Are the luxuries of this Dunya🌍 for us?

ʿUmar (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu) said when once visiting the Prophet ﷺ, “I sat down and cast a glance at the room, and by Allah, I couldn’t see anything of importance but three hides. I said [to Allah’s Messenger], ‘Pray to Allah to make your followers prosperous, for the Persians and the Romans have been made prosperous and given worldly luxuries, though they do not worship Allah.’ The Prophet ﷺ was leaning then, so he sat straight and said, ‘O Ibn al-Khaṭṭāb! Do you have any doubt [that the hereafter is better than this world]? These people have been given rewards of their deeds in this world only.’ So I asked the Prophet ﷺ to seek Allah’s forgiveness for me.”

[Bukhārī (Book 46, ḥadīth 29) and Muslim (Book 18, ḥadīth 44)]

The Hunger of the Salaf and its Merits

It is reported from Ibn Sîrîn – Allâh have mercy on him – that a man once said to Ibn ‘Umar – Allâh be pleased with him:

Can we offer you some Jawârish? He inquired, “And what is Jawârish?” The man replied, “It is something that will help you digest your food if you get too full up.” Ibn ‘Umar said, “I have not eaten my fill for four months – not because I cannot find food, but because I have lived with people who used to eat their fill at times and go hungry at others.

Abû Dâwûd, Al-Zuhd article 325.

It is reported that Al-Hasan Al-Basrî – Allâh have mercy on him – said:

By He in whose Hand is my soul, I have lived amongst people who never ordered food to be prepared for themselves If [food] was presented to one of them, he would eat, otherwise, he would be silent; and he would not care if it was hot or cold.

Abû Nu’aym, Hilyatu Al-Awliyâ` 6:270.

It is also reported that he said:

By Allâh, I have lived amongst people who when taking lunch, if they were about to be full, would stop eating.

Ibid.

It is reported that Al-Fudayl b. ‘Ayyâd – Allâh have mercy on him – said:

Two things harden the heart, too much talking and too much food.

Ibn Hibbân Al-Bustî, Rawdatu Al-‘Uqalâ` p45, Matba’ah Al-Sunnah Al-Muhammadîyah 1949.

It is reported that Mâlik b. Dînâr – Allâh have mercy on him – said:

It is unfitting for a believer that his belly becomes his greatest concern, or that his desires dominate him.

Ibn Abî Al-Dunyâ, Al-Jû’ (The Book of Hunger) article 105.

It is also reported that he said:

Whoever controls his belly controls all good deeds.

Ibid. article 99.

It is reported that the Tâbi’î (Successor) ‘Uqbah b. Wassâj – Allâh have mercy on him – was once at a wedding reception where many kinds of dishes were offered and people started trying one dish after another. He started to cry, and said:

“I found the first part of this Ummah fearing all this upon themselves.” And he ate only from one dish.

Ibid. article 261.

It is reported that Muhammad b. Sîrîn – Allâh have mercy on him – said:

A man from the Companions of the Prophet – praise and peace of Allâh be upon him – would sometimes go three days without finding anything to eat, so he would grill some animal skin and eat that. If he couldn’t find anything at all, he would [tie] a rock to himself to straighten his back.

Ibid. article 61.

There Are Many Books Of Tafseer, Which Tafseer Do You Advise (Us) To Read ? – Shaykh Fawzan
[4] Question:

Noble Shaikh, there are many books of tafseer, so which tafseer do you advise (us) to read. May Allaah reward you well.

[4] Answer:

The books of Tafseer are many, all praise be to Allaah. This is from the blessings of Allaah. However, these books of Tafseer vary – amongst them are those that are long and in depth and those that are short and abridged, as well as those that are free from errors and those that contain errors, particularly in matters of Creed.

What I advise my brothers from amongst the youth to read is the Tafseer of Ibn Katheer for it is the greatest of tafseers and the one that uses the best way and method (for interpreting the Qur’aan) in spite of it being abridged. This is since he (i.e. Ibn Katheer) has interpreted the Qur’aan using the Qur’aan first, then by using the Prophetic Sunnah, then with the statements of the Salaf, and finally by using the requisites of Arabic, the language in which it was revealed. So it is a precise and reliable tafseer.

There is also the tafseer of Al-Baghawee and the tafseer of Ibn Jareer At-Tabaree, which is a comprehensive and all-inclusive tafseer. These tafseer books are trustworthy. There is also the tafseer of Shaikh ‘Abdur-Rahmaan As-Sa’adee, which is an excellent tafseer using simple expressions which contain tremendous knowledge.

