EXERT YOURSELF THROUGHOUT THE LAST TEN - NOT JUST THE ODD NIGHTS❗️
Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah -raḥimahullāh- was asked:
When should we look out for Laylatul Qadr?
He responded (paraphrasing):
“Laylatul Qadr occurs during the last ten nights of Ramaḍhān, as is authentically established from the Prophet ﷺ, who said:
((تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ)).
“Look out for Laylatul Qadr during the last ten nights of Ramaḍhān.”
[Reported by…
Narrated 'Aishah radhiyallahu 'anha:
The Prophet ﷺ used to perform I'tikaf in the masjid during the last ten nights of Ramadhan till he passed away.
[Bukhari and Muslim]
1. What is I'tikaf & what is its ruling?
2. What are the conditions of I'tikaf?
3. When can you perform I'tikaf & what's the minimum duration?
4. What are the recommended and allowable acts of I'tikaf?
5. What are the nullifiers of I'tikaf?
”في المسند: عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه عن النبي ﷺ قال: عجب ربنا من رجل ثار عن وطائه ولحافه من بين أهله وحبه إلى صلاته، فيقول ربنا تبارك وتعالی: يا ملائكتي! انظروا إلى عبدي ، ثار من فراشه ووطائه من بين أهل وحبه إلى الصلاة، رغبة فيما عندي وشفقة مما عندي ...
وذكر بقية الحديث
وقوله: "ثار" فيه إشارة إلى قيامه بنشاط وعزم ...
وفي الصحيحين أن النبي ﷺ قال:
نعم الرجل عبد الله (يعني: ابن عمر) لو كان يصلي من الليل. فكان…
أفضل الصلاة بعد الفريضة صلاة الليل
“The best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the night prayer."
[Reported by Muslim on the authority of Abū Hurairah raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhu]
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📝 Words of the day (11):
تَرَاوِيحُ - تَهَجُّدٌ - قِيَامُ اللَّيْلِ
Those of us who have come across these three words would probably know that they generally refer to the same thing; voluntary night prayers, but what's the…
BENEFIT 99: A SIGN OF A SICK HEART
I heard Sheikh Wahb Adh-Dhayfani hafidhahullah saying during one of our Haa'iyyah classes:
“If you see someone cringing/reacting with discomfort when the people of innovation are being warned against, that is a symptom of a sick heart.”
BENEFIT 98: The difference between accepting the truth and seeking the truth
I heard Sheikh Abu Bilal hafidhahullah saying on more than one occasion:
“If the truth comes to you, you must accept it no matter who it's from, but in terms of seeking the truth, then this is only sought from Ahlus-Sunnah.”
It's important to know this as you may here some people say that it's okay to study under the people of…
(إذا نبت للمرأة لحية فيستحب لها حلقها و كذا لو نبت لها شارب أو عنفقة)
“If a woman grows a beard, it's recommended for her to shave it, and the same if she grows a mustache or a soul patch.” [Sharh Muslim (3/ 149)]
Jumu'ah is most people's favourite day of the week; the evildoers yearn to satisfy their desires therein while the believers yearn to please The Almighty therein.
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The following is an abridged translation of a benefit transmitted by Sheikh Faysal Al-Hashidi hafidhahullah
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Do you want the reward of fasting & praying hundreds of years in just a few minutes?!
If so, read the greatest authentic…
إِحْياءٌ = revive/give life
Example sentence 1:
اللهُ هو القادرُ على إِحْيَاءِ الْمَوتَى
Allāh is the one capable of giving life to the dead.
Example sentence 2:
إِحْيَاءُ السُّنَنِ الْمَهْجُورَةِ أَمْرُ مَحْمُودٌ.
Reviving forgotten sunans (Prophetic traditions) is something praiseworthy.
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REVIVE A FORGOTTEN SUNNAH:
Lying down on one's right side after offering the two voluntary…
“Some of us are afraid of swallowing a droplet of water incase it corrupts our fast, but we are not half as afraid when it comes to eating our bothers' dead flesh; a crime which leads to bankruptcy in this life and the Next.”
Allah said:
{وَلَا یَغۡتَب بَّعۡضُكُم بَعۡضًاۚ أَیُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمۡ أَن یَأۡكُلَ لَحۡمَ أَخِیهِ مَیۡتࣰا فَكَرِهۡتُمُوهُۚ}
“Do not backbite one another. Would any of you like to eat the flesh…
What will Shaytan do with a ruined heart!?
Sheikh 'Uthaymeen rahimahullah said:
It was said to one of the Companions that the Jews say, “We are free from Waswaas (whispering) in our prayers, while you Muslims experience Waswaas in your prayers,” So he made an amazing statement. He said: “What will Shaytan do with a ruined heart!?” Shaytan does not come to a ruined heart, because it is already ruined. But rather,…
Is it better to recite/ listen to the Qurʿān?
Sheikh Ibn Bāz raḥimahullāh said:
“It is better for one to do that which will soften and affect their heart, regardless whether it is reciting or listening. The objective of reciting is to contemplate & understand the meaning, and to act in accordance to what is indicated by the Glorious Book of Allāh -The Exalted, Most High-.
Allāh -The Exalted, Most High- says:…
I'm amazed at those people who make videos of scholars and pass them around. Are they not afraid of the scholar's du'a against them? More importantly, are they not afraid of the Curse of Allah?
A common mistake & a Solution from the Sunnah
📝 QUESTION:
When Tarawih/night prayer begins, some people wait until the Imam goes into rukoo', then he joins the prayer and goes into rukoo' with him, is his action correct? Also, when the Imam completes the (first) unit and gets up for the second, some people remain seated until when the Imam is just about to go into rukoo' they get up and bow with him, is that…
If it's NOT ALLOWED to attend a Walimah where there's picture taking (even though it's wajib to attend), what about attending Tarawih prayer where there's picture taking (while it's not even wajib to attend)❓
https://youtu.be/YrJ4KLbecGI
