Save yourselves from the Hell-fire!

 

The Messenger ﷺ said with regards to the charity that is given generally:

“And save yourselves from the hell fire even if it be with the piece of a date.” (Muslim)

Translation source: SalafiCentre.com

Sincere Repentance

 

The Highest Forms of Dhikr

 

Imām Ibn Taimiyyah, may Allāh have mercy on him, said:

The highest forms of dhikr of Allāh [remembering Him on the tongue and in the heart] are the prayer, followed by recitation [of the Qurʾān], followed by unrestricted dhikr.

Majmūʿ Al-Fatāwā, vol. 19, p. 121.

Translated by Mikail ibn Mahbhoob Ariff

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Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said: “Laylat Al-Qadar is the night of the twenty-seventh or the twenty-ninth...

 

Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said:

“Laylat Al-Qadar is the night of the twenty-seventh or the twenty-ninth. The angels on that night upon the earth are more numerous than stones.”

Imām Ahmad in Al-Musnad; graded hasan by Al-Albānī, see Sahīh Al-Jāmi’ (no. 5473).

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Surāt Al-Mu’minūn (The Believers) 23: 1-11

 

Surāt Al-Mu’minūn (The Believers) 23: 1-11

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ (1) الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ (2) وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنِ اللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُونَ (3) وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِلزَّكَاةِ فَاعِلُونَ (4) وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ (5) إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ (6) فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ (7) وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ (8) وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ (9) أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْوَارِثُونَ (10) الَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ (11)

1. Successful indeed are the believers.

2. Those who offer their Salāt (prayers) with all solemnity and full submissiveness.

3. And those who turn away from Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk, falsehood, and all that Allāh has forbidden).

4. And those who pay the Zakāt.

5. And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal sexual acts).

6. Except from their wives or (the slaves) that their right hands possess, - for then, they are free from blame;

7. But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors;

8. Those who are faithfully true to their Amanāt (all the duties which Allāh has ordained, honesty, moral responsibility and trusts) and to their covenants;

9. And those who strictly guard their (five compulsory congregational) Salawāt (prayers) at their fixed stated hours).

10. These are indeed the inheritors

11. Who shall inherit the Firdaus (Paradise). They shall dwell therein forever.

For Arabic please refer to https://quran.ksu.edu.sa/

For English translation of the Surah Al-Kahf 18 Ayah (103-104) please refer to Translation of The Noble Qur’ān in the English Language by Dr. Muhammad Taqî-ud-Dîn al-Hilâlî and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khân, Part 16 page.400. Published by King Fahd Complex For The Printing Of The Holy Qur'ân, Madinah K.S.A. 

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حال السلف قي رمضان - The Condition Of The Salaf In Ramaḍān

 

حال السلف قي رمضان

The Condition Of The Salaf In Ramaḍān

Al-Aswad ibn Yazīd / الأسود بن يزيد (d. 75H)

Al-Aswad used to complete (the recitation of) The Qurān in Ramaḍān every two nights; he would (only) sleep between Al-Maghrib and Al-ʿIshā (prayers); and in other than Ramaḍān he would complete it every six nights.

Taken from: Siyar Aʾlām Al-Nubalāʾ, 4/51

Translated by Abu Talhah Tahir

Sadaqah (Charity) Extinguishes Sins

 

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“CHARITY EXTINGUISHES SINS LIKE WATER EXTINGUISHES FIRE.”

(Sahih Sunan At-Tirmidhi of Al-Albani no. 2616)

Translation by Masjidus Sunnah An-Nabawiyah

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Spend in charity, do not be miserly!

 

Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported:

“The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, there is an angel at a gate among the gates of Paradise, saying: ‘Whoever offers a good loan today will be rewarded tomorrow! And there is an angel at another door, saying: O Allah, give repayment to one who spends in charity, and give destruction to one who withholds charity!

[Al-Silsilah As-Saheehah 2:590]

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Shaikh Al-Albānī was asked, “In the last ten nights of Ramadan, they divide the prayer: ...

