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Speaking about the people of Bida – Imam Ibn Taymeeyah

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014October 13, 2014

By Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah -Rahimullaah-
Translated & Compiled by Abbas Abu Yahya

Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah -Rahimullaah- said:

‘And if giving advice is obligatory for general and specific religious interests: like regarding narrators of hadeeth who make mistakes and lie then like Yahya bin Sa’eed said: I asked Malik, Thawri, al-Laith bin Sa’ad – I think it was him – and al-Awza’ee about a man who is accused in hadeeth or he does not memorize hadeeth? They said: ‘Make clear his condition.’

Some of the people said to Ahmad bin Hanbal: ‘I find it difficult to say about a person that he has such and such problem, and so and so is like such and such.’

Imam Ahmad said: ‘If you remain silent and I remain silent when will an ignorant person know the authentic from the unauthentic?!’

Likewise the leaders of Bida’ from the people who have statements that oppose the Book and the Sunnah, or worship which opposes the Book and the Sunnah, it is obligatory to clarify their condition and warn the Ummah against them and this is in agreement with the Muslims. So much so that it was said to Ahmad bin Hanbal: Is a person who fasts, prays and makes Itikaf more beloved to you or speaking against the people of Bida’?’

He answered: ‘If he fasts, prays and makes Itikaf then that is for himself, and if he speaks against the people of Bida’ then that is for the Muslims and that is better.’

So it is clear that this benefit is general for all the Muslims for their religion and it is in the same class as Jihad in the path of Allaah. Since purifying the path of Allaah and HisDeen, His Minahij (methodologies), His Sharia’ and repelling the injustice of these people and their hostility upon this is a general responsibility, which is something that is in agreement among the Muslims.

If it was not the case that Allaah made people in order to repel the harm of these people, the Deen would have become corrupted. The corruption of the Deen would be greater than the corruption caused by being conquered by the enemy at war. Since if these people take over they do not corrupt the hearts and what is in the heart is from the Deen, but they do it slowly, as for the People of Bida’ then they corrupt the hearts from the onset.’

[Taken from ‘Majmoo fatawa’ 28/231-232]

Whoever Does not Supplicate to Allaah, then Allaah is Angry with him – Shaykh al-Albaani

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014January 25, 2018

Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah.
By Shaykh Muhadith Nasir as-Sunnah Muhammad Nasir- Deen Al-Albaani.
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

No. 2654 – From Abu Hurairah from the Messenger–sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–:

‘Whoever does not supplicate (make Dua’) to Allaah, then Allaah is angry with him.’

Collected by Bukhari in ‘Adab al-Mufrad’, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, al-Hakim, Ahmad, Ibn Abi Shaybah, al-Bayhaqi in ‘ash-Shawba’ and by Tabaraani. Albani declared it Hasan.

Shaykh Albaani brought a supporting hadeeth from an-Nu’maan –RadhiAllaahu anhu, the wording of which was: ‘Dua’ is worship’ then the Messenger–sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–: recited:

<< And your Lord said: ‘Call on Me, (and ask Me for anything) I will respond to your (invocation). Verily! Those who scorn My worship [i.e. do not invoke Me, and do not believe in My Oneness,] they will surely enter Hell in humiliation!>>

Collected by the collectors of the Sunnan and by other than them. Ibn Hibban, al-Hakim and Dhahabi authenticated it, as well as others.

It is researched in ‘Ahkaam al-Janaiz’, ‘Saheeh Abi Dawood’ and in ‘Rowda al-Nadeer’.

Shaykh Albaani comments:

‘And there is no doubt that staying away from Allaah’s -Ta’ala- worship due to arrogance and not making Dua’ to Him necessitates Allaah’s anger upon the one who does not make Dua’ to Him.

This hadeeth [of Nu’maan] is a strong support for the hadeeth of Abu Hurairah due its meaning and not from its chain.

Some of the ignorant Soofis have neglected these Ahadeeth or have pretended to neglect them. They claim that making Dua’ to Allaah is inappropriate behaviour with Allaah, they have become affected with an Israeeli narration:

‘His knowledge of my condition spares me from asking from Him.’

So they were ignorant that when the slave of Allaah makes Dua’ to His Lord –Ta’ala- it is not the case that the slave of Allaah is informing Allaah –Subhanahu wa Ta’ala – his need of Him << He knows what is kept secret and that which is yet more hidden. >> rather it is the act of actualization of the Uboodeeyah of Allaah (servitude of worship) and the slave of Allaah’s need of Him and his own impoverishment.

[Taken from ‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’ vol.6 Hadeeth no. 2654 p.323-326]

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An Explanation That “Guide us to the Straight Way” to the End of the Soorah is a Refutation of the Rafidah – Imam Ibn al Qayyim

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014October 13, 2014

An Explanation That << Guide us to the Straight Way >> to the End of the Soorah is a Refutation of the Rafidah
By Shaykh ul –Islaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah as-Salafi -Rahimullaah-
From his book ‘Madarij as-Salikeen’
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

The point which refutes their statement is that:

Allaah -Subhana wa Ta’ala – has divided the people into three categories:

1 – Those <<on whom You have bestowed Your Grace>> who are the people of as-Siraat al-Mustaqeem (the Straight Way), those who knew the truth and followed it.

2 – <<Those who earned Your Anger>> they are those who knew the truth and rejected it.

3 – <<Those who went astray>> they are those who were ignorant of and made mistakes in the truth.

So everyone who knows the truth and follows it; then he is foremost on the Siraat al-Mustaqeem (the Straight Way).

There is no doubt that the Companions –RadhiAllaahu anhum– of the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- are more befitting of this description than the Rawafidah. This is since it is not possible that the Companions –RadhiAllaahu anhum– of the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- were ignorant of the truth while the Rawafidah knew it, or that the Companions –RadhiAllaahu anhum– rejected the truth while the Rawafidah held fast to it.

We have indeed seen the signs showing which of the two groups are the people of truth.

So, we have seen the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam. They were granted victory over the lands of theKuffar which then became lands of Islaam and they were granted victory over the hearts with the Qur’aan, knowledge and guidance.So, their signs show that they are the people of as-Siraat al-Mustaqeem.

However, we have seen the opposite of this with the Rafidah in every time and place. There was never ever an enemy of the Muslims, outside of the Rafidah, except that they would help them against Islaam.

How much evil of affliction and calamity did they inflict upon Islaam and its people?

Did the swords of the Mushrikeen, the idol-worshippers -from the military of Hulakoo (Ghengis Khan) and those who were with him from the Tartars – not wreak havoc except under the leadership of the Rafidah?

Were the Masajid not destroyed and Musaahif (Qur’aans) not burnt, the leaders of the Muslims, their scholars, their worshippers and their Khaleefah not killed except due to the Rafidah and their foolish followers?

Their support for the Mushrikeen and the Christians is well-known amongst the learned and lay people and their influence in the Deen is well-known.

So which of the two groups has more right to the Siraat al-Mustaqeem and which one of them has earned the right to anger and misguidance if you do but know?

This is why the Salaf explained that the Siraat al-Mustaqeem and its people are Abu Bakr, Umar and the Companions –RadhiAllaahu anhum– ofAllaah’s Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- and its Tafseer is just as they said. This is because the Siraat (Path) that they were upon was their path, the exact, same path of their Prophet. They were the onesupon whom Allaah bestowed His Grace while He was Angry with their enemies and He ruled that their enemies were upon misguidance.

Abul-Aaliyah Rufeea’ ar-Reeyahee- and al-Hasan al-Basaree – from the most noble of the Tabi’een said:

‘As-Siraat al-Mustaqeem is the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-and his two Companions.’

Abul Aaliyah also said about the saying of Allaah ﭽ ﭫ ﭬ ﭭ ﭮ ﭼ <<The Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace >> ‘they are the family of the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-Abu Bakr and Umar.’

That is the truth as his family, Abu Bakr and Umar were upon one way and there was no difference between them, they had loyalty towards one another. The Companions praised Abu Bakr and Umar and waged war against those who warred against these two and there is safety for the one who honours these two. This is well-known amongst the Ummah, to both the learned and the layperson.

Zayd bin Aslam said: ‘Those on whom Allaah has bestowed His Grace; they are the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- Abu Bakr and Umar.’

There is no doubt that those who are blessed are those who follow the Messenger.

As for those who have anger upon them, then they are those who do not follow him.

Those who followed and obeyed the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-from the Ummah, were his Companions and his family.

Those who followed the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- the most from his Companions; who were regarded as his sight and hearingwere Abu Bakr and Umar.

Those who are the severest in opposition to the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- are the Rafidah. Their opposition to him is well-known amongst all the sects of the Ummah.

This is why the Rafidah hate the Sunnah and its people, they have enmity towards it and its people so, they are the enemies of his –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam Sunnah.

The Messenger’s –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- family and those from their children who follow them are perfect heirs, rather they are his true heirs.

So it becomes clear that the Siraat al-Mustaqeem is the path of the Messenger’s –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- Companions and his followers.

The path of the people who have the Anger of Allaah upon them and are upon misguidance, is the path of the Rafidah.

In this exact, same way the Khawarij are refuted, since their enmity towards the Companions is well known.

Taken from ‘Madarij as-Salikeen’ Volume 1, p.93-95

Mu’aawiyah: The Scribe of the Prophet – Shaykh al Albaani

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014October 13, 2014

Mu’aawiyah The Scribe of the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–
Taken from ‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’
By the Muhaddith, Shaykh, Allamaa’ Muhammad Nasir uddeen al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

82 – ‘May Allaah not let his stomach become satisfied;’ i.e. Mu’aawiyah.

Collected by Abu Dawood at-Tayyalisi in his ‘Musnad’ (2746) Hishaam and Abu ‘Awaana narrated to us from Abu Hamza al-Qassaab from Ibn Abbas:

‘That the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– sent someone to Mu’aawiyah to write something for him, and this person said he is eating, then the Messenger sent the person again, and again he said he is eating. Then the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:

‘May Allaah not let his stomach become satisfied.’

I (Albaani) say: This Isnaad is Saheeh, its narrators are all trustworthy, they are the narrators of Imam Muslim.

Regarding Abu Hamza al-Qassaab – whose name is Umraan bin Abi ‘Atta – there is some talk about him from some of the scholars but it does not harm him, since a group from the Imams have regarded him as trustworthy, from them is Ahmad and Ibn Ma’een and others.

As for those who regarded him as weak then they did not clarify the reason, so therefore it is an unknown (Jarh) criticism, which is unacceptable. It is as if this is why Imam Muslim used him as a narrator and narrated this hadeeth from him in his book ‘Saheeh’ (8/27) from the way of Shu’abah from Abu Hamza al-Qassaab with this hadeeth.

Ahmad narrated this hadeeth (1/240, 291, 335, 338) from Shu’abah and Abu ‘Awaana from Abu Hamza with this hadeeth without the saying: ‘May Allaah not let his stomach become satisfied.’

It seems that the hadeeth was summarized by Ahmad or by some of his Shaykhs, and they mentioned an extra wording:

‘. . . .and he was his scribe’,

And its chain is authentic.

Some of the sects took opportunity of this hadeeth, as a way of attacking Mu’aawiyah –Radi Allaahu anhu– but there is nothing in this hadeeth which helps them on this, and how can it, since in the hadeeth it mentions that he was the scribe of the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, and this is why al-Hafidh Ibn ‘Aasakir said: (16/349/2):

‘This is the most authentic narration which has been mentioned about the excellence of Mu’aawiyah.’

What is evident from this supplication from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-is that it was not intentional, rather it is from what is the practice of the Arabs when using certain style of speech unintentionally; such as the statement of the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– regarding some of his wives:

‘May you be affected by pain in your throat’[1] [Collected by Bukhari & Muslim]

And

‘May your right hand be covered in dust’ [Collected by Bukhari & Muslim]

and like his -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- statement in the hadeeth of Anas:

‘May your age not increase.’

It is possible that this statement from the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–about Mu’aawiyah was spurred on by his humanness which he has eloquently mentioned about himself –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– in many reoccurring Ahadeeth, and from them is the hadeeth of ‘Aeysha –Radi Allaahu anha– who said:

‘Two men entered upon the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– they spoke to him about something but I did not know what it was about, and they caused him to get angry, so he –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– cursed them and reviled them, then when they left I asked: ‘O Messenger of Allaah! Good will reach everyone except these two people.

The Messenger asked: ‘And why is that?

She said: ‘You cursed them and reviled them.’

He –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:

‘Did you not know that I have a contract with my Lord? I said: O Allaah indeed I am a human, so any Muslim whom I cursed or reviled, then designate it as charity and a reward for him.’

[‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’ No. 83]

Collected by Imam Muslim along with the previous hadeeth before this in the chapter entitled:

‘Chapter: Whoever the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- cursed, reviled or supplicated against and he was not qualified for that; then it is a charity, reward and mercy for that individual.’

Then Imam Muslim narrated here the hadeeth of Anas bin Malik who said: ‘There was an orphan girl with Umm Sulaym, who was called Umm Anas, the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– saw the orphan girl and said:

‘Are you her? Verily you have grown up, may your age not lengthen.’

Then the orphan girl went back to Umm Sulaym crying; Umm Sulaym said to her ‘What is wrong young girl?’

The young girl said: ‘The Prophet of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– supplicated against me that my age should not ever lengthen.’ Or she said: ‘my generation.’

So Umm Sulaym went out hastily wrapping her headscarf on her head, until she met the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–, and the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said to her: ‘What is wrong O Umm Sulaym?’

She replied: ‘O Prophet of Allaah! Did you supplicate against my orphan girl?’

He –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– asked:

‘And how is that O Umm Sulaym?’

She answered: ‘She claims that you supplicated that her age should not lengthen nor should her generation.’

The narrator said: The Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– laughed then he –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:

‘O Sulaym! Did you not know that I have a contract with my Lord that I have a contract with my Lord and I said: Indeed I am a human and I become pleased just like a human becomes pleased, and I get angry just as a human gets angry so whoever from myUmmah whom I supplicated against with a supplication of which he was not deserving, then make that as a purification for him and a charity and a means of coming closer to Allaah on the Day of Judgement?’

[‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’ Hadeeth No.84]

Then Imam Muslim follows up this hadeeth with the hadeeth of Mu’aawiyah and with that he completed the chapter. This was an indication from Imam Muslim -Rahimullaah- that this hadeeth of Mu’aawiyah is from one chapter and has the same meaning, therefore, just like the supplication of the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– does not harm the orphan girl – rather it is a charity and a means of coming closer to Allaah; likewise was the supplication of the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– for Mu’aawiyah.

Imam an-Nawawi said in his ‘Explanation of Saheeh Muslim’ (2/325 – Indian Print):

‘As for the supplication upon Mu’aawiyah, then it has two responses:

One of which is : that it was said upon the tongue without intent.

The second: that it was a punishment for Mu’aawiyah for being late, and Muslim -Rahimullaah- understood from this hadeeth that Mu’aawiyah was not deserving of the supplication upon him, therefore, this is why Imam Muslim entered this hadeeth into this chapter. Other scholars have placed this hadeeth from the virtues of Mu’aawiyah because in reality this does become a supplication for him.’

Dhahabi indicated to this second meaning, he said in ‘Siyaar ‘Alaam an-Nubala’ (9/171/2):

‘I say: Perhaps it is said: this is a virtue for Mu’aawiyah due to the saying of the Messenger of Allaah! The one who I cursed or reviled, make that a charity and mercy for him.’

Know that the statement of the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– in these Ahadeeth:

‘Indeed I am a human and I become pleased just like a human . . . ; is indeed an explanation for the statement of Allaah Tabaraka wa Ta’ala:

<< Say, I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. >> [Khaf: 110]

Perhaps some of those who follow desires and rash emotions hasten to reject the likes of this hadeeth by their claim of veneration for the Prophet –alayhi as-Sallat wa Sallam – and clearing him from having said this statement!

There is no scope for the likes of this rejection, since verily the hadeeth is Saheeh(authentic), rather we see it as Mutawatir (has recurring chains).

It has been collected by Muslim from the hadeeth of ‘Aeysha and Umm Sulaym as we have mentioned, and from the hadeeth of Abu Hurairah and Jabir –Radi Allaahu anhuma, and it has been mentioned from the hadeeth of Salman, Anas, Samrah, Abu Tufayl, Abu Sa’eed and other than them. See: ‘Kunz al-‘Amal’ (2/124).

