ALLĀH'S PROMISE OF RESPONSE TO DU'A

ALLĀH says: "And your Lord says, Call upon ME; I will respond to you."  {Ghāfir || Verse 60}

"And when MY servants ask you, ˹O Muḥammad˺, concerning ME - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon ME." {Al-Baqarah || Verse 186}


Abu Hurayrah (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) said: "Call upon ALLĀH, being certain of a response, and know that ALLĀH will not answer a supplication from a negligent and heedless heart." {Al-Tirmidhi #3479}

Abu Huraira (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) said, "The servant will continue to have his supplications answered as long as he does not ask for sin or cutting family ties, and he is not impatient." They said, "O Messenger of ALLĀH, what is its impatience?" The Prophet said, "He says: I have supplicated again and again, but I have not seen an answer. He becomes frustrated with that and gives up supplicating." {Muslim #2735}

‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) said, "There is no Muslim on earth who calls upon ALLĀH in supplication but that ALLĀH will grant it to him or divert some evil away from him, so long as he does not ask for something sinful or to cut off family ties." A man said, "In that case we will ask for more." The Prophet said, "ALLĀH has even more." {Al-Tirmidhī #3573}


Al-Qurtubi (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said al-Mufhim: "The individual should strive hard to do what is required of him, trusting that ALLĀH will accept it and forgive him, because HE has promised that and HE does not break HIS promise. If the individual believes or thinks that ALLĀH will not accept it, and that it will not benefit him, this is despairing of the mercy of ALLĀH, which is a major sin; whoever dies in that state will be left to what he thought, as it says in some versions of the hadith mentioned above: 'So let MY slave think of ME as he wishes.'" {Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi (7/54)}

Ibn al-Jawzi (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said: "If Shaytan ever whispers to your heart saying, 'How long have you been supplicating but you still see no answer?' Let your answer be, 'I worship HIM with my supplications, while I am confident and certain that my supplications shall be answered. Yet, maybe the answer is postponed to bring forth a goodness that is for my interest for answers come when the time comes. And even if no answer is noted, it suffices the humility and worship I am in.'" {Captured Thoughts || Page 730}

We should continue to call upon ALLĀH and ask of HIM, as HE answers the supplications of those in distress and loves those who are persistent in their Du'as. If someone keeps knocking at the door, it is sure to be opened to them soon.

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SUMMARY OF SĪRAH

SUMMARY OF FIRST SECTION (PART 1-11)

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Our master Muhammad ﷺ was born in Makkah on Monday, the twelfth of Rabi' al-Awwal. He was the son of Abdullāh and Aminah al-Qurashiyyah. He is the last of the prophets and the messenger of ALLĀH, sent to all people to call them to worship ALLĀH alone and not associate anything with HIM. His father had passed away before his birth and was buried in Madinah, so he was raised by his mother. He ﷺ was breastfed after his mother by Thuwaybah al-Aslamiyyah, then Halimah al-Sa'diyyah. When he was six years old, his mother passed away, and he was taken care of by his foster mother, Umm Ayman. Thereafter, his grandfather took care of him. When he was eight years old, his grandfather passed away, so his uncle Abu Talib took care of him.

At the age of nine, he travelled with his uncle Abu Talib to Syria, where Bahīrā the monk recognized him. At the age of twenty-five, he travelled in trade for Sayyidah Khadijah, and two months after his return, he married her when she was forty years old.

At the age of thirty-five, he participated with the Quraysh in rebuilding the Kaaba and arbitrated among them in placing the Black Stone in its place. He became well-known among his people for his praiseworthy qualities, and they loved and respected him, so they called him "Al-Amīn" (the trustworthy one). ALLĀH protected him from the deeds of ignorance, and he preferred solitude as he approached forty years old. He used to worship in the cave of Hira, following the religion of his grandfather Ibrahim.

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How to Make the Most of Your Ramaḍān

- Shaykh Abd as Salam ash Shuway'ir (may ALLĀH preserve him upon goodness)

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REJOICING AT THE COMING OF RAMADĀN

The month of Ramadān creates a feeling of joy and delight in the hearts of believers. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "…There are two joyous occasions for the fasting person; one at the time of breaking his fast and the other when he meets his Lord, for then he will rejoice because of his fasting." {Muslim #1151}

Ramadān is the optimal time for Muslims to relish joy and delight.

How could the believer not rejoice at the coming of Ramadān when a gate of Paradise is opened for him?

How could a believer not rejoice at the coming of Ramadān as he is given a chance for his past and future sins to be forgiven?

How could a believer not rejoice at the coming of Ramadān when he is given a chance to be saved from Hellfire?

How could a believer not rejoice at the coming of Ramadān as the caller proclaims, "O seeker of good, come forward!"?

May ALLĀH make us of those who will reach the blessed month.

