Islamic Knowledge – Islam, Sunnah, Salafiyyah
Sheikh Muhammad Saeed Raslan – Lecture on the importance of using time wisely. Translated by Hisham Abouzeid
Note : Tranlator used abbrevations like saas for Sallaalaahu alaihi wa Sallam, Scholars have told that these abbrevations should not be used and should be written in full.
Subhan Allaah. May Allaah have mercy on Shaykh ‘Uthaymeen.
Sujood ash-Shukr: The Prostration of Thankfulness
Shaykh al-Albaani
source: silsilat ul-hudaa wa nnoor, 97/6
asaheeha translations
Q: “How does one perform sujood ash-shukr (the prostration of thankfulness)?”
Shaykh al-Albaani (rahimahullaah):
“It comprises of one prostration, and none of the preconditions needed for prayer are stipulated for it. So it is like sujood at-tilaawah, they both have the same ruling. Neither of them have a precondition such as being in a state of purification, facing the qiblah, making the takbeer, making the tasleem, and so on. Rather, if he is surprised by some blessing, he prostrates immediately the way he is and praises Allaah with whatever (words) he can for that blessing that He gave him, out of thanks to Him. Likewise if he recites a verse of prostration from the Book of Allaah (‘azza wa jal), he prostrates immediately, whether he haswudhoo or not, whether he is facing the qiblah or not, without making takbeer al-ihraam and without making any tashahhud or salaam.”
Silsilatul-huda wan-Noor Tape 455
Use Your Brain
Sheikh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaani rahimahullah
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Silsilatul-huda wan-Noor Tape 247
The Traveler, Traveling, and Its Conditions
Sheikh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaani rahimahullah
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Allah’s Attributes: Precise or Unspecific?
Sheikh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaani rahimahullah
As’ilah Wa Fataawaa Al-Imaaraat Tape 2-3
Performing Ruqyah through a Cassette?
Sheikh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee رحمه الله
Silsilatul-huda wan-Noor Tape 616
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Al Imaam Ibnu Qayyim il Jawziyyah said:
“Correct understanding and good intention are from the greatest of Allah’s favors by which he blesses His slave. Much rather, after Islam, He has not bestowed a slave with anything more virtuous or majestic than the two of them. Much rather they are the two legs of Islam, it stands upon the both of them and by them the slave is spared from the path of those whom divine anger is upon- those whose intent was corrupt- and the path of the astray ones whose understanding was corrupted. He becomes from those whom divine favor is upon- whose understandings and intentions are good, and they are the adherents of the straight path whom we are ordered in every prayer to ask Allah to guide us to their path.
Correct understanding is a light that Allah casts into the slave’s heart to distinguish between that which is correctness and corruption, truth and falsehood, guidance and misguidance, error and right approach. It is supplied by good intent, being adamant for the truth, having taqwa of A-Rabb inwardly and outwardly. Its supply is severed by following desires, preferring the dunya, desiring the praise of creation and abandoning taqwa.”
I’laam Al Muwaqi’een
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Scholar: Imâm Muhammad Nâsir-ud-Dîn al-Albânî
Source: Silsilat-ul-Hudâ wan-Nûr 435 & 436
Reference and translation by our brothers at: alalbaany com, asaheeha translations.
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Question: “Is the earth round or flat?”
Shaykh al-Albaani: It is round,[1] and the issue of the earth being round or flat is not an affair related to actions nor faith, such that it is obligatory for the Muslim to know the Islamically legislated ruling about it if it is related to actions in order to worship Allaah by it like the rest of the acts of worship, or for him to believe in it in the depth of his heart and soul if it is a belief that every Muslim is commanded to believe in. Rather, it is an issue that can be understood upon two (different) ways from the explanation of some aayaat in the noble Qur’aan. And no doubt — as is the case with most issues — one of the views will be correct and the other will be wrong. Thus, whoever makes ijtihaad[2] while he is qualified to do so — and the first condition for this qualification is knowledge of the Arabic language — then whether he is right or wrong, as (the questioner) himself knows, whoever is right has two rewards and whoever errs has one reward.[3]
And these aayaat that have come with regard to the earth, about whether it is moving, round or whether it is stationary — there isn’t a decisive text that would support either of the two different views. Therefore, we said that this is not an affair related to belief about which there must be a united opinion as we believe to the case with the ‘aqeedah (belief) of the salaf (righteous predecessors). It could be understood from some of the aayaat from the noble Qur’aan related to this subject that the earth is stationary and flat, and it could be understood from some other (aayaat) that it is moving and orbiting. And this (latter) opinion is that which carries more weight in our view and agrees with the natural reality which every individual from the people perceives (to be true), whether he is a Muslim or a disbeliever.
