Ibn Mas’ud: “If you hear Allah saying ‘O you who believe’, then listen attentively…”
Shaykh Ali ibn Nasir al-Faqihi (rahimahullah) authored a series of books titled ‘al-Wasaya,’ in which he extracts lessons, teachings, and admonitions from the Qur’an and Sunnah. While drawing insights from the story of Prophet Yusuf (‘alayhi as-salam), he wrote: “The two young men who were in prison with Yusuf (‘alayhi…
‘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…
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…
Allah, the Most High, said: Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is All Knowing and All Aware. Surah al-Hujurat 49:13 Shaykh ‘Abdul-Rahman ibn Nāsir al-Si’dī said regarding this verse in his Tafsir (p. 802): “Nobility is achieved…
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…
Allāh, the Most High said: Verily, We sent it (the Qurʾān) down during Laylat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree). And what will inform you what is Laylat-ul-Qadr? Laylat-ul-Qadr is better than a thousand months. The Angels and the Spirit—(Jibrīl)—descend therein by the permission of their Lord with (decrees) for every affair. Peace it is [all night]…