As for the remaining tafseer books, they are good in some aspects, however they have errors in them, especially in matters of Creed. It is not proper for anyone to read these types of tafseer books except for the person that is proficient in knowledge to the point that he is able to take the good from it and avoid its errors. But as for the beginner, he is not able to do this, so he must take from the tafseer books that do not contain dangers and errors, such as the Tafseer of Ibn Katheer, the Tafseer of Al-Baghawee and the Tafseer of Al-Haafidh Ibn Jareer. All of these books of tafseer are valuable and excellent, all praise be to Allaah.

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AUTHOR: Shaikh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
SOURCE: The end of his treatise “Tadabbur al-Qur’aan”
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💎 THE SCALE OF JUDGING IF ONE IS UPON THE TRUTH IS THE BOOK (QURAN) AND THE SUNNAH 💎

Many people today use the scale of judging if a person/group is upon the truth by (great) numbers...

Many followers of their lectures
Many followers on their Twitter
Many followers on their Facebook

Many numbers is NOT a sign that one is upon the truth or falsehood and this is a false ignorant scale of weighing (this matter)"

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Naseeha to Student of Knowledge Those who criticise Ulama.

By: Shaykh.Abdul Muhsin Al Abbad( Hafidaullah)

Shaykh.Abdul Muhsin Al Abbad said :

Students of knowledge want to ask about the condition of other (students of knowledge or scholars), then they should refer their question to the headquarters of The *Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Fataawa* in Riyadh in order to ask about them. After all, are these the people who are returned to for fataawa and knowledge or not? And whoever has any information about the ( لﺎﺣ) condition of specific people, then it is possible for him to write a letter to the headquarters of The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Fataawa, explaining to them what he knows about them so that they might look into it.

That way, if there is any (Tajreeh) or (Tahdheer) warning against someone, then it comes from those who are *returned to and depended upon for fataawa, and from those who knowledge is taken from.* And there can be no doubt that the proper place to Turn to for fataawa in these matters is the same place that should be returned to in order to find out from whom fataawa should be sought. And from whom should we seek knowledge?

*Furthermore, no one should try to establish himself as the one who is returned to for these important matters! Because, from the Good.

Islam of a person is his leaving off that which does not concern him!

Abu Hurairah who said that the Messenger of Allah said:

From the good Islam of a person is hisleaving off that which does not concern him.”

[Narrated by Imam At-Tirmidhi and authenticated by Shaykh Al-Albaani in Saheeh Sunan At-Tirmidhi (Vol. 2, page 530 - 531, 2317 & 2318).]

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Source : Shaykh.Abdul Muhsin Al Abbad Said in His Book ( People of Sunnah be kind with one another , Page no : 46 , English Version)

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Al-Khateeb Al-Baghdaadee (rahimahullaah) narrated a story in his book Al-Jaami Bayaan Adab As-Saami with an authentic chain of transmission about one of the narrators of hadeeth - that he (i.e. this narrator) sought knowledge and was eager in meeting the learned men of the religion and taking knowledge from them; however he could not memorize. The days passed by but neither was he able to memorize nor understand. A long time elapsed and he was still in this state, so he thought that he was not able to (seek) knowledge and abandoned it. One day he was journeying again and (saw) water dropping on a rock, and this rock had a hole due to the effect of the water’s (drops) on it. So he looked and pondered, saying: ”this water with its softness has had an effect on this rock despite its thickness and knowledge is neither softer than water nor are my heart and intellect thicker than the rock.” So he returned to seeking knowledge from the beginning and became one the famous narrators of Hadeeth.

[Source: Quoted by Shaikh Saaleh Aala Shaikh (may Allaah preserve him) in Sharh Thalaathatul Usool: page: 3-4]

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🙌🏻Let your Duas Embrace your hands instead of your Phones in this hour 📵

It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that The Messenger of Allah (Sall’Allahu alayhi wa Sallam ) said: "Friday is twelve hours in which there is no Muslim slave who asks Allah (Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala ) for something but He will give it to him, so seek it in the last hour after 'Asr." (Sahih)

📚An Nasai (The Book of Jumu'ah (Friday Prayer) - 26)

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It is reported that Ayyûb Al-Sakhtiyânî was asked:
Is knowledge today greater or lesser [in amount]? He replied, “There is more 🎤 speech📡 today, but there was more📚 knowledge🗞 in the past.”

Al-Fasawî, Al-Ma’rifah wa Al-Târîkh 2:136.

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🚀 Clarificiation of a doubt concerning "radd al basr" (lowering the gaze):

It has been authentically narrated that Aisha (radiyallahu anha) used to watch Abyssinians playing games in the Masjid. So is it permissible for us (women) to look at non Mahram men playing games ?