And it is sufficient for us to know that there isn’t a decisive proof about this issue with those who insist on opposing that which is established scientifically today: that the earth moves and that it orbits around the sun. It is sufficient, for knowing that there isn’t a clear text contradicting this idea or this astronomical view, that many of the Muslim scholars whose knowledge and excellence all of the Muslims acknowledge — especially us Salafis[4] who believe in the leadership of Shaykh ul-Islaam ibn Taimiyyah in knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah, and Ibn Qayyim az-Jawziyyah, let alone other than them — used to believe the opposite of what is being spread now based on some apparent indications of the Qur’aan, such as the aayah {And the mountains He has fixed firmly}[5] for example, {And after that He spread the earth}[6] and similar aayaat. They did not understand (and deduce) this opposing rigid opinion from (these aayaat), firstly due to the apparent indications of other (Qur’aanic) texts, and secondly due to astronomical, scientific fact. And the like of the aayah that describes the mountains with respect to the earth to be like anchors with respect to ships does not necessitate linguistically that the earth does not move at all, but rather it negates a disordered movement.[7] And similar to this aayah is the aayah: {And the mountains [We have made] as pegs},[8] because we know by observation that the peg with respect to the animal does not prevent it from moving [i.e, when you tie the animal to the peg], but rather the peg prevents it from moving chaotically such that it would flee and go off however it wants — no, our Lord has arranged the orbiting of the earth like the circulating of the horse around the peg. Hence, Him making the mountains as pegs is contrary to what they claim; it (actually) confirms the movement of the earth, but it confirms a scientific movement that is well-known today to be organized and very precise throughout the year such that it does not change by a single second. Likewise, the anchors don’t prevent the ship from moving.
[1] the words that follow were said by the Shaykh upon request from the questioner to explain more on the issue
[2] independent reasoning
[3] Saheeh al-Bukhaari #7352
[4] those who follow the way of the Salaf
[5] Surat un-Naazi’aat, 79:32
[6] Surat un-Naazi’aat, 79:30
[7] also refer to the aayah: “And He has affixed into the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you…;” Surat un-Nahl, 16:15
[8] Surat un-Naba, 78:7
The Groupings and Partisanship of the Children – Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymîn
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Scholar: Imâm Muhammad bin Sâlih bin ´Uthaymîn
Source: Liqâ’ al-Bâb al-Maftûh (66 A)
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymîn: From the fear of Allâh (subhânahu wa ta’âlâ) is that one puts great importance on guiding the creation by spreading true knowledge from the Book of Allâh and the Sunnah of His messenger (sallâ Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and to explain for them the way of the companions and their righteous followers and instruct them to what the prophet (sallâ Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) instructed to when he said:
“From the good Islam of a person is leaving alone that which does not concern him”
(at-Tirmidhî (2318).)
If you see a person returning [heading] towards Allâh (‘azza wa jall) and busying himself with that which concerns him and only cares about coming closer to Allâh, then you should know that it is from his good islam.
If you see a person caring about insignificant matters of no concern to him and that his time often goes to gossip and a lot of questions, then you should know that it is from his deficient islam. Thus, the prophet (sallâ Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) forbade gossip and a lot of questions. It is time wasting. It is wastage of time. If a person becomes inflicted by this disease, he will waste his time. He first asks a person regarding what has happened and what this and that one has said. He thereafter goes to the next person and asks the same thing and so on and so forth. That is how he wastes his time and other’s time.
However, were he only to care about that which concerns him… It is okay to ask about what has happened and what is happening in the society if there is a need to ask and if the purpose is to treat and eradicate the problem. The purpose should not be to slander others and cause splitting. There are people who are like that today. Some people have a good intention. But this impoverished person (Miskîn) got this disease, namely to only care about gossip and what this and that individual has said and what this and that group has said. He does not ask in order to treat the disease and eradicate the splitting. He asks in order to slander or to be as the children who say:
“You are either with these or with those!”
We only know of this grouping and this partisanship from the children. That is why I advise you to entirely avoid this matter. It entails no benefit. It only wastes time. The messenger (sallâ Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) forbade that money and time should be wasted with gossip and a lot of questions.
