Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Why Shouldn’t Allaah be Asked About What He Does?


“Because of Allaah, the Most High’s, Wisdom and Justice in His Judgements, it is not for anyone to ask about what He does, because all of His Judgements, the Most High, are unequivocally just, so there is no need to ask.”
As-Saheehah, vol. 1, p. 117.

Shaikh Mashoor Hasan, may Allaah protect him, said, “A student of the Shaikh, the Allaamah, the Faqih of his time, Ibn Baaz, may Allaah have mercy on him, visited me, being very enthusiastic about meeting our Shaikh al-Albaani, may Allaah have mercy on him. When I asked him why he was so eager, he said, ‘I heard my Shaikh, Shaikh Ibn Baaz, may Allaah have mercy on him, saying: ‘We spent our time with the speech of the scholars of fiqh [the fuqahaa], and al-Albaani spent his time with the hadiths of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.’’” From this tape, at 22:40.


Shaikh Mashoor Hasan, may Allaah protect him, said, “A student of the Shaikh, the Allaamah, the Faqih of his time, Ibn Baaz, may Allaah have mercy on him, visited me, being very enthusiastic about meeting our Shaikh al-Albaani, may Allaah have mercy on him.  When I asked him why he was so eager, he said, ‘I heard my Shaikh, Shaikh Ibn Baaz, may Allaah have mercy on him, saying:
‘We spent our time with the speech of the scholars of fiqh [the fuqahaa], and al-Albaani spent his time with the hadiths of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.’’”
From this tape, at 22:40.

Asking for Paradise Seven Times a Day


From Abu Hurairah who said, “The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, ‘No servant seeks refuge from the Fire seven times in a day except that the Fire says, ‘O Lord! Indeed your servant, [called] so and so, has sought refuge with You from me, so grant him refuge. And no servant asks Allaah for Paradise seven times in a day except that Paradise says, ‘O Lord! Indeed your servant, [called] so and so, has asked for me, so make him enter Paradise.’’”
Shaikh al-Albaani, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “This hadith is authentic without doubt.
A point of benefit: Some people in Damascus and other places have made it a habit to seek refuge seven times as mentioned in the hadith loudly and in one voice after the morning prayer, and that is something which I know of no basis for in the pure Sunnah, and nor is this hadith suitable for them to draw upon [for saying it loudly and in unison] because it is unrestricted and is not limited to the morning prayer or the jamaa’ah, and it is not allowed to limit what the Wise Legislator has left unrestricted just as it is not allowed to make unlimited what He has restricted, for all of that is legislation which is specific to the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
So let whoever wants to act upon this hadith do so at any time of the night or day, before the prayer or after it–and that is a pure/unadulterated following [of the Sunnah] and pure sincerity, may Allaah the Blessed and Most High grant us it.”
As-Saheehah, vol. 6, pp. 22-23.

A Forgotten Sunnah: Two Units of Prayer After an Argument


From Abu Hurairah, may Allaah be pleased with him, in marfoo’ form, “The expiation for every argument/dispute is two units of prayer.”
As-Saheehah, vol. 4, p. 397.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

O you who have believed, enter into Islam perfectly (extract from Tafsir As-Sa'dee rahimahul-llah)

 Imam Abdur-Rahman bin Naasir As-Sa'dee rahimahul-llah (died 1376) said in his tafsir of verse 208 in Suratul-Baqarah: 

{O you who have believed, enter into Islam completely [and perfectly] and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy}

This is a command from Allah the exalted to the believers, that they enter {into Islam completely} ie in all the legislation's of the religion, and that they do not abandon any of it, and that they do not be like he who took his desire as his God; if the legislated matter conformed with his desire he preforms it and if it opposed it he abandons it. Rather, the obligation is make the desire subordinate to the religion, and that he preforms all acts of goodness he is able to perform, and that which he is incapable of doing he intends doing it and remain committed to it so that he achieves it by his intention.

And hence entering into Islam completely is impossible and inconceivable without opposing the ways of the devil, He said {And do not follow the footsteps of Satan} ie by falling into disobedience of Allah. {Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy} and the clear enemy will only command evil and immorality and what harms you.

And At-Tabaree said: {completely} ie enter all of you into Islam. 

And there is no contradiction between the two explanations. For that it is reasonable to say: the command is that you all enter into all legislations of Islam. (Shaykh Rslaan)

Arabic text: 

{ 208 - 209 } { يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ادْخُلُوا فِي السِّلْمِ كَافَّةً وَلا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُبِينٌ} .
هذا أمر من الله تعالى للمؤمنين أن يدخلوا { فِي السِّلْمِ كَافَّةً } أي: في جميع شرائع الدين، ولا يتركوا منها شيئا، وأن لا يكونوا ممن اتخذ إلهه هواه، إن وافق الأمر المشروع هواه فعله، وإن خالفه، تركه، بل الواجب أن يكون الهوى، تبعا للدين، وأن يفعل كل ما يقدر عليه، من أفعال الخير، وما يعجز عنه، يلتزمه وينويه، فيدركه بنيته.
ولما كان الدخول في السلم كافة، لا يمكن ولا يتصور إلا بمخالفة طرق الشيطان قال: { وَلا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ } أي: في العمل بمعاصي الله { إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُبِينٌ } والعدو المبين، لا يأمر إلا بالسوء والفحشاء، وما به الضرر عليكم.

