A question was posed to the Standing Committee for Fatwaa in Saudi Arabia about this issue, and their response was:
لا تجوز التهنئة بهذه المناسبات؛ لأن الاحتفاء بها غير مشروع
“It is not permissible to congratulate people on these occasions, since observing/celebrating them is not legislated.” [1]
Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan, one of the committee’s long-standing members, and widely recognized senior authority in Islamic verdicts, was asked, “There are some people who specify the year’s end as a time for special advice, admonitions or supplications. Are these actions correct?”
He -may Allaah preserve him- replied:
لا، هذا بدعة فلا يجوز أنه يخصص آخر السنة الهجرية بمعايدة أو بتهنئة أو بذكر أو بدعاء، ما يجوز هذا، ما كان السلف يفعلون هذا، نعم.
“No, this is bid’ah (innovation), it is not permissible to specify the end of the Hijri year as a holiday, or as a time for specific greetings, phrases of remembrance, or supplications. This is not permissible. The Salaf (early rightly-guided generations of Muslim predecessors) did not do this.” [2]
In one of his Friday sermons, Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan -may Allaah preserve him- gave a more detailed warning about the matter, saying:
عباد الله من البدع التي حدثت في هذا الزمان في هذا الوقت بالذات، ما ينشر في بعض الجولات، أو في الانترنت، أو يتناقله الناس في هذه الأيام التي هي آخر السنة الهجرية بداية السنة المقبلة، يوصون بعبادات ما أنزل الله بها من سلطان، يوصون الصيام في آخر العام، يوصون بالتوبة، يوصون بأشياء هذا ما أنزل الله به من سلطان لا يخص، لا تخص هذه الأيام بشيء لأنه لم يرد فيها دليل من الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم، وكل محدثة بدعة، وكل بدعة ضلالة، فاحذروا من هذه الترويجات وهذه الشائعات وحذروا منها، فإنها شر وتجر إلى شرور، وإلى بدع أخرى، فلا يتساهل في أمر البدع…
Servants of Allaah! Among the innovations that have occurred in this day and age specifically is what is spread through cellphone messages or on the internet, and passed on by people [personally] among themselves as well, in these days at the end of the Hijri year and the beginning of the new one. They encourage certain acts of worship for which Allaah sent down no authority. They encourage fasting at the end of the year, as well as repentance and other matters which Allaah sent down no authority for. These days are not to be observed as anything special, as no evidence for this has come from the Messenger (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace). Every newly invented matter [in the Religion] is a bid’ah (innovation), and every innovation is misguidance. So be warned of these matters being promoted and spread, and warn [others] of them, as they are evil and drag [people] into other evil things and innovations. Lenience is not appropriate as it relates to matters of innovation… [3]
May Allaah reward Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan for these precise words of guidance and advice, about a matter of innovation that has crept into the ranks of the Muslims and actually grown in popularity over the years. It is not a matter that should be considered of little significance. Rather, our righteous early imaams warned us that considering some innovations to be small or minor can lead to disastrous results on a large scale.
IF IT IS NOT FROM ISLAM, WHERE IS IT FROM?
Upon realizing that observing the Hijri “New Year” is not from the Religion of Muhammad (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace), as understood and practiced by his Companions and the early Muslims, then where did it come from?
Just like many other innovations, it has come from the influence of other cultures and religions around us. You will notice around you that most -if not all- Western cultures today have a New Year’s celebration of one type or another. As is so common, such widespread practices are rooted in ancient pagan traditions. This one, observing the entrance of the new year, has been historically traced to a 4,000-year-old polytheist Babylonian pagan ritual, and Allaah’s Protection is sought:history-of-new-years
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لا تجوز التهنئة بهذه المناسبات؛ لأن الاحتفاء بها غير مشروع
“It is not permissible to congratulate people on these occasions, since observing/celebrating them is not legislated.” [1]
Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan, one of the committee’s long-standing members, and widely recognized senior authority in Islamic verdicts, was asked, “There are some people who specify the year’s end as a time for special advice, admonitions or supplications. Are these actions correct?”
He -may Allaah preserve him- replied:
لا، هذا بدعة فلا يجوز أنه يخصص آخر السنة الهجرية بمعايدة أو بتهنئة أو بذكر أو بدعاء، ما يجوز هذا، ما كان السلف يفعلون هذا، نعم.
