The Way of the Salaf Is the Best Methodology and the Moderate Path

Following has been taken from the Book: “The Creed of the Four Imaams” by Dr. Muhammad al-Khumayyis pg. 11

Allaah says,

And the first to embrace Islâm of the Muhâjirûn (those who migrated from Makkah to Al-Madinah) and the Ansâr (the citizens of Al-Madinah who helped and gave aid to the Muhâjirûn) and also those who followed them exactly (in Faith). Allâh is well-pleased with them as they are well-pleased with Him. He has prepared for them Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever. That is the supreme success. (At-Tawbah 9:100)

Imaam al-Awzaa’ee (d.157H) - May Allah have mercy upon him - said,

“Adhere to the narrations from those who have preceded, even if the people reject you, and beware of the opinions of men, even if they beautify it with their speech. So indeed the affair will become clear (for others), while you are upon a straight path regarding it.”

Related by al-Bayhaqee in al-Madkhal (no. 233) with an authentic chain of narrators

He also said, “So make yourself patient upon the Sunnah, and stop where the people stopped, and say that they said, and refrain from what they refrained from. Travel upon the path of your righteous Salaf, for verily sufficient for you is what was sufficient for them.”

Related by Ismaa’eel Ibnul-Fadhl in al-Hujjah (6/a-b) with an authentic chain of narrators

Memoirs from Masjid Rahmah 2008 Umrah Trip

As salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

All praise belongs to Allah and may Allah exalt the mention of Muhammad sallalahu ‘alayhe wasallam, his family and companions and all those who follow him with the proper understanding until the Last Day.

I just wanted to share some of the benefits and reminders from the recent Masjid Rahmah Umrah Trip 2008. It was indeed a blessing to visit the two blessed cities of Makkah and Madinah. Our trip started out by going to Madinah. Its really an amazing environment in those two cities, especially in Madinah because you see all of the women properly dressed and you see the importance that the people have for the salaah. Of course, not all of the people living there give the importance to their religion as it deserves which is why the munaafiqun (hypocrites) will be thrown out of those cities at the time of ‘Esa (Jesus) alayhi salaam.

Its an amazing experience for the believer because the society there is structured to help a person increase in their ‘emaan. You have to be really far from the Deen not to help yourself become a better Muslim while living in those two cities.

So we started out by sitting with Shaykh Muhammad bin Hadee al-Madkhalee. He talked about how Islam protects 5 things. Protection of the Deen itself, protection of ones honor, protection of life, protection of ones wealth and protection of the self (i.e. the individual).

Then we sat with Shaykh Abdullah al-Bukharee. His lecture was about being grateful to Allah for the blessings that we have such as good health. And about the reality of this dunya and hows this time is a time between two times, that which has passed and that which is still to come. Since its not possible to go in the past nor in the future, so we need to do everything in this current time. We rectify that which has passed and that which is still to come in the current time that we live in as well as being firm and obedient to the commands of Allah in this time.

For three straight days, we sat with Shaykh Tarheeb ad-Dosaree who went over the Purification and Salaah of the sick person and how to make tayammum. That class was recorded and the DVD will be made available during the Masjid Rahmah July 4th seminar inshaAllah ta’ala. It was a very practical class that one can implement in their life on an everyday basis. If not for themselves, then for others in their family whom they know are sick and cant pray standing up or cant make wudhu because of surgery or something.

Then we had two sittings with Shaykh Ubayd al-Jaabiree hafidhahullah. One of them was a lecture that he gave on tawheed and the other was a Q+A session.

One night after maghrib, we went to the house of Shaykh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab al-Aqeel. We prayed ‘isha in his masjid which is right in front of his house. He had invited close to 100 people mashaAllah. The Shaykh gave a nice lecture about how Islaam is a great blessing upon us from Allah and then he had so much food mashaAllah for everyone to eat.

Alhamdulillah, while in Madeenah, I was also able to sit in the regular classes of Shaykh Abdul Muhsin al-Abbad once and Shaykh al-Ghunaymaan two times in the Prophet’s masjid. MashaAllah, Shaykh Abdul Muhsin al-Abbad’s class had so many students. Just looking at that, it makes you happy that this Deen still remains when there are people who are taking from the major scholars of the Sunnah. And that there will always be a group of people who will be firm upon the straight path and they will not be harmed by those who oppose them. And this group of people are no doubt, those who follow the way of the Salaf (first three generations in Islaam).

The last class before leaving to ‘Umrah was with Br. Abdur Rahmaan al-Omaisan who gave us a class on the rites of ‘Umrah. MashaAllah, it was a really nice class. First he talked about the importance of having the correct intention and following the Messenger salalahu ‘alayhe wasallam. After that was established, then he went on how to perform the rites of ‘Umrah.

Then after we arrived in Makkah, we made ‘Umrah alhamdulillah. We ask Allah that He accept from all those who made ‘Umrah and that He writes the reward for it in our scale of good deeds.

