AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

17 Aug 2024 23:17

O Children of Adam! Take your adornment to every Masjid. Eat and drink but waste not by extravagance, certainly HE (ALLĀH) likes not Al-Musrifūn (those who waste by extravagance).

Say, Who has forbidden the adornments and lawful provisions ALLĀH has brought forth for HIS servants? Say, They are for those who believed during the life of this world, exclusively ˹for them˺ on the Day of Resurrection. This is how WE make OUR revelations clear for people of knowledge.

Say, My Lord has only forbidden immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed - and sin, and oppression without right, and that you associate with ALLĀH that for which HE has not sent down authority, and that you say about ALLĀH that which you do not know.

{Al-A'rāf: Verse 31-33}

Reciter: Mahmoud Khalil al Hussary

AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

16 Aug 2024 19:21

FASTING AL-AYYAM AL-BEED (THE WHITE DAYS) FOR SAFAR 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 (Al-Ayyam Al-Beed) is sunnah, mentioned in various hadith.

The Messenger of ALLĀH ﷺ said: "If you fast any part of the month, then fast the 13th, 14th, and 15th.” {Sunan an-Nasai}

ALLAH'S Messenger ﷺ said: "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 }

Abu Hurayrah (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) 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}

FASTING DATES:

17th, 18th, and 19th August in Saudi Arabia.

18th, 19th and 20th August in Nigeria.

NB: If your country is not mentioned, please confirm the dates with your local Islamic Centers.

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AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

15 Aug 2024 19:16

DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY MIRACLES

Shaykul Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said:

We find that many of these people merely depend upon the fact that a particular individual was able to unveil certain realities or perform some miraculous feats to prove that he is a Waliyy of ALLĀH. Examples of such feats would be his pointing at a person who subsequently dies, or his flying through the air to Makkah or any other city, or his walking on water, or filling a pot from nothing, or his vanishing in front of people, or some people seeking relief and succour with him while he was absent or dead and they see him coming to them and fulfilling their need, or his telling people the whereabouts of their stolen property, or his telling them of the condition of one who is absent or sick, or other similar matters. None of these matters prove that the one doing them is a Waliyy of ALLĀH, rather the Awliyā' of ALLĀH are agreed that if a person were to fly through the air or walk on water, none should be deceived by him until his following of the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) and his conforming to his order and prohibition are confirmed.

The miracles granted the Awliyā' are greater than the matters mentioned above, for even though these matters may be extraordinary, both the Awliyā' of ALLĀH and HIS enemies can perform them. They can be performed by many of the disbelievers, polytheists, People of the Book, hypocrites, People of Innovation and the devils. Hence it is not permissible to believe that whosoever performs such feats is a Waliyy of ALLĀH, rather the standard for judging them to be the Awliyā' of ALLĀH is by comparing their attributes, actions and states to the Book and the Sunnah. They are known by the light of faith and the Qur’an, by actualising the inner realities of faith and the outward laws of Islām.

{Taken from: The Descisive Criterion Between The Friends of ALLĀH and the Friends of Shaytān || Page 180}

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AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

14 Aug 2024 22:07

RIGHTEOUS AND WICKED FACILITATED FOR THEIR FATE.

"As for he who gives and fears ALLĀH, and believes in the best ˹reward˺, WE will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).

But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient, and denies the best ˹reward˺, WE will make smooth for him the path for evil."

{Surah Al-Layl: Verse 5-10}

Hisham ibn Hakim reported: A man came to the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) and he said, “O Messenger of ALLĀH, shall we start acting or has fate already been decreed?”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Verily, ALLĀH Almighty took the progeny of Adam from their backs and made them bear witness against themselves. Then, HE announced to them in HIS palms, saying: These are in Paradise, and these are in Hellfire. Thus, the people of Paradise are facilitated for the deeds of Paradise, and the people of Hellfire are facilitated for the deeds of Hellfire.”

{al-Sunnah li-Ibn Abī ‘Āṣim #168}

Ibn al-Jawzī (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said: "If you want to know your value with your Lord, look to how HE is using you and what actions HE has kept you busy with." {Timeless Seeds of Advice}

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AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

14 Aug 2024 10:48

THE COMMAND TO EAT PURE LAWFUL THINGS

ALLĀH commands;

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ امَنُواْ كُلُواْ مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَاشْكُرُواْ لِلّهِ
O believers! Eat of the lawful things that WE have provided you with, and be grateful to ALLĀH,

This is a command to the believers in particular, after a command addressed to all of humanity, for they are the ones who really benefit from the commands and prohibitions, because of their faith. Here ALLĀH enjoined them to eat of the good things that HE has provided, and to be grateful to ALLĀH for HIS blessings, by only using them in ways that will bring them closer to HIM. This is the same command that HE gave to the Messengers, when HE said:

یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلرُّسُلُ كُلُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلطَّیِّبَـٰتِ وَٱعۡمَلُوا۟ صَـٰلِحًاۖ
O Messengers, eat of that which is wholesome and do righteous deeds... (23: 51)

In this verse, “gratitude” refers to doing righteous deeds. Here, ALLĀH did not say “whatever is lawful (halal)” because ALLĀH has permitted to the believer all good things that HE has provided that are free of any negative consequences. Moreover, his faith will keep him from consuming anything that is not his.

إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ
if it is indeed HE Whom you worship.

That is, then give thanks to HIM. This indicates that the one who does not give thanks to ALLĀH is not worshipping HIM alone, whilst the one who does give thanks to HIM is worshipping HIM alone and has done what HE enjoined. It also indicates that eating good things is the means of doing righteous deeds and of them being accepted. The command to give thanks comes immediately after mention of the blessing, because gratitude protects existing blessings and brings blessings that are missing, whereas ingratitude drives away blessings that are missing and causes existing blessings to be lost.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

Eating from pure sources is a cause for the acceptance of supplications and acts of worship, just as eating from impure sources prevents the acceptance of supplications and acts of worship, as mentioned in a Hadith recorded by Imam Ahmad, that Abu Hurayrah (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) said that ALLAH'S Messenger (ﷺ) said:

“O people, ALLĀH is purely good, and HE only accepts what is purely good. Verily, ALLĀH has commanded the believers as HE has commanded His Messengers. ALLĀH said: O Messengers, eat from wholesome foods and act righteously, for I know what you do (23:51). And ALLĀH said: O you who believe, eat from wholesome food WE have provided for you,” (2:172).

Then, the Prophet mentioned a man who traveled far, becoming disheveled and dusty, and he raised his hands to the sky, saying, “O Lord! O Lord!” Yet his food is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, his clothing is unlawful, and he is nourished by the unlawful, so how can he be answered?

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}

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AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

13 Aug 2024 21:48

ALLĀH KNOWS WHAT THE SERVANT DOES NOT KNOW

"And it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. ALLĀH knows but you do not know." (2:216)

Commenting on ALLĀH's statement, Ibn al-Qayyim said:

"In this Qur’anic Verse, there are several judgments, meanings and benefits for the servant. If the servant knows that misfortune can produce a desirable thing, and that the desirable thing can produce a misfortune, he would not feel secure against the harm that can come from delight, and he would not lose hope of delight to come from harm, for he does not know the outcomes of things. Verily, it is ALLĀH Who knows about that which the servant does not know."

{Al-Fawāid || Page 231}

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AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

12 Aug 2024 21:11

5️⃣0️⃣ SAYINGS AND ACTIONS WITH GREAT REWARDS.

7️⃣. Reading the Qur'an.

The Book of ALLĀH is like none other. If only we are deceiving ourselves, there is no better deed in amassing rewards and blessings than the recitation of the Qur'an. Reading the Qur'an holds immense rewards, with each letter earning the reader tenfold blessings, especially for those who persevere despite difficulties. On the Day of Resurrection, the Qur'an will intercede for its reciters. Its benefits extend to this life, offering tranquillity, guidance, and a closer connection to ALLĀH while serving as an intercessor on Judgment Day.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever recites a letter from the Book of ALLĀH, he will receive one good deed as ten good deeds like it. I am not saying that 'Alif, Lām, Mīm' is a letter, rather I am saying that ‘Alif’ is a letter, ‘Lām’ is a letter and ‘Mīm’ is a letter."{Sunan al-Tirmidhī #2910}

‘Aa'ishah (may ALLĀH be pleased with her) related that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "One who is proficient in the Qur'an is associated with the noble, upright, recording angels; and he who falters in it, and finds it difficult for him, will have two rewards." {Muslim #798}

Al-haafith Ad-Diyaa’ said concerning Ibrahim Ibn ‘Abdil-Wahid Al-Maqdisi: He advised me at the time I travelled ˹for seeking knowledge˺: "Increase in recitation of the Qur'an and do not leave it. For indeed whatever you seek will be facilitated for you proportionate to what you recite."

Al-haafith Ad-Diyaa’ then said: "I saw that and experienced it many times. If I recited a lot, then listening to ḥadith and writing a great deal of it down would become easy. When I didn’t recite, that wouldn’t become easy for me."

{Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali, Dhail At-Tabaqat Al-Hanabilah, 3/205}

It should be noted that we only mentioned a few of the numerous benefits of reading and reflecting on the Qur'an. Many other benefits await your reading of the Qur'an, such as the chapter of the Qur'an that will plead on your behalf in the grave, and that it is a physical healing, a source of rest and relaxation for your heart, among many other things.

May ALLĀH make us from the people of the Qur'an. Āmīn.

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AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

10 Aug 2024 22:02

BENEFICIAL POINTS FROM SŪRAH AN-NISĀ', VERSE 7-9.

1⃣. Do you still have the traits of the period of ignorance in you?
During the time of ignorance (Pre-Islamic period), people would deny children and women their share of inheritance. Islam, however, says otherwise and obligates that everyone has the right to inherit, even though their shares vary according to the degree of their relationship to the deceased.

