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The man who was abducted by the jinn and held captive for over four years
Read more: The man who was abducted by the jinn and held captive for over four yearsبسم 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 Sahīh…
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When is an action or statement of a companion considered evidence? Sh. Al-Albānī and Sh. ‘Uthaymīn
Read more: When is an action or statement of a companion considered evidence? Sh. Al-Albānī and Sh. ‘Uthaymīnبسم 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 assured…
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Is dividing the Night prayer into “Tarāwīh” and “Tahajjud” in Ramadān permissible?
Read more: 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 then…
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‘Umar commands the people to pray 11 rak’ah for tarawīh
Read more: ‘Umar commands the people to pray 11 rak’ah for tarawīhبسم 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 your…
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Every act of worship that the companions did not worship with, then do not worship with it
Read more: Every act of worship that the companions did not worship with, then do not worship with itبسم 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 not…
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When is the Hour which supplication is answered on Jumu’ah?
Read more: 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 except…
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Raising the hands when bowing (Rukū) and rising from bowing
Read more: Raising the hands when bowing (Rukū) and rising from bowingبسم 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 both…
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Be Grateful To Allâh & Always Ask Allâh for Steadfastness, Even If You’re Upon The Truth
Read more: Be Grateful To Allâh & Always Ask Allâh for Steadfastness, Even If You’re Upon The Truthبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imâm Al-Hasan ibn ‘Alî al-Barbahârî (d.329 AH) said: الحمد لله الذي هدانا للإسلام، ومنّ علينا به، وأخرجنا في خير أمّة، فنسأله التوفيق لما يحبّ ويرضى، والحفظ ممّا يكره ويسخط “All praise is due to Allâh who has guided us to Islâm, bestowed favour upon us with it and raised us in…
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The Obligation To Follow The Way Of The Salaf al-Sâlih (The Pious Predecessors)
Read more: The Obligation To Follow The Way Of The Salaf al-Sâlih (The Pious Predecessors)بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم واتِّبَاعُ السَّلَفِ الصَّالِحِ وَاقْتِفَاءُ آثَارِهِمْ، وَالاسْتِغْفَارُ لَهُمْ And [required of the Muslims is] strict following of Salaf al-Sâlih and adhering to the knowledge and guidance which they left behind, and seeking forgiveness for them. (‘Abû Muhammad Ibn Abî Zaid al-Qayrawânî in his risâlah|d.389AH) – The meaning of the term ‘salaf’ Shaykh…