However, nothing will truly remove it except Eman. True Eman is what creates contentment. The content person is the one who is the believer. They are protected in the Dunya and are safe from punishment on the Day of Judgement.
-Shaykh Muhammad bin Saaleh al-Uthaymeen (Allah have Mercy on him)
-Shaykh Muhammad bin Saaleh al-Uthaymeen (Allah have Mercy on him)
But if you find yourself doing the opposite, then blame yourself, straighten your affairs (with Him) and repent to Allah.
-Shaykh Muhammad bin Saaleh al-Uthaymeen (Allah have Mercy on him)
Surely, Allah (the Most High) will prevent an answering of Dua at the first time in asking in order for them to increase in asking their Lord. To show poverty towards Him.
Also, it could be a test for the servant. Will the servant continue supplicating to Allah or will they despair and stop asking, so that they are prevented?
-Shaykh Muhammad bin Saaleh al-Uthaymeen (may Allah have Mercy on him)
Question: What is the ruling on wiping over the shoes during the cold?
Answer: Shoes that do not cover ankles are not permitted to wipe over. It is not permitted to wipe over anything which doesn't cover the entire foot - if it doesn't cover the entire area of obligatory washing. Footwear that the ankles cannot be seen, otherwise such footwear would not take the same name as a "Khuff", and wiping has been legislated over (what is similar to) the Khuff and not over shoes (that does not cover the ankle).
-Shaykh Abdul-Kareem bin Abdillah al-Khudayr (Allah preserve him)
Former Member of Panel of Senior Scholars
The favour of security - if you don't give thanks for it, it will be replaced with fear.
The favour of provisions - if you don't give thanks for it, it will be replaced with hunger.
Likewise, the favour of religion - if you don't give thanks for it, it will be replaced with Kufr.
-Shaykh Muhammad bin Saaleh al-Uthaymeen (may Allah have Mercy on him)
Look at the most simpliest Adhkar (remembrances) - they are from the easiest forms of obedience (and good deeds), however, none is assisted to them except for a few.
-Shaykh Muhammad bin Saaleh al-Uthaymeen (Allah have Mercy on him)
Abu Bakr al-Warraaq (d.240) said:
كانت لي بنت مبتلاة،
وكان لها نحو عشر سنين، قال: وكنت أتمنى موتها فماتت،
I had a daughter who was tested with a disability and she
was like this for around ten years. I once said, “I wished she just died” and then
she died.
قال: فأريتها فِي النوم
وكأن القيامة،
He said, "I then saw her in my dream, as if she was standing and the Day of Judgement was taking place.
قامت وكأن صبيانا يأخذون
بأيدي آبائهم فِيدخلونهم الجنة،
She stood up as if she was one of those children who would
take the hand of her parent and lead them to Jannah.
قال: فقلت لبنتي: خذي
بيدي ادخليني الجنة،
So I said to my daughter, 'Take my hand and lead me to
Jannah.'
قال: فقالت لي: لا أنت
كنت تتمنى موتي!
She said to me, 'No, you wished for my death.'”
Tareekah Baghdaad, 6/212
Al-Hasan al-Basri (Allah have Mercy on him) said:
أهينوا الدنيا، فوالله لأهنأ ما تكون إذا أهنتها
Belittle the Dunya. For by Allah! We would be happy as long as we belittle her.
Musannaf bin Abi Shaybah, 35306
I hate you for the sake of Allah. You beautify your voice (in Athaan) for the sake of Dirhams.
Fath al-Baari of Ibn Rajab (4/430)
Question: may Allah grant you with goodness, what is the ruling on a person shouting "Takbeer" and the people behind him say Allahu Akbar in unison - as they do during protests? Is this action an innovation?
Answer: There is no basis for this.
Allah (the Exalted and Glorified) said:
“Do not obey those who’s heart is negligent with Our Remembrance
and follows his own desires and his affairs are lost” [18:28]
This is the case for many people today, with great regret.
Allah has closed their hearts in remembering Him, so they followed their
desires and their affairs are lost. They spend hours, rather days, and they haven’t
achieved anything.
-Shaykh Muhammad bin Saaleh al-Uthaymeen (Allah have Mercy on him)
[About information which displeases the believer] You reject it in the heart, on the tongue and explain the truth to the people. It is not permitted to spread it and send it to others. Some ignoramus send images and want others to see it.
This
is wrong!
Do
you want Baatil (falsehood) to spread?
…
Some
people spread these things on social media but they are helping to spread falsehood!
Rather,
if something like this comes to you – delete it from your phone and don’t send
it to others.
Subhanallah!