 

Shaikh Al-Albānī was asked,

“In the last ten nights of Ramadān, they divide the prayer: night prayer in the early part of the night and then in the last part-this has become a regular practice.”

He replied, “[This is a] Bid’ah.”

Source: Silsilatul-Hudā wan-Nūr, tape no. 719.

Translated by Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Wāhid

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Delaying the Night Prayer in Ramadān Till the Last Part of the Night

 

Delaying the Night Prayer in Ramadān Till the Last Part of the Night

Abu Dawūd As-Sijistānī (d. 275H) said,

“It was said to Ahmad while I was listening, ‘Should the Qiyām—meaning the Tarāwīh—be delayed till the last part of the night?’ He replied, ‘No. The Sunnah of the Muslims is more beloved to me.’ Ahmad would stand in prayer with the people until he had prayed the Witr with them and he would not turn away until the imām had finished. I witnessed him through the month of Ramadān, and throughout all of it, he performed the Witr along with the imām….”

 Masā’il Al-Imām Ahmad, p. 90.

Translation source: abukhadeejah.com

Striving In The Last Part Of Ramaḍān

 

Ibn al-Jawzi (may Allāh have mercy on him) said:

And it is befitting that striving at the last parts of the month  (of Ramadhān) is more than it beginning for two reasons;

First: Because of the virtue of this ten (days) and seeking Laylatul Qadr

Second: Because of the departure of a month that is not known whether the like of it will be met again or not.

Source: at-Tabsirah (2/493)

Translator: Abū Anwar an-Naijiriy

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Upon the authority of Wāthilah Ibnil Asqa’ from the Prophet (ﷺ) who said:

 

Upon the authority of Wāthilah Ibnil Asqa’ from the Prophet (ﷺ) who said:

“The scrolls of Ibrāhīm were revealed on the first night of the month of Ramadhān, and the Taurāt was revealed on the 6^th day of Ramadhān. The Injīl was revealed on the 13^th day of Ramadhān and the Zaboor on the 18^th day of Ramadhān and the Qur’ān was revealed on the 24^th of Ramadhān.”

[Collected by Tabarānī and Baihaqi and declared ‘Hasan’ by Shaikh Al Albāni in Sahihul Jāmi’ (1497)]

Translated by Ustādh Abu Hakeem Bilal Davis 

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Being Persistent When Asking of Allāh

[الإلحاحُ في الدّعاء]

قال الإمامُ الثّوريّ:"الإلحاحُ لا يصلُحُ ولا يجمُل إلا على الله عزوجل"

(الآداب الشرعية)(٢/ ١٧٩)

وقال الإمام ابن القيم:"وأحبُّ خلقه إليه أكثرهُم وأفضلهم له

 سؤالاً،وهو يجب الملحّين في الدّعاء،وكلما ألحّ العبدُ عليه في

 السؤال أحبه وأعطاه"

(حادي الأرواح)(١/ ١٨١)

أ.د. عبدالله البخاري

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The shaikh, Dr. ʿAbdullāh Al-Bukhārī, may Allāh protect him, said:

Being Persistent When Asking [of Allāh]

Imām Al-Thawrī said: “Asking persistently of other than Allāh, Almighty and Majestic, is neither right nor suitable.”

And Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim said:

The most beloved of creation to Him are those most frequent and best at asking of Him, and He loves those who persist in asking [of Him]; everytime a slave is persistent upon asking [of Him], He loves him and gives to him.

Ḥādī Al-Arwāḥ, vol. 1, p. 181.

Source: @dr_albukhary. 7 May 21.

https://twitter.com/dr_albukhary/status/1390711577435852809?s=09

Translated by Mikail ibn Mahboob Ariff 

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Random Quote of the Day

Imam Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله :

“Whoever loves a thing will mention it much in his heart and tongue. And for this reason, Allah commanded His servants to remember Him in all circumstances.”