“No, this is bid’ah (innovation), it is not permissible to specify the end of the Hijri year as a holiday, or as a time for specific greetings, phrases of remembrance, or supplications. This is not permissible. The Salaf (early rightly-guided generations of Muslim predecessors) did not do this.” [2]
In one of his Friday sermons, Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan -may Allaah preserve him- gave a more detailed warning about the matter, saying:
عباد الله من البدع التي حدثت في هذا الزمان في هذا الوقت بالذات، ما ينشر في بعض الجولات، أو في الانترنت، أو يتناقله الناس في هذه الأيام التي هي آخر السنة الهجرية بداية السنة المقبلة، يوصون بعبادات ما أنزل الله بها من سلطان، يوصون الصيام في آخر العام، يوصون بالتوبة، يوصون بأشياء هذا ما أنزل الله به من سلطان لا يخص، لا تخص هذه الأيام بشيء لأنه لم يرد فيها دليل من الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم، وكل محدثة بدعة، وكل بدعة ضلالة، فاحذروا من هذه الترويجات وهذه الشائعات وحذروا منها، فإنها شر وتجر إلى شرور، وإلى بدع أخرى، فلا يتساهل في أمر البدع…
Servants of Allaah! Among the innovations that have occurred in this day and age specifically is what is spread through cellphone messages or on the internet, and passed on by people [personally] among themselves as well, in these days at the end of the Hijri year and the beginning of the new one. They encourage certain acts of worship for which Allaah sent down no authority. They encourage fasting at the end of the year, as well as repentance and other matters which Allaah sent down no authority for. These days are not to be observed as anything special, as no evidence for this has come from the Messenger (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace). Every newly invented matter [in the Religion] is a bid’ah (innovation), and every innovation is misguidance. So be warned of these matters being promoted and spread, and warn [others] of them, as they are evil and drag [people] into other evil things and innovations. Lenience is not appropriate as it relates to matters of innovation… [3]
May Allaah reward Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan for these precise words of guidance and advice, about a matter of innovation that has crept into the ranks of the Muslims and actually grown in popularity over the years. It is not a matter that should be considered of little significance. Rather, our righteous early imaams warned us that considering some innovations to be small or minor can lead to disastrous results on a large scale.
IF IT IS NOT FROM ISLAM, WHERE IS IT FROM?
Upon realizing that observing the Hijri “New Year” is not from the Religion of Muhammad (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace), as understood and practiced by his Companions and the early Muslims, then where did it come from?
Just like many other innovations, it has come from the influence of other cultures and religions around us. You will notice around you that most -if not all- Western cultures today have a New Year’s celebration of one type or another. As is so common, such widespread practices are rooted in ancient pagan traditions. This one, observing the entrance of the new year, has been historically traced to a 4,000-year-old polytheist Babylonian pagan ritual, and Allaah’s Protection is sought:history-of-new-years
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When encountering this misguidance in the form of a greeting received from another Muslim, whether directly, or by phone or email, I would advise a kind and gentle response, like the following:
Dear brother [or sister], I assume you only intend good -may Allaah bless you-, but would you please take a moment to review this important information. [Link them to this article or one of similar clarity.]
And Allaah knows best.
Written by: Moosaa Richardson (1437/12/29)
https://www.bakkah.net/en/observing-the-islamic-new-year.htm
#observing the #islamic #New #year2023
Dear brother [or sister], I assume you only intend good -may Allaah bless you-, but would you please take a moment to review this important information. [Link them to this article or one of similar clarity.]
And Allaah knows best.
Written by: Moosaa Richardson (1437/12/29)
https://www.bakkah.net/en/observing-the-islamic-new-year.htm
#observing the #islamic #New #year2023
*Shahrullah & Ashoora*
The most important day in the scared month of Muharram (Shahrullah - the month of Allah) is the 10th, the day of Ashoora.
Muslims often confuse the virtues of this day with the innovated fallacies and exaggerations of the Shia.
Truly Hussain Ibn Ali رضي الله عنه, the grandson of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was horrifically martyred on this day but it is not the sunnah to mourn anyone’s death beyond three days (Bukhari 4926) and especially not to commemorate it on a yearly basis, let alone to physically harm oneself in a show of religiosity (Al Bukhari 1294). All this is bid’a and haram.
This is also not a month of sadness, being somber or refraining from festivities such as celebrating marriages. If there was any truth in this then the death of the Prophet and his close companions should have caused the ummah to do so for the rest of the year as well.
