Celebrating Christmas

The famous oft-quoted incident that `Umar Ibn al-Khattaab hit his sister which eventually led to him to accept Islaam is "Dha`eef"

[Shaikh Wasee-ullaah in his checking of “Fadhaail al-Sahaabah” (371b)]

⚠ Muhammad Ibn Yoosuf said:

“Sufyaan Ath-Thawri would wake us at night and say: ‘O young people, wake and pray while you are young. If you do not pray now, when will you pray?’”

(Al-Jarh Wa At-Ta’deel by Ar-Raazi (96/1))

Why is it that throughout the year we see people reciting:

{He (Allaah) begets not, nor was He begotten} [Surah al-Ikhlaas (112):3]

Yet they go and celebrate/join/wish on the Eid of those who say that "Allaah has begotten a son"??!
*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣*⃣
When we see Muslims asking questions like: "Can we wish/celebrate with the Kuffaar on their pagan festivals?", or when they are more concerned about: "They will get offended if I do not wish them".

It means that they did not grasp the essence of this Deen! They did not understand Tawheed.

Via Ilm4all

*_Why do we call ourselves Salafi and what is the meaning of the word ‘salafi’? The term ‘salaf’, the origin of this word سَلَف with the three arabic letters: “seen, laam, faa” linguistically points towards what has preceded._*

This is found in the Quran in many verses:
فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِّلْآخِرِينَ
And We made them a precedent (as a lesson for those coming after them), and an example to later generations. (Az-Zukhruf:56)

*The Messenger – Sallallahu alaihi wa Salam – said to his daughter Fatima (close to time of his death): Indeed I am a blessed ‘salaf’ (Predecessor) for you”*

(Collected by Bukhaari (5928) and Muslim (2450))

Maalik Bin Deenaar [rahimahullaah] said,

”When a person seeks knowledge to act upon it, it prevents him [from evil and guides him towards good]. And when he seeks it for other than acting upon it, it increases him in boasting.”

[source: اقتضاء العلم العملpage:33]

🌐https://twitter.com/IslamStoke/status/944482244017602561

📃 'Statements about Manhaj'
▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️

🎓Shaykh Rabee` Bin Haadi Al Madkhali (may Allaah the Most High preserve him) said:

إذا رأيت شخص على حق وآخر على باطل يجب أن تنصر الحق وتحذر من الباطل وإلا فأنت ميِّت لا تعرف معروفاً ولا تنكر منكراً وهذه علامة انتكاس القلوب

المجموع ١٤ /٢٧١

'If you see that one person is following the Haqq (truth) and another is following Baatil (falsehood), then you must assist and support the Haqq and warn against Baatil. *If you do not do this, then you are as good as dead, not knowing right from wrong.* _This is a sign that your heart has turned.'_

[Majmoo kutub wa Rasail wa Fatawa] 14/271.

🔗 http://bit.ly/2l2Ji2W
🖥 http://www.miraathpubs.net/en/

When they said "Allāh has begotten a son"


وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا

And they say: "The Most Beneficent (Allah) has begotten a son (or offspring or children) [as the Jews say: 'Uzair (Ezra) is the son of Allah, and the Christians say that He has begotten a son ['Iesa (Christ)], and the pagan Arabs say that He has begotten daughters (angels, etc.)]."

لَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَيْئًا إِدًّا

Indeed you have brought forth (said) a terrible evil thing.

تَكَادُ السَّمَاوَاتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنْشَقُّ الْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ الْجِبَالُ هَدًّا

Whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth is split asunder, and the mountains fall in ruins,

أَنْ دَعَوْا لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَلَدًا

That they ascribe a son (or offspring or children) to the Most Beneficent (Allah).

📚Surah Maryam verse 88-92
✒ Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khān and Dr. Muhammad Taqī-ud-Dīn Al-Hilālī.

📌Pleasure of Allāh vs. Anger of the people

🎙The Messenger of Allāh [ﷺ] said:

‎ 《مَنِ الْتَمَسَ رِضَى اللَّهِ بِسَخَطِ النَّاسِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، وَأَرْضَى النَّاسَ عَنْهُ، وَمَنِ الْتَمَسَ رِضَا النَّاسِ بِسَخَطِ اللَّهِ سَخَطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَسْخَطَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسَ.》

💠Whoever seeks the Pleasure of Allāh while angering the people will have Allāh pleased with him, who shall make the people pleased with him [anyway].

💠Whoever seeks to please the people while angering Allāh will have Allāh angry with him, who shall make the people angry with him [anyway].


📚Sahīh Ibn Hibban no.276
✒Abul Abbas Mūsā Richardson حفظه الله

The scholar, the ruler, and your brother

It is reported that ‘Abdullâh b. al-Mubârak – Allâh have mercy on him – said:

It is right that an intelligent person does not undervalue three [types of people]: the scholars, the [Muslim] rulers, and [his Muslim] brothers.

Whoever undervalues the scholars will lose his afterlife, whoever undervalues the rulers will lose his worldly life, and whoever undervalues his brothers loses his good character and conduct.

