بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله
Below is an advice and encouragement for us all to seek knowledge and correct our intentions.
It has been conveyed by Shaykh Abdur Razzaaq bin Abdul Mohsin Al Abbad -حفظهما الله -that Imaam Ahmad -رحم الله- said:
“”There is nothing compared to knowledge (when there) is a righteous intention (for seeking after it).” .”
http://www.al-badr.net/web/index.php?page=lecture&action=lec&lec=301
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last day then let him speak good or remain silent”
Bukhaari & Muslim
And the Messenger of Allah – صلى الله عليه و سلم -said
“A good word is charity”
Saheeh Al Jaami’ As Sagheer: Al-Albani
“The majority of sins of the children of Aadam (عليه الصلاة و السلام) are because of his tongue.”
Saheeh Al Jaami’ As Sagheer: Al-Albani
Imaam An-Nawawi commented on the first hadeeth *:
This hadeeth is clear that it is befitting that you do not speak except if the speech is good and that there is a clear benefit. And when there is doubt (whether there is) a clear benefit then you do not speak.
Know that it is befitting for every person (who has reached the age of accountability and is sane) that he preserves his tongue from all speech except if the speech is clear in its benefit.
And when the benefit in speaking or leaving speech is equal; then the Sunnah is to refrain from speaking. Because it is possible that permissible speech can be swept along and become impermissible or disliked speech and this is the norm in most cases; and there is nothing that can equal safety.
* Riyaadhus Saaliheen 347-348
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Below are a variety of narrations wherein the Messenger of Allah
– عليه الصلاة و السلام- is exhorting us with that which is beneficial for us and pleasing to Allah -سبحانه تعالى- :
The Messenger of Allah said
– عليه الصلاة و السلام-
The most beloved slaves of Allah to Allah are the best of them in manners
The Messenger of Allah said
– عليه الصلاة و السلام-
Be merciful to those who are on the earth and the one who is above the heavens will be merciful to you
The Messenger of Allah said
– عليه الصلاة و السلام-
The best of imaan is: patience and forbearance
The Messenger of Allah said
– عليه الصلاة و السلام-
The heaviest thing on the scales are good manners
The Messenger of Allah said
– عليه الصلاة و السلام-
Not from us is the one who is not merciful to our youth and does not respect our elders
The Messenger of Allah said
– عليه الصلاة و السلام-
Whoever does not show mercy to the people, Allah does not show him mercy
The Messenger of Allah said
– عليه الصلاة و السلام-
Indeed Allah is beautiful and he loves beauty
The Messenger of Allah said
– عليه الصلاة و السلام-
Whoever does not thank the people then he has not thanked Allah
The Messenger of Allah said
– عليه الصلاة و السلام-
Whoever is deprived of kindness and gentleness is deprived of all good
The Messenger of Allah said
– عليه الصلاة و السلام-
From the best of Islaam is a man who leaves that which does not concern him
The Messenger of Allah said
– عليه الصلاة و السلام-
The most complete of the Muslims in imaan are those best in Akhlaaq
Saheeh Al-Jaami’ As-Sagheer Shaykh Al Albaani
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Shaykh Saalih Al Fawzaan was asked:
Is it better to devote oneself with seeking of knowledge or occupy oneself with trade (seeking after sustenance) ?
Answer:
There is no doubt there is nothing equal to the seeking of knowledge; however seeking knowledge does not prevent occupying oneself with trade (seeking after sustenance), evidently he seeks knowledge in its time and he occupies himself with trade (seeking after sustenance) in its time.
http://www.alfawzan.af.org.sa/node/12870
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Shaykh Saalih Al-Luhaydaan حفظه الله was asked:
A traveller came upon a people, whilst he was a traveller and found them praying Asr, they had prayed two units of prayer, he joined with them the (remaining) two units of prayer; does he give the salaams (finish the prayer) or does he complete (4 units)?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Luhaydaan answers:
Rather he completes, the traveller if he joins with the residents his prayer is a residents prayer, that which he reaches of the prayer he prays, and that which he missed of it, he completes.
http://lohaidan.af.org.sa/node/222
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
A questioner asks:
What is the ruling on the one who sleeps through Salatul Fajr due to staying up late into the night for the purpose of studying?
Shaykh Saalih Al Fawzaan answers:
Mashaa Allah! Mashaa Allah! This is a successful one(!) he neglects the obligation (of Fajr Prayer), and he stays awake through the night.