Ashoora is a day of fasting that will expedite the sins of the year gone by (Muslim, 1162), minor sins only (Al Fataawa al-Kubra, part 5, Ibn Taymea). In fact it is reported: “I never saw the Prophet so keen to make sure he fasted any day and preferring it over another except.. (Ashoora)” Al Bukhari, 1867
The reason for this is because: “The Prophet came to Madina and saw the Jews fasting on the day of ‘Ashoora’. He said, “What is this?” They said, “This is a good day, this is the day when Allaah saved the Children of Israel from their enemy and Moosa fasted on this day.” He said, “We are closer to Moosa than you.” So he fasted on this day and told the people to fast.” Al Bukhari 1865
Ibn Taymiyyah explained; The Prophet forbade resembling the People of the Book in many ahaadeeth. For example, he said concerning ‘Ashoora’: “If I live until next year I will certainly fast the ninth (Muslim, 1916 [variation of wording]).” Al-Fataawa al-Kubra, part 6.
So the recommendation is to join one extra day of fasting with the fast of Ashoora, the 9th of the month, but if one can also fast on the 11th then that is better as it will make sure one does not miss the sunnah fasts incase there was uncertainty about the start of the month.
The most important day in the scared month of Muharram (Shahrullah - the month of Allah) is the 10th, the day of Ashoora.
Muslims often confuse the virtues of this day with the innovated fallacies and exaggerations of the Shia.
Truly Hussain Ibn Ali رضي الله عنه, the grandson of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was horrifically martyred on this day but it is not the sunnah to mourn anyone’s death beyond three days (Bukhari 4926) and especially not to commemorate it on a yearly basis, let alone to physically harm oneself in a show of religiosity (Al Bukhari 1294). All this is bid’a and haram.
This is also not a month of sadness, being somber or refraining from festivities such as celebrating marriages. If there was any truth in this then the death of the Prophet and his close companions should have caused the ummah to do so for the rest of the year as well.
Ashoora is a day of fasting that will expedite the sins of the year gone by (Muslim, 1162), minor sins only (Al Fataawa al-Kubra, part 5, Ibn Taymea). In fact it is reported: “I never saw the Prophet so keen to make sure he fasted any day and preferring it over another except.. (Ashoora)” Al Bukhari, 1867
The reason for this is because: “The Prophet came to Madina and saw the Jews fasting on the day of ‘Ashoora’. He said, “What is this?” They said, “This is a good day, this is the day when Allaah saved the Children of Israel from their enemy and Moosa fasted on this day.” He said, “We are closer to Moosa than you.” So he fasted on this day and told the people to fast.” Al Bukhari 1865
Ibn Taymiyyah explained; The Prophet forbade resembling the People of the Book in many ahaadeeth. For example, he said concerning ‘Ashoora’: “If I live until next year I will certainly fast the ninth (Muslim, 1916 [variation of wording]).” Al-Fataawa al-Kubra, part 6.
So the recommendation is to join one extra day of fasting with the fast of Ashoora, the 9th of the month, but if one can also fast on the 11th then that is better as it will make sure one does not miss the sunnah fasts incase there was uncertainty about the start of the month.
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Hassan ibn ‘Atiyyah رحمه الله said:
“No people fabricate an innovation in their religion but that Allah will remove a Sunnah from like it, then it will never come back to them until the Day of Resurrection!”
📖 [Sunan al-Darimi: 99]
“No people fabricate an innovation in their religion but that Allah will remove a Sunnah from like it, then it will never come back to them until the Day of Resurrection!”
📖 [Sunan al-Darimi: 99]
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The Best Grave
Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah said:
«إن قبر النبي [ﷺ] أفضل قبر على وجه الأرض وقد نهى عن اتخاذه عيداً فقبر غيره أولى بالنهي كائنا من كان.»
❝Indeed the grave of the Prophet [ﷺ] is the best grave on the face of the earth, and still it is prohibited from taking it as a place of Eid¹ [regularly visited].
Therefore, anyone else's grave is foremost to be prohibited from regularly being visited, no matter who that person is.❞
[Iqtida As-Siraat, (2/172) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]
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1. The Prophet [ﷺ] said:
«لَا تَتَّخِذُوا قَبْرِي عِيدًا.»
❝Do not take my grave as a place of Eid [regularly visited].❞
[Collected By Al-Bukhari In At-Tareekh | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]
Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah said:
«إن قبر النبي [ﷺ] أفضل قبر على وجه الأرض وقد نهى عن اتخاذه عيداً فقبر غيره أولى بالنهي كائنا من كان.»
