Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: المؤمن غِرٌّ كريم والفاجر خِبٌّ لئيم “The believer is kind-hearted and noble, and the wicked is sly and malicious.” (Abu Dawud & al-Tirmidhi) Imam al-Khattabi (rahimahullah) commented on this hadith: The meaning of this statement is that the…
The famous Maliki scholar, Imam Ibn al-Hajj (D. 737AH) said: “People should be prohibited from forming circles and sitting in groups in the masjid to talk about worldly matters, such as what happened to someone and what happened to another.” He then cited numerous narrations and said: “One should only…
Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albānī (rahimahullah) mentions that four supplications have been narrated regarding the Qunūt du‘ā: اللهم اهدنا فيمن هديت، وعافنا فيمن عافيت، وتولنا فيمن توليت، وبارك لنا فيما أعطيت، وقنا شر ما قضيت، فإنك تقضي ولا يقضى عليك، وإنه لا يذلّ من واليتَ، ولا يعزّ من عاديت، تباركت ربنا…
Question: “Is it permissible to specify the month of Ramadan for reading the Qur’an and temporarily suspend seeking knowledge?” Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani (rahimahullah) said: “This has no basis in the Sunnah. However, what is in the Sunnah and is well known, as comes in the Sahihayn (Sahih al-Bukhari…