Questioner:
many of the Muslim youth use their time to follow the news from the Kuffar to
find out what oppression is taking place against the Muslims, and they spend a
long time doing this…
Answer:
Once you know it’s happening, what’s going to happen?
“Such
and such people have done this” and “others have done that.”
What
are they going to do now? Do they have a solution? Do they have anything to
offer to stop it or to reduce the oppression?
They
only follow these things to find out what is happening, nothing else.
Everything
has to be balanced between transgression (Ifraat) and negligence (Tafreet)
Wasting
your time in following these things and watching at clips with the latest
information, wastes so much time and this is transgression.
And transgression
is blameworthy in all things.
Transgression
is to go beyond the bounds with that which is appropriate.
-Shaykh Abdur-Rahman bin Naasir al-Baraak (Allah Preserve him)
Taken from Sharh “Tuhaf fi Mathaahib as-Salaf” of ash-Shawkani
(Allah have Mercy on him), Tape 3 (72:40 – 74:30)
Imam az-Zuhri (may Allah have
Mercy on him) used to fast Aashoora’ even when he used to travel and once was
asked, “Why do you fast Aashoora’ whilst travelling but don’t fast whilst
travelling during Ramadan?” He said, “Ramadan fasts can be made up but if a
person misses Aashoora’, he will miss it.”
Siyar ‘Alaam an-Nubalaa’,
5/342
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (may
Allah have Mercy on him) said:
A group of the Salaf used to
fast Aashoora’ even during their travels. From them Ibn ‘Abbas, Abu Ishaq,
as-Sabee’ee, az-Zuhri and its been narrated from Ahmad that he used to fast
Aashoora’ whilst travelling.
Lataa’if al-Ma’aarif, Pg.
61
Ibn al-Qayyim (Allah have mercy on him):
If someone has wronged you and they seek your pardon, it is from humility (to Allah) that is necessitates accepting their excuses, whether they are speaking the truth or not - and for you to leave their affair with Allah.
Madaarij as-Saalikeen, 2/337
وَسُئِلَ عَمَّنْ يَعْمَلُ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ
خَتْمَةً فِي لَيْلَةِ مَوْلِدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
هَلْ ذَلِكَ مُسْتَحَبٌّ ؟ أَمْ لَا ؟
فأجاب : الحمد لله : جمع الناس للطعام في
العيدين وأيام التشريق سنة وهو من شعائر الإسلام التي سنها رسول الله صلى الله
عليه وسلم للمسلمين وإعانة الفقراء بالإطعام.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (Allah have mercy on him) was
asked:
Question: what is the ruling on a person completing the
Quran and feeding people on the night of the Prophet’s (Peace and Blessings of
Allah be upon him) birthday[1],
is this recommended or not?
Answer:
All praises are for Allah[2].
Gathering people for the two Eid’s and the Days of
at-Tashreeq (11th to 13th of Dhu al-Hijjah) is a Sunnah
and a symbol of Islam. It is a Sunnah that was established by the Messenger of
Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and the Muslims, for the
purpose of looking after the poor and needy by feeding them… End quote.
Majmoo al-Fataawa 25/298
[1] TN:
note, innovated occasions attributed to the Shari’ah have no precedence and as
there isn’t one, rulings connected to them become confusing – which then create
even more innovations and confusion!
[2]
TN: Islamic responses must begin with the name of Allah, either the Basmallah
or praising Him, however what is common in the Sunnah, is that the Prophet
(Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) used to begin verbal responses with
praising Allah.
A gift is to give something without receiving something in return. [The ruling is that] it is Mustahab (recommended) because the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Give gifts, you will love one another.[1]”
Gift giving is of two types:
1-Gifts given for the body
2-Gifts given for the soul
Gifts given for the body, these are tangible gifts which are
shared with others. As for gifts given for the soul then this is Dua. And
anyone who gifts a gift to another for the body they will be loved/appreciated,
and anyone who gifts a gift to another for the soul they will be
loved/appreciated.
For this reason, if you want someone to love/appreciate you,
then increase in making Dua for that person in their absence. There is no one
that makes Dua for his brother/sister in their absence except that they will
love/appreciate them.
It is reported with at-Tirmidhi that
a group of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) came to the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and they said, “We have
relatives who do not keep ties” due to constant argumentation, bickering etc.
So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to him, “Where
are you in making Istighfar for him?”[2]
So if a person makes Istighar for his brother, even if there is some kind of
enmity or disagreement between them, then you will find that the second party
will have his heart opened towards you; he will love you, his heart will be
softened towards you and you will find that Allah will place a great deal of
good in his heart towards you.
