BENEFIT 72: EASY ZAKAH CALCULATION
When one's annual savings exceeds the threshold (Nisaab), they have to give 2.5% of the total amount towards Zakah.
The easiest way to calculate 2.5% is to divide the total amount by 40.
For example:
2.5% of £5000
=
£5000 ÷ 40 = £125
£125 is the amount I must give to charity.
"We used to seek knowledge in the masaajid, then schools were opened, so the barakah departed; then, chairs were introduced, so the humility departed; then, certificates were introduced, so the sincerity departed."
BENEFIT 71: WHY YEMEN?
In Yemen there are several centres of knowledge teaching authentic Islamic sciences based on the understanding of the early Muslims (Salaf As-Salih). So, if the rutoobah (humidity) of Haami is unsuitable, you can easily relocate to Seiyun, Hawta, Haswain, Ghaydha, Dhali' or elsewhere, where a salafi markaz is situated.
- there are no admin or monthly subscription fees, no passport pictures…
BENEFIT 70: MOTIVATIONAL ARABIC PROVERB
During my Dammaji days, I remember Sheikh Yahya hafidhahullah frequently repeating the following proverb:
((مَا لَا يُدْرَكُ كُلُّهُ لَا يُتْرَكُ جُلُّهُ))
"Whatever cannot be attained in its entirety should not be abandoned entirely."
For example:
*- if you cannot sit under the scholars on a permanent basis, then at least try to visit them temporarily.
Here's what…
BENEFIT 69: Differences between Adhaan and iqaamah
1. Adhaan is an announcement for the prayer entrance time, whereas the iqaamah is a notification for the commencement of the actual prayer
2. The words of the Adhaan are repeated twice, whereas the words of the iqaamah are uttered only once - with the exception of:
قد قامت الصلاة
3. The Adhaan is pronounced in a slow and graceful manner, whereas the iqaamah is…
The last two benefits (67 & 68) are contentious issues amongst the scholars. I have relayed what I see to be the strongest views, and Allah knows best.
BENEFIT 68: THE BEST CREATION
Sheikh Albāni raḥimahullāh said:
((والإنسان كما نعلم جميعا مفضل على المخلوقات كلها، {وَلَقَدۡ كَرَّمۡنَا بَنِیۤ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلۡنَـٰهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِ وَرَزَقۡنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّیِّبَـٰتِ وَفَضَّلۡنَـٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ كَثِیرࣲ مِّمَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَا تَفۡضِیلࣰا}
“Mankind, as we all know, is favoured over all of creation. [Allah Almighty said, in what is translated to mean] “Indeed,…
BENEFIT 67: THE FIRST CREATION
‘Imrān ibn Hussein radhiyallāhu 'anhu narrated that some people from Yemen asked the Prophet ﷺ about how the matter was from the very beginning. He said: “There was Allāh and nothing existed before Him, and His Throne was on the water. Then He created the heavens and the earth, and He wrote all things in Al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūdh.”
[Al-Bukāri (7418)]
Shaykh ‘Uthaymīn raḥimahullāh said:…
BENEFIT 66: THE 'ARSH IS THE HEAVIEST CREATION
Juwairiyah bint Al-Ḥārith radhiyallāhu 'anhā, the Mother of the Believers, reported that, the Prophet ﷺ came out from my apartment in the morning as I was busy performing the dawn prayer. He came back in the forenoon and found me still sitting there. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Are you still in the same position as I left you." I replied in the affirmative. Thereupon the…
BENEFIT 65: THE 'ARSH IS THE LARGEST CREATION
Allāh the Almighty said:
{...وَهُوَ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ}
“...And He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.”
[Sūrah At-Tawbah 129]
Al-Qurṭubi raḥimahullāh commented in his tafsīr:
“He (The Almighty) singled out the 'Arsh (even though He is the Lord of everything) because it is the largest creation.”
Similarly, Ibn 'Abbās radhiyallāhu 'anhu said:
“No one can…
BENEFIT 64: THE 'ARSH IS THE HIGHEST CREATION
It was narrated that Ibn Mas’ūd radhiyallāhu 'anhu said:
“Between the first heaven and the one above it is (a distance of) five hundred years. And between each of the heavens is (a distance of) five hundred years. Between the seventh heaven and the Kursi (footstool) is (a distance of) five hundred years. Between the Kursi and the water is (a distance of) five hundred…
1- The author quotes 37 ḥadīths related to Ṣalāh. These ḥadīths are gathered at the start of the book to facilitate easy reference & memorisation. This serves as the matn for the Ṣalāh segment.
2- Virtues of Ṣalāh, including definition
3- The conditions of Ṣalāh. He mentions 9 conditions along with their evidences.