❝Indeed the grave of the Prophet [ﷺ] is the best grave on the face of the earth, and still it is prohibited from taking it as a place of Eid¹ [regularly visited].
Therefore, anyone else's grave is foremost to be prohibited from regularly being visited, no matter who that person is.❞
[Iqtida As-Siraat, (2/172) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]
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1. The Prophet [ﷺ] said:
«لَا تَتَّخِذُوا قَبْرِي عِيدًا.»
❝Do not take my grave as a place of Eid [regularly visited].❞
[Collected By Al-Bukhari In At-Tareekh | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]
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Loving Good For Your Muslim Brother
Musaddad told us that Yahya told us upon the authority of Shu'bah from Qataadah from Anas(رضي اللّٰه عنه) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"None of you [truly] believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself."
[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree 13/1]
Hence, in this prophetic narration you find that the one who does not desire good for his Muslim brothers, similar to the good that he desires for himself, is deficient in his belief.
Al-Haafidh said, The intent behind the negation here is (a negation of) the completeness of faith, and negating the name of something conveys a negation of the completeness of it and this is understood from their speech as in the statement, "So and so is not human." The word Khayr (good) is a comprehensive word that includes all of the acts of obedience and permissible actions related to both the worldly life and the Hereafter while excluding the prohibited things. This is because the word Khayr (good) does not include those actions.
[In Al-Fath 57/1]
It is also understood from this prophetic narration that a Muslim should hate evil for his brother, just as he hates evil for himself. Upon the authority of 'Abdullaah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas who
narrated that the Prophet said:
"So whoever desires to remove himself from the Fire and enter the Paradise, such that death overcomes him while he is a believer in Allaah and the Last Day, then let him treat the people in a manner in which he wishes to be treated."
[Saheeh Muslim]
So desiring good for the Muslims is from the reasons that cause a person to be removed from the Fire, as this prophetic narration indicates.
Desiring good for the Muslims is something that does not occur except from a person with a sound heart that is free of contaminants like envy, contempt, and pride. For this reason, desiring good for the Muslims has become rare in this time, due to the lack of purity in the hearts, which is present in many of the people, except those whom Allaah has shown His Mercy.
The one who does not desire good for the Muslims is described with despicable attributes.
From them is:
1- Envy (Hasad):
Envy (Hasad) is to desire the removal of good from others. Envy is from the attributes of the Jews and it is from their characteristics.
Allaah the Exalted says:
"Or do they envy people for what Allaah has given them of His Bounty? We have indeed already given the family of Ibraaheem (Abraham) the Book and the wisdom, and conferred upon them a great kingdom."
[Soorah an-Nisaa' 4:54]
2- The envious resent of the decree of Allaah: Therefore, he sees himself as though he has been cheated and for this reason, he cannot feel contentment or tranquility, but rather he feels depressed and sad.
It is upon mankind to look to those whom are below them, for indeed this is closer to recognizing the blessings (of Allaah) and being thankful for them; while looking towards those who are above them, leads to remorse and sadness and the belittling of one's self.
3- From the examples of the envious person's resentment of the decree of Allaah is if the envious person had the ability to remove a blessing that was given to a person whom Allaah has favored with His blessings, he would most definitely do so. Either by making him poor after he had been rich, or by making him lowly after he had been honorable or ignorant when he had been knowledgeable or childless after once having many children or ugly after having been handsome or sickly after having been healthy and other than that..
Book: My Advice to the Women
By the Shaykhah Umm 'Abdillaah al-Waadi'yyah
Translated by Abul Layth
Tarbiyyah Bookstore Publishing
P. 242 - 249
Musaddad told us that Yahya told us upon the authority of Shu'bah from Qataadah from Anas(رضي اللّٰه عنه) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"None of you [truly] believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself."
[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree 13/1]
Hence, in this prophetic narration you find that the one who does not desire good for his Muslim brothers, similar to the good that he desires for himself, is deficient in his belief.
Al-Haafidh said, The intent behind the negation here is (a negation of) the completeness of faith, and negating the name of something conveys a negation of the completeness of it and this is understood from their speech as in the statement, "So and so is not human." The word Khayr (good) is a comprehensive word that includes all of the acts of obedience and permissible actions related to both the worldly life and the Hereafter while excluding the prohibited things. This is because the word Khayr (good) does not include those actions.
