An action that is done with good intention but not in accordance to the Sunnah

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet (ﷺ) said: من عمل عملاً ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد “Whoever does a deed that is not in accordance with this affair of ours, then it is rejected.” (Sahīh Muslim 1718) عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ ضَحَّى خَالٌ لِي يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ قَبْلَContinue reading “An action that is done with good intention but not in accordance to the Sunnah”

The actions to be performed on jumu’ah to attain expiation of sins

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abū Sā’īd al-Khudrī and Abū Hurayrah narrated: The messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: من اغتَسلَ يومَ الجمُعةِ ولبسَ مِن أحسَنِ ثيابِهِ ، ومَسَّ مِن طيبٍ إن كانَ عندَهُ ، ثمَّ أتى الجمُعةَ فلم يتخطَّ أعناقَ النَّاسِ ، ثمَّ صلَّى ما كَتبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ، ثمَّ أنصَتَ إذا خرجَ إمامُهُ حتَّى يفرُغَContinue reading “The actions to be performed on jumu’ah to attain expiation of sins”

Standing foot to foot in prayer – al-Mubārakfūrī, Ibn ‘Uthaymīn

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām al-Bukhārī said in his sahīh: باب إِلْزَاقِ الْمَنْكِبِ بِالْمَنْكِبِ وَالْقَدَمِ بِالْقَدَمِ فِي الصَّفِّ Chapter: To stand shoulder to shoulder and foot to foot in a row Al-Nu’mān bin Bashīr said: I saw that a man from us attach his ankle to the ankle of his companion. (Sahīh al-Bukhārī, The BookContinue reading “Standing foot to foot in prayer – al-Mubārakfūrī, Ibn ‘Uthaymīn”

Evidence of placing the hands on the chest in prayer

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hadīth 1) وَعَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ : صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ اَلنَّبِيِّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ اَلْيُمْنَى عَلَى يَدِهِ اَلْيُسْرَى عَلَى صَدْرِهِ Wā’il ibn Hujr narrated: “I prayed with the Prophet and he placed his right hand upon his left on his chest.” (SahīhContinue reading “Evidence of placing the hands on the chest in prayer”

What are the signs of Laylatul-Qadr (the Night of Decree)?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 1) In the narration of ‘Ubayy b. Ka’b: أَنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لاَ شُعَاعَ لَهَا … on that day (the sun) would rise without having any rays. (Sahīh Muslim 762) In a variant wording: مِثْلَ الطَّسْتِ حتى ترتفعَ … resembling a dish, until it becomes high. (Ibn Khuzaymah 2193. Declared Sahīh lighayrihiContinue reading “What are the signs of Laylatul-Qadr (the Night of Decree)?”

Are wedding rings permitted in Islām? – Sh. ‘Uthaymīn

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet (ﷺ) said: إِنَّ الرُّقَى وَالتَّمَائِمَ وَالتِّوَلَةَ شِرْكٌ Indeed, Ruqā, Tamīmah, and Tiwalah are Shirk (polytheism). (Abū Dawūd 3883. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī) Shaykh Uthaymīn said: Ruqā is the plural of Ruqyah which means incantation (recitation). Here it refers to Ruqyāh with which is not approved in the Sharī’ah (i.e.Continue reading “Are wedding rings permitted in Islām? – Sh. ‘Uthaymīn”

Explanation of “Whoever commits laghā then he has no Jumu’ah…”

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hadīth 1. The prophet (ﷺ) said: وَمَنْ لَغَا وَتَخَطَّى رِقَابَ النَّاسِ كَانَتْ لَهُ ظُهْرًا He who indulges in laghā (an evil act) or steps over the necks of people (in the mosque), that (Friday) will be for him like the noon (Dhuhr) prayer. (Abū Dawūd 347. Declared Hasan by Al-Albānī) HadīthContinue reading “Explanation of “Whoever commits laghā then he has no Jumu’ah…””

Weak hadīth: Do not sleep after ‘Asr

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hadīth: من نام بعد العصر فاختلس عقله فلا يلومن إلا نفسه Whoever sleeps after ‘Asr and loses his mind, let him blame no one but himself. Shaykh Al-Albānī says: Weak. It was included by Ibn Hibbān in “al-Du’afā wal-Mujrahīn” (1/283) on the authority of Khālid bin Al-Qāsim, on the authority ofContinue reading “Weak hadīth: Do not sleep after ‘Asr”

The encouragement to take sahūr

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet (ﷺ) said: تَسَحَّرُوا فَإِنَّ فِي السَّحُورِ بَرَكَةً Take Sahūr for within Sahūr there is a blessing. (Sahīh, Targhīb wa Tarhīb of Al-Albānī 1063) The Prophet (ﷺ) said: فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَ صِيَامِنَا وَصِيَامِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أَكْلَةُ السَّحَرِ The difference between our fasting and that of the People of the BookContinue reading “The encouragement to take sahūr”

Are the narrations of tarawīh consisting of 20 rak’ah authentic?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Report 1) Ibn ‘Abbās narrated: “Allāhs messenger (ﷺ) used to pray in ramadān twenty rak’ah and witr“. Ibn Hajr said: this has a weak isnād, furthermore it contradicts the hadīth of ‘Āishah in the two Sahīhs (Muslim and Bukhārī). And she is more knowledgeable of the prophets (ﷺ) condition at nightContinue reading “Are the narrations of tarawīh consisting of 20 rak’ah authentic?”