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Summer Conference: In Defense of the Salafi Manhaj
As salaamu ‘alaykum,
Just a few days to go for the conference inshaa’Allaah.
June 17th(Friday) – June 19th (Sunday).
New Jersey, USA
For more info visit http://SalafiConference.com
Sunni Scholars in the West
As salaamu ‘alaykum,
Muslims in US, UK and the West in general have a golden opportunity to learn directly from 2 of the scholars of Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat in the coming days inshaa’Allaah.
- Ash-Shaykh Dr. Falaah ibn Ismaa’eel al-Mundikaar (may Allaah protect him) is already in the US! Please refer the following links for the updates regarding the Shaykh‘s visits to various cities inshaa’Allaah.
Sheikh Falaah Ismaaeel in Washington, D.C
Shaykh Falaah Ismaeel to visit Philly!!!
- Shaykh Maahir Al Qahtaanee (may Allaah protect him) will be in London inshaa’Allaah in the next few days.
Sheikh Maher Al Qahtaani in Masjid As Sunnah 4th-6th Feb!!!
Please refer SalafiTalk for further updates regarding both the visits and learn from these Scholars who are recommended by some of the Seniormost Salafee Scholars of our era. May Allaah make the stay of the mashaykh comfortable and enable the people in the west to benefit from their knowledge, wisdom and manners. Aameen.
Sometimes a Graduate is the Most Ignorant of People
A very good reminder for us in the West not to be impressed with the degrees of the people in the arena of da’wah.
Be weary of the speakers who are not known to the senior scholars of Ahlus Sunnah or they are not known to be from those who would sit with the people of knowledge or keep in contact with them.
What’s even worse are those speakers, may Allah guide them, who try to take the youth away from the senior scholars and establish themselves as the scholars of the land like what has happened with many here in the west. Allahul musta’aan.
Sometimes a Graduate is the Most Ignorant of People
By Ash-Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan (may Allah preserve him)
Question: If a person wants to teach people Islam, is having a degree from a university enough or must he have a tazkiyah from a scholar as well?
Answer: He must have knowledge. Everyone who graduates with a degree doesn’t become a person of knowledge. What’s required is to have knowledge and understanding of Allah’s religion. Degrees don’t prove that a person has knowledge. Sometimes the most ignorant of people possess degrees. And at other times there are people without degrees, who are the most knowledgeable of people.
I understood that guiding people by action is more inspiring..
Imam Ibn ul Jawzee
From “Sayd Al-Khaatir” (138)
I have met many mashaaykh and the affair of one was different from that of the other, and their knowledge capacity were of varying levels. And the one whom I benefited from his company the most was the one who used to apply what he knew, even though there were those who were more knowledgeable than him.
I met a group from the people of hadeeth who memorized and knew a lot, however they would permit backbiting under the guise of jarh wa ta’deel (ed.: “accreditation and disreputation”, science of criticism of narrators), they would take monetary payment in return for narrating hadeeth, and they would be hasty in giving answers, even if they are wrong, lest their status diminishes.
I met Abdulwahaab Al-Anmaatee, he used to be upon the methodology of the salaf. One would never hear backbiting in his gatherings nor would he take payment for teaching hadeeth. Whenever I read a hadeeth that contained in it a heart-softener, he used to cry continuously. I was very young at that time, (but) his crying affected my heart. He had the calm of those whose description we hear about from the narrations.
I met Abu Mansur Al-Jawaaliqee, he was very quiet, very careful about what he said, precise, and scholarly. Sometimes he would be asked a question, which may seem easy; one that our young ones would rush to answer, however he would withhold from answering until he was certain. He used to fast a lot and remain quiet often.
Thus, I benefited from these two more than I benefited from the others, and I understood from this that: guiding people by one’s action is more inspiring than doing so by words. So by Allah, one should implement what he knows for it is indeed the greatest foundation. And the miskeen, the true miskeen is the one who wasted his life learning what he does not practice, thus he looses the pleasures of the dunyah and the goodies of the akhirah. (In addition to) Coming forth bankrupt (on the day of judgment) with strong evidences against himself.”
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About the Author:
Sheikh Abdulmuhsin al-`Abbaad is one of those few scholars who many scholars refer to him as their teacher. He is the former president of the Islamic University Madeenah, and was the first person who held the first class when the University was opened! and has since been teaching there for the past 50 years.!!
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The Muslim Woman Increases More In Worship Than The Man In Ramadan By Sheikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhaylee,
Questioner inquires: What is the Muslim Woman’s agenda in Ramadan so that she can worship Allah by way of it and at the same time complete the services of the people of her household?
Sheikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhaylee, may Allah preserve him, answers: We say that the Muslim Woman’s agenda is that of the (Muslim) Mans. However the Muslim Women increases in worship. That is because when the women strives in the service of her h…usband and the members of her household and she prepares food for them that which will sufice them, then she is in obedience to Allah, ‘azza wa jall, provided that she seeks the reward from Allah. Therefore, in this is a reward for her and also an increasement for her good deeds. And it is befitting for the Muslim Women when she is preparing the food that she busy’s her tongue with the rememberance of Allah. So while she is cooking she glorifies Allah, while she is cooking she is saying tahleel (Laa ilaaha illa Allah/ None has the right to be worshipped except Allah), while she is cooking she is remembering Allah and in that she will have a tremendous reward. (Like this) preparing food will never divert her from the obedience of her Lord, Glorified is He, during the day of Ramadan. So congratulations to the Muslim Women who services her husband and the members of her household and she seeks the reward from Allah, ‘azza wa jall, and by that she does not become heedless concerning the rememberance of Allah and she performs what she is capable of doing from the different acts of worship during the day of Ramadan. For indeed she has achieved a great success.