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REASONS FOR LIMITING TO ONLY ONE WIFE

Shaykh Muhammad Ibn al-Uthaymīn (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said:

"Some of the people of knowledge held the opinion that it is better to limit one self to one wife, the reasons they give are:

1⃣. That it is safer for a husband's responsibility for his wife rather than oppressing his other wives.

This is because if a man marries two women or more, then perhaps he may not be able to do justice between them.

2⃣. Also because, limiting one self to one wife is closer to preventing the family from becoming scattered.

This is because if he has more than one wife, the family can become scattered, since he will have children from one woman and also children from the other woman.

Also perhaps there may occur conflict and disunity between the children due to a conflict and disagreement between their mothers, as has been witnessed.

3⃣. Likewise, having just one wife is closer to being able to fulfil the obligation of spending upon her and other matters.

4⃣. It is also easier for a man to take into account justice. Indeed having a consideration for justice is a great matter,  which requires help and aid.

So due to that, we say, limiting to one wife is safer for that person.

However if a person sees in himself that one wife is not sufficient and does not keep him chaste, then indeed we would order him to marry a second, third and fourth wife until he can achieve tranquillity, and keep away from looking at women and have ease for the soul."

📖 Sharḥ Zād Al-Mustaqna (12/13)

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NOTHING IS SIMILAR TO FAST IN REWARDS AND IT'S A PROTECTION  FROM HELLFIRE

Abu Umamah (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) reported: I said, “O Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ), tell me a deed to do." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Take to fasting, for there is nothing equal to it." {An-Nasa'i #2223}

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever fasts a day in the way of ALLĀH, ALLĀH will make a trench between him and the Hellfire whose distance is like that between the heavens and the earth." {Al-Tirmidhi #1624}

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymin (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said: "The reward for acts of worship is tenfold up to seven hundredfold, up to many times more, except fasting, for it is ALLĀH Who will reward for it. What that means is that the reward for it is very great indeed." {Ash-Sharh al-Mumti‘ (6/458)}

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WISDOM BEHIND THE RECOMMENDATION TO BREAK FAST WITH DATES OR WATER

The Prophet ﷺ said: "When any one of you breaks his fast, let him break his fast with dates for that is a blessing; if there are no dates then with water, for that is a means of purification." {al-Tirmidhi #658}

Ibn al-Qayyim said: "The fact that the Prophet (ﷺ) broke his fast with fresh or dried dates or water is very beneficial to the health, because fasting empties the stomach of food and there is no nourishment to be sent to the different parts of the body. Sweet foods are quickest to be absorbed and processed, especially if they are fresh, so they are more readily digested. If there are no fresh dates, then one should eat dried dates because they are sweet and nourishing. If there are no dried dates then a few sips of water will extinguish the pangs of hunger and the heat of fasting, so that the stomach will be prepared to receive food."

📖 Ahādīth al-Siyām by Sheikh al-Fawzān || Page 93

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THE WORST LIES

Wathilah bin Al-Asqa' (May ALLĀH be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) said, "Of the worst lies are: to claim a false father, or to pretend to have seen what one has not seen (tell a false dream), or to attribute to the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) what he has not said.'' {Al-Bukhari}

📖 Riyādhus-Saliḥīn: Book 5, Chapter 130, Hadith 844

Hafiz Salahudeen Yusuf commented: "To disown one's father and attribute fatherhood to somebody else is a major sin, because apart from causing doubts and confusion in people's minds about one's blood, descent and character, this will give rise to social, moral and psychological problems as well. And of the same serious nature is the case where fabricated sayings and acts are attributed to the Messenger of ALLAH (ﷺ). Unfortunately, some unwary 'Ulama', particularly the story-telling preachers, frequently indulge in uttering fabricated Ahadith. The warning equally holds good in case a man narrates a Hadith of a weak chain of transmission without pointing to its category. One should, therefore, refrain from recounting all Ahadith of such a category.

There are always some so-called 'Ulama', ambitious of social distinction and fame, who have made tall claims on the basis of their dreams. They are audacious enough to claim that they unceremoniously see the Prophet (ﷺ) and receive instructions from him. There also exist certain misguided people who justify their fantastic views on the basis of their dreams and repudiate the rightly-established beliefs and precepts. All this is baseless and nonsensical. Dreams cannot be made the touchstone of verifying what is lawful or unlawful, or what is true or untrue. What we need indeed are the tangible arguments of the Shari'ah." {Sharḥ Riyadhus-Saliḥīn}

GUIDANCE FROM THE HADITH:

1️⃣. Lying with regard to having a (good) dream is a lie with regard to ALLĀH, and that is a major sin. Indeed, telling a lie concerning ALLĀH is not like lies about people.

2️⃣. It is prohibited to tell lies with regard to the Prophet (ﷺ), which, by extension, is considered lies about ALLĀH Almighty, since the Prophet only spoke by divine revelation.

3️⃣. If a person lies and claims to have seen something in a dream, this is one of the worst types of falsehood. A believer should stick to the truth, for it is a means of salvation, and avoid lying, which leads to ruin.

