Is reciting surah al-kahf on Friday recommended

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Summary: Ibn Qūdamah said: It is recommend to recite Sūrah al-Kahf on Friday. (al-Mughnī 2/313) Al-Nawawī said: “It is recommended to recite Sūrah al-Kahf on the day (of Friday). Al-Shāfī’i said in the book al-Umm: I recommend reciting it on Friday night [i.e. Thursday night according to the Gregorian calendar]. ”Continue reading “Is reciting surah al-kahf on Friday recommended”

Adhkar series part 4: Supplications for sadness, grief, distress and adversity

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāhumma innī a’ūdhu bika minal-hammi, wal-hazani, wal-‘ajzi, wal-kasali, wal-bukhli, wal-jubni, wa dala’i-ddayn, wa ghalabatir-rijāl Narrated by Anas that the prophet (ﷺ) would say: ‏ “‏ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ ‏”‏‏ “O Allāh! I seek refuge with You from sadness andContinue reading “Adhkar series part 4: Supplications for sadness, grief, distress and adversity”

Praying two rak’ah when leaving ones home and upon entering

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet (ﷺ) said: إذا خرجتَ من منزِلِك فصلِّ ركعتينِ تمنعانِكَ مخرجَ السُّوءِ و إذا دخلْتَ إلى منزِلِك فصلِّ ركعتينِ تمنعانِكَ مدْخلَ السُّوءِ “When you leave your home then pray two rak’ah; to prevent you from an evil exit. And when you enter your home pray two rak’ah; to prevent youContinue reading “Praying two rak’ah when leaving ones home and upon entering”

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”