Ruling on using rosary/prayer beads and weak ahadeeth used to support it’s allowance

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh says: قُلۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِي يُحۡبِبۡكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ ذُنُوبَكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ٣١Say (Oh Muhammad): “If you (really) love Allāh then follow me (i.e. the Sunnah), Allāh will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (3:31)The Prophet (ﷺ) said: فَإِنَّContinue reading “Ruling on using rosary/prayer beads and weak ahadeeth used to support it’s allowance”

Ibn Mas’ood prohibiting dhikr using pebbles – it’s authenticity and points of benefit

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم أَخْبَرَنَا الحَكَمُ بْنُ المُبَارَكِ قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ : كُنَّا نَجْلِسُ عَلَى بَابِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الغَدَاةِ، فَإِذَا خَرَجَ مَشَيْنَا مَعَهُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ، فَجَاءَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيُّ فَقَالَ : أَخَرَجَ إِلَيْكُمْ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بَعْدُ؟ قُلْنَا : لَاContinue reading “Ibn Mas’ood prohibiting dhikr using pebbles – it’s authenticity and points of benefit”

A neglected Sunnah: to sit Iq’aa between the two prostrations

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Summary: Al-Albānī said: “He (ﷺ) would sometimes practice iq’ā [to rest on both his heels and feet]. Al-Iq’ā has come from the hadīth of Ibn ‘Abbās in Sahīh Muslim and Abū Dawūd and Al-Tirmidhī, who declared it Sahīh and others authenticated it; see (Al-Sahīhah 383), and from the hadith of Ibn ‘UmarContinue reading “A neglected Sunnah: to sit Iq’aa between the two prostrations”

Weak hadith: To fast a day after Ashurah

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Shaykh ‘Abdul-Muhsin Al-‘Abbād was asked: Is it correct that the best way to fast on ‘Āshūrah is for a person to fast the day before it and the day after it? He replied by saying: “Some scholars (have) said this, but we do not know anything that supports this.” (Sharh SunanContinue reading “Weak hadith: To fast a day after Ashurah”

Are the hadiths regarding not raising the hands in ruku authentic?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Part 1: Evidence of raising the hands when making Rukū and rising from it: https://fawaaids.com/2023/12/20/raising-the-hands-when-bowing-ruku-and-rising-from-bowing/ Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr said: “The proof of the one who sees the raising (of the hands) at every bowing and rising from it, is the hadīth of Ibn ‘Umar mentioned in this chapter, and it isContinue reading “Are the hadiths regarding not raising the hands in ruku authentic?”

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”

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?”