‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrated that Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said: من سره أن يحب الله ورسوله فليقرأ في المصحف “Whoever wants to love Allāh and His Messenger then let him read from the muṣḥaf.” (al-Sahihah of al-Albani no. 2342) Shaykh ‘Ubayd al-Jābirī (rahimahullah): “If there are maṣāḥif (copies of…
‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “I was a young shepherd boy responsible for the sheep of ‘Uqbah ibn Abī Mu‘ayṭ. The Prophet ﷺ once came with Abū Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) when they were fleeing from the polytheists and said, ‘O boy, do you have milk for us to drink?’…
The great scholar ‘Abdullāh ibn al-Mubārak (rahimahullah) was criticised for donating money to people in lands other than his own land, so he said: “Indeed, I know a people who possess virtues and truthfulness, they seek knowledge of ḥadīth, and they do so diligently. They seek knowledge due to mankind’s…
Allāh, the Most High, said: وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَٰذَا الْبَلَدَ آمِنًا وَاجْنُبْنِي وَبَنِيَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ الْأَصْنَامَ “And [remember] when Ibrāhīm said: ‘My Lord, make this city (Makkah) secure and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.’” [Sūrah Ibrāhīm 14:35] Shaykh Muhammad Amān al-Jāmī (rahimahullah): We must…
There are many mistakes that Imams fall into during the dua in the Witr Qunut, three of the most common mistakes are: Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah): “The Prophetic supplications are the best supplications. The person who uses them has taken the safest path and guarantees himself the best results.…
Question: How does the Muslim woman emulate the Muslim women at the time of the Messenger ﷺ in how she spends her Ramadan? Answer by Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān (hafidhahullah): The Muslim woman spends the month of Ramadan like any other Muslim: she believes in Allāh, makes the most of the…
Question: Is it obligatory to break the fast with an odd number of dates? Answer by Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al- ‘Uthaymin (rahimahullah): It is not obligatory, rather not even sunnah for an individual to break their fast with an odd number of dates whether that be three, five, seven…
Question: Jibril would review the Qur’ān during Ramadan with the Prophet ﷺ at night. Do we understand from this that it is better to recite the Qur’ān at night instead of the day? Answer by Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-‘Uthaymin (rahimahullah): There is no doubt that reciting the Qur’ān at…
Question: The ḥadith, “The thirst has been quenched, the veins have been moistened and the reward has been earned if Allāh wills.” – Is this specific to someone who fasts in the summer, or is it for any person who fasts, even if he does not feel thirsty and his…
Abū Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrated that Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said: رُبَّ صَائِمٍ حَظُّهُ مِنْ صِيَامِهِ الْجُوعُ وَالْعَطَشُ، وَرُبَّ قَائِمٍ حَظُّهُ مِنْ قِيَامِهِ السَّهَرُ “Perhaps a fasting person will receive nothing from his fasting except hunger and thirst. Perhaps a person performing the night prayer will receive nothing from his prayer except…