2⃣. Do not go against the Wisdom of the Most Wise, Most Merciful.
Adhere to the Islamic ruling on inheritance. Thinking there are better ways to distribute your inheritance is going against the wisdom of ALLĀH, as HE HIMSELF has ordained the share of each inheritor. You must not transgress these ordinations or fall short.

3⃣. Give to the needy.
One of the sublime teachings of Islam, as indicated in the Ayah, is that you should give to those who hope for or show interest in what is within your capability.

4⃣. Kind words are charity.
ALLĀH urges that in situations where one cannot give due to some reason, one should turn the hopeful person away gently by saying kind words, as the Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned: "A kind word is charity." {Al-Bukhārī #2989}

5⃣. Do unto others what you wish to be done to you.
Just as you would want your children to be treated fairly after you, treat other people's children fairly when you are given the responsibility of caring for them.

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AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

10 Aug 2024 19:38

KNOWLEDGE BEING THE BEST OF THESE THREE THINGS CITED IN THE ḤADĪTH

Regarding the statement of the Prophet (ﷺ),

"When a person dies, his deeds are cut off from him except for three: a continuous charity, or knowledge which is benefitted from, or a righteous son who supplicates for him." {Muslim #1631}

Shaikh ‘Uthaymīn (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said when discussing the best of the three things mentioned in this ḥadīth: "The best of these three things is knowledge that is benefitted from, because continuous charity will come to an end, and the righteous son will die, whilst knowledge remains. So if you wish to make reflection then reflect by way of the scholars who died hundreds of years ago, you will find that their books are in the hands of the people today – they are benefitting by way of them, so it is as if they are teaching them, and it is due to this that I encourage our youth upon seeking legislated knowledge by way of which they benefit themselves in their lives as well as after their deaths. They benefit the Muslims by way of it, rather they benefit Islaam by way of it." {Fatāwa Noor ‘alaa ad-Darb, 6/165}

The Shaikh (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said similarly: "Imām Aḥmad for example; how long has it been since he has been deceased? And Shaikh ul Islām Ibn Taymiyyah, how long has he been deceased? And yet the people do not cease to benefit from their knowledge! So be ardent my Muslim brother upon knowledge, since there is nothing that is equal to it." {Sharḥ Riyadhus-Saliḥīn, 4/568}

This is from that which better helps understand the statement of Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) when he said: "Whoever loves that his action should not be cut off after his death; then let him disseminate knowledge." {At-Tadhkirah, page 55}

May ALLĀH grant us beneficial knowledge. Āmīn

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AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

08 Aug 2024 22:50

THE MEANING OF ALLĀHUMMA SALLI ALAA MUḤAMMADIN

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}

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AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

08 Aug 2024 10:28

ALLĀH'S INSTRUCTION TO PARENTS

ALLĀH says,

يُوصِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِىٓ أَوۡلَٰدِكُمۡۖ
ALLĀH instructs you concerning your children...

That is, your children - O parents - are entrusted to you and ALLĀH has instructed you to look after them, take care of their affairs both spiritual and worldly, teach them, discipline them, restrain them from committing evil, and enjoin them to obey ALLĀH and to fear HIM at all times, as HE says elsewhere:

یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ قُوۤا۟ أَنفُسَكُمۡ وَأَهۡلِیكُمۡ نَارࣰا وَقُودُهَا ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱلۡحِجَارَةُ
0 you who believe, guard yourselves and your families against a fire whose fuel is men and stones... {At-Taḥrīm : 6}

So children are entrusted to the care of their parents, who either fulfil the obligations of this trust, in which case they will have a great reward, or they neglect it, in which case they deserve warning and punishment. This indicates that ALLĀH is more merciful to HIS slaves than parents, as HE instructed parents - even though they are compassionate towards their children - to take care of them.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

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AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

07 Aug 2024 23:03

The Land of Paradise will be Inherited by the Righteous and  Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) is a Mercy to the Worlds.

Surah Al-Anbiyā, Verse 105-110.

Recited by Mishari al-'Afasy with English Translation by Ibrahim Walk (Saheeh intl Translation)

AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

07 Aug 2024 20:14

REMEDYING SICKNESSES AND AFFLICTIONS BY WAY OF PERFORMING ACTS OF GOOD

Shaikh ul Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said: "Many of the sick people – or most of the sick people are cured without medical treatment. ALLĀH cures them with that which HE has created within them from innate potencies in their bodies that are relieving of sickness. As well as in that which HE has facilitated for them from a type of physical exercise and activity, or by way of a supplication that is answered or remedial recitation that is beneficial, or strength of the heart and excellence of Tawakkul (reliance) and so forth from the many means other than medication." {Majmu’ Fatāwa, 21/563}

Ibn al-Qayyim (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said: "And from the greatest remedies for sickness is to carry out good and to show excellence and to make remembrance of ALLĀH and to make supplication and having humility and making earnest implore to ALLĀH and to make repentance. Since these affairs have an effect in repelling the ailments and for the attainment of cure – greater than natural medicines. However; this is in accordance to the willingness of the soul and of its acceptance and its belief in that and of its benefit." {Zādul Ma’ād, 4/144}