The one who intends to do a sacrifice should not cut his hair and nails from the beginning of Dhul-Hijjah


Shaykh Al-Albaanee, may Allah shower His Mercy upon him, states in our of his works:
The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
‘When the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah appears and one of you wants to do the sacrifice, then he should abstain from (cutting) his hair and his nails.
And in a narration:
‘Then he should not take anything from his hair or from his nails until he sacrifices.’
 – Mukhtasar Saheeh Muslim No.1251 and other than it.
Shaykh Al-Albaani, may Allah shower his Mercy upon Him, comments:
"I say: And the apparent meaning of the hadeeth is the obligation to leave removing the hair and the nails for the one who has resolved to do the sacrifice until he sacrifices ... and this is what Imaam Ahmad and other than him have said.
So, let those who are afflicted with the shaving of the beard pay attention to this, for indeed shaving it (the beard) for ‘Eed has in it three acts of disobedience:
The First: The shaving in of itself, for indeed it is to become feminine and to resemble the disbelievers and to change the creation of Allah as I have explained it in my book Adaab-uz-Zifaaf Fis-Sunnatil-Mutahharah (6th Edition, page 118).
The Second: Beautifying (oneself) for the ‘Eed through the disobedience of Allah!
The Third: What this hadeeth has benefitted with from the forbidding of taking (from) the hair for the one who wants to sacrifice. And in reality, very few are those who are saved from these violations (of the religion), even some of the people of knowledge! We ask Allah for safety.”

HJC: 'Eed al-Adh.haa – Friday 26 October 2012 Official Decision and Announcement of the High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia...


Just a short time ago, we were informed of the official decision and announcement of the High Judiciary Council (HJC) of Saudi Arabia regarding the beginning of Dhul-Hijjah.
 
1 Dhul-Hijjah will be on Wednesday 17 October 2012, and the Muslims performing Hajj will be in 'Arafah on Thursday 25 October 2012 (9 Dhul-Hijjah 1433), and the Muslim Ummah shall be celebrating 'Eed al-Adhaa on Friday 26 October 2012, (10 Dhul-Hijjah 1433), inshaa.-Allaah.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Fear Allah Upon Knowledge!!! – Ash-Shaykh Hasan Abdil-Wahhaab Al-Bannaa



Al-Waalid, Ash-Shaykh Hasan Abdil-Wahhaab Al-Bannaa, hafidhahullahu ta’aalaa, said that -
the people dont fear Allah because they do not know Him. They are ignorant of Allah so therefore the do not fear Him. The one who is ignorant of Asmaa Allah wa Sifaatihi (Allah’s names and His Attributes) does not fear Allah. The one who does not know that Allah is fauqa Arshihi (above His Throne) does not fear Allah. The one who does not know Shurootu Laa Ilaaha Illa Allah (the conditions of Ash-Shahaadah) does not fear Allah. The one who knows Allah, who has knowledge of Allah’s Names and Attributes, the one who knows the conditions of Kalimatut-Tawheed (the state of the Oneness of Allah), the one who knows where Allah is; this is the one who fears Allah.

Throwing Dirt in the Face of the One who Praises You



Questioner: Is it correct for the one who is praised to throw dirt in the face of the person who praises him?

Shaykh Sulayman Ruhaylee: Praising a person in their face is of different types. Thefirst type is praising with lies. Thus he praises the person while he is untruthful, and this is not permissible. He says: “You have this and that quality.” And everything he says is in contradiction to the truth. (He says) “You are; MashaAllah, a man known for truthfulness.” While in reality this person is the biggest liar there is. (He says) “Masha Allah, you do not backbite the Muslims.” While in reality the person does not sit in a gathering except that he backbites. This is not permissible.
The second type is to justifiably praise the person, when the person is not safe from this being a fitna for them. He praises the person in their face, justifiably, while the person is not safe from this praise being a fitna for him, such that it is feared that this may beguile him; as we mentioned in the lesson concerning praise. This type of praise is not permissible. And the one who praises him has cut his neck. And if you find those who praise the people throw dirt in their faces. This is the category (who has dirt thrown in their faces)
The third type is to praise the person in their face while they are safe from this being a fitna for them. There is no harm in this type of praise; as was done by the Prophet prayers and peace are upon him, with Abu BakrAsSiddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, and with Umar, may Allah be pleased with him.
The fourth type is to praise the Muslim for qualities that he possesses behind his back. And this is desired. To spread the virtues possessed by a Muslim this is something which is desired.
Explained by Shaykh Sulaymaan Ar-Ruhaylee (hafidhahullaah)
Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee 

Lessons of Creed Acquired From The Hajj – By ‘AbdurRazzaq bin ‘Abdul-Muhsin al-Badr by AbdurRahman.org



Hadeeth Seven from Forty Hadeeths of An-Nawawee+benefits+statements of the Salaf



On the authority of Abu Ruqayya Tameem ibn Aus ad-Daaree (radi Allaahu anhu) that the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
'The Deen (religion) is naseehah (advice/sincerity)'. We said 'To whom?' He said 'To Allah and His Book, and His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk.' [Related by Muslim no 55]

Biography of the narrator: 

The illustrious companion, Tameem bin Aws Ad-Daaree- Allah is pleased with him-, he had a daughter called Ruqayyah. He embraced Islam year 9, he used to pray the night a lot and he was-in a weak narration by Ibn Maajah- the first to kindle a lantern in the Masjid. It is said that it was sketched on his grave that he died year 40. He has one hadeeth in Sahih Muslim.

