بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Ibn ‘Abbās narrated: فَصَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْعِشَاءَ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ، فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ، ثُمَّ نَامَ، … so the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed the ‘Ishā’ prayer, then came to his home, prayed four rak’ahs, then went to sleep… (Sahīh al-Bukhārī 117, 137, , Abū Dawūd 1357, Adhīm al-Ābadī said:Continue reading “Praying 4 Rak’ah after ‘Ishaa”
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Authenticity of fasting the six days of shawwaal
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hadīth 1. Narrated by Yahyā ibn Ayyūb and Qutaybah ibn Sa’īd and ‘Alī ibn Hujr, all from Ismā’īl – Ibn Ayyūb who said: Ismā’īl ibn Ja’far narrated to us: Sa’d ibn Sa’īd ibn Qays informed me from ‘Umar ibn Thābit ibn al-Hārith al-Khazrajī, Abū Ayyūb al-Ansārī, may Allāh be pleased withContinue reading “Authenticity of fasting the six days of shawwaal”
Witr series part 1: Raising the hands in Qunūt
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Those who held that it is recommended to raise the hands in Qunūt: “This is the position in the Shāfi’ī madhab and the saying of Ahmad which is the established position in his madhab, and some Hanafīs also held this view. This is (also) the saying of Ibn Mas’ūd, Abū Hurayrah,Continue reading “Witr series part 1: Raising the hands in Qunūt”
Can the junub and menstruating woman touch the Qur’an – al-Shawkānī, Al-Albānī
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم A summary Imām Al-Albānī was asked: **Questioner:** Is it correct that a menstruating woman and a person in a state of major ritual impurity (janābah) can touch the Qur’ān or to read (from) it for worship or memorisation? **Sheikh:** No, we do not find in the Book (Qur’ān) nor in theContinue reading “Can the junub and menstruating woman touch the Qur’an – al-Shawkānī, Al-Albānī”
Can the menstruating woman recite the Qur’an – Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Hazm, Al-Albānī
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Those who held the permissibility of the menstruating woman reciting Qur’ān: This is narrated from Sa’īd ibn al-Musayyib, and it was held by: Mālik—in the well-known, relied-upon position in his madhhab and Al-Shāfi’ī in the earlier of his two statements, and the Dhāhirīs, and it was narrated as a report fromContinue reading “Can the menstruating woman recite the Qur’an – Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Hazm, Al-Albānī”
Intention to fast ramadan is required every night
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet (ﷺ) said: مَنْ لَمْ يُبَيِّتِ الصِّيَامَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الفَجْرِ فَلَا صِيَامَ له “Whoever does not commit himself (i.e. establish the intention) for fasting before the break of dawn has no fast“ (Sahīh al-Jāmi of Al-Albānī who declared it Sahīh #6534) Al-Manāwī said: … and in Ibn Mājah’s narration: “WhoeverContinue reading “Intention to fast ramadan is required every night”
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 ‘AbdContinue reading “Weak ahadith pertaining to Ramadan Part 1.”
When does the time of ishaa end? Is it until Fajr?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The preferred time for offering Ishā Imām Ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdisī said: The narrations differ regarding the end of the preferred time (of ‘Ishā). It is narrated from Ahmad that it is the (first) one-third of the night… This is also the opinion of Umar ibn Al-Khattāb, Abū Hurayrah, Umar ibn Abdul-‘Azīz,Continue reading “When does the time of ishaa end? Is it until Fajr?”
Raising the hands after prayer – al-Fawzān, Al-Albānī, Ibn Taymiyyah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamān (رضي الله عنه) said: “Every act of worship that the Companions of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) did not worship with, then do not worship with it.” (Link) Shaykh Sālih al-Fawzān said: “… As for raising the hands after the obligatory prayer, this is an innovation (bid’ah), becauseContinue reading “Raising the hands after prayer – al-Fawzān, Al-Albānī, Ibn Taymiyyah”
Hands or knees first? The authentic method of sujood
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم A summary of the different opinions First Opinion: It is obligatory to place the hands before the knees. This view was held by the Dhāhirīs. Second Opinion: It is recommended to place the hands before the knees. This was the view of the Mālikīs, and one narration from Imām Ahmad. ItContinue reading “Hands or knees first? The authentic method of sujood”
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