بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet (ﷺ) said: وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي سَتَفْتَرِقُ عَلَى ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً كُلُّهَا فِي النَّارِ إِلاَّ وَاحِدَةً وَهِيَ الْجَمَاعَةُ “… and my nation will split into seventy-two sects, all of which will be in Hell apart from one, which is the Jamā’ah.” (Ibn Mājah 3993. Declared Sahīh by al-‘Irāqī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Albānī)Continue reading “Who is the victorious group and the saved sect”
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The debate between Al-Awza’i and Al-Thawri on rasing the hands in ruku
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (Imām) Al-Awzā’ī and (Imām) Al-Thawri debated in Al-Khaif Mosque on the issue of raising the hands when bowing and rising from bowing, so Al-Awzā’ī used as evidence what he narrated on the authority of Al-Zuhrī, on the authority of Sālim, on the authority of his father, that the Messenger of AllāhContinue reading “The debate between Al-Awza’i and Al-Thawri on rasing the hands in ruku”
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 advice of ‘Alī – be the children of the hereafter and not the dunyā
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib – may Allāh be pleased with him – said: “The thing I fear most for you is the following of desires and (having) long hopes, for following desires prevents you from the truth, and long hopes prevents you from the hereafter. Indeed, this world has departed andContinue reading “The advice of ‘Alī – be the children of the hereafter and not the dunyā”
The man who was abducted by the jinn and held captive for over four years
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Jābir bin ‘Abdullāh narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: وَاكْفِتُوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ عِنْدَ الْعِشَاءِ ” . وَقَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ ” عِنْدَ الْمَسَاءِ ” ” فَإِنَّ لِلْجِنِّ انْتِشَارًا وَخَطْفَةً ” Gather your children when darkness spreads, or in the evening (according to Musaddad), for the jinn spread and kidnap. (Abū Dawūd 3733. Declared SahīhContinue reading “The man who was abducted by the jinn and held captive for over four years”
When is an action or statement of a companion considered evidence? Sh. Al-Albānī and Sh. ‘Uthaymīn
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The question: What do you say about the companion’s statement: Is it evidence or not? Or is there a specific detail? The answer: It is necessary to detail: If a companion said a statement in the presence of some companions and no one disagreed with him, then we can rest assuredContinue reading “When is an action or statement of a companion considered evidence? Sh. Al-Albānī and Sh. ‘Uthaymīn”
Is dividing the Night prayer into “Tarāwīh” and “Tahajjud” in Ramadān permissible?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imrān bin Hudayr narrated: I sent (a question) to Al-Hasan (al-Basrī), and asked him about the ‘Ishā prayer in Ramadān; Should we pray, then we return to our homes, and sleep, and then we return (to the mosque) after that? He rejected that, and said: “No, the ‘Ishā prayer and thenContinue reading “Is dividing the Night prayer into “Tarāwīh” and “Tahajjud” in Ramadān permissible?”
‘Umar commands the people to pray 11 rak’ah for tarawīh
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet (ﷺ) said: “Verily he among you who lives long after me will see great discord, so you must hold to my Sunnah and to the Sunnah of the Khulafā ar-Rāshidīn (the rightly guided caliphs) after me (i.e. Abu Bakr, Umar, ‘Uthmān, ‘Alī). Cling to it firmly [literally: with yourContinue reading “‘Umar commands the people to pray 11 rak’ah for tarawīh”
The one who sits with the people of evil/innovation then it’s a proof of his love for them – Sh. Al-Fawzān
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām al-Barbahārī (d. 329H) said: وإذا رأيت الرجل يجلس مع أهل الأهواء فاحذره, وعرفه, فإن جلس معه بعدما علم فَاتَّقِهِ, فإنه صاحب هوى If you see a man sitting with the people of desires, warn him and inform him. But if he sits with him after having known, stay away fromContinue reading “The one who sits with the people of evil/innovation then it’s a proof of his love for them – Sh. Al-Fawzān”
Every act of worship that the companions did not worship with, then do not worship with it
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Shaykh al-Albānī said: We mentioned to you previously the narration of Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamān: “Every act of worship that the Companions of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ), did not worship with, then do not worship with it.” Another narration on the authority of ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas’ūd : “Follow and do notContinue reading “Every act of worship that the companions did not worship with, then do not worship with it”
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