4- The pillars of Ṣalāh. He mentions 10, along with their evidences
5- The obligatory acts of…
1- The author quotes 20 ḥadīths related to Wudhū. These ḥadīths are gathered at the start of the book to facilitate easy reference & memorisation. This serves as the matn for the Wudhū segment.
2- Virtues of Wudhū, along with their evidences
3- Definition of Wudhū linguistically & technically
4- The conditions of Wudhū. He mentions 10 conditions along with their evidences.
5- The obligatory acts/pillars of…
This book gives a basic summary of what a Muslim is required to know about Wudhū & Ṣalāh. It is written by one of the students of Sheikh Muqbil, Abū Mālik Al-Jabjabi ḥafidhahullāh
If you run a Madrasah/ are homeschooling your kids, consider adapting this book into your syllabus
BENEFIT 63: The difference between مَيْتٌ (with a sukoon on the yaa) and مَيِّتٌ (with a shaddah on the ya)
Sheikh Abū Bilāl mentioned the following benefit in one of the tafsīr classes:
Mayyit (مَيِّتٌ) is used in reference to a living creature that is awaiting death. We see this meaning clearly in Allāh's saying while addressing His Messenger ﷺ:
{إِنَّكَ مَیِّتࣱ وَإِنَّهُم مَّیِّتُونَ}
“You ˹O Prophet˺ will…
Google has released a new feature allowing users to accurately trace the qiblah direction without downloading an app. Click link, allow access to your location, then move your camera around to find qi
BENEFIT 62: RULING ON SAVING A SPOT IN THE MASJID (حَجْز)
Sheikh Abū Bilāl ḥafidhahullāh clarified this mas'alah in one of the classes as some of the new students would save a spot in the masjid and leave for long periods, preventing others from utilising that space.
He - ḥafidhahullāh - said:
THERE ARE THREE OPINIONS:
1⃣st: It is permissible to save a spot in the masjid, regardless of whether the space is…
BENEFIT 61: My Alarm clock is not doing its job
Aṣbagh ibn Zaid Al-Wāṣiṭī raḥimahullāh reported that:
Sa'īd ibn Jubayr (D. 95 H.) had a rooster whose screaming would wake him up at night. However, one night Sa'īd did not wake up to pray until morning. This was so difficult upon him that he said (supplicating against the rooster): 'What's wrong with it, may Allāh cut its voice.' Afterwards, its voice was never…
BENEFIT 60: HOW DID THE SALAF WAKE UP FOR FAJR WHEN THERE WERE NO ALARM CLOCKS BACK THEN?
On the authority of Zayd ibn Khālid Al-Juhani radhiyallāhu 'anhu that the Prophet ﷺ said:
((لَا تَسُبُّوا الدِّيكَ فَإِنَّهُ يُوقِظُ لِلصَّلَاةِ))
“Do not curse the rooster for it wakens (people) for prayer.”
[Abu Dawūd].
Sheikh 'Uthaymīn raḥimahullāh commented on this ḥadīth in his explanation of Riyāḍh Aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn,…
👆🏽A book written by Sheikh Yaḥyā ḥafidhahullāh in response to a publication released by the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments in the United Arab Emirates, may Allāh grant them suc
And you have those who have the audacity to call our scholars sellouts/ 'scholars for dollars' - Ajeeb!
link to Sheikh Yaḥya's book ⤵️
https://sh-yahia.net/show_books_50.html
BENEFIT 59: A PRINCIPLE THAT REDUCES DIFFERING - if applied correctly
I heard Sheikh Abū Bilāl ḥafidhahullāh mention the following principle on more than one occasion:
PRINCIPLE:
الخلاف في الفروع يرتفع في الاقتداء
Disagreement in secondary (fiqhi) matters are removed during emulation (when following someone's lead)
NOTE: this rule/principle only applies to Ikhtilāf Afhām (differences of understanding), and it…
BENEFIT 58: THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF DIFFERING
1⃣- Ikhtilāf Taḍhād (contradictory differing)
This occurs when one opposes clear-cut evidences without a valid basis; such as disbelief, innovation, or sins. Hence, this type is something blameworthy, and one is dealt with in line with his opposition; if his opposition necessitates disbelief, he becomes a disbeliever, if it necessitates innovation, he becomes an…
BENEFIT 57: REFLECT WHEN YOU RECITE
Imām An-Nawawi raḥimahullāh said:
“It is recommended to cry when reciting the Qurʿān; and the way to achieve that is: to contemplate what one recites of threats, painful punishment, covenants and promises, then, to think about one's shortcomings with regards to that. If that does not make one cry, then this itself is something to cry about; for it is a great…
