You should perform the Night
Prayer for indeed it is the (continuous) practice of the righteous (people) who
came before you; it draws (you) close to your Lord, expiates evil deeds and
prevent (you) from sinning.
Reported by Al-Haakim
(rahimahullaah) 1/308 and others, and declared ‘Hasan’ by Shaikh Albaani
(rahimahullaah) in ‘Irwaa Al-Ghaleel’ number 452; pages 199-200; Vol 2;
Publisher: Maktabah Al-Islaamiy 2nd Ed. 1405 AH- Year 1985
Translation source: Masjid Al-Furqan (Stoke on Trent)
The Prophet ﷺ:
Allāh says: “Oh son of Adam, be unoccupied for My worship and I will fill
your chest with sufficiency and I will avert your poverty. But if you do not, I
will fill your hands with occupation, and I will not avert your poverty.”
Silsilah
Al-Ahaadiith As-Sahiihah (no. 1359)
Translated by
Abu Faysal AliAlburtugaali حفظه الله
Source:
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In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.
اللَّهُمَّ
أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِي الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي
وَأَصْلِحْ لِي
دُنْيَايَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَاشِي
وَأَصْلِحْ لِي
آخِرَتِي الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَادِي
وَاجْعَلِ
الْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لِي فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ
وَاجْعَلِ
الْمَوْتَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ
O Allah! Rectify
my religion for me, which is the safeguard of my affairs; rectify my worldly
[affairs], wherein is my livelihood; and rectify my Afterlife to which is my
return; and make life for me [as a means of] increase in every good and make
death for me as a rest from every evil. [Saheeh Muslim Number: 2720]
This is also one of
the comprehensive supplications of the Prophet (sallal laahu alayhi wasallam).
Indeed, it gathers affairs a person asks Allaah for the rectification of one’s
religious affairs, worldly affairs and affairs related to the Afterlife. It
begins with one’s religious affairs because when one religion is rectified,
then the other affairs [i.e. one’s Dunyaa and Aakhirah] will also be
rectified.
اللَّهُمَّ
أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِي الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي
O
Allaah! Rectify my religion for me, which is the safeguard of my affairs.
The statement: [اللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِي – O Allah! Rectify my religion for me]- Meaning: Asking
Allaah for the rectification of one’s religion- to be blessed with the ability
and guidance to fulfil its obligations, etiquettes and requirements in a
perfect and complete manner; blessed with the guidance and ability to adhere to
the Qur’aan and the authentic Sunnah based on the path of the
Salafus Saaleh – the Sahaabah, the Taabi’een and the righteous Imaams- in
affairs related to sound creed, worship, Dawah [i.e. the sound method of
calling to the path of Allaah] and good social behaviour in general. [الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي– which is the safeguard of my affairs]- Meaning: The
affair through which all my affairs will be protected, just as Allaah stated: [وَٱعۡتَصِمُواْ بِحَبۡلِ ٱللَّهِ
جَمِيعً۬ا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُواْۚ
– And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah (i.e. this
Qur’an), and be not divided among yourselves]. [Surah Aal Imraan. Aayah
103]
This shows the fact
that adherence to the religion based on the sound methodology [of the Salaf]
is a means to safety for the person – [a safeguard] against the misleading
trials and against falling into deviation in creed and deeds; and that not
adhering to the religion is the reason behind ruining one’s affairs, just as
Allaah said: [وَلَا
تُطِعۡ مَنۡ أَغۡفَلۡنَا قَلۡبَهُ ۥ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَٮٰهُ
وَكَانَ أَمۡرُهُ ۥ فُرُطً۬ا
– and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our Remembrance, one
who follows his own lusts and whose affair (deeds) has been lost]. [Surah
Al-Kahf. Aayah 28] [see tafseer]
وَأَصْلِحْ لِي
دُنْيَايَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَاشِي
And
rectify my worldly (affairs), wherein is my livelihood.
[وَأَصْلِحْ لِي دُنْيَايَ – And rectify my worldly (affairs)]- Meaning: Asking
Allaah to rectify one’s worldly affairs- to be granted sufficiency in what one
needs and through permissible means, as well as making it a means that aids one
to obey Allaah. [الَّتِي
فِيهَا مَعَاشِي– wherein is my
livelihood]- Meaning: In my livelihood and my life.
