Benefit | You have to exert more effort in seeking knowledge if you want to become a teacher
Maalik ibn Deenaar rahimahullah said:
(من طلب العلم لنفسه فقليل العلم يكفيه،
ومن طلبه للناس فحوائج الناس كثيرة).
“Whoever seeks knowledge for himself (i.e. to benefit himself), then a little bit of knowledge will suffice him, but whoever seeks it for the people (i.e. to benefit the people), then the people’s needs are much.”
[Jaami' Bayaan Al-'ilm of Ibn Abdil-Barr (1 / 437)]
بــســـم الــلــه الــرحــمــن الــرحـــيــم
Hijrah is like parenthood:
You will never feel nor be ready enough.
When Allah سبحانه وتعالى blesses you with the opportunity to make hijrah, take it, for it may never come again. We can't be rejecting the opportunity.
The seerah of our Prophet ﷺ demonstrates how hijrah was made without great amounts of wealth and over planning.
When making hijrah:
Expect great…
If a masjid is small; so small that it has to turn back male attendees during some of the congregational prayers, the advice would be to allow brothers to make use of the sister's side during peak times.
If it's wajib for men to offer congregational prayers in the masjid and better for women to offer their prayers at home, surely priority should be given to men when there's not enough space.
Furthermore, if the…
In answer to your question Sheikh 'Uthaymeen rahimahullah said:
”فالصواب في هذه المسألة: أنَّه لا بُدَّ في اقتداءِ مَن كان خارجَ المسجدِ مِن اتِّصالِ الصُّفوفِ، فإنْ لم تكن متَّصِلة: فإنَّ الصَّلاة لا تَصِحُّ...“
“The correct view in this issue is: the rows must be connected (one after another) in order for those outside of the masjid to pray behind the Imaam. If the rows are disconnected, the prayer is…
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The Prophet ﷺ said:
((صَلَاةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي هَذَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ مِنْ الْمَسَاجِدِ إِلَّا الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ، وَصَلَاةٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ مِائَةِ صَلَاةٍ فِي هَذَا))
“Prayer in this masjid of mine (i.e. Masjid An-Nabawi in Madinah) is better than a 1000 prayers in any other masjid, except Masjidul Haraam (the sacred masjid in Makkah), for prayer in Masjidul…
The books of Fiqh are comprised of four main sections, arranged in a very logical manner.
The first and most important section is كتاب العبادات [The book of worship]. This section covers issues pertaining to Purification, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage, etc. Worship is prioritised because it is the primary reason for our existence.
Thereafter, because we need to sustain ourselves in this Dunya, the second…
“We ˹alone˺ have distributed their ˹very˺ livelihood among them in this worldly life and raised some of them in rank above others so that some may employ others in service.”
[Surah Az-Zukhruf: 32]
You said: اعقل فتوكل
Which means, do the best you can, then leave the rest to God.”
I say: It's better to translate/explain it as, “tie your horse and place your reliance in Allah” or “Take the necessary means and…
الحمد لله رب العالمين، والعاقبة للمتقين، ولا عدوان إلا على الظالمين، وأشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، وأشهد أن محمدا عبده ورسوله صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وأصحابه الذين ساروا على طريقته في الدعوة إلى سبيله، وصبروا على ذلك وجاهدوا فيه حتى أظهر الله بهم الذين، وسلم تسليما كثيرا أما بعد:
This is an email written by a "random girl from the Internet", someone who is "not a real Sheikh".
I say: There are many…
▪️- Tawakkul (reliance) is an act of worship which exists in the heart, as mentioned by imam Ahmad and others.
▪️- Tawakkul in its entirety is something specific to Allah, so none has any share in it. Allah says in many places in the Qurʿān:
{وعلى الله فتوكلوا}
Meaning, place reliance on Allah alone
▪️- That is why you are not allowed to use ثم here (unlike the statement ما شاء الله ثم شئت), because no share of…
Commentary on a previous quiz which most people got wrong:
1. ما شاء الله و شئت
2. ما شاء الله ثم شئت
The difference between these two statements may appear small to the eye; the first has (و) as a conjunction and the second has (ثم), but in terms of meaning, the first statement equates to Shirk while the second is permissible.
How is the first statement shirk?
When you use (و), you are equating the Divine Will of Allah to that of the creation in terms of…
Sheikh 'Uthaymeen rahimahullah said:
“The word 'Sheikh' in the Arabic language is used only in reference to someone who is kabeer (great); great in age, or in status; i.e. someone who possesses knowledge, wealth, etc. So it is not used to address minors. But as you have said, it has become so widespread that even a Jaahil (ignoramus), or someone who doesn't know anything, is given the title 'Sheikh'. I see this to…
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