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Is it permissible to pray two rak’ah before Maghrib
Read more: Is it permissible to pray two rak’ah before Maghribبسم 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:… And…
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Ruling on using rosary/prayer beads and weak ahadeeth used to support it’s allowance
Read more: Ruling on using rosary/prayer beads and weak ahadeeth used to support it’s allowanceبسم 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: فَإِنَّ…
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A neglected Sunnah: to sit Iq’aa between the two prostrations
Read more: A neglected Sunnah: to sit Iq’aa between the two prostrationsبسم 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 ‘Umar…
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Is reciting surah al-kahf on Friday recommended
Read more: Is reciting surah al-kahf on Friday recommendedبسم 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]. ”…
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Praying two rak’ah when leaving ones home and upon entering
Read more: Praying two rak’ah when leaving ones home and upon enteringبسم 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 you…
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Who is the victorious group and the saved sect
Read more: Who is the victorious group and the saved sectبسم 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)…
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An action that is done with good intention but not in accordance to the Sunnah
Read more: An action that is done with good intention but not in accordance to the Sunnahبسم 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 قَبْلَ…
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The sunnah following the Friday prayer
Read more: The sunnah following the Friday prayerبسم 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 to…
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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…