The first thing that is quite noticeable in Makkah is that most of the women there dont cover their faces and there is more intermingling that goes on between the men and the women in the Haram. A part of that reason is because its so crowded there.

Another thing which is really sad in the Haram is that many people out of their ignorance, they wish to touch or kiss the Black Stone but in trying to act upon this Sunnah, they harm the Muslims in doing so. So they do something which is haraam (i.e. harming the Muslims) while trying to act upon a Sunnah (i.e. touching or kissing the Black Stone).

And then, you also see the Muslims sticking to the walls of the Ka’bah as if they trying to attain some barakah (blessing) from it. Out of their ignorance, if they believe that sticking to the walls of the Ka’bah will bring them some benefit, then they could be falling into shirk. May Allah protect us from it.

And then you see some Muslims reciting some supplications out so loudly while they are making tawaaf and they don’t know that maybe because of this action of theirs, their ‘Umrah might not be accepted by Allah because this action is not from the Sunnah and we know that for each act of worship to be accepted by Allah, it needs to meet two conditions: Ikhlaas (Sincerity) and ‘Ittiba (Following the Messenger sallalahu ‘alayhe wasallam). We hope that Allah accepts from them but we fear for them because of their going against the Sunnah.

Which reminds me about some of the things which we see while in the Prophet’s masjid. Where the people stand for long time while raising their hands towards the grave of the Prophet sallalahu ‘alayhe wasallam as if they are asking the Prophet directly. If they calling upon the Prophet himself, then they are falling into shirk akbar (major shirk) and even raising the hands towards the grave is an innovation according to Shaykh Ibn Baz rahimahullah because this is something not known from the Sahaabah. It is also an innovation if the person intends to visit Madeenah with the intention to visit the Prophet’s grave, for this is not allowed and it is not known from the best of generations. As it comes in the Hadeeth:

“Do not undertake a journey except to three masjids; this masjid of mine, Masjid al-Haraam (Makkah) and Masjid al-Aqsaa (Bayt al-Maqdis).” Collected by Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim].

After making the ‘Umrah, the next few days, we sat with Shaykh Waseeullah Abbas, Shaykh Muhammad al-Maalikee and Shaykh Abdul Majeed al-Subayl. We also went to the house of Shaykh Rabee’ bin Hadee al-Madkhalee. He gave us a short lecture on some of the books that are taught in Masjid Rahmah and talked about the importance of learning Kitaab at-Tawheed and trying to memorize it and having a good understanding of it. He also encouraged us to learn this Deen seriously for this Ummah is in dire need of scholars upon the Sunnah to teach the people the Truth.

InshaAllah, all the audio lectures and DVDs will be made available at www.authenticstatements.com and at the upcoming seminar in July hosted by Masjid Rahmah.

It was really sad when we had to leave to come back to the US because we knew that we are leaving a land where the Shari’ah is still established and all praise belongs to Allah for that, and where the scholars are respected, even by the majority of the common folk to a land which is devoid of all good morals and manners as Shaykh Muhammad bin Hadee al-Madkhalee said in his lecture in Madeenah. We were leaving a land where Tawheed is taught to the people and where shirk and the means towards it are totally abolished. A land where the Sunnah is taught and practiced and where bid’ah (innovations in religion) is hated and disliked. A land where the courts rule by the Law of Allah and implement the hudood (prescribed punishments) because of which the people are protected from corruption and evil. And because of this, there is no doubt that this land, may Allah preserve it, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the best land from the lands of the Muslims. It is the truth when it is said that Saudi is a place where the evil is much less than in other places and where the good is much more than in any other place. May Allah preserve the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its rulers and scholars upon the Sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad sallalahu ‘alayhe wasallam and keep them away from those who have envy and hatred in their hearts for the good that is found in that land.

I encourage all those who wish to perform ‘Umrah and Hajj to go with Masjid Rahmah because they go each year so their package is really good and nicely priced. Plus you have the benefit of sitting with the scholars. Or to go with Albaseerah when they go in the summer. Currently, they are running the 4th Seminar “Alee bin Abee Talib Seminar” during this summer 2008.

For those of us who dont have the opportunity to sit with the scholars all the time because we live in the West, its really an amazing experience sitting with the scholars because you get to see their manners and how they conduct themselves with the people. And the advice that you get while you are there in person has a stronger effect on your heart than if one was to just listen to their lectures. It also makes you realize that for the people who are not aware of the scholars upon the Sunnah and they hold on to the speakers in the West, by Allah, they don’t know what true knowledge is until they take from the scholars who are firmly grounded upon the correct ‘aqeedah and manhaj. And alhamdulillah, this trip makes one realize why truly, the scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets. Wallahu ‘alam.

