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Weak ahadith pertaining to Ramadan Part 1.
Read more: 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 ‘Abd…
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The fast that yields only hunger and no reward
Read more: The fast that yields only hunger and no rewardبسم 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.”…
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Weak hadīth: Wiping the face after making du’ā
Read more: Weak hadīth: Wiping the face after making du’āبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Narration of ‘Umar Abū Mūsā Muḥammad ibn al-Muthannā > Ibrāhīm ibn Ya’qūb > Hammād ibn ʿĪsā al-Juhanī > Handhalah ibn Abī Sufyān al-Jumahīyyu > Sālim ibn ʿAbdillāh > his father > ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattāb who narrated: انَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ لَمْ يَحُطَّهُمَا حَتَّى…
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The narrations of the 73 sects and their authenticity
Read more: The narrations of the 73 sects and their authenticityبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The sādiq al-masdūq (the truthful and believed) Prophet (ﷺ) foretold that his Ummah would inevitably experience division. This division serves as a test for this Ummah and is a condemnation of those who deviate and distance themselves from Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamā’ah, as well (as it being) a warning against division…
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Does removing the socks break wudu
Read more: Does removing the socks break wuduبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām Al-Albānī said: Scholars have also differed on the ruling for someone who removes their khuff (leather socks) and it’s types [such as socks or shoes] after performing wudū and wiping over them. They hold three views: 1. The first view: His wudū remains valid, and there is nothing further required…
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Adhkar series part 5: dua for protection from diseases like cancer
Read more: Adhkar series part 5: dua for protection from diseases like cancerبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hadīth 1. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبَرَصِ وَالْجُنُونِ وَالْجُذَامِ وَمِنْ سَيِّئِ الأَسْقَامِ (Allāhumma innī a’ūdhu bika minal-baras wal-junūn wal-judhām wa min sayyi-il-asqām) “Oh Allāh, I seek refuge in You from leprosy, insanity, vitiligo, and the worst of diseases.” (Abū Dawūd 1554. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī) Ibn…
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Ruling on using rosary/prayer beads and weak ahadeeth used to support it’s allowance
Read more: Ruling on using rosary/prayer beads and weak ahadeeth used to support it’s allowanceبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh says: قُلۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِي يُحۡبِبۡكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ ذُنُوبَكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ٣١Say (Oh Muhammad): “If you (really) love Allāh then follow me (i.e. the Sunnah), Allāh will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (3:31)The Prophet (ﷺ) said: فَإِنَّ…
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A neglected Sunnah: to sit Iq’aa between the two prostrations
Read more: A neglected Sunnah: to sit Iq’aa between the two prostrationsبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Summary: Al-Albānī said: “He (ﷺ) would sometimes practice iq’ā [to rest on both his heels and feet]. Al-Iq’ā has come from the hadīth of Ibn ‘Abbās in Sahīh Muslim and Abū Dawūd and Al-Tirmidhī, who declared it Sahīh and others authenticated it; see (Al-Sahīhah 383), and from the hadith of Ibn ‘Umar…
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Is reciting surah al-kahf on Friday recommended
Read more: Is reciting surah al-kahf on Friday recommendedبسم 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]. ”…