بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām Muslim said: Chapter, it is recommended to pray two rak’ah before Maghrib Hadīth 1. وَكُنَّا نُصَلِّي عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ، قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَّاهُمَا ؟ قَالَ : كَانَ يَرَانَا نُصَلِّيهِمَا ، فَلَمْ يَأْمُرْنَا وَلَمْ يَنْهَنَا Anas narrated:… AndContinue reading “Is it permissible to pray two rak’ah before Maghrib”
Category Archives: Sunnah
Signs of the hour: long sermons and short prayers
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The sunnah is to make the khutbah (sermon) short and the salāh (prayer) long قَالَ أَبُو وَائِلٍ خَطَبَنَا عَمَّارٌ فَأَوْجَزَ وَأَبْلَغَ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ قُلْنَا يَا أَبَا الْيَقْظَانِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتَ وَأَوْجَزْتَ فَلَوْ كُنْتَ تَنَفَّسْتَ . فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ “ إِنَّ طُولَ صَلاَةِ الرَّجُلِ وَقِصَرَContinue reading “Signs of the hour: long sermons and short prayers”
Ruling on using rosary/prayer beads and weak ahadeeth used to support it’s allowance
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh says: قُلۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِي يُحۡبِبۡكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ ذُنُوبَكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ٣١Say (Oh Muhammad): “If you (really) love Allāh then follow me (i.e. the Sunnah), Allāh will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (3:31)The Prophet (ﷺ) said: فَإِنَّContinue reading “Ruling on using rosary/prayer beads and weak ahadeeth used to support it’s allowance”
A neglected Sunnah: to sit Iq’aa between the two prostrations
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Summary: Al-Albānī said: “He (ﷺ) would sometimes practice iq’ā [to rest on both his heels and feet]. Al-Iq’ā has come from the hadīth of Ibn ‘Abbās in Sahīh Muslim and Abū Dawūd and Al-Tirmidhī, who declared it Sahīh and others authenticated it; see (Al-Sahīhah 383), and from the hadith of Ibn ‘UmarContinue reading “A neglected Sunnah: to sit Iq’aa between the two prostrations”
Is reciting surah al-kahf on Friday recommended
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Summary: Ibn Qūdamah said: It is recommend to recite Sūrah al-Kahf on Friday. (al-Mughnī 2/313) Al-Nawawī said: “It is recommended to recite Sūrah al-Kahf on the day (of Friday). Al-Shāfī’i said in the book al-Umm: I recommend reciting it on Friday night [i.e. Thursday night according to the Gregorian calendar]. ”Continue reading “Is reciting surah al-kahf on Friday recommended”
Praying two rak’ah when leaving ones home and upon entering
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet (ﷺ) said: إذا خرجتَ من منزِلِك فصلِّ ركعتينِ تمنعانِكَ مخرجَ السُّوءِ و إذا دخلْتَ إلى منزِلِك فصلِّ ركعتينِ تمنعانِكَ مدْخلَ السُّوءِ “When you leave your home then pray two rak’ah; to prevent you from an evil exit. And when you enter your home pray two rak’ah; to prevent youContinue reading “Praying two rak’ah when leaving ones home and upon entering”
Who is the victorious group and the saved sect
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”
An action that is done with good intention but not in accordance to the Sunnah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet (ﷺ) said: من عمل عملاً ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد “Whoever does a deed that is not in accordance with this affair of ours, then it is rejected.” (Sahīh Muslim 1718) عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ ضَحَّى خَالٌ لِي يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ قَبْلَContinue reading “An action that is done with good intention but not in accordance to the Sunnah”
The sunnah following the Friday prayer
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Q) How did the Messenger of Allāh and his Companions, may Allāh be pleased with them, used to end the Friday prayer? (I say:) Did the Messenger of Allāh pray two Rak’ahs after it, or not? (What is the ruling on performing supererogatory prayers after it?) A) A similar question toContinue reading “The sunnah following the Friday prayer”
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”
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