Gaining Great Rewards

Fifty Authentic Hadeeth with great virtues

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Gaining (Great) Rewards

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The Hadeeth of the Prophet which were chosen for their Great Rewards for easy actions

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Hadeeth taken from ‘Saheeh al-Kalima at-Tayib’, by Shaykhul Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah

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Checked by: Muhammad Nassirud-Deen al-Albaani

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Compiled by: Hajaj bin Abdullaah al-Areeni

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Translated by: Abbas Abu Yahya

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1- The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said : Whoever says :

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَه،ُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْد،ُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

‘There is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah Alone, He has no partners, to Him belongs the Dominion and for Him is all praise, and He is capable of all things.’ –
La ilaha ‘illa Allaahu wahdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadeer one hundred times in one day, then it is equivalent to, him freeing ten slaves, and a hundred good deeds are written for him, and a hundred bad deeds are erased, and it is a protection for him against shaytaan during that day until the evening, and no one comes with a better deed than him except for the man who does more actions than him.

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2 – The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said: Whoever says : -

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

‘Far is Allaah from imperfection and praise is for Him’

Subhana allaahi wa bihamdihi
one hundred times in one day, then his mistakes / sins are cancelled out, even if they are like the foam on the ocean.

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3 – The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

There are two words which are gentle on the tongue, heavy on the scales , and beloved to ar-Rahmaan : -

: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ.

‘Far is Allaah from imperfection and praise is for Him, Far is Allaah The Sublime from imperfection
Subhana allaahi wa bihamdihi, Subhana allaahil atheem

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4 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

Indeed that I say :

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

‘Far is Allaah from imperfection, and praise be to Allaah, and there is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah, and Allaah is the Greatest,’
Subhana allaahi, wal hamdu lillaahi, wa la illaah ila Allaah, wa Allaahu akbar - is more beloved to me than what the sun rose upon.

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5 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

Is one of you so weak that he cannot acquire a thousand good deeds everyday? So a questioner from amongst those sitting there asked him : How can anyone of us gain a thousand rewards?
He said : say :

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ

Far is Allaah from imperfection –
Subhana allaahi
a hundred times, so a thousand good deeds are written for him or a thousand sins are cancelled for him.

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6 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

Shall I not inform you of a statement, which is a treasure from the treasures of Paradise? I said : yes O Messenger of Allaah, may my father & mother be sacrificed for you! He said : say :

لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
There is no capability nor is there any power except with Allaah.
La hawla wa la quwwata illa billaa

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7 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

Whosoever, reaches the morning & reaches the evening and he says :

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
- ‘Allaah is far from imperfection and all praise is for Him’ –
Subhana allaahi wa bihamdihi

one hundred times, then no one brings anything better than him on the day of judgment, than what he has brought. Except the one who says what he has said, or has said more than him.

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8 – On the authority of Mu’aad bin Abdillaah ibn Khubayb on the authority of his father who said we went out on a very dark and rainy night searching for the Messenger of Allaah so that he could pray for us, then I found him and he صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said : Recite. So I did not say anything, then he said : Recite. So I did not say anything, and he said : Recite, so I said : what should I recite? He said : recite :

“قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ”

‘Say that Allaah is the One.’ And the last two soorahs (al-muawaathatayan) in the evening and the morning, three times for it will suffice you for everything.

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9 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

Indeed the major supplication for forgiveness is to say

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 am abiding to 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 bini’matika alayya, wa aboo’u bitahmbee, faghfirlee fa’innahu la yaghfiru ath-thunooba ‘illa ‘anta

so if the worshipper says this when the morning arrives, truly believing in it and he dies enters Paradise, and if he says this when the evening arrives truly believing in it enters Paradise.

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10 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

There is not one from amongst the worshippers, that if he says, in the morning of everyday an the evening of every night : -

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

In the name of Allaah with whose name nothing is harmed what so ever, on this earth nor in the heavens, and He is the All Hearing and All Knowing

Bismil-lahil-lathee la yadhurru ma’a ‘issmihi shay’un fil ‘ardhi wa la fissama’i wa huwa ‘as-samee’ul –‘aleem
three times nothing harms him what so ever.

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11 – On the authority of Abu Huraira may Allaah be pleased with him, some one came to him to take from the charity – which the Prophet - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – had placed Abu Huraira to look after, and this person came night after night, so on the third night Abu Huraira said to him : I will take you to the Messenger of Allaah. So he said Why don’t you leave me and I will teach you some words that Allaah will benefit you by - and Abu Huraira was of those who were very attentive regarding good deeds – so that the person said to him: When you go to bed, read Ayaat ul-Kursi:

(الله لا إلهَ إلا هُوَ الحيُ القَيُومَ )

(( Allaah, none has the right to be worshipped except Him The Ever living, The One Who sustains and protects all that exists ))

until the end of the ayat, then this will continue to be a protection for you from Allaah, and shaytan will not be able to come near you until the morning arrives. The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said: He spoke the truth even though he is a liar, [ that was shaytan].

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12 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

Who ever recites the last two Ayaat from Soorah al-Baqara at night, those two verses will be sufficient for him.

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13 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

Shall I not show what will be better for you than a servant? If you lie down on your bed, then say SubhanAllaah 33 times, and say al-hamdulillaah 33 times, and say Allaahu akbar 34 times.