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BENEFIT 11: REGARDING THE STATE OF THE TRAVELER IN RELATION TO FASTING

● The traveller has three states:

1 - That fasting is difficult for him or prevents him from doing a good deed: then breaking the fast is preferable for him. From this is what is mentioned in the hadith of Jabir, he said: "The Messenger of ALLĀH ﷺ was on a journey and saw a crowd and a man who was being shaded. He said: 'What is this?' They said: 'A fasting person.' He said: 'It is not from righteousness to fast while traveling.'" (¹)

And in the hadith of Anas, he said:
"We were with the Messenger of ALLĀH ﷺ on a journey, and among us were those who were fasting and those who had broken their fast. We stopped at a place on a hot day, and the one with the most shade was the one who had a robe, while some of us shielded ourselves from the sun with our hands. The fasting ones collapsed, and those who had broken their fast stood up, set up the tents, and gave water to the animals. The Messenger of ALLĀH ﷺ said: 'Those who broke their fast today have taken the reward.'" (²)

And in the hadith of Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri, the Prophet ﷺ said to his companions while they were on a military expedition: "You will face the enemy in the morning, and breaking the fast will make you stronger." (³)

2 - That fasting is neither difficult for him nor prevents him from doing good deeds: Then fasting is preferable for him, based on the general meaning of ALLĀH’S saying: {And to fast is better for you} (⁴).

Abu Darda’ said: "We set out with the Prophet ﷺ on one of his journeys on a hot day, to the extent that a man would place his hand on his head due to the intense heat, and none among us was fasting except the Prophet ﷺ and Ibn Rawāḥah." (⁵)

Aisha reported that Hamza bin Amr Al-Aslami asked the Prophet ﷺ: "Should I fast while traveling?" – and he was someone who fasted frequently – so the Prophet ﷺ said: "If you wish, then fast; and if you wish, then break your fast." (⁶)

Moreover, fasting—if it does not involve hardship—is quicker in clearing one’s obligation and is generally easier for a person to observe along with others rather than making up the fast when people are not fasting.

3 - That fasting causes him extreme, unbearable hardship that may lead to harm or destruction: Then breaking the fast becomes obligatory, and fasting is prohibited, as mentioned in the hadith of Jabir: "ALLAH's Messenger ﷺ set out for Makkah in the year of the conquest until he reached Kura‘ Al-Ghamim. The people were fasting, so he called for a cup of water, lifted it so that the people could see, and then drank from it. He was later told that some people continued to fast, so he said: 'Those are the disobedient ones, those are the disobedient ones.'" (⁷)

📖 Sahih Fiqhus-Sunnah wa Adillatuhu (2/120-121)

Refrences:

(1) Authentic: Reported by Al-Bukhārī (1946) and Muslim (1115).

(2) Authentic: Reported by Muslim (1119).

(3) Authentic: Reported by Muslim (1120).

(4) Surah Al-Baqarah: 184.

(5) Authentic: Reported by Al-Bukhārī (1945) and Muslim (1122).

(6) Authentic: Reported by Al-Bukhārī (1943) and Muslim (1121).

(7) Authentic: Reported by Muslim (1114), and a similar narration is in Al-Bukhārī (1948) from Ibn Abbās.

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TRUE FASTING IS LEAVING SINS, BAD WORDS

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) said, "When one of you wakes up in the morning for fasting, then he should not use obscene language or behave foolishly. If anyone abuses him or fights with him, he should say twice: 'Indeed, I am fasting.'" {Muslim #1151}

"Whoever does not give up false speech and acting upon it, Allah has no need of his giving up his food and drink." {al-Bukhārī #1903}

Al-Hafiz ibn Hajar said: "What is meant by 'false speech' is lying , and 'acting upon it' means doing what is implied by that.

Al-Baydawi said: 'the purpose behind the prescription of fasting is not just to be hungry and thirsty, rather the purpose is what that leads to of suppressing desires and taming one’s evil inclinations. If this is not achieved, then ALLĀH will not regard it as acceptable.'" {Fath al-Bari}

50 Questions Regarding The  Fast of Ramadān

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THE MEANING OF ALLĀHUMMA SALLI ALAA MUḤAMMADIN

The Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) said: "Increase your supplications for me on the day and night of Friday. Whoever sends blessings on me once, ALLĀH will bless him ten times." {Sunan al-Kubrá #5854}

One can say the following:

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ
Allāhumma salli ala Muhammadin (O ALLĀH, exalt the mention of Muhammad)

Shaykh Ibn Uthaymīn (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said:

"What is the meaning of supplicating blessings upon the Prophet? That is, what is the meaning of the saying of one who says: 'Allāhumma salli alaa Muḥammad'? Most people read this supplication or beseech ALLĀH with it without understanding its meaning. This is a mistake. It is obligatory for you to know the meaning of everything you say or supplicate with so that you will not supplicate with what contains sin.

