*The Reward of Voluntary Salah When Praying Alone*

The Reward of Voluntary Salah When Praying Alone

The Prophet Sallallahu alayhi was sallam said “The voluntary salah of a man (performed) where people are unable to see him, outweighs the salah (performed) where people are able to see him by twenty-five degrees.”

[Musnad Abi Ya’la, and attributed to him by Ibn Hajar in ‘Mutaalib al-Aaliyah’, 4/534; see also ‘Ikmal al-Ikmal’, 3/337 – graded as saheeh by al-Albani in ‘Saheeh al-Jaami’, 3821]

“If the human knew the pleasure of meeting Allāh and being near Him, he would feel grief for being distant from Him.”

[Imām Ibn Qayyim رحمه الله تعالى Al-Fawā'id, (p.119)]

Only one sect out of 73 will enter Jannah

"The Muslims will split into 73 sects, and only one sect will go to Jannah". (Bukahri, Muslim, Tirmidhie, Abu Dawud etc).

From Anas that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

"The Children of Israa’eel divided into seventy-one sects and the Christians divided into seventy-two sects. And my Ummah shall divide into seventy-three sects, all of them being in the Fire except one sect."

These are not weak hadiths.

I read this from a list of the signs of the judgement day and so I decided to do more research about it. We should not take this hadith lightly. It's important that we are following the right path. This clearly states that only one sect will go to Jannah so we should our belief wisely. True Islam is followed according to the Quran (legistlation for Muslims) and the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammed PBUH. If the Prophet didn't mention us as this and that, then we can't fall under those made up (man made) sects.

'Surely unity is God's rope; therefore hold fast all together to 'its firm handle' (see Qur'an 2:256).

Imam al-Razi (d. 606/1210; Rahimahullah) was quoted as saying in conclusion to his commentary on the above ayat:
"If a person going down into a well must hold fast to a rope in order that he may not fall in, so also the Book of God, His covenant, religion and obedience to Him, as well as unity and harmony among the people of faith are means of security for anyone who holds fast to them from falling into the bottom of Hell."

Surah al-Imran (3:105):
"And be not like those who separated and disputed after the clear proofs had come unto them: For such there is an awful doom."
Surah al-Imran (3:110):
"Ye are the best community that has been raised up for mankind. Ye enjoin the good and forbid the evil; and ye believe in Allah"
Surah Al-An'am (6:159):
"As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, thou has no part in them in the least: Their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did."
Surah Al-Mu'minun (23:52-53):
"And verily this Ummah of yours is a single Ummah and I am your Lord, so keep your duty unto Me. But they have broken their religion among them into sects, each sect rejoicing in its tenets."
Surah Al-Rum (30:32):
"Those who split up their Religion, and become Sects, each sect exulting in its tenets."
Surah Al-Nisa (4:115):
"He that disobeys the Apostle (Muhammad) after guidance has been made clear to him and follows a way other than that of the believers, We appoint for him that unto which he himself hath turned, and expose him unto Hell - a hapless journey's end!"
Surah Al-An'am (6:153):
"This is My Straight path, so follow it. Follow not other ways, lest ye be parted from His way. This has he ordained for you, that ye may ward off (evil)."

Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) reported the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) as saying:

"Who (ever) defected from the obedience (to the Amir) and separated from the main body of the Muslims - then he died in that state - would die the death of one belonging to the days of Jahiliyya (pre-Islamic ignorance). And he who is killed under the banner of a man who is blind (to the cause for which he is fighting), who gets flared up with family pride and fights for his tribe - is not from my Ummah, and whoso from my followers attacks my followers (indiscriminately) killing the righteous and the wicked of them, sparing not (even) those staunch in faith and fulfilling not his obligation towards them who have been given a pledge (of security), is not from me." (Sahih Muslim)

Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) reported the Prophet (Peace be upon him) as saying:

"One who found in his Amir (the ruler of the true Islamic state; which is absent today) something which he disliked should hold his patience, for one who separated from the main body of the Muslims even to the extent of a handspan and then he died, would die the death of one belonging to the days of Jahiliyya." (Sahih Muslim)

Imam's Ahmad and Abu D

awood (Allah's mercy be upon them) said that Abu Dharr (Allah be pleased with him) reported the Prophet (Peace be upon him) as saying:
"He who separates from the main body (of the Ummah) by even a hand's breadth from the Community he throws off Islam from his neck." (Mishkat-ul-Masabih/Sunan Abu Dawood)

WOMEN COVERING THEIR FEET IN PUBLIC & IN SALAH.

It is not permissible for her to pray feet uncovered, indeed it is not permissible for her to walk in the streets with her feet uncovered, because the feet are part of a woman’s `awrah. - Shaikh al-Albaani.

https://abdurrahman.org/2012/10/08/women-showing-their-feet-shaikh-al-albaani/

👉 Do you know the following are Bid'ahs ???

