenever Allāh’s Messenger (ﷺ) stood for the prayer, he used to raise bothContinue reading “Raising the hands when bowing (Rukū) and rising from bowing”

Whoever doesn’t pray the ‘Asr prayer his good deeds will be nullified

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم حَافِظُواْ عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ والصَّلاَةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقُومُواْ لِلّهِ قَانِتِينَ ٢٣٨ Guard strictly the prayers, and the Salātul-Wustā (middle prayer), and stand before Allāh truly devout. Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:238 Ibn Kathīr said: “Allāh commands that the prayer should be performed correctly and on time.” (Tafsīr of Ibn Kathīr) Ibn al-Jawzī said: “To preserveContinue reading “Whoever doesn’t pray the ‘Asr prayer his good deeds will be nullified”

Sīrah series: Abdullāh ibn Mas’ūd recites Sūrah Al-Rahmān to the Quraysh

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Ibn Ishāq said: Yahyā ibn ‘Urwah ibn al-Zubayr told me, on the authority of his father, he said: The first to recite the Qur’ān out loud after the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) was ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas’ūd. He said: One day the companions of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) gathered together, andContinue reading “Sīrah series: Abdullāh ibn Mas’ūd recites Sūrah Al-Rahmān to the Quraysh”

Story of Prophet Mūsā: the splitting of the sea

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وَإِذۡ فَرَقۡنَا بِكُمُ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ فَأَنجَيۡنَٰكُمۡ وَأَغۡرَقۡنَآ ءَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَأَنتُمۡ تَنظُرُونَ ٥٠ And (remember) when We separated the sea for you and saved you and drowned Fir’aun’s (Pharaoh) people while you were looking (at them). (Al-Baqarah 2:50) Muqātil ibn Sulaymān said: The waters parted to the right and left like two mountainsContinue reading “Story of Prophet Mūsā: the splitting of the sea”

The night of the Jinn with ‘Abdullāh Ibn Mas’ūd

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Ibn Mas’ūd narrated : The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) performed ‘Ishā, then he turned and asked for me. He took my hand and we set out until I came to the wide valley of Makkah. He drew a line for me and said to me: ‘Stay within this line, and doContinue reading “The night of the Jinn with ‘Abdullāh Ibn Mas’ūd”

The obligation to say Bismillah before wudu & the ruling on saying it in the bathroom

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abū Hurayrah narrated: The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said, لاَ صَلاَةَ لِمَنْ لاَ وُضُوءَ لَهُ وَلاَ وُضُوءَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ The prayer of a person who does not perform ablution is not valid, and the ablution of a person who does not mention the name of AllāhContinue reading “The obligation to say Bismillah before wudu & the ruling on saying it in the bathroom”

The Du’ā of the Prophet for the one who seeks hadīth!

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم استَسقى رسولُ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّمَ، فأتَيتَه بإناءٍ فيه ماءٌ، وفيه شَعرةٌ فرَفَعتُها، ثُمَّ ناوَلتُه، فقال: اللَّهُمَّ جَمِّلْه { وأدِمْ جمالَه }، قال: فرَأَيتُه بعدَ ثَلاثٍ وتِسعينَ سَنةً وما في رَأسِه ولِحيَتِه شَعرةٌ بَيضاءُ ‘Amr ibn Akhtab al-Ansārī narrated: The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) asked for water, so I broughtContinue reading “The Du’ā of the Prophet for the one who seeks hadīth!”