Therefore, your saying 'Allāhumma Salli alaa Muḥammadin' means, 'O ALLĀH praise him in the highest assembly'.

And the meaning of 'praise him' is 'mention him with praiseworthy attributes'. And the highest assembly refers to the angels.

So when you say, 'Allāhumma Salli alaa Muḥammadin' is as if you are saying, 'O Lord, describe him with praiseworthy attributes and mention him before the Angels so that they will increase in their love for him and his reward will increase with it'. This is the meaning of Allāhumma Salli alaa Muḥammadin."

📖 Sharḥ Riyadhus-Saliḥīn (5/517-518)

JUMU'AH CHECKLIST

✅ Have a Ghusl.

✅ Wear the best clothes.

✅ Use Perfume (for men only).

✅ Go early for Salātul-Jumu’ah.

✅ Don't talk while the Imām is giving Khutbah.

✅ Make du'aa in abundance.

✅ Recite Suratul-Kahf.

✅ Recite salawāt upon the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) in abundance.

✅ Pray 4 raka'at (in masjid) or 2 raka'at (at home) after Salāh.

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🛑Misconceptions regarding Shab-e-barat (15th shaban) and their answers 🛑

Misconception #1:

Allah descends to the first heavens on this night to forgive us.

Answer: The Prophet ﷺ said: "Every night when it is the last third of the night, our Lord, the Superior, the Blessed, descends to the nearest heaven and says: Is there anyone to invoke Me that I may respond to his invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone asking My forgiveness so that I may forgive him?. "

📚 (Bukhari 1145,Muslim 1261)

Misconception #2:

This is the night when our fate, lifespan, and provisions are decreed.

Answer: The Prophet ﷺ said: “When the drop of (semen) remains in the womb(of mother) for forty (days) or forty nights, the angel comes and says: “My Lord, will he be good or evil?” And both these things would be written.
Then the angel says: “My Lord, would he be male or female?” And both these things are written. And his deeds and actions, his death, his livelihood; these are also recorded.

📚 [Sahih Muslim Hadith 6392]

Misconception #3:

Deeds are shown (to Allaah) on 15th shaban

Answer: Prophet ﷺ said: “Deeds are shown (to Allaah) on Mondays and Thursdays, and I like my deeds to be shown when I am fasting.”

📚 [Tirmidhi, 747; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1041. ]

Misconception #4:

The night of the 15th of Shabaan should be singled out for special kinds of worship, prayer, etc. and they have a great reward

Answer: There is no saheeh hadith concerning the night of the fifteenth of Shabaan.So this night is ordinary like other nights and the reward for praying/worshiping in this night will be the same as other nights

Misconception #5:

Fasting on the day of 15th shaban has a special and great reward

Answer: Fasting on 13th,14th,15th of every month is recommended not only on 15th shaban.

Prophet ﷺ said: “If you fast any part of the month, then fast the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth.”

📚 [Tirmidhi, 761; al-Nasaa’i, 2424; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1038. ]

Misconception #6:

This is the night when the souls of departed ones return to their families.

Answer: This thing has no basis in the Qur'an or ahadith…. The souls can never return to this world. This is a fabrication and lie invented by people

Misconception #7:

Look at all those people doing it. How can they all be wrong?

Answer: Allah says, “And if you obey most of those in the earth, they will lead you astray from Allah's way; they follow but conjecture and they only lie.” 📚 [Al Qur’an 6:116]

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The Deep Meanings Inside Sūrah al-Fātihah

🎙️ Ustadh Abdulrahman Hassan (may ALLĀH preserve him upon goodness)

Full lecture: From an Obligation to a Blessing (The rights of the Salāh)

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PUNISHMENT FOR DELIBERATELY BREAKING OBLIGATORY FAST

Abu Umāmah al-Bāhili said: I heard the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) say: "Whilst I was sleeping, two men came to me and took hold of my upper arm, and brought me to a rugged mountain. They said: 'Climb up.'

I said: 'I cannot do it.'

They said: 'We will make it easy for you.'

So I climbed up until I was at the top of the mountain. There I heard loud voices. I said: 'What are these voices?'

They said: 'This is the screaming of the people of Hell.'

Then I was taken and I saw people suspended by their ankles, with the corners of their mouths torn and pouring with blood. I said: 'Who are these?'

They said: 'These are the people who used to break their fast before it was time to do so.'" {Ibn Hibbaan #7491}

Sheikh al-Albāni commented: "I say, this is the punishment of those who fasted then broke the fast deliberately before the time for breaking the fast had come. So how about those who did not fast in the first place?!"