Ibn Al-Qayyim (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) also stated: "Indeed, sadaqah has a remarkable effect in repelling an array of tribulations, even if it (sadaqah) were to come from a wicked sinner or an oppressor – rather even from a disbeliever. For indeed; ALLĀH, the Most High, by way of it repels an array of tribulations, and this is an affair which is known by the people – their exclusive ones as well as the general ones, and the people of the earth – all of them acknowledge that – because they have indeed experienced it." {Al-Waabil as-Sayyib, page 69}

This is not to say that a person should not seek contemporary medical treatment for sickness and ailment, rather it is encouraged to remedy one’s illness by treating it appropriately, and in some cases it may be necessary to do so in order to avoid a further deterioration in health. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Seek treatment, but do not seek treatment by the unlawful." {Sunan Abī Dāwūd #3874}

Shaikh bin Bāz (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said: "What is correct in regard to undergoing medical treatment is that it is recommended and legislated, it was mentioned by An-Nawawī (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) and others from a multitude of the scholars, and that it is the saying of the majority." {Abridged from Fataawa Noor ‘alaa Darb || Vol. 1, Page 355}

May ALLĀH, The Most High, bestow HIS Favour upon us and grant us sound health and well-being, and cure those who are sick from amongst us, indeed HE is The All-Hearing, The One Who Responds to the supplications of those who call upon HIM.

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AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

06 Aug 2024 23:21

📹 No Greater Blessing Than This


🎙️Sheikh Dr. Asim Al-Qaryooti  حفظه الله

AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

05 Aug 2024 23:06

THE HAPPY ONE IS HE WHO SCRUTINISES HIMSELF

Abu al-faraj Ibn al-Jawzī (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said:

I wonder at the one who exists and yet cannot understand the meaning of existence! If he does, his actions contravene his understanding for he knows for a fact that his life span is short, yet wastes his life sleeping, seeking worldly pleasures and indulging in idle talk all the while his days should be spent in worship not in idleness.

Though religion ordains that he is to spend ˹part of˺ his wealth going against his innate nature, he decides to be a miser. As soon as he is on his deathbed however, he bequeaths that after he dies, to give away his wealth in charity and do with it such and such! What does he expect this to be although it is unlikely he will enact this?

The reason for the order to spend his wealth ˹for the sake of ALLĀH˺ during his lifetime and while being in a good state of health is to oppose his difficult innate nature that is disposed to collecting wealth and not giving it away!

If you are a person with intellect, you will notice the big difference between the two cases because the one who is content will scrutinise himself and act upon that. He will conclude by his intellect and benefit from time that will come to an end; he will take advantage of his life because its end will be very soon.

Woe to you! What benefit do you find in saving wealth that adds no good deeds to your balance nor will it be a landmark in history.

Have you not heard of the amounts that Abu Bakr (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) gave away in charity as opposed to the miserliness of Tha'labah?

Have you not noticed the effect of praising Ḥātim as opposed to the niggardliness of Al-Ḥabāhib?

Woe to you! If you were to be tested with your wealth, losing some of it; or if you were tested in your health and become sick for one night, you would have complained and yet you still receive what you ask ALLĀH for.

All the while you do not fulfil HIS right upon you. Indeed, your example is like those whom ALLĀH condemned in the verse,

وَیۡلࣱ لِّلۡمُطَفِّفِینَ
Woe to those who give less ˹than due˺. (83:1)

{Taken from: Captured Thoughts || Chapter 303, Page 872-873}

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AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

17 Aug 2024 18:57

THE MINIMUM PERIOD OF GESTATION IS SIX MONTHS

ALLĀH says,

وَحَمْلُهُ وَفِصَالُهُ ثَلَثُونَ شَهْرًا
And ˹the period of˺ his gestation and weaning is thirty months,

Ali, may ALLĀH be pleased with him, used this Ayah along with the following two Ayat to prove that the minimum period of pregnancy (gestation) is six months:

وَفِصَالُهُ فِى عَامَيْنِ
"And his weaning is in two years." (31:14), and;

وَالْوَلِدَتُ يُرْضِعْنَ أَوْلَـدَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُتِمَّ الرَّضَاعَةَ
"The mothers suckle their children two complete years -- for those who desire to complete the term of suckling." (2:233)

This is a strong and valid conclusion, and it was approved by Uthman and a number of the Companions.

Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Yasar narrated from Bajah bin Abdullāh Al-Juhani that: 'A man from his tribe (Juhaynah) married a woman from Juhaynah. She delivered a baby after six months. So her husband went to Uthman, may ALLĀH be pleased with him, and told him about that. Thus, Uthman summoned her. When she was getting dressed, her sister started crying. She asked her:

"Why do you cry? By ALLĀH, no one has ever approached me (for sexual relations) of ALLĀH'S creation except him (my husband). So let ALLĀH decree (for me) as HE wills."

When she was brought before Uthman, he commanded that she be stoned to death (for adultery).

Ali heard of this, came to Uthman, and said:"What are you doing?"

He (Uthman) said: "She delivered after six months! Can this ever happen?"