This shows that people have a specified livelihood and a determined provision,
and they will receive all of it before they die.
وَأَصْلِحْ لِي
آخِرَتِي الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَادِي
And
rectify my Afterlife to which is my return.
[وَأَصْلِحْ لِي آخِرَتِي – And rectify my Afterlife]- Meaning: Asking
Allaah to make one’s affairs upright in the afterlife – to receive Allaah’s
Kindness, guidance and ability to obey Him [and the Messenger]; granted a
righteous departure from this life and success through eternal bliss in
paradise. [الَّتِي فِيهَا
مَعَادِي – to which
is my return]- Meaning: My place of return and my
return to Allaah. [Allaah said]: [ لِيَجۡزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَـٰٓـُٔواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ
وَيَجۡزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحۡسَنُواْ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَى-
so that He (Allaah) may requite those who do evil with that which they have
done (i.e. punish them in Hell), and reward those who do good, with what is
best (i.e. Paradise)]. [Surah An-Najm. Aayah 31]
وَاجْعَلِ
الْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لِي فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ
And
make life for me (as a means of) increase in every good.
[وَاجْعَلِ الْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لِي
فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ– And make life
for me (as a means of) increase in every good]- Meaning: Make
the duration of lifespan an opportunity and a means of attaining good in speech
and deeds. This shows that the duration of person’s lifespan is a motive for
increasing in righteous and good deeds.
وَاجْعَلِ
الْمَوْتَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ
And
make death for me as a rest from every evil.
[وَاجْعَلِ الْمَوْتَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ
كُلِّ شَرٍّ– And make
death for me as a rest from every evil]- Meaning: Make
death and my departure from this worldly life a means of rest; and not trials,
tests and calamities through sinning and heedlessness.
This shows that the believer is upon complete ease and submission in desiring to meet his Lord, [desiring] to receive Allaah’s great reward and external bliss. We ask Allaah for His Bounty.
(An Excerpt from
Fiqhul Ad’iyah Wal Ad’kaar. Vol 4. Pages 493-494. slightly paraphrased)
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Roman
Transliteration of the above du’aa added for the benefit of new muslims:
Allāhumm-aslih lī dīniyal-ladhī huwa ‘ismatu amrī,
wa aslih lī dunyāya-llati fihā ma’āshī, wa aslih lī ākhirati-llatī fihā ma’ādī, waj ‘alil-hayāta
ziyādatan lī fī kulli khair, waj ‘alil-mauta rāhatan lī min kulli sharrin.
O Allah! Rectify my
religion for me, which is the safeguard of my affairs; rectify my worldly
[affairs], wherein is my livelihood; and rectify my Afterlife to which is my
return; and make life for me [as a means of] increase in every good and make
death for me as a rest from every evil.
Mujāhid (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) said:
“Whoever safeguards himself from two characteristics, then his fasts
will be saved; BACKBITING and LYING.”
٨٨٨٧ مصنف ابن أبي شيبة
Translated
by: Rayaan Barker
Source:
Salafi Dawa Lancashire
(@SalafiDawaLancs)
Al-Allaamah
Zaid ibn Muhammad Al-Madkhali (May Allaah have mercy on him) said:
“Preserve the prayer if you love yourself and want to be safe from
the hellfire, which
neither spares [any sinner], nor does it leave [anything unburnt]!
And
seek – [by way of the prayer] – a blessed life in the dunya; a life of light in the grave, and a life of bliss and eternity in paradise in presence of the
generous Lord [Allaah].”
Al
Afnaan An Nadiyah Sharh Mandhooma As Subol as Sawiyyah Li-Fiqh As Sunnah Al Mooriyyah
1/341
Translation
source: Masjid Al Furqan – Stoke on Trent
telegram.me/masjidfurqan
Al-ʿAllāmah Ibn Al-Qayyim رَحِمَهُ الله said:
“The Prophet ﷺ
combined between the
fear of Allāh and good character because the fear of Allāh rectifies
what is between the slave and his Lord while good character rectifies what is
between him and His creation. So, the fear of Allāh necessitates the love of Allāh
for him and good character calls the people to his love.”
