Fawāids |Qur'ān | Authentic Sunnah

    Author: أبو زكريا عيسى الألباني

    • The Names of Allâh: 1) Al-Hayy & 2) Al-Qayyûm

      بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Al-Hayy & Al-Qayyûm Mentioned In The Qur’ân ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُۚ… ٥٥٢ Allâh! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), The Ever-Living, The Self-Subsisting. (Sûrah al-Baqarah 2:255) ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُ ٢ Allâh! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the…

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    • The Obligation To Follow The Way Of The Salaf al-Sâlih (The Pious Predecessors)

      بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم واتِّبَاعُ السَّلَفِ الصَّالِحِ وَاقْتِفَاءُ آثَارِهِمْ، وَالاسْتِغْفَارُ لَهُمْ And [required of the Muslims is] strict following of Salaf al-Sâlih and adhering to the knowledge and guidance which they left behind, and seeking forgiveness for them. (‘Abû Muhammad Ibn Abî Zaid al-Qayrawânî in his risâlah|d.389AH) – The meaning of the term ‘salaf’ Shaykh…

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    • Islâm: The Cure for Todays Racism

      بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم It is Allâh Who has created mankind & their diversity يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٖ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلۡنَٰكُمۡ شُعُوبٗا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ أَكۡرَمَكُمۡ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَتۡقَىٰكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٞ ٣١ O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you…

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    • The Hawd (Cistern) of the Prophet

      بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم What is the Hawd? Shaykh Muhammad al-Uthaymîn said: “Hawd means a place where the water gathers, and what is intended here is the Hawd of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.” (Sharh al-Aqîdah al-Wâsitiyyah) The prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said : يَغُتُّ فِيهِ مِيزَابَانِ يَمُدَّانِهِ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ أَحَدُهُمَا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ…

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    • Halloween: Its Origins & The Islamic Ruling Concerning It

      بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The word ‘Halloween’ Halloween or Hallowe’en is an abbreviation of the Scottish term – ‘All Hollows Even’ – the evening before [October 31st] All Hollows day (All Saints Day). All Saints Day was designated November the 1st from May 13th by Pope Gregory IV in 835 for remembering the ‘dead holy…

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    • Sûrah Al-Fâtihah: It’s Names & Virtues

      بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The revelation of Sûrah Al-Fâtihah Al-Fâtihah was revealed in Makkah as Ibn ‘Abbâs, Qatâdah and Abû Al-‘Âliyah stated. Allâh said, ﴿وَلَقَدْ ءاتَيْنَـكَ سَبْعًا مِّنَ الْمَثَانِي﴾ (And indeed, We have bestowed upon you the seven Mathani) (seven repeatedly recited verses), (i.e. Sûrah Al-Fâtihah) (15:87). The names of Sûrah Al-Fâtihah 1) Umm al-Kitâb…

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    • The Importance of Prayer (Salâh)

      بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The 5 daily prayers were made obligatory during the Prophets Miraculous Night Journey (Al-Isrâ wa Al-Mi’râj) The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَىَّ مَا أَوْحَى فَفَرَضَ عَلَىَّ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ فَنَزَلْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ مَا فَرَضَ رَبُّكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ قُلْتُ خَمْسِينَ…

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    • Eating Meat Is From The Sunnah

      بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allâh has permitted that which is Halâl [lawful] & Tayyib [pure] ﴿يـأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ كُلُواْ مِمَّا فِى الاٌّرْضِ حَلَـلاً طَيِّباً وَلاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَتِ الشَّيْطَـنِ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ﴾ O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth, and follow not the footsteps of Shaytân (Satan). Verily, he…

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    • The Etiquette of Using The Bathroom According to the Sunnah

      بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِقَبْرَيْنِ جَدِيدَيْنِ فَقَالَ ‏ “‏ إِنَّهُمَا لَيُعَذَّبَانِ وَمَا يُعَذَّبَانِ فِي كَبِيرٍ أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَكَانَ لاَ يَسْتَنْزِهُ مِنْ بَوْلِهِ وَأَمَّا الآخَرُ فَكَانَ يَمْشِي بِالنَّمِيمَةِ ‏”‏ Ibn ‘Abbâs said:”The Messenger of Allâh (ﷺ)passed by two new graves, and he said: ‘They…

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    • The Virtue of Being Pleased With Allâh as (ones) Lord, Islâm as (ones) Religion & Muhammad as (ones) Prophet

      بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 1) Guaranteed paradise عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏”‏ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ مَنْ رَضِيَ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَعَجِبَ لَهَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ قَالَ أَعِدْهَا عَلَىَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَفَعَلَ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله…

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