Ali, may ALLĀH be pleased with him, said: "Don't you read the Qur'an?"

He said: "Yes, of course!"

He (Ali) then said: 'Haven't you heard ALLAH'S saying,

وَحَمْلُهُ وَفِصَالُهُ ثَلَثُونَ شَهْرًا
"and his gestation and weaning is thirty months", and;

حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْن
"two complete years" (2:233)

(Subtracting the two numbers) we are only left with six months."

Uthman, may ALLĀH be pleased with him, said: "By ALLĀH, I did not see that! Bring the woman back."

But they found that she had already been killed.

Bajah continued: "By ALLĀH, no two crows and no two eggs are more similar than that child turned out to be to his father!

When his father saw that he said, By ALLĀH! This is my son without any doubt.'

Later on, ALLĀH afflicted him with a skin abscess in his face (because of his false accusation to his wife). It kept eating him up until he died."

Ibn Abi Hatim related from his father that Farwah bin Abi Al-Maghra' told them that Ali bin Mushir narrated to them from Dawud bin Abi Hind, who narrated from Ikrimah that Ibn Abbās, may ALLĀH be pleased with him, said,

"When a woman delivers after nine months, the baby will only need twenty-one months of suckling. When she delivers after seven months, the baby will need twenty-three months of suckling. When she delivers after six months, the baby will need two full years of suckling, because ALLĀH says,

وَحَمْلُهُ وَفِصَالُهُ ثَلَثُونَ شَهْرًا حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ
and his gestation and weaning is thirty months, till when he attains full strength."

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}

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AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

16 Aug 2024 10:45

ENCOURAGEMENT TO REPEL EVIL WITH GOODNESS.

ALLAH says,

وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّيَةُ
Good deeds and evil deeds are not equal.

That is, doing good deeds and acts of obedience for the sake of ALLĀH is not the same as doing evil deeds and acts of disobedience that incur HIS wrath and do not please HIM. Kindness towards people is not the same as mistreatment of them, whether in essence, description or requital. "Is the reward of goodness anything but goodness" {ar-Rahman: 60}

Then ALLĀH enjoins a specific type of kindness, which may have a great impact. It is being kind to one who mistreats you, as HE says:

ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ
Repel ˹evil˺ with that which is better.

That is, if anyone mistreats you in word or deed, especially one who has great rights over you, such as relatives, friends and the like, then respond with kindness towards him. If he cuts you off, then uphold ties with him. If he wrongs you, then forgive him. If he speaks ill of you, in your absence or in your presence, then do not respond in kind; rather forgive him and speak gently to him. If he forsakes you and does not speak to you, then speak nicely to him and be the first to greet him with salam. If you respond to mistreatment with kindness, you will achieve much good.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

Abu Huraira (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) reported: A man said, “O Messenger of ALLĀH, I have relatives with whom I try to relate but they cut me off. I treat them well, but they treat me badly. I am forbearing with them, but they are harsh with me.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “If it is as you say, then it is as if you threw hot ashes at them. ALLĀH will be with you as a supporter as long as you remain like so.”

{Muslim #2558}

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15 Aug 2024 09:50

WORSHIPPING ALLĀH ALONE AND SEEKING HIS HELP

ALLĀH says,

إِيَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِينُ
YOU ˹Alone˺ we worship and YOU ˹Alone˺ we ask for help.

Worshipping ALLĀH and seeking HIS help is the means of attaining eternal happiness and salvation from all evils; there is no other way of attaining salvation apart from doing these two things. True worship can only be that which is learned from the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) and done with the intention of seeking the pleasure of ALLĀH. If it includes these two things, then it is worship. Seeking help is mentioned after worship, even though it is a part of worship, because in offering all types of worship the individual needs the help of ALLĀH; if ALLĀH does not help him, he will not attain what he wants to of fulfilling commands and heeding prohibitions.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

Some of the Salaf said, Al-Fatiḥah is the secret of the Qur'an, while these words are the secret of Al-Fatiḥah,

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
YOU ˹Alone˺ we worship and YOU ˹Alone˺ we ask for help.

The first part is a declaration of innocence from Shirk (polytheism), while the second negates having any power or strength, displaying the recognition that all affairs are controlled by ALLĀH alone. This meaning is reiterated in various instances in the Qur'an.

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}

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14 Aug 2024 21:01

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SINCERITY IN JANĀZAH PRAYER

Praying the janāzah prayer has a great significance for the deceased if ALLĀH accepts it from those that pray over the deceased, as occurs in the hadīth of ‘Aaishah (may ALLĀH be pleased with her) who said that the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) said:

"There is no deceased person over whom a group of Muslims whose number reaches a hundred pray for, all of them interceding for him, except that their intercession will be accepted for him." {Muslim #947}

There occurs similarly in the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbās (may ALLĀH be pleased with them) who said: I heard the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) say:

"There is no Muslim man who dies; and so forty men stand ˹in prayer˺ over his janāzah who do not associate anything along with ALLĀH, except that ALLĀH will accept their intercession for him. {Muslim #948}