Benefits extracted from this hadeeth: 

1-The importance of the advice at these occasions and how the Prophet peace is upon him counted it to be from the religion. 

2-The good teaching of the Prophet peace is upon him when he mentioned the matter generally then mentioned it in details. 

3-The vigilance of the companions in seeking knowledge and how they would not leave a vital matter passing by them without inquiring about its understanding. 

4-The importance of starting with the foremost then the foremost. 

5-The obligation of advising the Imams of Muslims in the legislated manner. 

6-The indication that the Muslim society must have an Imam. And this Imaamah could be general or specific. 

Statements of the Salaf related to this hadeeth: 

1-Al-Hassan Al-Basree rahimahul-llah said: Verily, you will not reach the true advice for your brother until you command him with what you failed to do.

2-Al-Fudhayl bin 'iyaadh rahimahul-llah said: Those with us did not achieve what they have achieved by praying a lot and fasting a lot. Rather they did that by having generous souls, clean chests and giving advice to the Ummah. 

3-Ibnul-Mubaarak rahimahul-llah was asked: which act is best? He said: giving advice for the sake of Allah.

4-Some of the Salaf said: he who admonishes his brother between them it is an advice. And he who admonishes him in front of people he has only rebuked him. 

5-Al-Fudhayl bin 'iyaadh said rahimahul-llah: the believer advises and conceals and the transgressor reveals and mocks. 

6-Abdul-Aziz bin Abee Rawwaad said: those who were before you, if the man saw from his brother something he would command him gently and he would be rewarded in his command and prohibition. And verily, some of those would breach his companion and as a result angers him and reveals him. 

Sources: 

Siyar A'laam An-Nubalaa by Imam Ath-Thahabee rahimahul-llah.
Explanation of forty hadeeths by Shaykh Ibnul-'Uthaimeen rahimahul-llah. 
Jaami'ul-'Uloom wal Hikam by Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbalee rahimahul-llah. 
Translation of hadeeth was taken from abdurrahman.org 

The advice to scholars and what to do if a speech about a scholar reaches you-Shaykh Ibnul-'Uthaimeen

The noble scholar Muhammad bin Saalih Al-'Uthaimeen rahimahul-llah (died 1421) said in his explanation of forty hadeeths of An-Nawawee, hadeeth number 7

"And the advice to scholars can be executed by: 

1-Loving them, for that if you did not love a person you will not hold him as an example. 

2-Aiding and helping them in clarifying the truth. So you spread their books through different kinds of Media that differ from time to time and form one place to another. 

3-Defending their honor; you do not approve [keep quiet] them being backbited and their honor being violated by anyone . And if something blameworthy is attributed to a venerated scholar you must go through the following stages: 

First stage: you verify what has been attributed to him. How many times things were attributed to a scholar while it is a lie. So you must verify, and if you verified that the speech is his move to the second stage. 

Second stage: You ponder over the speech to see if it is blameworthy or not. Because a speech may appear- for first while- blameworthy but after pondering it becomes clear that it is a truth. So you must ponder and see if the speech is blameworthy or not. 

Third Stage: If it became clear that the speech is not blameworthy, it is an obligation that you defend it and clarify that what the scholar said is the truth even if it opposed what people are upon and you must spread that. 

Fourth Stage: If you see- in your estimation- that what has been confirmed to be the speech of a scholar is not the truth, it is an obligation to call this scholar and say- in a polite manner-: I heard such and such from you and I would like that you clarify the justification because you are more knowledgeable than me. So if he clarified to you, you have the right to discuss but in a polite manner and with respect according to his status and what befits him. 

As for what some ignorant people do, who come a scholar who differ with them in opinion and address him in a coarse and harsh way saying to him: "what is this statement that you innovated? What is this evil? You do not fear Allah" And they may even wave their hands in his face. However, after pondering it becomes clear that the scholar conforms with the hadeeth and they are the opposers. And those people are- in most cases- let down by their self-amazement, and them thinking that they are Ahlus-Sunnah and that they are upon the way of the Salaf while they are the most far from the way of the Salaf. If the human was self-amazed-we seek refuge in Allah- he will see others like small ants.

So be aware. 

4-The fourth way of advising the scholar, if you see a mistake from them do not say: "he knows better than me" then keep quiet. Rather, you should discuss in a polite manner because sometimes the ruling remains hidden from the human and a person who is lower than him in knowledge would alert him and he would heed the alert and that is from giving advice to scholars. 

