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?”

Explanation of the hadīth: “Do not fast a day or two prior to Ramadān” & fasting the day of doubt

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet (ﷺ) said: لاَ يَتَقَدَّمَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ رَمَضَانَ بِصَوْمِ يَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ، إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَصُومُ صَوْمَهُ فَلْيَصُمْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ None of you should fast a day or two before the month of Ramadān unless he has the habit of fasting (and if his fasting coincides with that day)Continue reading “Explanation of the hadīth: “Do not fast a day or two prior to Ramadān” & fasting the day of doubt”

Explanation of the hadīth: “when half of Sha’bān remains then do not fast”

إِذَا بَقِيَ نِصْفٌ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَلاَ تَصُومُوا Abū Hurairah narrated:The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: “When a half of Sha’bān remains then do not fast“. (Al-Tirmidhī 738. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī) Shaykh Bin Bāz said: As for the Hadīth that prohibits fasting after the middle of Sha’bān, it is Sahīh, as graded by the knowledgeableContinue reading “Explanation of the hadīth: “when half of Sha’bān remains then do not fast””