[In Al-Fath 57/1]
It is also understood from this prophetic narration that a Muslim should hate evil for his brother, just as he hates evil for himself. Upon the authority of 'Abdullaah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas who
narrated that the Prophet said:
"So whoever desires to remove himself from the Fire and enter the Paradise, such that death overcomes him while he is a believer in Allaah and the Last Day, then let him treat the people in a manner in which he wishes to be treated."
[Saheeh Muslim]
So desiring good for the Muslims is from the reasons that cause a person to be removed from the Fire, as this prophetic narration indicates.
Desiring good for the Muslims is something that does not occur except from a person with a sound heart that is free of contaminants like envy, contempt, and pride. For this reason, desiring good for the Muslims has become rare in this time, due to the lack of purity in the hearts, which is present in many of the people, except those whom Allaah has shown His Mercy.
The one who does not desire good for the Muslims is described with despicable attributes.
From them is:
1- Envy (Hasad):
Envy (Hasad) is to desire the removal of good from others. Envy is from the attributes of the Jews and it is from their characteristics.
Allaah the Exalted says:
"Or do they envy people for what Allaah has given them of His Bounty? We have indeed already given the family of Ibraaheem (Abraham) the Book and the wisdom, and conferred upon them a great kingdom."
[Soorah an-Nisaa' 4:54]
2- The envious resent of the decree of Allaah: Therefore, he sees himself as though he has been cheated and for this reason, he cannot feel contentment or tranquility, but rather he feels depressed and sad.
It is upon mankind to look to those whom are below them, for indeed this is closer to recognizing the blessings (of Allaah) and being thankful for them; while looking towards those who are above them, leads to remorse and sadness and the belittling of one's self.
3- From the examples of the envious person's resentment of the decree of Allaah is if the envious person had the ability to remove a blessing that was given to a person whom Allaah has favored with His blessings, he would most definitely do so. Either by making him poor after he had been rich, or by making him lowly after he had been honorable or ignorant when he had been knowledgeable or childless after once having many children or ugly after having been handsome or sickly after having been healthy and other than that..
Book: My Advice to the Women
By the Shaykhah Umm 'Abdillaah al-Waadi'yyah
Translated by Abul Layth
Tarbiyyah Bookstore Publishing
P. 242 - 249
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We don’t accept something because it is said by a popular person or because they make statements in a very confident and assertive way. No matter who makes the statement (with the exception of Allah (ie, Quran) and His Messenger (ie, authentic hadeeth), we accept or reject it based on the evidence provided (shar’ee evidence). We also should be wary of those who seem to have the gift of the gab and dance around issues, making statements with no proof, but making them sound like totally plausible conclusions.
The Prophet (sallal-laahu alayhi wasallam) said:
”Indeed some eloquent speech has the influence of magic” (al-Bukhari)
Do beware of the many “celebrities” out there today whom this hadeeth applies to.
The Prophet (sallal-laahu alayhi wasallam) said:
”Indeed some eloquent speech has the influence of magic” (al-Bukhari)
Do beware of the many “celebrities” out there today whom this hadeeth applies to.
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Procrastination (delay) in repaying debts by a wealthy person is injustice."
Refrence: Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Book 41, Hadith 585.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Procrastination (delay) in repaying debts by a wealthy person is injustice."
Refrence: Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Book 41, Hadith 585.
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Knowing a Man by his Moves:
It is reported that Al-A’mash – Allāh have mercy on him – said:
They (the Salaf) never used to ask about [the religious condition of] a man after knowing three things about him: where and upon whom he entered, where and with whom he walked, and the close company he kept.
Meaning: Knowing these things about a man is more than sufficient for knowing whether he is following the right path on the Sunnah or not. [Ibn Battah, Al-Ibānah article 419].
Further: - Umar ibn al-khattab (Radiy'Allah'anhu).
A man bore witness in the presence of
So a man said: ‘I know him, O Chief of the Believers.’
Umar said: “What do you know of him?”
The man said: ‘Uprightness.’
Umar said: “Is he your closest neighbour; so that you know about his night and his day, and his comings and goings?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “So have you had (monetary) dealings with him involving dirhams and deenars, which will indicate his piety?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “Then has he been your companion upon a journey which could indicate to you his good character?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “Then you do not know him.”
Then he said to the man (who bore witness): “Bring me someone who knows you.”
[Reported by Al-Bayhaqi and classed as Sahih by Al-Albani in Irwaa' Al-Ghaleel; 2637]
It is reported that Al-A’mash – Allāh have mercy on him – said:
They (the Salaf) never used to ask about [the religious condition of] a man after knowing three things about him: where and upon whom he entered, where and with whom he walked, and the close company he kept.
