بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hasan al-Basrī said: “By Allāh, I have met seventy veterans of al-Badr. Most of their garments were wool. Had you seen them you would have said they are crazy. And had they seen the best among you, they would have said: “These people will have no share in the hereafter.” HadContinue reading “Hasan al-Basri: Had the companions seen you they would have said ‘they will have no share in the hereafter’”
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Weak hadith: To fast a day after Ashurah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Shaykh ‘Abdul-Muhsin Al-‘Abbād was asked: Is it correct that the best way to fast on ‘Āshūrah is for a person to fast the day before it and the day after it? He replied by saying: “Some scholars (have) said this, but we do not know anything that supports this.” (Sharh SunanContinue reading “Weak hadith: To fast a day after Ashurah”
Who is the victorious group and the saved sect
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet (ﷺ) said: وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي سَتَفْتَرِقُ عَلَى ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً كُلُّهَا فِي النَّارِ إِلاَّ وَاحِدَةً وَهِيَ الْجَمَاعَةُ “… and my nation will split into seventy-two sects, all of which will be in Hell apart from one, which is the Jamā’ah.” (Ibn Mājah 3993. Declared Sahīh by al-‘Irāqī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Albānī)Continue reading “Who is the victorious group and the saved sect”
The arrogant will be punished in hellfire in a prison called Boolas
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم What is arrogance? The prophet (ﷺ) said: الكبر بَطَر الحق، وغَمط الناس Kibr (arrogance) is rejection of the truth and to look down upon the people. (Umdatul-Tafsīr 1/121) The punishment for arrogance The prophet (ﷺ) said: يُحْشَرُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَمْثَالَ الذَّرِّ، فِي صُوَرِ النَّاسِ، يَعْلُوهُمْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنَ الصَّغَارِ، حَتَّىContinue reading “The arrogant will be punished in hellfire in a prison called Boolas”
The debate between Al-Awza’i and Al-Thawri on rasing the hands in ruku
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (Imām) Al-Awzā’ī and (Imām) Al-Thawri debated in Al-Khaif Mosque on the issue of raising the hands when bowing and rising from bowing, so Al-Awzā’ī used as evidence what he narrated on the authority of Al-Zuhrī, on the authority of Sālim, on the authority of his father, that the Messenger of AllāhContinue reading “The debate between Al-Awza’i and Al-Thawri on rasing the hands in ruku”
Are the hadiths regarding not raising the hands in ruku authentic?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Part 1: Evidence of raising the hands when making Rukū and rising from it: https://fawaaids.com/2023/12/20/raising-the-hands-when-bowing-ruku-and-rising-from-bowing/ Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr said: “The proof of the one who sees the raising (of the hands) at every bowing and rising from it, is the hadīth of Ibn ‘Umar mentioned in this chapter, and it isContinue reading “Are the hadiths regarding not raising the hands in ruku authentic?”
Who preceded Al-Albānī regarding fasting on Saturdays
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم As-Samma’, the sister of Abdullāh ibn Busr narrated: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Do not fast on Saturday except what has been made obligatory on you; and if one of you can get nothing but a grape skin or a piece of wood from a tree, he should chew it.’ (Sunan AbīContinue reading “Who preceded Al-Albānī regarding fasting on Saturdays”
The virtues of the day of ‘Arafah: Part 2
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم A day of ‘Īd Ibn Abbās recited: ‘This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion‘ (5:3). And a Jew was with him who said: ‘If this verse was revealed to us then we would have takenContinue reading “The virtues of the day of ‘Arafah: Part 2”
The ruling on giving some of the meat of Adhā sacrifice to the non-muslim
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: Is it permissible for the person who performs the Adhā sacrifice to give a disbeliever some of the meat from his sacrifice? It is recommended regarding the Adhā sacrifice to divide its meat into three shares: a third for the person who performed the sacrifice, a third for his friend(s)Continue reading “The ruling on giving some of the meat of Adhā sacrifice to the non-muslim”
The four methods of the takbīr during the days of Dhul-Hijjah & Tashrīq
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم كان ابنُ عمرَ وأبو هريرةَ يخرجانِ إلى السوقِ في أيامِ العشرِ يُكبرانِ ويكبرُ الناسُ بتكبيرِهما “Abū Hurayrah and Ibn ‘Umar used to come to the market in the ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, then make Takbīr and the people would make Takbīr with them [meaning after them].” (Irwā al-Ghalīl of Al-Albānī 3/124)Continue reading “The four methods of the takbīr during the days of Dhul-Hijjah & Tashrīq”
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