Veneration of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- is a veneration which is legislated, but it is done with having Eemaan with everything authentically established that came from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, and along with having thatEemaan is him -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- being a slave and Messenger without going to extreme or being negligent. For he -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- is a human with the testification of the Book and the Sunnah, however he is the chief of the humans and the best of them without exception because of the text of the authentic Ahadeeth, just as the history of his life and his biography indicate to.

And from what Allaah Ta’ala bestowed him with of noble manners and praiseworthy characteristics, which no human has in entirety as it is completely in the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- and Allaah The Great was truthful when he addressed the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- with His Noble statement:

<< and indeed you are on exalted standard character>> [Qalam:4]

[Taken from ‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’ vol. 1 hadeeth no 82-84 p.164]

Also another hadeeth from ‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’:

From Abu Huraira that the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:

‘O Allaah, indeed I make a pledge to You which I won’t break. Indeed I am a human being; so any believer who I harmed, reviled, cursed or punished; make that as prayer for him, Zakat and a means of being close to You on the Day of Judgement.’

Collected by Muslim, Ahmad & in Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah No. 3999

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance.

[1] T.N. al-hafidh Muhammad bin Nasr al-Humaydi (d.488 A.H.) said: ‘These are words which the Arabs supplicate with, when they get angry with someone. The meaning is ‘May Allaah make her barren and destroy her.’ Which is that she be affected by pain in her throat. This is to show how great the matter was which caused the person to get angry.’ [Taken from: ‘Tafseer Ghareeb ma Fee Saheehayin al-Bukhari & Muslim’ p.141]

Is It necessary to Adhere to a Shaykh from whom to Take a Tareeqah (a path)? – Shaykh al-Albaani

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014October 13, 2014

Taken From A lecture ‘From the Principles of the Dawatus-Salafeeyah’
By the Muhaddith, Shaykh, Allamaa’ Muhammad Nasir uddeen al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

Question:

When a Muslim is guided to the path of goodness, some say that it is necessary for him to adhere to a Shaykh from whom he can take a Tareeqah (a path) because Allaah Ta’ala said:

<< the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well informed. >> [Furqan: 59]

Allaah is truthful:

<< So ask the people of knowledge if you do not know. >> [Nahl: 43]

The Shaykh Answered:

And Allaah –Subhanahu wa Ta’ala – also says: << So ask the people of knowledge if you do not know. >> [Nahl: 43]

The Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said in the story of the man who went on a battle along with some of the Companions of the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.This man became afflicted with wounds, and in the morning he became defiled and thus it was obligatory upon him to have a Ghusl (ritual washing). He asked those around him if they could find a concession for him so that he would not have to make aGhusl. They said to him you must make a Ghusl, he did so and died due to those wounds that were upon his body, when that news reached the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–, the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:

‘They killed him, may Allaah fight them, if only they had asked when they did not know indeed that is the cure for any question.’

There is no doubt that these two previously mentioned Ayaat and this hadeeth places the Islaamic world in regards to knowledge and ignorance into two categories.

The first category are few in number and they are the people of knowledge and the other category are more in number and they are those who do not know, as you have heard in the previous Ayaah << So ask the people of knowledge if you do not know. >> [Nahl: 43] Allaah placed an obligation upon every one of these two types. He made it obligatory upon those who do not know to ask the People of knowledge and He made it obligatory upon the People of Knowledge to answer the questioner as is authentically reported from the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–:

‘Whoever is asked about knowledge and he conceals that knowledge then he will be reined with a rein/bridle made of fire on the Day of Judgement.’ [Collected by Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi & authenticated by Albaani in Saheeh Targheeb wa Tarheeb]

It is necessary for the one who is not an ‘Aalim (scholar) that he should be a student of knowledge or at the very least he should ask the people of knowledge as is mentioned in the Athar from Mu’adh –Radi Allaahu anhu– that he said:

‘Be a scholar, or one who learns knowledge, or one who listens to knowledge, and do not be the fourth and be destroyed.’

The last one is the one who does not listen to knowledge nor asks about it, so at that time he lives like an ignorant person not knowing how to worship Allaah –Tabaraka wa Ta’ala.

Asking the people of knowledge is an issue where there is a difference of opinion, as for adhering to a Shaykh, a Shaykh of a Tariqah (following a certain Soofi path), then here you have come to know that the path which reaches to Allaah –Subhanahu wa Ta’ala – is the straight path which the noble Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– left us upon.

The scholars are those who direct/show/indicate this path, so they are the ones to whom it is obligatory to ask, and it is not permissible to adhere to a Shaykh and single him out to follow, and to learn from him and not to learn from the other scholars, because here occurs a great mistake which is that just like as it is obligatory upon us to single out Allaah –Subhanahu wa Ta’ala – Alone for worship, it is also obligatory upon us to single out the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– in following him and it is not allowed to stick and follow just one from amongst the scholars, no matter how this scholar from amongst them was from the excellent and standing, since this status is not for anyone, except the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– and this is from the meaning of the statement of the one who witnesses that: ‘Ashhadu alla ilaha ‘illa Allaah wahdahu la shareeka lahu wa anna Muhammadan Abduhu wa Rasooluhu (I testify that there is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah Alone and He has no partners and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger’) so he is the one who has to be followed from amongst the people.

If a Muslim adheres to one Shaykh or one teacher who teaches him, and he does not benefit from the other Mushayikh and other scholars from knowledge then this is violation of following the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–because it is necessary to take all the scholars as indicators/directors who show us what our Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– was upon, and one single scholar no matter how much knowledge he has been given, and the matter regarding him and the right of every scholar, Allaah –Subhanahu wa Ta’ala – said: <<And mankind has not been given of knowledge except a little. >> [Al-Isra: 85] so this is an old superstition of theSoofeeyah that it is obligatory that every Muslim has to adhere to a Shaykh.

We say: that it is obligatory upon every Muslim that he should be either a scholar or a learner or a listener or otherwise he will be destroyed.

As for adhering to a Shaykh and singling him out alone then this is from the actions of the Shaytaan.

We ask Allaah –Subhanahu wa Ta’ala – to give us all the capability to follow the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah and what the Salaf as-Salih were upon and keep us away from following other paths, upon which at the head of every path is a Shaytaan calling the people to it.

<< And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way>> [An’am: 153]

And all Praise belongs to Allaah.

[Taken from a tape: ‘From the Principles of the Dawatus-Salafeeyah’ 1/8/1410 A.H. Jeddah]

Some Narrations about the Reality of Zuhd & Dispraise of the Dunyaa

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014October 13, 2014

Collected & Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

1- From Maymoon who said:

‘I entered upon Ibn Umar –Radi Allaahu anhu– and I added up everything that was in his house from a bed or a blanket or a rug and I found that it was only equivalent to one hundred Dirham! !’

[Zuhd – by Abu Dawood / 294]

2- From Abu Hamza who said:

‘I said to Ibraheem, verily Farqad as-Subkhee does not eat meat, and he does not eat such and such food.’ Ibraheem said: ‘The Companions of Muhammad -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- were better than him and they used to eat meat and clarified butter, and such and such food.’

[al-Mussanaf – 7/236]

3 – From Sha’abee who said:

‘No one leaves a thing in the Dunyaa for the sake of Allaah except that Allaah gives him that which is good for him in the Hereafter.’

[al-Hileeyah – 4/312]

4- From Jafar who said: ‘I heard Malik bin Dinaar saying:

‘Concern for the Hereafter leaves your heart due to the amount you grieve over the Dunyaa and concern for the Dunyaa leaves your heart due to the amount that you grieve over the Hereafter.’

[Zuhd – by Ahmad /387]

5 – From al-Hasan al-Basari who said:

‘Indeed the believer in this Dunyaa is like a stranger, he does not surrender to the humiliation of the Dunyaa, nor does he compete with the people of the Dunyaa for the honour of this Dunyaa.

The people according to him are relaxing, while his soul according to himself is busy (with the Hereafter). As a result Toobah (a tree in Paradise) is for the slave of Allaah who earns goodness and submits a virtuous action for a day when he will be poor and in need. (i.e. the Day of Judgment.)

[Zuhd by Ahmad 333/Muhasib an-Nafs by Ibn Abi Dunyaa 78]

6 – From Yahya bin Mu’adh who said:

‘We will not achieve everything that we wish from the Dunyaa however, we just submit our good actions for the Hereafter, as for the Day of Judgment, we do not know what our condition will be.’

[al-Hileeyah – 10/56]

7 – From Bilal bin Sa’ad who said:

‘O people of piety, you have not been created in order to become extinct, however you will transfer from one land to another land, just as you transferred from the loins to wombs, and from wombs to this Dunyaa, and from the Dunyaa to graves and from the graves to the area of standing (Day of Judgment) and from that area to eternity in Paradise or Fire.’

[Seera ‘Aalaam 5/91]

8 – From Malik bin Dinaar who said:

‘The worldly people leave this Dunyaa without having tasted the best thing in the Dunyaa.’ It was asked and what is that thing?

He answered: ‘Knowing Allaah.’

[Seera ‘Aalaam 5/236]

9 – From Malik bin Dinaar, that a thief entered upon Malik bin Dinaar but did not find anything to steal, whereby Malik called out to him:

‘You won’t find any worldly thing to take, however, do you desire something for the Hereafter?’

The Thief answered: ‘Yes.’

Malik said: ‘Make Wudu and pray two Rakah.’

So he did likewise, then Malik sat for a while and went out to the Masjid and the thief went with him.

Malik was asked: ‘Who is this?’

He said: ‘He came to steal from us but we ended up stealing him.’

[Seera ‘Aalaam 4/190]

10 – From Hatim al-Assam who said:

‘Sadness has two aspects: Sadness that is in your favour and Sadness that is against you, as for the sadness which is against you, then it is for everything which passed you by of the Dunyaa and you were saddened as a result of that, therefore this is against you. As for everything that passed you by of the Hereafter and you were Saddened as a result of that, then that is in your favour.

The explanation of this is; if you had two Dirham and you lost both of them, and you were saddened as a result of that, then this is a sadness for the sake of the Dunyaa, and if an error, shortcoming or jealousy is committed or something causing sadness and regret (due to that error etc.) then that is in your favour.’

[al-Hileeyah – 8/77]

11 – From Rabee’a who said: Shafi’ee said to me:

‘Adhere to Zuhd, since Zuhd for a Zahid is better than jewelry on a mature woman!’

[Seera ‘Aalaam 10/36]

12 – From Wahab bin Munabbih who said: Malik ibn Dinaar said:

‘A man asked a person who was higher in status in terms of knowledge than himself: ‘How big shall I build my home? The person answered: ‘That which is sufficient to shelter you from the sun and protect you from a lot of rainfall.

The man asked: ‘How much food should I eat?’

He answered: ‘Enough not to remain hungry and less than being satisfied.’

The man asked: ‘How much shall I laugh?’

He answered: ‘Enough to bring colour to your face but not enough to hear your voice.’

The man asked: ‘How much shall I cry?’

He answered: ‘Enough that you do not get bored from crying from the fear of Allaah.’

The man asked: ‘How many of my good actions should I hide?’

He answered: ‘So much so that the people think that you do not do any good actions.’

The man asked: ‘How many of my good actions shall I make known?’

He answered: ‘Just enough to encourage a miser to do good actions (based on your example).’

[al-Hileeyah – 4/45]

13 – From al-Fudayl who said:

‘General Zuhd amongst people means that a person does not love people’s praise of him, nor does he not concern himself with their criticism.’

He continued:

‘If you are capable of not being known then do so, and do not look to the people if the people do not praise you. And it is not upon you that you are criticized if you are praised by Allaah.’

He continues:

‘Whoever loves to be mentioned then he is not mentioned, and whoever dislikes to be mentioned then he is mentioned.’

[al-Hileeyah – 8/88]

14 – From Ayoob Sakhteeyani who said:

‘A man should fear Allaah – Subhana wa Ta’ala- if he has Zuhd then he should not make his Zuhd as a punishment upon the people, indeed it is better for a man to hide his Zuhd than to announce it.’

[al-Hileeyah – 2/6]

15 – From al-Hasan al-Basari who used to say, when a person who was attached to the Dunyaa was mentioned:

‘ I swear by Allaah, he did not remain for the Dunyaa, nor did the Dunyaa remain for him, nor did he secure himself from its trials nor from its evil nor from its account, rather he left the Dunyaa in rags (a shroud).’

[al-Hileeyah – 2/144]

16 – From al-Hasan who said:

‘O you youth, adhere to seeking the Hereafter, we have often seen a person seek the Hereafter and he achieves the Hereafter along with the Dunyaa, however we have not seen anyone who seeks the Dunyaa and by that he also gains the Hereafter along with the Dunyaa.’

[Zhud al-Kabeer /12]

17 – From al-Hasan who said:

‘Indeed I met many people who were not overjoyed with what they received from the Dunyaa, nor would they grieve over what passed them by of the Dunyaa.’

[al-Hileeyah 6/270]

18 – From Abdullaah bin al-‘Aayzaar who said: Umar bin AbdulAziz gave us a Khutbah in Shaam standing on a Mimbar made of mud, and he praised and glorified Allaah and then he said:

‘O you believers rectify your secret actions and your manifest actions will be rectified, work for the Hereafter in order to protect the affair of your religion.’

[al-Hileeyah 5/298]

19 – From Abdullaah bin Wahhab who said: I heard Sufyaan at-Thawri say in Makkah:

‘Pleasing the people is a goal which cannot be achieved, and seeking the Dunyaa is a goal which cannot be achieved.’

[al-Hileeyah 6/386]

20 – From Sufyaan bin Uayainah who said:

‘Seeking from the Dunyaa what is necessary for yourself is not considered loving the Dunyaa.’

[al-Hileeyah 7/273]

21 – From Sufyan at-Thawri who said:

‘Zuhd of the Dunyaa is Zuhd of the people, and the foremost of that is Zuhd of yourself.’

[Seera ‘Aalaam 7/268]

22 – From Abdullaah bin ‘Awn who said:

‘Indeed those who were before us would give to the Dunyaa that which was left over after from their Hereafter, and you give to the Hereafter that which is left over from your Dunyaa.’

[Sifat as-Saffwa 3/101]

A Warning Against the Spread of the Deen of the Rawafidh (Shia) in Algeria and Other Muslim Lands – Shaykh Rabee

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014October 13, 2014

Compiled by The Eminent Shaykh, the Muhaddith, Rabee bin Haadee Umair al-Madkhalee
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

All praise belongs to Allaah, may Salaat and Salaam be upon the Messenger of Allaah, his Companions and all those who follow his way.

To proceed:

Indeed that which brings great sadness is that the destructive math-hab of the Rawafidh has been given scope and many opportunities to spread in the region of the Arab Muslim lands. It has actually become intensely widespread and those behind its propagation are the Rulers of the Iranian Persian lands, Ayaat of Iran and the Mullahs who are the enemies of Islaam, of The Truth, of Tawheed and its people. They exert themselves with everything that is precious and of value in disseminating this math-hab which is accompanied with harsh zeal and a frightening plot to seize all the Muslim lands.

They do this with their destructive math-hab which is established on:

– Making Takfeer (declaring to be non-Muslims) of the Companions of Muhammad-sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.

– Rejecting the Sunnah of Muhammad -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- because it has come via the truthful and faithful Companions of Muhammad -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.

– Distorting the Qur’aan and applying texts regarding the Kuffaar and Munaafiqoon(hypocrites) to the Companions of Muhammad -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.

– Further applying texts, which mention the threat of the Hellfire to the Companions of Muhammad -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, especially to Abu Bakr and Umar –Radi Allaahu anhuma.

– Applying the Ayaat (verses) of praise and the promise of Allaah exclusively to themselves and the Family of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam. However, Allaah has freed the family of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- from the extremist math-hab of the Rawafidh and their principles of disbelief which are founded upon this disbelief.

From their deviance is that they apply the Ayaat (verses) of the Tawheed of Allaah which indicate worshipping Him alone – such as the saying of Allaah:

<<And Allaah has said: Do not take for yourselves two deities. He is but one God>> [an-Nahl: 51] – to their Imaams!

