Prayer of the Woman is Better in her Home – Hadīth Authenticity and Explanation

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The ahādīth and their authenticity Hadīth of Ibn ‘Umar: Ibn ‘Umar (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: لَا تَمْنَعُوا نِسَاءَكُمُ الْمَسَاجِدَ وَبُيُوتُهُنَّ خَيْرٌ لَهُنَّ “Do not prevent your women from [going to] the mosques, though their homes are better for them.” (Abū Dāwūd 567 and others.Continue reading “Prayer of the Woman is Better in her Home – Hadīth Authenticity and Explanation”

The Ruling on Attending Jumu’ah if Eid Falls on the Same Day – Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-‘Uthaymīn

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām Abū Dawūd said: Chapter: When Friday Coincides with (the Day of) ‘Īd Isrāʾīl (narrated): ʿUthmān ibn al-Mughīrah narrated to us from Iyās ibn Abī Ramlah al-Shāmī, who said: I witnessed Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān while he was asking Zayd ibn Arqam, (saying): شهدت مع رسول الله ﷺ عيدين اجتمعا فيContinue reading “The Ruling on Attending Jumu’ah if Eid Falls on the Same Day – Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-‘Uthaymīn”

The Excellence & Etiquette of Fasting: Two Joys, a Shield, and a Boundless Reward – Hadīth Commentary by al-Mubārakfūrī and Al-Ithyūbī

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abū Hurayrah narrated from the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ): كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ يُضَاعَفُ الْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا إِلَى سَبْعِمِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ، قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: إِلَّا الصَّوْمَ فَإِنَّهُ لِي وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ ، يَدَعُ شَهْوَتَهُ وَطَعَامَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِي لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ : فَرْحَةٌ عِنْدَ فِطْرِهِ، وَفَرْحَةٌ عِنْدَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّهِ ، وَلَخُلُوفُ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُContinue reading “The Excellence & Etiquette of Fasting: Two Joys, a Shield, and a Boundless Reward – Hadīth Commentary by al-Mubārakfūrī and Al-Ithyūbī”

Fasting Ramadān with Īmān and Ihtisāb: Hadīth Commentary – al-Mubārakfūrī

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abū Hurayrah narrated from the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) that he said: مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ ، وَمَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ ، وَمَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ “Whoever fasts RamadānContinue reading “Fasting Ramadān with Īmān and Ihtisāb: Hadīth Commentary – al-Mubārakfūrī”

The Ruling on Cupping for the Fasting Person – ‘Abdullāh al-Fawzān

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hadīth 1: Narrated by a group of Sahābah, among them Shaddād ibn Aws (رضي الله عنه) who narrated: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَى عَلَى رَجُلٍ – بِالْبَقِيعِ – وَهُوَ يَحْتَجِمُ فِي رَمَضَانَ ، فَقَالَ:أَفْطَرَ الْحَاجِمُ وَالمَحْجُومُ that the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) came upon a man — at al-Baqīʿ — whoContinue reading “The Ruling on Cupping for the Fasting Person – ‘Abdullāh al-Fawzān”

The Gate of Al-Rayyān: Hadīth Commentary on The Distinction of the Fasting in Paradise – al-Mubārakfūrī, Al-Ithyūbī

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abū Hurayrah narrated: The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: مَنْ أَنْفَقَ زَوْجَيْنِ مِنْ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ؛ دُعِيَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَلِلْجَنَّةِ أَبْوَابٌ، فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الصَّلَاةِ ، دُعِيَ مِنْ بَابِ الصَّلَاةِ ، وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجِهَادِ، دُعِيَ مِنْ بَابِ الْجِهَادِ ، وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِContinue reading “The Gate of Al-Rayyān: Hadīth Commentary on The Distinction of the Fasting in Paradise – al-Mubārakfūrī, Al-Ithyūbī”

When Ramadān Enters: Hadīth Commentary on the Opening of the Gates, the Shackling of the Devils, and Why Sin Still Occurs – al-Mubārakfūrī

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abū Hurayrah narrated from the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ): إِذَا دَخَلَ رَمَضَانُ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ : فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ جَهَنَّمَ، وَسُلْسِلَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ – وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ : فُتَّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الرَّحْمَةِ “When Ramadān enters, the gates of heaven are opened” — and in (another) narration: “the gates of ParadiseContinue reading “When Ramadān Enters: Hadīth Commentary on the Opening of the Gates, the Shackling of the Devils, and Why Sin Still Occurs – al-Mubārakfūrī”

What is the Minimum and Maximum time for Menstruation? – Ibn Taymiyyah, Al-Albānī, al-Wasābī

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Shaykh Zaid al-Wasābī said: “The First Opinion: There is no limit defined in days for the minimum of menstruation, nor for its maximum, and this is the position of ʿAlī ibn al-Madīnī, al-Awzāʿī, and it is the choice of Ibn Taymiyyah, al-Shawkānī, and Ibn ʿUthaymīn. Mālik said: There is no limitContinue reading “What is the Minimum and Maximum time for Menstruation? – Ibn Taymiyyah, Al-Albānī, al-Wasābī”

What the follower says when rising from Rukū’

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abū Hurayrah narrated from the Messenger (ﷺ): إذا قال الإمام: سمع الله لمن حمده، فقولوا : اللهم ربنا لك الحمد، فإنه من وافق قوله قول الملائكة غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبه “When the Imām says Sami’a Allāhu liman hamidah, say Allāhumma Rabbanā Lakal-Hamd, for if ones saying synchronises with theContinue reading “What the follower says when rising from Rukū’”

Placing the right hand over the left in prayer and the madhhab of Imām Mālik

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Evidence for placing the right hand over the left and the command to do so عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم… وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى Wāʾil ibn Hujr narrated that he saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)…place his right hand over his left hand. (SahīhContinue reading “Placing the right hand over the left in prayer and the madhhab of Imām Mālik”