Meaning: Knowing these things about a man is more than sufficient for knowing whether he is following the right path on the Sunnah or not. [Ibn Battah, Al-Ibānah article 419].
Further: - Umar ibn al-khattab (Radiy'Allah'anhu).
A man bore witness in the presence of
Umar ibn al-Khattaab (Radiy'Allah'anhu) so `Umar said to him: “I do not know you, and it does not harm you that I do not know you, but bring someone who does know you.”So a man said: ‘I know him, O Chief of the Believers.’
Umar said: “What do you know of him?”
The man said: ‘Uprightness.’
Umar said: “Is he your closest neighbour; so that you know about his night and his day, and his comings and goings?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “So have you had (monetary) dealings with him involving dirhams and deenars, which will indicate his piety?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “Then has he been your companion upon a journey which could indicate to you his good character?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “Then you do not know him.”
Then he said to the man (who bore witness): “Bring me someone who knows you.”
[Reported by Al-Bayhaqi and classed as Sahih by Al-Albani in Irwaa' Al-Ghaleel; 2637]
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻
Ibn Taymiyah said:
“The Muslims in the eastern and western lands have a single heart in loyalty to Allah, His Messenger and the believers - and in opposing the enemies of Allah, His Messenger and the believers. Their truthful hearts and righteous prayers are the army which will not be defeated and the soldier who will not be forsaken.”
Source: Majmoo’ Al-Fatawa 28/644
Ibn Taymiyah said:
“The Muslims in the eastern and western lands have a single heart in loyalty to Allah, His Messenger and the believers - and in opposing the enemies of Allah, His Messenger and the believers. Their truthful hearts and righteous prayers are the army which will not be defeated and the soldier who will not be forsaken.”
Source: Majmoo’ Al-Fatawa 28/644
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Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said,
"The worst type of Ribā (usury) is to attack a Muslim's honour without right (unjustly)."
[Aboo Dāwood no.4876, authenticated by Imām Albānee]
- Markaz Mu'aadh
"The worst type of Ribā (usury) is to attack a Muslim's honour without right (unjustly)."
[Aboo Dāwood no.4876, authenticated by Imām Albānee]
- Markaz Mu'aadh
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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“Insincere effort is like the traveller who fills his bag with sand, it just overburdens him for no good reason. If you have overburdened your heart with the grief and sorrows of this worldly life, neglecting prayers, which are the heart's provision and power, you would be like the traveller who overloaded his riding animal, while depriving it of its food, so it would not be able to continue on its journey.”
[Al-Fawā'id | Pg. 76]
“Insincere effort is like the traveller who fills his bag with sand, it just overburdens him for no good reason. If you have overburdened your heart with the grief and sorrows of this worldly life, neglecting prayers, which are the heart's provision and power, you would be like the traveller who overloaded his riding animal, while depriving it of its food, so it would not be able to continue on its journey.”
[Al-Fawā'id | Pg. 76]
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People would automatically stop complaining about the problems which they face in their daily lives when they start contemplating on the saying of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم:
قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ، وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ
Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “A strong believer is better and dearer to Allaah than a weak one, and both are good. Adhere to that which is beneficial for you. Keep asking Allaah for help and do not refrain from it. If you are afflicted in any way, do not say: 'If I had taken this or that step, it would have resulted into such and such,' but say only:
قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ، وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ
Qaddar-Allaahu, wa maa shaa’ fa
'It is the Decree of Allaah, and what He wills He does.'
قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ، وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ
Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “A strong believer is better and dearer to Allaah than a weak one, and both are good. Adhere to that which is beneficial for you. Keep asking Allaah for help and do not refrain from it. If you are afflicted in any way, do not say: 'If I had taken this or that step, it would have resulted into such and such,' but say only:
قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ، وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ
Qaddar-Allaahu, wa maa shaa’ fa
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‘Allaah has Decreed, and what He wills He does.' The word 'if' opens the gates of satanic thoughts". [Sunan Ibn Maajah]
In Saheeh Muslim, the wordings are:
قَدَرُ اللهِ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ
Qadar-ullaahi, wa maa shaa’ fal'It is the Decree of Allaah, and what He wills He does.'
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RATS ARE AGENTS OF SHAITAN.
