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1. Call her using beautiful names
2. Treat her kindly
3. Set high standards from the start:
- display good manners
- good hygiene
- don't be on your phone 24/7
- continue to offer congregational prayers in the masjid (especially Fajr - as you may stay awake throughout the night)
- set a suitable timetable for mealtimes
- occasional reminders/duroos
4. Buy her gifts occasionally (it doesn't have to be…
BENEFIT 11: Raḥimahullāh
It is quite common among students of knowledge to say 'raḥimahullāh' (May Allāh have mercy upon him) when speaking about a righteous person who has passed away. In fact, this has become so common that if you were to say 'raḥimahullāh' in reference to someone who is still alive, many students will correct you and tell you to say 'ḥafidahullāh' (May Allāh preserve him) instead.
Sheikh…
Questioner:
Another (person) is asking about placing TV/plasma screens inside the masjd?
Sheikh 'AbdulMuhsin:
ما ينبغي هذا (*) This is inappropriate
Because it is a distraction. This is absolutely inappropriate!
Questioner:
Even if what is being displayed is other than images, such as remembrances or directions/advices
Sheikh:
Absolutely not! Directions/advices for worshippers should be printed out and everyone…
How do we distinguish between the names that are exclusively for Allāh from those that are not?
The names of Allah in terms of exclusiveness are divided into two categories:
1. Names that are specific to Him
2. Names that are not specific to Him
The specific names of Allāh which are not permissible for anyone to use are those names that carry a meaning that is only suited to Allāh. This is determined by referring to the linguistic meaning.
For example, 'Allāh', meaning the One to Whom belongs all worship…
BENEFIT 9
Sheikh Abu Bilal hafidahullah said:
اللي (الذي) ما يعرفك ما يثمنك
'He who does not know you will not value you'
This proverb which is commonly used by the laymen has a basis in the Sharī‘ah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a woman who was weeping beside a grave. He told her to fear Allah and be patient, but she told him to, “go away, for you have not been afflicted with my calamity.” That is because she…
“Whoever protects the honour of his brother in his absence, Allah will protect his face from the Fire on the Day of Judgment.”
[Reported by Tirmithi (1931) from the hadith of Abu Ad-Dardā' radhiyallahu 'anhu, graded 'Sahih' by Sheikh Albani in Sahih At-Tirmithi]
2⃣. And he ﷺ said:
((مَنْ قَالَ فِي مُؤْمِنٍ مَا لَيْسَ فِيهِ أَسْكَنَهُ اللَّهُ رَدْغَةَ الْخَبَالِ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ مِمَّا قَالَ)).
“If anyone makes…
The previous benefit was posted to raise awareness of a slander, and there are many awful slanders like it, that are being spread concerning Sheikh Yahya hafidahullah.
It's very unfortunate, but nothing new!
This particular slander stems from a clip that was cut out of context in order to portray Sheikh Yahya as an arrogant individual who loves to praise himself. And to make matters worse, the person behind this…
{سَتَجِدُنِي إنْ شاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ}
“You will find me, if Allah wills, from among the righteous.”
[Al-Qaṣaṣ 27]
The statement of Uthman radhiyallahu anhu when his attackers besieged his home, he reminded them saying:
ألستم تعلمون أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: (مَنْ جَهّزَ جَيْشَ العُسْرَةِ فَلَهُ الجَنَّةُ) فجهّزتهم؟ ألستم تعلمون أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: (مَنْ حَفَرَ بِئرَ رُومَة فَلَهُ الجَنَّةُ) فحفرتها؟
Are…
BENEFIT 8: Praising Oneself
The Fuqahā mention that it is GENERALLY prohibited for a person to praise themself.
Al-Izz ibn 'Abdis Salām raḥimahullāh said (paraphrasing):
وَمَدْحُكَ نَفْسَكَ أَقْبَحُ مِنْ مَدْحِكَ غَيْرِكَ، فَإِنَّ غَلَطَ الإِنْسَانِ فِي حَقِّ نَفْسِهِ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ غَلَطِهِ فِي حَقِّ غَيْرِهِ، فَإِنَّ حُبَّكَ الشَّيْءَ يَعْمِي وَيَصُمُّ، وَلا شَيْءَ أَحَبُّ إِلَى الإِنْسَانِ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ ،…
Since the start of the World Cup in 1930, two different trophies have been used: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to date.
The first trophy, named in honor of former FIFA President Jules Rimet, was made of gold-plated sterling silver and lapis lazuli, representing Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.
The second, the FIFA World Cup, was first used in 1974. It is made…
When you advise some of the Salafi brothers concerning their love for non-Muslim football players and clubs, most of them argue that their love is not based on Deen, but on skill and ability (which is
So is this type of love permissible?
