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”
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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”
How to pray the Eclipse prayer & some rulings related to it
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Salātul-kusūf/khusūf Shaykh Sālih al-Fawzān said: Al-Kusūf and Al-Khusūf are interchangeable and used to describe the solar and lunar eclipse. Others say al-kusūf is used to describe the lunar eclipse, and al-khusūf is used to describe the solar eclipse. (Sharh Zād al-Mustaqnī 1/437) The ruling on the solar/lunar eclipse prayer Ibn RushdContinue reading “How to pray the Eclipse prayer & some rulings related to it”
Authentic Adhkār Series: Part 2 – Dhikr Said After Prayer
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 1. Astaghfirullāh (x3), Allāhumma antas-Salām wa minkas-salām, tabārakta (yā) Dhal-jalāli wal-ikrām عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا انْصَرَفَ مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ اسْتَغْفَرَ ثَلاَثًا وَقَالَ “ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلاَمُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلاَمُ تَبَارَكْتَ ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ ” . قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ فَقُلْتُ لِلأَوْزَاعِيِّ كَيْفَ الاِسْتِغْفَارُ قَالَ تَقُولُ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ أَسْتَغْفِرُContinue reading “Authentic Adhkār Series: Part 2 – Dhikr Said After Prayer”
The 5 Authentic Ways of Making Taslīm (salutation to end the prayer)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 1. Saying As-salāmu alaikum turning to the right slightly … كان يُسلِّمُ تَسْليمةً واحدةً: السلامُ عليكم From Ā’isha who narrated:…” He would say one Taslīm (salutation): As-salāmu ‘alaykum…”. (Irwā al-Ghalīl of Al-Albānī 327. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī. Sahīh upon the conditions of Muslim by Shu’ayb al-Arnaūt in Zad al-Ma’ād 1/251) كانَContinue reading “The 5 Authentic Ways of Making Taslīm (salutation to end the prayer)”
Authentic Adhkār Series: Part 1 – Morning & Evening Dhikr
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Chapter 1: Dhikr for both the Morning and Evening 1.1 لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: If anyone says in the morning: (There is nothing which has the right to be worshipped except AllāhContinue reading “Authentic Adhkār Series: Part 1 – Morning & Evening Dhikr”
Authentic ahadīth regarding the Day of ‘Arafah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عن عائشة رضي الله عنها مرفوعاً: «ما مِن يومٍ أكثر مِن أنْ يُعْتِقَ اللهُ فيه عبدًا مِن النارِ، مِن يومِ عرفة، وإنَّه ليدنو، ثم يُباهي بهم الملائكةَ، فيقول: ما أراد هؤلاء؟ Ā’ishah (may Allāh be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم ) said: “There is no day on which Allāh setsContinue reading “Authentic ahadīth regarding the Day of ‘Arafah”
The ruling on fasting the first nine days of Dhu’l-Hijjah & the Day of ‘Arafah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām al-Hajjāwi said: يسن صيام تسع ذي الحجة، و يوم عرفة لغير حاج بها “It is sunnah to fast the first nine days of Dhu’l-Hijjah and the day of ‘Arafah for non-pilgrims.” Shaykh Salih al-Fawzān said in explanation: It is mustahabb (recommended) to fast these days as the Prophet صلى اللهContinue reading “The ruling on fasting the first nine days of Dhu’l-Hijjah & the Day of ‘Arafah”
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