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We underestimate rats so much, we overlook them and even allow them to live with us for months or years, but in reality, they are agents of Shaitan. They are known as Fa'rah but The prophet salallahu alayhi wassalam termed them 'Fuwaysiqah' evil doers in Hadeeth. From the word 'Fasaqa' so he named them Fawaasiq because of their vile nature. Most houses that suddenly starts burning without a known cause might be as a result of the rats in it. If a rat once wanted to burn the prophet's house, then whose house is safe?
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Ibn ‘Abbas said:
A mouse (or rat) came one night and started dragging the wick (of the lantern). It threw the lantern in front of rasuluLlah salallahu alayhi wassalam, on the mat in which he was sitting, and it burnt a portion like the size of a dirham.
He said: “When you are going to sleep, extinguish your lamps, for the Shaytaan will order creatures such as this to do something like this so that you will be burned.”
(Sunan Abu Dawood, 5427)
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A rat once burnt a companion along with all his family and wiped out the entire lineage in one night.
Abu Moosa al-Ash’ari said: A house in Madeenah got burned down along with all the people inside. When the prophet heard about it, he said:
“This fire is an enemy to you, so when you go to sleep, extinguish it. (Bukhari/Muslim)
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عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ " خَمِّرُوا الآنِيَةَ، وَأَوْكُوا الأَسْقِيَةَ، وَأَجِيفُوا الأَبْوَابَ، وَاكْفِتُوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ عِنْدَ الْعِشَاءِ، فَإِنَّ لِلْجِنِّ انْتِشَارًا وَخَطْفَةً، وَأَطْفِئُوا الْمَصَابِيحَ عِنْدَ الرُّقَادِ، فَإِنَّ الْفُوَيْسِقَةَ رُبَّمَا اجْتَرَّتِ الْفَتِيلَةَ فَأَحْرَقَتْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ
Jabir ibn Abdillah said, the prophet said:
Cover your utensils and tie your water skins, close your doors and keep your children close to you at night, because the Jinns spread out at such time and snatch things away. When you go to bed, off your lights, for the evil-doer (the rat) may drag the wick of the candle and burn all the dwellers of the house.
(Saheeh Bukhari 3316).
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Rats are so dangerous to humans that they are one of the five animals that are Halal to be killed everywhere including in the sacred Ka'bah or during Ihram. They also consume food and cause plagues, if with all these reasons, you are still afraid of killing them, then live with them as co-tenants and expect the consequences.
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We underestimate rats so much, we overlook them and even allow them to live with us for months or years, but in reality, they are agents of Shaitan. They are known as Fa'rah but The prophet salallahu alayhi wassalam termed them 'Fuwaysiqah' evil doers in Hadeeth. From the word 'Fasaqa' so he named them Fawaasiq because of their vile nature. Most houses that suddenly starts burning without a known cause might be as a result of the rats in it. If a rat once wanted to burn the prophet's house, then whose house is safe?
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Ibn ‘Abbas said:
A mouse (or rat) came one night and started dragging the wick (of the lantern). It threw the lantern in front of rasuluLlah salallahu alayhi wassalam, on the mat in which he was sitting, and it burnt a portion like the size of a dirham.
He said: “When you are going to sleep, extinguish your lamps, for the Shaytaan will order creatures such as this to do something like this so that you will be burned.”
(Sunan Abu Dawood, 5427)
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A rat once burnt a companion along with all his family and wiped out the entire lineage in one night.
Abu Moosa al-Ash’ari said: A house in Madeenah got burned down along with all the people inside. When the prophet heard about it, he said:
“This fire is an enemy to you, so when you go to sleep, extinguish it. (Bukhari/Muslim)
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عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ " خَمِّرُوا الآنِيَةَ، وَأَوْكُوا الأَسْقِيَةَ، وَأَجِيفُوا الأَبْوَابَ، وَاكْفِتُوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ عِنْدَ الْعِشَاءِ، فَإِنَّ لِلْجِنِّ انْتِشَارًا وَخَطْفَةً، وَأَطْفِئُوا الْمَصَابِيحَ عِنْدَ الرُّقَادِ، فَإِنَّ الْفُوَيْسِقَةَ رُبَّمَا اجْتَرَّتِ الْفَتِيلَةَ فَأَحْرَقَتْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ
Jabir ibn Abdillah said, the prophet said:
Cover your utensils and tie your water skins, close your doors and keep your children close to you at night, because the Jinns spread out at such time and snatch things away. When you go to bed, off your lights, for the evil-doer (the rat) may drag the wick of the candle and burn all the dwellers of the house.