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14 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

Who ever wakes up at night, and says : -

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَه،ُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْد،ُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ،الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ،وَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ،وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ العليِ الْعَظِيمِ.

‘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, and He is capable of all things, praise is for Him, and Far is Allaah from imperfection, and There is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah, and Allaah is the Greatest, there is no capability nor is there any power except with Allaah the Most High the ‘Atheem.’ (Supreme)

La ilaha ‘illa Allaahu wahdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadeer, Subhana allaahi, wal hamdu lillaahi, wa la illaah ila Allaah, wa Allaahu akbar
La hawla wa la quwwata illa billaahi ‘alial adheem

Then he says: اللهمَ اغْفِرْلي O Allaah forgive me, or he supplicates and his supplication is answered, and if he makes wudu and he pray then his prayer is accepted.

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15- The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

Who ever goes to bed with purification….there is not a hour of the night that he asks Allaah for something of good from this world and the hereafter, except that Allaah grants him that which he asked for.

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16 – Abu Salma said that he heard Abu Qatada say that he heard the Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – say:

A good dream is from Allaah and a bad dream is from shaytaan, so if anyone sees something in his dream which he dislikes, then he should spit on his left side 3 times when he awakens, and he should seek refuge with Allaah from its evil, then it will not harm him if Allaah so wills.

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17 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

A good dream is from Allaah, so if any one of you sees something in his dream that he likes, then he should not relate it to anyone except the one whom he loves, and if he sees that which he dislikes, then he should not relate it to anyone, rather he should spit on his left side 3 times, and he should seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of the accursed shaytaan, and the evil of what he saw, then it will not harm him.

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18- The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

Our Lord –tabarak wa ta’ala descends every night to the lowest heavens, when there remains the last third part of the night, and He says whoever supplicates to me so that I may answer his supplication, whoever asks of me so that I may grant him what he asks for, whoever seeks my forgiveness so that I may forgive him.

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19 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

Indeed there is an hour from the night, which if a Muslim asks Allaah in that time from the good of the affairs of this world and the hereafter, then Allaah gives him of it, and that is in every night.

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20 – On the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

Whoever says, as he leaves from his house:

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ ،ولَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ تعالى

In the name of Allaah, I have placed my trust in Allaah, and there is no capability nor is there any power except with Allaah Ta ála

Bismillaahi tawwakaltu al ‘alaahi wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi,

then it is said to him: indeed you have been saved, and you have been protected, and you have been guided, and shaytaan has been kept away from him, so another shaytaan says: how can you affect a man who has indeed been guided and saved and been protected?

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21 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :
If a man enters his home, and he remembers Allaah when he enters and when he eats his food, the shaytaan says: there is no place for you to spend the night nor is there any dinner, and if he does not remember Allaah when he enters his house then the shaytaan says: you have found a place to spend the night and if he does not remember Allaah while he is eating his food then he says you have found food to eat.

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22 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

O my son if you enter your home then say salaams it will be a blessing for you and your family.

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23 – When the Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – would enter the masjid he would say :

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِوَجْهِهِ الْكَرِيمِ وَسُلْطَانِهِ الْقَدِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

- I seek refuge with Allaah The Supreme and with His Noble Face, and His eternal authority from the accursed shaytaan –

A’outhu bil-lahil ‘atheemi, wa bi-wajhihil-kareem, wa bi-sultanihil-qadeem min ‘ash-shaytanir-rajeemi

then he said: if he says this supplication then the shaytaan says: this person has been protected from me for the rest of the day.

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24 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

If the people knew what was there (in benefit for them) in the adhaan and praying in the front row, and they could not get to it except by drawing lots, then they would draw lots.

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25- The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :
There is none from the jinn, mankind and anything else that hears the reach of the muaddhin’s (the caller to pray) voice, except that they will testify for him on the day of Resurrection.

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26 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

If you hear the muaddhin, then repeat what he says, then send prayers upon me, since indeed the one who sends prayers upon me once, Allaah sends ten prayers upon him, then ask Allaah for me to be an intercessor since it is a high station in Paradise which is not befitting except for a servant from the servants of Allaah, and I hope that I am the one, so whoever asks [Allaah for] intercession for me then intercession will take place for him.

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27 -The Messenger of Allaah- may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

Who ever says, when he hears the call to prayer :

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْقَائِمَةِ آتِ مُحَمَّدًا الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ
- O Allaah Lord of this perfect call to prayer and Owner of this prayer to be performed, bestow upon Muhammad a station in Paradise and a rank above the rest of creation and give him the honorable station which you have promised him:

Allaahumma rabba hadhihi ‘adda’watit tammati, was-salatil qa’imati, ‘ati Muhammadan ál-waseelata wal faaheelata, wab’ath-hu maqqaman mahmoodan ‘allathee wa’adtahu

Then my intercession occurs for him on the day of Judgment.

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28 -A man said O Messenger of Allaah, indeed the callers to the prayer are more favored than we are. So the Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said: repeat what they say, and when you finish ask, and you will be given.

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29 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

A supplication which is made between the Adhaan and the Iqama is not rejected.