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Sermons during the Taraweeh
Sermons During the Taraweeh Al ‘Allaamah Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, may Allaah have mercy upon him, was asked:
In Kuwait, we have a sermon after four Rak’ahs of Salaatul Qiyaam, is this permissible? If it is permissible, how should this sermon be given?
He responded:
My opinion is that you should not do it.
Firstly: It is not from the guidance of the Salaf.
Secondly: Some people may want to pray Tahajjud and return home, and doing so may be a hindrance for them because it forces them to listen to the sermon. If a sermon is not accepted, its harm is greater than its benefit, this is why the Prophet – صلى الله عليه وسلم – used to draw the companions he used to give sermons to, he wouldn’t burden them and be repetitive.
So I see that leaving it is better. If the Imaam would like to give a sermon, he should give it at the end, when the prayer is finished.
He was also asked: What is the ruling of constantly giving a sermon in the midst of Salaatul Taraweeh?
The Shaykh, may Allaah have mercy upon him, responded:
As for giving a sermon then no, because this is not from the guidance of the Salaf. But the Imaam may give a sermon if needed or if he would like to, after the Taraweeh. If he intends worship by doing so it is an innovation, and the sign that he intends worship by it, is that he continues doing it every night.
Furthermore we say; why my brother, are you giving a sermon to the people? Some people may have work to do and would like to finish the prayer so that they may have implemented the saying of the Messenger:
“Whoever stands in prayer with the Imaam until he finishes would receive the reward of a whole night in prayer.”
If you yourself love to give a sermon, and half of the people in the Masjid also love this, rather three quarters of them do, do not constrain one quarter of the people for the sake of three quarters. Didn’t the Messenger – صلى الله عليه وسلم – say:
“If one of you were to lead the prayer then make it light, for indeed there are weak, ill and people with needs praying behind you.”
Or as was stated by the Messenger – صلى الله عليه وسلم, meaning do not compare the people to yourself or to others who love the sermon, compare the people with what makes them at ease. Pray the Taraweeh with them, and if you finish and the people finish, then say what you wish.
We ask Allaah to bless us and you with beneficial knowledge, and righteous actions.
[Liqaa al baab al Maftooh: 118]
Al ‘Allaamah al Albaanee, may Allaah have mercy upon him, was asked: Is it permissible for the Imaam of the Masjid to give a sermon between Rak’ahs during Salaatul Taraweeh?
He responded: It can be permissible and it can be impermissible. If it is concerning drawing people’s attention to an immediate issue, warning them, ordering with good and forbidding from evil concerning it, then it is an obligation. As for it being taken as a habit that is always practiced, then this is contradictory to the Sunnah.
[Silsilat al Hudaa wan Noor: 656]
He also said: The night prayer during Ramadaan was legislated in order to draw closer to Allaah the Mighty and Majestic with prayer, this is why I do not see that Salaatul Taraweeh should be mixed with knowledge or teaching and so on, Salaatul Qiyaam should be the only worship performed. As for knowledge, then it has its time, and it is not specified to any specific time, rather the best interest of the students should be taken into consideration.
This is the basis, and I intend by is to clarify that whoever makes a habit out of teaching people between every four Rak’ahs during Salaatul Qiyaam for example, then this is a newly innovated matter that contradicts the Sunnah.
[Silsilat al Huda wan Noor: 693]
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Islamic Games for Ramadhaan
As salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.
It’s been quite long since I’ve posted anything. After shaykh Salim’s visit, things have been quite busy with family members visiting and preparation for Ramadhaan.
Now that I have a smartphone, it’ll be much easier to review and reply to comments and make quick short posts inshaAllah. The cell phone technology is amazing subhanAllah and it’s mind boggling what we are capable of just with a cell phone. Anywayz that’s a side topic 😉
I have been tasked by my local masjid to come up with some games for the teens/kids for the weekends in ramadhaan. Not just the last 10 days but even before that.
So I wanted to reach out to all of you if you have seen any successful games where they not just learn something beneficial in the deen but also have fun learning it.
I will be preparing an Islamic jeopardy game with different categories. Once it’s complete I’ll post the file here so others can use it as well.
If anyone has any ideas, please share.
BarakAllahu feekum. 🙂
Schedule of Shaykh Saalim Taweel Visit to NYC 2010
As many people have asked about Shaykh Saalim’s visit to the NYC/NJ area, here is the information so you can plan ahead inshaAllah.
Any changes to this schedule will be posted as we get them.
Shaykh Saalim At-Taweel (Student of Shaykh Uthaymeen
Shaykh Saalim At-Taweel Visit to NYC
- Shaykh will arrive on July 20th insha Allaah
- Masjid Ahlul-Quraan wa As-Sunnah, Queens, NY – Sat-Sun, July 24-25 from 5:30 pm till Esha (first flyer below)
Explanation of verse 107 of Surah Al-Anbiyah “21:107”
Prophet Muhammed sent as a Mercy to all
- Masjid Ikhwa- Brooklyn, NY- Friday July 23rd from 5:30 pm
- Masjid Rahmah – NJ- Thursday, July 22nd at 5:30 pm –
- Masjid Darul Islah – Teaneck NJ – July 22nd after Maghrib prayer (second flyer below)
- Masjid Nur-Ullaah, Queens, NY – Wednesday, July 21st from 5:30 pm
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