(Saheeh Bukhari 3316).
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Rats are so dangerous to humans that they are one of the five animals that are Halal to be killed everywhere including in the sacred Ka'bah or during Ihram. They also consume food and cause plagues, if with all these reasons, you are still afraid of killing them, then live with them as co-tenants and expect the consequences.
Allaah decreed the reward of fifty prayers for these five prayers we pray daily.
The unprecedented mercy of Rabb al-Aalameen
enables us to acquire fifty in terms of reward for our five daily prayers. Despite all of this there are brothers and sisters amongst us who do not pray, are lazy to pray, not praying at the correct time and extending all kinds of excuses.
Anas ibn Malik (radiAllahuanhu) reported: Fifty prayers were obligated upon the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhiwa sallam), when he was taken on his night journey. Then, it was reduced until it was set at five and an announcement was made, “O Muhammad, My word is never changed, so these five prayers will be counted as fifty.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 213.Grade
: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ فُرِضَتْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ الصَّلَوَاتُ خَمْسِينَ ثُمَّ نُقِصَتْ حَتَّى جُعِلَتْ خَمْسًا ثُمَّ نُودِيَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّهُ لَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ وَإِنَّ لَكَ بِهَذِهِ الْخَمْسِ خَمْسِينَ
213 سنن الترمذي كتاب الصلاة باب كم فرض الله على عباده من الصلوات
213 المحدث الترمذي خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن صحيح في سنن الترمذي.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) said:
What is meant is that they are five with regard to what is to be done, but they are fifty with regard to the reward. [Fath al-Baari, 1/463]
The unprecedented mercy of Rabb al-Aalameen
enables us to acquire fifty in terms of reward for our five daily prayers. Despite all of this there are brothers and sisters amongst us who do not pray, are lazy to pray, not praying at the correct time and extending all kinds of excuses.
Anas ibn Malik (radiAllahuanhu) reported: Fifty prayers were obligated upon the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhiwa sallam), when he was taken on his night journey. Then, it was reduced until it was set at five and an announcement was made, “O Muhammad, My word is never changed, so these five prayers will be counted as fifty.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 213.Grade
: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ فُرِضَتْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ الصَّلَوَاتُ خَمْسِينَ ثُمَّ نُقِصَتْ حَتَّى جُعِلَتْ خَمْسًا ثُمَّ نُودِيَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّهُ لَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ وَإِنَّ لَكَ بِهَذِهِ الْخَمْسِ خَمْسِينَ
213 سنن الترمذي كتاب الصلاة باب كم فرض الله على عباده من الصلوات
213 المحدث الترمذي خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن صحيح في سنن الترمذي.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) said:
What is meant is that they are five with regard to what is to be done, but they are fifty with regard to the reward. [Fath al-Baari, 1/463]
Musa عليه السلام went from a prince to an outcast, from an outcast to a shepherd, from a shepherd to a prophet. Life is meant to be up and down. The rises and falls remind us of the transient nature of the life of the dunya. So tire not yourself by worrying about tomorrow, rather turn back to the remembrance and appreciation of Allah with full, heart-felt submission at this very moment. He knows where you should go. Put your trust in him and follow the lead. You didn't randomly end up being here, you are here right on schedule.
"Then you came [here] at the decreed time, O Moses."(Quran 20:40)
- Brother Isa Maa
"Then you came [here] at the decreed time, O Moses."(Quran 20:40)
- Brother Isa Maa
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Ibn Taymiyyah said: “When some people said to Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (rahimahullaah) that they felt uneasy about criticizing people, he replied:
“If you remain silent and I remain silent, then who will make the ignorant person aware of the authentic from the defective?'"✨
[Maimoo'-ul-Fataawaa (28/231)]
“If you remain silent and I remain silent, then who will make the ignorant person aware of the authentic from the defective?'"✨
[Maimoo'-ul-Fataawaa (28/231)]
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Imām Mālik رحمه الله Said:
My Mother Would Tie The ‘Imāmah On My Head And Say To Me:
“Go To Rabī’ah! Learn From His Manners Before His Knowledge!”
[Tartīb Al-Madārik: 1/130]
My Mother Would Tie The ‘Imāmah On My Head And Say To Me:
“Go To Rabī’ah! Learn From His Manners Before His Knowledge!”
[Tartīb Al-Madārik: 1/130]
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A lot of people attend islamic lectures because of the speaker, not because of the message. So we leave the gathering with little benefit. Sad.
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