Notes from the FREE online SARF Classes

الصَّرْفُ

Taught by: Umm Hyatt al-Ameriki حفظها الله

Notes of: Umm Hasna bint Jabir as-Saylâniyyah

 Introduction

Umm Hyatt حفظها الله started the introduction to الصرف (As-Sarf) with a dua asking Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى to put barakah in our time of learning and to aid us. There is no purpose in our striving to doing anything if it is not to seek the pleasure of Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى and asking Him to grant us tawfeeq (success) in that which we endeavor to do. Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى has chosen this language for His Noble Book (the Qur'aan) and also for Ahlul Jannaah (the people of Jannaah). If we study step by step it will be easy for us with the help of Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى.

It is unanimously agreed  by the Scholars of Islaam that:

“The Arabic language is the key to understanding Islaam that is because this Qur’aan and Sunnah have been revealed in the Arabic language, therefore one will not totally understand the different aspects of the Deen without Arabic. This is because everything has to be translated i.e. the words of Allaah cannot be translated into any language.”

This course is for those who have some basic knowledge of the Arabic language. The name of the Book we will be using is المَدخَلْ فِي عِلْمُ الصَّرف (The entrance into the Science of Sarf) -- by Sheikh Fath-hul Qadsi حفظه الله. This book has everything a beginner needs to know. Thereafter, depending on the level of the students, more material will be added, insha-Allaah.

Click to read & Download: Lesson 1 - 2 

 

Wake up at Night.. Recite this Dhikr & seek Forgiveness...

Narrated ‘Ubada bin As-Samit رضي اللّه عنـه: The Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم said:

"Whoever gets up at night and says: –

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَه،ُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْد،ُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ،الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ،وَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ،وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ .

‘There is none worthy of worship (in truth) except Allaah Alone, He has no partners, He has the Dominion and for Him is all praise, and He is capable of all things, praise is for Him, and Far is Allaah from imperfection, and there is none worthy of worship (in truth) except Allaah, and Allaah is the Greatest, there is no capability nor is there any power except with Allaah.

Laa ilaaha ‘illa Allaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul mulku walahul hamdu wa huwa ala kulli shayyin qadeer; SubhanAllaahi, wal hamdu lillaahi, wa laa illaah illa Allaah, waAllaahu akbar, Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah.

Then he says : اللهمَ اغْفِرْلي   O Allaah forgive me (Allaahumma aghfirlee), or he supplicates and his supplication is answered, and if he makes Wudhu and prays, then his prayer is accepted."

{Sahih Bukhari Vol.2, Book 21, #253: Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)

- Translated by Muhsin Khan}

From the Benefits of the Sittings of Knowledge

Upon the authority of Sahl ibn Handhalah رضي اللّه عنـه who said: “The Messenger of Allaah صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم said:

“A people do not sit together remembering Allaah and then rise from their place of sitting, except that it is said to them: "Rise! For indeed Allaah has forgiven your sins and has turned your evil deeds into good ones!”

{Collected by At Tabaraani & declared ‘Saheeh’ by Shaikh Albaani رحمه الله in ‘Saheehul Jaami’ (5610)}

Du'a seeking Allaah's aid to repay debt

Ali رضي اللّه عنـه reported: 'A slave who had made a contract with his master to pay for his freedom came to me and said, "I am unable to fulfill my obligation, so help me."

He رضي اللّه عنـه said to him, "Shall I not teach you a supplication which the Messenger of Allaah صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم taught me? It will surely prove so effective that if you have a debt as large as a huge mountain, Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى will surely pay it for you. Say:

'Allaahummakfini bi halaalika an haraamika, wa aghnini bi fadlika amman siwaka.'

 
"O Allaah! Make sufficient for me what is halaal (lawful) and to dispense with what is haram (unlawful) and enrich me with Your Favors so that I need no one but You."

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How shall people come out of their graves on the Day of Resurrection?

Question: How shall people come out of their graves on the Day of Resurrection? And who will be the first to be dressed?