What is the meaning of seeking of knowledge here?! Whilst he is losing and neglecting the obligatory acts, there is no benefit in this seeking of knowledge.
Salaatul Fajr is a must to be prayed in its correct time with the congregation and there is nothing that takes precedence over it.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Many of the Muslims young and old have fallen into the fitnah of smoking; and in recent times the fitnah of “Shisha” has spread exponentially, so much so we would be hard pressed if we did not know or know of someone who has not been affected by this evil.
And many are deceived by Shaytaan and attempt to make a distinction between smoking of cigarettes and shisha.
May Allah protect us from being deceived by the accursed Shaytaan and following our desires in opposition to the truth.
The Permanent Committee of Scholars said:
Shisha, hookah and smoking are from the khabaa’ith (evil, unlawful things) and they are haraam (prohibited), due to that which they contain of harm to the body and to the wealth.
And Allah the Most High said in description of his Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم):
وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَائِثَ
And He allows them as lawful At-Taiyibat [(i.e. all good and lawful) as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.], and prohibits them as unlawful Al-Khaba’ith (i.e. all evil and unlawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.)
Surah Al-A’raaf Verse 157
And it is affirmed upon the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه و سلم) that he said:
” There should be neither harming not reciprocating harm”
Related by Ibn Mājah, al-Dārqutnī
Therefore it is impermissible to use these things, to sell them or to promote them.
Fatawa Al-Lajnah Ad-daa’imah
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Shaykh bin Baz – Shaykh Abdul Aziz aal Shaykh – Shaykh Abdullah Al-Ghudyaan – Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan – Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd
Please see following links
Smoking of any type is noxious and harmful
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Question:
What is the authenticity of the Hadith:
“whoever washes a dead person then upon him is to make ghusl and whoever carries the dead then he has to perform wudoo”?
And is this the command of obligation or recommendation? And why?
Answer:
The aforementioned Hadith is weak; and verily it has been affirmed from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in other narrations, that which indicates the recommendation of performing ghusl after washing a dead person.
As for carrying (the dead person) then it is not correct to make wudoo and neither is it recommended, owing to the lack of evidence in this regard.
Majmoo’ Fataawa Shaykh bin Baz
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In recent days the group called Hizb at-Tahrir have stepped up there corrupt efforts at misguiding the Muslim youth; Hizb at-Tahrir disbelieve in many affairs of our Religion of Islaam; affairs which our Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) informed us about in authentic narrations many of which are reported in the most authentic books after the Noble Quraan: Sahih al Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
From some of the affairs which they reject:
1. Questioning in the Grave by Munkar and Nakeer
2. Punishment of the grave
3. The bridge over the Hellfire
and many more affairs as well in addition to this.
These misguided deviant individuals
make general takfir and (declare Muslims to be disbelievers)across the whole of the Muslim nation.
Their founder (whose works they fanatically cling to, in clear opposition to the Quraan and Sunnah) to is an individual called Taqi udDeen an Nabahaani see link at bottom for more information regarding this individual, his corrupt beliefs and his calling to deviation away from the guidance which Allah legislated for us.
Their main call and focus is in opposition to the methodology of Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم), which when we look at his biography, life and events we can see this is quite clearly the case.
Please watch the video in the link to hear our brother Abu Khadeejah clarify their affair to us.
BaarakAllaah feekum
I make dua tht Allah subhaanahu wa t’ala protects us from deviant beliefs and the callers to misguidance.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Shaykh Saalih Al Fawzaan was asked:
Has everyone disbelieved who curses the religion or rejects the sunnah?
He answered hafidahullah:
There is no doubt whatsoever in this; whoever curses the religion or rejects the Sunnah then verily he has disbelieved, because he is a denier and disbeliever in the Sunnah; also he who curses Allah’s religion, which Allah has chosen for his slaves; then he has cursed that which Allah has chosen for his slaves and legislated for them, so this one has cursed Allah -azza wa jal- there is no doubt at all of his disbelief , he who belittles Allah (and attributes deficiencies to him; Glorified and far removed is Allah from all imperfections) .
www.alfawzan.af.org.sa/sites/default/files/q14331228_004mp3
Please note that declaring a specific individual to have disbelieved and left the fold of Islaam is an affair that is to be returned back to the Scholars and it is not for other than them to declare a specific individual to have disbelieved.
For further information please see the following link: Principles of Takfir
BaarakAllaahu feekum