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30 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

Two things which are not rejected, or rarely rejected. A supplication made at the time of the adhaan, and at the time when the battle becomes severe.

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31 -The Prophet - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

Shall I not teach you something, which the people who proceeded you attained, and those who come after you will precede with this, and there will be no one better than you except the one who does what you do? They said of course O Messenger of Allaah- may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him. So he said: say: SubanAllaah [far is Allaah from imperfection], Allaahu akbar [Allaah is the Greatest], and Alhamdulillaah [All Praise is to Allaah] at the end of every Salaat 33 times.

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32 -The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

Whoever says SubhanAllaah at the end of every prayer 33 times, and says AlHamdulillaah 33 times, and says Allaahu akbar 33 times, then this adds up to 99, and if he says –

ِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
‘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, and He is capable of all things’
La ilaha ‘illa Allaahu wahdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadeer

to complete a hundred, then his mistakes/sins are forgiven even if they were equivalent to the foam on the sea.

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33 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

There are two characteristics or two qualities that if a Muslim slave of Allaah is continuous upon, will enter Paradise. They are simple but those who do them are few. To say SubhanAllaah at the end of every prayer ten times, and say AlHamdulillah ten times and say Allaahu akbar ten times, which is equivalent to 150 times on the tongue and 1500 on the scales, and he says Allaahu Akbar 34 times when he goes to bed and he says AlHamdulillah 33 times and says SubhanAllaah 33 times, and that is equivalent to 100 on the tongue and 1000 on the scales.

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34 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – used to teach us al-Istikhaarah for all matters, just like he used to teach us a chapter from the Quraan, he would say: If any of you intends to undertake a matter then he should pray two rakats 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.

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35 - The Messenger of Allaah- may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

The supplication of Yunas, when he supplicated while he was in the belly of the whale:

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
- there is none worthy of worship in truth except You, far are You from imperfection, indeed I am from amongst the thalimoon ( oppressors) –

La ilaha ‘illa ‘anta, subhanaka ‘innee kuntu minath-thalimeena

No Muslim ever supplicated with this for anything except that Allaah responds to him.

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36 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said :

Allaah does not afflict a slave with grief nor sadness, except that if the slave says: -

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ أَوِ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي وَنُورَ صَدْرِي وَجِلَاءَ حُزْنِي وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي

O Allaah indeed I am Your slave, and the son of Your slave, and the son of Your female slave, my forelock is in Your Hand, Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask of You with all Your names, which belong to You, which You have named Yourself with, or which You have taught someone from Your creation or revealed it in Your Book or that which You have taken unto Your self with the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Quraan the life of my heart and light of my breast and keep away from me my sadness, and that my grief goes away –

Allaahumma ‘innee ‘abduka, wabnu ‘abdika, wabnu amatika, nasiyatee biyadika, madhin fiyya hukmuka, adlun fiyya qadha’uka, asaluka bikulli ismin huwa laka, sammayta bihi nafsaka, aw anzaltahu fee kitabika, ‘aw allamthu ahadan min khaliqika, aw ista’tharta bihi fee ilmil ghaybi ‘indaka, án taj’alal-qurana rabee’a qalbee, wa noora sadree, wa jala’a huznee, wa thahaba hammee

then Allaah takes away his grief and sadness and replaces it with happiness.

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37 – Uthman ibn al-Aas came to the Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – and said: O Messenger of Allaah indeed the shaytaan comes between me and my prayer, and my recitation becomes confusing? The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said: This is a shaytaan called khunsabun, so if you sense his presence then seek refuge in Allaah from him and spit on your left hand side three times. Uthman said : I did that and Allaah kept him away from me.

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38 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

There is no one from among Allaah’s servants, who is afflicted with an affliction except that he says:

( إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ ) اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
Indeed we belong to Allaah and indeed to Him is our return - O Allaah recompense me for my affliction and replace it with something better than that

Inna lil-lahi wa inna ‘ilayhi raji’oona, ‘allahumma’jurnee fee museebatee, wa ákhliflee khayran minha

except that Allaah compensates him in what he has been afflicted with, and gives him that which is better than the previous thing.

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39 – Alee – may Allaah be pleased with him said:

Shall I not teach you words that the Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – taught me that even if you have an equivalent of a mountain of debt upon you that Allaah will pay it off on you behalf? Say:

َ اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
O Allaah make what You have made lawful sufficient for me, as opposed to what You have made unlawful, and spare me by Your grace, of need of others.

Allahumma kifinee bihalalika ‘an haramika wa ághninee bifadhlika ‘amman siwaka

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40 – Uthmaan bin Abee al-Aaas complained to the Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – about a pain he had in his body since he had become Muslim, so the Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said to him: place your hand on the part of your body that pains you and then say:
بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ
In the name of Allaah, Bismillaah [three times],

and say seven times ‘Aouthu bi’izzatil-lahi waqudratihi min sharri ma ‘ajidu wa’uhathiru:
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ
I seek refuge with Allaah and with His Capability from the evil that I feel and wary of

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41 -The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

Who ever visits a sick person who has not reached his appointed time, then says for him seven times:

أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ
I ask Allaah The Adheem, Lord of the magnificent Ársh to cure you -
except that Allaah cures him.