How much have they distorted the texts of the Qur’aan? Whoever wishes to know the reality of their religion should read their fundamental sources such as ‘al-Kafi’ by Kullayni, Tafseer al-Qummi and Tafseer al-‘Ayaashi, which has even exceeded the Jews and the Christians in terms of distortion!

From what fills the heart with grief is that this deviant, destructive math-hab has begun to be disseminated in Algeria. Indeed we have read and heard that a large number of these people have embraced the ‘Aqeedah of Rafdh (Shia). A number of them study in the Rafidhi city called Qum, though there has been opposition to this from the government and from some of the scholars, however it has been weak. Where is the required concern from them for Islaam and Tawheed?!

And where is the concern for the Qur’aan and the Sunnah? Where is the concern for the Companions of Muhammad -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam?!

O you Algerians – government and the people – indeed your remaining silent on the spread of this movement and its math-hab will – and I swear by Allaah – have disastrous results in relation to your Deen, your worldly matters, your politics and your Hereafter when you meet your Lord because you remained silent about the greatest of evils and the greatest of dangers upon your Deen and your worldly matters.

I ask Allaah to awaken the senses of the Muslims and their intellects in order to face this destructive danger. An imperative aspect of what they are facing is keeping away from their websites, which promote and spread evil and major deviancy.

A clarification of some of the Principles of the Rafidhah (Shia)

1. From their principles is making Takfeer of the Companions and to attack them. This is a type of destruction of Islaam, which has never been known except to cause destruction. This is why they try to convey this Takfeer in the best way they can.

2. From their principles is that Imamate is from the fundamentals of the Deen, which is extremism from them. The fundamentals of the Deen were explained by the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- and Imaamate is not from them.

3. According to them, knowing the twelve Imaams is from the fundamentals of theDeen and whoever is ignorant of the twelve Imaams is regarded by them to be a Kaafir(disbeliever).

4. The Imaams are, in their view, infallible (protected from sinning) and are protected from any neglect or forgetfulness. They favour them over the Prophets and Messengers –alayhim as-Salaam.

5. They believe that their Imaams know the Unseen and that they manage and control every single atom within the universe. This is from the greatest acts of disbelief as they have made their Imaams associates with Allaah regarding the knowledge of the Unseen and the control of the universe.

6. They falsely claim that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-recommended that Ali –Radi Allaahu anhu– be the Khaleefah. They claim that the Companions illegally and forcefully took the Khilafah from him. This claim is the greatest of lies and it is the foundation of their misguidance and their tyranny against the Companions, their Takfeer of them and their cursing them.

7. From their superstitions and stories is that they have a Mahdi from the Prophet’s -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- family whom they await and that he has been in a cave for more than 1200 years who they claim is the 12^th Imaam. This Imaam does not exist, this Mahdi has not even been created. The Mahdi that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- mentioned is true, however, he is not the one that the Rawafidh (Shia) claim is the Mahdi. From their stories is that Musa bin Jafar (d. 183AH)- who the Rawafidh claim is one of their Imaams – said to a person during his time: ‘If you live then you will meet him.’ Since then, 1249 years have passed and they still have not met him. This is proof that this was a slander and a lie against Musa.

8. From their fundamental principles is having Eemaan (faith) that a person is brought back to life after having died and that, according to their Deen, whoever does not believe this is a Kaafir. Al-Aloosi said in ‘Mukhtasir at-Tuhfa al-Ithna Ashareeyah’ (pp200-201):

‘The Math-hab of Ahlus-Sunnah is that the dead do not return to the worldly life before the Day of Judgement. All of the Imaamiyyah (Shia) sect and some of the other sects of the Rawafidh (Shia) say that some of the dead will return.

They claim that the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- and the one that he bequeathed (meaning: Ali), the two generous ones (Hasan and Hussain) along with their enemies – by which they mean the three Khulafaa’, Mu’aawiyah, Yazeed, Haaroon, Ibn Ziyaad and their likes – and other Imaams and their people who were killed will all be brought back to life after the Mahdi appears and they (i.e. the Prophet-sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-, Ali, and Hasan and Hussain) will punish everyone that oppressed their Imaams and they will take revenge from them, before the arrival of the Dajjaal, then they will die awaiting resurrection on the Day of Judgement.’ May Allaah fight the Rawafidhah.

9. From the foundations of their beliefs is their claim against the Companions that they distorted the Qur’aan. Allaah forbid that the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- – may Allaah be pleased with them all- distorted even one word from the Book of Allaah. Rather, those who distorted it are actually the Rawafidh. How many times have they distorted the wordings of the Qur’aan and its meanings? Most of their distortion concerns the Ayaat of the promises of Allaah and His warnings and Ayaat regarding the Kuffaar and Munaafiqoon, which they apply to the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- whereas it is the Rawafidh who rightfully deserve that these Ayaat are applied to them.

10. From the greatest of their fundamentals is Tuqeeyyah (lying to cover up their falsehood). They regard it to be nine tenths of their Deen and that whoever does not have Tuqeeyah has no Deen. They ascribe this saying to Abu Jafar that he said: ‘Allaah -Azza wa Jall– insisted for us and you to have Tuqeeyah.’ They also say that he said: ‘Tuqeeyah is from my religion and the religion of my fathers and whoever does not have Tuqeeyah has no Eemaan.’ [See al-Kafi by Kulaani 2/217-218]

11. From their religion is to build structures over graves, especially the graves of their Imaams, and to perform Tawaaf around them and to seek aid from the inmates of the graves. They give huge amounts of money to them and take oaths and sacrifices at the doors to these structures. These are from the greatest types of Shirk.

12. From the important matters of their Deen is temporary marriage – which the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- only made a concession for when there was a need and it was a necessity. However, this was later abrogated by Allaah on the tongue of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam. From the narrators of the prohibition of temporary marriage was Ali –Radi Allaahu anhu– himself. The Shia made temporary marriage permissible and narrated so-called ‘narrations’ showing its virtue something which both the Sharia’ and the intellect reject. For example, their saying: ‘Whoever gratifies his pleasure with a believing woman then it is as though he visited the Ka’bah 70 times.’

They say: ‘Trustworthy narrators narrated from as-Saddiq – alayhis-salaam – saying, ‘Indeed temporary marriage is from my Deen and the Deen of my fathers. Whoever acts upon it then he has raised our Deen, whoever rejects it then he has rejected ourDeen and has believed in other than our Deen.’

Temporary marriage in this form, according to them, is from their greatest fundamentals such that if one were to leave it, it would be regarded as Kufr (disbelief).

There are some narrations from them regarding this, from them is this:

‘Whoever performs temporary marriage once, then his rank will be like the rank of al-Hussain – alayhis-salaam . Whoever performs temporary marriage twice, then his rank will be like the rank of al-Hasan – alayhis-salaam . Whoever performs temporary marriage three times, then his rank will be like the rank of Ali –Radi Allaahu anhu. Whoever performs temporary marriage four times, then his rank is the like of my status.’

This statement of theirs ‘alayhis-salaam’ is from their expressions while, in reality, what should be said regarding the one who is a Companion is ‘-Radi Allaahu anhu-’ or‘Rahimahullaah’ for a Taabi’ee (the follower of the Companions) and those after them.

This is a brief insight into the Deen of the Rawafidh although their deviancy and disbelief fills up volumes of books.

Written by:

Rabee bin Haadee Umair al-Madkhalee

21/Jumada al-Akhiraa/1432 A.H.

Taken from miraath.net

Drinking standing up – Shaykh al-Albaani

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014October 13, 2014

Taken from ‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’
By the Muhaddith, Shaykh, Allamaa’ Muhammad Nasir uddeen al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

No. 175 – From Abu Huraira who said: the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:

‘One of you should not dare drink standing up.’

In another wording:

From Abu Huraira said: from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-: that he saw a man drinking standing up, so the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said to him:

‘Vomit it out.’

The man asked: ‘Why?’

He -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:

‘Would it please you that a cat drank along with you?’

The man answered: ‘No.’

The Messenger said:

‘For indeed, someone more evil than a cat drank along with you! Shaytan!!’

[Collected by Ahmad, Darmi and Tahawi , and Al-Albaani said this chain is Saheeh.]

No. 176/2175 – From Abu Huraira who said that Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:

‘If the person who drank whilst standing knew what was in his stomach, he would vomit it out.’

[Collected by Ahmad and Albaani said it was Saheeh]

No. 177 – From Anas from the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–: that ‘he prohibited’ – and in another wording: ‘rebuked us’ – from drinking while standing.’

[Collected by Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Darmi, Ibn Majah & Tahawi]

Shaykh Albaani commented:

‘The evident prohibition in these Ahadeeth acknowledge the prohibition of drinking whilst standing if you do not have an excuse. There are many Ahadeeth which mention that the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- drank standing up, so the scholars have differed in bringing harmony between the two different types of Ahadeeth. The majority of the scholars hold the opinion that the prohibition is not a total prohibition, and that the command of vomiting after having drank is only a recommended action.

Ibn Hazm opposed them in this, and went with the ruling of the prohibition to drink standing up, and perhaps this opinion is closer to being correct.

As for the opinion that it is not a total prohibition then the wording ‘rebuked’ does not support that opinion, nor does the command ‘to vomit’, and what I mean by this is, that vomiting is a severe hardship upon humans, and I am not aware of such a hardship in the Sharia’ as a consequence for being lax about a recommended action! Likewise the saying of the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-: ‘Indeed Shaytan drank with you.’ Then this is a strict deterrent from drinking whilst standing up, and it cannot be inferred from this, that it is possible to say that, not sitting whilst drinking is merely leaving a recommended action.

As for the Ahadeeth which mention drinking whilst standing up, then we can assume that this is when there is an excuse for it, like if there is no space to sit, or that it is a hanging water skin and you need to reach it and this point has been indicated in some Ahadeeth, and Allaah knows Best.’

[Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani (No. 175 – 177)]

Ahadeeth Pertaining to The Adhaan and the Prayer – Shaykh Al-Albaani

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014January 23, 2015

Taken from ‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’ of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

Download PDFs – Part 01 – 02 – 03 – 04 – 05 – 06

Part A

1- 475- On the authority of Jareer who said: I came to the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– while he wasbeing given allegiance, so I said: O Messenger of Allaah! Give me your hand so I can give you my allegiance, make it conditional because you know best.

The Messenger said: ‘I take your allegiance that you will worship Allaah, establish the prayer, give the Zakah, give advice to the Muslims and separate from the Mushrik.

No. 636

2- 476 – On the authority of al-Mattlab bin Abdullaah bin Hantab, on the authority of Abdullaah bin ‘Amr who said the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– climbed the Mimbar and said: ‘I do not swear, I do not swear, I do not swear.’ Then he came down and said: ‘Have glad tidings, have glad tidings; verily whoever prays the five prayers and keeps away from the major sins enters into Paradise from any door he wishes.’

Al-Mattlab said: I heard a man ask Abdullaah bin ‘Amr did you hear the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– mention them? He said: ‘Yes, disobedience to parents, committing Shirk with Allaah, killing a human, falsely accusing a chaste woman, eating up the wealth of an orphan, retreating from a battle and eating up interest.’

No. 3451

3- 477 – On the authority of Abdullaah bin ‘Amr who said: We prayed the Maghrib prayer with the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, some people left and some remained. The Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– came quickly and his breathing had become rapid and his knees had become uncovered and he said: ‘Have glad tidings; your Lord has opened a door from the doors of Heaven, for which the Angels compete with you.Then Allaah says: Look at My slaves, they have just completed the obligatory prayer and they are waiting for the next one.’

No. 661

4- 479- On the authority of Abu Idrees al-Kholaani, who said: I was in a gathering of the Companions of the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– and amongst them was Ubaadah bin as-Saamit. The Witr prayer was mentioned, some of them said that it was obligatory and some of them said it was Sunnah.

Ubaadah bin as-Saamit said: ‘As for me then I testify that I heard the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– say: ‘Jibraeel – alayhi Sallam- came from Allaah – Tabaraka wa Ta’ala – and said: O Muhammad! Indeed Allaah – Azza wa Jal – has said to you: Verily I have made five prayers obligatory upon your Ummah; whoever fulfils them with its Wudu, its timing and Sujood (prostration) then he has made with it a contract with Me that I will enter him into Paradise due to it. Whoever meets Me and some of it is deficient – or a word similar to it – then he does not have a contract with Me, if I want I will punish him and if I want I will have mercy on him.

No. 842

5- 481 – On the authority of Abu ‘Amama who said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–deliver a sermon in his farewell Hajj saying: ‘Fear Allaah your Lord, pray your five prayers, fast your month, pay the Zakah of your family and obey those in authority over you; you will enter the Paradise of your Lord.’

No. 867

6- 482 – On the authority of Anas who said the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– turned towards us to face us when we stood for the prayer before he said the Takbeer and said: ‘Complete the rows (and in another narration: [straighten, straighten] [come closer together]) indeed I see you behind my back like I see you in front of me.’

No. 3955

7- 485 – On the authority of ‘Aeysha on the authority of the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– who said: ‘Make a portion of your prayer in your homes, do not make your homes as graves just as the Jews and the Christians made their homes as graves.Indeed the house in which the Qur’aan is recited will be made apparent to the people of the Heaven justas the stars are made apparent to the people of the earth.’

No. 3112

8- 488 – On the authority of Samurah bin Jundub, that the Prophet of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘Come to the remembrance (prayer) and come close to the Imaam, since a person will continue to be pushed back so much that he will be held back in Paradise even if he does enter it.’

No.365

9- 490 – On the authority of Talq bin ‘Alee who said: We set out as dignitaries to the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, six dignitaries, five from Bani Hanifa and a man from Bani Dabee’ah bin Rabia’tu.When we reached him, we gave our allegiance to him and prayed with him. We informed him that in our country we had a temple for worship and we requested from the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– the water which remained and fell from him after performing Wudu.

So the Prophet called for some water, made Wudu and gargled then poured it into the vessel and commanded us saying: ‘Go now, when you reach your country break your temple and sprinkle this water in its place and take it as a place of prayer (Masjid).

They said: Indeed the place is far away, the weather is severely hot and the water will dry up.

He answered: Pour some of this water into other water as it will not increase it except in goodness.’

As we were going, we argued as to who would carry the water container. So, the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– deputed between us, that every man from amongst us would carry it for a day and night. When we reached our country we broke our temple then sprinkled the water in its place, we took it as a Masjid and then called the Adhaan in that place. There was a monk who was a man from a place called Tee’ and when he heard the Adhaan he said: ‘This is a truthful call.’ Then he faced a streamfrom amongst our streams which ran from the top of the valley and we never saw him again.’

No. 2582/1430

Part B

10- 491 – On the authority of Sa’ad bin Abu Waqqas on the authority of the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– who said: ‘If you come to the prayer, come in a tranquil and calm state, pray what you catch and make up what you miss.’

No. 1198

11 – 496 – On the authority of Anas bin Malik who was informed that the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘If the prayer has begun and one of you is fasting; then begin with dinner before the Maghrib prayer and do not be hasty with your dinner.’

No.3964

12- 498 – On the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘If the recitor says Ameen, then say Ameen, since the Angels say Ameen. So whoever’s saying of Ameen coincides with the Ameen of the Angels then he is forgiven for his previous sins.’

No. 1263

13- 503 – On the authority of Abu Huraira who said: the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘If a Muslim goes out to the Masjid, then with every step Allaah writes a good deed for him and He removes a bad deed from him due to that until he comes to his place.’

No.1063

14- 507 – On the authority of ‘Atta that he heard Ibn Zubair on the Mimbar saying: ‘If one of you enters the Masjid and the people are in Ruku (bowing); then you should make Ruku when you enter then move forward whilst in the Ruku position until you enter into the row since that is the Sunnah.’

No. 229

15- 512 – On the authority of Jubair bin Muttim that the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘If one of you prays towards a Sutrah then come close to it so the Shaytaan cannot walk between you and it.’

No.1386

16- 513 – On the authority of Ismah bin Malik al-Khatmee in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘If one of you prays theJumu’ah prayer, then he should not pray anything after it until he has spoken or he leaves that place.’

No. 1329

17- 515 – On the authority of Ibn Umar who said: the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘If one of you prays then he should wear his Thawb(garment), since indeed Allaah has more right that you beautify for Him.’

