The previous benefit concerning the Abjad system is a topic you are likely to encounter in the books of Tajweed and Lughah, so you may be surprised to know that this topic is also mentioned in Kitab At-Tawheed!
So, what is the connection between the two?
Sheikh Muhammad Ibn AbdilWahhab rahimahullah mentions the following Athar [under the chapter heading:
باب ما جاء في الكهان ونحوهم]
Ibn Abbas raḍhiyallāhu ’anhu…
BENEFIT 19
This is the arrangement of the Arabic alphabet which most of us are familiar with:
ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن هـ و ء ي
This is known as the هِجَائِي arrangement. It is the easiest arrangement when it comes to teaching people how to read the Arabic Alphabet, because it groups letters together by similarity of shape.
However, there is another arrangement of the Arabic alphabet…
The next benefit -إن شاء الله- relates to this table. I thought I'd give you a heads up. This particular table is informative, but it's a shame they opted to order it from left to right rather than ri
BENEFIT 18: What happens when a child kills someone in the Sharī’ah?
Sheikh Ibn Baz rahimahullah said (paraphrasing):
If someone kills before reaching the age of accountability (At-Takleef), then there is nothing upon him, due to the statement of the Prophet ﷺ:
“The pen (of accountability) has been lifted from three; (1) the child until he reaches adulthood, (2) the insane until he regains sanity, and (3) the…
ٱسْمٌ عَلَى مُسَمًّى - A fitting name
Example 1⃣:
I was having difficulties finding a house in شُحُوح (A village in Seiyun, Haḍhramawt) due to the extortionate rent. So one of the brothers said:
"شُحُوح" ٱسْمٌ عَلَى مُسَمًّى
I- شُحُوح -I comes from شُحٌّ which means stingy
Example 2⃣:
دُماج:
1- دماج من الأمور المستقيم
Sound & upright
2- دماج من الأمور المحكم القوي
Accurate & Strong
3- دماج: «صلح دماج» :…
فَرِّقْ تَسُدْ - Divide and conquer
This is one of the main strategies used by the Kuffār to gain power & control over the Muslims.
سَادَ - يَسُودُ - (سِيَادَةٌ)
To reign, prevail, become a chief...
BENEFIT 16: Perhaps Allāh is testing you because He loves you
Muṣ’ab ibn Sa’d narrated from his father (Sa’d ibn Abī Waqqās) that a man said: O Messenger of Allāh! Which of the people is tried most severely? He ﷺ said:
((الأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الأَمْثَلُ فَالأَمْثَلُ فَيُبْتَلَى الرَّجُلُ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ دِينُهُ صُلْبًا اشْتَدَّ بَلاَؤُهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ رِقَّةٌ ابْتُلِيَ عَلَى حَسَبِ…
Danger of listening to and sitting with the people of innovation
Imām Ibn Baṭṭah Al-’Akburi raḥimahullāh [D. 387 H] said:
«عرفنا أُناسا كانوا يسبون ويلعنون أهل البدع، ‏فجالسوهم وعاشروهم فأصبحوا منهم».
“We knew people who used to insult and curse the people of innovation, but when they sat and mixed with them they became one of them.”
[Al-Ibānah Al-Kubrā (2/470)]
أنَّ من اعتادَ الانتقام ولم يَصبِرْ لابُدَّ أن يقعَ في الظلم، فإنّ الغضبَ يَخرُجُ بصاحبه إلى حدٍّ لا يَعقِلُ ما يقول ويفعل؛ فبينما هو مظلومٌ يَنتظِرُ النَّصْرَ وَالعِز إذِ انقلبَ ظالمًا يَنتظِرُ المقتَ والعقوبةَ.
Anyone who is accustomed to taking revenge and is not patient will inevitably fall into injustice; because anger causes a person to reach a point where he becomes senseless as to what he says and does; so…
To bear witness to Allāh's presence with him (I.e. aiding & supporting him) and Allāh's love and pleasure for him if he remains patient. And whoever Allāh is with, He removes from him all kinds of har
POINT 11:
أن يَشهد أنَّ الصبرَ نِصفُ الإيمان، فلا يبدِّل من إيمانه جَزاءً في نُصْرةِ نفسِه؛ فإذا صَبَر فقد أَحْرزَ إيمانَه وصانَه من النقص، والله يدفع عن الذين آمنوا.
To testify that patience is half of Ēmān, so he should not exchange a portion of his Ēmān for vengeance. But if he remains patient, he safeguards his Ēmān and protects it from deficiency, and Allāh defends the people of Ēmān.
POINT 12:
أن يشهد…
To know that no one has ever taken revenge for their own sake but it ends in a sense of humiliation that he feels within himself. But if he pardons, Allah - the Most High - grants him honour; and this
POINT 6:
وهي من أعظم الفوائد؛ أن يَشهدَ أنَّ الجزاء من جنس العمل، وأنَّه نفسه ظالمٌ مذنب، وأنَّ من عَفا عن الناس عَفَا الله عنه، ومن غَفَر لهم غَفَر الله له...ويكفي العاقلَ هذه الفائدةُ.