As’alul-laha ‘al-adheema, rabbal ‘arshil átheemi an yashfika

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42 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

Who ever stops at a place on his journey and then says:
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allaah from the evil of what He has created
A’outhu bikalimatil-lahi ‘at-tammati min sharri ma khalaqa

nothing will harm him until he leaves from that place.

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43 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

Whoever eats some food and then says:
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ

All praise be to Allaah Who fed me this food and provided it for me without any ability from my self nor any strength from my self –

Al-hamdu lil-lahi ‘al-lathee at-‘amanee hatha, wa razaqaneehi min ghayri hawlin minnee wa la quwwatin

except that his previous sins are forgiven.

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44 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another, shall I not show you something that by doing it, will cause you to love one another, spread salaams between yourselves.

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45 – Imran bin Hussain said: that a man came to the Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – and said: As-salamu ‘alaykum (Peace be to you), the Messenger of Allaah said: ten.
Then another man came and said: As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah (Peace be to you and the mercy of Allaah), the messenger of Allaah said: twenty.
Then another man came and said: As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu (Peace be to you and the mercy of Allaah and His blessings), the Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said: thirty. [Note: These are the number of deeds corresponding to the extent of the salam.]

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46 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

If one of you wants to have relations with his wife and says:
بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ وَجَنِّبِ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا
In the name of Allaah, O Allaah keep shaytaan away from us and keep shaytaan away from that which You provide for us –

Bismillahi allaahumma jannibna ash-shaytana, wajannib ásh-shaytana ma razaqtana

so if a child is born from them then shaytaan will never be able to harm him.

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47 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

Whoever sits in a gathering and speaks a lot, then he says before he gets up from his sitting place –

سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ
You are far from imperfection o Allaah, and praise is to You, I testify that there is none worthy of worship in truth except You, I seek Your forgiveness, and I repent to You –

Subhanaka allahumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu alla ilaha illa anta, astaghfiruka wa atoobu ilayka

except that Allaah covers up for him what he said in that gathering.

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48 – Sulaymaan bin Suradin said: I was sitting with the Prophet - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – and two men were cursing, and the face of one of them became red, and he became furious. The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said: indeed I know a statement if he says it then his anger will go away, if he says : -

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
Aoodhoobillaahi min ashaytan ar-rajeem

I seek refuge in Allaah from the accursed shaytaan –

then his anger will go away.

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49 - The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

Whoever sees some one who has been trialed and then says: -
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَافَانِي مِمَّا ابْتَلَاكَ بِهِ وَفَضَّلَنِي عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِمَّنْ خَلَقَ تَفْضِيلًا
Praise be to Allaah Who has saved me from what He has trialed you with and chosen me above much of the creation –

Alhamdu lil-lahi allathee afanee mimma ibtalaka bihi, wa fadh-dhalanee ala katheerin mimman khalaqa tafdheelan

then that trial will not afflict him.

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50 – The Messenger of Allaah - may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him – said:

Whoever enters the market place and says -
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوتُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
‘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 gives life and He takes life and He is the Ever living and does not die, in His Hand is goodness and He is capable of all things.’ –

La ilaha ‘illa Allaahu wahdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu yuhyee wa youmeet wa huwa hayun la yamoot biyadihi alkhair wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadeer

then Allaah writes a thousand thousand good deeds for him, and erases a thousand thousand bad deeds for him, and He raises him up a thousand thousand grades.

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

Six Traps of Shaytaan

Bismillah ir Rahmaan ir Raheem
All praise belongs to Allah and may the prayers and blessings of Allah be upon Prophet Muhammad sallalahu ‘alayhe wasallam and his Companions.

As salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah

Recently, I was listening to an audio lecture being played in Al-Baseerah’s Paltalk room (Live Senior Scholars of Ahlus Sunnah English Arabic) by

Shaykh Ahmed Muhammed Al-Munayee

Professor at Imaam Muhammed Islamic University in Saudi Arabia

on the topic of “Who is our Enemy?” in which the Shaykh speaks in detail about the tricks of how the Shaytaan deceives mankind and makes them fall into many evils until every evil that you see on the face of the Earth, the shaytaan has something to do with that evil.

The link below is a part of that audio lecture where the Shaykh is talking about the six levels that the Shaytaan tries to get mankind to fall into. A wonderful explanation mashaAllah. To read about them, please go here.