No.1369

18 – 517 – On the authority of ar-Rabia bint Mu’awaadh that the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–said: ‘If the people pray the funeral prayer and praise the deceased with good then the Lord – Azza wa Jal – says: I have accepted their testification about what they know and I forgive him that which they do not know.’

No.1364

Part C

19- 524 – On the authority of Abu Huraira who said: the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘If the Imaam reads << not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray>> and says Ameen, then say Ameen since the Angels say Ameen to his supplication. So whoever says Ameen and it coincides with the Ameen of the Angels, he is forgiven his previous sins.’

No. 2534

20 – 527 – On the authority of Abu Ayoob al-Ansaari who said: A man came to the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– and said: ‘Advise me and make it concise.’

So the Messenger said: ‘When you stand to pray, then pray as if it is a farewell prayer. Do not say something for which you have to apologise tomorrow and do not have a want or hope for what other people have.

No. 401

21- 530 – On the authority of Ibn Umar who said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-say: ‘If one of you feels sleepy in the masjid on the day of Jumu’ah, he should move from the place he was sitting to another place.’

No.468

22 – 535 – On the authority of ‘Uthmaan who said: ‘I heard the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–say: ‘Do you not see that if one of you had a flowing river in front of your house and he washed from that river five times every day, would there remain any dirt on him?’

They said: ‘Not a thing.’

Then he said: ‘Verily prayers take away sins just like water takes away filth/dirt.’

No. 1614

23- 541 – On the authority of Makhool, on the authority of the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– who said: ‘Seek the response to a Dua’ at the time two armies clash, at the time when the obligatory prayer is about to be prayed and at the time of rain.’

No.1469

24- 542 – On the authority of Abu Umamah who said: ‘I came to the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– and said: ‘Tell me something which I can devote myself to.’

The Messenger of Allaah said: ‘Know that you do not make a Sajda (prostration) to Allaah except that Allaah raises you a degree and erases a mistake from you due to it.’

No. 1488

25- 565 – On the authority of Abu Musa al-Ashaari who said : the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘Indeed Allaah sends the Days of the week on the Day of Judgement in their own form but He sends the Day of Jumu’ah like a lit up flower.Its people (i.e. the people who attend Jumu’ah) gather around it like the bride presented to her beloved, it lights up for them and they walk in its light. Their colour is like white snow, their fragrance starts to spread like musk, they enter into a mountain of camphor and Jinn and mankind will look at them. They (i.e. the people who attend Jumu’ah) continue to be awestruck until they enter into Paradise and no-one will mix with them except the Mu’athinoon (the callers to prayer) who hope for a reward from Allaah.’

No.706

26- 566 – On the authority of Jaabir bin Abdullaahthat the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–said: ‘Indeed the best place where female camels are ridden to is my Masjid and the ancient House (Ka’aba).’

No. 1648

27- 568 – On the authority of Abu Huraira in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘Indeed a man prays for sixty years and his prayer is not accepted, perhaps he completes hisRuku (bowing) but he does not complete his Sajood(prostration) or completes his Sajood (prostration) but does not complete his Ruku.’

No. 2535

Part D

28- 573-On the authority of Aasim bin Umar bin Qatadah on the authority of his father on the authority of his grandfather Qatadah bin Nu’maan who said:

It was a very dark and rainy night, so I said: ‘What if I could benefit on this night by attending the Isha prayer with the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-! Then Iwould definitely do so.’

When the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- went out, he saw me and he had a date-palm branch with a cluster of dates on it with which he was walking. So he said: ‘What are you doing, O Qatadah, here at this hour?’

I said: ‘I benefitted by attending the prayer with you O Messenger of Allaah.’

Then he gave me the date-palm branch with the cluster of dates on it and said: ‘Indeed the Shaytaan has gone behind you to your family, so take this date-palm branch and go, hold onto it until you reach your house, then take him behind your house and beat him with this.’

I left the Masjid, then the date-palm branch lit up like the light of a candle so I could see my way with it. When I came to my family I found them sleeping, I then looked in the corner of the room and saw a hedgehog so I continued to beat it with the date-palm branch until it left.

No .3036

29- 574- On the authority of Salim on the authority of Ibn Umar who said: I was a young single man at the time of the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– and I would sleep in the masjid. Whoever amongst us saw a dream would narrate it to the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.

So I said ‘O Allaah if I have any good with You, let me see a dream which the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam will interpret for me.’

When I slept, I saw a dream that two Angels came and took me. They met another Angel who said: ‘Don’t fear,’ so they took me to the Hellfire and it was folded like the walls surround the inside of a well. It had people in there, some of whom I knew.They took a hold of me from my right side. When I awoke in the morning, I mentioned it to Hafsa.

Hafsa decided to narrate it to the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– who said: ‘Indeed Abdullaah is a righteous man if he would pray muchin the night.’

Then Salim said: ‘So Abdullaah used to pray muchin the night.’

No. 3533

30- 575 – On the authority of Abu al-Muneeb who said that Ibn Umar saw a young person who excessively prolonged the prayer, so he said: ‘Do any of you know this person?’ A man said: ‘I know him.’

So Ibn Umar said: As for me, if I knew him I would have ordered him with lots of Ruku (bowing) andSujood (prostration) as I heard the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– saying: ‘Indeed if a slave stands to pray then all his sins are brought and placed upon his shoulders, so every time he makes a Ruku or a Sajda, sins fall off him.’

No. 1398

31- 576 – On the authority of ‘Alee: the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– ordered us to use a Miswaak and he said: ‘Verily when a slave of Allaah stands to pray, an Angel comes to him and stands behind him listening to the Qur’aan and comes close to him. He continues to listen and comes closer until the Angel places his mouth on his mouth, so he does not recite a verse except that it enters the Angel.’

No.1213

32- 578 – On the authority of Abu Huraira from the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– who said: ‘Indeed theMasajid have Musalleen (those who pray there) andthe Angels sit with them. If they are absent the Angels miss them, if they are sick the Angels visit them and if they are in need the Angels help them.’Then the Messenger said: Those who sit in theMasjid are of three types: A brother from whom you can benefit, a wise statement or a mercy which is in wait.’

No. 3401

33- 579 – On the authority of Salman al-Farsi –Rahiallaahu anhu- who said that the Messenger of Allaah–sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘Indeed a Muslim prays and his sins are above his head. Every time he performs Sajdah (prostration) his sins fall away from him so when he has finished his prayer, his sins will have fallen away.’

No. 3402

34 – 582 On the authority of Abu Basrah al-Ghafaree who said: the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– led us in the Asr prayer in a place called al-Mukhamas and said: ‘Indeed this prayer was presented to those before you but they neglected it, so whoever consistently guards this prayer, then he will have his reward twice, and there is no prayer after it until the stars appear.’

No. 3549

35 – 583- On the authority of Anas that the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘Indeed the Jews are envious of you due to yourgiving Salaam to each other and your saying Ameenafter reciting Fatiha.’

No. 692

36 – 592- On the authority of Muadh bin Jabal who said that the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– one day prayed a very long prayer. When he finished it we asked him: ‘O Messenger of Allaah,you lengthened the prayer today?’

He said: ‘Indeed I prayed the prayer with hope and fear. I asked Allaah -Azza wa Jal – three things for my Ummah, He gave me two and refused one. I asked Him that they not be overcome by an enemy from other than themselves, so He gave me this. I asked Him not to destroy them by drowning, so He gave me this. I asked Him that they do not warbetween themselves, but He refused it.’

No. 1724

Part E

37- 598 – On the authority of Anas in a narration ascribed to the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘The first thing that a slave of Allaah will be taken to account for on the Day of Judgement is the prayer.If it is in order then the rest of his actions will be in order and if it is corrupt then the rest of his actions will be corrupt.’

No. 1358

38- 606 – On the authority of Ibn Abbas who said: ‘Such is the Sunnah of Abul-Qaasim –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– that a traveller completes his prayer if he is led by a resident, otherwise he shortens his prayer.’

No. 2676

39- 610 – On the authority of Anas bin Malik in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘There are three from whom the prayer will not be accepted, nor will it ascend to the sky, nor will it go above their heads: a man who leads a people in prayer and they dislike him, a man who leads the funeral prayer but he was not asked to and a woman whose husband calls her during the night but she refuses to come to him.’

No. 650

40-611- On the authority of Muhammad bin Isma’eel who said: It was said to Abdullaah bin Abu Hubayb –RadhiAllaahu anhu- Did you meet the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam?

He answered: ‘The Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– came to us in our Masjid in Quba. I came,and I was a young boy, until I sat on his right-hand side and Abu Bakr sat on his left. Then he called for a drink and drank from it, he gave it to me, and I was on his right, so I drank from it then he stood and prayed and I saw him pray in his shoes.’

No. 2941

41- 614- On the authority of Abu Huraira that the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘There is an expiation of the sins from one Friday until the next as long as you do not commit major sins.’

No. 3623

42- 619 – On the authority of Abu Huraira who said the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– passed by a recently-dug grave and said: ‘Two brief Rakah,which you regard as insignificant, and optional prayer which will increase them – while pointing to the grave – in deeds are more beloved to him than the rest of your Dunya.’

No. 1388

43- 622- On the authority of Abu Huraira in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘The nobility of a believer is his praying during the night and his honour is in being able to dispense with what is in the hands of the people.’

No. 1903

44- 625- On the authority of Ibn Umar who said: ‘A man came to the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– and said: O Messenger of Allaah! Give me a statement and make it concise. So the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said to him: ‘Pray your prayer, as it is a farewell prayer, as though you see Allaah and if you cannot see Him, then know that He sees you.Renounce what is in the hands of people and you will liveself-sufficiently and beware of that for which you have to make an excuse.’

No. 1914

45- 634- on the authority of Abu Huraira in a narration ascribed to the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam:

‘Pray in a sheep pasture and stroke their backsbecause they are from the animals/beasts of Paradise.’

No. 1128

Part F

46- 642 – On the authority of Umm Salamah in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam:

‘The best of the Masajid for women are their houses.’

No. 1396

47 – 643 – On the authority of Abu Huraira who said that the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–said: ‘The prayer is of three parts of a third: purification is a third, Ruku is a third and Sujood is a third so whoever performs it correctly then it will be accepted from him and his other actions will be accepted and whoever has his prayer rejected then the rest of his actions will be rejected.’

No. 2537

48- 656 – On the authority of Abu Malik al-Ashjaaee, on the authority of his father, Tariq bin Asheem, who said: ‘If a person accepted Islaam the first thing we used to be taught was prayer,’ or he said: ‘Taught him the prayer.’

No. 3030

49- 661 – On the authority of al-Bara bin ‘Aazib: ‘If water was poured onto the Messenger’s –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– back when used to perform Ruku, it would stay on his back.’

No. 3331

50 – 697 – On the authority of Abdullaah bin Saib who said: ‘The Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– used to pray four Rakah before the Zuhr prayer afterZawwal (when the sun is at its highest point) and would say: Indeed the doors of the heavens/sky areopen then, so I love to present a good action at that time.’

No. 3404

51 – 701 – On the authority of Abu Huraira who said: The Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– used to teach us and say: ‘Do not compete with the Imaam in the Ruku and Sujood, if he makes Takbeer then make Takbeer, if he says: << Wa laddaalleen>> then say: ‘Ameen’ and if what he says coincides with what the Angels say, then his previous sins are forgiven. If the Imaam makes Ruku then make Rukuand if he says: ‘Sami’Allaahu liman Hamida’ then say: ‘Allaahumma Rabbana wa laka al-Hamd.’ Do not rise before him and if he makes Sajda, makeSajda.’

No. 3476

52- 728 – On the authority of Abdullaah bin Abu Qatada who said: My father came to visit while I was taking a Ghusl (bathing) for Friday. He asked was this Ghusl for Janaba (defilement) or for Jumu’ah (Friday)?

I said: for Janaba.

He said: Do another Ghusl. Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– saying: ‘Whoever makes Ghusl on Friday will be uponpurification until the next Friday.’

No. 2321

53 – 749 – On the authority of Abu Umamah al-Baahiliy who said that the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘Whoever reads Ayaat–ul–Kursi at the end of every prayer; nothing comes between him and entering Paradise except death.’

No. 972

Some Ahadeeth Pertaining to Behaviour and Seeking Permission

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014October 13, 2014

Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

Part A

1- 205 – On the authority of Abu Huraira, on the authority of Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–that he said:

‘I order you with three and I prohibit you from three; I order you to worship Allaah and not to associate anyone with Him.

Hold together to the Rope of Allaah and do not separate.

Obey the one whom Allaah places as a ruler over you.

And I prohibit you from gossip, asking too many questions and wasting wealth.’

No. 685

2- 206 -On the authority of Jaabir bin Sulayman or Saleem that he said:

‘I came to the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– while he was sitting with his Companions, I asked: ‘Which one of you is the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–? Either the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– gestured to himself or the people motioned to him.

He was sitting with his knees against his chest with a garment and its trimming had covered his feet.

I said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah! I am ignorant about things so teach me.’

The Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘Fear Allaah – Azza wa Jal –, do not scorn any good deed even if you pour from a bucket into a vessel for the person who serves drinks.

Beware of arrogance! Indeed Allaah – Tabarak wa Ta’ala – does not love arrogance. If a person curses you and disgraces you with something which he knows about you, then do not disgrace him with something you know about him, so you will have his reward and he will have his sin. Don’t you dare ever curse anyone.’

No.770

3- 208 – On the authority of Jaabir in a narration ascribed to the Prophet:

‘The most beloved of food to Allaah is that which many hands partake of.’ No.895

4- 209 – On the authority of Ibn Umar who said: ‘A man came to the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah! Which of the people are the most beloved to Allaah and which of the actions are most beloved to Allaah?’

The Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘The most beloved of the people to Allaah are the most beneficial for the people. The most beloved of actions to Allaah –Azza wa Jal- are to cause happiness to reach a Muslim, to relieve him from a hardship, to settle a debt for a Muslim or to repel hunger from him. For me to walk with a brother in order to assist him is more beloved to me than to make ‘Itikaf in this Masjid (Masjid al-Madeenah) for a month.

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

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

No. 906

5- The Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘If a noble person comes from a people, then be generous to him.’

No. 1205

6- On the authority of Jaabir bin Abdullaah in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘If a person speaks to you about something after which you leave, then you have been entrusted with that speech.’

No. 1090

7- 234- On the authority of Abu Huraira who said: The Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘If one of you enters upon his Muslim brother and he feeds him from his food, then you should eat and not ask about it. And if he pours him a drink from his drink, then he should drink from his drink and not ask about it.’

No.627

8- 235 – The Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘If you see those who praise you, throw dirt in their faces.’

No.912

9- 268 – On the authority of Hisham on the authority of his father that ‘Aeysha said to the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–: O Messenger of Allaah! All your women have a Kuniya except me! So the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘Take a Kuniya by virtue of your son Abdullaah – i.e. Ibn Zubayr, you are Umm Abdullaah.’

Then he said: ‘She was called Umm Abdullaah until she died and she had never given birth to a child.’

No.132

Part B

10- 269 – On the authority of Shaqeeq who said: Abdullaah –RadhiAllaahu anhu- said Labbayik while on the mountain of Safa. Then he said: ‘O tongue! Say good so you can benefit and remain silent so you are safe before you fall into regret.

They said: ‘O Abu AbdurRahman! Is this something you yourself say or did you hear it?’

He said: ‘No, rather I heard the Messenger of Allaah–sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– say: ‘Most of the mistakes of the son of Aadam are due to his tongue.’

No. 534

11- 274 – On the authority of Abu Huraira that the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘O Allaah, indeed I make a pledge to You which I won’t break. Indeed I am a human being; so any believer who I harmed, reviled, cursed or punished; make that as prayer for him, Zakat and a means of being close to You on the Day of Judgement.’

No. 3999

12- 275 – On the authority of Jaabir bin Abdullaah who said: ‘The Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– came to visit us in our house and saw a man with dishevelled hair who had crudely parted it.Then he said: ‘Could this person not find that which will straighten his hair?!’

He saw another man with a dirty garment. So he said: ‘Could this person not find any water with which he could wash his garment?!’

No.493

13- 276 – On the authority of Ibn Umar in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘Jibraeel ordered me to put older people first.’

No. 1555

14- 277 – On the authority of Abu Barzah al-Asslami who said that: I asked ‘O Messenger of Allaah! Command me with a good action that I should do.’

