Shaykh Ibn Bāz (رحمه الله تعالى):
• Anyone who is patient at the time of adversity,
• thankful at the time of prosperity,
• humbles themselves and supplicates to Allaah upon facing hardships,
• acknowledges their sins and shortcomings, and
• asks Allaah for His Mercy and Forgiveness,
has succeeded and will be granted the blessed end.
---- [Fatwas of Ibn Bāz (رحمه الله تعالى) , 2/126 | al-ifta]
Question:
The questioner says: Ibnul Qayyim and others from the people of knowledge have mentioned that the Prophet ﷺ would mostly recite from the Mufassal Surahs during the prayer and that it's not appropriate to start from the middle of nor the end of a Surah?
Answer:
Yes, the evidences in this regard indicate that in his prayers, the Prophetﷺ would mostly recite from the Mufassal; which begins from Surah Qaaf until Surah Naas. Most of the Prophet's recitation was from this section of the Qur'an. Nonetheless, it's been reported that the prophet ﷺ recited from other sections other than the Mufassal; he used to recite Suratus Sajdah in the 1st Rak'ah of Fajr prayer on Fridays, and this Surah is not from the Mufassal.
Likewise, the Prophet ﷺ is reported to have read Suratul A'raaf as well as Suratul Mu'minoon, and these also are not from the Mufassal. So one can recite Surahs from here and there, but there's no harm if a person wishes to read mostly from the Mufassal in his prayer. There is no harm, because Allaah -The Most High- said:
Sheikh Muhammad bn Saalih Al-Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy upon him) said:
When you want to kill a rat, and killing it is Mustahhab (encouraged), then kill well. Kill it with what will take its life immediately, and do not hurt it. And from hurting it, is what some people do where they put down something adhesive to which it will be glued, then they leave it to die of hunger and thirst. And this is not permissible. When you put this adhesive catcher (in place), it's incumbent on you to repeatedly check and watch out such that when you see anything glued to it, you kill it.
QUESTION:
Is it permissible for a woman to adorn herself for her husband by using makeup for colouring her cheeks, lips and eyelids? Could you kindly explain, bearing in mind that this kind of makeup is the adornment of the western women?
ANSWER: It is prescribed by Islam for the woman to adorn herself for her husband using the means legislated and made permissible by Allāh. The wife may adorn herself with beautiful clothes and clean herself with soap and such things. Soap beautifies and cleanses the body. If there are permissible cosmetics that do not contain ḥarām or Najis (impure) components, or something that may harm the face, or have bad side effects, there is nothing wrong with using them. We can take from the East or West the things that will benefit us, but we must avoid the things that will harm us.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Whoever defends the honor of his brother Allāh will ward off the fire from his face on the Day of Judgment.”
[Sahīh At-Tirmidhī #1931]
Sheikhul-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله stated:
"The one who is withheld is the one whose heart is withheld from its Lord. And the prisoner is the one whose desires have imprisoned him."
[Al-Wābil As-Sayyib (48)]
Question: Is
it legislated to fast the six days of Shawwāl before making Qadā of the missed
days for the one who has days from Ramadhan to make up? Some people allow it saying
that A’ishah (radiyallāhu ‘anhā) did not make up the days she missed of Ramadhan
until Sha’bān, in the month before the next Ramadān ― so what is apparent is
that she fasted the six days of Shawwāl [before making up the days she missed]
due to what is known of her desire to do good deeds.
Answer: In the name of Allaah,
Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. May Allaah extol and praise the Messenger
in the highest company of Angels ―and likewise, his family, his Companions and
whoever is guided by his guidance.
What is apparent in this affair is that it is not allowed to fast the Sunnah (nafal) fasts before the obligatory
fasts due to two reasons:
The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said:
“Whoever loves to keep the ties of kinship with his father while his father is in his grave, let him keep the ties of kinship with his father’s brothers after his death.”
[Sahīh Al-Jām’I #5960]
Wahb bin Munabbih رحمه الله stated:
“Memorize three things from me:
●Beware of (evil) desires that are followed.
●Beware of (having) an evil companion.
●Beware of (being) a person who is amazed with himself.”
[Siyar A’lām An-Nubalā 4/548]
Our Shaykh Abu Bilaal Al-Hadhramy- may Allah preserve him- was asked the following question on 30th Sha'baan 1441 ( 23rd April 2020):
Question: How did The Salaf prepare for the month of Ramadan?
Answer: First of all, they would be overjoyed by its arrival and rejoice at it.
(1. Supplication)
They would spend six months asking Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالى) to allow them to reach Ramadan and if they fasted Ramadan; they would spend (the next) six months asking Allah to accept it from them.It has indeed been reported that Yahya ibn Abee Kathir (may Allah have mercy upon him) used to say:
"اللهم سلِّمنا لرمضان وسلِّم رمضان لنا"
"Oh Allah; deliver us to Ramadan and deliver Ramadan to us."
It is a month of sweet scented blessings, a month of forgiveness of sins and a month of goodness - all of it.
(2. Recitation of The Qur’ān)
So there is no doubt that it is a bringer of joy and the Salaf were certainly overjoyed with it. From their over enjoyment, they would recite the book of Allaah more in it than outside of it.In fact; it was mentioned regarding Sufyān At-Thawree (may Allah have mercy upon him - that when Ramadan entered he would leave all actions and devote his (complete) attention to The Qur’ān.
Similarly, it was also reported that Imam Malik - may Allah have mercy upon him) despite his deep love for narrating hadith and hadith in general; once Ramadan had entered he devoted his (complete) attention to The Qur’ān and stopped narrating hadith, this was his preparation.
(3. Sitting in the Masjid)
