12. A Gate of Paradise Stretching 40 Years
Khalid ibn ‘Umair Al-‘Adawi said: ‘Utbah ibn Ghazwan (may Allah be pleased with him) gave us a sermon. He praised Allah and spoke well of Him, then said:
أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ آذَنَتْ بِصَرْمٍ وَوَلَّتْ حَذَّاءَ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهَا إِلَّا صُبَابَةٌ كَصُبَابَةِ الْإِنَاءِ يَتَصَابُّهَا صَاحِبُهَا وَإِنَّكُمْ مُنْتَقِلُونَ مِنْهَا إِلَى دَارٍ لَا زَوَالَ…
11. Eighty of This Ummah, 40 of Other Nations
Narrated by Buraidah ibn Al-Husaib Al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
((أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ عِشْرُونَ وَمِائَةُ صَفٍّ؛ ثَمَانُونَ مِنْهَا مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ، وَأَرْبَعُونَ مِنْ سَائِرِ الْأُمَمِ))
"The people of Paradise will be arranged in 120 rows: eighty of them from this Ummah, and forty from the other nations."
This…
10. The Fragrance of Paradise Can Be Smelt 40 Years Away
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said:
((مَنْ قَتَلَ مُعَاهَدًا لَمْ يَرِحْ رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّ رِيحَهَا تُوجَدُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ أَرْبَعِينَ عَامًا))
“Whoever kills a person under a covenant (a protected non-Muslim) will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, even though its fragrance can be…
Raised from the Earth After a Year and a Half, As Though Just Laid to Rest
Sheikh Yahya hafidhahullah says:
"By Allah, it is a sign from the signs of Allah that they come out after a year and a half, and toward the end of times. Allah سبحانه وتعالى confirms their martyrdom to the people, and they are carried just as they were when they died, or close to that. Perhaps you may touch a person’s muscle, you find that…
9. Between The Two blows of The Trumpet is 40
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
ما بينَ النَّفخَتَينِ أربَعونَ. قالوا: يا أبا هُرَيرةَ أربَعونَ يَومًا؟ قال: أبَيتُ، قالوا: أربَعونَ شَهرًا؟ قال: أبَيتُ، قالوا: أربَعونَ سَنةً؟ قال: أبَيتُ، ثُمَّ يُنزِلُ اللهُ مِنَ السَّماءِ ماءً فيَنبُتونَ كما يَنبُتُ البَقلُ. قال: وليسَ مِنَ الإنسانِ شيءٌ إلَّا يَبلى، إلَّا عَظمًا واحِدًا، وهو عَجْبُ الذَّنَبِ،…
8. Prayers Not Accepted for 40 Days for Consulting a Fortune-Teller
Safiyyah reported that one of the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
((مَنْ أَتَى عَرَّافًا، فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ؛ لَمْ تُقْبَلْ لَهُ صَلَاةٌ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً)).
“Whoever goes to a fortune-teller and asks them about anything, their prayers will not be accepted for forty nights.” [Reported…
7. 40 Men Intercede for the Deceased
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:
((ما مِن رَجُلٍ مُسلِمٍ يَموتُ، فيَقومُ على جِنازَتِه أربَعونَ رَجُلًا لا يُشرِكونَ باللهِ شيئًا؛ إلَّا شَفَّعَهُمُ اللهُ فيه))
“If a Muslim man passes away and forty men who do not associate partners with Allah pray over him, Allah grants their intercession…
6. Prophethood Began at 40
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him):
بُعِثَ رَسولُ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّم لأربَعينَ سَنةً، فمَكُثَ بمَكَّةَ ثَلاثَ عَشرةَ سَنةً يوحى إليه، ثُمَّ أُمِرَ بالهِجرةِ فهاجَرَ عَشرَ سِنينَ، وماتَ وهو ابنُ ثَلاثٍ وسِتِّينَ.
"The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent as a prophet at the age of forty. He stayed in Makkah for thirteen years…
You Will Be Under The Shade of Your Charity on the Day of Judgment
Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
A trustworthy person told me that there was a man who used to stop his wife from giving charity to any poor person who knocked on their door.
One day, a poor man knocked and said he had no clothes to protect him from the cold.
The wife felt sorry for him and gave him a garment and three…
Women Throwing Scarves At Men During Tarawih
During the Tarawih prayers on the 27th night of Ramadan in the year 1447 AH, women at the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul threw scarves toward men. This act was described as a symbolic protest expressing frustration over the silence surrounding the ongoing occupation of Muslims’ first qiblah, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and as a call for men to uphold their dignity and take a…
4. 40 Years of Aimless Wandering: Bani Israel’s Divine Punishment
Allāh جل وعلا said:
﴿فَإِنَّهَا مُحَرَّمَةٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً يَتِيهُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ﴾
"[Allāh] said, Then indeed, it (the holy land) is forbidden to them for forty years [in which] they will wander (aimlessly) through the land."