📖 Sahīh Mawārid ad-Dam’ān #1509

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The world we grew up in yesterday is not the world our children are growing up in today; nor will it be the world they’ll grow up in tomorrow. The world is less friendly, less vigilant to uphold good morals and ethics, and overall less safe. Our children will grow up in a hyper-social and sexual society that encourages and even demands a 'look-at-me' lifestyle. They will enter puberty at younger ages. They will be exposed to differing thoughts and ideas more abundantly and at younger ages than we were. So please, step up to the plate and be parents. Put less reliance upon the Imam, the Masjid, the school, the teachers, etc. in raising your children. Stop outsourcing the job because, more than anyone in the world, through all the trials they’ll face, your children need you. They need you to listen to them, to play with them, to educate them… to parent them.

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"TO FAST IS BEST FOR YOU, IF ONLY YOU KNEW." {Al-Baqarah || 184}

Going into the month of Ramadān, many are experiencing hardships of some kind. Some are dealing with financial instability, difficulties in their marriages, breakups, debt, loneliness, or are struggling with feelings of shame and guilt.

Let Ramadān to be a soothing balm for your soul. Let it purify you. Let Ramadān remind you of ALLĀH's immense and infinite favours. Let Ramadān do its inner work on you. The Prophet ﷺ said: "You must fast, for there is nothing like it." {An-Nasa'i ̄ #2223}

Sheikh Ibn Bāz said, "Indeed, witnessing a new Ramadān is an immense blessing from ALLĀH and due to this fact the Prophet ﷺ used to give glad tidings to his Companions at the commencement of Ramadān, exemplifying it's merits and what ALLĀH has prepared from the fast rewards for those who fast and stand in prayer." {Al-Ikhtiyarat al-Fiqhiyyah || Page 312}

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FASTING AND QUR'AN INTERCEDE FOR BELIEVERS

'Abdullah ibn Amr (May ALLĀH be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of ALLĀH ﷺ said, “Fasting and the Qur'an will intercede for the servant on the Day of Resurrection. Fasting will say: O Lord, I prevented him from food and desires during the day, so let me intercede for him. The Qur'an will say: O Lord, I prevented him from sleeping during the night, so let me intercede for him. Thus, they will both intercede for him.”

{Musnad Aḥmad #6626}

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THERE'S NO GOOD EXCEPT IN FOLLOWING THE PROPHET (ﷺ) AND THE COMPANIONS

Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said:

"From Abul Aaliyah who said: We were with Ibn Umar on a journey and we stopped at a place called Dhil Majāz that had water which belonged to some bedouin.

The time of prayer came in and the Mu'adhin of Ibn Umar called the Adhan then Ibn Umar began the prayer.

A man stood up high upon a saddle which belonged to some of the people and he called out at the top of his voice: 'The prayer O people who own the water! The prayer!'

Ibn Umar began saying 'Subhana ALLĀH in his prayer until the prayer had ended.

Ibn Umar asked: 'Who is the person shouting with the prayer?

The people said: 'It was Abu Aamir, O Abu AbdurRahman!'

Ibn Umar said to him: 'You did not pray or recite! Which of your Shaytān ordered you to do this!'

Is not what is with ALLĀH and the Sunnah of HIS Prophet (ﷺ) and the righteous people dispense and relieve you from this Bid'ah (innovation) of yours.

Indeed the people do not innovate a Bid'ah and view it as good except that they kill off a Sunnah.'

A man from the people said: 'He did not intend except good O Abu AbdurRahman!'

Ibn Umar said: 'If he had intended good then he would not have desired for his-self other than the Sunnah of his Prophet and the righteous people from ALLĀH's worshippers.'"

📖 Sharḥ al-Umdah - Kitab As-Salah (1/110)

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PUNISHMENT FOR BEING UNJUST BETWEEN WIVES

Abu Hurayrah (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said:

"If a man has two wives and he is not just between them, he will come on the Day of Resurrection with one of his sides collapsed." {Ibn Mājah}

EXPLANATION:
This Hadīth shows that it is mandatory to divide one's time among one's wives and that favoring one of them over the other is forbidden. The punishment for the man who treats his wives unjustly in this respect is that ALLĀH will disclose him on the Day of Resurrection. He will come to the gathering place with one of his sides hanging down. This is an appropriate recompense, for one reaps what he sows. It is obligatory to treat one's wives fairly in matters that are controllable such as financial support, staying overnight, good treatment, and the like. However, this is not obligatory in uncontrollable matters such as love and inclination of the heart, since they are beyond one's power.  

📖 Hadith Encyclopedia: Hadith 58125

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THE REWARD OF THE MUHAJIRIN

ALLĀH tells:

وَالَّذِينَ هَاجَرُواْ فِي اللّهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُواْ
And as for those who emigrated for the cause of ALLĀH, after they had been wronged,

ALLĀH tells us about the reward of those who migrated for HIS sake, seeking HIS pleasure, those who left their homeland behind, brothers and friends, hoping for the reward of ALLĀH.

This may have been revealed concerning those who migrated to Ethiopia, those whose persecution at the hands of their own people in Makkah was so extreme that they left them and went to Ethiopia so that they would be able to worship their Lord.

