Below is a recorded translation of the above conerning the Virtues of the Last Ten Days of Ramaḍān by Shaykh al-Ḥārith ibn ˋAlī al-Ḥasanī 👇🏼

🌆 Sign of Laylatul Qadr

Laylat al-Qadr may be seen with the eye, for the one whom Allaah helps to see it. That is by seeing its sign.The Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) used to recognize it by its sign.

But not seeing them does not mean that one will not gain its reward, if one spends that night in prayer out of faith and the hope of reward.

The Muslim should strive to seek it in the last ten nights of Ramadaan, as enjoined by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), hoping to earn reward. If it so happens that a person spends this night in prayer out of faith and seeking reward, then he will gain its reward, even if he does not know that that was Laylat al-Qadr. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever spends the night of Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and seeking reward, all his previous sins will be forgiven.”

Islamqa.info Fatwa no: 21905 (slightly paraphrased)

🔸🔸Al-Muhaddith Abû ‘Alî al-Hasanî mentioned the only authentic sign for Laylatul-Qadr is on that day the sun would rise without having any rays in it. [which comes from a narration in sahîh Muslim]🔸🔸

As for the night being bright, not hot and not cold, no clouds, no rain, no winds, no shooting stars, the stars being clear, the sky being clear, the dogs not barking, then the muhaddith said there is nothing authentic concerning them.

-Ahlus-Sunnah

This maybe our last night of Ramadan (and may even be our last Ramadan) so push yourselves towards good. At least let the ending be good 🖤



Ta Ha 20:15

إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ

Verily, the Hour is coming and My Will is to keep it hidden that every person may be rewarded for that which he strives.


Al-'Ankabut 29:6

وَمَن جَٰهَدَ فَإِنَّمَا يُجَٰهِدُ لِنَفْسِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَنِىٌّ عَنِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

And whosoever strives, he strives only for himself. Verily, الله is free of all wants from the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns, and all that exists).


Al-Isra' 17:19

وَمَنْ أَرَادَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ وَسَعَىٰ لَهَا سَعْيَهَا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ سَعْيُهُم مَّشْكُورًا

And whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it, with the necessary effort due for it (i.e. do righteous deeds of الله's Obedience) while he is a believer (in the Oneness of الله Islamic Monotheism), then such are the ones whose striving shall be appreciated, thanked and rewarded (by الله).

Is it permissible not to celebrate Eid, out of sorrow for what is happening to the Muslims in Palestine and elsewhere?

 04-07-2016

We know that killing is happening on a wide scale today in the land of Palestine, and Muslims in the rest of the world are torn between sorrow and being unable to help. My question is: is it permissible for the Muslims not to celebrate Eid because of what is happening of tragedies in Palestine, especially if the Muslim feels grief and sorrow because of that?




Answer

Praise be to Allah

The Eids of the Muslims have not been prescribed only for the purpose of joy, fun and visiting one another; rather they are among the symbols and acts of worship of the religion, so the Sunnah on these occasions is for the Muslims to celebrate them openly and proclaim them. 




Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

The Eids are among the most specific distinguishing features of different religions, and among the most obvious of their rituals.

End quote from Iqtida’ as-Siraat al-Mustaqeem (1/528)




Hence you will find that every religion has its own festivals that its followers care about and celebrate openly, because they are an important part of their religion.




Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

Expressing joy on the occasion of the Eids is one of the symbols of the religion.

End quote from Fath al-Baari (2/443)




So expressing joy on Eid is one of the acts of worship by which the Muslim draws closer to Allah.




Moreover, there is no contradiction between expressing joy on Eid and feeling sorrow for what has befallen the Muslims and grieving for their situation. The Muslim expresses his joy on Eid in order to show his religious commitment openly and to show his support for his religion and at the same time he shares the sorrows of the Muslims.





So the Muslim should combine both matters: he should practice the rituals and acts of worship of Islam openly, such as the Eid prayer, and he should express some measure of joy and happiness. And at the same time he should feel sorrow for what has befallen his brethren, and he should feel their pain. 




Undoubtedly the more the Muslim feels the pain and anguish of his Muslim brothers, the less he will indulge in permissible kinds of entertainment and play, even if he allows himself expressions of joy on Eid and gratitude for the blessings that Allah has bestowed upon him. 




And Allah knows best.

Via islamqa.info

Most Famous and Important WEAK Ahādīth Related to Fasting by Shaykh al-Muhaddith Abū 'Alī al-Hārith ibn 'Alī al-Hasanī

❌ 1. “Do not say ‘Ramaḍān’, as Ramaḍān is a name from the names of Allāh. However, say ‘the Month of Ramaḍān.’”*

❌ 2. “Battle and you will obtain spoils of war; fast and you will be healthy; and travel and you will be self-sufficient."

❌ 3. “If the servants knew what there was in Ramaḍān, my ummah [nation] would wish that Ramaḍān was the whole year.”

❌ 4. ‘Fasting is half of patience.'

