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?”

Who preceded Al-Albānī regarding fasting on Saturdays

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم As-Samma’, the sister of Abdullāh ibn Busr narrated: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Do not fast on Saturday except what has been made obligatory on you; and if one of you can get nothing but a grape skin or a piece of wood from a tree, he should chew it.’ (Sunan AbīContinue reading “Who preceded Al-Albānī regarding fasting on Saturdays”

The ruling on giving some of the meat of Adhā sacrifice to the non-muslim

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: Is it permissible for the person who performs the Adhā sacrifice to give a disbeliever some of the meat from his sacrifice? It is recommended regarding the Adhā sacrifice to divide its meat into three shares: a third for the person who performed the sacrifice, a third for his friend(s)Continue reading “The ruling on giving some of the meat of Adhā sacrifice to the non-muslim”

The four methods of the takbīr during the days of Dhul-Hijjah & Tashrīq

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم كان ابنُ عمرَ وأبو هريرةَ يخرجانِ إلى السوقِ في أيامِ العشرِ يُكبرانِ ويكبرُ الناسُ بتكبيرِهما “Abū Hurayrah and Ibn ‘Umar used to come to the market in the ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, then make Takbīr and the people would make Takbīr with them [meaning after them].” (Irwā al-Ghalīl of Al-Albānī 3/124)Continue reading “The four methods of the takbīr during the days of Dhul-Hijjah & Tashrīq”

The actions to be performed on jumu’ah to attain expiation of sins

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abū Sā’īd al-Khudrī and Abū Hurayrah narrated: The messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: من اغتَسلَ يومَ الجمُعةِ ولبسَ مِن أحسَنِ ثيابِهِ ، ومَسَّ مِن طيبٍ إن كانَ عندَهُ ، ثمَّ أتى الجمُعةَ فلم يتخطَّ أعناقَ النَّاسِ ، ثمَّ صلَّى ما كَتبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ، ثمَّ أنصَتَ إذا خرجَ إمامُهُ حتَّى يفرُغَContinue reading “The actions to be performed on jumu’ah to attain expiation of sins”

The sunnah following the Friday prayer

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Q)  How did the Messenger of Allāh and his Companions, may Allāh be pleased with them, used to end the Friday prayer? (I say:) Did the Messenger of Allāh pray two Rak’ahs after it, or not? (What is the ruling on performing supererogatory prayers after it?) A) A similar question toContinue reading “The sunnah following the Friday prayer”

Standing foot to foot in prayer – al-Mubārakfūrī, Ibn ‘Uthaymīn

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām al-Bukhārī said in his sahīh: باب إِلْزَاقِ الْمَنْكِبِ بِالْمَنْكِبِ وَالْقَدَمِ بِالْقَدَمِ فِي الصَّفِّ Chapter: To stand shoulder to shoulder and foot to foot in a row Al-Nu’mān bin Bashīr said: I saw that a man from us attach his ankle to the ankle of his companion. (Sahīh al-Bukhārī, The BookContinue reading “Standing foot to foot in prayer – al-Mubārakfūrī, Ibn ‘Uthaymīn”

Evidence of placing the hands on the chest in prayer

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hadīth 1) وَعَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ : صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ اَلنَّبِيِّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ اَلْيُمْنَى عَلَى يَدِهِ اَلْيُسْرَى عَلَى صَدْرِهِ Wā’il ibn Hujr narrated: “I prayed with the Prophet and he placed his right hand upon his left on his chest.” (SahīhContinue reading “Evidence of placing the hands on the chest in prayer”

The distance for one to be considered a traveller & a summary of licenses given to the traveller & the Sunnah prayers performed during a journey

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: What is the distance by which a traveller may shorten his prayers? Is combining them permissible rather than shortening them? Answer: The distance in which it is permitted to shorten the prayers has been specified by some scholars as around 83 kilometers. Other scholars specified it to be whatever isContinue reading “The distance for one to be considered a traveller & a summary of licenses given to the traveller & the Sunnah prayers performed during a journey”

Is it better to do istinjā or istijmār?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Anas bin Mālik narrated: انَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْخُلُ الْخَلاَءَ فَأَحْمِلُ أَنَا وَغُلاَمٌ نَحْوِي إِدَاوَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ وَعَنَزَةً فَيَسْتَنْجِي بِالْمَاءِ When the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) entered the khalā (i.e. privy), I and another boy like me (i.e. close in age) would carry a small water skin andContinue reading “Is it better to do istinjā or istijmār?”