A Forgotten Sunnah

Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله تعالى said:

 "The Messenger صلى الله عليه و سلم used to drink honey and water first thing in the morning. In it is a hidden cure for the preservation of one's health. None will benefit from it except the intelligent."

  زاد المعاد/45

Translated by: Umm Hyatt حفظها الله

Being close to Allaah...

Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله تعالى

Being Close to Allaah سبحانه و تعالى makes:

Every difficulty become insignificant....

Every hardship become easy....

Every, distant matter become close....

So, by being close to Allaah, 

every worry, fear and sadness ceases.

Translated by: Umm Hyatt حفظها الله

Counting objects in Arabic

Taught by: Umm Hyatt al-Amerikiyyah حفظها الله

Rule for 1

·         The object & the number take the same gender

If the object is masculine the number will be masculine.

If the object is feminine the number will also be feminine.

e.g. #1:  قلم واحد

 The object is mentioned first.

The object is (m) & the number is (m).

e.g. #2:   سيارة واحدة

The object is (f) & the number is (f).

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Ask Allaah To Protect You From These Destructive Diseases!

The Messenger [صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم] said: “My nation will be afflicted by the diseases of the previous nations.” They said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! What are the diseases of the previous nations?’ He said: ”Excessive amusement, vanity, [blameworthy] competition for worldly possessions, undercutting one another in business transactions, [blameworthy] enmity towards one another and envy, until it leads to transgression”.

[Source: Silsilah As-Saheehah’ Vol 2. Pg. 290. Hadeeth # 680]

Obligation of Repentance (Tawbah)

Sheikh Saleh al-Fawzaan (حفظها الله)

Belief that repentance is an obligation is obligatory, repentance from sins is an obligation. Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى said:

وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

'And all of you beg Allâh to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful.'

(An-Nur 24:31)  

And He سُبحانه وتعالى said:

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَّصُوحًاعَسَى رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُكَفِّرَ عَنكُمْ

"O you who believe! Turn to Allâh with sincere repentance! It may be that your Lord will remit from you your sins.."

(At-Tahrim 66:8)

And He سُبحانه وتعالى said:

وَمَن لَّمْ يَتُبْ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ

"And whosoever does not repent, then such are indeed Zâlimûn (wrong-doers, etc.)."

(Al-Hujurat 49:11)

Therefore it is obligatory for the Muslim to repent from his sins and from his evil deeds and it is obligatory that he does not continue upon them or commence upon them or that he is negligent with regards to sins, and he says; ‘this is easy.' Do not be negligent with it for it is from the sins, rather hasten with repentance.

Ignorance Is A Chronicle Disease

Sheikh Yahya Ibn Ali Al Hajooree حفظها الله said:

فهو والله داء عضال ومرض قتّال لا يبرأ منه إلا من أقبل على علم كتاب الله وسنة رسوله بكل محبة ورغبة

For it (ignorance) by Allaah is a chronicle disease and a deadly sickness which he doesn’t become free from it except with acceptance upon the knowledge of the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم with complete love and desire!

مع بذل وسعه في الاجتهاد من أجل تحصيله،

Whilst exerting his capability in striving due to its attainment [knowledge]

Innovations are more beloved to Shaytan than sin

 

Sufyan ath-Thawri رحمه الله said,

"Innovations are more beloved to Shaytan than sin, since a sin may be repented from but an innovation is not repented from."

[Sharh Usul I'tiqad of al-Lalika'i (d. 414H) no.238, the great 4th century Imam who wrote on the belief of Ahlus-Sunnah] This is because the innovator believes he is doing something good and therefore sees no need to repent.

He also said,

Paradise is surrounded by hardships...

Anas bin Malik رضي اللّه عنـه reported:

“Paradise is surrounded by hardships and the Hell-Fire is surrounded by temptations!”

حُفَّتِ الْجَنَّةُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ وَحُفَّتِ النَّارُ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ

{Ref: Sahih Muslim 2822}

The scholars said:

This beautiful analogy is from the exquisite, eloquent and comprehensive speech which was bestowed on the prophet (صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم). It means that nothing will help you to reach al-Jannah except going through hardships, and nothing will lead you to the Hell-fire except whims and desires. Both are veiled as described, so whoever tears down the veil will reach what is hidden behind it. So the veil of al-Jannah is torn down by going through hardships, and the veil of the Hell-fire is torn down by giving in to whims and desires. And hardships include striving in ‘ibaadah (worship) and persevering upon that,and sabr in the face of hardships, and restraining one’s anger, forgiving and having long-suffering (hilm), giving voluntary charity, having ihsaan (excellent behavior) with those who mistreat you, having sabr against desires, and so on.

Riyad-us-Saaliheen Lesson #1

(Lecture to the sisters in

Masjid Al-Imâm Muqbil, UK)

- by Umm Hyatt al-Amerikiyyah  (حفظها الله)

19th Rabi-ul-Thaani, 1438H / Tuesday, 17th January 2017

The book Riyad-us-Sâliheen is compiled by Abu Zakariyyah Yahya ibn Sharaf and he is known as Imâm an-Nawawi رحمه الله. He was born in Sham {which is known as Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, today} in the year 631 A.H. At a young age he went to Damashk (Damascus) to memorize Qur'aan and to further his studies there. Heرحمه الله  died in the year 676 A.H. at a very young age of 45 years. He has authored many books. Riyadh-us-Sâliheen is one of the known books which is a compilation of ahadeeth of our Messenger صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم and this is one of the most important books which a student of knowledge is encouraged to memorize. In it he has gathered what every Muslim needs in every particular situation and what a Muslim needs to aid him to have good manners and good characteristics whereby adhering to that in his speech and actions. 

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A mature child sleeping on the same bed with his mother and sister

Q: Is it permissible for a boy to sleep with his mother and his sister if he has reached the age of puberty?

A: It is not permissible for boys who have reached the age of puberty or ten years of age to sleep with their mothers or their sisters in the same bed, out of protection of honors, to keep away from Fitnah (temptation) and block the means leading to sin. The Prophet (صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم) asked us to separate the beds of boys and girls when they reach the age of ten in his saying:

Command your children to offer Salah (Prayer) when they become seven years old; beat them for (neglecting) it when they become ten years old; and arrange their beds (to sleep) separately.

[1] Abu Dawud, Sunan, Book on Salah, no. 495; and Ahmad, Musnad, vol. 2, p. 187.