What also supports this meaning is
also the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),
“The best of your leaders are those whom you love and they love you, and you
pray for them and they pray for you.”[3]
Here, this ad-Dalalah al-Iqtiraan (a principle which annotates that the
evidence can be found within the context) ‘pray’ means Dua. Therefore, if you
supplicate for them, they will love you and if they supplicate for you, you
will love them.
This shows that Dua for one another
necessitates a bringing about of love for one another. Therefore, if two people
have tensions, enminty or rivalry on account of the Dunya – then increase in
making Dua for them. Increase in making Dua for your brother who you have
tensions with. You will find whats in your heart has gone and what was in his
heart has also gone.
Shaykh Abdus-Salam bin Muhammad
ash-Shuwaay’ir
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k11z0gmdlvs
[1]
Al-Adab al-Mufrad (594) by al-Bukhari on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (Allah
be pleased with him) and classed as Hasan by Ibn Hajr, as-Sakhawi, al-Albani
and others.
[2]
An-Nasaai (10287), Musnad Ahmad (23362), Ibn Maajah (767); classified as weak
by al-Albani but Hasan by Ibn Hajar due to supporting chains with the wording
of Ibn Maajah, “My family used to have a harsh tongue towards me and they do
not visit anyone. So I mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) and he said, ‘Where are you with making Istihgfar. Seek Istighfar
from Allah more than seventy times a day.’” – on the authority of Huthayfan bin
al-Yaman (Allah be pleased with him).
[3]
Saheeh Muslim (1855) with the wording on the authority of Awf bin Maalik
al-Ashja’ee, “The best of your leaders are those whom you love and they love
you. You pray for them and they pray for you.”
Repel the thought. If you don’t, it will become a concept. Remove that concept. If you don’t, it will become a desire - that you will constantly be fighting against. If you don’t [fight it], it will become a determination and an aspiration. If you don’t remove these, it will become action. If you don’t challenge them with their opposites they will become a habit, and it will be too difficult for you to move on from them.
دافع الخطرة، فإن لم تفعل صارت فكرة. فدافع الفكرة، فان لم نفعل صارتشهوة. فحاربها، فإن لم تفعل صارت عزيمة وهمّة، فإن لم تدافعها صارتفعلًا، فإن لم تتداركها بضدّه صار عادة فيصعب عليك الانتقال عنها
-Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Fawaid, benefit no. 36
There is a political thought adopts a tyrannical approach. It is authoritarian which has been created by the political elite. Their motto is to appear to promote peace and unity.
Some people may doubt the existence of a political elite, rather,
they exist and have increased in their grip over the last two centuries.
They appear to spread peace and unity under the name of
civilization. They want to remove hate within society.
These things are all praiseworthy.
Peace – Allah is as-Salam and peace comes from Him.
Unity – something good and fair for those who deserve it.
Removing hate – something good for those who deserve not to
be hated.
But the reality is shocking…
They want from the population, from the Muslim world, that
they interact with them peaceful – all the while - they are not peaceful back.
They want for us to love them, all the while - they do not
love us back.
They want for us to remove hatred towards them, all the
while – they hate us back.
So with what criterion are they measuring with?
The authoritarian wants to control the world and wants for
his ideologies to spread under the name of spreading peace.
However, we are the ones who have forcefully handed
ourselves over to the authoritarian. We have submitted our religion, our creed
(Aqidah), our countries, our populations, our legal code (Shari’ah) – we have
given all of this to them because of the threat they pose.
They have taken full control over all of these things and
even our homes have not been spared and then they say, “Live with us in peace”.
Unity – but they don’t want to unite with us. Read the
global reports that come out from every nation, you will then see the size of
the plots they have against the Muslims and the followers of Muhammad (Peace
and Blessings of Allaah be upon him).
Removing hate – don’t discriminate, but they label
as-Salafiyyah or what they call “Wahhabism” as being extreme forms of Islam.
They spread hate, isn’t the world filled with hate [as account of their
actions]?
If a person doesn’t allow you to live your life, will such a
person ever intend good for you? No.
Love has to be mutual between those who share the same
creed. Peace can exist outside of this creed under mutual cooperation [and respect]
and the various forms it can be created.
But being forced to live in a world where there is [only
their perspective of] peace, unity and removal of hatred [without conditions] –
is a perversion of the natural disposition (Fitrah). This is a form of tyrannical
authoritarianism, even if it is psychological [and not physical].