He said, ‘Remove a harmful thing from the path, since it is Sadaqah (charity) for you.’

No.1558

15- 278 – On the authority of Uqbah bin Aamir al-Juhani who said: I asked: ‘O Messenger of Allaah! What is salvation?’ He said: ‘Hold back your tongue, stay in your house fearing that you will harm people and weep over your sins.’

No. 890

16- 279 – On the authority of Aswaad bin Asram al-Muharibi who said: I said ‘O Messenger of Allaah!Advise me.’

He said: ‘Hold back your hand [in a narration: do not open your hand except for good].’

No. 1560

17- 281 -On the authority of Abu Huraira that a man complained to the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– about having a hard heart, so he said to him: ‘If you want to soften your heart, then feed the needy and stroke the head of an orphan.’

No.854

18- 317 – On the authority of Anas bin Maalik in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘Beware of everything you have to make an excuse for.’

No. 354

Part C

19- 318 – On the authority of Muaweeyah in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘Beware of the one who praises you, because it is slaughter.’

No. 1284

20- On the authority of Ibn Abbas in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘Blessings are with your elders.’

No. 1778

21- 323 – On the authority of Abu Dharr in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘Smiling in your brother’s face is charity (Sadaqah) for you, when you enjoin the good and prohibit evil it is charity, when you show directions to a man who has lost his way it is Sadaqah for you. Helping a weak-sighted person by using your sight is charity for you. When you remove a rock, thorn and bones from thepathway it is charity for you. When you pour from your bucket into your brother’s bucket it is charity for you.’

No. 572

22- 324 – On the authority of Qais bin Abu Hazim, on the authority of his father who said: The Prophet–sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– saw me while I was sitting in the sun, so he said: ‘Move into the shade.’

No. 833

23- 326 – On the authority of Anas bin Malik that the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘Patience/calmness is from Allaah and haste is from Shaytaan.’

No. 1795

24- 333- On the authority of Abdullaah bin ‘Amrooin a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘The best of the companions to Allaah are those who are the best to their companion. The best of the neighbours to Allaah are those who are best to their neighbours.’

No. 103

25- 335 – On the authority of ‘Aeysha in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘The best of you are those who are best to their wives. And if your companion dies make dua’ for him.’

No. 1174

26- 338 – On the authority of Abu Huraira in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘Defend your honour with your wealth.’ They said: O Messenger of Allaah! How can we defend our honour with our wealth?’

He said: ‘Pay off the poet, to keep him fromspeaking against you, and the one whose tongue you fear.’

No. 1461

27- 339- On the authority of al-Hasan in a narration: ‘May Allaah have mercy upon the slave who speaks and benefits or remains silent and is saved.’

No. 855

Part D

28- 341- On the authority of Abu Huraira in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘There are three types of dreams: good news from Allaah, one where a person dreams of a desire or something that he expects and the one with which Shaytaan scares you. If one of you sees a dream which pleases you then narrate it if you want.

If you see something you dislike then do not narrate it to anyone but stand up and pray.’

No. 1341

29- 343 – On the authority of Abdullaah bin ‘Amrooin a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘Reviling a believer is like supervising destruction.’

No. 1878

30- On the authority of Sulayman bin Ziyad al-Hadrami, that Abdullaah bin al-Harith bin Jaza az-Zubaydi narrated to him that he and his companion passed by Ayman and a group from the Quraish who had taken off and rolled up their garments and were hitting each other with them while they were naked.

Abdullaah said: When we passed by them, they said: Indeed these are priests so invite them to Allaah. Then the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– went out to them and when they saw him they dispersed. The Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– returned angry until he entered. I was behind a rock and I heard him say: ‘SubhanaAllaah. They were not ashamed of Allaah, nor did they cover up in front of the Messenger of Allaah.’ Umm Ayman was with him saying: Seek forgiveness for them O Messenger of Allaah!

Abdullaah said: ‘With what could he ask for forgiveness for them.’

No. 2991

31- 350 – On the authority of Abu Huraira on the authority of the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– who said: ‘The thankful person who feeds people is of the same status of a patient person who is fasting.’

No.655

32- 351 – On the authority of Abu Musa al-Ashaariin a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘Every Muslim has to give Sadaqa (charity).’ It was asked what if it cannot be found?

He said: ‘He should work with his hands, so he benefits himself and gives Sadaqa.’

It was asked: ‘What if that cannot be done?’

He said: ‘He helps the person who is in need and is troubled.’

It was asked: ‘What if that cannot be done?’

He said: ‘Command good actions or goodness.’

It was asked: ‘What if he does not do that?’

He said: ‘Keeping away from evil is indeed Sadaqa.’

No. 573

33- 356- On the authority of Wahshee: that a man said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah we eat but we do notfeel satisfied.

The Messenger of Allaah said: ‘Perhaps you eat separately from one another; gather together atyour food and mention the name of Allaah Ta’alaupon it so that your food will be blessed.’

No. 664

34- 357- On the authority of Ibn Abbas in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘The son of Adam has 360 (finger joints or bones or) joints and there is an act of Sadaqa which is due from every one of them every day; every good word is Sadaqa, a man helping his brother is Sadaqa, a drink of water that he pours for him is Sadaqa and removing something harmful from the path is Sadaqa.’

No. 576

35- 360 – On the authority of Abu Musa who said: ‘When the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– would send one of his companions for something he would say: ‘Give good news and do not push people away.Make things easy and do not make things difficult.’

No. 992

36- 362 – On the authority of ‘Aeysha in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘When the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– would sit in a gathering or pray a prayer he would say some words. So ‘Aeysha asked him about these words.

He said: ‘If what has been said is good then these words would be like a seal for them until the Day of Judgement and if he spoke other than good, then it would be an expiation for him. ‘Subhanak Allaahumma wa bihamdika, la illaha ill Anta, Astaghfiruka wa Atoobu eelayk.'(How far You are from imperfection O Allaah and praise is for You, there is none worthy of worship in truth except You, I seek forgiveness from You and repent to You.)

No. 3164

Part E

37- 359- It is narrated on the authority of ‘Aeysha that when the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– used to go to bed every night he, would cup his hands together, spittle in them and then read into them:

<< Say: “He is Allaah, (the) One>> [Soorah Al-Ikhlaas],

<< Say: “I seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak >>[Soorah Al-Falaq]

and <<Say: “I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind>>[Soorah An-Naas] then wipe what he could from his body, starting from his head and face and then the rest of what he could of his body andhe would do that three times.’

No. 3104

38-366 – On the authority of Anas who said: ‘When the Companions of the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–used to meet they used to shake hands and if they came from a journey they would hug.’

No. 2647

39- 373 – On the authority of Ubaydullaah bin Ali bin Abee Rafah, on the authority of his grandmother Salma who said: ‘The Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–used to dislike that the top of food be taken.’

No. 3125

40- 377 – On the authority of Abu Huraira who said: The Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘Every person from the children of Adam is a master, so the man is the master of his family and the woman is the mistress of her home.’

No. 2041

41- 378- On the authority of Ibn Umar who said: Allaah’s Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘Eat together and don’t separate. Indeed food for one person is sufficient for two and food for two is sufficient for four.’

No. 2691

42- 380- On the authority of Zaid bin ‘Arqam who said: ‘When the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– used to say salaam to us, we used to reply with: ‘Wa alayka as-Salaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu wa Maghfiratuhu.’ (and Salaam be to you and Allaah’s mercy, His blessings and His forgiveness.)

No. 1449

43- 383 – On the authority of Abu Massoud, on the authority of the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– who said: ‘A Muslim has four characteristics towards another Muslim: He replies ‘YarhamkuAllaah‘ (May Allaah have mercy upon you) if another Muslim sneezes, he answers his invitation, he attends if he dies and visits him if he is sick.’

No. 2154

44- On the authority of Zaid bin Aslaam on the authority of his father that Umar bin al-Khattab came upon Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq –RadhiAllaahu anhu-while he was pulling his tongue.

Umar said: ‘What are you doing O khaleefah of theAllaah’s Messenger?

Abu Bakr said: This has caused me to commit sins.Indeed the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–said: ‘There is nothing from the body except that it complains to Allaah about the tongue, every single limb complains.’

No. 535

45- 387 – On the authority of Ibn Abbas who said: the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘A believer is not a person who eats his fill while his neighbour is hungry next to him.’

No. 149

Part F

46- 388- On the authority of Abdullaah bin Mas’oodwho said that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘A believer does not defame, nor does he curse, nor does he do evil acts nor is he obscene/foul.’

No. 320

47- 395 – On the authority of Abu Huraira in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘A slave of Allaah is not provided with anything better in goodness nor in wealth than patience.’

No. 448

48- 396 – On the authority of Anas who said: ‘There was not a person in the world who the Companions loved to see more than the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – and if they saw him they would not stand up for him as they knew about his dislike of standing for him.’

No. 358

49- 397 – On the authority of Usama bin Shareek in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘Do not do in secret that which you would dislike the people to see you do.’

No. 1055

50- 398- On the authority of Sharhabeel bin Muslim al-Khowlaani: that Rooh bin Zinbaa’ visited Tameem ad-Daari and found him sifting barley for his horse while his family was around him, so Rooh said to him: ‘Could not one of these people be sufficient for you?’ (i.e. to help you)

Tameem said: ‘Of course, but I heard the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – say: ‘There is no Muslim who sifts barley for his horse, then ties the food bag to the horse except that for every grain there is a good deed written for him.’

No. 2269

51-399 – On the authority of al-Bara bin ‘Aazib who said that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘There are no two Muslims who meet and shake hands except they are forgiven before they separate.’

No.525

52- 400 – On the authority of an-Nu’maan binBasheer in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘The example of the believers in their affection, mercy and compassion for each other is like the body: if a limb of it complains due to an illness, it affects the rest of the body with sleeplessness and fever.’

No. 1083

53- 404 – On the authority of Abu Burdah who said: I came to Madina and Abdullaah bin Umar came to visit me and said: ‘Do you know why I came to see you?’

I said: ‘No’

He said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – saying: ‘whoever loves to keep the ties of relationship with his father while he is in his grave, then he should keep the ties of relationship with his father’s brothers after him.’

Ibn Umar said: ‘since there was brotherliness and affection between my father and your father I liked to maintain the ties of relationship.’

No. 1432

54- 405- On the authority of Abu Umamah on the authority of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – that he said: ‘Whoever loves for the sake of Allaah, hates for the sake of Allaah, gives for the sake of Allaah and prohibits for the sake of Allaah then he has completed Eemaan.’

No.380

Part G

55 – 412 – On the authority of Abu Umamah in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: “Whoever is merciful – even when slaughtering a small bird – Allaah will have mercy on him on the Day of Judgment.”

No.27

56 – 413 – On the authority of Abdullaah bin ‘Amr who said that the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: “Whoever remains silent is saved.”

No.536

57- 415 – From Abu Hurairah on the authority of the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– who said: “Whoever says when he goes to his bed to sleep:

‘There is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah Alone, He has no partners, He has the Dominion and for Him is all praise. He is capable of all things, there is no capability nor is there any power except with Allaah, far is Allaah from imperfection and praise is for Him, there is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah and Allaah is the Greatest,

La ilaha ‘illa Allaahu wahdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadeer. La hawla wa la quwwata illa billaa

Subhana allaahi, wal hamdu lillaahi, wa la illaah ila Allaah, wa Allaahu akbar

Then his sins are forgiven – or his mistakes – even if they were like the foam on the sea.”

No.3414

58- 418 – On the authority of Anas bin Malik in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: “Whoever restrains his anger then Allaah restrains His punishment from him. Whoever restrains his tongue then Allaah hides his mistakes.Whoever apologises to Allaah then Allaah accepts his excuse.”

No.2360

59- 419 – On the authority of Jareer who said that the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: “Whoever is not merciful will not be shown mercy.Whoever does not forgive will not be forgiven.Whoever does not repent then he will not be shown repentance.”

No.483

60- 422- On the authority of Jaabir bin Abdullaah in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: “Whoever helps his brother at the time of his need, then Allaah helps him at the time of his need.”

No.2362

61- On the authority of Sahl bin Sa’d in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: “The believer is friendly, there is no good in the one who does not take friends and cannot be befriended.”

No.425

62- 423 – On the authority of Ibn Umar in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: “The believer who mixes with the people and is patient with their harm is better than the one who does not mix with people and is not patient with their harm.”

No.939

63- 425 – On the authority of Abu Huraira in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: “A believer befriends and is befriended. There is no good in the one who does not take friends and cannot be befriended. The best of the people are those who are most beneficial to the people.”

No.426

Part H

64- 426 – On the authority of Abu Barzah who said: I asked, “O Messenger of Allaah! Direct me to an action which I can benefit from.” The Messenger said: “Remove a harmful thing from the path of Muslims.”

No.2373

65- 429 – On the authority of a man from the Companions of the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– that the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– prohibited sitting between the sun’s rays and the shade and said:“This is where the Shaytaan sits.”

No.838/3110

66 – 431 – On the authority of Jaabir bin Abdullaah who states that the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–prohibited pictures in the house and prohibited a man from making them.

No.424

67- 432 – On the authority Ibn Umar that the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– prohibited isolation, that a man spends the night alone or travels alone.

No. 60

68 – 434 – On the authority of Muwayyiah bin Qurrah from his father who said that a man said: “O Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam! Indeed when I slaughter a sheep, I have mercy on it.”

The Messenger mentioned: “If you are merciful with the sheep, then Allaah will be merciful to you.”

No. 26

69- 435 – On the authority of Anas bin Malik in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: “I swear by Him in Whose Hand is my life; Allaah does not bestow His mercy except upon a merciful person. They said: ‘We are all merciful.’

The Messenger said: “It is not the mercy of one of you to his companion; rather it is being merciful to all the people.”

No. 167

70 – 436 – On the authority of Anas bin Malik who said: “I used to serve the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– so I would enter upon himwithout permission. One day I came and entered upon him and he said: “Get back O my son! Indeed something has happened, so do not enter upon me except with permission.”

No.2957

71- 437 – On the authority of Abu Darda who said: that the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–said: “Do not eat while you are reclining, nor on a sieve (a large device that was used to sieve flour etc). Do not take a fixed place of prayer in the masjid so that you don’t pray except in that place and do not climb over the necks of the people on the day of Jumu’ah, such that Allaah makes you a bridge for them on the Day of Judgment.”

No. 3122

72 – 446 – From Samurah bin Jundab, on the authority of the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– who said: “Do not curse with the curse of Allaah, with His Anger nor with the Fire. [and in a narration: with the Hell-Fire.]

No. 893

A Muhaddith or A Faqih – Shaykh al Albaani

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014October 13, 2014

By the Muhaddith, Shaykh, Allamaa’ Muhammad Nasir uddeen al-Albaani
Compiled and Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya

Shaykh al-Albaani – may Allaah have mercy on him – was asked:

‘What is the connection between the knowledge of Fiqh(understanding of the religion) and the knowledge of hadeeth? Is it necessary for a Muhaddith (scholar of hadeeth sciences) to be a Faqihi(scholar of Sharia’), or is he just a Muhaddith?’

So he answered:

‘It is necessary for a Faqihi to be a Muhaddith but it is not necessary for a Muhaddith to be a Faqihi, since a Muhaddith is already naturally aFaqihi.

Did the Companions of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- study Fiqh or not? What was the Fiqh that they used to study?

It was what they used to take from the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-, so they used to study hadeeth.

As for these Fuqaha (scholars of Sharia’), who study the statements of the scholars and their Fiqh and do not study the hadeeth of their Prophet which is the spring of Fiqh, then it is said to these people: it is obligatory to study the knowledge of hadeeth since we cannot conceive there being a correct Fiqh without knowing, memorizingand authenticating the hadeeth and knowing the weak hadeeth,while at the same time we cannot imagine a Muhaddith not being aFaqihi.

The Qur’aan and the Sunnah are the two sources of Fiqh, of all Fiqh. As for general Fiqh today then it is the Fiqh of scholars and not theFiqh of the Book and the Sunnah.

Yes, some of it is present in the Book and the Sunnah and some of it is expression of opinions and Ijtihaad (deriving an opinion from the Book and the Sunnah) but much of what they have opposes the hadeeth because they did not comprehend the knowledge.’