Answer from The Permanent Committee:

Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى, will resurrect man on the Day of Resurrection by reconstructing him from his tail bone. People will grow as perfect creatures just as plants grow from seeds, and palm trees from date stones. They will emerge from their graves barefooted, naked and uncircumcised. They will rush forth like spread out locusts, or dispersed butterflies, and will not miss the way to the Assembly Land. In fact they will know their way to it better than a wild pigeon knows it way to its nest, as they are racing to a target.

The first upon whom the earth will crack open is our Prophet Muhammad صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم. He will be the first to regain consciousness. As for the first to be dressed after Resurrection is Khalilur-Rahmân (the beloved one of the Merciful) may Allaah exalt his mention, and render him safe from evil. Horror will overtake mankind to the point even Prophets will say on the Day: “Myself, myself”. He who reads the Verses that detail with Resurrection in the Surahs Al-Qamar, Al-Ma’arij, and al-Qari’ah, and the like will have more information about that great event.

It is authentically reported in both Bukhari and Muslim, that the Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم said:

“You shall be summoned barefooted, naked and uncircumcised.”

A MUST read story of the not so prominent Sahabee – Julay’beeb رضي اللّه عنـه.

Edited by: Umm Hasna Bint Jabir as-Saylâniyyah

It is narrated in the Books of History that Julay’beeb رضي اللّه عنـه was a Sahabee who was:

·       Short in height and deformed in appearance;

·       His lineage nor were his parents known;

·       He had no clan to protect him & no tribe willing to accept him as their own;

·       He was a lonely figure to the extent even the small children of Madinah would tease and mock him

·       Owing to his disabilities, no one would allow him to sit in their company.

The Prophet of Allaah ﷺ asked: "Would you like to get married, my dear Julay’beeb?”....

Continue to read the complete hadith 

How to attain SUCCESS & FELICITY?

 

Imâm Ibnul Qayyim al Jawziyyah رحمه الله said:

Many people think that they can perform some sin, and then if they say “Astaghfirullaah” the sin will disappear. 

Or, they may deceive themselves with ahadeeth such as: “Whoever says “Subhaanallaahi wa-bi hamdih” one hundred times in a day, his sins are taken off from him, even if they be like the foam of the ocean.” Or “A servant committed a sin and then said, ‘O Lord! I have committed a sin, so forgive me,’ and so he was forgiven . . . . then Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى says, 

‘My servant knows that he has a Lord Who forgives sins, and takes [to task] for them. I have forgiven My servant, so let him do as he wishes.'”

Such people cling to the texts of hope, and hold fast to them with both hands, and put [all] their reliance in them, such that if they are reprimanded for committing some sin, they will recite all that they known about Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى's mercy and forgiveness. Some went to excessive limits in this, such that they claimed that to remain free of sins is being ignorant or under-estimating Allaah's mercy and pardon.

Read the article here 

Regarding Those Who Say Bad Things About You

Sheikh Naasir As-Sa’deeرحمه الله  said:

“And from the beneficial matters is that you know that the harm people may cause you – especially in their saying bad things about you – it does NOT harm you, but rather it harms them. That is unless you busy yourself with giving concern to what they say, and you allow it to control your feelings. In that case their evil speech will harm you, just as it harms them. So if you do not pay any attention to what they say, it CANNOT harm you at all.”

Source: “Risaalat ul-Wasaa’il il-Mufeedah lil-Hayaat is-Sa’eedah”

Do you want Allaah to respond to you in times of hardship and distress?

 

مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَسْتَجِيْبَ اللهُ لَهُ عِنْدَ الشَّدَائِدِ وَالْكَرْبِ فَلْيُكْثِرِ
الدُّعَاءَ فِي الْرَّخَاْءِ

From Abi Hurairah that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Whoever would be delighted by Allaah responding to him in times of hardship and distress, then let him supplicate abundantly when at ease.”

And from Aaishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, that the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم would remember Allaah, the Most High, at all times.

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