بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Salātul-kusūf/khusūf Shaykh Sālih al-Fawzān said: Al-Kusūf and Al-Khusūf are interchangeable and used to describe the solar and lunar eclipse. Others say al-kusūf is used to describe the lunar eclipse, and al-khusūf is used to describe the solar eclipse. (Sharh Zād al-Mustaqnī 1/437) The ruling on the solar/lunar eclipse prayer Ibn RushdContinue reading “How to pray the Eclipse prayer & some rulings related to it”
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Authentic Adhkār Series: Part 3 – Dhikr Said Before Sleep
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Bismika Allāhumma Amūtu wa Ahyā Hudhayfah narrated: Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to go to bed, he would say: ” Bismika Allāhumma Amūtu wa Ahyā (In your Name, Oh Allāh, I die and I live)… “ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْContinue reading “Authentic Adhkār Series: Part 3 – Dhikr Said Before Sleep”
The explanation of “Our Lord, grant us the good in this world and good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of Fire”.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم فَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَمَا لَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ مِنۡ خَلَٰقٖ ٢٠٠ وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةٗ وَفِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ حَسَنَةٗ وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٢٠١ And among the people are some who say: “Our Lord, grant us good in the world”, and they will have no shareContinue reading “The explanation of “Our Lord, grant us the good in this world and good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of Fire”.”
Authentic Adhkār Series: Part 2 – Dhikr Said After Prayer
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 1. Astaghfirullāh (x3), Allāhumma antas-Salām wa minkas-salām, tabārakta (yā) Dhal-jalāli wal-ikrām عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا انْصَرَفَ مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ اسْتَغْفَرَ ثَلاَثًا وَقَالَ “ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلاَمُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلاَمُ تَبَارَكْتَ ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ ” . قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ فَقُلْتُ لِلأَوْزَاعِيِّ كَيْفَ الاِسْتِغْفَارُ قَالَ تَقُولُ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ أَسْتَغْفِرُContinue reading “Authentic Adhkār Series: Part 2 – Dhikr Said After Prayer”
How can the Muslims retake Palestine? A lesson from the past
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وَقَضَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لَتُفۡسِدُنَّ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَرَّتَيۡنِ وَلَتَعۡلُنَّ عُلُوّٗا كَبِيرٗا ٤ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعۡدُ أُولَىٰهُمَا بَعَثۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمۡ عِبَادٗا لَّنَآ أُوْلِي بَأۡسٖ شَدِيدٖ فَجَاسُواْ خِلَٰلَ ٱلدِّيَارِۚ وَكَانَ وَعۡدٗا مَّفۡعُولٗا ٥ ثُمَّ رَدَدۡنَا لَكُمُ ٱلۡكَرَّةَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَأَمۡدَدۡنَٰكُم بِأَمۡوَٰلٖ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلۡنَٰكُمۡ أَكۡثَرَ نَفِيرًا ٦ إِنۡ أَحۡسَنتُمۡ أَحۡسَنتُمۡ لِأَنفُسِكُمۡۖ وَإِنۡ أَسَأۡتُمۡ فَلَهَاۚContinue reading “How can the Muslims retake Palestine? A lesson from the past”
A collection of hadīth on the Virtues of al-Dhikr (Remembrance of Allāh)
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)”
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”
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