5-You guide them to the best when it comes to giving Da'wah to masses. So, if you see that this scholar loves spreading knowledge and he speaks everywhere he goes and you see that people find him heavy and say: "this made it heavy on us, anytime we sit he stands up and speaks" It is from the advice that you indicate to this scholar that he speaks only in what it is relevant to the condition. Do not say: "If I said that I will prevent him from spreading knowledge" Matter of fact, that is a preservation of knowledge because if people become bored they will resent the scholar and his speech. And this is why the Prophet peace is upon him used to make admonition to his companions short to avoid boredom even though his speech peace is upon him is loved by souls. And the human must be with people like the Shepherd; he chooses that which is most effective and most beneficial" 

Arabic text: 

* والنصيحة للعلماء تكون بأمورٍ منها:
الأول: محبتهم، لأنك إذا لم تحب أحداً فإنك لن تتأسّى به.
الثاني: معونتهم ومساعدتهم في بيان الحق، فتنشر كتبهم بالوسائل الإعلامية المتنوعة التي تختلف في كل زمان ومكان.
الثالث: الذبّ عن أعراضهم، بمعنى أن لا تقرّ أحداً على غيبتهم والوقوع في أعراضهم،وإذا نسب إلى أحدٍ من العلماء الربانيين شيء يُستنكر فعليك أن تتخذ هذه المراحل:

المرحلة الأولى: أن تتثبت من نسبتهِ إليه، فكم من أشياء نسبت إلى عالم وهي كذب، فلابد أن تتأكد، فإذا تأكدت من نسبة الكلام إليه فانتقل إلى المرحلة الثانية وهي:
أن تتأمل هل هذا محل انتقاد أم لا؟ لأنه قد يبدو للإنسان في أول وهلة أن القول منتقد، وعند التأمل يرى أنه حق، فلابد أن تتأمل حتى تنظر هل هو منتقد أو لا؟
المرحلة الثالثة: إذا تبيّن أنه ليس بمنتقد فالواجب أن تذبّ عنه وتنشر هذا بين الناس، وتبين أن ما قاله هذا العالم فهو حق وإن خالف ما عليه الناس.
المرحلة الرابعة: إذا تبين لك حسب رأيك أن ما نسب إلى العالم وصحت نسبته إليه ليس بحق،فالواجب أن تتصل بهذا العالم بأدب ووقار،وتقول: سمعت عنك كذا وكذا،وأحب أن تبين لي وجه ذلك، لأنك أعلم مني،فإذا بيّن لك هذا فلك حق المناقشة،لكن بأدب واحترام وتعظيم له بحسب مكانته وبحسب ما يليق به.
أما مايفعله بعض الجهلة الذين يأتون إلى العالم الذي رأى بخلاف مايرون، يأتون إليه بعنف وشدة،وربما نفضوا أيديهم في وجه العالم،وقالوا له:ما هذا القول الذي أحدثته؟ ما هذا القول المنكر؟ وأنت لا تخاف الله ، وبعد التأمل تجد العالم موافقاً للحديث وهم المخالفون له، وغالب ما يؤتى هؤلاء من إعجابهم بأنفسهم، وظنهم أنهم هم أهل السنة وأنهم هم الذين على طريق السلف، وهم أبعد ما يكون عن طريق السلف وعن السنة.
فالإنسان إذا أعجب بنفسه - نسأل الله السلامة - رأى غيره كالذر، فاحذر هذا.
الأمر الرابع من النصيحة للعلماء: أنك إذا رأيت منهم خطأ فلا تسكت وتقول: هذا أعلم مني، بل تناقش بأدب واحترام، لأنه أحياناً يخفى على الإنسان الحكم فينبهه من هو دونه في العلم فيتنبه وهذا من النصيحة للعلماء.

الخامس : أن تدلهم على خير ما يكون في دعوة الناس، فإذا رأيت هذا العالم محباً لنشر العلم ويتكلم في كل مكان وترى الناس يتثاقلونه ويقولون هذا أثقل علينا، كلما جلسنا قام يحدّث،فمن النصيحة لهذا العالم أن تشير عليه أن لا يتكلم إلا فيما يناسب المقام، لاتقل:إني إذا قلت ذلك منعته من نشر العلم، بل هذا في الواقع من حفظ العلم، لأن الناس إذا ملّوا سئموا من العالم ومن حديثه.
ولهذا كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يتخول أصحابه بالموعظة، يعني لا يكثر الوعظ عليهم مع أن كلامه صلى الله عليه وسلم محبوب إلى النفوس لكن خشية السآمة، والإنسان يجب أن يكون مع الناس كالراعي يختار ما هو أنفع وأجدى. شرح الأربعين للشيخ ابن العثيمين رحمه الله

This is a list of the new topics today: 2012-10-06 by IslamHouse.com

The difference between blindly following a scholar and seeking aid from his understanding


The 'Al-llaamah, the prince Muhammad bin Ismaa'eel As-San'aanee rahimahul-llah said in his treatise Irshaadun-Nuqaad elaa tayseeril-Ijtihaad, page 105

"And there is a difference between blindly following a scholar in everything that he says and seeking aid from his understanding; the first is adopting his statement without looking for a proof from Qur'aan or Sunnah. And seeking aid from his understanding- which is the second- is like the skillful guide on the path for the passer-by. So he [the scholar] is a guide to a proof, once he [passer-by] reached it [proof] he is sufficed from using other than it as a proof. And this is similar to he who uses the star to be guided to the Qiblah, if he saw the Qiblah no meaning is left to use the star"

Arabic text: 

وفرق بين تقليد العالم في جميع ما قاله وبين الاستعانة بفهمه وهو الثاني بمنزلة الدليل في الطريق والخريت الماهر لابن السبيل فهو دليل إلى دليل فإذا وصل إليه استغنى بدلالته عن الاستدلال بغيره ونظيره من استدل بالنجم على القبلة فإذا شاهد القبلة لم يبق لاستدلاله بالنجم معنى

Friday, September 21, 2012

‘When will I see you as a Haafidh?’ 

