Sheikh Albani on the principle of 'The ends justify the means'
Questioner: The first thing I begin my speech with is (to say), I love you for Allah's sake.
Sheikh: May the One for who's sake you loved me love you back. I live with your love and righteous supplications Insha'Allah.
Questioner: May Allah bless you our sheikh. I want clarification with regards to studying in universities. There are some brothers in Algeria who heard your fatwa on this issue (i.e. Prohibition of…
“These words are clear and manifest misguidance. If he wished to make a Jew superior to Allaah, free is He from imperfection, the Most High, then he is a disbeliever (i.e. apostate). And if he intended that the Jews and Christians and the worshippers of the cow and chickens and others are very many in number yet they do not vote for Allaah, then this is another matter, however it is still clear misguidance (on…
When it comes to refuting innovators, some people are overtaken by sentiments and become overly emotional...this is not a good trait for a believer to have!
How can you sympathise with someone like Al-Qaradhawi when he says ⤵️
“Before I leave this station of mine (i.e. from giving this khutbah) I'd like to say a word about the results of the Israeli elections. The Arabs, all of them, were placing their hopes in the victory of Barleen, however he lost and this is what we praise about Israel. We desire and hope that our country can be like this country (i.e. Israel). Due…
القرضاوي في الميزان
[Al-Qaradaawee on the Scales] compiled and prepared by Naasir bin Hamad Al-Fahd and published by Maktabah Asad as-Sunnah, Egypt (2nd Edition).
https://youtu.be/cp6wkYbxC5Q
REJOICE! | The death of an innovator is relief for the Muslim Ummah
Abu Qatadah radhiyallahu 'anhu narrated:
“We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when a funeral procession passed by.
The Messenger of Allah said:
((مُسْتَرِيحٌ وَمُسْتَرَاحٌ مِنْهُ))
“One is relieved and another others are relieved from.”
When asked what he meant by these words he ﷺ replied:
((الْعَبْدُ الْمُؤْمِنُ يَسْتَرِيحُ مِنْ نَصَبِ الدُّنْيَا وَأَذَاهَا إِلَى رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ وَالْعَبْدُ…
follow up question
If sins destroy relationships, why do we find some sinners having good relationships despite their sinning?
ANSWER:
Ibnul Qayyim rahimahullah said:
"وأهل المعاصي والفسوق وإن كان بينهم نوعُ مودّةٍ وتحابٍّ، فإنها تنقلبُ عداوةً وبغضًا، وفي الغالب يتعجل لهم ذلك في الدنيا قبل الآخرة، وأما في الآخرة فـ {الْأَخِلَّاءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقِينَ} [الزخرف: 67]"…
The author mentions the following in the key:
“The verb (مَاتَ) comes in two groups:
a) i-a group - نام بنام like مات يمات
[فعِل - يفعَل]
With a mutaharrik pronoun the first radical has a kasrah in the mâdi
مِتُّ ، مِتْنَا
In the Qur'ân مِتُّ occurs nine times.
b) a-u group - قال يقول like مات يموت
[فعَل - يفعُل]…
Some students assume that if you understand the main passage from the lesson, you are entitled to skip the excercise section (التمرينات). This may be true for other books, but not with this series; that is because the excercise section can sometimes contain new rules that are not covered in the main lesson.
For example:
In main section of lesson 27 the author does not mention anything regarding ظن and its sisters.…
In today's class, we learnt the verb بَالَ (to urinate), so I felt it would be appropriate to share this Q&A:
Sheikh 'Uthaymeen rahimahullah was asked the following question:
Question:
The questioner says: when some people mention the toilet, donkey, dog, or the like, they say:
أعزكم الله - May Allah honor you
Or
أكرمكم الله - May Allah grant you nobility
So what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
It is okay;…
Think of a relationship that you were once in; marital or otherwise. What lead to your breakup?...Sin?
The Prophet ﷺ said:
((مَا تَوَادَّ اثْنَانِ فِي اللهِ جَلَّ وَعَزَّ أَوْ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ، فَيُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا إِلاَّ بِذَنْبٍ يُحْدِثُهُ أَحَدُهُمَا‏))
“No two people love one another for the sake of Allah the Almighty or on the basis of Islam and then split apart except due to a sin that one of them…
Prevention is better than cure | How can we prevent another flooding, earthquake, tsunami, etc.?
Ibnul Qayyim rahimahullah said:
فصل: ومن عقوبات الذنوب أنها تزيل النعم وتحل النقم
Chapter: Among the ill effects of sins is that they remove blessings and lead to misfortunes
There is not a blessing upon a servant that ceases (to exist) except due to a sin, and there is not a misfortune that befalls him except due to a sin, just as 'Ali ibn Abi Taalib radhiyallahu 'anhu said:
(ما نزل بلاء إلا بذنب ولا رفع بلاء…
12. Follow the Sunnah of Rasoolullah ﷺ
Ibn 'Abdil Barr rahimahullah said:
(فالبركة والخير كله في اتباع أدب رسول الله وامتثال أمره ﷺ)
“All blessings and goodness lie in following the etiquette of Rasoolullah and obeying his command ﷺ.”