* Taken from: ‘al-Asalaah Magazine’ vol. 7 Dated 15^th Rabi al-Awwal 1414a.h.

He also said the following in a recorded lecture on cassette tape entitled: ‘Haqeeqat al-Bida’ wal-Kufr’:

‘The Sharia’ is not just taken from the texts nor from just one Ayaahor one hadeeth, rather it is all that is collected on that specific issue. Therefore it is not just obligatory to collect all the texts regardingFiqh issues so that we can know what abrogates from what is abrogated, the specific from the general, the absolute from the limited and …… and….etc, rather gathering the texts for ‘Aqeedah is foremost by a long way.’

* Taken from ‘Manhaj as-Salafi inda Shaykh Nasir ad-Deen al-Albaani’ p.61

Different types of Modesty & Shyness – Imam Ibn al Qayyim

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014October 13, 2014

By Shaykh ul –Islaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah as-Salafi -Rahimullaah-
From his book ‘Madaarij as-Saalikeen’
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

Shamsuddeen Muhammad bin Abee Bakr Ibn Qayyim aj-Jawzeeyah (d.751) -Rahimullaah- said:

‘Al-Hayaa (modesty) is divided into 10 subdivisions:

Hayaa Jinayah (the shamefulness of committing a crime), Hayaa Taqseer (the shamefulness of deficiency), Hayaa Ijlaal (the modesty regarding the magnificence of Allaah), Hayaa Karm (modesty in being hospitable), Hayaa Hishmaa (shyness in personal matters), Hayaa Istissghar lilnafs (modesty and humbling one’s soul), Hayaa Muhabbah (bashfulness of love), Hayaa Uboodeeyah (shyness in worship), Hayaa Sharaf wa Izzah (being ashamed of his own nobility and honour) and Hayaa (being shy) of one who is modest from his own self.

As for:

1. Al-Hayaa (the shamefulness) of committing a crime:

From this is the Hayaa of Aadam -alaihi salam- when he fled in Paradise.

Allaah Ta’ala said ‘Are you escaping from Me O Aadam?’ he answered: ‘No, my Lord rather being ashamed in front of You.’

2. Hayaa Taqseer (the shamefulness of deficiency):

This is like the Hayaa of the Angels who glorify Allaah day and night and do not disobey Him and when the Day of Judgment comes they say ‘You (O Allaah) are far from imperfection and we did not truly carry out Your worship.’

3. Hayaa Ijlaal (modesty regarding the magnificence of Allaah):

This Hayaa is of having knowledge, it is the level of knowledge a slave has of his Lord – then the level of his Hayaa in this, will be in accordance to his level of knowledge of Allaah.

4. Hayya Karm (modesty in being hospitable):

Like the Hayya of the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– from the people when they called him to the Walima (wedding party) of Zainab and they sat with him for a very long time and he stood up and was shy from telling them to leave.

5. Hayaa Hishmaa (Shyness regarding personal matters):

Like the Hayya of Ali bin Abi Taalib -radiAllaah anhu – in asking the Prophet regarding the discharge/wetness a man feels when being aroused, due to the status of the Prophet’s –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– daughter.

6. Hayaa Istissghar lilnafs (modesty and humbling one’s soul):

Like the Hayaa of the slave of Allaah from His Lord when he asks Him for his needs, whereby he realizes that he is so needy and is humbled by it.

There could be two reasons for this type of Hayaa:

a) The questioner regards himself as small and insignificant and regards his sins as great in number.

b) He (the questioner) regards the One he is asking (Allaah) as Great.

7. Hayaa Muhabbah (bashfulness of love):

This is the Hayaa of the one who loves when he remembers what he feels for his beloved, to such an extent that if this feeling occurs to him in the absence of his beloved then it stimulates the Hayaa in his heart and reaches his face (bashfulness) and he does not know why he feels this is.

8. Hayaa Uboodeeyah (shyness in worship):

This Hayaa is combined with love and fear and one witnesses that his worship of the One being worshipped (Allaah) is not good enough and the worth and value of the One being worshipped is higher and more magnificent than his worship. Thus this worship will certainly obligate his feeling shy of Allaah.

9. Hayaa Sharaf wa Izzah (being ashamed of nobility and honour):

If the value and the goodness of his sacrifice, giving and goodness is less (than he is capable of) then Hayaa emanates from this great and powerful soul and his soul becomes ashamed even though he has sacrificed (but it is not according to the caliber of his capability).

10. As for the Hayaa of the person from his own self:

It is the Hayaa of the honorable, noble and lofty soul, which is not pleased with the deficiency within itself, which is(the deficiency) of being satisfied with less (goodness). So he finds himself being shy from himself to such a degree that it is as though he possesses two souls one soul feels shy from the other.

This is the most complete type of Hayaa, because if a soul feels shyness from his own self then it will obviously feel a greater shyness from other than himself.’

[Summarised from ‘Madaarij as-Saalikeen’ vol.2 p.250-251 as collected in ‘Nadratul Na’eem’ 5/1798]

الحَيِّي al-Hayyee (The Shy One): One of the Names of Allaah

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014January 30, 2018

الحَيِّي Al-Hayyiyu (the One Who honourably disdains anything unbecoming His mercy and generosity), the One Who honourably disdains to leave the servants who supplicate to Him empty handed, the One Who covers up the sins of the servants and does not expose them, the One Who does not do anything unbecoming His extensive mercy, His perfect generosity and His forbearance, rather He pardons the faults of the servants and covers them.

[Source: The Ninety-Nine Names of Allaah – Dawud Burbank [Audio|En] & Transcribed PDF]

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The following is Translated & Compiled by Abbas Abu Yahya

1 – Allaah says:

<<Verily, Allaah is not ashamed to set forth a parable>>

[al-Baqarah: 26]

2 – What is mentioned in the hadeeth of Ya’ala bin Umayyah –Radi Allaahu anhu–:

that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- saw a man bathing at an open place where there was no partitioning and without a wrapping garment, so the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- climbed the Mimbar, and he praised Allaah and glorified Him and said:

‘Indeed Allaah – Azza wa Jal – is The Shy One, The One who Conceals, He loves modesty and covering up, so if one of you bathes (outside) then he should cover up.’

[Narrated by Abu Dawood and Nisaa’ee – authenticated by Albaani in ‘Irwa’ no. 2335]

3 – The hadeeth of Salman –Radi Allaahu anhu– who said: The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:

‘Indeed your Lord – Tabaaraka wa Ta’ala – is The Shy One, The Generous, Allaah is Shy from His slave if the slave raises his hands towards Him, that He would return them without anything.’

[Narrated by Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah – authenticated by Albaani in ‘Irwa’ no. 2335]

4 – The author Muhammad al-Hamood an-Najdi said:

‘Know – may Allaah have mercy upon me and you – that the greatest modesty which is necessary to have is with Allaah Ta’ala, He Who fluctuates His blessings and His virtue day and night. We cannot do without Him even for a blink of an eye. We are under His Hearing and Sight, and nothing of our condition, statements and actions is absent from Him.

Just like Allaah –Azza wa Jal- said:

<<Whatever you (O Muhammad) may be doing, and whatever portion you may be reciting from the Qur’aan, – and whatever deed you (mankind) may be doing (good or evil), We are Witness thereof, when you are doing it. And nothing is hidden from your Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom on the earth or in the heaven. Not what is less than that or what is greater than that but is (written) in a Clear Record. >> [Yunus: 61]

[Summarised from ‘an-Nahaj al-Asma’ fee Sharh ‘Asmaa Allaah al-Hussna 3/99-]

5 – Shaykh Muhammad Khaleel Haraas -Rahimullaah- said:

‘The Name of Allaah Ta’ala al-Hayyee (The Shy One) is a Name which is appropriate to Him, and it is not like the Hayya (Modesty) of the creation, which is a change and effect, which seizes a person when he is frightened by that which brings him shame or fault. Rather it is leaving that which is not appropriate with His abundant Mercy and His perfect Generosity and Kindness, and His great Pardoning and His Gentleness.

So the slave of Allaah openly sins even though modesty is the thing that he is in most need of, and modesty is the weakest thing he has, and he uses Allaah’s blessings to sin. However, Allaah – Subhanahu– along with His perfection in not needing anything whatsoever and His complete ability over modesty, is shy from the slave from removing his veil and humiliating him, so Allaah covers up the slave with that which disguises him from the means of covering up, then after that Allaah pardons his sins and forgives them. Just like the hadeeth of Ibn Umar –Radi Allaahu anhu–:

‘Indeed Allaah comes close to the believer, and covers him then asks him, between Himself and the slave: Did you not do such and such, on such and such day? Until the slave of Allaah acknowledges his sins, and is certain that he will definitely be destroyed and Allaah says to him: I covered up your sins in the Dunyaa and today I will forgive them for you.’

[Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim – Taken from ‘an-Nahaj al-Asma’ fee Sharh ‘Asmaa Allaah al-Hussna 3/103]

All Praise belongs to Allāh , may His Praise and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance.

Benefits From al-Istikharah Prayer – Compiled & translated By Abbas Abu Yahya

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014April 16, 2015

Compiled & translated By Abbas Abu Yahya

Jabir bin Abdullaah –RadhiAllaahu anhu- said the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– used to teach us al-Istikharah (a prayer said for seeking blessings in carrying out a decision) for all matters, just like he used to teach us a chapter from the Qur’aan, he would say: If any of you intends to undertake a matter then he should pray two Rakah other than an obligatory prayer then he should say

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي أَوْ قَالَ عَاجِلِ أَمْرِي وَآجِلِهِ فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي أَوْ قَالَ فِي عَاجِلِ أَمْرِي وَآجِلِهِ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ وَاقْدُرْ لِيَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي بِهِ

O Allaah I request of You with Your knowledge, and by Your Power I seek capability, and I ask of you of your great favour, since indeed You are the One who is able while I am not, and You know and I do not, and You are the One who knows the unseen. O Allaah if You know that this matter – here he mentions his need – is good for me in this world and for my living and for the matters of my Hereafter – or he said, for my affairs now and the future – then decree it for me and make it easy for me and bless it for me. And if You know that this matter is evil for me in this world and for my life and for the matters of my Hereafter – or he said, for my affairs now and the affairs of my future – then turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and decree goodness for me where ever it may be and make me pleased with it.

[Taken from: ‘Kalimah Tayyib’ by Shaykh-ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah p.115, collected by Bukhari (d.256 A.H.)]

Benefits:

1- Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah (d.728) -Rahimullaah- said :

‘The one who seeks guidance from the Creator and he consults the creation and is firm in his issue, will not have any regret.

Allaah Ta’ala said:

<< and consult them in the matter. Then when you have taken a decision, put your trust in Allaah, certainly, Allaah loves those who put their trust (in Him). >> [3:159]

Qatada -Rahimullaah- said: ‘There are not a people who consult over an issue desiring the Face of Allaah except that they are guided to what leads them to their matter.’

[Hadeeth Salaatul – al-Istikharah by Dr. Aasim Qurutee p.50 ]

[The Connection with Tawheed]

2 – Shamsuddeen Muhammad bin Abee Bakr Ibn Qayyim aj-Jawzeeyah (d.751) -Rahimullaah- said:

‘Allaah compensated the Muslims by giving them this supplication, which is Tawheed,and it is being in need of Allaah, servitude of worship, reliance upon Allaah, asking the One in whose Hand is all goodness, Who Alone can turn away evil.

He Alone who, if He opens up Mercy for His slave then there is none who can seclude a person from that mercy, and if He (Allaah) withholds it then none can send mercy to a person whether it is using omens, astrology or lucky stars.

This Dua’ is the good fortune for the happy person, it is good fortune for the people of happiness and success, those for whom Allaah gave them happiness before, and it is not good fortune for the people of Shirk and wretchedness, those whom associate another deity with Allaah, then soon will they come to know.

This Dua’ includes the confirmation and testification of the existence of Allaah – Subhanahu wa Ta’ala. The confirmation and testification of His Perfect Attributes, from the perfection of Knowledge and Capability and universal Will. And it includes the confirmation and testification of Allaah’s Lordship and entrustment of this matter to Him – Ta’ala – and seeking aid from Him, and relying upon Him, and a person leaves the responsibility from himself and acquits himself from any capability and strength except that it is with Allaah Ta’ala. It also includes the acknowledgement of the slave of Allaah of the weakness of his knowledge and his own interests and his own capability upon these things, and his desire for them, and that all of these things are in the Hand of his Guardian and his Originator and his true Lord. . . . .’

Ibn al-Qayyim -Rahimullaah- continues:

‘So the purpose of al-Istikharah is to rely upon Allaah and entrustment to Him and the capability to fulfill the action with Allaah’s Capability, His knowledge. And that Allaah chooses good for His slave, and this is from those things which necessitate being pleased with Allaah as the Lord. As a person will not taste the flavour of Eemaan if he does not have these things (reliance, entrustment etc), and if he is pleased with destiny after al-Istikharah then that is a sign of happiness.’

[Taken from ‘Za’ad al-Ma’aad’ by Ibn al-Qayyim 2/443-445]

Regarding the importance of al-Istikharah

3 – The author: Abdullaah bin Muhammad al-Hamadi says:

‘Indeed the human being has been created weak, and is in need of Allaah -Ta’ala- in all his matters and that is because a human does not know from where good and evil will occur in the future from incidents and events.

This is why, from the Wisdom of Allaah – Subhanahu – and from His Mercy to His slaves, He legislated for them this Dua’ so that they can come closer to their Lord and that they can seek refuge with Him, and that He will direct them to the path leading towards good and benefits.

Indeed the Muslim slave of Allaah is upon certainty in which there is no doubt that the management of all matters and the execution of them is in the Hand of Allaah -Subhanahu wa Ta’ala – and He is the One who destines and executes whatever He wills in His creation.

As Allaah Ta’ala says: << And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses, no choice have they (in any matter). Glorified be Allaah, and exalted above all that they associate as partners (with Him). And your Lord knows what their chests conceal, and what they reveal. And He is Allaah; Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). His is all praise, in the first (i.e. in this world) and in the last (i.e. in the Hereafter). And for Him is the Decision, and to Him shall you (all) be returned. >> [al-Qassas: 68-70]

‘Allaama Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Qurtubi al-Maliki (d. 671 A.H.) -Rahimullaah- said:

‘Some of the scholars have said: It is not appropriate for anyone to precede upon a matter from the matters of the Duniya until he asks Allaah for guidance in the matter by praying two Rakat Salaat -ul-Istikharah.’

[al-Jamia’ al-Hakaam al-Qur’aan (13/202)]

[Following the Sunnah & the Salaf]

Indeed the Salaf as-Salih understood this meaning and would seek guidance from their Lord in all their matters.

[The author brings an example of when Zaynab –RadhiAllaahu anha- married the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– and she prayed al-Istikharah. The scholars mention that she did this fearing her shortcomings in fulfilling the rights of the Messenger of Allaah.]

Then he continues:

‘This is how the Companions –RadhiAllaahu anhum- were eager to follow the Sunnah and to rely upon Allaah -Subhanahu wa Ta’ala- and seek aid from Him in preceding with their matters.

And we follow the methodology of the Companions and those who came after them from the Salaf as-Salih that is why it is upon us to revive this Sunnah in our lives and rely upon our Lord – Subhanahu – for He is The Best Master and The Best Guardian, Disposer of affairs.

[Taken from ‘Kashf as-Sitaarah an Salatul-Istikharah’ p.15-17]

4 – Shaykh Muhammad Hayaat As-Sindi -Rahimullaah- (d. 1163 A.H.) said:

‘Regarding the saying in the Dua’: ‘If you know that this matter’: This is not a doubt about the knowledge of Allaah Ta’ala, rather it means; the slave’s absence of knowledge compared to Allaah’s Knowledge -Subhanahu wa Ta’ala-, since it is impossible for something to be good, and The all-Knowing and The All-Aware not have knowledge of it.’

[Hasheeyat as-Sindi ‘ala Nisa’ee (6/80) [Hadeeth Salaatul -Istikharah by Dr. Aasim Qurutee p.40 ]

[After the Decision has been made]

Shaykh Muhammad bin Umar Bazmool said:

‘That al-Istikharah is not done when a person is uncertain about the matter at hand; because the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘If any of you intends to undertake a matter’ and that the whole of the Dua’ indicates to this point.