✖ Categories of Bid‘ahs
http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=345&PageNo=1&BookID=10
✖ Sawm during (entire months) Rajab and Sha‘ban
http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=346&PageNo=1&BookID=10
✖ Ruling on slaughtering sacrificial animals on occasions like the middle of Sha‘ban
http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=351&PageNo=1&BookID=10
✖ Ruling on sacrificing an animal on the 27th night of Rajab
http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=352&PageNo=1&BookID=10
✖ Ruling on celebrating the 27th night of Rajab
http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=352&PageNo=1&BookID=10
✖ Celebrating the anniversary of Isra’ and Mi‘raj
http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=353&PageNo=1&BookID=10
✖ Yearly sacrifice on the 27th of Rajab
http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=354&PageNo=1&BookID=10
✖ Sacrificing an animal on the Night of Isra’ and Mi‘raj: Is it a sin?
http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=355&PageNo=1&BookID=10
✖ Celebrating the anniversary of Isra’ and Mi‘raj: Is participation impermissible?
http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=356&PageNo=1&BookID=10
✖ Bid‘ahs related to certain nights and days
http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=357&PageNo=1&BookID=10
✖ Sacrificing an animal at specific times every year
http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=358&PageNo=1&BookID=10
✖ Allah has pardoned the acts of my Ummah done mistakenly or out of forgetfulness
http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=359&PageNo=1&BookID=10
✖ Swearing inwardly without uttering an oath
http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=360&PageNo=1&BookID=10

http://www.salafitalk.net/st/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=25&Topic=8014

*Pardoning and forgiving*

A Jewish women brought a poisoned sheep to the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) and he ate that poisoned sheep...some of the Companions brought that woman to the Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam)

and said should we not kill her? and he said No so who are you Abd-Allaah or Amaatullaah, when you are asked to forgive you say you are unable?

You not only harm that person (who you hold a grudge against) but you harm yourself!

Ibn 'Abbās رضي الله عنه said

" Whoever listens to a verse of the Qur'ān it is a light for him. "

[التبيان في آداب حملة القرآن]

Sins remove blessings from a person’s life

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said: “As a whole, whoever sins, then sins remove away the blessings from the Deen and the Dunyaa, so that he won’t find any blessings in his age [1], his religious affairs [2] and his worldly affairs [3].”

📚 [al-Jawaab al-Kaafi (1/84)]

[1] Suffering from illnesses and diseases.
[2] Less good deeds.
[3] A person may have much wealth, but he may have a problem with his wife, children or the society abhors him etc.

#ImportantReminder

QUESTION

Some people write an abbreviated version of the salaams, which is similar to "seen-raa'-baa'" in 'Arabic. They write "ws wr wb" in English. What is the ruling on this?

ANSWER by Shaykh Wasee Allaah 'Abbaas, lecturer at the Ka'bah, instructor at Umm Al-Quraa University in Makkah

It is not permissible to abbreviate the salaams in general in one's writing, just as it is not permissible to abbreviate the salaah and salaam on the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam).

It is also not permissible to abbreviate either of these in one's speech.

SOURCE

This was translated exclusively for www.bakkah.net from a handwritten answer provided by the shaykh, file no. AAWA004, dated 1423/6/24.

- Via http://www.bakkah.net/interactive/q&a/aawa004.htm

It is reported that Abū Muslim Al-Khawlānī – Allāh have mercy on him – said:

The example of the scholars on earth is that of the stars in the sky: when they appear, the people are guided (they navigate using the stars), but when they disappear, the people get confused and lost.

Al-Bayhaqī, Al-Madkhal ilā Al-Sunan Al-Kubrā #287

#If You See an Afflicted Person

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever unexpectedly comes across a person suffering a calamity, and says,

‘Al-hamdu Lillahil-ladhi ‘afaani mim-mabtalaaka bihi, wa faddalani ‘ala katheerin mimman khalaqa tafdeela,’

will be kept safe from that calamity, no matter what it is."

Reference Sunan Ibn Majah 3892 Book 34,Hadith 66


The meaning of this Dua is: "Praise is to Allah Who has kept me safe from that which He has afflicted you with and preferred me over many of those whom He has created."

If you see anyone suffering any kind of trial, calamity or difficulty, recite this Dua. If you don’t know it in Arabic just say its meaning in whatever language you know. The point is to feel grateful to Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) for keeping you safe and well.

This Dua should be recited quietly to oneself, so that the distressed person does not hear it and feel saddened by it.

The Importance of Quality Over Quantity...

Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen -Rahimullaah- said:

“حسن العبادة أهم من كثرة العبادة”

‘Worship which is good is more important than a lot of worship.’

[Bloogh al-Murraam 3/524]
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

Ahmad ibn Hanbal said:

''From the lack of understanding of a man is to follow his religion from men.''

[Ibn al-Qayyim, 'Ilam al-Muwaqi'in, vol 2, p. 201]

"Verily, As-Salat (the prayer) prevents from Al-Fahesha (i.e. great sins of every kind, unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) and Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism, and every kind of evil wicked deed, etc.) and the remembering (praising, etc.) of (you by) Allah (in front of the angels) is greater indeed (than your remembering (praising, etc.) Allah in prayers, etc.). And Allah knows what you do.”

(Surah al-Ankaboot 45).

Shaikh Ibn al-Uthaymeen said:

❝No matter how many good deeds you may have done… Don’t be amazed at your actions.
Verily! Your actions are but a few in comparison to… The rights of Allaah upon you.❞

[Sharh Riyaadh al-Saaliheen (1/575) of Shaikh Ibn al-Uthaymeen]

Abū Hanīfah [رحمه الله] said:

❝It is Harām upon the one who does not know my evidence to give Fatāwā with my speech.❞

[I’lām al-Muwaqqi’īn, (2/309) | Translated By Abū Ruqayyah 'Abd us-Samad]