Friday, February 26, 2016

The benefits of falling into a sin for a sincere believer!

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

The purpose of this article is not to encourage sins, but rather to encourage repentance. Every son of Aadam will eventually commit a sin or fall into error, as no one is perfect as has been mentioned numerous times in the Ahaadeeth:

Anas رضي الله عنه narrated that the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

“Every son of Aadam commits sin, and the best of those who commit sin are those who repent.”

[Sunan al-Tirmidhee (2499) and Sunan Ibn Maajah (4251) and graded as “Hasan” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

Monday, February 22, 2016

Importance of having the correct Imaan, `Aqeedah and Manhaj before learning the Qur’aan


بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

قَوْمًا يَقْرَءُونَ القُرْآنَ لاَ يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ

“…there will be some people who would recite the Qur’aan but the Qur’aan will not reach beyond their throats (i.e. they will recite like parrots and will not understand it nor act on it).”
[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (3344, 3610, 5058, 6931, 6934, 7432, 7562) and Saheeh Muslim (1791, 2316, 2318, 2323, 2328, 2335, 2336)]

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Brief Comments on Riyaadh al-Saaliheen #97

It is disliked to shave only a part of the head

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله covers three points under this chapter:
1. The disapproval of shaving (or trimming) only a part of the head.
2. Letting the hair grow longer is not a Sunnah but only a part of the customs.
3. The impermissibility of shaving the head for the women and young girls. 


بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Chapter: On disapproval of shaving a part of the head and permissibility of shaving the complete head for the man but not for the women

Friday, February 12, 2016

Men and women racing towards the goodness

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

In these Ahaadeeth, there is evidence that the front rows (in the Masaajid) are more virtuous for the men than the last ones; and the last rows are better for the women than the first ones, because the last rows for the women are the furthest away from the men than the front rows. And the further a woman is away from the men, the better for her.

And based on this reasoning - and by the Will of Allaah it will be correct – if the women are in a special place (or in separate halls), like how it is found in many of todays’ Masaajid, we say: the best rows for the women are the first ones, and the worst rows are the last ones – like how it is for the men, as long as the women are separate from the men and there is a partition (or barrier) between them. This is because in the Sharee`ah it is loved that one races towards goodness, and this is also from it.


[Sharh Saheeh Muslim (2/205) of Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen]

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Avoid personal attacks even if what is being said is true!

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

In a Hadeeth, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
Shall I tell you about the most evil ones from amongst you?
They (the Companions) said: “Of course.” He صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
Those who go around with Nameemah; they make enmity between friends and they seek problems for the innocent.

[Musnad of Imaam Ahmad and al-Bukhaaree in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad (323) and graded as “Hasan li ghairihee” (good due to corroborating chains) by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Difference between al-Dhunoob (sins) and al-Sayyi’aat (misdeeds):

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

*Al-Dhunoob (sing. al-Dhanb)
**Al-Sayyi’aat (sing. al-Sayyi’ah)

Ibn al-Qayyim said:
“(In the Qur’aan), the word “al-Dhunoob” is used to describe: Major Sins; and “al-Sayyi’aat” is used to describe: Minor Sins.

If one were to contemplate over the Aayaat of the Qur’aan, one would see that the word “al-Maghfirah” (forgiveness) is associated with the word “al-Dhunoob”, and the word “al-Kaffaarah” (expiation/removal) is associated with the word “al-Sayyi’aat”.

Allaah تعالى mentions in the Qur’aan about the Du`aa of the righteous people:

رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا

{Our Lord, so forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds…} [Surah aal-`Imraan (3): 193]

The word “al-Maghfirah” is more complete (and perfect) than the word “al-Kaffaarah” and that is why “al-Maghfirah” is mentioned along with “al-Dhunoob” and “al-Kaffaarah” is mentioned along with “al-Sayyi’aat”

The word “al-Maghfirah” includes (or guarantees) preservation and protection (of man from the punishment); and “al-Kaffaarah” includes (or guarantees) covering (of faults) and removal (of sins).

But when either word is mentioned on its own, the meaning of the other word is also included in it.

And the evidence that “al-Sayyi’aat” are Minor Sins is the saying of Allaah تعالى:

إن تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ

{If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins…} [Surah al-Nisaa’ (4): 31] 

[Abridged from Madaarj al-Saalikeen (1/317) of Ibn al-Qayyim]

Tafseer: {Cursing Time}

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

In the Qur’aan, Allaah تعالى mentions:

وَقَالُوا مَا هِيَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا يُهْلِكُنَا إِلَّا الدَّهْرُ

{And they say: "There is nothing but our life of this world, we die and we live and nothing destroys us except al-Dahr* (the time).}
[Surah al-Jaathiyah (45): 24]

*The word al-Dahr means: “A long period of time”, “era”, “eon”, “epoch” etc.