(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)
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*Note from Furrqat:

This hadîth was rejected by Ibn ‘Adî, al-Bayhaqî, al-Jawzaqânî, Ibn al-Qaysarânî, Ibn al-Jawzî, an-Nawawî, ibn al-Mulaqqin, ibn al-Qattân, ibn Kathîr, Ibn Hajr, as-Suyûti, ash-Shawkânî, Sulaymân al-‘Alwân, Abû ‘Alî al-Hasanî, ‘Abdullâh as-Sa’d, ‘Abdul ‘Azîz at-Tarîfî and others.

The meaning of the hadîth also contradicts what is narrated in the sahîhayn, where the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ‘whoever fasts Ramadân...’ and he صلى الله عليه وسلم did not say ‘whoever fasts the month of Ramadân...’ ~Via Ahlus-Sunnah

We got approximately half a month left for Ramadan insha Allah:

▪️Get yourself familiar with weak/inauthentic ahadith and review the Fiqh of Fasting

▪️Catch up on missed fasts

▪️Purge and declutter your nafs by engaging more in 'ibadah and the Speech of Allah rather than wasting time in idle talks and amusement

Ramadan is approaching but death may also approach us any moment now. So let's hold ourselves accountable, repent and strive towards our Rabb so that even if we don't get to reach Ramadan, then bi-idhnillah we still meet our Lord with Him pleased with us...

May Allah grant us a good ending.

Make the intention to leave sinning for good, and not just for Ramadan!

Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah [رحمه الله] said:

«من يعزم على ترك المعاصي في شهر رمضان دون غيره فليس هذا بتائب مطلقاً ولكنه تارك للفعل في رمضان.»

❝Whoever makes a firm resolve to leave off sinning in the month of Ramadan rather than any other month then this person is not he who absolutely repents but he is someone who leaves off an action in Ramadan.❞

[Al-Fatawa, (10/743)]

Yahya bin Muaadh said:
The smart individual is not the one whose greatest goal is other than seeking the pardon of Allah. (The smart individual is not the one who) seeks forgiveness with his tongue, while his heart is firmly attached to sin, and he truly intends to return to sin after the completion of Ramadan. This individual’s fast is rejected, and acceptance is closed in his face.

Ka’b ibn Mālik said:
Whoever fasts Ramadan while inwardly saying: Once the month is over, I will disobey Allah; this person’s fasting is rejected.

[Lataa'if al-Ma'ārif by Ibn Rajab]

#HastenToForgiveness
#AllahWishesToAcceptYourRepentance

All of the ahādīth of congratulating for Ramaḍān are all weak: Nothing is
authentic concerning it

❌ 5. “There has come to you Ramaḍān, a blessed month, the fasting of which Allāh has obligated upon you. In it, the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained up.
In it there is a night which is better than a thousand months; whoever is deprived of its goodness is indeed deprived.”

[ ☑️ The confirmed report: “When the month of Ramadan begins, the gates of mercy are opened, the gates of Jahannam are closed and the devils are chained up.”]

❌ 6. On the last day of Shaˋbān, the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم addressed us and said: “O people! A great month is coming to you. A blessed month. In it, there is a night that is better than a thousand months. Allāh Has obligated its fasting and made it voluntary to pray its nights. Whoever draws nearer to Allāh by performing any of the voluntary good deeds in this month shall receive the same reward as there is for performing an obligatory deed at any other time. And whoever performs an obligatory deed in it shall receive the reward of performing seventy obligations at any other time. And it is the month of patience, and the reward for patience is Paradise. And it is the month of equality. And it is a month in which a believer’s provisions are increased. Whoever gives food to a fasting person to break his fast, it will be like he freed a slave and he will have his sins forgiven.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allāh, not all of us possess the means whereupon we can give a fasting person [provisions] to break his fast.” He said: “Allāh gives the same reward to the one who gives a fasting person [provisions] to break the fast, a sip of milk, a date, or a drink of water. And whoever feeds a person who was fasting until he is full, it will be a cause for his sins to be forgiven, and Allāh will give him a drink from my Ḥawḍ [cistern], after which he will not be thirsty until he enters Paradise. And he will have the same reward as him [i.e. the fasting person] without his reward being diminished at all. And it is a month; the beginning of which is mercy, the middle of which is forgiveness and the end of which is emancipation from the Fire. And whoever lessens the burden of his bondsmen in it [i.e. this month], Allāh will free him from the Fire.”


❌ 7. “Count the (the appearance of)the crescent of Sha’ban for Ramaḍān.”

[☑️ The confirmed report: “Do not precede the month of Ramaḍān by a day nor by two days.”]


(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)

The aḥādīth of remembrance and supplication when seeing the new moon of Ramaḍān: There is nothing authentic concerning it

❌ 8. That the when Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would see the new moon, he would say:
“O Allāh, Bring it over us with blessing, faith, security and Islām. My Lord and your Lord is Allāh (Allāhumma ahlilhu `alaynā bil-yumni wal-īmān was-salāmati wal-Islām: Rabbī wa Rabbuka Allāh).


❌ 9. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to say, when Rajab began: “O Allāh, bless for us Rajab and Shaˋbān and bless for us Ramaḍān.” And he used to say: “Friday night is honourable and its day is luminous.”


❌ 10. ‘If the middle of Shaˋbān comes, then do not fast.'

(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)