So if a Muslim is uncertain about a matter, and he intends to pray al-Istikharah , then he should make a choice between the two matters and then pray al-Istikharah , and then after al-Istikharah he executes that matter, and if it was good then Allaah will make it easy for him and bless him in that, and if it was not good for him, then Allaah turns it away from him and makes easy for him that in which there is good by the permission of Allaah -Subhanahu wa Ta’ala.

[Taken from: ‘Buggeeyat al-Mutattawa’ fee salat at-tattawa’ p.105]

5 – What should be done after al-Istikharah?

Shaykh ‘Aasim al-Qurutee said:

‘Shaykh Kamal uddeen Muhammad bin Ali bin AbdulWahid bin az-Zamalakaani (d.771 A.H.) said:

‘If a person prays two Rakah al-Istikharah for a matter, then he should after that do what appears to him, whether his soul becomes delighted to his own-self or not, since praying al-Istikharah is good, even if it does not cause one to be happy with his own self. ……. And there is nothing in the hadeeth that indicates that the soul should become relaxed as a condition for al-Istikharah to be accepted.’

[‘Tabbaqqat ash-Shafa’eeyah al-Kubra’ (9/206)]

And Shaykh Muhammad Badr ‘Aalaam said:

‘And know that the scholars of the past and the present indeed pointed out that it is not conditional for al-Istikharah that the person who made al-Istikharah sees a dream or that someone speaks to him or something occurs to his heart and mind. But rather Allaah Ta’ala makes his heart incline or lean to the side which causes his heart to be happy and is resolute upon this.’

[‘al-Badr as-Saaree ila Fayd al-Baari’ 2/247-248]

[Seeing a Dream]

Shaykh Muhammad ‘AttaAllaah Haneef -Rahimullaah- (d. 1408A.H.) said:

‘Likewise, there is nothing in the narrations mentioning sleep after al-Istikharah prayer or recognizing that which is better for that person of what he may see in a dream.

I bring attention to this, because many of the people claim that al-Istikharah is seeking information from Allaah Ta’ala and seeking consultation from Him, so they invent principles for al-Istikharah which the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–did not bring. Then if they do not see a dream in their sleep, they go and seek guidance from others whom they think are righteous people. Upon my life, indeed this action of theirs is from a type of fortune telling which the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– prohibited and it negates the Sharia’ aim of al-Istikharah.’

He continues: ‘[That al-Istikharah is having] Tawwakul (reliance upon Allaah) before the action, and being pleased with it after it. So whoever relied upon Allaah before it, and was pleased with what it fulfilled after al-Istikharah then he has established al-Uboodeeyah (servitude of worship for Allaah).’

[‘Taleeqat as-Salafeeyah ala Sunnan an-Nisa’ee’ (2/67) [Hadeeth Salaatul –Istikharahby Dr. Aasim Qurutee p.61-63]

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions and all those who follow his guidance.

Shaking Hands between Men & Women – Shaykh al-Albaani

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014October 13, 2014

Taken from ‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’
By the Muhaddith, Shaykh, Allamaa’ Muhammad Nasir uddeen al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

529 – From Umaymah bint Ruqayqah who said: ‘I came to the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– along with the women, so that we could pledge an allegiance upon Islaam.

So we said: O Messenger of Allaah we pledge allegiance to you that we will not associate anything with Allaah, nor will we steal, nor commit Zina, nor kill our offspring, nor will we utter slander intentionally forging falsehood, nor will we disobey you in a good action.

So the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– added: ‘In that which you have capability and energy to do.’

Umaymah said: ‘Allaah and His Messenger are more merciful to us than us being merciful to our own selves. Now then, we want to give you, O Messenger of Allaah the oath of allegiance.’

So the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘Indeed I do not shake hands with women, as for what I say for a hundred women is like what I say for one woman.’

Collected by Malik (2/982/8), by an-Nisa’ee in ‘Ashaarat an-Nisa’ from his book ‘Sunnan al-Kubra’ (2/93/2), Ibn Hibban (14) and Ahmad (6/357). Narrated from Muhammad bin al-Munkadir from Umaymah bint Ruqayqah.

In another narration collected by an-Nisa’ee in ‘al-Mujtaba’ (2/184), Tirmidhi (1/302), Ibn Majah (2874), Ahmad and al-Humaydi in his Musnad (341) by way of Sufyan bin Uayinah from Muhammad bin al-Munkadir with the same narration, except that al-Humaydi and Tirmidhi summarized the narration but they brought extra wording after the saying: ‘Now then we want to give you allegiance’ that Sufyan said: ‘It means: shake our hands.’

And in the narration of Ahmad the wording is: ‘We said Messenger of Allaah will you not shake our hands?’

Tirmidhi said: ‘The hadeeth is Hasan Saheeh.’

I (Albaani) say: ‘And its Isnaad is authentic.

Muhammad ibn Ishaaq followed them in the narration and said: Muhammad bin al-Munkadir narrated to me, the rest of the narration with extra wording at the end: ‘Umaymah said: ‘and the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– did not shake the hand of even one woman amongst us.’

Collected by Ahmad and al-Hakim, (4/71) with a Hasan Isnaad. This narration has a brief and similar supporting evidence from the hadeeth of ‘Asmaa bint Yazeed. It was collected by al-Humaydi (368), Ahmad (6/454,459), ad-Dulaabi in ‘al-Kuna’ (2/128), Ibn AbdulBarr in ‘at-Tamheed’ (3/24/1) and Abu Na’eem in ‘Akhbar Asbahaan’ (1/293) by way of Shahr bin Hoshab from ‘Asmaa. And in the narration by Ahmad:

‘Asmaa asked the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–: will you not put your hand out for us O Messenger of Allaah?’

And the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said to her: ‘Indeed I do not shake hands with women.’

The narrator ‘Shahr’ is weak in regards his memory, and by this extra wording, it is perceived that the women used to take the hand of the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– when giving allegiance, with a garment covering his –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– hand.

And there are some other narrations which mention this, however they are all Maraseel(A type of hadeeth which is weak, were a Tabia’ee narrates from the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam thereby being a break in the chain), which al-Hafidh mentioned in ‘al-Fath’ (8/488) so none of them can be used as an evidence especially since they oppose that which is more authentic than these narrations, like the main hadeeth under discussion and that which comes after it, likewise the hadeeth of ‘Aeysha concerning when the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– would take the allegiance from women and she mentions that: ‘And no, I swear by Allaah the hand of the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– never ever touched a womanwhen they would give him allegiance, except that he would say: ‘I have taken your allegiance upon that.’

Collected by al-Bukhari

As for the statement of Umm ‘Atteeya –Radhiallaahu anha- : ‘We gave allegiance to the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–, and he recited to us <<that they should not associate anything along with Allaah>> and he forbade us from wailing at a death, so a woman withdrew her hand, she said: such and such woman helped me lament. . . .’

The hadeeth has been collected by Bukhari and this is not as apparent as it may seem that the women would shake the Messenger’s hand.

So the like of this narration cannot refute the clear text from the saying of the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–: ‘I do not shake hands with women.’ Also his action which was narrated by Umaymah bint Raqeeaa, Aeysha and Ibn Umar as we will mention.

Al-Hafidh said: ‘It is as if ‘Aeysha indicated to this, refuting that which came from Umm ‘Atteeya, from what Ibn Khuzaima collected and Ibn Hibban, al-Bazzar, at-Tabari and Ibn Mardaway from way of Isma’eel bin AbdurRahman from his grandmother Umm ‘Atteeya regarding the story of giving allegiance. He said: the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– stretched out his hand from outside the house and then we [the women] stretched out our hands from inside the house. Then the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘O Allaah bear witness.’

Likewise, in the hadeeth which comes after this where she said: ‘A woman from amongst us held her hand.’

Indeed one feels that they would give allegiance with their hands. And it is possible to reply to the first hadeeth that stretching out the hand from behind the Hijaab indicates that allegiance was taken even though the shaking of hands did not take place.

As for the second narration then the meaning of holding/clutching the hand was the delay in submitting allegiance, or that allegiance took place with a garment placed upon the hands.

Abu Daawood narrated in ‘al-Maraseel’ from ash-Sha’abee that when the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– took an allegiance from the women who came, using a garment from Qatar and he placed it on his hand and said: I do not shake hands with women….’

Then al-Hafidh mentioned the rest of the Ahadeeth in meaning and they are all ‘Maraseel’ and cannot be used as evidence.

What he (al-Hafidh) mentioned in reply to the two Ahadeeth of Umm ‘Atteeyah, then that is the main proof that her hadeeth are from Isma’eel bin AbdurRahman and he is not a strong narrator, because this Isma’eel is not well-known rather he is used as a supporting narrator.

So in summary, it is not authentic from the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–that he ever shook hands with a woman, not even while taking allegiance, more over so shaking hands when meeting each other.

As for what some people use as an evidence for its permissibility by using the hadeeth of Umm ‘Atteeyah which she mentioned, even though shaking hands is not mentioned. Likewise they turn away from the clear Ahadeeth where the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– refrained from shaking hands, and this is something which does not stem from a sincere believer, especially since there is a severe warning for the one who touches a woman who it is not lawful to touch as is in hadeeth no. 226 [ From the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– : ‘That it is better for a person to be struck on his head with an iron rod than touch a woman whom he is not allowed to touch.’ (See the Shaykh’s comment about this hadeeth at the end of this article.)]

There is a supporting hadeeth for the hadeeth of Umayma bint Ruqayqah which will follow shortly.

After I wrote what has preceded, I saw that Ishaaq bin Mansoor al-Marwazi said in the book ‘Mas’ail Ahmad wa Ishaaq’ (1/211): ‘I said (to Ahmad): Do you dislike to shake hands with women?’ He answered: ‘I dislike it.’

Ishaaq said: ‘It is as he said it, whether it is an old lady or a young lady, indeed the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– took their allegiance while he had a garment covering his hand.’

Then I saw in ‘al-Mustadrak’ (2/486) from Ism’aeel bin Abee Owais who said that his brother narrated to him from Sulayman bin Bilal from Ibn ‘Ajlaan from his father from Fatima bint ‘Utbah bin Rabee’ah bin Abd-Shams. ‘That Abu Hudayfah bin ‘Utbah –Radhiallaahu anhu- came with her (Fatima bint ‘Utbah) and Hind bint ‘Utbah to the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– to give allegiance to him. She said:

‘He took allegiance from us and he placed conditions upon us.’

She narrates that she said to him: O my uncle’s son did you ever know of any evil and sickness whatsoever about your people?’

Abu Hudayfah said: ‘Yes we will give him allegiance, and indeed this is what the allegiance was given about and this is its condition.’

Fatima said that Hind said: ‘I do not give allegiance to you upon not stealing rather I steal from my husband’s wealth, so the Prophet –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– put out his hand and she put out her hand. Then he sent a message to Abu Sufyan and he –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– made it permissible for her to take from him. Abu Sufyan said: ‘As for food stuff then she can take it, as for wealth then no and made Dua’against her!’

She said: ‘So we gave allegiance to him then Fatima said: ‘There was no person more hateful to me than yourself and I did not like that Allaah make it permissible for you to have authority and what it contains. And now I swear by Allaah that there is no person more beloved to me than your person and that Allaah lengthens it and blesses it and gives recompense.’

The Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘Likewise, I swear by Allaah none of you truly believes until I become more beloved to you than your son and your father.’

Al-Hakim said: Saheeh al-Isnaaad and Dhahabee agreed.

I (Albaani) said: ‘Its Isnaad is Hasan because there is some talk about Muhammad bin Ajlaan and Isma’eel bin Abee Owais but it is not harmful Inshallaah.

This hadeeth supports the point that allegiance took place between the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– and the women by stretching out their hands without actually shaking hands, as was previously mentioned by al-Hafidh, since if it did take place the narrator would have mentioned it, as is apparent. So there is no difference between this hadeeth and the main hadeeth under discussion.’

[Taken from ‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’ vol.2 hadeeth no.529 p.63-67]

Hadeeth No. 530

From Abdullaah bin Amr’: ‘that the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–never used to shake hands with women in taking allegiance.’

Collected by Ahmad, Albaani said its Isnaad is Hasan.

[Taken from ‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’ vol. 2 hadeeth no.530 p.67]

Hadeeth no. 226

Ma’aqal bin Yassar from the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– : ‘That it is better for a person to be struck on his head with an iron rod than touch a woman whom he is not allowed to touch.’

Collected by ar-Rooyaani in his ‘Musnad’ Albani said the Isnaad is good.

Shaykh Albaani commented:

‘In this hadeeth is a severe warning to the one who touches a woman who it is not allowed for him to touch. In this hadeeth is an evidence that it is prohibited to shake hands with women because no doubt shaking hands includes touching.

Many of the Muslims nowadays have been trialed by this and amongst them some of the people of knowledge, even if some of them showed disapproval in their hearts then the situation would have become minimized a little. However, they try to regard it as permissible by using many different techniques and interpretations.

It reached us that a very big personality in al-Azhar (University in Egypt) was seen by some people shaking hands with women. Our complaint is to Allaah about the absence of Islaam.

Indeed some of the Islamic groups have taken the opinion that it is permissible to shake hands between men and women, and it was made binding upon every Hizbi(partisan) to implement it, and they use as an evidence for that, with that which is not correct, rejecting what is considered from the hadeeth, and there are other clear Ahadeeth which show the impermissibility of shaking hands between men and women.’

[Taken from ‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’ vol.1 hadeeth no.226]

The Ruling of Committing Suicide & not having Patience upon Trials – Ibn Baaz

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014September 11, 2017

From Shaykh, Allaama, Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdul Azeez bin Abdullaah Bin Baz
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

Question:

‘If a person commits suicide due to the circumstances of life and what he experiences of hardships of living and spending upon his family, would this mean that, that person will stay in Hell-fire?’

The Shaykh -Rahimullaah- answered:

‘All praise be to Allaah, Sallat and Sallam be upon the Messenger of Allaah.

To proceed:

Suicide is a great evil, and it is a sin from the major sins. It is not permissible for a Muslim to commit Suicide.

Allaah –Azza wa Jal- said:

<< And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful. >> 4:29

The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said in an authentic hadeeth:

‘Whoever commits suicide using something then he will be punished using that thing on the Day of Judgement.’

What is obligatory upon a believer is that he forces himself to have patience and resilience if a catastrophe befalls him and he endures difficulties in his Dunyaamatters. He should not be hasty in committing suicide, rather he should be warned against that, and fear Allaah, and he should be patient and utilize the means to keep away from committing suicide, and whoever fears Allaah then Allaah will make a way out for him.

If a person commits suicide then he risks the Anger of Allaah and His punishment, and that person is under the Will of Allaah, this is because committing suicide is less thanShirk.

Allaah –Subhanahu – said:

<< Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. >> 4:48

Therefore, whatever is less than Shirk then it is under the Will of Allaah, and committing suicide is less then Shirk, likewise is Zina (adultery & fornication), stealing and drinking alcohol. All of these things are sins that are less than Shirk, and those who carry them out are under the Will of Allaah. If a person dies while committing that sin then it is up to Allaah – Subhanahu – if He wants to forgive him due to righteous actions and the Islaam which is with him, or if Allaah wants, He will punish him in the Hell-Fire according to the amount of sins that he had committed.

Then after he is purified and cleared he will be taken out of the Fire, and according to the Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jammah he will not stay in the Hell-Fire for eternity. A sinner will not stay in the Fire for eternity, nor will a murderer, nor any other sinner, however if Allaah wants He will give him His punishment. Allaah punishes whomsoever He wills in the Hell-Fire according to the amount of that person’s sins, then Allaah takes him out of the Fire to a river, which is called, the river of life, and he is planted there just like a seed is planted and grows on the sides of the banks of a torrential river. When that person’s growth has been completed, then Allaah enters him into Paradise due to his Islaam and his Eemaan upon which he dies. Only the disbeliever will stay in the Fire for eternity, only the disbelieving Mushrikoon (polytheists) those who disbelieve in Allaah and His Messenger, or those that belie Allaah’s Messengers, or that reject what Allaah’s Messengers brought, or other things similar to these of disbelief.

As for the sinner, then according to Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jammah he will not stay in the Hell-Fire for eternity, and this is in contrast to the position of the Khawarij and the Mu’atazilah.

