“O you who sold yourself' - Imaam ibnul-Qayyim

“O you who sold yourself for the sake of something that will cause you suffering and pain, and which will also lose its beauty, you sold the most precious item for the cheapest price, as if you neither knew the value of the goods nor the meanness of the price. Wait until you come to the Day of mutual loss and gain and you will discover the injustice of this contract. ‘There is no deity worthy of worship in truth except for Allaah’ is something that Allaah is buying. Its price is Paradise, and the Messenger is its agent, and you will be pleased to part with a small part of this worldly life to obtain it. The part you lose is a small part of something that as a whole is not worth a mosquito’s wing.”

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The Condition of the Salaf in Ramadhan - Sheikh Saleh al-Fawzaan

Question:

I have some questions; the first question: what was the state of the Salaf As-Saalih, may Allaah have mercy upon them and be pleased with them, in anticipation of this great month? How was their guidance? How was their character and their conduct? The second matter, O eminent Shaykh, how does the Muslim prepare to take advantage of these nights and days which he is now living in; preparation by way of knowledge, by knowing the rulings of fasting and knowing the nullifiers of the fast and its rulings? Some of the people are heedless of these things so they do not understand the affair of fasting and they also do not have the obligatory understanding of the affair of the fast, has the Shaykh noticed this matter? May Allaah reward you.

Medical Related Info which validates/invalidates ones fast - Dr Saleh as Saleh

¬ Medication for bronchial asthma – the inhalers: there is a difference of opinion on this and the closest opinion: they don’t invalidate the fasting.

¬ Nose drops: the majority of the scholars are with opinion that it invalidates the fasting, Shaykh Uthaymeenرحمه الله  is with opinion that that it invalidates the fasting if it reaches stomach.

¬ Eardrop: it does not invalidate the fasting

¬ Eye drop: The majority of the scholars are on the opinion that eye drops don’t invalidate the fasting and this is the closest opinion.

¬ Medical creams, ointments, plastic medication put on joints and the like: they do not invalidate the fasting

The ruling on copying voices of famous reciters

Shaykh Muhammad Naasirud-Deen Al-Albaanee رحمه الله was asked: What is the ruling on copying the voices of reciters?

And he رحمه الله replied: “I cannot find an answer to this question other than his saying صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم: “I and my Ummah are free from pretension.”{This hadeeth has been weakened by An-Nawawee and Al-Haafith Al-'Iraaqee.} And stronger that it is the hadeeth of 'Umar: "We have been prohibited from pretension to the guest."

 {As-Silsilah As-Saheehah 2392} 

Is Ramadhan The Month of Food?

Well, NO, it is NOT !!  But Burger King apparently thinks so….Hmmm... I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry… This is a couple of years old but I just came across it…

Also read the following rulings:

The statement “Ramadhan Kareem”, is not Allaah Al Kareem!

Sheikh Saleh al Fawzan رحمه الله answers:

This has no basis. Their statement Ramadhan Kareem, this has NO basis. As for “Ramadhan Shareef”, “Ramadhan Mubaarik”, “Ramadhan Atheem”, these descriptions appear in various narrations. Atheem, Mubaarik, Shareef, there is no problem (with these terms). As for Kareem, then I do not know of any origin for this.

Increase of Provision through Forgiveness - 1

Hasan al Basri رحمه الله mentioned:

‘That a man complained to him concerning drought so it was said seek forgiveness from Allaah, another complained about another matter so it was said seek forgiveness from Allaah, another complained about lack of rain for his land so it was said seek forgiveness from Allaah another complained of no offspring so it was said seek forgiveness from Allaah, then he (Hasan al Basri) recited.

Educating & Nurturing our Children - Ibnul-Qayyim رحمه الله

“Whoever neglects and disregards educating his child that which will benefit him and leaves him to wander about with no direction has indeed wronged him in the worst way. The majority of children’s corruption has come by way of their fathers abandoning and disregarding them along with not teaching them the mandatory and voluntary matters of the religion. Therefore they neglected them while they were young, thus they didn’t gain any benefit for themselves nor did their fathers gain benefit from them when they grew up.”

Source: Tuhfah Al-Moulood pg.200

Allaah’s Shade for Women – Shaykh Abdul Aziz bin Baaz رحمه الله

 Question: The Hadith regarding the seven to whom Allaah gives shade to, on the day when there will be no shade except His is it specific to men, or will women receive the reward mentioned if they do exactly the same deeds?

Summary of Understanding Islam, a solution to: THE TRIALS OF LIFE (2)

     Opposing the Messenger   صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم

Dr. Saleh al Fawzan حفظه الله

There is no doubt that a person’s remaining upon Islam is in the hands of Allaah. We are not fully in control as to whether or not we remain upon Islam until we die. However, we should bring about the causes that help us stay upon Islam, until we die. Those practical, protective reasons, so if we adopt these reasons, Allaah enlightens us with His bounty and completes His blessings upon us. Thus, He will cause us to die upon Islam because we have brought about those reasons and striven in the path of gaining salvation for indeed Allaah is kind and generous. If He sees that His servant has a concern and a desire to do good deeds and a hatred for the evil things and likewise fears falling into the evil things, then He سُبحانه وتعالى will strengthen, protect, guard and make his religion safe and complete with all that is good.

He asks a loan from you ... Ibnul Qayyim al Jawziyyah

قال الإمام ابن قيم الجوزية رحمه الله

لله ملك السموات والأرض ، واستقرض منك حبة فبخلت بها ، وخلق سبعة أبحر وأحب منك دمعةً فقحطت عينك بها

“To Allaah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, yet He asks a loan from you (i.e. giving charity) but you are stingy. He created the seven seas, but He loved a tear from you (out of fear of Him) but your eyes were tearless.”

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