First of all, "playing games" (يلعبون) here refers to the war - games helpful in Jihad. It is permissible to play, as it helps prepare for Jihad.

Secondly, looking at non mahram has been clearly prohibited in Islam. Only Allah has the right to be obeyed and it is he who decides haram and halal, and he said, "Tell the believing men to lower their gaze." And he said, "Tell the believing women to lower their gaze"

So, why was our mother Aisha (radiyallahu anha) then looking at them ? [1]

The best answer to this is that the ruling for Niqab was revealed in 5 AH. And this incident happened before the prohibition.

The messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, "O 'Ali! Do not follow a look with a look, the first is for you, but the next is not for you." (At Tirmidhi and Abu Dawood)

يَا عَلِيُّ لاَ تُتْبِعِ النَّظْرَةَ النَّظْرَةَ فَإِنَّ لَكَ الأُولَى وَلَيْسَتْ لَكَ الآخِرَةُ

We must always look at the context of the ayah or hadith before speaking. Therefore, fatawas by those so-called "intellectuals" permitting watching games and looking at non Mahrams using this narration is wrong.

- Sheikh Wasiullah Abbas (Bulugh Al Maram 035)

[Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V44M7fIIOd8&list=PLkB2fAaD1Z76NHjuSmen2-oU6VZO-Ep9d&index=35]

[1] There is another answer to this given and explained by scholars. That is, in *some* cases looking without desire i.e. for need or otherwise is fine as long as it is without desire . for example looking at the face of a woman again and again if she is your customer and you are in the shop. Likewise a teacher, likewise for other reasons

Tafsir of the Ayah :

قل للمؤمنين يغضوا من أبصارهم

Tell the believing men to lower their gaze

(Surah Noor 30)

1.Imam Fakhar ud Din Ar Razi al-`Ashari rahimahullah says :

قال الأكثرون ( من ) هاهنا للتبعيض والمراد غض البصر عما يحرم والاقتصار به على ما يحل

Majority of the (Mufassiren and Scholars) have said that "من" here is for Tabe'ez (i.e for some of the gazes are harram not every gaze falls in this category) and the meaning of "to lower the gaze" is from what is Harram and Restrict your Gaze to Only what is permissible.

[Ref: Tafsir al Kabir, Under Surah An Nur V:30)]

2. Imam Ibn al Arabi al-Maliki from among the Ahl al-hadeeth rahimahullah in his Tafsir held the same opinion :

قوله : { يغضوا من أبصارهم } فأدخل حرف { من } المقتضية للتبعيض

[Ref: Ahkaam al Quran]

3. Imam Qurtubi after quoting the Proofs says :

وهذا يقوي قول من يقول : إن من للتبعيض

And this strengthens the saying who says من is for Tabe'ez.

The Same opinion is held by many Mufasireen such as Al Zamkhishri al-Mu`tazili, Abu Bakr Al Jassas al-Mu`tazili, Abu Hayan Andalusi, Ibn Atiya, Ibn Ashur etc.

Though Majority of the Mufasireen agrees that every gaze is not harram unless it is meant to look her with Desire.

And it is only permissible to look at her face and hands as said by Ibn e Abdul Bar :

وجائز أن ينظر إلى ذلك منها كل من نظر إليها بغير ريبة ولا مكروه، وأما النظر للشهوة, فحرام تأملها من فوق ثيابها لشهوة فكيف بالنظر إلى وجهها مسفرة؟!

And it is permissible to look at her whatever (means face and hands) is shown from her without any desire and it is not disliked and as for the looking her with desire So it is Harram to vision her above the clothes with desire, So how about to see her face which is visible ? (It is also harram).

التمهيد" (6/364 )

Sahl bin Abdullaah Rahimahullah said:

"There is nothing which is tougher upon the soul than (achieving) Ikhlaas. How many times have I tried to remove riyaa' from my heart except that it sprouted in a different colour (i.e. in a different form)."

[Sayings of the Salaf on Sincerity | Author: Hussain al-Awaaishah | Source: The Book of Sincerity]

* Statement from a Salaf [Tabi'een] *

It was said:

"No one is saddened and hears Sūrah Yūsuf except that he will feel at ease."

