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””

The signs of the Hour – Arabia return to rivers/meadows

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حتَّى تَعُودَ أرْضُ العَرَبِ مُرُوجًا وأَنْهارًا “The Hour will not be established until the land of Arabia returns to meadows and rivers.” (Sahīh Muslim 157) Shaykh Ibn Uthaymīn said:.. until the Arabian Peninsula returns to meadows and rivers), meaning until it becomes meadows and rivers. The meadows areContinue reading “The signs of the Hour – Arabia return to rivers/meadows”

The recommendation to pray on the right side of the rows

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet (ﷺ) said: أَنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى مَيَامِنِ الصُّفُوفِ Verily, Allāh and His angels send blessings upon those on the right side of the prayer rows. (Declared Hasan by Ibn Hajr in al-Fath 2/213 and Al-Arnā’ūt in Sahīh Ibn Hibbān 5/534) Al-Barā said: كُنَّا إِذَا صَلَّيْنَا خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺContinue reading “The recommendation to pray on the right side of the rows”

When is the Hour which supplication is answered on Jumu’ah?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet (ﷺ) said: يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ ثِنْتَا عَشْرَةَ ‏يُرِيدُ سَاعَةً ‏ لاَ يُوجَدُ مُسْلِمٌ يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَالْتَمِسُوهَا آخِرَ سَاعَةٍ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ Friday consists of twelve (hours). Amongst them there is an hour in which a Muslim does not ask Allāh for anything exceptContinue reading “When is the Hour which supplication is answered on Jumu’ah?”

The Qur’ān will either be a proof for you or against you!

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet (ﷺ) said: والقرآن حجة لك أو عليك The Qur’ān is a proof for you or against you. (Sahīh Muslim 223) Ibn Mas’ūd said: “The Qur’ān intercedes for it’s people and its intercession will be accepted. If a person put the Qur’ān in front of him (as a guide), itContinue reading “The Qur’ān will either be a proof for you or against you!”