Download and listen to the audio on “The Six Traps of Shaytaan” here.
http://www.4shared.com/dir/5465680/a17eb41a/sharing.html

To listen to the complete lecture, please go here:
http://www.albaseerah.org/audio/ahmed.htm

Complete translation of the lecture has been transcribed here:
http://aa.trinimuslims.com/showthread.php?p=35157

Barak Allahu feekum

Disobeying the Rulers and Abandoning the Scholars

Read this beneficial article, may Allah bless all of you and save us from being from among those who incite rebellion and hatred in the hearts of the Muslims against our rulers. And know that this is not to say that we are happy with the mistakes of our rulers but rather we confirm to the Sunnah by making dua’ for them and we ask Allah to forgive them their mistakes and guide all of our Muslim rulers to the correct methodology of the pious predecessors. Ameen.

Disobeying the Rulers and Abandoning the Scholars

On Openly Criticising the Muslim Ruler

On openly criticising the Muslim ruler.

Question: Is it permissible to openly criticise the Muslim ruler in front of a gathering and the people?

Answer: We have spoken about this issue many times before! It is not permissible to speak about the rulers because this brings about evil and differing in the society and it splits the unity of the Muslims and cause hatred between the ruler and the ruled. And this splitting and evil leads to rebellion against the ruler and the shedding of blood and matters which have blameworthy consequences. So if you have a comment about them, take it to the ruler secretly by visiting him, if possible, or by writing to him or by informing someone who can convey it to the ruler as a sincere advice to him, and it should be done secretly not openly and this has been mentioned in the hadeeth, “Whoever wishes to advise the ruler, then let him not mention it in public, rather let him take the ruler by his hand. So if he listens then that is that, and if not then he has fulfilled that which was upon him.” And this meaning has been reported from the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahualaihi wasallam).

Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan

Al-Ijaabaat al-Muhimmah fee Mashaakil il-Mudlahimmah” by Muhammad bin Fahad al-Husayn

Translated by Abul-Irbaad Abid Zargar

A Description of the Muslim Youth

The description of the muslim youth

Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalee

The description and the traits that are a must for the muslim youth to adorn himself with are : to establish and apply the meaning of Islaam in his life.
Islaam its meaning is submission to Allaah. And the meaning of submission to Allaah is :

- doing that which is obligatory
- staying far from the prohibitions
- following the Prophet (sallahAllaahu alayhi wasallam) ; in all that which he came with – in the collective issues and the details of these issues - by speech , actions , manners , and behavior.

This is because the muslim does not have a role-model except the Prophets , the messengers and those who followed them from the pious people : thus this is the method for the muslim to take his examples to be followed . Those who are from the people of good and success.

Because these are the people who call to the path of Allaah , and they only do this by the knowledge they possess – because calling to Allaah is necessitated by having knowledge.

And they are the people who fear Allaah The Most Majestic , so it is upon the muslim to be like these people – and be someone who fears Allaah.

And they are the people who preserve the obligations of Allaah – in secrecy and outwardly , in travel or in their homelands- and in all situations ; it is upon the muslim to be like this also.

So when the Muslim sees in his self that he is sticking to the Book of his Lord , and the guidance of His prophet (sallahAllaahu alayhi wasallam) ; then this is a sign of goodness , and this is the source of uprightness.
So he should praise and thank Allaah The Mighty , The Most Majestic – on this , and he should stick on to it .

And if he sees in himself an attraction to the callers of evil, and innovations, and corruption, and deviations, and he is hastening to their evil : then he has done wrong on his self , such that he has placed his hand in the hand of shaytaan ; so the shaytaan took hold of him by his forehead and led him to the Hell fire ; and what an evil abode it is.

And let him have mercy –in his self- to every muslim , and specifically the youth have to have mercy on themselves – so as to gain mercy in their souls. [And this is through] :

First : By accompanying the people of knowledge and goodness.
Second : Sitting in the gatherings of legislated remembrances and sittings of knowledge.
Third : Abandoning evil and its people.
Fourth : By grasping an immense portion from the Book of his Lord (The Qur’an) , and the Sunnah of His prophet (sallahAllaahu alayhi wasallam).

And by spending his life in every beneficial and good thing ; so that his life can be pure and blessed. And life does not become good , nor does it become joyful ; except if :

- it is a life of seeking knowledge and recitation ,
- and a life of seeking understanding (fiqh) of the religion of Allaah,
- and a life of accompanying and sitting with the best of people (the scholars and students),

Now this, is the good and blessed life which every Male and female muslim is supposed to be adamant in achieving and preserving.

Especially the youth – among those who are young in age and are pure in this age of theirs – it is rightful upon them in this age of theirs to preserve this purity and cleanliness ; and not to ‘taint’ or put dirt in their hearts , and their limbs ; by falling into sins and [also falling into] deviations :
which are only pleasing to the shaytaan and make angry Ar-Rahmaan (The Most Merciful) , and they lead the one who commits them into the punishment of the hell fire ; and what an evil abode it is.
Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalee

Source :http://www.sahab.com/go/fatwa.php?id=231&query

Translation by : Aboo Waheeda as-Salafee

Which Were First Schools of Fiqh?

