5 Impermissible Things For A Woman In 'Iddah

After The Death of Her Husband - Sheikh Saleh al Fawzan ( حفظه الله)

Five things are NOT permissible for the woman who is in 'Iddah after the death of her husband. This is known as Ihdaad (mourning). 
 

1. All types of perfume: She should NOT apply perfume to her body or clothes or use anything that is perfumed. This is by the statement of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) in a saheeh hadeeth, "She should not touch perfume."

 

2. Beautification of her body: It is prohibited for her to dye her hands and feet with henna and all types of beautification, such as kohl (eyeliner) and different types of skin dye, unless she is forced to use kohl; for medicinal purposes and not beautification in which case she is allowed to use it at night and remove it during the day. There is no harm if she uses medicine for her eyes that contains no beatification.

Effects of Jinn on Humans, and Seeking Protection From Them

Can Jinn harm man? 

How do we protect ourselves from them?

No doubt, jinn can do things to harm man, sometimes things that lead to his death. Both the Sunnah and observed phenomena support this. During a battle, the Messenger of Allaah Salallaahu alayhi wasallam gave permission to one of his Companions to return to his family; that Companion was young and recently married. When he returned to his home, he saw his wife standing at their door, and he reproached her for that. She told him to go inside, and when he entered, he saw a snake on their blanket. He had a spear with him, and he pierced it into the body of the snake until it died. However, the man died at the same time, so that no one knew who died first: He or the snake. When the news of the incident reached the Messenger of Allaah Salallaahu alayhi wasallam, he forbade the killing of small sankes found in the house, with the exception of the short tailed snake, and those with two black stripes on the back. 

Ruling of Treating Sihr with Sihr (Witch-craft/Magic)

Imaam ‘Abdul ‘Azeez bin ‘Abdullaah Bin Baaz رحمه الله

Verily Sihr cannot be cured with Sihr. This is because Sihr can only be reached with worshiping the Shayaateen and calling upon them apart from Allaah and seeking nearness to them with worship. And Sihr is from the greatest of sins rather from the sins that is equal to Shirk. Therefore it is not permissible to cure Sihr with Sihr.

The path to Allaah is long & we pass along it like turtles ..

 

Al-Imaam Muhammad Nasrud-deen al-Albaani (رحمه الله) said:

“The path to Allaah is long and we pass along it like turtles. The goal is not that we arrive to the end of the path. Rather the goal is that we die while we are on the (straight) path”

Anyone for a house in the outskirts of Paradise?

The Prophet (صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم) said:

“I am a claimant for a house in the outskirts of Paradise for one

who leaves off arguing even if he is in the right”

‘Saheeh ul-Jaami us-Sagheer’ (no.1477)

[Abu Dawud - Hadith Sahih]
Quoted by Shaikh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen Al-Albaani in “Manaasik-ul-Hajj wal ‘Umrah”

Al-Eeman according to Ahlus-Sunnah

 

Ash-Shaykh Aboo ‘Abdis-Salaam Hassan bin Qaasim ar-Raymee رحمه الله, stated in his book ‘al-Fawaaidul-‘Aqaaidiyyah min Ba’d Shuroohul-Lum’atul-Athariyyah’:

"-Al-Eeman according to Ahlus-Sunnah is based on the five noons (ن):

1-اعتقاد بالجنان   (Belief with the heart)

2-نطق باللسان  (Utterance with the tongue)

3-عمل بالجوارح والأركان  (Actions with the limbs)\

4-يزيد بطاعة الرحمن  (Increases with obedience to ar-Rahman)

5-ينقص بطاعة الشيطان  (Decreases with obedience to ash-Shaytaan)

This was stated by our Shaykh al-Muhaddith Hammaad bin Muhammad al-Ansaari (رحمه الله) in his foreword to the checking of the book, ‘Ta’deem Qadr as-Salaat’ of al-Marwazi.'

Explanation of Al Hasad (envy)

 

The people of knowledge have differed with regards to the explanation of Al Hasad (envy):

Some of them said: “Desiring the disappearance of the blessing from the other” and others stated that Al Hasad is “Hating/Disliking that which Allaah has bestowed upon other than him.” The definition preferred by Shaykh ul-Islaam ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله is, “if the slave dislikes/hates that which Allaah has bestowed upon other than him, then he has envied him, even if he doesn't desire its disappearance.”

Taken from Shaykh Uthaymeen’s Explanation of ‘40 Hadeeth’, pg. 187