Al-Qurtubī (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) stated the reason for the different numbers of people praying in the Janāzah prayer as stated in the two hadīth above: "It has been said that the reason for this difference is due to a difference of the question itself, and that is because he (ﷺ) was asked on an occasion concerning the one over whom a hundred people prayed and interceded for him, so he said: their intercession was accepted. Likewise he was asked on another occasion concerning the one over whom forty people prayed, so he said answered with the like of that, and had he have been asked concerning less than that – then he would have said that – and ALLĀH Knows best. Since; the supplication of a single individual could be answered and his intercession accepted." {Al-Mufhim, 2/605}

Imām Ash-Shawkānī (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said: "In it is the desirability of the increased number of the congregation for the janāzah prayer, and their want of reaching this number which becomes from the necessitating reasons for success, and that is stipulated with two affairs:

The first: that they should be those that seek to make intercession for him, meaning: sincere in supplication for him, asking of forgiveness for him.

The second: that they should be Muslims, there being none from amongst them who associates anything as partners with ALLĀH, as occurs in the hadīth of Ibn ‘Abbās." {Nayl al-Awtār, 7/340}

Ibn al-Qayyim (may ALLĀH  have  mercy  on  him) mentioned that the Prophet (ﷺ) would command with sincerity when making supplication for the deceased and this is in order for the supplication to be answered, as occurs in the hadīth of Abī Hurairah (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) who said that the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) said:

"When you pray over the deceased, then be sincere in supplication for him." {Abū Dāwūd #3199}

{Zādul Ma’ād, 1/507}

Regarding this sincerity Imām Ash-Shawkānī (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said: "It should be for the one who is praying over the deceased that he is sincere in supplication for him, whether he (the deceased) had been a doer of good or a doer of evil, for indeed the one who was mantled in sins is the most neediest of people for the supplication of his Muslim brothers and is the most impoverished in respect to their intercession." {Nayl al-Awtār,7/368}

These indicates that the deceased benefits from the abundance of people who pray the janāzah prayer upon him and are sincere in their supplication and request from ALLĀH, that HE Forgives the deceased, and this is what is meant by their intercession of him.

O ALLĀH forgive our living and our dead, those who are with us and those who are absent, our young and our old, our menfolk and our womenfolk.

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13 Aug 2024 22:51

Night and Day are among the Blessings of ALLĀH and are Signs of Tawhīd.

Sūrah Al-Qaṣaṣ, Verse 71-73.

Recited by Mishari al-'Afasy with English Translation by Ibrahim Walk (Saheeh intl Translation)

BENEFICIAL POINTS FROM SŪRAH AL-QAṢAṢ, VERSE 71-73.

1⃣. A scientific indication that hearing occurs in silence and minimal noise, and that sight occurs with light and cannot happen in darkness under any circumstances.

2⃣. A strong proof of the necessity of the Tawhīd of ALLĀH, as there is no Lord who manages the universe except HIM.

3⃣. The fact that day and night are times for rest and seeking livelihood is a mercy from ALLĀH, which requires thanking HIM by praising HIM, acknowledging HIS blessing, and obeying HIM by using the blessing in ways that please HIM and avoid HIS displeasure.

- Abu Bakr al-Jazāiri

{Aysar al-tafāsir}

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13 Aug 2024 10:11

WARNING THE DISOBEDIENT

ALLĀH says;

وَقُلِ اعْمَلُواْ فَسَيَرَى اللّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالْمُوْمِنُونَ وَسَتُرَدُّونَ إِلَى عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَيُنَبِّيُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
And say, Do ˹as you will˺, for ALLĀH will see your deeds, and ˹so will˺ HIS Messenger and the believers. And you will be brought back to the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. Then HE will inform you of what you used to do."

"And say" to these hypocrites: "Do ˹as you will˺" and carry on with your falsehood, and do not think that this will be hidden from ALLĀH.

"ALLĀH will see your deeds, and ˹so will˺ HIS Messenger and the believers." That is, your deeds will inevitably become clearly known "and you will be brought back to the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. Then HE will inform you of what you used to do.", both good and bad.

This is a warning and threat to those who persist in falsehood, transgression, misguidance and sin. It may be that what is meant is: no matter what you do, good or bad, ALLĀH is watching you and HE will inform HIS Messenger and HIS believing slaves of your deeds, even if they were hidden.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

Sahl (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) narrated: "The Prophet (ﷺ) and the mushrikīn met in battle and fought. When the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) went back to his camp and the others went back to their camp, there was among the companions of the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) a man who killed anyone ˹of the enemy˺ who got in his way. They said: No one has done better today than So and so.

The Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) said, "Rather he is one of the people of Hell."

A man said: I am going to follow him. So he went out with him; every time that man stopped, he stopped with him, and when he hastened, he hastened with him. He said: The man was badly wounded, so he sought to hasten his death. He put the handle of his sword on the ground and its tip in the middle of his chest, then he leaned ˹on his sword˺ and killed himself.

The man (who had watched the deceased) went to the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) and said: 'I bear witness that you are the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ).'