And this is from the greatest benefits; to bear witness that he will be dealt with according to his dealings and that he himself is a sinful wrongdoer, so whoever pardons the people will be pardoned by Allāh and whoever forgives…
Sheikhul Islām Ibn Taymiyyah raḥimahullāh mentions twenty points which aid a person in dealing with the harms of the people.
POINT 1:
أنْ يشهد أنَّ الله سبحانه وتعالى خالقُ أفعالِ العباد ، حركاتِهم وسَكَناتِهم وإراداتِهم ، فما شاءَ الله كان، وما لم يشأ لم يكن ، فلا يتحرَّك في العالَم العُلوي والسفلي ذرَّة إلاَّ بإذنه ومشيئتِه ؛ فانظر إلى الذي سَلَّطَهم عليك ، ولا تَنظُرْ إلى فِعلِهم بكَ ، تَسْتَرِحْ من الهمِّ…
You need to be realistic when looking for a spouse ‼️
Khālid Ibn Ṣafwan At-Tameemi (from the most eloquent of people during the era of the Taabi'een) saw a group in the masjid of Baṣrah, and he asked them, “What is this gathering?”
He was told, “There is a woman who informs men about women who are available for marriage.”
So he went to her and said, “I want to marry a woman.”
She said, “Describe her to me.”
So he described her saying,
“I want her to be a…
Muhammad Hizam's opinion regarding Al-Ibaanah before & after:
Before:
كتاب الإبانة فيه تأصيلات باطلة وقواعد باطلة كثيرة ومليئة بالأخطاء والقواعد المخالفة لمنهج السلف وزاد الكتاب فرقة بين أهل السنة والجماعة
The Book Al-Ibaanah contains MANY false principles and is FULL of errors and principles contrary to the manhaj of the Salaf, and the book escalated division amongst Ahlus-Sunnah.
After:
فقد قرأت عما أثير على…
وهي عبارة عن بيان لبعض تناقضات ابن حزام
1⃣الإصدار الأول :
تناقضه مع محمد الإمام وكتابه الإبانة
نسأل الله عز وجل أن ينفع بها من شاء من خلقه.
والحمد لله رب العالمين
BENEFIT 15: Do we worship Allāh upon love, hope, fear or a combination of all three?
Allāh ﷻ is worshipped with a combination of love, hope for His reward, and fear of His punishment. These are the three pillars of worship of the heart – love, fear and hope.
Ibnul Qayyim raḥimahullāh speaks about these aspects in great lengths in his book 'Madārij As-Sālikīn'. He portrays the three in a very imaginative way.…
An old lady noticed that young and foolish girls were messing around with guys, giving them access to their bodies, in the hope that they would one day marry them.
The wise old lady said:
اللي يشرب حليب ببلاش عمره ما راح يفكر يشتري بقرة
'𝘐𝘧 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 free 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘺 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘸.'
If you fool around with guys, they will never marry you. They will just use…
BENEFIT 14: A common mistake that many fall into‼️
When some people enter the masjid and find the Imām in the sujūd position, they stand there waiting until the Imām gets up for the next rak'ah.
This is incorrect because:
1⃣. It goes against the general command in the Qur'ān & Sunnah encouraging us to rush towards good:
For example:
{فَٱسۡتَبِقُوا۟ ٱلۡخَیۡرَ ٰتِ}
“Hasten towards all that is good.”
[Sūrah…
BENEFIT 13:
{إِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهۡلِهِۦۤ إِنِّیۤ ءَانَسۡتُ نَارࣰا سَـَٔاتِیكُم مِّنۡهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوۡ ءَاتِیكُم بِشِهَابࣲ قَبَسࣲ لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَصۡطَلُونَ}
“˹Remember˺ when Mūsā said to his family, “I have spotted a fire. I will either bring you some directions from there, or a burning brand so you may warm yourselves.”
[Surah An-Naml: 7]
Concerning this Āyah, Sheikh Ju'mān mentioned the following benefits in…
BENEFIT 12: Too much Nahu can get you into trouble
▪️Background:
Al-Mutawaffī (المتوفِّي with a yaa) -> the One Who causes death (i.e. Allāh).
The 'Awaam (laymen) in most Arabic countries mistakenly use this word to mean 'deceased', whereas the correct word for deceased is Al-Mutawaffā (المتوفَّى with an Alif).
▪️Sad story:
One of the linguists said:
“As I was walking past one day I saw a funeral…
Sheikh Fat-ḥ Al-Qadasi and Sheikh Yūnus Al-Khaṭeeb (may Allāh preserve them both) have arrived in Somalia on their Da‘wah excursion. We advise everyone who is able to reach them to benefit from this wonderful opportunity.
Q: Is it permissible for a woman to dye the hair on her head with black color?
A: It is not permissible for a woman or others to dye white hair with black dye, according to the Prophet's saying, "Change this grey hair but avoid black color." (Related by Muslim in his Sahih)
There is no harm in using dyes other than black or to add henna to the black color so that it does not appear black but a color between black…