Al-Fawā’id p.
76
Translated by
RPubs Editorial
arrisaalahpubs.com
Returning
money to its own owner to be free from guilt
The
third question of Fatwa no. 12228
Question
3: I have owed 150 riyals to someone for four years. I did not repay him.
Moreover, he does not know anything about it. If I repay this money to him, he
will insult me as he is obscene. What is the ruling in this case?
Answer:
You have to repay the money to the person to whom money is due in a secret way.
You will not acquit yourself of this sin except by doing so.
May
Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad,
his family, and Companions.
Chairman:
‘Abdul-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Baaz
Deputy
Chairman: Abdul-Razzaq ‘Afifiy
Member:
‘Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan
The
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’: Group 1: Vol.: 14: pp.
27-28
Translation
source: Majmoo ‘al-Fataawa of Shaykh Ibn
Baaz & the Permanent Committee
t.me/MajmooF
Ibn
Al-Jawzī رحمه الله said:
The idiot is
known by six characteristics:
• Becoming angry
over nothing.
• Giving to one
who should not be given to.
• Speaking
regarding that which is of no benefit.
• Trusting
everyone.
• Spreading
secrets and not differentiating (in that) between his friend and his enemy.
• Speaking about
whatever comes to his heart whilst believing that he is the most intelligent of
the people.
Akhbaar
Al-Hamqaa wal-Mughaffileen (Narrations regarding the Foolish and Heedless)
Translated by
Raha Ibn Donald Batts حفظه الله
Source:
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.....
My
wife suffers from a certain disease that causes her to fear every thing and not
to be able to be alone at home while another questioner mentioned that he
suffers from the same problem to the extent that he can not go to the Masjid
(mosque) to perform Salah (Prayer) with the congregation. He asked for a remedy
for his disease away from soothsayers and charlatans.
The
Shaykh advised the two questioners along with all those who are concerned to
use the Adhkar (invocations and remembrances said at certain times on a regular
basis) which are ordained by Allah (Exalted be He) that achieve safety,
tranquility, peace and protection against Satan's tricks.
Among
these Adhkar is reciting Ayat-ul-Kursy (the Qur’anic Verse of Allah’s
Chair, Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:255): Allāh!
Lā ilāha illa
Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), Al-Hayyul-Qayyum (the Ever
Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists).
His
Eminence Shaykh Ibn Baz described Ayat-ul-Kursy as being the
best and greatest Ayah (Qur’anic verse) for it stresses the principle of Tawhid
(belief in the Oneness of Allah) and devotion to Allah (Glorified be He). It
also shows Allah’s Majesty and that He is the Ever Living, the Owner of
everything and nothing weakens Him (may He be Glorified and Praised). The
Shaykh continued saying that when a person reads this Ayah after each Salah and
before going to bed, it protects him against all evils.
The
Shaykh then quoted the Sahih (authentic) Hadith in which the
Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Whoever recites Ayat Al-Kursi on going to
bed, Allah will assign an angel to protect them and Satan will not approach
them until the morning.
The
Shaykh asked the questioners to try this proven prescription so that their hearts
may be tranquil and that they do not see any harmful thing because the
Prophet (peace be upon him) only told about the undoubted truth.
Our eminent Shaykh emphasized that Allah
(Glorified and Exalted be He) ordained that every male and female Muslim is to
recite Surah (Qur’anic chapter) Al-Ikhlas and Al-Mu`awwidhatayn (Surahs
Al-Falaq and Al-Nas) after performing every obligatory Salah.
He continued that doing so is one of the causes of being healthy, safe, and
cure from all diseases. In addition, the reward that a person receives
for reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas equals that which they receive for reciting
one third of the Qur’an.
Shaykh `Abdul-`Aziz ibn Baz pointed out that
it is a Sunnah (a commendable act) that a person recites the three Surahs
mentioned above three times after Fajr (Dawn) Prayer, Maghrib
(Sunset) Prayer, and when going to bed for there are Sahih Hadith to
this effect.
Full article:
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