Based on this, what you see today and with living life in
difficulty - then it becomes obligatory for us to return to the foundations of
the religion. The foundations of the religion instils in you certainty because
Allah is the One who has legislated how we should think. The way we think is
because Allah is the One who Legislated it for us. Who is the One who Knows who
we should be careful of and who we should cooperate with? Allah, the Glorified
and Exalted.
In the Quran our Lord, the Glorified and Exalted, Said to
us:
وَاللَّهُ
أَعْلَمُ بِأَعْدَائِكُمْ وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ وَلِيًّا وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ نَصِيرًا
Allah
knows best who your enemies are! And Allah is sufficient as a Guardian, and He
is sufficient as a Helper.
(an-Nisaa 4:45)
Therefore, He explained it to us, the Glorified and Exalted.
وَكَذَلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ
عَدُوًّا مِّنَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ وَكَفَى بِرَبِّكَ هَادِيًا وَنَصِيرًا
“Similarly,
We made enemies for every prophet from among the wicked, but sufficient is your
Lord as a Guide and Helper”
(al-Furqaan 25:31)
In enmity, Allah – the Glorified and Exalted - is the One
who will Help us. Jibreel will help us:
مَن كَانَ
عَدُوًّا لِّلَّهِ وَمَلائِكَتِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَجِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَالَ فَإِنَّ
اللَّهَ عَدُوٌّ لِّلْكَافِرِينَ
“Whoever is an enemy of Allah, His
angels, His messengers, Gabriel, and Michael, then ˹let them know that˺ Allah
is certainly the enemy of the disbelievers.”
(al-Baqarah 2:98)
Therefore, enmity and unity all of this is eradicated by
faith (Eman) and with whatever Allah, the Glorified and Exalted, has Said.
Do not turn to those who eradicate it without evidence, lest
you deviate. That way, you will use Eman to eradicate it but it will be
enslaved to those who carry no religious proof.
And do not be like those who become completely distorted –
in line with the global authoritarian plan (the New World Order).
Because today’s authoritarian plan is changing everything,
even creed and ideology.
Shaykh Saaleh aal ash-Shaykh (Allah Preserve him)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHXAnyYHBvE
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
ولذلك يجب أن يجنب الصبي إذا عقل : مجالس اللهو والباطل،
والغناء، وسماع الفحش ، والبدع ، ومنطق السوء؛ فإنه
إذا علق بسمعه،
For this reason, it is obligatory upon the parent to prevent
his child, at the age of comprehension, from gatherings that include sin,
falsehood, music, obscenities, Bid’ah and evil logic. If you allow this to
happen, it will remain with him/her.
Explanation:
Allah’s Assistance is sought, to Him we belong and to Him we
will return.
The doors are opened - I seek Allah’s refuge.
It has been opened to people, social media. It started with
radio, broadcasting – the very least we can say, broadcasting that which had no
benefit. So how about things that are broadcasted which harm and corrupt the
hearts?
And then realise, these things are developing at a more
alarming pace. The Ummah is being tested with channels of “civilisation”. These
vices are being used to develop and engrain such things (mentioned by Ibn
al-Qayyim above) and they do this by broadcasting it to the people.
Radio, then TV, then video and then these phones – that which
has good and also carries bad.
La ilaha ila Allah!
These devices are a clear calamity.
[The shaykh repeats:] “Sin, falsehood, music, obscenities, Bid’ah
and evil logic.”
All that you find as a corruption in the Muslim Ummah is because
we following and imitating the Kuffar.
Tuhfah al-Mawroof bil Ahkaam al-Mawlood of Ibn al-Qayyim (Pg.
349)], Tape 59: 06:31-08:35
Today, when people talk about Islam, that which contradicts the Western outlook on Islam or the widespread ideology of secularism, they will label this as “Salafiyyah”.
The definition of "Salafiyyah" with them includes any school
which believes that the source of legislation is the Book of Allah (the Most
High) - that which is obligatory for us to return to so that we can define what
relationship man has with everything around him.
The source of legislation is the Book, the Sunnah, Ijmaa (scholarly
consensus) and principles and maxims [within them]. Whoever makes this the
criterion for legislation they will label this as “Salafiyyah”.
Methodologies in Islam which are not Salafiyyah are those
that theorise otherwise, such as saying that the Quran can be critically
analysed using thought and theory – the Quran is still sacred, but it can be
critiqued. Likewise the Sunnah is sacred by it can be critiqued, beleiving that they can take aspects and leave aspects [based on their analysis].
There is a constant mentioning of critical thinking in the establishment
of civilisation. Civilization is part of a philosophical thinking which has a role in secularism today. What is civilisation? What do we do once we have establishment civilisation? etc. and all the details surrounding civilisation lends itself to
the methodology that everything can be critically analysed.
