بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abū Mūsā al-‘Ash’arī narrated: كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزَاةٍ، فَجَعَلْنَا لَا نَصْعَدُ شَرَفًا، وَلَا نَعْلُو شَرَفًا، وَلَا نَهْبِطُ فِي وَادٍ إِلَّا رَفَعْنَا أَصْوَاتَنَا بِالتَّكْبِيرِ. قَالَ: فَدَنَا مِنَّا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: ” أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ارْبَعُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ؛ فَإِنَّكُمْ مَا تَدْعُونَ أَصَمَّ وَلَا غَائِبًا،Continue reading “The name of Allāh – 4) al-Qarīb & Affirming the attribute of nearness (al-qurb/al-taqarrub) – Ibn Taymiyyah, al-‘Uthaymīn, Al-Albānī, al-Humaydī”
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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”
The meaning of taqlīd (blind-following) and its prohibition from the Qur’ān – al-Qurtubī, al-Shawkānī, al-Uthaymīn, Abū Hayyān
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The meaning of taqlīd Imām al-Qurtubī said: “Al-Taqlīd (blind following), according to the scholars, its reality is accepting a statement without evidence. And it is linguistically derived from qilādat al-ba’īr (the camel’s collar/halter), for the Arabs say: “I put a qilādah on the camel” when they put a rope around itsContinue reading “The meaning of taqlīd (blind-following) and its prohibition from the Qur’ān – al-Qurtubī, al-Shawkānī, al-Uthaymīn, Abū Hayyān”
Is the hadith of the 73 sects authentic & who is the saved sect? – Ibn ‘Uthaymīn
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The questioner says: I found in the commentary of Ibn Kathīr a hadīth in which the Messenger says something to the effect: “This nation will split into seventy-three sects, all of them in the Fire except one,” so is this hadīth authentic? And what are the misguided sects compared to thisContinue reading “Is the hadith of the 73 sects authentic & who is the saved sect? – Ibn ‘Uthaymīn”
How to stand in prayer consisting of two people
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām Bukhārī said: باب يَقُومُ عَنْ يَمِينِ الإِمَامِ بِحِذَائِهِ سَوَاءٌ إِذَا كَانَا اثْنَيْنِ Chapter on Standing to the Right of the Imām, Equal/Level with Him, When There Are Two عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ بِتُ فِي بَيْتِ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةً فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ العِشَاءَ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ نَامَ، ثُمَّContinue reading “How to stand in prayer consisting of two people”
Holding a celebration after completing the Qur’ān & refuting the doubt of “good innovation” – Sh. ‘Uthaymīn
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Questioner: Among the customs and traditions in our city (is that) when one completes the Book of Allāh, they bring various types of food and drink (in celebration). Is this established in the Sunnah or is it a bid’ah (innovation)? And is there (such a thing) as good innovations (bid’ahContinue reading “Holding a celebration after completing the Qur’ān & refuting the doubt of “good innovation” – Sh. ‘Uthaymīn”
Can one marry someone who doesn’t pray – Sh. Ibn al-‘Uthaymīn
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم [49] If a woman marries a man who does not pray, or a man marries a woman who does not pray, what is the ruling (on this)? He answered by saying: If a woman marries a man who does not pray, or a man marries a woman who does not pray,Continue reading “Can one marry someone who doesn’t pray – Sh. Ibn al-‘Uthaymīn”
Is the alignment in a row done by the toes or by the ankles – Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn ‘Uthaymīn, Al-Albānī
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hadīth 1. كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُسَوِّي صُفُوفَنَا ، حَتَّى كَأَنَّمَا يُسَوِّيبِهَا الْقِدَاحَ، حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَى أَنَّا قَدْ عَقَلْنَا ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ يَوْمًا فَقَامَ حَتَّى كَادَ أَنْ يُكَبِّرَ فَرَأَى رَجُلًا بَادِيًا صَدْرُهُ، فَقَالَ : عِبَادَ اللَّهِ، لَتُسَرُّنَ صُفُوفَكُمْ أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ وُجُوهِكُمْ Nu’mān ibn Bashīr narrated: “The Messenger of AllāhContinue reading “Is the alignment in a row done by the toes or by the ankles – Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn ‘Uthaymīn, Al-Albānī”
The name of Allāh: 3) Al-Wāsi’ (The All-Encompassing/Vast)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh said: ﴿ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴾ “Indeed, Allāh is All-Encompassing/Vast (Wāsiʿ), All-Knowing” [Al-Baqarah: 115]. And Allāh said: ﴿ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴾ “And Allāh is All-Encompassing/Vast (Wāsiʿ), All-Knowing” [Al-Baqarah: 247]. And Allāh said: ﴿ رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا ﴾ “Our Lord, You have encompassed all things inContinue reading “The name of Allāh: 3) Al-Wāsi’ (The All-Encompassing/Vast)”
Authenticity of fasting the six days of shawwaal
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hadīth 1. Narrated by Yahyā ibn Ayyūb and Qutaybah ibn Sa’īd and ‘Alī ibn Hujr, all from Ismā’īl – Ibn Ayyūb who said: Ismā’īl ibn Ja’far narrated to us: Sa’d ibn Sa’īd ibn Qays informed me from ‘Umar ibn Thābit ibn al-Hārith al-Khazrajī, Abū Ayyūb al-Ansārī, may Allāh be pleased withContinue reading “Authenticity of fasting the six days of shawwaal”
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