عدة الصابرين وذخيرة الشاكرين ، ١٩٧

Words of Wisdom Ibn al-Qayyim

Abdullāh Ibn Mas’ūd explains the meaning of “Have Taqwā of Allāh as He deserves.” (3:102) & the meaning of Taqwā by Shaikh Al-Fawzān

Abdullāh Ibn Mas’ūd explains the meaning of “Have Taqwā of Allāh as He deserves.” (3:102) & the meaning of Taqwā by Shaikh Al-Fawzān

Shaykh Al-Fawzān stated: “The meaning of having Taqwā of Allāh is that you do whatever Allāh (the Most Perfect and Most High) has commanded hoping for His reward. And that you abandon disobedience to Allāh fearing His punishment. And the meaning of ‘as He deserves,’ is that a person does not leave off doing anything that Allāh has commanded him with – and that he does not do anything which Allāh has prohibited him from.

For this reason, Ibn Mas’ūd (may Allāh be pleased with him) said:

اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ

“Have Taqwā of Allāh (fear Him and be dutiful) as He deserves to be shown Taqwā.’ (Aali ‘Imrān: 102)

Meaning, that He is to be obeyed and not disobeyed, that He is to be remembered and not forgotten, that He is to be shown gratitude and His favours not denied.”

(Sahīh isnād, reported by Ibn Mardawaih, Ibn Abī Hātim in his Tafsīr, Al-Hākim in Al-Mustadrak 2/294 as a saying of Ibn Mas’ūd. See Muhādarāt fil-‘Aqīdah wa-Da’wah 2/156)

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Narrated Haritha bin Wahab: I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying:

 

Narrated  Haritha bin Wahab:

I heard the Prophet saying, “O people! Give in charity as a time will come upon you when a person will wander about with his object of charity and will not find anybody to accept it, and one (who will be requested to take it) will say, “If you had brought it yesterday, would have taken it, but to-day I am not in need of it.”

Bukhari no. 1330

Translation: Salafi Centre of Manchester / SalafiCentre.com

The Prayer Contains Two Mighty Benefits One of Which is Greater Than the Other

The Prayer Contains Two Mighty Benefits One of Which is Greater Than the Other

 Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said, as related by Ibn al-Qayyim:

في الصلاة فائدتان عظيمتان ؛ إحداهما : نهيها عن

 الفحشاء والمنكر والثانية : اشتمالها على ذكر الله

 وتضمنها له ولَمَا تضمنته من ذكر الله أعظم من نهيها

 عن الفحشاء والمنكر

“In the prayer are two mighty benefits. The first of them is its prevention of shameful and evil deeds. And the second is what it contains and comprises of remembrance. And what it comprises of Allāh’s remembrance is greater than its prevention of shameful and evil deeds.”

[Madārij al-Sālikīn (2/398)]

Translated by Abu IyaadSP حفظه الله

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True Tawbah - Fatwas of Ibn Baz

9- You should neither abstain from the truth because only a few people follow it, nor be seduced by Batil (null and void) because of the abundance of perished people (who follow Batil)

Verily, Taqwa (fear/wariness of offending Allah) is an inclusive word comprising all goodness. Its real essence is to perform the obligations of Allah (Exalted be He) and abstain from His Prohibitions out of loyalty to Him, passion and desire to win His Reward and caution of His Punishment. Allah commanded His Servants to fear Him and in return, He promised them to make matters easy for them, relieve their distresses, promote their livelihood, forgive their sins and make them win Paradise. Allah (Exalted be He) says: O mankind! Fear your Lord and be dutiful to Him! Verily, the earthquake of the Hour (of Judgement) is a terrible thing. And: Verily, for the Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2) are Gardens of delight (Paradise) with their Lord.

O Muslims! Watch Allah (in everything you do), heed for Taqwa in all cases and hold yourselves to account for all your sayings, deeds and dealings. Hasten to do good deeds and perform the obligations of Allah, make Tawbah (repentance to Allah), acquire comprehensive knowledge of Din (religion), avoid Allah’s prohibitions, and beware of dedicating yourselves to this world and giving it priority over the hereafter. Indeed, if you do the foregoing you will be granted glory, security, guidance, and happiness both in this world and in the hereafter. Some of our Salaf (righteous predecessors, may Allah be merciful with them) said: “You should neither abstain from the truth because only few people follow it, nor be seduced by Batil because of the abundance of perished people (who follow Batil)”. 