السؤال
أحسن الله إليكم ، أبو ريان له مجموعة من الأسئلة يبدأ هذه الرسالة بالسؤال الأول عن الأسباب المعينة على تقوية الإيمان ، إذا كان الإنسان ضعيف الإيمان ، كيف يقوي إيمانه ؟
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The Birth of Jesus the son of Maryam narrated from Sahīh Muslim
Explained by Shaykh ‘Umar Fullātah (الشيخ عمر فلاتة)
Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee
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Bismillaah wa -Alhamdulillaah wa Salaatu wa Salaam ‘alaa Rasulillaah ‘amma ba’d
Muwahhideen Publications organized a LIVE tele-lecture on Saturday 2nd February 2013 with the Noble Shaykh, ‘Ali al-Qaleesee(May Allaah Preserve Him). The Shaykh who is a graduate of the Islaamic University in Madeenah, is also a student of Ash-Shaykh Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab al-Wasaabee (May Allaah preserve him). He presently teaches at Masjid-us-Sunnah in Hodaidah,Yemen
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Shaykh ‘Ali al-Qaleesee (hafidhahullaah) initiated this sitting by mentioning the ayah in Soorah Hujuraat where Allaah says, “O you who believe! Avoid much suspicions, indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is the One Who accepts repentance, Most Merciful.” [Al-Hujuraat 49:12]
The Shaykh explained that there contains in this ayah many great admonishments from Allaah such that He calls upon the people of eemaan and He specifically addressed them and this is an affair that clarifies the magnitude and beauty of Islaam. He continued by saying that Islaam is viable and beneficial in every place and time and that these admonishments are foundational principles in mending an individual as well as society as a whole.
Next, he narrated the well-known hadeeth on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (radhiyAllaahu ‘anhu) where the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) clearly explains what constitutes backbiting and slander. So this is a warning to mankind to beware of this vile characteristic of backbiting and it is for this reason that Imaam Qurtubi (rahimahullaah) mentioned that there is no difference between the people of knowledge that gheebah is from the major sins and whoever backbites someone, then it is upon him to repent to Allaah.
So the Shaykh clarified that backbiting is to mention your brother with that which displeases him and this includes affairs regarding his physical description, religiousity, his wealth or children; it is impermissible to mention your brother with that which he hates to hear regarding these aforementioned matters.
Thus, backbiting can be committed by utterances, writing, and insinuation/reference. Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) mentions that the people fall into gheebah in various forms. Some attempt to disguise gheebah with a veil of religiousity and would say to himself that his habit is to only mention people with khayr and he dislikes backbiting and lying however he is only informing others of the affair of an individual. While there are some who hide their gheebah behind anger and their claim that they are actually forbidding evil and so they ornament their speech when doing so while their intentions are opposite to what they show the people.
Next, our Shaykh (hafidhahullaah) explained that according to the people of knowledge, there are however, certain situations in which speaking about an individual is permissible for a legislated reason. He enumerated for us six such instances. They are:
Shaykh al-Qaleesee proceeded to implore us by saying, let the Muslim who is pleased with Allaah as his Lord, Islaam as his deen andMuhammad (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) as his Prophet and Messenger steer clear of gheebah and creating enmity between people. He further explained that it is however, incumbent to expose the affair of ahlul ahwaaa and those who seek to create fitnah and to warn against their evil.
The Shaykh then gave us some insight into the reasons that would cause an individual to fall into gheebah and sowing the seeds of contention amongst the people.
From them are:
Our Shaykh ‘Ali al-Qaleesee then delineated some ways in which we can seek to overcome this dangerous ailment.
From them are:
Our Shaykh then concluded this highly beneficial and comprehensive lecture by making du’aa that Allaah makes us beneficial to Islaamand the Muslims and that He makes us seeds of goodness that will sprout and openers to the doors of good. He further supplicated, “I askAllaah to protect the Muslims in America from trials and evils and we call upon Allaah both publicly and in secret to keep you firm uponIslaam while alive and in death.” And to that we say, Aameen.
Wa Billaahi Tawfeeq
Wa SallAllaahu wa Sallaama wa Barak ‘alaa Nabiyanna Muhammad wa ‘alaa ‘Alyhi wa Sahbyhi wa Sallam
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Signs of The People of Tamy’ee
Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘AbdulWahhab al-Wasaabee
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A question posed to Ash-Shaykh al-Allaamah Muhammad ibn ‘AbdulWahhab al-Wasaabee (hafidhahullaah)concerning the distinguishing characteristics and traits of Ahl Tamyee’ (people who are laxadasical about thedeen).
[Q]: What are the distinguishing characteristics and traits of Ahl Tamyee’ (people who are laxadasical about the deen)?
[A]:
These are from their signs and their signs are many, and we ask Allaah for success
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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad of Imam Al-Bukhari (rahimahullah)
Taught by Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayd Al-Madkhalee (hafidahullah)
LIVE class in Arabic translated to English with Q&A on subject matters
WHEN: Every Friday, after Maghrib prayers in KSA
Class 01 – 15/03/2013 – Arabic / English
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Statement of Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him):
“O Allah, don’t hold me responsible for that which they say, make me better then that which they think of me. And forgive me for that which they don’t know.”
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