Shaykh Yasir Salamah, one of the leading Imams and recitors of Egypt. In his audio tape ‘When will I see you as a Haafidh?’he speaks of the true account of Muhammad, a brother who after attending a workshop on memorising Qur’an and utilising all the available mediums, went on to memorise the entire Qur’an within just 50 days (i.e 2 months).

“I declared a state of Jihad upon my soul and put death before my eyes. I made an intention to memorise the Noble Qur’aan. So I abandoned telephone calls and unnecessary visits, and I changed all the negative thoughts associated with hifdh (memorisation) to positive and practical ones e.g. When a thought came to me saying ‘I can’t do it!’ I’d say, ‘I can do it.’ If it said, ‘My memory is weak!’ I’d say ‘I take pleasure in having a great memory.’

I chose the masjid as the place of my hifdh as it preserves three:

1. The eyes

2. The ears

3. The tongue

I followed a specific dietary program consisting of eating dates, fruits and honey - and fasting helped me a great deal in that. I used to wake up before salaat al-Fajr by 2 and a half hours and I slept 2 hours after ‘Isha. I used to wake up for Tahajjud (the night prayer), prolonging my sujood wherein I would call upon Allaah ta’alaa to ease for me my affair. I would also seek forgiveness 100 times.

I began to memorise 5 pages and would recite them in the Sunnah prayers of Fajr. After salaat al-Fajr, I would begin the memorisation of 5 new pages and at the end, I would recite them in the 2 raka’ahs of salaat al-Duhaa, all the time thanking Allaah for easing the memorisation.

I would perfect the recitation of what I had memorised by listening to tapes of one of the recitors. I would read about the qiraa’ah in books or via the Muqaddimah al-Jazariyyah (poem on the ahkam of tajweed).

After salaat al-Dhuhr, I would repeat everything that I had memorised previously beginning from the 1st Juz, until salaat al-’Asr. After the ‘Asr prayer, I would repeat the new portion of hifdh and the juz before. After the Maghrib prayer, I would prepare the recitation of 10 new pages and it was only after salaat al-’Isha that I’d review the Qur’aan with my teacher, may Allaah reward him well.

Before retiring to bed, I would listen to all that I memorised in the day from cassettes and I would be sitting for 6 continuous hours, without any boredom or feeling tired. In the 1st week, I would sit for 6 hours, memorising and revising. In the 2nd week, I would sit for 8 hours. In the 3rd week, it was 10 hours and in the 4th week, it was 12 hours. In the last 10 days, I was sitting for 14 hours memorising and revising.

The hardest times for me were when it came to sleeping and eating. I ardently wished that the period of sleep would end quickly so that I could start my hifdh of the Noble of Qur’aan. Everytime I began to read the Qur’aan and memorise, I felt such delight and enjoyment that I had never felt before. Du’a was an important factor for me before and after hifdh. I would memorise a page whilst sitting down and then repeat it whilst walking. My teacher played an important role in encouraging me, in revision, in correcting me and benefiting me in terms of Tajweed.

In the last week, on the night of 20th Ramadan, only 4 and a half juz remained until completion of hifdh. So I turned to Allaah to open up my way and ease it for me. I went on to memorise it in 6 days with the Help of Allaah.

Laylatul-Qadr came, the night of delight and happiness - it was like a wedding night to me. My completion of hifdh took place between Maghrib and ‘Isha in the masjid with the Imam and those in I’tikaaf. We began the khatma (reciting from beginning till end of the Book). In the end, during the du’aa, my heart opened up greatly and I began to weep like never before. It was the most beautiful hour of my life. Allaah had honoured me with the memorisation of His Book.

During the du’aa, I remembered a dream I had more than 10 years ago… I was a Mu’adhin of a mosque and after Fajr salaah, I sat remembering Allaah in the mosque. I felt sleepy so I took a nap in the middle of the mosque, and behold! I found myself amidst a gathering. A powerful ray of light descended from the sky down to the middle of the masjid. From that light came many angels and between them were 2 big Angels. One of them turned towards me and took me to the light. I entered along with the 2 angels. I then found myself on top of a large green tree - I began to climb it in the companionship of the 2 angels. We found angels standing by the door of the 1st heaven. They said to me ‘Where are you going?’ They opened up a book and said, ‘We don’t have your name with us, so climb onwards to the top.’ And likewise, all the time (through each heaven), they said the same thing to me.