[Adh-Dhahabî, Siyar A’lâm an-Nubalâ`17:251]

Upon the authority of a man from the companions of the Prophet (ṣall Allahu ʿalayhi wa-’ālihi wa-sallam) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ṣall Allahu ʿalayhi wa-’ālihi wa-sallam) say:

❝Fasting the month of patience [Ramadhan] and three days of each month removes ‘Wahar’ [malice, enmity, deceit and anxiety] from the chests.❞

[Collected By Abdur Razāq In His ‘Musanaf And Ibn sa’d In His ‘Tabaqāt’ And Imām Ahmad In His Musnad And Was Declared ‘Sahīh’ By Sh. Albāni In ‘Sahīh ut Targhīb wat Tarhīb, (No. 1033)]

Hudhayfah (Raḍiya 'llāhu ʿan-hu) said,

❝The first thing you will lose of your religion will be khushoo' (meaning calmness, serenity, tranquillity, dignity and humility) and the last thing you will lose of your religion will be the prayer, and it is well possible that there is no good in a person who prays; and soon will come a time when you shall enter a large Masjid and not see a single person with khushoo'.❞

[From: The Humility (Khushoo) in Prayer, by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (Rahimahullah)]

NAME YOUR TRANSLATORS! STOP SHARING BENEFITS WITHOUT SOURCE & TRANSLATOR!

1. Moosaa Richardson:

Books of the scholars translated by unknown people, translations not reviewed or endorsed by any reliable scholar/student, are to be avoided. Today's publications are many, but so are irresponsible translators & publishers as well. Be strict & cautious in how you take your Deen.

(Source: https://twitter.com/1MMeducation/status/660832661838159872)

2. ​​Moosaa Richardson:

When we stop investigating translators & transmitters of this Deen, accepting anything published, we open the doors of misguidance WIDE OPEN & we would be failing to identify & shun one of the ways the Christians went astray before us, not upholding the purity of the message.

(Source: https://twitter.com/1MMeducation/status/694976592288825344?p=v)

3. ​Moosaa Richardson:

We do NOT take Deen from unknown or unreliable translators, no matter how great the original author, & no matter how interesting the subject. If someone says "Such-and-Such (reliable) Bookstore sells it" OK, let them vouch for its accuracy & put their name & reputation on the line.

(Source: https://twitter.com/1MMeducation/status/738463349646721024)
---------

https://news.1rj.ru/str/thebeginningoftruth

Imām Ibn Kathīr:

'The one who prays abundantly at night (time), his face is beautified in day (time)

● [تفسير القرآن العظيم ٧\٣٦١-٣٦٢]

🌹
"In Paradise there are dwellings whose inside can be seen from the outside, and the outside can be seen from inside. Allaah subhanahu wa ta'ala has prepared them for those who feed the hungry, and speak softly and gently, fast continuously and pray at night whilst the people are asleep."
♡
[Saheeh al-Jaami' as-Sagheer 2/220, no. 2119]

Internet is one of the Reasons for Misguidance !
Reasons For The Misguidance Of The Youth – Shaykh Sulaymān al-Ruhayly

-هجر القرآن الكريم وهو أعظم سبب.
Abandoning The Noble Qur’ān and this is the greatest reason.
-البعد عن سنة الحبيب المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Distancing [one’s self] from the Sunnah of the beloved, chosen one, Prophet Muhammad—صلى الله عليه وسلم.
-فهم نصوص الكتاب والسنة بغير فهم سلف الأمة.
Understanding the texts of the Book and the Sunnah without the understanding of the Salaf of our Ummah.
-اعتزال الجماعة الشرعية القائمة.
Leaving the established legislative Jamā’ah (Main body of the Muslims).
-ازدراء العلماء الربانيين.
Belittling the Rabbāny Scholars (those who teach the people the beginning aspects of knowledge before the advanced).
-الفراغ وعدم الاستفادة من الوقت.
Leisure and not benefiting from time.
-الصحبة السيئة المنحرفة.
Evil, deviant companionship.
-الاعلام والانترنت سبب الانحراف.
The media and the internet are reasons for misguidance.
-اتباع الأغلبية المسيئة.
Following the wicked majority.
-الانقياد للعاطفه.
Complying to [mere] sentiments/passions.
-الاغترار بالألفاظ المحببة.
Being deceived by beautified words.
-العجلة وعدم التأني في الأمور.
Hastiness and not taking one’s time with affairs.
-الاقتراب من الفتن بشقيها.
Aproaching the Fitan (trials) from both its aspects.
-الذنوب ذاتها أو القلق والهم الذي يكون في الغالب سببه الذنب.
Sinning in itself or worry and sorrow that is mostly caused by sin.

Source: From the Book “Inhirāf al-Shabāb…” by Shaykh Sulaymān al-Ruhayly

http://salafitt.com/14-reasons-for-the-misguidance-of-the-youth-sh-al-ruhayly/
http://masjidnurallah.com/2015/02/09/reasons-for-the-misguidance-of-the-youth/

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“The one who gave the evil-eye is commanded to say: “اللهم بارك عليه ” (Allahumma baarik alaih – O Allah send your blessings upon him) for pushing away this malicious condition by making a supplication, which is an act of charity for the one who has been afflicted with the evil-eye. The cure of evil is by doing its opposite.”

[Zaad al-Maaad (4/157-158) and also in Tibb al-Nabawee (1/127)]

It was narrated that ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah, it is not poverty that I fear for you, rather what I fear for you is that worldly riches may be given to you as they were given to those who came before you, and you will compete for them with one another as they competed with one another, and you will be destroyed as they were destroyed.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (2988) and Muslim (2961). 

*If you receive Muharram/ Islamic New Year Wishes via Txt, Whatsapp, Telegram or other social Media please forward them this:*

Dear brother [or sister], I assume you only intend good, and may Allaah reward you and bless you, but would you please take a moment to review this important information.

[Observing the “Islamic New Year”

http://www.bakkah.net/en/observing-the-islamic-new-year.htm]

And Allaah knows best.

Written by: Moosaa Richardson (1437/12/29)

A reminder benefits the believer.

al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī: “And the best of deeds is (to have) fear of Allāh in privacy and in open.”

● [فتح الباري ٤\٣٦]