"By Allaah, one should implement what he knows.."

Ibn ul-Jawzi (rahimahullaah),

By Allaah, one should implement what he knows for it is indeed the greatest foundation. And the miskeen (poor) , the true miskeen is the one who wasted his life learning that which he does not practice, thus he loses the pleasures of the dunyaa (world) and the goodness of the aakhirah (Hereafter), coming forth bankrupt (on the Day of Judgment) with strong evidences against himself.

[Saydul-Khaatir (138)]

Ponder O Son of Aadam!!

 

"O you of little resolve, where do you stand upon His path?

 Adam found it difficult and Nuh lamented because of it, while Allaah's Khaleel Ibraaheem was thrown into a pit of fire due to it. Isma'eel was laid upon his side ready to be sacrifices for its sake, and while upon it, Yusuf was sold for a cheap price and then falsely cast into prison for many years. Zakareeyah was sawed in half, and Yahya was slaughtered due to it. Ayyub suffered great distress, while Dawud cried copiously, and Isaa cured the wretched poor of their diseases and walked with the beasts, due to it. And how many forms of difficulty and hardship did the Messenger Muhammad face while proceeding upon it, yet you live your life through amusements and distractions!" 

- Sheikh al-Islaam ibnul Qayyim rahimuallaah Al-Fawaid page 41"

Fasting Fatawaa

1.   The ruling on using perfume during the days of Ramadhan.

2.   Fast what is upon you from missed fasts first.

3.   The obligation of fasting even when work circumstances are not conducive to fasting..

4.   Fasting after the journey has finished

5.    She Fasted During Her Days of Menstruation

6.   Slept on the First Night of Ramadan Before Ramadan was Confirmed.

Answers to the Questions...

Which of the favours of Thy Lord do you deny? (5)

by Imâm Ibnul Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

(Reminder 5)

 

A man said to Abû Hâzim: 

“What is the gratitude of the eyes?” He said, “If you see good things, you speak about them, and if you see bad things, you keep quiet about it.” He asked, “What is the gratitude of the ears?” He said, “If you hear something good, you accept it, and if you hear something bad, you reject it.” Then he asked, “What is the gratitude of the hands?” He said, “Do not take what which does not belong to you, and do not hold back from paying the dues of Allâh (zakât).” Then he asked, “What is the gratitude of the head?” He said: “To have knowledge in it.” Then he asked, “What is the gratitude of one’s private parts?”

Sheikh Uthaimeen’s Encouragement to Feed the Fasting

Sheikh Uthaimeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, 

 

“Whoever has the ability should be keen on providing people who are fasting with iftaar, either in the mosques or in any other place, because, “Whoever feeds a fasting person will have a reward like that of the fasting person.”So when a person feeds his fasting brothers he will have a reward like theirs, thus whoever Allaah the Most High has enriched [from His Bounty] should seize the opportunity to attain this great reward.”

48 Su’aal Fis-Siyaam, p. 20.

"Whoever is mainly concerned about the Hereafter..."

It was narrated that Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:

The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

“Whoever is mainly concerned about the Hereafter, Allaah will make him feel independent of others & will make him focused & content, & his worldly affairs will fall into place. 

 But whoever is mainly concerned with this world, Allaah will make him feel in constant need of others & will make him distracted & unfocused, & he will get nothing of this world except what is decreed for him.”

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2389; classed as saheeh by Sheikh al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 6510)

Fear Allaah With The Right That He Should Be Feared With

Al-Allaamah Shaykh Rabee‘ ibn Haadi al-Madkhalee (may Allaah preserve him) stated:

 

“I’m going to speak about two or three verses from this Soorah (Aali ‘Imraan). They are the statements of Allaah:

“Oh you who believe fear Allaah with the right that He should be feared with & do not die unless you are Muslimoon* And hold fast to the rope of Allaah all together & do not be divided. Remember the favor of Allaah upon you when you use to be enemies to one another then He (Allaah) brought harmony between your hearts. Then you became brothers by His (Allaah’s) favor. And you were on the brink of a pit of fire & He (Allaah) saved you from it. Thus Allaah makes clear to you His Aayaat (proofs, verses, signs etc…) in order that you may be guided.”

(Aali ‘Imraan: 102-103)

In these verses there is an encouragement from our Lord The Magnificent, The Majestic, The great to fear Him & that we fear Him with the right that He should be feared with.

“Fear Allaah with the right that He should be feared with”

Moving the lips while praying, making Dua is a MUST..

In the Name of Allaah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

 

Brothers & sisters the following is extremely important for the one who would like to receive the reward for reciting the Qur’aan during the month of Ramadhan, or for the one who would like to receive the benefits for reading the morning & evening supplications, rather this is a MUST for every Muslim who would like for their five daily prayers to be accepted.

The following is a summary translation taken from various sources Translated by Rasheed Barbee.

Moving the lips while praying, making supplications, & reading the Qur’aan by Sheikh Muhammad Bazmool

Sheikh Muhammad Bazmool said in his explanation of ‘The Prophet’s prayer described’ (صلى الله عليه وسلم) by Sheikh Albaani may Allaah have mercy upon him in the section ‘Reading aloud and silently in the five daily prayers and other than that’ after mentioning that the guidelines in reciting silently is that the tongue is moved.

Which of the favours of Thy Lord do you deny? (4)

by Imâm Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

(Reminder 4)

Ibn Abi’d-Dunyâ said:

“It was narrated to me that some scholars said: ‘The scholar should praise Allâh for having deprived him of the luxuries of this life, in the same way that he should praise Him for what He has bestowed upon him. How can you compare the blessings & luxuries for which he will be accountable to the deprivation of luxuries which is a relief from being tested, & which keeps his mind free to worship & remember Allâh? So he should give thanks to Allâh for all of that.’”

 

  Taken from “Uddat as-Sâbireen wa Dhâkirat ash-Shâkireen”

“I Forgot I was Fasting!?”

‘Abdul-‘Azeez Ibn Baaz [d. 1420 AH] (rahimahullaah) was asked:

 

(Q) “What is the ruling for a person who forgetfully eats or drinks during the day [in Ramadhan]?”

(A)  Imaam Ibn Baaz, (rahimahullaah), answered:

There is no harm on him, & his fast is correct. This is due to Allaah’s, removed is He from imperfection, statement at the end of Surah al-Baqarah:

رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا

‘Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error.’

[Surah al-Baqarah (2): 286].