[At-Tamheed (18/ 182)]
Allah The Almighty says in the Qurʿān:
{وَلَوۡ أَنَّ أَهۡلَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰۤ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوۡا۟ لَفَتَحۡنَا عَلَیۡهِم بَرَكَـٰتࣲ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَـٰكِن كَذَّبُوا۟ فَأَخَذۡنَـٰهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَكۡسِبُونَ}
“If the people of the towns had believed and had Taqwa of Allah, We would have showered them with blessings from the heavens and earth, but they rejected the truth and so We punished them for…
Wahshi ibn Harb radhiyallahu anhu reported:
Some of the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “We eat but are not satisfied.” He (ﷺ) said:
((فلعلكم تفترقون‏))
“Perhaps you eat separately.”
The Companions replied in the affirmative. So he ﷺ then said:
((فاجتمعوا على طعامكم، واذكروا اسم الله، يبارك لكم فيه‏))
"Eat together and mention the Name of Allah over your food. It will be blessed for…
Lying, cheating and false oaths are not a profitable business
The Prophet ﷺ said:
((الْبَيِّعَانِ بِالْخِيَارِ مَا لَمْ يَتَفَرَّقَا فَإِنْ صَدَقَا وَبَيَّنَا بُوِرَكَ لَهُمَا فِي بَيْعِهِمَا وَإِنْ كَتَمَا وَكَذَبَا مُحِقَتْ بَرَكَةُ بَيْعِهِمَا))
“Both parties in a business transaction have a right to annul it so long as they have not separated; and if they spoke the truth and made clear the defects of the…
Allah says:
{وَأَنكِحُوا۟ ٱلۡأَیَـٰمَىٰ مِنكُمۡ وَٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ مِنۡ عِبَادِكُمۡ وَإِمَاۤىِٕكُمۡۚ إِن یَكُونُوا۟ فُقَرَاۤءَ یُغۡنِهِمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَ ٰسِعٌ عَلِیمࣱ}
“Marry off the single among you and those of your male and female slaves who are fit [for marriage]. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them from His bounty: Allah’s bounty is infinite and He is all knowing.”
[Surah An-Nûr:…
7⃣. Wake up early and stay productive during the early part of the day
The Prophet ﷺ said:
((اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لأُمَّتِي فِي بُكُورِهَا))
“O Allah, bless my Ummah in their early mornings.”
When he (ﷺ) sent out a detachment or an army, he sent them at the beginning of the day.
Sakhr ibn Wadaa'ah Al-Ghamidi (the Companion who narrated this hadeeth) was a merchant, and he would send off his merchandise at the beginning of the day; and he became rich and had much wealth.”…
Allah said:
{ وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِی عَنِّی فَإِنِّی قَرِیبٌۖ أُجِیبُ دَعۡوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ}
“When My servants ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about Me: I am truly near. I respond to one’s prayer when they call upon Me.”
[Surah Al-Baqarah: 186]
And He said:
{ وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ٱدۡعُونِیۤ أَسۡتَجِبۡ لَكُمۡ}
“Call upon Me, I will respond to you.”
[Surah Ghâfir: 60]
* Anas' mother, Umm Sulaim (may Allah be…
5⃣. Be grateful to Him and He will surely increase you...
That is what Allah promised in the Qurʿān, and He certainly does not fail in His promises
Allah The Most High said:
{لَىِٕن شَكَرۡتُمۡ لَأَزِیدَنَّكُمۡ}
“If you are grateful, I will certainly give you more.”
[Surah Ibrâhîm: 7]
Faatimah radhiyallahu 'anha, the beloved daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, once came and complained to her father about excessive household work and requested a slave [to assist with household chores]. Her hands were blistered from grinding the flour in the mill. Later that evening, the Prophet ﷺ went to her house. Ali radhiyallahu 'anhu, Fatimah's husband was also at home. The Prophet ﷺ lied down between them and asked…
* The Qurʿān is an Attribute of Allah, and Allah's Attributes are all blessed, as has preceded.
Allah says regarding the Qurʿān:
{ وَهَـٰذَا كِتَـٰبٌ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ مُبَارَكࣱ}
“This is a book that We have revealed, full of Barakah...” (38:29)
[Surah Al-An`âm: 155]
* Everything connected to the Qurʿān is blessed; the angel who brought it down (Jibreel) is the best angel, the Messenger to whom it was revealed…
* Sincere intentions increase the reward of deeds exponentially.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
((إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّةِ وَإِنَّمَا لاِمْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى))
“Deeds are based on intentions and everyone will be rewarded according to their intentions.” [Muslim]
What's more, good intentions can turn normal day to day tasks into mountains of reward. Let's take shopping as an example; the Prophet ﷺ said:
((إذا أنفق…
Barakah does not exist in anything except that it is increased beyond normal expectations.
If you are endowed with Barakah, you will accomplish a great deal in less time, achieve more with little/no resources, and endure laborious activities with minimal effort.
How do I attain Barakah?
Here are 12 ways to attain Barakah:
1⃣. Say بسم الله before starting...
* Allah is blessed in His Essence, so too are His…