I thus recommend that you:

First: Be sincere to Allah in all words and deeds that draw a person closer to Him and keep away from all types of Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship) whether minor or major. This is the most important obligation.

Second: Study the Qur’an and Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet, peace be upon him), hold fast to them both, and ask scholars about religious matters that you do not understand well. You also have to avoid following whims. You have to hold fast to the truth, call people to it, and keep away from all that opposes it to win all good in this world and in the hereafter.

Third: Offer the five obligatory Salahs (Prayers) in congregation. This is one of the most important and greatest obligations next to the Shahadah (Testimony of Faith). It is the second Rukn (integral) of Islam and the first of all the Servants’ deeds to be reckoned with on the Day of Resurrection

Fourth: Care for giving Zakah (obligatory charity) in the manner it is obligated by Allah for if you do not do so, your money will be considered hoarded money because of which you will be tortured on the Day or Resurrection. Moreover, it is Wajib (obligatory) on Waliys (guardians) to pay Zakah on the money of their non-Mukallaf (a Mukallaf person is whoever meets the conditions to be held legally accountable for their actions) relatives such as children and insane people with the passing of each lunar year. This is because of the general proofs of the Qur’an and Sunnah which signify that Zakah is obligatory to be given from Muslims’ money whether they are Mukallafs (those meeting the conditions to be held legally accountable for their actions) or not.

Fifth: Every Mukallaf has to obey all the commands of Allah and His Messenger such as: observing Sawm (Fast) in Ramadan, performing Hajj - if they are able to do so - and all other ordinances of Allah and His Messenger. In addition, Muslims have to glorify the sanctities of Allah (Exalted be He) and ponder over the purpose they are created for and the acts enjoined on them. They are also to hold themselves to account continuously. If they performed the Obligations of Allah, they are to be pleased with that, thank Allah, ask Allah to grant them steadfastness and keep them away from pride, arrogance and self-praise. If they were negligent of Allah’s Obligations, they have to hasten to perform true Tawbah, feel remorse, keep firm on obeying Allah (Exalted be He), make a lot of Dhikr (Remembrance of Allah), Istighfar (seeking forgiveness from Allah), and Du`a’(supplication) to Allah (Glorified be He) that Allah accepts their repentance of their past sins and guides them to righteous words and acts.

Whenever a Servant of Allah is given the foregoing great attributes, they achieve happiness and salvation both in this world and the hereafter. O Servants of Allah! Fear Allah as He should be feared, glorify His Ordinances and Prohibitions, heed to repent to Him from all your sins, count on Him Alone and put your trust in Him. Verily, He is the Creator and Sustainer of all creatures and their forelocks are in His Hand (i.e., He has total mastery over His Creatures). No one has any power to cause harm, interest, death, life, or resurrection. Give the priority to the right of Allah and the right of His Messenger, may Allah be Merciful with you, over the right and obedience of any other creature. Command one another to do good, forbid one another to do evil, think the best of Allah and devote much time to Dhikr and Istighfar. Help one another in righteousness and piety, but do not help one another in sin and transgression.

(Part No. 28; Page No. 188-191) / Fatwas of Ibn Baz

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Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts). That is purer for them. Verily, Allâh is Well-Acquianted with what they do. (Sûrah 24. An-Nûr verse: 30

 

Allaah’s Messenger ﷺ said:

“O youth of the Quraysh! Guard your chastisty and do not fornicate, indeed the one who guards his private parts (from illegal sexual acts) for him is Paradise.”

[Reported by at-Tabaraanee in al-Awsat, al-Haakim, Al-Bayhaqee in Shu’ab al-Eemaan, Silsilah al-Ahadeeth as-Saheehah no. 2696]

Translation source: MarkazMuaadh.com

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