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Q: Is it permissible for a Muslim to join the Christians in their celebrations, such as Christmas that is held at the end of December? Some people who claim knowledge sit with Christians in their feast gatherings and say that it is permissible. Is their opinion true or false? Is there any legal evidence for the permissibility of doing so? A: It is not permissible to join the Christians in their celebrations, even…

🎁 Some benefits from our Shayk Abū Bilāl's class 🎁 📕 Rulings Of The Qurān by Al-Imām Ibn Al-Arabē. Allāh ﷻ says: {يَٰٓأيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَتَبَيَّنُوا۟ وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَنْ ألْقَىٰٓ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَٰمَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنًا} {"Oh you who believe, when you set out [to fight] in the cause of Allah, investigate; and do not say to one who gives you [a greeting of]…

❝Whenever you get an opportunity to spread the Sunnah then do so. You will have the reward of the Sunnah and the reward of the one who acts upon it until the Day of Judgment.❞ [Sharḥ Riyaḍh Aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn, (4/215)]

❝It happens that a person has good health, but does not have free time because of his being engaged in earning his livelihood; or he is rich but has no good health. So, if these two (good health and free time) are gathered in a person, but laziness overtakes him from fulfilling his duties, then he is a loser. (Know that) this world is the harvest field of the hereafter; and in it there is business, the profit of…

Select Gems from Sheikh Abū Bilāl's Tafsīr Al-Baghawī class: We recently began Tafsīr Sūratul Ḥajj with the virtuous Sheikh Abū Bilāl Al-Ḥaḍhramī حفظه الله ورعاه. Below are some of the benefits extracted from Class 1: 1. The scholars differed as to whether Sūratul Ḥajj is Makkī (revealed before the Prophet's Hijrah) or Madanī (revealed after Hijrah)...The Sheikh holds that the Āyāt in this Sūrah are a mix between…

May Allāh be good to you. A woman spent time and effort beautifying her hair, then she was overcome by that which necessitates ghusl janābah. Is she allowed to wash her body and leave off her hair in order to preserve it, because the water will spoil the beautification? Please advise us, may Allāh reward you. 👌🏽Answered by Sheikh Muḥammad Ba Jammāl - ḥafiḍhahullāh: “Her prayer is invalid until she takes a full…

(giving while you're healthy, hopeful of becoming wealthy and fearful of poverty) عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ، يَا رَسُولَ الله أَىُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ : "‏أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ حَرِيصٌ‏.‏ تَأْمُلُ الْغِنَى، وَتَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ، وَلاَ تُمْهِلْ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ قُلْتَ لِفُلاَنٍ كَذَا وَلِفُلاَنٍ كَذَا، وَقَدْ كَانَ لِفُلاَنٍ…

(fulfilling people's needs) قال ابن القيم رحمه الله تعالى: ”وأفضل الصدقة: ما صادفت حاجة من المتصدق عليه، وكانت دائمة مستمرة. ومنه قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((أفضل الصدقة سقى الماء)). وهذا في موضع يقل فيه الماء، ويكثر فيه العطش؛ وإلا فسقي الماء على الأنهار والقنى لا يكون أفضل من إطعام الطعام عند الحاجة.“ Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله said: ❝The best form of charity is that which meets the recipient's need and is…

❞ليعجبني الرجل أن يكونَ في أهل بيته كالصبي، فإذا ابتُغي منه وُجِدَ رجلًا.❝

And Allah the most High said: {هَاأَنتُمْ أُولَاءِ تُحِبُّونَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِبُّونَكُمْ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْكِتَابِ كُلِّهِ وَإِذَا لَقُوكُمْ قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا عَضُّوا عَلَيْكُمُ الْأَنَامِلَ مِنَ الْغَيْظِ قُلْ مُوتُوا بِغَيْظِكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ}. which means: “Lo! You are the ones who love them but they love you not, and you believe in all the Scriptures [i.e. you believe…

الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة و السلام على رسول لله ،الذي أرسله الله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره الكافرون وبعد: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته O Muslims, in this message I'd like to point out some important matters and advices: Firstly, we have seen disbelievers and the hypocrites from the politicians and other then them attacking Islam, the Quraan, our Prophet (May Allah's Peace and Blessings…

However, the occasion was filled with overwhelming sadness because I was informed that he died upon Shiism - wallāhul musta‘ān. It just goes to show, as the Prophet ﷺ said: ((من بطَّأ به عمله لم يُسرع به نسبُه)) ❝He who lags behind in doing good deeds, his noble lineage will not make him go ahead.❞ [Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim] The standard in the sight of Allāh is A‘māl (a person's deeds) - not their Ansāb (noble…

لَا تَتَدَخَّلْ فِي شُؤُونِ ٱلنَّاسِ! Don't interfere in others people's business! ________ ...unless it's to command good or forbid evil ---------------------------------------

Rasūlullāh ﷺ said: ❝Whenever a Muslim supplicates for his (Muslim) brother in his absence, the angels say: 'may you recieve the same'❞ [Reported by Muslim] Remember your fellow Muslims in your supplications!

Q1. When are we starting Madina Book 1? A1. In 6 weeks time inshā Allāh. Q2. What should I do in the meantime? A2. Teach your family what you've learnt, this is the best way to revise. Perhaps you can use this free time to review Laamiyyah (don't tell me you've forgotten it already 👎🏽). Also, practice your reading skills regularly; there's no better place to start than reciting the Qur'ān. Q3. But we didn't…

Today, Thursday the 7th of Ṣafar 1442 (24-Sep-2020), we have completed the final class in our series, 'The basics of Arabic reading and writing', which began on Monday, 16th of Shawwāl 1441 (8-June-2020). We thank Allāh first and foremost for allowing us to achieve our objective. May Allāh accept from us and you all. This course is a stepping stone to Madina Book 1. It gives the learner the skills to be able to…