بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh says: وَلَذِكۡرُ ٱللَّهِ أَكۡبَرُۗ And the remembering of Allāh is greater (Al-Ankabūt : 45) Allāh says: وَٱذۡكُر رَّبَّكَ كَثِيرٗا وَسَبِّحۡ بِٱلۡعَشِيِّ وَٱلۡإِبۡكَٰرِ And remember your Lord much, and glorify (Him) in the afternoon and in the morning. (Ali ‘Imrān: 41) Mujāhid said: A servant is not one of those whoContinue reading “A collection of hadīth on the Virtues of al-Dhikr (Remembrance of Allāh)”
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The Sunnah of Hijāmah (Cupping) & Its Medicinal Benefits
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The meaning of “cupping” or “bloodletting” Cupping is a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to intact or scarified skin in order to draw blood toward or through the surface of the skin. “Wet cupping” or “bloodletting” refers to the skin being incised at selected sites followed by cup applicationContinue reading “The Sunnah of Hijāmah (Cupping) & Its Medicinal Benefits”
Bid’ah and Sunnah cannot co-exist
حدّثنا الأزاعّ، عن حسان قال: ما ابتدع قوم بدعة في دينهم إلّا نزع الله من سنّتهم مثلها، ثمّ لا يعيدها إليهم إلى يوم القيامة Hassan (ibn ‘Atiyyah) (d.120) said: “People do not introduce an innovation in their religion except that Allāh withdraws it’s like from the Sunnah. Then, it will not return to them untilContinue reading “Bid’ah and Sunnah cannot co-exist”
The 5 Authentic Ways of Making Taslīm (salutation to end the prayer)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 1. Saying As-salāmu alaikum turning to the right slightly … كان يُسلِّمُ تَسْليمةً واحدةً: السلامُ عليكم From Ā’isha who narrated:…” He would say one Taslīm (salutation): As-salāmu ‘alaykum…”. (Irwā al-Ghalīl of Al-Albānī 327. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī. Sahīh upon the conditions of Muslim by Shu’ayb al-Arnaūt in Zad al-Ma’ād 1/251) كانَContinue reading “The 5 Authentic Ways of Making Taslīm (salutation to end the prayer)”
Authentic Adhkār Series: Part 1 – Morning & Evening Dhikr
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Chapter 1: Dhikr for both the Morning and Evening 1.1 لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: If anyone says in the morning: (There is nothing which has the right to be worshipped except AllāhContinue reading “Authentic Adhkār Series: Part 1 – Morning & Evening Dhikr”
Authentic ahadīth regarding the Day of ‘Arafah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عن عائشة رضي الله عنها مرفوعاً: «ما مِن يومٍ أكثر مِن أنْ يُعْتِقَ اللهُ فيه عبدًا مِن النارِ، مِن يومِ عرفة، وإنَّه ليدنو، ثم يُباهي بهم الملائكةَ، فيقول: ما أراد هؤلاء؟ Ā’ishah (may Allāh be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم ) said: “There is no day on which Allāh setsContinue reading “Authentic ahadīth regarding the Day of ‘Arafah”
The ruling on fasting the first nine days of Dhu’l-Hijjah & the Day of ‘Arafah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām al-Hajjāwi said: يسن صيام تسع ذي الحجة، و يوم عرفة لغير حاج بها “It is sunnah to fast the first nine days of Dhu’l-Hijjah and the day of ‘Arafah for non-pilgrims.” Shaykh Salih al-Fawzān said in explanation: It is mustahabb (recommended) to fast these days as the Prophet صلى اللهContinue reading “The ruling on fasting the first nine days of Dhu’l-Hijjah & the Day of ‘Arafah”
The Great Virtues of Sūrah al-Baqarah – authentic collection
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ “ لاَ تَجْعَلُوا بُيُوتَكُمْ مَقَابِرَ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَنْفِرُ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي تُقْرَأُ فِيهِ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ ” Abū Hurayrah reported Allāh’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:” Do not make your houses into graves. Shaytān flees from a house in which SūrahContinue reading “The Great Virtues of Sūrah al-Baqarah – authentic collection”
The 5 Commands that Allāh gave to Yahyā ibn Zakariyyā
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الْحَارِثَ الأَشْعَرِيَّ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ” إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهَا وَيَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهَا وَإِنَّهُ كَادَ أَنْ يُبْطِئَ بِهَا فَقَالَ عِيسَى إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَكَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ لِتَعْمَلَ بِهَا وَتَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهَا فَإِمَّا أَنْ تَأْمُرَهُمْContinue reading “The 5 Commands that Allāh gave to Yahyā ibn Zakariyyā”
How a Muslim Should Be Towards The Death of a Non-Muslim
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ تُلۡقُونَ إِلَيۡهِم بِٱلۡمَوَدَّةِ وَقَدۡ كَفَرُواْ بِمَا جَآءَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ يُخۡرِجُونَ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَإِيَّاكُمۡ أَن تُؤۡمِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ رَبِّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ خَرَجۡتُمۡ جِهَٰدٗا فِي سَبِيلِي وَٱبۡتِغَآءَ مَرۡضَاتِيۚ تُسِرُّونَ إِلَيۡهِم بِٱلۡمَوَدَّةِ وَأَنَا۠ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَآ أَخۡفَيۡتُمۡ وَمَآ أَعۡلَنتُمۡۚ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡهُ مِنكُمۡ فَقَدۡ ضَلَّ سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ١ O you whoContinue reading “How a Muslim Should Be Towards The Death of a Non-Muslim”
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