🎥Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Al-Fawzān’s -حفظه الله تعالى- Heartfelt & Powerful Advice as Ramaḍān approaches its Conclusion

بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

Our Shaykh, Muhammad Ibn Hizaam- may Allaah preserve him - was asked the following question:

📩 Question:

It has become widespread in Russia that people respond to questions by saying, "Shaytaan knows the answer". So what is the ruling of this statement, as well as the one who frequently replies with this response?

📝Answer :

We seek refuge with Allaah!
This statement is absolutely false. In fact, it can lead one to disbelief if it's cited concerning obscure matters of the unseen. It is incumbent upon a Muslim to attribute all knowledge of the unseen to Allaah alone -Subhanahu wa Ta'aala-.

The Shaytaan only knows what he has seen or heard, he does not have knowledge of the unseen. Knowledge of the unseen is exclusive to our lord -Jala wa 'Aalaa- (as Allaah said):

‎(قُل لَّا یَعۡلَمُ مَن فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلۡغَیۡبَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُۚ وَمَا یَشۡعُرُونَ أَیَّانَ یُبۡعَثُونَ)

'Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “None in the heavens and the earth has knowledge of the unseen except Allaah. Nor do they know when they will be resurrected.' [Surat An-Naml 65]

‎* عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا}
‎{إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ

"˹He (alone) is the˺ Knower of the unseen, disclosing none of it to anyone. Except messengers of His choice."
[Surat Al-Jinn 26 - 27]

Allah -'Aza wa Jala- said after the death of Sulaymaan -alayhe salaatul wa salaam-

‎فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَوْتِهِ إِلَّا دَابَّةُ الْأَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنسَأَتَهُ ۖ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ الْجِنُّ أَن لَّوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ الْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا فِي الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ

Then when We decreed death for him [Sulaiman (Solomon)], nothing informed them (jinns) of his death except a little worm of the earth, which kept (slowly) gnawing away at his Minsa'ah, so when he fell down, the jinns saw clearly that if they had known the unseen, they would not have stayed in the humiliating torment.
[Surat Saba' 14]

Minsa'ah refers to his stick.

So this statement is false and upon clear misguidance, and it may cause a person to fall into Kufr (disbelief) if it's cited in reference to matters specific to Allaah alone; this falls into disbelief in Allaah -Jala wa 'Alaa-

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Translated by:
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Prophet ﷺ said: “Laylat al-Qadr is a pleasant night, neither hot nor cold, and the following day, the sun rises red and weak.”

● [Saheeh ibn Khuzaymah #2912]

✍🏻Shaykh Muhammad bin Salih al-Uthaimeen الله يرحمه:

“Attempt to maintain a present heart in your salah (prayers), you will find that Allah will bless with taqwa. This is the greatest medicine that a person can use.”

📒Al-Liqa’aat Ar-Ramadaniyyah: p. 74

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Preparing for the last ten nights of Ramadhaan
Shaikh Ibn al-Uthaymeen

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Chapter: Being generous and diligent in doing what has been enjoined, and increasing in doing more good deeds in the Month of Ramadhaan, and especially more in the last ten days of Ramadhaan.

1222 - Ibn Abbaas رضي الله عنه said: ❝The Prophet ﷺ was the most generous of the people, and he used to be the most generous during the month of Ramadhaan when Jibreel visited him, and Jibreel used to meet him on every night of Ramadhaan till the end of the month. The Prophet ﷺ used to recite the Qur’aan to Jibreel, and when Jibreel met him, he used to be more generous than a fast (rain-bearing) wind (which causes welfare).❞
[Saheehain]

1223 - Aaishah رضي الله عنها narrated: ❝When the last ten days of Ramadhaan began, the Prophet ﷺ used to stay up at night, tighten his waist- wrap, and wake up his family (to pray).❞
[Saheehain]

Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Saaleh al-Uthaymeen رخمه الله said:

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Shaykh Muhammad bin Salih al-Uthaimeen الله يرحمه:

“Attempt to maintain a present heart in your salah (prayers), you will find that Allah will bless with taqwa. This is the greatest medicine that a person can use.”

Al-Liqa’aat Ar-Ramadaniyyah: p. 74

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Upon the authority of Wāthilah Ibnil Asqa’ from the Prophet [ﷺ] who said:

❝The scrolls of Ibrāhīm were revealed on the first night of the month of Ramadhān, and the Taurāt was revealed on the 6th day of Ramadhān. The Injīl was revealed on the 13th day of Ramadhān and the Zaboor on the 18th day of Ramadhān and the Qur’ān was revealed on the 24th of Ramadhān.❞

[Collected By Tabarāni And Baihaqi | Sh. Al Albani: 'Hasan' In Sahīhul Jāmi’, (No. 1497) | Translated By Abu Hakeem Bilal Davis]

💠 The one who really fear Allaah

🎓Ibn Rajab رحمه الله said:
"The one who fears Allaah is not the one who simply cries and his eyes overflow with tears; rather, the one who really fears Allaah is he who leaves that which Allaah has prohibited even though his heart desires it and he has the ability to carry it out."

📚[Rasaail Ibn Rajab (1/163)]

Zakāh purifies and increases:

1. The giver
2. The receiver
3. The wealth itself

It is a pillar of Islam.

Zakāh is a means for divine blessings to descend upon one’s wealth.

Abandoning it out of stinginess is a major sin.

