Praying 4 Rak’ah after ‘Ishaa

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Ibn ‘Abbās narrated: فَصَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْعِشَاءَ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ، فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ، ثُمَّ نَامَ، … so the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed the ‘Ishā’ prayer, then came to his home, prayed four rak’ahs, then went to sleep… (Sahīh al-Bukhārī 117, 137, , Abū Dawūd 1357, Adhīm al-Ābadī said:Continue reading “Praying 4 Rak’ah after ‘Ishaa”

Authenticity of fasting the six days of shawwaal

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hadīth 1. Narrated by Yahyā ibn Ayyūb and Qutaybah ibn Sa’īd and ‘Alī ibn Hujr, all from Ismā’īl – Ibn Ayyūb who said: Ismā’īl ibn Ja’far narrated to us: Sa’d ibn Sa’īd ibn Qays informed me from ‘Umar ibn Thābit ibn al-Hārith al-Khazrajī, Abū Ayyūb al-Ansārī, may Allāh be pleased withContinue reading “Authenticity of fasting the six days of shawwaal”

Witr series part 1: Raising the hands in Qunūt

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Those who held that it is recommended to raise the hands in Qunūt: “This is the position in the Shāfi’ī madhab and the saying of Ahmad which is the established position in his madhab, and some Hanafīs also held this view. This is (also) the saying of Ibn Mas’ūd, Abū Hurayrah,Continue reading “Witr series part 1: Raising the hands in Qunūt”

Can the junub and menstruating woman touch the Qur’an – al-Shawkānī, Al-Albānī

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم A summary Imām Al-Albānī was asked: **Questioner:** Is it correct that a menstruating woman and a person in a state of major ritual impurity (janābah) can touch the Qur’ān or to read (from) it for worship or memorisation? **Sheikh:** No, we do not find in the Book (Qur’ān) nor in theContinue reading “Can the junub and menstruating woman touch the Qur’an – al-Shawkānī, Al-Albānī”

Can the menstruating woman recite the Qur’an – Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Hazm, Al-Albānī

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Those who held the permissibility of the menstruating woman reciting Qur’ān: This is narrated from Sa’īd ibn al-Musayyib, and it was held by: Mālik—in the well-known, relied-upon position in his madhhab and Al-Shāfi’ī in the earlier of his two statements, and the Dhāhirīs, and it was narrated as a report fromContinue reading “Can the menstruating woman recite the Qur’an – Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Hazm, Al-Albānī”

Whoever dies whilst fasting will enter Paradise

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet (ﷺ) said: مَنْ خُتِمَ لَهُ بِصِيَام يَوْمٍ دَخَلَ الجنَّة “Whoever has his life sealed with a day of fasting will enter Paradise.” (Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī in Sahīh al-Jāmi 6224 and al-Sahīhah 1645) Al-Manāwī said: “Whoever has his life sealed with a day of fasting” meaning: whoever concluded hisContinue reading “Whoever dies whilst fasting will enter Paradise”

Intention to fast ramadan is required every night

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet (ﷺ) said: مَنْ لَمْ يُبَيِّتِ الصِّيَامَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الفَجْرِ فَلَا صِيَامَ له “Whoever does not commit himself (i.e. establish the intention) for fasting before the break of dawn has no fast“ (Sahīh al-Jāmi of Al-Albānī who declared it Sahīh #6534) Al-Manāwī said: … and in Ibn Mājah’s narration: “WhoeverContinue reading “Intention to fast ramadan is required every night”

Weak ahadith pertaining to Ramadan Part 1.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سيد الشهور شهر رمضان “The master of all months is the month of Ramadān.” Collected in Kashf Al-Astār 1/339, and Al-Bayhaqī in Shu’ab Al-Īmān (3/355, 3/314, 3755, 3736) and Ibn ‘Asākir in Tārīkh Dimashq (26/392-393) through the chain of Yazīd ibn ‘Abd al-Malik. This chain is very weak. Yazīd ibn ‘AbdContinue reading “Weak ahadith pertaining to Ramadan Part 1.”

The fast that yields only hunger and no reward

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet (ﷺ) said: رب صائم ليس له من صيامه إلا الجوع، ورب قائم ليس له من قيامه إلا السهر “There are people who fast and get nothing from their fast except hunger, and there are people who pray (at night) and get nothing from their prayers except a sleepless night.”Continue reading “The fast that yields only hunger and no reward”

Ghusl, perfume and siwak is obligatory on Jumu’ah – Ibn Hazm

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Ibn Hazm (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: Issue: Bathing on the day of Friday is an obligatory duty for every adult, both men and women, as are perfume and the siwāk. The proof for this: What was narrated to us by ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn ‘Abdullāh al-Hamdānī [full isnād omitted]…Continue reading “Ghusl, perfume and siwak is obligatory on Jumu’ah – Ibn Hazm”