Benefit 41: Have good thoughts of fellow Muslims as much as possible
One of the most comforting things for a person’s heart in this life, after having good thoughts of his creator, is to have positive thoughts of his fellow Muslims.
Evil and negative assumptions not only harm the soul, disturb the mind, and weaken the body, they also lead to mistrust, disputes, hostilities and breaking of ties between people. This is why our religion encourages us to have good thoughts and forbids…
I assume they have various translators working for their database. Nonetheless, this is a disclaimer -> check through their translations before sharing / copying and pasting.
Akhi, why don't you write your name under your translations?
Answer:
If the point of including my name is for the sake of reliability and to remove anonymity, then I believe it is sufficient that the piece is posted on an official channel such as this.
But if the point of including my name is to showcase my translation ability, then I feel embarrassed to do this.
How dare I write, "translated by Abu Fulān..."…
There is a temporary ceasefire in place in Gaza, should we discontinue making Qunūt Nāzilah?
Sheikh Muḥammad Al-’Ansi ḥafidhahullāh said:
نعم إذا رفع عنهم القتل والتدمير.
“Yes, if the killing and destruction is lifted from them.”
نظم الشيخ سلمان العماد حفظه الله
الألفية:
An attribution to ألف (a thousand); because this composition consists of 1000+ lines of poetry (1530 to be exact).
المكية:
An attribution to مكة; because the idea of composing this poem came to the Sheikh while making Ṭawāf around the Ka’bah in the year 1439 H.
في زبد مسائل الفقهية:
This is a composition relating to the key topics in Fiqh, beginning from "the book of…
1⃣. It will intercede for you:
Narrated Abū Hurairah: that the Prophet ﷺ said:
‏((إِنَّ سُورَةً مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ثَلاَثُونَ آيَةً شَفَعَتْ لِرَجُلٍ حَتَّى غُفِرَ لَهُ؛ وَهِيَ سُورَةُ تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ))
“Indeed there is a Sūrah in the Qur'ān comprising thirty Āyāt, which interceded for a man until he was forgiven. It is تبارك الذي بيده الملك (Sūrah Al-Mulk).” [Reported by Aḥmad &…
Benefit 31: How do I save myself from being among the 72 misguided sects and make sure that I am following the creed of the saved sect?
Imām ’Abdullāh ibn Al-Mubārak raḥimahullāh said:
أصل اثنين وسبعين فرقة: أربعة أهواء، فمن هذه اﻷربعة الأهواء تشعبت الاثنان وسبعون فرقة؛ الـقــدريــــــة، والـمـرجـئـــة، والـشـيـعــــة، والـخــــوارج.
“The origin of the seventy-two (misguided) sects returns back to four desires/innovations, and from these four desires/innovations, the seventy-two sects branched out;
1️⃣ Al-Qadariyyah
2️⃣ Al-Murji’ah
3️⃣…
Is it permissible for a woman to breastfeed her baby sister, and would it then be permissible for her husband to meet this sister?
Answered by Sheikh Abū Bilāl ḥafidhahullāh (Paraphrased):
“There is no objection to a woman breastfeeding whomever she wills [within the limits of the Sharī'ah]; whether the child is related to her or not; if the child needs to be breastfed and she is capable of doing so, there is no…
A poet once said:
وَاحفَظ لِسانَكَ أَن تَقولَ فَتُبتَلى * إِنّ البَلاءَ مُوَكّلٌ بِالمَنْطِقِ
Guard your tongue in what you say, lest you be afflicted by a trial — Indeed calamites are assigned by what you say.
قال السَّخَاوِيُّ: "وَيَشْهَدُ لِمَعْنَاهُ قَوْلُ النبي ﷺ للأعرابي الذي دخل عليه يعوده."
As-Sakhāwi raḥimahullāh said [Al-Maqāṣid Al-Hasanah (242)]: “This meaning is supported by the statement of the…
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
((سَيَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ أُمَّتِي رِجَالٌ يَرْكَبُونَ عَلَى سُرُوجٍ كَأَشْبَاهِ الرِّحَالِ، يَنْزِلُونَ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ)).
“In the last [part] of my nation there will be men who ride on adorned means that resemble carriages. They will alight at the doors of the masjids.”
حسّنه الشيخ الألباني في "السلسلة الصحيحة"
Sheikh Albāni رحمه الله said:
هذا حديث من عجائب أحاديث…
{ثُمَّ أَوۡرَثۡنَا ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ ٱلَّذِینَ ٱصۡطَفَیۡنَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَاۖ فَمِنۡهُمۡ ظَالِمࣱ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ وَمِنۡهُم مُّقۡتَصِدࣱ وَمِنۡهُمۡ سَابِقُۢ بِٱلۡخَیۡرَ ٰتِ بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ ذَ ٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَضۡلُ ٱلۡكَبِیرُ}
“Then We granted the Book to those We have chosen from Our servants. Some of them wrong themselves, some follow a middle course, and some are foremost in good deeds by Allah’s Will. That is ˹truly˺ the…
The zionists bomb innocent Palestinians on the pretext that they are being used as human shields by Hamas. So let's ask them this...and see if the are consistent!
Abū Is-ḥāq Aḥmad ibn Is-ḥāq ibn Al-Ḥuṣein As-Sarmā'ē [D. 242H.]
٠ A Thiqah (trustworthy, reliable narrator)
٠ Among the Sheikhs of Imām Bukhāri
٠ From Sarmārā; a village in Bukhārā
٠ Well known for his courage, so much so that Bukhāri said about him:
ما بلغنا أنه كان في الإسلام ولا الجاهلية مثله
“We have not heard of anyone like him in Islam or pre-Islamic times.”
One day he took out his sword and said:
أعلم…
QUESTION:
I have a question with regards to farā'iḍ (Islamic Laws of Inheritance). My Aunty is married but has no children of her own, and she is in her 60s. She wants to know- first, what is the ruling on who will get her wealth accordingly and the percentage, second, after distribution of her wealth to her family members like an ongoing (monthly), she wants to know the other part of her wealth to contribute for…