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On the authority of Ibn Umar radiAllahu anhu who said:

❝A man came to the Prophet [ﷺ] said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah! Which of the people are the most beloved to Allaah and which of the actions are most beloved to Allaah?’

The Messenger of Allaah [ﷺ] said: ‘The most beloved of the people to Allaah are the most beneficial for the people. The most beloved of actions to Allaah [عز و جل] are to cause happiness to reach a Muslim, to relieve him from a hardship, to settle a debt for a Muslim or to repel hunger from him. For me to walk with a brother in order to assist him is more beloved to me than to make ‘Itikaf in this Masjid [Masjid al-Madeenah] for a month.

Whoever holds back his anger then Allaah hides his mistakes. Whoever suppresses his anger – even though he is not scared to show it, but withholds due to the truth – Allaah fills his heart with hope on the day of Judgement.

Whoever walks with his brother to assist him with a need until he has helped him completely, then Allaah plants his feet firmly on the day people will not stand firmly. Indeed bad behaviour spoils good actions, just as vinegar spoils honey.’❞

[Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani, (No. 906) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]

Ibn al-Qayyim

"If Allāh forgave the one who gave a severely thirsty dog a drink of water, how much more so for the one who gives drink to the thirsty (human beings), feeds the hungry and clothes the naked?!"

[Uddah As-Sābirīn Pg.489]

For the sake of Allaah or for the sake of Shaitaan?!

Kab ibn Ujarah ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻪ said: *“A man passed by the Prophet ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ and his Companions were impressed by the man's strength and energy. They said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ , if only this was for the sake of Allaah!’*

The Messenger of Allaah ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ said:

*❝If he goes out to work for the sake of his young children, he is striving for the sake of Allaah;*

*if he goes out to work for the sake of his aged parents, he is striving for the sake of Allaah;*

*if he goes out to work to keep himself from having to beg, he is striving for the sake of Allaah;*

*but if he goes out to work for the purposes of showing off and boasting, then he is striving in the way of the Shaytaan.❞*

_[al-Tabaraanee in al-Kabeer (282) and in al-Sagheer (940) and graded as “Saheeh li-ghairihi” by Shaikh al-Albaanee in Saheeh al-Targheeb (1692 & 1959) and in al-Saheehah (2232) from the Hadeeth of Abu Hurairah]_

*May Allah grant us Taqwa in all what we do!*

Ameen

Upon the authority of Jaabir Ibn Abdullah [رضي الله عنه] who said: the Messenger [ﷺ] said:

❝'Indeed I was shown Lailatul Qadr then I was made to forget it. It is in the last ten nights [of Ramadhān] and it is a bright night, neither hot or cold..' in the version of Az Zayaadee it mentions concerning the brightness of the night: '..as though there is in it the type of moon that overpowers the stars [in brightness]..' then in both versions the messenger said: 'Devils on that night will not be able to come out until fajr.'❞

[Collected By Imām Ibn Khuzaima In His 'Saheeh' | Sh. Al Albani: 'Sahīh' In Saheeh Ibn Khuzaima, (No. 2190) | Translated By Abu Hakeem Bilal Davis]

"So ascribe not purity to yourselves (do not claim piety ). He (Allāh) knows best him who fears Allāh and keep his duty to Him." (53:32)

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Imaam ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) stated,

"The key to righteousness is truthfulness."

[Haadee al-Arwaah ilaa Bilaad al-Afraah, vol.1, pg.139, Dār 'Aalim al-Fawaaid print, 3rd edition]

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In This Month, Allāh Relieves Every Sad And Troubled One

Ibn al-Jawzī رحمه الله said: "O my dear brother, in this month, all faults and mistakes are concealed, all souls and hearts are softened, sins and burdens are forgiven and Allāh ﷻ relieves every sad and troubled one.

He ﷻ says to His angels,

"O My Angels, look at those dry tongues, how they become moist with My remembrance. Look at those hard eyes, how they soften and weep out of fear of Me; and look at those delicate feet planted firmly at the stations of prayer out of desire for Me!'

O my dear brother, whenever you give food to others in this month for the sake of Allāh, the Lord of the heavens and the earth, you shall be raised to high ranks in the lofty grounds of paradise, and you will be clothed with complete goodness and stripped of all sin..."

● [بستان العارفين ورياض السامعين ص 185-186]

A Warning Against Only Seeking The Dunyā on Laylatul Qadr

Al-'Allāmah Ibn Bādīs رحمه الله said: "The intent for Laylatul Qadr should be for the Dīn (Religion); not the Dunyā (Worldly Life). Many of the laypeople hope that they would know when Laylatul Qadr is, so that they might seek the Dunyā with it. Therefore, whoever has had this inclination, them [he should] repent to Allāh from falling into this evil danger. Indeed, Allāh said in His Noble Book, "Whoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter - We increase for him in his harvest. And whoever desires the harvest of this world - We give him thereof, but there is not for him in the Hereafter any share." • [42:20]

We do not denounce the one who seeks the Dunyā through the means that Allāh Ta'āla has made for it. Rather, we denounce the one whose concern is for the Dunyā, excluding the Ākhirah (afterlife); such that he eagerly awaits Laylatul Qadr in order to seek the Dunyā from it, while neglecting the Ākhirah.

● [آثار ابن باديس ٣٣٩/٢]

4 times raising hands in Salah:

~ Opening takbeer
~ before bowing (ruku)
~ while rising up from bowing
~ after 1st tashaddud (in 3 or 4 rakaat prayers)