Upon arriving at the 7th heaven, we reached the end of the tree. I found angels standing at the door and they said, ‘Are you Muhammad?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ They said, ‘Enter, for the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) wants you.’ I said to the 2 angels that were with me ‘Come in with me.’ They said, ‘We can’t enter. But we will wait for you.’ So I entered Jannah and behold, I saw therein what no eye has seen, no ear has heard and had never entered in the heart of Man. Angels were surrounding me and there was a door, on top of it was written لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله. جنة الفردوس (There is no God but Allaah and Muhammad is His Messenger. Al-Firdaws Paradise).

The Angels opened the door and I entered. Before me was the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) sitting at the top end and beside him were men, some that I recognised and some that I didn’t. In front of him were a very large group of men, women and children. They wore white clothes, and they were so many that they had a beginning but no end. All of them were reciting Qur’aan.

The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) called me and I went up to him. He got up and made some space for me. I kissed him and he sat me down besides him. I asked him ‘Who are these people O Messenger of Allah?’ He said, ‘These are the people who have memorised the Book of Allaah `azza wa jall.’

Inshaa’Allaah ta’ala, the dream ended in truth. I never spoke to anyone about it until the night that I completed the memorisation of the Qur’aan.”
Assalamu Alaykum

InshAllah this schedule calculates how long it takes you to memorize the Quran according to your memorization ability.

If you memorize 1 aya each day, you will be able to memorize the Quran in 17 years and 7 months and 9 days

If you memorize 2 ayas each day, you will memorize the quran in 8 years 9 months and 18 days.

If you memorize 3 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 5 years 10 months and 13 days

If you memorize 4 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 4 years 4 months and 24 days

If you memorize 5 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 3 years 6 months and 7 days

If you memorize 6 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 2 years 11 months and 4 days

If you memorize 7 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 2 years 6 months and 3 days

If you memorize 8 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 2 years 2 months and 12 days

If you memorize 9 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 1 year 11 months and 12 days

If you memorize 10 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 1 year 9 months and 3 days

If you memorize 11 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 1 year 7 months and 6 days

If you memorize 12 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 1 year 5 months and 15 days

If you memorize 13 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 1 year 4 months and 6 days

If you memorize 14 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 1 year 3 months and 0 days

If you memorize 15 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 1 year 2 months and 1 days

If you memorize 16 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 1 year 1 months and 6 days

If you memorize 17 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 1 year 10 months and 0 days

If you memorize 18 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 11 months and 19 days

If you memorize 19 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 11 months and 1 day

If you memorize 20 ayas each day you will memorize the quran in 10 months and 16 days

And if you memorize 1 wajh each day, you will memorize the Quran in 1 year 8 months and 12 days

If you memorize 2 wajh each day, you will memorize the Quran in 10 months, 6 days


Brothers and sisters, don't forget each letter you say when reading the quran is a reward for you, and each reward is written for you as ten by Allah's generosity.

So in Bismillah arRahman arRaheem 19 letters which means 190 rewards! Just by doing the bismillah without even starting you gained 190 rewards InshAllah.

So how about doing ayas and repeating when you memorize?

It is truly an offer from Allah we cannot refuse. It is the chance of a lifetime truly because some of the scales on the day of Judgement may only need one reward for it to be heavier and open up the way by Allah's mercy to the Jannah!

We ask Allah the sincerity, the truthfulness, the acceptance, the good abode at the hereafter.

Ameen.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

He who was given let him be thankfulحديث من أُعطِيَ فوَجَدَ فلْيجْزِ به

Jaabir bin Abdil-llah-Allah is pleased with them- narrated from the messenger of Allah- peace is upon him- that he said: 

"He who was given a gift and was able to reward for it let him do so, and he who was not able to reward for it let him praise [the giver] for that he who praised has been thankful, and he who concealed [the gift] has disbelieved [minor disbelief]. And he who beautifies himself with something he was not granted is like the wearer of the two garments of false testimony

At-Tirmithee no 2034 and Al-Albaanee graded it as sound in Sahihut-Targheeb no 968. 

Al-Mubaarakfuree said commenting on this hadith in Tuhfatul-Ahwathee vol 1: 

Al-Khattaabee said: There were people from the Arabs called Al-Ma'aareef who were known to be truthful, they had a specific dress. So the man would dress their clothes and give a false testimony and people would believe him when they see his dress. End

Uthaimeen: Finish Any Fasts You Have to Make Up for Ramadaan [Qadaa] Before Fasting the Six of Shawwaal


Shaikh Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “The Sunnah is that a person fasts the six days of Shawwaal after finishing the make-up fasts [qadaa] of Ramadaan not before.  So if he had some fasts to make-up [due to having missed some in Ramadaan] but he fasted the six days of Shawwaal before the make-up fasts, he will not obtain their reward [i.e., the reward of the six of Shawwaal], because the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Whoever fasts Ramadaan …” and it is not correct to say about a person who has some fasts from Ramadaan still incumbent upon him that he has fasted Ramadaan, rather he has only fasted some of it.”
Ash-Sharh al-Mumti, vol. 6, p. 466.

Uthaimeen: Finish Any Fasts You Have to Make Up for Ramadaan [Qadaa] Before Fasting the Six of Shawwaal


Shaikh Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “The Sunnah is that a person fasts the six days of Shawwaal after finishing the make-up fasts [qadaa] of Ramadaan not before.  So if he had some fasts to make-up [due to having missed some in Ramadaan] but he fasted the six days of Shawwaal before the make-up fasts, he will not obtain their reward [i.e., the reward of the six of Shawwaal], because the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Whoever fasts Ramadaan …” and it is not correct to say about a person who has some fasts from Ramadaan still incumbent upon him that he has fasted Ramadaan, rather he has only fasted some of it.”
Ash-Sharh al-Mumti, vol. 6, p. 466.