Reference :- • [Tafsir al-Baghawī, 2/434]

Naseehah & Fawaaid:
Story Telling Is Not Knowledge

From Khabab [رضي الله عنه] from the Prophet [ﷺ] who said:

﴿إن بني إسرائيل لما هلكوا قصوا﴾
❝Indeed when Banu Israel where destroyed they would tell stories.❞

[Saheeh al-Jama, (No. 2045) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]

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Shaykh Albaani [رحمه الله] said:

﴿أقول: ومن الممكن أن يقال: إن سبب هلاكهم اهتمام وعاظهم بالقصص والحكايات دون الفقه والعلم النافع الذي يعرف الناس بدينهم فيحملهم ذلك على العمل الصالح لما فعلوا ذلك هلكوا وهذا هو شأن كثير من قصاص زماننا الذين جل كلامهم في وعظهم حول الإسرائيليات والرقائق والصوفيات نسأل الله العافية﴾

I say and it is possible to say: That the reason for their destruction is the importance and their admonishing with stories without Fiqh and beneficial knowledge which would acquaint the people with their Deen and carry them to perform righteous actions.

When they began telling stories they were destroyed and this is the matter with many of the story tellers of our time who spend most of their speech of admonitions around narrations by the Banu Israel, heart rendering stories and tales of the Soofis.
We ask Allaah for goodness.Aameen

[Silsilah Saheehah, (4/248) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]

🌸 Women Only Taking Knowledge from Women 📚

🎓 Shaykh Ubayd al-Jâbirî حفظه الله

📌 This is a very important issue as there are those who promote this false notion and actually encourage sisters to abandon the lessons of students of knowledge who have graduated from the Islamic Universities and are well-known to the scholars.

📜 Question from a sister:

“What is the ruling on those who teach the women and say to them: “Do not listen to the lessons of the scholars because they use complex expressions and it is obligatory upon you to take knowledge from your sisters who are students of knowledge”?

💡 Al-‘Allâmah Ubayd al-Jâbirî:

“The woman saying this is ignorant. The women in the three praiseworthy generations and those upon goodness after them who came upon their way, the woman would take knowledge from the men in the masjid behind the screen. Likewise the origin is that knowledge is taken from the men, this is the origin, or perhaps we say the most common. Those who became most prominent in knowledge (i.e. of Islam) and branched out with it are the men. Also the scholars from amongst the women were rare and few.

On top of this the expressions of the people of knowledge are not vague whereas no one can understand them. That which we see is that the men and women from the common folk attend the knowledge based lessons and benefit, (and again), the woman who says this is ignorant. Yes, if you find a woman who is a scholar, just as preceded in the first answer and she sits amongst the women and they take knowledge directly from her by way of mouth, no doubt this is great good.”

Translated by Anwar Wright

Source :
🌐 ar.miraath.net/fatwah/6765
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Al-Hasan Al-Basree heard a group of people arguing, so he said:

“These people have become bored with worship, and speech has become light upon (their tongue), and their piety has decreased and that is why they speak.”

[Ahmad in Az-Zuhd and Aboo Nu’aym in Al-Hilyah]

The Messenger of Allaah [ﷺ] said:

«لو يعلم الناس في الوحدة ما أعلم، ما سار راكب بليل وحده [أبداً]»

❝If the people knew what I know about being alone, no one would ever travel alone at night.❞

[Silsilah al-Ahaadeeth as-Saheehah of al-Albaanee, (1/130, No. 61) | Translated By Abū Ruqayyah 'Abd us-Samad]

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Translator's Note:

I asked Shaykh Badr bin Muhammad al-Badr [حفظه الله]:

❝The Hadeeth: ‘If the people knew what I know about being alone, no one would ever travel alone at night.’

Is this action [i.e. travelling alone at night] Haraam?❞

The Shaykh said:

❝It is disliked [i.e. Makrooh].❞

💢ERASING THE FACE IN PICTURES 💢

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🔘Question :Is erasing the face in pictures sufficient?
Response : If the face is erased from the picture,then by doing so you have attained what is required; because a real picture is not complete without a face, and the face includes the whole head; So if is erased, then no harm remains.

📓📌Reference : Laam al-Mu'aasireen bi -Fataawa ibn Uthaymeen -Page 215

🔘The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said;
"The head is what makes an image; if the head is cut off, then there is no image. "

📗📌[Saheeh Al -Jaami (No. 3864)]

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al-Fuḍayl b. ʻIyāḍ said,

“The believer screens and gives sincere advice and the wicked evil doer unveils and exposes.”

●📚 Source: Jāmiʻ al-ʻUlūm wal-Ḥikam, pg. 77

♻️WHO ARE REAL SCHOLARS? ♻️

Real scholars:
Sufyaan Ath-Thawri said:
📓“The scholars, when they know (learn) they act (upon what they learn),
📕and when they act, they become busy (with what they are doing),
📗and when they are busy, they become unavailable (because they worship in seclusion),
📘and when they are unavailable, they are sought (people look for them to learn),
📙and when they are sought, they run away (from fame).

📚 (Ibn ‘Abd Al-Barr)”

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