Sheikh Sulayman Ar-Ruhaili waffaqahullah said (paraphrasing):
“Loving a Kafir due to something (Mubāḥ); like loving a football player for his talent...which then extends to loving his club; for example, he begins to love Messi, then this love extends to loving his club (PSG). And you find some of them debating these footballing issues as though they are actual members of those…
All of these stages are IMPERMISSIBLE! Although they vary in severity and impermissiblity.
We'll list them starting with the worst.
1⃣. Loving a Kafir on the basis of his religion. This type of love removes a person from the fold of Islam.
*The following stages are impermissible, but they do not remove a person from the fold of Islam.
2⃣. Loving a Kafir due to a sinful matter, eg. Music, immoral fashion,…
Rough Translation ⤵️
▪️Question:
What is the ruling on Loving non-Muslim team-mates and hating Muslim footballers from opposing teams, and is this Kufr?
▪️Sheikh Fawzān ḥafidhahullāh:
This is from the harms of football; establishing walā wal barā off this useless matter. This is from the harms of these games. It is not permissible to love the disbelievers and to hate the Muslims due to them being on the opposing…
If they greet you, then return their greeting, advise them sincerely and direct them to do good...” [Majmū‘ Fatāwa Ibn Bāz (5/246)].
2⃣. It diverts from the remembrance of Allāh:
* Missing prayers, circles of knowledge, fulfilling the rights of one's parents, etc.
3⃣. Waste of time:
* A football games lasts 90 minutes (excluding extra time). How many pages of Qur'ān could one recite in that time?
* Everyone will be questioned regarding their time in this Dunya, including these 90 minutes.
4⃣. Football is an ideological tool used by the…
BENEFIT 7: The dangers of football:
1⃣. It diminishes Al-Walā wal Barā' (loyalty & disavowal), which is a core principle within Islam. So rather than loving & hating for Allāh's sake, you find people loving and hating on the basis of teams and players; even if it means loving, venerating and praising the disbelievers.
Allāh ﷻ says:
{ لَّا تَجِدُ قَوۡمࣰا یُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡیَوۡمِ ٱلۡـَٔاخِرِ یُوَاۤدُّونَ…
BENEFIT 4:
Abu Ad-Dardā raḍhiyallāhu 'anhu had two wives who both shared the same Kunyah as him (1):
The first wife was Umm Ad-Dardā 'Al-Kubrā' (the elder one). Her name was Khayrah. This wife was a Ṣaḥābiyyah (a female Companion). She passed away during her husband's lifetime raḍhiyallāhu 'anhā. What's correct is that she did not narrate any hadeeth from her husband, although she was mentioned once in a famous…
BENEFIT 3:
We had the opportunity of attending Sheikh Yahya's class at Masjid Ibrāhēm, Shuḥūḥ (15 minutes drive from Qarn, Seiyun) on 24/4/1444H (18/11/22). This was the class between Maghrib and Isha, which usually begins with a Q&A session followed by an explanation of Saheeh Muslim, but on this occasion the Sheikh spent the most part of the lesson answering one IMPORTANT question:
What are the causes which has…
BENEFIT 2:
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ عُمَرَ، حَمَلَ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لَهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَعْطَاهَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لِيَحْمِلَ عَلَيْهَا رَجُلاً، فَأُخْبِرَ عُمَرُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ وَقَفَهَا يَبِيعُهَا، فَسَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَبْتَاعَهَا فَقَالَ ‏((لاَ تَبْتَعْهَا، وَلاَ تَرْجِعَنَّ فِي صَدَقَتِكَ))
Narrated Ibn Umar: Once Umar gave a horse in charity to be used in Jihad. It had been…
I live in Britain and my wife who is 5 weeks pregnant wants to terminate her pregnancy as she is unable to look after the kids due to her employment and there being no one to help. We have three infants who I care for while my wife goes out to work.
Answer (Sheikh 'AbdulMusḥin Al-'Abbād):
Add this one to the rest of the children you are looking after...
[اسْتَنْوَقَ الْجَمَلُ وَاسْتَدْيَكَتْ الدَّجَاجَةُ]
(Lit.)…
If someone teaches you a book from cover to cover, or a chapter from a book, or even a single matter of knowledge, they become your Sheikh in that particular matter of knowledge according to Sheikhul Islām's statement. However, this does not make them a 'Sheikh' in the general sense.
Who deserves the title 'Sheikh'?
https://t.me/madrasatuna/1876
So the term Sheikh (in reference to knowledge) has two usages:
1.…
![If they greet you, then return their greeting, advise them sincerely and direct them to do good...” [Majmū‘ Fatāwa Ibn Bāz (5/246)].](https://img.youtube.com/vi/x4G1I5GohxM/hqdefault.jpg)