Uthaimeen: Finish Any Fasts You Have to Make Up for Ramadaan [Qadaa] Before Fasting the Six of Shawwaal


Shaikh Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “The Sunnah is that a person fasts the six days of Shawwaal after finishing the make-up fasts [qadaa] of Ramadaan not before.  So if he had some fasts to make-up [due to having missed some in Ramadaan] but he fasted the six days of Shawwaal before the make-up fasts, he will not obtain their reward [i.e., the reward of the six of Shawwaal], because the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Whoever fasts Ramadaan …” and it is not correct to say about a person who has some fasts from Ramadaan still incumbent upon him that he has fasted Ramadaan, rather he has only fasted some of it.”
Ash-Sharh al-Mumti, vol. 6, p. 466.

Uthaimeen: Finish Any Fasts You Have to Make Up for Ramadaan [Qadaa] Before Fasting the Six of Shawwaal


Shaikh Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “The Sunnah is that a person fasts the six days of Shawwaal after finishing the make-up fasts [qadaa] of Ramadaan not before.  So if he had some fasts to make-up [due to having missed some in Ramadaan] but he fasted the six days of Shawwaal before the make-up fasts, he will not obtain their reward [i.e., the reward of the six of Shawwaal], because the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Whoever fasts Ramadaan …” and it is not correct to say about a person who has some fasts from Ramadaan still incumbent upon him that he has fasted Ramadaan, rather he has only fasted some of it.”
Ash-Sharh al-Mumti, vol. 6, p. 466.

The Shaikh on the Hadith, “Du’aa is worship …” by The Albaani Blog


Explaining the hadith, “Du’aa is worship …” Shaikh al-Albaani, may Allaah have mercy on him said, “And there is no doubt that arrogantly refusing to worship and supplicate to Him, the Most High, necessitates His Anger against the one who does not call on Him … and some of the ignorant Sufis are ignorant or feign ignorance of these hadiths under the assumption that supplicating to Allaah is to show bad manners to Him, being affected in that by the Israa’ili narration, ‘His Knowledge of my condition suffices me from having to ask!’  So they were ignorant of the fact that a servant supplicating to his Lord is not in order to inform Him of his need, for He, “… knows the secret and what is [even] more hidden,” [Taa Haa 20:7] but rather that it is in order for him to manifest his servitude [to Allaah], his need of Him and his destitution [before Him].”
As-Saheehah, 6/326.

The Shaikh on the Hadith, “Du’aa is worship …” by The Albaani Blog


Explaining the hadith, “Du’aa is worship …” Shaikh al-Albaani, may Allaah have mercy on him said, “And there is no doubt that arrogantly refusing to worship and supplicate to Him, the Most High, necessitates His Anger against the one who does not call on Him … and some of the ignorant Sufis are ignorant or feign ignorance of these hadiths under the assumption that supplicating to Allaah is to show bad manners to Him, being affected in that by the Israa’ili narration, ‘His Knowledge of my condition suffices me from having to ask!’  So they were ignorant of the fact that a servant supplicating to his Lord is not in order to inform Him of his need, for He, “… knows the secret and what is [even] more hidden,” [Taa Haa 20:7] but rather that it is in order for him to manifest his servitude [to Allaah], his need of Him and his destitution [before Him].”
As-Saheehah, 6/326.

A benefit extracted from Tafsir As-Si'dee rahimahul-llah

Imam Abdur-Rahmaan bin Naasir As-Si'dee rahimahul-llah (died year 1376) commented on verse 3 in Al-Baqarah {Who believe in the unseen, establish the prayer and spend out from what We have provided for them} : 

"At many times the exalted combined between the prayer and the Zakaah in the Qur'aan. This is because the prayer entails sincerity to the worshiped, and Zakaah and spending entail being good to his servants. So the rubric of happiness of the servant is in him being sincere to the worshiped and exerting effort to benefit the creation. Similarly the rubric of the unhappiness of the servant is having no sincerity nor being good" End 

Tafsir As-Si'dee 

Al-Albaani Warning Against Native Arab Speakers Who Have Doctorates But Not Knowledge, What of Those Who Have Neither Doctorate Nor Arabic, Let Alone Knowledge? by The Albaani Blog


The Imaam said, “And in this regard, I advise the noble readers not to trust what is written these days in some of the magazines in circulation or widespread books containing Islamic research, especially those which are concerning the science of hadith, except if they are, firstly, written by the pen of someone whose [understanding of the]religion is trusted, and secondly that his knowledge and speciality in it [are trusted too]–for self-importance has conquered many of the writers of the present age, especially those who carry the title of, ‘Dr.,’ for they write about things which are not from their speciality, and about which they have no knowledge.
And indeed I know one of these individuals, he recently brought out a book before the people, most of it being about hadith and the seerah, thinking that in it he had relied upon authentic hadiths and narrations from the books of the Sunnah and Seerah! [Yet] then he [proceeds to] report narrations and hadiths in it which are unique in only being reported by the weak narrators, the abandoned narrators and those who have been accused of lying, like Waqidi and others. In fact, he reported the hadith, ‘We judge by what is apparent and leave what is hidden to Allaah,’ and he was resolute in attributing it to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم even though it has no basis [in being a narration] from him صلى الله عليه وسلم with this wording–so, readers, beware of people like these.
And Allaah’s Aid is sought.”
As-Saheehah, vol. 1, pp. 100-101.