He (ﷺ) said: "Why is that?".

The man told him the whole story.

The Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) said: "A man may do the deeds of ˹the people of˺ Paradise, or so it seems to the people, although he is one of the people of Hell, and a man may do the deeds of  ˹the people of˺ Hell, or so it seems to the people, although he is one of the people of Paradise.""

{Al-Bukhārī #4207}

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12 Aug 2024 09:15

LUQMAN'S ADVICE TO HIS BELOVED SON

Luqman said, as ALLĀH mentioned:

يَٰبُنَىَّ أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
O my son! Establish prayer,

Prayer is encouraged and singled out for mention because it is the greatest of physical acts of worship

وَأۡمُرۡ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ وَٱنۡهَ عَنِ ٱلۡمُنكَرِ
enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong,

This requires one to have knowledge of what is right, so that he may enjoin it, and to have knowledge of what is wrong, so that he may forbid it. That without which one cannot enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong is also enjoined, such as kindness and patience. That is stated clearly in the words:

وَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَصَابَكَۖ
and be patient over what befalls you.

He should do what he enjoins others to do and refrain from what he forbids them to do. Thus he will be striving to perfect himself by doing good and refraining from evil, and will be striving to perfect others by enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong.

Because ALLĀH knew that man would inevitably be faced with troubles if he enjoins what is right and forbids what is wrong, and that doing this is difficult for people, HE enjoined them to be patient and steadfast in doing it: "be patient over what befalls you."

إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنۡ عَزۡمِ ٱلۡأُمُورِ
"That is something that must be adhered to, ˹as it is enjoined by ALLĀH˺"

That which Luqman advised his son to do "is something that must be adhered to, ˹as it is enjoined by ALLĀH˺" that is, it is one of the things that must be adhered to and paid attention to, and no one is able to attain that except people of strong resolve.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

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10 Aug 2024 22:02

For men there is a share in what their parents and close relatives leave, and for women there is a share in what their parents and close relatives leave—whether it is little or much. ˹These` are˺ obligatory shares.

If ˹non-inheriting˺ relatives, orphans, or the needy are present at the time of distribution, offer them a ˹small˺ provision from it and speak to them kindly.

And let those ˹executors and guardians˺ have the same fear in their minds as they would have for their own, if they had left weak offspring behind. So let them fear ALLĀH and speak words of appropriate justice.

{An-Nisā' || Verse 7-9}

Reciter: Mahmoud Khalil al Hussary

AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

09 Aug 2024 08:56

MARRYING THE WIFE OF THE FATHER IS PROHIBITED

ALLĀH said,

وَلَا تَنكِحُواْ مَا نَكَحَ ابَاوُكُم مِّنَ النِّسَاء
And marry not women whom your fathers married,

ALLĀH prohibits marrying the women whom the father married, in honor and respect to the fathers, not allowing their children to have sexual relations with their wives after they die.

A woman becomes ineligible for the son of her husband as soon as the marriage contract is conducted, and there is a consensus on this ruling.

Ibn Jarir recorded that Ibn Abbās said: "During the time of Jahiliyyah, the people used to prohibit what ALLĀH prohibits (concerning marriage), except marrying the stepmother and taking two sisters as rival wives. ALLĀH sent down,

وَلَا تَنكِحُواْ مَا نَكَحَ ابَاوُكُم مِّنَ النِّسَاء
(And marry not women whom your fathers married), and,

وَأَن تَجْمَعُواْ بَيْنَ الاُخْتَيْنِ
(and two sisters in wedlock at the same time)." (4:23)

Similar was reported from Ata and Qatadah.

Therefore, the practice that the Ayah mentions is prohibited for this Ummah, being disgraced as an awful sin.

إِلاَّ مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ
except what has already passed;

إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَمَقْتًا وَسَاء سَبِيلً
Indeed it was shameful and Maqtan, and an evil way.)

ALLĀH said in other Ayat,

وَلَا تَقْرَبُواْ الْفَوَحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ
Come not near to Al-Fawahish (shameful acts) whether committed openly or secretly. (6:151) and,

وَلَا تَقْرَبُواْ الزِّنَى إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَأءَ سَبِيلً
And come not near to unlawful sex. Verily, it is a Fahishah and an evil way. (17:32)

In this Ayah (4:22), ALLĀH added,

وَمَقْتًا
(and Maqtan), meaning, offensive.

It is a sin itself and causes the son to hate his father after he marries his wife.

It is usual that whoever marries a woman dislikes those who married her before him.

This is one reason why the Mothers of the Faithful were not allowed for anyone in marriage after the Messenger. They are indeed the Mothers of the Faithful since they married the Messenger, who is like the father to the believers. Rather, the Prophet's right is far greater than the right of a father, and his love comes before each person loving himself, may ALLAH'S peace and blessings be on him.

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}

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08 Aug 2024 18:37

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07 Aug 2024 23:03

BENEFICIAL POINTS FROM SŪRAH AL-ANBIYĀ, VERSE 105-110.