Among the most prominent of these migrants were Uthman bin Affan and his wife Ruqayyah, the daughter of the Messenger of ALLĀH, Jafar bin Abi Talib, the cousin of the Messenger, and Abu Salamah bin Abdul-Asad, among a group of almost eighty sincere and faithful men and women, may ALLĀH be pleased with them. ALLĀH promised them a great reward in this world and the next.

ALLĀH said:

لَنُبَوِّيَنَّهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً
WE will certainly give them good residence in this world,

Ibn Abbas, Ash-Sha'bi and Qatadah said: ˹this means˺ "Al-Madinah."

It was also said that; it meant "good provision."

This was the opinion of Mujahid.

There is no contradiction between these two opinions, for they left their homes and wealth, but ALLĀH compensated them with something better in this world.

Whoever gives up something for the sake of ALLĀH, ALLĀH compensates him with something that is better for him than that, and this is what happened. HE gave them power throughout the land and caused them to rule over the people, so they became governors and rulers, and each of them became a leader of the pious.

ALLĀH tells us that HIS reward for the Muhajirin in the Hereafter is greater than that which HE gave them in this world, as HE says:

وَلَاَجْرُ الاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ
but indeed the reward of the Hereafter will be greater,

meaning, greater than that which WE have given you in this world.

لَوْ كَانُواْ يَعْلَمُونَ
if they but knew!

means, if those who stayed behind and did not migrate with them only knew what ALLĀH prepared for those who obeyed HIM and followed HIS Messenger.

Then ALLĀH describes them as:

الَّذِينَ صَبَرُواْ وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ
those who remained patient, and put their trust in their Lord.

meaning, they bore their people's persecution with patience, putting their trust in ALLĀH Who made their end good in this world and the Hereafter.

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}

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THE MAJOR SINS (AL-KABĀ'IR) AND THEIR COUNT

In discussing the major sins (al-Kabā’ir) and their count, Abu Talib al-Makki, may ALLAH have mercy on him, stated:

"I gathered them together from the statements of the Sahaba, and I found that they are:

Four within the heart, which are:

- Shirk with ALLĀH

- Persistence upon sin

- Despair from the mercy of ALLĀH

- Feeling secure from the plan of ALLĀH.

And four from the tongue, which are:

- False testimony (Shahadah az-Zur)

- Accusing chaste women of lewdness/fornication

- Deliberately swearing to lie (al-Yamīn al-Ghamoos)

- Sorcery.

Three are of the stomach, and they are:

- Consuming intoxicants

- Consuming the wealth of the orphan

- Dealing in usury.

And two are concerning the private parts:

- Fornication

- Homosexuality

Two are concerning the hands, and they are:

- Murder

- Stealing

One is of the feet, which is:

- Fleeing from the battlefield

And One is connected to the entire body, and that is:

- Disobedience to the parents."

📖 Mentioned by Shaykhul Islām Ibn al-Qayyim in ad-Dā’a wa ad-Dawā’ || Page 219

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The Greatest Good!

🎙️Shaykh Sulayman al-Ruhayli (may ALLĀH preserve him upon goodness)

Kitāb at-Tawhīd, the Book of Monotheism. Masterpiece written on the subject of Tawhīd of worship. This is the most important book one should read and study besides the Qur'an and authentic aḥādīth of the Prophet ﷺ. Study Kitab at-Tawhid using the link below

https://youtu.be/SOTbUgvTWOY

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A FORGOTTEN SUNNAH: CLOSING EARS WITH FINGERS UPON HEARING MUSIC

Nāfi’ narrated that Ibn ‘Umar (may ALLĀH be pleased with them) heard the sound of a wind instrument playing.

As a result of this he placed his fingers in his ears and turned his riding camel away from the road (on which the music was playing).

Ibn ‘Umar said: "Nāfi’ can you hear it?"

I said: "Yes".

Ibn ‘Umar continued riding with his fingers in his ears until I said: "I can’t hear it anymore."

After that, Ibn ‘Umar removed his fingers from his ears and changed the road he was riding on.

Then Ibn ‘Umar (may ALLĀH be pleased with them) said: "I saw the Messenger of ALLĀH ﷺ place his fingers in his ears when he heard wind instruments and music playing.”

📖 Abū Dāwūd #4943 and Ahmad 2/8. Authenticated by Al-Albani.

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REWARD FOR PRAYING TARAWĪH WITH THE IMAM UNTIL HE FINISHES

Abu Hurayrah said: "ALLĀH’s Messenger ﷺ used to encourage the people to stand ˹for salah at night˺ during Ramadān, without sternly ordering them. He would say:

'Whoever stands ˹in salah in the nights of˺ Ramadān out of faith and expecting the reward from ALLĀH, he will be forgiven for what has preceded of his sins.'" {Muslim #759}

Therefore, it is essential for the Muslim to be diligent in praying tarawīh with the Imam, to not neglect any part of it, and to not turn away before his Imam - even if the Imam prayed more than eleven or thirteen raka'at - due to the saying of the Prophet (ﷺ):

"Whoever stands ˹in salah˺ with the Imam until he turns away, will have written for him the standing ˹in salah˺ for a whole night." {Abū Dawūd #1375}

The meaning of the turning away of the Imam is: the end of salah and not the leaving of the first Imam - if it is prayed by more than one Imam.