Al-Albaani Warning Against Native Arab Speakers Who Have Doctorates But Not Knowledge, What of Those Who Have Neither Doctorate Nor Arabic, Let Alone Knowledge? by The Albaani Blog


The Imaam said, “And in this regard, I advise the noble readers not to trust what is written these days in some of the magazines in circulation or widespread books containing Islamic research, especially those which are concerning the science of hadith, except if they are, firstly, written by the pen of someone whose [understanding of the]religion is trusted, and secondly that his knowledge and speciality in it [are trusted too]–for self-importance has conquered many of the writers of the present age, especially those who carry the title of, ‘Dr.,’ for they write about things which are not from their speciality, and about which they have no knowledge.
And indeed I know one of these individuals, he recently brought out a book before the people, most of it being about hadith and the seerah, thinking that in it he had relied upon authentic hadiths and narrations from the books of the Sunnah and Seerah! [Yet] then he [proceeds to] report narrations and hadiths in it which are unique in only being reported by the weak narrators, the abandoned narrators and those who have been accused of lying, like Waqidi and others. In fact, he reported the hadith, ‘We judge by what is apparent and leave what is hidden to Allaah,’ and he was resolute in attributing it to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم even though it has no basis [in being a narration] from him صلى الله عليه وسلم with this wording–so, readers, beware of people like these.
And Allaah’s Aid is sought.”
As-Saheehah, vol. 1, pp. 100-101.

Al-Albaani Warning Against Native Arab Speakers Who Have Doctorates But Not Knowledge, What of Those Who Have Neither Doctorate Nor Arabic, Let Alone Knowledge? by The Albaani Blog


The Imaam said, “And in this regard, I advise the noble readers not to trust what is written these days in some of the magazines in circulation or widespread books containing Islamic research, especially those which are concerning the science of hadith, except if they are, firstly, written by the pen of someone whose [understanding of the]religion is trusted, and secondly that his knowledge and speciality in it [are trusted too]–for self-importance has conquered many of the writers of the present age, especially those who carry the title of, ‘Dr.,’ for they write about things which are not from their speciality, and about which they have no knowledge.
And indeed I know one of these individuals, he recently brought out a book before the people, most of it being about hadith and the seerah, thinking that in it he had relied upon authentic hadiths and narrations from the books of the Sunnah and Seerah! [Yet] then he [proceeds to] report narrations and hadiths in it which are unique in only being reported by the weak narrators, the abandoned narrators and those who have been accused of lying, like Waqidi and others. In fact, he reported the hadith, ‘We judge by what is apparent and leave what is hidden to Allaah,’ and he was resolute in attributing it to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم even though it has no basis [in being a narration] from him صلى الله عليه وسلم with this wording–so, readers, beware of people like these.
And Allaah’s Aid is sought.”
As-Saheehah, vol. 1, pp. 100-101.

Al-Albaani Warning Against Native Arab Speakers Who Have Doctorates But Not Knowledge, What of Those Who Have Neither Doctorate Nor Arabic, Let Alone Knowledge? by The Albaani Blog


The Imaam said, “And in this regard, I advise the noble readers not to trust what is written these days in some of the magazines in circulation or widespread books containing Islamic research, especially those which are concerning the science of hadith, except if they are, firstly, written by the pen of someone whose [understanding of the]religion is trusted, and secondly that his knowledge and speciality in it [are trusted too]–for self-importance has conquered many of the writers of the present age, especially those who carry the title of, ‘Dr.,’ for they write about things which are not from their speciality, and about which they have no knowledge.
And indeed I know one of these individuals, he recently brought out a book before the people, most of it being about hadith and the seerah, thinking that in it he had relied upon authentic hadiths and narrations from the books of the Sunnah and Seerah! [Yet] then he [proceeds to] report narrations and hadiths in it which are unique in only being reported by the weak narrators, the abandoned narrators and those who have been accused of lying, like Waqidi and others. In fact, he reported the hadith, ‘We judge by what is apparent and leave what is hidden to Allaah,’ and he was resolute in attributing it to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم even though it has no basis [in being a narration] from him صلى الله عليه وسلم with this wording–so, readers, beware of people like these.
And Allaah’s Aid is sought.”
As-Saheehah, vol. 1, pp. 100-101.

O my Lord! Make me one who performs As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât ), and (also) from my Offspring


Rabbi ij`alnee muqeema as-salaati wa min thurreeyyatee
Rabbanaa wa taqabbal du`aa
O my Lord! Make me one who performs As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât ),
and (also) from my offspring, Our Lord! 
And accept my invocation
[Surah Ibrahim: 14:40]
Listen to this Qur'anic Supplication:
014040.mp3