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!”

Those who do not preserve the prayer will be punished alongside Pharaoh & ‘Ubayy ibn Khalaf!

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr narrated: The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) mentioned the prayers one day and he said, “Whoever preserves the prayers, they will be his light, proof, and salvation on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever does not preserve them will not have proof, nor light, nor salvation, and on the DayContinue reading “Those who do not preserve the prayer will be punished alongside Pharaoh & ‘Ubayy ibn Khalaf!”

The meaning & virtue of sending Salāh and Salām upon the prophet

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَـئِكَـتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ صَلُّواْ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُواْ تَسْلِيماً ﴾ Allāh sends His Salāh on the Prophet, and also His angels (do so). O you who believe! Send your Salāh on him, and greet him with Taslīm. (Al-Ahzāb:56) The meaning of Salāh upon the prophet (ﷺ) Al-BukhārīContinue reading “The meaning & virtue of sending Salāh and Salām upon the prophet”

Whoever doesn’t pray the ‘Asr prayer his good deeds will be nullified

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم حَافِظُواْ عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ والصَّلاَةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقُومُواْ لِلّهِ قَانِتِينَ ٢٣٨ Guard strictly the prayers, and the Salātul-Wustā (middle prayer), and stand before Allāh truly devout. Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:238 Ibn Kathīr said: “Allāh commands that the prayer should be performed correctly and on time.” (Tafsīr of Ibn Kathīr) Ibn al-Jawzī said: “To preserveContinue reading “Whoever doesn’t pray the ‘Asr prayer his good deeds will be nullified”

The night of the Jinn with ‘Abdullāh Ibn Mas’ūd

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Ibn Mas’ūd narrated : The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) performed ‘Ishā, then he turned and asked for me. He took my hand and we set out until I came to the wide valley of Makkah. He drew a line for me and said to me: ‘Stay within this line, and doContinue reading “The night of the Jinn with ‘Abdullāh Ibn Mas’ūd”

The obligation to say Bismillah before wudu & the ruling on saying it in the bathroom

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abū Hurayrah narrated: The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said, لاَ صَلاَةَ لِمَنْ لاَ وُضُوءَ لَهُ وَلاَ وُضُوءَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ The prayer of a person who does not perform ablution is not valid, and the ablution of a person who does not mention the name of AllāhContinue reading “The obligation to say Bismillah before wudu & the ruling on saying it in the bathroom”

The Du’ā of the Prophet for the one who seeks hadīth!

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم استَسقى رسولُ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّمَ، فأتَيتَه بإناءٍ فيه ماءٌ، وفيه شَعرةٌ فرَفَعتُها، ثُمَّ ناوَلتُه، فقال: اللَّهُمَّ جَمِّلْه { وأدِمْ جمالَه }، قال: فرَأَيتُه بعدَ ثَلاثٍ وتِسعينَ سَنةً وما في رَأسِه ولِحيَتِه شَعرةٌ بَيضاءُ ‘Amr ibn Akhtab al-Ansārī narrated: The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) asked for water, so I broughtContinue reading “The Du’ā of the Prophet for the one who seeks hadīth!”

What is Thunder?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ أَقْبَلَتْ يَهُودُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ أَخْبِرْنَا عَنِ الرَّعْدِ مَا هُوَ قَالَ ‏”‏ مَلَكٌ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ مُوَكَّلٌ بِالسَّحَابِ مَعَهُ مَخَارِيقُ مِنْ نَارٍ يَسُوقُ بِهَا السَّحَابَ حَيْثُ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا فَمَا هَذَا الصَّوْتُ الَّذِي نَسْمَعُ قَالَ ‏”‏ زَجْرُهُ بِالسَّحَابِContinue reading “What is Thunder?”