📖 Ahadith about Fasting, Rulings and Manners - Abridged || Page 27-28

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SELFLESSNESS OF THE ANSĀR

ALLĀH said,

وَيُوْثِرُونَ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَوْ كَانَ بِهِمْ خَصَاصَةٌ
And give them preference over themselves even though they were in need of that.

meaning, they preferred giving to the needy rather than attending to their own needs, and began by giving the people before their own selves, even though they too were in need.

An authentic Hadith stated that the Messenger of ALLĀH said, "The best charity is that given when one is in need and struggling."

This exalted rank is better than the rank of those whom ALLĀH described in HIS statements,

وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ
And they give food, inspite of their love for it. (76:8),

and,

وَءَاتَى الْمَالَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ
And gives his wealth, in spite of love for it. (2:177)

The latter give charity even though they love the wealth they give, not that they really need it, nor that it is necessary for them to keep it. The former prefer others to themselves even though they are in need and have a necessity for what they spend in charity. Abu Bakr As-Siddiq gave away all his wealth in charity and ALLĀH'S Messenger asked him,

What did you keep for your family, and he said,

"I kept for them ALLĀH and HIS Messenger."

Ikrimah (bin Abi Jahl) and two other wounded fighters were offered water when they were injured during the battle of Al-Yarmuk, and each one of them said that the sip of water should be given to another of the three wounded men. They did so even though they were badly injured and craving water. When the water reached the third man, he and the other two died and none of them drank any of the water! May ALLĀH be pleased with them and make them pleased with HIM.

Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Hurayrah said, "A man came to the Prophet and said, 'O ALLAH's Messenger! Poverty has stuck me.'

The Prophet sent a messenger to his wives (to bring something for that man to eat) but they said that they had nothing. Then ALLĀH'S Messenger said,

"Who will invite this person or entertain him as a guest tonight; may ALLĀH grant HIS mercy to him who does so."

An Ansari man said, 'I, O ALLĀH's Messenger!'

So he took him to his wife and said to her, 'Entertain the guest of ALLĀH's Messenger generously.'

She said, 'By ALLĀH! We have nothing except the meal for my children.'

He said, 'Let your children sleep if they ask for supper. Then turn off the lamp and we go to bed tonight while hungry.'

She did what he asked her to do.

In the morning the Ansari went to ALLĀH's Messenger who said,

"ALLĀH wondered (favorably) or laughed at the action of so-and-so and his wife."

Then ALLĀH revealed,

وَيُوْثِرُونَ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَوْ كَانَ بِهِمْ خَصَاصَةٌ
And they give them preference over themselves even though they were in need of that. "

Al-Bukhari recorded this Hadith in another part of his Sahih.

Muslim, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i collected this Hadith.

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}

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Assalamu Alaykum,

In preparation for the blessed month of Ramadān, we launched a brief explanation of the chapter on Siyam from Al-Fiqhu Al-Muyassar on our WhatsApp Channel. Each day, we share a short audio clip, with each recording lasting no more than six minutes. We are currently on lesson six.

You can also listen via WhatsApp Status by saving +2348182609373 as a contact and sending me a message so I can add your number.

*Below are the links to each lesson.*

LESSON 1️⃣
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAkbri1iUxUWYgGO60c/1529

LESSON 2️⃣
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAkbri1iUxUWYgGO60c/1535

LESSON 3️⃣
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAkbri1iUxUWYgGO60c/1540

LESSON 4️⃣
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAkbri1iUxUWYgGO60c/1546

LESSON 5️⃣
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAkbri1iUxUWYgGO60c/1556

LESSON 6️⃣
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAkbri1iUxUWYgGO60c/1566

I ask ALLĀH to make it beneficial.

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Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymin said: "ALLĀH said concerning fasting: 'I shall reward him for it.'

So HE connected the reward for fasting to HIMSELF, because the reward for righteous deeds is mentioned by number, and a good deed will be rewarded between 10 and 700 fold, many times. But with regard to fasting, ALLĀH connected the reward to HIMSELF without specifying any number. ALLĀH is the most generous of those who are generous, and the gift reflects the generosity of the giver. So the reward of the one who fasts will be very great, without reckoning. Fasting is:

1⃣  Patience in obeying ALLĀH,

2⃣  Patience in refraining from disobeying HIM,

3⃣  And patience in the face of painful decrees of ALLĀH, i.e., hunger, thirst and physical and spiritual exhaustion.