	Which were the First Schools of Jurisprudence
	Author: Al Imaam ‘Alee al Madeenee
	Topic: Did you know
	Reference: ‘Ilm ar Rijaal P.289 - more about reference here…
	‘Alee al Madeenee stated: There were none amongst the companions of the Messenger of Allaah - صلى الله عليه وسلم- whom people used to follow their Madhab /opinions, relate their verdicts and follow their way except three: ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood Zayd ibn Thaabit ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Abbaas He also stated: There were none amongst the companions of the Messenger of Allaah who had companions that used to relate and act upon their verdicts except three: ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood Zayd ibn Thaabit ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Abbaas

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Downloadable Lectures of Shaykh Saalim at-Taweel

2007 Educational Seminar (Canton, Michigan)

لشيخنا الفاضل سالم الطويل - حفظه الله

By our Noble Shaykh Saalim at-Taweel - may Allaah preserve him

This lecture series contains the following topics:

·         The Importance of Tawheed.

·         Tafseer of Surah al-Faatihah.

·         The Seven Destructive Sins.

·         Questions & Answers Sessions.

 Our Noble Shaykh Abu Sa’d Saalim bin Sa’d at-Taweel – may Allaah preserve him – did an outstanding job by using these topics, as the basis of the discussions, to explain the Evil of Terrorism and Extremism.

 These lectures were delivered in a 2007 Educational Seminar held by the brothers from Canton, MI.

 

 

01 - The Importance of Tawheed - Part 01

 

02 - The Importance of Tawheed - Part 02

 

03 - Questions & Answers - 1st Session

 

04 - Tafseer of Surah al-Faatihah - Intensive Session - Part 01

 

05 - Tafseer of Surah al-Faatihah - Intensive Session - Part 02

 

06 - The Seven Destructive Sins - Part 01

 

07 - The Seven Destructive Sins - Part 02

 

08 - Questions & Answers - 2nd Session

 

09 - Questions & Answers - 3rd Session

 

10 - Tafseer of Surah al-Faatihah - Intensive Session - Part 03

 

11 - Tafseer of Surah al-Faatihah - Intensive Session - Part 04

A Mother’s Advice To Her Daughter For Marriage

Indeed, the advice that is about to follow is beautiful and shows the superiority of the salaf (earlier generations of Islam) over the khalaf (later generations). It also shows, and Allah knows best, how the Salaf had deep knowledge of the religion of Allah and acted upon that knowledge. And indeed, they would not learn anything from the religion of Allah except that they would not move on unless they had acted upon it. As for us, then we do everything except acting upon the knowledge that we have. So may Allah rectify our situation and make us follow the salaf in truth and reality.

It would not be far from the truth to say that these words deserve to be inscribed in gold ink.

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‘Abd al-Malik (RA) said: “When ‘Awf ibn Muhallim al-Shaybani, one of the most highly respected leaders of the Arab nobility during the jahiliyyah, married his daughter Umm Iyas to al-Harith ibn ‘Amr al-Kindi, she was made ready to be taken to the groom, then her mother, Umamah came into her, to advise her and said:

‘O my daughter, if it were deemed unnecessary to give you this advice because of good manners and noble descent, then it would have been unnecessary for you, because you posses these qualities, but it will serve as a reminder to those who are forgetful, and will help those who are wise.

‘O my daughter, if a woman were able to do without a husband by virtue of her father’s wealth and her need for her father, then you of all people would be most able to do without a husband, but women were created for men just as men were created for them.

‘O my daughter, you are about to leave the home in which you grew up, where you first learned to walk, to go to a place you do not know, to a companion to whom you are unfamiliar. By marrying you, he has become a master over you, so be like a servant to him, and he will become like a servant to you.

‘Take from me ten qualities, which will be a provision and a reminder for you.

‘The first and second of them are: be content in his company, and listen to and obey him, for contentment brings peace of mind, and listening to and obeying one’s husband pleases Allah.

‘The third and fourth of them are: make sure that you smell good and look good; he should not see anything ugly in you, and he should not smell anything but a pleasant smell from you. Kohl is the best kind of beautification to be found, and water is better than the rarest perfume.

‘The fifth and sixth of them are: prepare his food on time, and keep quiet when he is asleep, for raging hunger is like a burning flame, and disturbing his sleep will make him angry.

‘The seventh and eighth of them are: take care of his servants (or employees) and children, and take care of his wealth, for taking care of his wealth shows that you appreciate him, and taking care of his children and servants shows good management.

‘The ninth and tenth of them are: never disclose any of his secrets, and never disobey any of his orders, for if you disclose any of his secrets you will never feel safe from his possible betrayal, and if you disobey him, his heart will be filled with hatred towards you.

‘Be careful, O my daughter, of showing joy in front of him when he is upset, and do not show sorrow in front of him when he is happy, because the former shows a lack of judgment whilst the latter will make him unhappy.

‘Show him as much honor and respect as you can, and agree with him as much as you can, so that he will enjoy your companionship and conversation.

‘Know, O my daughter, that you will not achieve what you would like to until you put his pleasure before your own, and his wishes before yours, in whatever you like and dislike. And may Allah choose what is best for you and protect you.”

Jamharah Khutah al-‘Arab, 1/145

 

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