Indeed groups from the Khawarij and Mu’atazilah – and they are two misguided groups – say that a sinner will stay in the Hell-Fire forever, if he enters it! And this is a grave mistake.

As for the Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jammah, and they are the Companions of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– and those who followed them in goodness, they say that the sinner does not stay in the Hell-Fire for eternity as a long as he does not make something prohibited as permissible. However, if he dies knowing that it is a sin, but the Shaytaan prompted him to commit the sin, then he does not stay in the Hell-Fire for eternity, in fact he is under the Will of Allaah, if Allaah wants He will pardon him and enter him into Paradise due to his Islaam and Eemaan and if Allaah wants, He will punish him in the Hell-Fire according to the amount of sin, then after he has been purified and cleared Allaah will take him out of the Hell-Fire to Paradise.

There are many reoccurring Ahadeeth from the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– about this point, namely that some people will enter the Fire due to their sins then Allaah will take them out of the Fire due to the intercession of the intercessors, or with Allaah’s mercy without anyone’s intercession, and all of this is established from the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.’

[Taken from: sahab.net/home/?p=98%5D

From the Manners of Eating Food – Shaykh al-Albaani

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014January 31, 2018

Taken from ‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’.
By the Muhaddith, Shaykh, Allamaa’ Muhammad Nasir uddeen al-Albaani. Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

No. 71 – From AbdurRahman bin Jubayr who said: a man who used to serve the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- for eight years narrated to him: that he used to hear the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- say when food was brought close to him:

Bismillaah
‘In the name of Allaah’

when he would finish he would say:

Allãhumma ‘at`amta, wa ‘asqayta, wa ‘aqnayta, wa hadayta, wa ‘ahyayta, falakal hamdu `alã mã ‘a`tayta *

‘O Allaah! You fed, You gave drink, You satisfied, You guided, You gave life, so for You is praise for what You have given.’

Shaykh Albaani said:

‘And in this hadeeth it mentions that saying ‘Bismillaah’ (in the name of Allaah) is done when you begin to eat, and that you do not add anything extra to that ‘Bismillaah’.

All the authentic Ahadeeth which have been mentioned regarding this topic, such as this hadeeth do not mention any extra wording, and I am not aware of it being mentioned in any hadeeth. Any extra wording is a Bida’ according to the Fuqaha (Scholars of Fiqh) with the meaning of a real Bida’, as for the blind followers then their answer is well-known: ‘What’s wrong with extra wording?!’

In fact we say: everything is wrong with it. Since it is a form of trying to amend the One who legislated the Deen, The Wise, Who never left anything whatsoever which will bring us closer to Allaah except that He ordered us with it and legislated it upon us.

Therefore, if it was legislated to add extra wording to ‘Bismillaah’ and there was nothing wrong with that, then the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- would have added an extra wording, even once. And is this extra wording added to saying ‘Bismillaah’ not like the extra wording added on to sending Salaat (Praise) upon the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- when someone sneezes and adds the Salaat (Praise) after saying ‘Alhamdulillah’.

Abdullaah ibn Umar –Radi Allaahu anhu– rejected this Bida’ as is mentioned in the ‘Mustadrak’ of al-Hakim, and reaffirmed by Suyootee in ‘al-Haaweeya lilfatawaa’ that it is a disliked Bida’, so can the blind followers (al-Muqalidoon) give a reply to the reason which made Suyootee reaffirm that it is a Bida’! !

Some of the negligent people among them hastily accuse Suyootee – as is their habit to do so – that he is a Wahaabi! Even though Suyootee’s death took place before the death of Muhammad bin AbdulWahhab by about three hundred years! !

This reminds me of a strange story which took place in some of the schools in Damascus. One of the famous teachers from amongst the Christians was talking about the movement of Muhammad bin AbdulWahhab in the Arabian Peninsula, and how they fought against Shirk, Bida’ and superstitions, and it seems as if he praised that movement, so some of his students said: it is evident that the teacher is a Wahhabi!!

Some of the other people, perhaps said that Suyootee was incorrect, however, where is the proof for this? ! On the contrary the proof is with Suyootee which is the saying of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- : ‘Whoever innovates something in this matter of ours that which is not of it, then it will be rejected.’ (Collected by Bukhari and Muslim).’

[Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani (No. 71)]

* PS: Transliteration of the du’a slightly updated and minor corrections by AbdurRahman.Org

The Prohibition of Burying People in Houses – Shaykh Al-Albaani

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014February 12, 2015

Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

No. 3112 – On the authority of ‘Aeysha that Prophet–sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said: ‘Perform a portion of your prayer in your homes and do not make your homes as graves unlike the Jews and the Christians who placed graves in their homes.Indeed the house in which the Qur’aan is recited will be made apparent to the people of the Heaven just as the stars are made apparent to the people of the earth.’

Dhahabi said at the end of this hadeeth:

‘This hadeeth has a clean Isnaad and its text isHasan. It is a prohibition of burying people in houses and there is a supporting narration with another chain.The Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam –prohibited building over graves and if the people were to be buried in their homes, then graves and houses would become one thing.

Prayer in a graveyard is prohibited, whether it is a prohibition due to dislike or a prohibition meaning Haraam. The Messenger – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam –said: ‘The best prayer of a man is in his house except for that which is obligatory.’So it is appropriate that homes are not taken as graves.

As for the Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – being buried in the house of ‘Aa’ishah then this is specific to the Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.Just as his garment being spread out under him in the niche of his grave was specifically for him and just as it was specific to him that they each Companion prayed over him, individually, without an Imam, since he was their Imam in life and in death, in the Dunyaand in the Hereafter.

Just as it was also specific to him that his burial was delayed for two days, contrary to his Ummah for whom it is not allowed to delay the burial, since the Messenger – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – is protected from change after death unlike us.They delayed his burial so that everyone could pray over him at his house and, therefore, the delay was due to that matter and also their being hesitant regarding his death for half the day until Abu Bakr came forward with his opinion.This was the reason for the delay.’

[Taken from ‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’ vol.7 Hadeeth no.3112p.306-307]

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance.

The Leading Supplication for Seeking Forgiveness – Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014December 14, 2018

A Summary of the Explanation of the Hadeeth of ‘The Leading Supplication for Seeking Forgiveness’. by Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah -Rahimullaah-
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

On the authority of Shaddad bin Aws –Radi Allaahu anhu–from the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–who said:

‘Indeed the major supplication for forgiveness is

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

O Allaah You are my Lord, there is none worthy of worship in truth except You, You created me and I am Your slave and I abide by Your covenant and promise as best as I can, I seek refuge in You from the evil that I have committed, I profess to you my sins and I acknowledge Your favour upon me, so forgive me verily no one forgives sins except You.

Allaahumma anta rabbee, la ilaha illa anta, Khalaqtanee, wa ana abduka, wa ana ala ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’tu, a’outhu bika min sharri ma sanatu, aboo’u laka bi thambee wa aboo’u laka bini’matika alayya, faghfirlee fa’innahu la yaghfiru ath-thunooba ‘illa ‘anta

So whoever says this with certainty when the morning arrives and dies during that day before evening, then he is from the people of Paradise and whoever says it with certainty in the evening, and dies before the morning, then he is from the people of Paradise.’

Narrated by Bukhari, an-Nisa’ee & Tirmidhi

Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah -Rahimullaah- said about the preceding hadeeth:

‘Regarding the saying of the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- about the Leading Supplication forSeeking Forgiveness is that when the slave of Allaah says: ‘O Allaah You are my Lord, there is none worthy of worship in truth except You’ this hadeeth comprises well-known, magnificent matters and therefore it is rightfully the Leading Supplication for Seeking Forgiveness since it commences with the slave of Allaah acknowledging al-Ruboobiyah(The Lordship) of Allaah.

Then the slave of Allaah follows that up with Tawheed al-Uloohiyah (Allaah’s sole right to be Worshipped) by saying: ‘there is none worthy of worship in truth except You.’ So here he acknowledges that it is Allaah who created him and brought him into existence when he was nothing and so Allaah is rightfully The One who takes charge of complete beneficence to His slave with forgiveness for his sins, just as He – Subhanahu wa Ta’ala – began with beneficence to him by creating him.

The slave of Allaah then says: ‘I am Your slave’ by which he acknowledges that servitude of worship is only for Allaah, since Allaah –Ta’ala- created the son of Adam for Himself and for His worship as is mentioned in some Athaar (narrations).

So, if a slave of Allaah leaves that for which Allaah created him, which is obedience to Allaah, knowing Him, loving Him, turning repentantly to Him and relying upon Him, then he has fled from his Master.When the slave of Allaah repents to Allaah and returns to Him, then he has repented to that which Allaah loves from the slave and so Allaah is pleased with this return. This is why the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- mentioned regarding Allaah Ta’ala that: ‘Allaah is greater in happiness with the repentance of His slave than that of a slave finding his lost ride, which had his food and his drink on it, in a perilous land after he had given up hope of recovering it.’

Allaah – Subhanahu – is The One who is capable of returning his ride and Allaah was The One who returned it to him. This is the height of excellence and beneficence, worthy of he who is in this circumstance, and there is nothing more beloved to the slave than Allaah.

The slave of Allaah then says: ‘and I abide byYour covenant and promise as best as I can’.So Allaah – Subhanahu wa Ta’ala – made a contract with His slaves wherein He set out commands and prohibitions. Allaah promised them that if they fulfilled His contract, He would reward them with the highest of rewards. So the slave of Allaah continues moving between fulfilling his contract to Allaah and attesting to Allaah’s promise, meaning: I fulfil Your contract, attesting to Your promise.

This meaning was mentioned by the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- in his saying: ‘Whoever fasts Ramadan with Eemaan and (al-Ihtisaab) hoping for a reward, then he is forgiven for his previous sins.’

Eemaan here is the action which is: the contract Allaah contracted with His worshippers.

Al-Ihtisaab (hoping for a reward) is: hoping for Allaah’s reward by doing this action -which is not fitting except when attesting to His promise.

As for his -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- saying: ‘Eemaan andAl-Ihtisaab (hoping for a reward)’ then the slave of Allaah is driven to do this, due to his Eemaan.Allaah legislated and obligated it, was pleased with and commanded it. Al-Ihtisaab (hoping) is the reward with Allaah which means the slave of Allaah does this action sincerely for Allaah, hoping for His reward.

As for his saying: ‘as best as I can’, then this means: I fulfil this according to my ability and that which Allaah has made rightful upon me, not according to that which befits You O Allaah.

In this statement there is a proof which establishes that the slave of Allaah has strength and capability and that he is not compelled by destiny, rather he himself has the capability which is his being entrusted with commands and prohibitions, reward and punishment.

Also from this statement is a refutation of the Qadareeyah al-Mujbirah (a sect who believe that destiny means that actions are due to compulsion); who say that the slave of Allaah has neithercapability nor potential by himself and that he has no decision over actions whatsoever, but rather that Allaah will punish due to Allaah’s own action and not due to the action of Allaah’s slave.

This part of the supplication is also a refutation ofthe al-Majooseeyah (fire worshippers) and other than them.

Then the slave of Allaah says: ‘I seek refuge in You from the evil that I have committed’ so the slave of Allaah seeks refuge, protection and fortification with Allaah, fleeing to Him from that which one seeks refuge from, just like the refugee who secures himself from the enemy in a fortresswhich will save him from them.

There is affirmation of the actions of the slave of Allaah and his seeking his own livelihood and also that evil is attributed to his own actions and not to his Lord in his saying: ‘I seek refuge in You from the evil that I have committed’ so evil, in itself,is indeed from the slave of Allaah.

As for our Lord (Allaah) then He has Beautiful Names, all His Attributes are attributes of perfection and all His Actions are Wise and for a just purpose.What supports this is the saying of the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-: ‘evil is not attributed to You’ as is mentioned in the hadeeth narrated by Muslim in the supplication for beginning the prayer.

The slave of Allaah then says: ‘I acknowledge Your favour upon me’ which means I acknowledge this matter; i.e. I affirm this – that I acknowledge You with Your blessings upon me. You are The One deserving of this because You are The One who is praised and I seek forgiveness from You for my sins.This is why some of the righteous people said: ‘It is a must that every breath the slave of Allaah takes is one of two types; one breath where he praises his Lord and, in the next one, one where he seeks forgiveness from his sins.’

When the slave of Allaah testifies to these two matters then his Uboodiyah (servitude to Allaah) becomes correct, he is raised in degrees of goodness and Eemaan, his own self is diminished and he humbles himself for his Lord. This is the perfection of Uboodiyah by which he becomes free of being amazed by himself, of pride and of beautifying actions in order to show off.

Allaah is The One who gives success and He is The One Who Guides. All praise be to Allaah Alone and may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon our leader Muhammad, his Family and his Companions, may Allaah be pleased with them all. Allaah is sufficient for us and He is The Best to protect.’

Taken From: ‘al-Majmoo’ al-‘Aleeyah min Kutub wa Rasail wa Fatawa Shakyh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah’ 1/54-59

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his Family, his Companions and all those who follow his guidance.

اللــَّـهُـمَّ – O Allaah أَنْـتَ – You

رَبِّـي – My Lord لا – No/None

إِلَـهَ – deity/god إِلَّا – except

خَـلَقْـتَـنِـي – You created me وَ – and

أَنَـا – I am عَـبـْدُكَ – Your slave

عَـلَـى – on عَـهْـدِكَ- I abide to Your covenant

وَعْـدِكَ – promise مَـا – what

اسْـتَـطَـعْـتُ – as best as I can أَعُـوذُ بِـكَ – I seek refuge in You

مِـنْ – from شَـرِّ – evil

صَـنَـعْـتُ – I have committed أَبُـوءُ لَكَ – I profess to you

بِـذَنْـبِـي – my sins بِـنِـعْمَـتـِكَ – Your favour

فَاغْـفِـرْ لـِي – so forgive me فَإِنَّهُ – verily He

يَـغْـفِـرُ – forgives الـذُنُـوبَ – sins

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي – Allaahumma anta rabbee -O Allaah You are my Lord

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ – la ilaha illa anta – there is none worthy of worship in truth except You

خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ– Khalaqtanee, wa ana abduka – You created me and I am Your slave

وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ – wa ana ala ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’tu – and I abide by Your covenant and promise as best as I can

أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ – a’outhu bika min sharri ma sanatu – I seek refuge in You from the evil that I have committed

أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي – aboo’u laka bithambee – I profess to you my sins

وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ – wa aboo’u laka bini’matika alayya – and I acknowledge Your favour upon me

فَاغْفِرْ لِي – faghfirlee – so forgive me

فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ – fa’innahu la yaghfiru ath-thunooba – verily no one forgives sins

إِلَّا أَنْتَ – ‘illa ‘anta – except you

The Encouragement to Eat of what Your Own Hands Have Earned & Sufficing with it Over Begging & Subjugating Oneself to Handouts

by AbdurRahman.orgOctober 7, 2014October 13, 2014

Taken from ‘Riyadh as-Saliheen’ By Imaam an-Nawwawi
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

Allaah Ta’ala said:

<<Then when the (Jumu’a Salah) prayer has finished, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allaah (by working, etc.) >>

[Juma’ :10]

544 – On the authority of Abu Abdullaah az-Zubayr bin ‘Awwaam –Radhiallaahu anhu- who said: The Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam–said: ‘For one of you to take his ropes, go to a mountain, carry a bundle of wood on his back and then sell it – Allaah making that sufficient for him – is better for him than asking from people, whether they give or withhold.’

Narrated by Bukhari

545 – On the authority of Abu Huraira –Radhiallaahu anhu- who said: The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘For one of you to gather wood in a bundle on his back is better for him than asking/begging from anyone, they either give it to him or withhold it from him.

Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim

546 – On the authority of Abu Huraira –Radhiallaahu anhu- from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- who said: ‘Dawood –alayhi sallam- never used to eat except from the earnings of his own hands.’

Narrated by Bukhari

547 – On the authority of Abu Huraira that The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Zakareeyaa –alayhi sallam- used to be a carpenter.’

Narrated by Muslim

548 – On the authority of al-Maqdaam bin Ma’ad Yakrib –Rahiallaahu anhu- from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- who said: ‘No one ever ate food better than that which he earned with his own hands. Indeed the Prophet of Allaah, Dawood -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- used to eat from what his hands had earned.’

Narrated by Bukhari

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance.