An abandoned sunnah in Wudū: wiping the head three times

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Wiping the head three times Hadīth 1. عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّةَ، قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَلَا أُرِيكُمْ كَيْفَ كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَوَضَّأُ قُلْنَا بَلَى قَالَ فَأْتُونِي بِطَسْتٍ وَتَوْرٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا . . . وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ ثَلَاثًا وَغَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا‏ Abū Hayyah said:‘Ali (رضيContinue reading “An abandoned sunnah in Wudū: wiping the head three times”

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”

What are the things that makes ghusl obligatory

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 1. The ejaculation of semen, regardless of whether one is awake or asleep The prophet (ﷺ) said: إِنَّمَا الْمَاءُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ Water (i.e. semen) is only cleansed with water (i.e. ghusl) (Sahīh Muslim 343) He also (ﷺ) said: عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ جَاءَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ إِلَىContinue reading “What are the things that makes ghusl obligatory”

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?”

Neglected Sunnah of the Prayer – Sitting Mutawarrikan in the last tashahhud

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Evidence of sitting mutawarrikan 1) Abū Humayd al-Sā’idī said in the presence of ten companions of the prophet (ﷺ): “I am more knowledgeable than any of you regarding the prayer of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ).” They said: “So present it (i.e. what you know).” He then mentioned the hadīth, saying:Continue reading “Neglected Sunnah of the Prayer – Sitting Mutawarrikan in the last tashahhud”

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!”

Raising the hands when bowing (Rukū) and rising from bowing

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām al-Bukhārī:باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ إِذَا كَبَّرَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ Chapter: To raise both hands upon saying the (opening) Takbir, and when performing Rukū’ (bowing) and on rising from it (i.e. Rukū’): Ibn ‘Umar narrated: I saw that whenever Allāh’s Messenger (ﷺ) stood for the prayer, he used to raise bothContinue reading “Raising the hands when bowing (Rukū) and rising from bowing”

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”

Cease neglecting the jumu’ah prayer before Allāh seals your heart!

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 1) The messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said on the planks of his pulpit: ‘People must cease to neglect the Friday prayer or Allāh will seal their hearts and then they will be among the negligent.’ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ عَلَى أَعْوَادِ مِنْبَرِهِ ‏ “‏ لَيَنْتَهِيَنَّ أَقْوَامٌ عَنْ وَدْعِهِمُContinue reading “Cease neglecting the jumu’ah prayer before Allāh seals your heart!”

From the virtues of Friday; Ādams creation & an hour in which supplication is answered

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: خَيْرُ يَوْمٍ طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ فِيهِ خُلِقَ آدَمُ وَفِيهِ أُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَفِيهِ أُخْرِجَ مِنْهَا ( وَفِيهِ أُهْبِطَ وَفِيهِ تِيبَ عَلَيْهِ وَفِيهِ مَاتَ ) وَلاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ إِلاَّ فِي يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday; onContinue reading “From the virtues of Friday; Ādams creation & an hour in which supplication is answered”