1⃣. Own your portion of land in Jannah.
The best land in the best location in this world is acquired through wealth and status, but the land of Paradise, the abode of eternal bliss, is attained only through belief and righteous deeds.

2⃣. The Qur'an is sufficient for you.
The Qur'an provides ample guidance for those who believe in it and act upon it, enabling them to achieve happiness in this world and the Hereafter.

3⃣. If not for the Prophet (ﷺ)...
... you might have been punished for your sins, led astray, or erased from the earth. Show gratitude for this mercy by prioritizing his Sunnah above all else.

4⃣. Know Tawhīd, know success. No Tawhīd, no success.
Learn it and implement it in all your affairs.

5⃣. Don't be deceived!
The Prophet (ﷺ) does not know the unseen, let alone those of lesser rank and virtue. No one knows the unseen except ALLĀH.

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07 Aug 2024 21:14

BELIEVERS RISE TO GREAT RANK BY GOOD CHARACTER

Aishah (May ALLĀH be pleased with her) reported: I heard Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) saying: "A believer will attain by his good behaviour the rank of one who prays during the night and observes fasting during the day.'' {Abu Dāwūd}.

{Riyadhus-Saliḥeen: Book 1, Chapter 73, Hadith 629}

COMMENTARY:
The two practices are difficult. But those who manage to keep them will be richly rewarded by ALLĀH. There is a third category of men who fail to observe the above mentioned voluntary practices. Yet they are polite, and courteous in their behaviour towards others and by virtue of this sociable quality, they will also be graded up in the two other categories. And this highlights the significance and excellence of a polite and pleasing behaviour.

{Hafiz Salahudeen Yusuf's Commentary on Riyadhus-Saliḥeen}

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07 Aug 2024 16:34

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06 Aug 2024 09:12

THE CENSURE OF SELFISHNESS, AND WARNING AGAINST IT

ALLĀH said:

وَلَا يَحۡسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَبۡخَلُونَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ هُوَ خَيۡرًا لَّهُمۖ بَلۡ هُوَ شَرٌّ لَّهُمۡۖ
And do not let those who ˹greedily˺ withhold ALLĀH’s bounties (wealth) think it is good for them—in fact, it is bad for them!

This refers to those who covetously withhold that which ALLĀH has given to them by HIS grace of wealth, status, knowledge and other blessings, and commanded them to give some of it to HIS slaves in a manner that does not harm them, but they withheld it and kept it for themselves, and were too miserly to give to the slaves of ALLĀH; they thought that it was better for them, when in fact it was bad for them in both spiritual and worldly terms, in this world and in the hereafter.

سَيُطَوَّقُونَ مَا بَخِلُواْ بِهِۦ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۗ
Their necks will be encircled by what they withheld on the Day of Resurrection.

That is, what they withheld will be made like a collar on their necks, with which they will be punished, as it says in the saḥīḥ ḥadith: "The miser’s wealth will appear to him on the Day of Resurrection in the form of a bald-headed venomous snake with two fangs in its mouth which will hold him with its jaws, then it will say: 'I am your wealth, I am your treasure.'" {Muslim}

Then the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) recited this verse in confirmation of that. These people who thought that their miserliness would benefit them and help them will find that it will turn out to be the opposite, and it will become one of the greatest causes of harm and punishment for them.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

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05 Aug 2024 20:20

5️⃣0️⃣ SAYINGS AND ACTIONS WITH GREAT REWARDS.

6️⃣. Visiting the Sick.

Visiting the sick is one of the most rewarding tasks as numerous hadiths speak of its virtue, such as the words of the Prophet (ﷺ), narrated by 'Ali (may ALLĀH be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) say:

"There is no Muslim who visits a ˹sick˺ Muslim early in the morning but seventy thousand angels send blessings upon him until evening comes, and if he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels send blessings upon him until morning comes, and he will have a garden in Paradise." {At-Tirmidhi #969}

Ibn al-Qayyim (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said: "The Prophet (ﷺ) did not specify any particular day or time for visiting the sick, rather he prescribed that for his ummah by night and by day, at all times." {Zad al-Ma’ad, 1/497}

In another ḥadith, the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) said: "Whoever visits a sick person or visits a brother in Islam, a caller cries out to him: ‘May you be happy, may your walking be blessed, and may you occupy a dignified position in Paradise’." {At-Tirmidhi #2008}

Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh (may ALLĀH preserve him upon goodness) said in response to a question on the ḥadith in at-Tirmidhi #969: "It seems that this is specific for illness. Because the sick is the one who is in need of visit; ˹so that˺ he becomes happy in the company of his ˹Muslim˺ brother, rejoices when seeing him, and he (the visitor) bandages his wounds, comforts him during his calamity, helps him to remain patient, he (the sick) is in need of advice, he (the visitor) helps him to settle his debt and other than that. On the other hand there is ˹undoubtedly˺ virtue in a Muslim visiting his Muslim brother, however its virtue; the virtue of visiting the sick is greater." {Source}

May ALLĀH grant our sick ones complete shifa and a speedy recovery, and grant us the ability to fulfill this prophetic tradition.

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