Fasting combines the three types of patience, and as a result, the fasting person becomes one of those who observe patience, and ALLĀH Almighty says:

Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without limit. {39:10}

📖 Majālis Shahr Ramadān || Page 13

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RULING ON CHANGING THE INTENTION WHILST IN PRAYER

Sheikh Ibn Uthaymīn (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) mentioned the rulings regarding changing the intention whilst in the prayer when he said:

"Changing the intention is either from that (prayer) which is specified (designated) to that which is specified, or from that which is general (unspecified) to that which is specified – these are incorrect, and if it is from that which is specified to that which is general (unspecified) then there is no harm, examples of that:

From that which is specified (designated) to that which is specified: One intends to switch/transition from the Sunnah of the Duhā prayer to the supererogatory of Fajr which he wishes to make up for (due to elapse of time), he makes the takbīr with the intention that he is praying the two rak’ahs for the Duhā prayer, then he remembers that he has not prayed the supererogatory (Sunnah) of Fajr, so he switches it to the supererogatory prayer of Fajr – here it is incorrect because the supererogatory (Sunnah) prayer of Fajr is two rak’ahs – both of which he should intend with from the beginning of the prayer.

Likewise also if a man enters into the ‘Asr prayer and during the prayer he remembers that he has not prayed the Dhuhr prayer – so he alters the intention to Dhuhr – this also is incorrect, because that which is specified must have its intention set from the beginning of the affair.

As for altering from that which is general (unspecified) to that which is specified: Then an example is of a person who prays a general prayer – the Nawāfil – then he remembers that he has not prayed the Fajr prayer, or that he has not prayed the supererogatory (Sunnah) of Fajr, so he switches this intention to the Fajr prayer, or to the Sunnah of Fajr, then this too is incorrect.

As for altering from that which is specified to that which is general (unspecified): then an example is that one begins his prayer upon the basis that it is the supererogatory (Sunnah) of Fajr, and during the prayer it becomes clear to him that he had indeed prayed it. Here he can only switch from the first intention to the intention of the (new) prayer.

Another example is of a person who commenced an obligatory prayer by himself; then the congregation begins and so he intends to switch the obligatory prayer to the Nāfilah in order to limit it to two rak’ahs. This is permissible because he has switched from that which is specified to that which is general (unspecified). This is the principle:

From that which is specified (designated) to that which is specified – is incorrect.

From that which is general (unspecified) to that which is specified – is incorrect.

From that which is specified to that which is general (unspecified) – is correct."

📖 Majmu’ Fatāwa wa Rasā-il Shaikh ‘Uthaymīn (12/447-448)

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FORMING THE INTENTION TO FAST

Ques: How is the Intention to fast formed?

Correct Option: By having firm determination to fast before dawn.


The Ramadān fast and other acts of worship are not valid unless accompanied by the proper intention. This is because the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Actions are but by intentions, and everyone shall have but that which he intended…" {Al-Bukhārī #1; Muslim #1907}

The intention is an action of the heart. The Muslim should resolve in his heart that he is going to fast tomorrow. It is not prescribed for him to utter it out loud and say, "I intend to fast" or "I will fast tomorrow" or other phrases that have been innovated by some people.

Ibn Taymiyah (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said: "If it crosses a person’s mind that he is going to fast tomorrow, then he has made the intention. "{al-Ikhtiyarat || Page 191}

The intention is subject to the condition that it be made at night, before the dawn comes. This is because the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever does not intend to fast before dawn, there is no fast for him." {Al-Tirmidhi #730}

An-Nawawi (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said: 
"Our view – i.e., the Shāfa'is – is that the fast of Ramadān is not valid without having the intention from the night before. This is the view of Mālik, Ahmad, Ishāq, Dawūd and many of the scholars among the earlier and later generations.".{Al-Majmū‘ (6/318}

It says in Fatāwa al-Lajnah al-Daimah (10/246): "The intention is done by resolving to fast. It is essential that the intention to fast Ramadān be made every night."

And ALLĀH knows best.

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REMINDER: FASTING AL-AYYAM AL-BEED (THE WHITE DAYS) FOR SHA'BĀN 1446AH

The white days of the month refer to the 13th, 14th, and 15th of each lunar month. The moon is at its fullest and most luminous during this period. Fasting on these days is sunnah, mentioned in various hadith.

Abu Dharr said: The Messenger of ALLĀH ﷺ said to me: "If you fast any part of the month, then fast the 13th, 14th, and 15th." {An-Nasai #2424}

'Abdullāh ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As said: The Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) said to me: "It is sufficient for you to fast three days every month because, for every good deed, you will have ˹the reward of˺ ten like it, so that will be like fasting for a lifetime." {Al-Bukhārī #1874}

Abu Hurayrah said: "My close friend (the Prophet ﷺ) advised me to do three things which I will not give up until I die: fasting three days of each month, praying Duha, and sleeping after Witr." {Muslim #721}

NB: Please confirm the dates with your local Islamic Centers.

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