Commentary:
Ibn Kathir rahimahullah said:
"When Musa (peace be upon him) supplicated against them, after…
وهذا أيضا غلط ؛ فإن هذه ليست من شريعة محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم ، بل شرعت لموسى عليه السلام كما شرع له السبت ، والمسلمون لا يسبتون، وكما حرم في شرعه أشياء لم تحرم في شرع محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم. فهذا تم
"There is a group who make the retreat (khalwah) forty days long, giving great importance to this forty-day period. They justify it by saying that Allah promised Musa (peace be upon him) thirty nights and completed them with ten more, and it is reported that Musa fasted during them. They also claim that Esa fasted forty days for Allah, and that afterwards they received divine communication. They argue that a similar…
3. Allah Appointed For Musa 40 Nights
Allah جل وعلا said:
{وَإِذۡ وَ ٰعَدۡنَا مُوسَىٰۤ أَرۡبَعِینَ لَیۡلَةࣰ ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذۡتُمُ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ وَأَنتُمۡ ظَـٰلِمُونَ}
"And [recall] when We made an appointment with Musa for forty nights. Then you took [for worship] the calf after him [i.e., his departure], while you were wrongdoers." [Surah Al-Baqarah: 51]
Commentary:
Al-Baghawi rahimahullah explains…
1. Reaching Forty is a Warning Sign
Allah جل وعلا said:
{ وَهُمۡ یَصۡطَرِخُونَ فِیهَا رَبَّنَاۤ أَخۡرِجۡنَا نَعۡمَلۡ صَـٰلِحًا غَیۡرَ ٱلَّذِی كُنَّا نَعۡمَلُۚ أَوَلَمۡ نُعَمِّرۡكُم مَّا یَتَذَكَّرُ فِیهِ مَن تَذَكَّرَ وَجَاۤءَكُمُ ٱلنَّذِیرُۖ فَذُوقُوا۟ فَمَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِینَ مِن نَّصِیرٍ }
"They will cry out loud in Hell, ‘Lord, let us out, and we will do righteous deeds, not what we did before!’- ‘ Did We not…
Introduction
Some time before Ramaḍān, while walking to the masjid, a thought came to my mind as I reflected upon the saying of Allāh تعالى:
{وَوَصَّيْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ إِحْسَـٰنًا ۖ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُۥ كُرْهًا وَوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا ۖ وَحَمْلُهُۥ وَفِصَـٰلُهُۥ ثَلَـٰثُونَ شَهْرًا ۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَبَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً قَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ…
True Knowledge vs. Misunderstanding
It is narrated that a faqeeh once passed along a road and saw a man stealing an apple and then giving it away in charity.
The faqeeh asked him, “Why did you steal it? I thought you might have been hungry.”
The man replied—without knowing that he was speaking to a faqeeh—“No, I am trading with my Lord.”
The faqeeh said, “How is that?”
The man explained, “I stole it, so one bad…
كل ذنب يرجى تركه بتوبة أو إنابة ما خلا الكذب فإن صاحبه يزداد على الكبر، فقد رأينا شارب خمر أقلع، ولصًّا نزع، ولم نرَ كذابًا رجع.
“Every sin can be hoped to be abandoned through repentance and turning back to Allah—except lying. A liar usually becomes even more persistent and arrogant in it. We have seen a drinker of alcohol give it up, and a thief stop stealing, but we have not seen a liar return from his…
What is the ruling on adding ومغفرته “and His forgiveness” when replying to Salam?
Sheikh Rashad Adh-Dhali'ee hafidhahullah said:
This wording has been reported through several chains of narration, but all of them are weak. When examined together, they do not strengthen each other.
However, we can use as supporting evidence what has come from statements reported from the Companions. It is narrated from Ibn Abbas…
Tonight Is Definitely Laylatul Qadr
Sheikh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli hafidhahullah gives the following strategy:
"Every night that comes to you from the last ten nights, say to yourself: 'this is definitely Laylatul Qadr' and strive during it like someone who knows with certainty that it's Laylatul Qadr, and let this be your way until the month of Ramadan ends. This is how you successfully find Laylatul Qadr."
Source:…
Is there a supplication for the last ten nights, especially on Laylat Al-Qadr?
Sheikh Rashad Adh-Dhali'ee:
It is reported in a hadith that ʿĀ’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: “O Messenger of Allah, if I know which night is Laylat Al-Qadr, what should I say?”
He ﷺ said:
((اللهم إنك عفو تحب العفو فاعف عني))
“O Allah, You are Forgiving, You love forgiveness, so forgive me”
This hadith has a broken chain…