Eventually, there is no proof in the sources of legislation anymore. Therefore, the ideologies in the western and the philosophies found within it – whether that comes from universities or political think tanks – if they use the term “Salafiyyah”, they don’t mean by it what we understand by Salafiyyah.
For us, as-Salafiyyah is to go back to the sources of legislation, that which was used by the four schools of thought – including; the Quran, the Sunnah, Ijma, Qiyas, Statements of the Companions, principles and maxims etc.
Without depending on theory for legislation makes you a "Salafiyyah", according to their labelling. Therefore, the only group that challenges the call for reform in civilisation are the Salafis. As for other sects that don’t show the same methodology of preserving the sources of legislation and in honouring them, then they give rise to them and they will label them accordingly.
-Shaykh Saaleh aal ash-Shaykh (Allah preserve him)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=npmEdObLX9Q
Adh-Dhahabi, the author. [His name is] Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Uthman, the son of Shaykh Abdullah at-Turkmani. Then he [was attributed to] Dimishq (i.e. Damascus), a [follower of the Madhab] Shafi, a reader, a Muhadith, the person who wrote this biography.
He was born in 637H. He compiled many works. People claim that his
works are beneficial. A group of people have praised him but he knows himself
better. He knows his own deficiencies in knowledge and action – and Allah’s
Help is sought and there is no Might nor Power except with Him.
If I can protect for myself my Eman, then how sweet is my
success?
Comment:
The most important thing to himself was his Eman and not the
books he authored. He researched for years and ended up writing more than 150
books but ultimatey he said – “If I can protect for myself my Eman, then how
sweet is my success?”
This is the reality of the religion and Eman and the produce
of goodness and a sincere intent. A person constantly checks his Eman and all of
this is a means for how a person can strengthen his Eman.
-Shaykh Saaleh aal ash-Shaykh (Allah preserve him)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_4wR4j1_OT0
Qatadah bin Da’aamah[1]
(Allah have mercy on him) said:
The Munaafiq is not able to stand during the night.
az-Zuhd of Ibn Mubarak, pg. 93
[1] He
is the Haafith of his time, an authority in Tafseer and Hadeeth. He met and
narrated from Anas bin Maalik and Abdullah bin Sarjis (may Allah be pleased
with them) and from Sa’eed bin Musayyab, ‘Ikrimah, al-Hasan al-Basri, ‘Ata bin
Abee Rabaah and others. Sufyan ath-Thawri (Allah have mercy on them all) said
about him, “The world has not seen a scholar like Qataadah.”
Sa'eed bin Jubayr (Allah have mercy on him)[1]
used to use the time before Isha prayers to rest during Ramadhan. Then he used
to stand the length of the night.
Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaybah, 7199
[1] He
heard from Aisha, Abu Hurayrah, Ibn Abbas and others from the Companions (Allah
be pleased with them all). Ibn Abbas appointed him to give Fatwa whilst in the
Companions were still alive.
Aisha (may Allah Pleased with her) said:
If I knew it was Laylah al-Qadr, I would supplicate to Allah within it for security (العفاية).
Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaybah, 31148
In origin, when a Muslim meets another Muslim, they should greet them with Salaam. This applies to the Masjid or anywhere else they meet.
However, the Masjid has a specific ruling. It is not permitted for a Muslim to raise his/her voice in the Masjid, irrespective of whether they are reciting the Quran or greeting with Salam.Some people - Allah Guide them - when they enter the Masjid they enter with clamour. They might enter the Masjid whilst remembering in a loud voice or enter whilst giving Salam in a loud voice whilst people are busy in worshipping Allah; reciting the Quran, making Dhikr or whilst others are praying.
There is no doubt that entering the Masjid in this manner and greeting people with a loud voice or perhaps remembering Allah in a loud voice and creating clamour as they enter the masjid - is a mistake.
The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade the Companions from raising their voices over one another when they were reciting the Quran.
Once he entered into the Masjid and he found them reciting the Quran and they were competing with one another in making their voices louder against one another. So he said, "Each one of you are conversing with their Lord, so do not compete with one another in raising your voices whilst reciting the Quran." Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1332; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 1183.
This is a command from the Prophet, not to raise thier voices when reciting the Quran so how about a person who enters into the Masjid whilst greeting people?
So the Muslim when he enters into the Masjid, he should make his way to the row and there is no harm in him greeting another person that he meets that is close to him, greeting them in a normal voice. As for entering into the Masjid and greeting everyone in a loud voice, then this is not allowed and it is not befitting.
