BENEFIT 59: !أتصبرون؟؟
Sometimes the most difficult part in dealing with afflictions is not the affliction itself, rather the most difficult part is the emotional burden of having to cope with distasteful and insensitive remarks from some individuals. This is the real test!
{ وَجَعَلۡنَا بَعۡضَكُمۡ لِبَعۡضࣲ فِتۡنَةً أَتَصۡبِرُونَ}
"We have made some of you as a trial for others: will you have patience?" [Surah…
Sheikhul Islam ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullah said: "Difficulties and trials are like the heat and cold. If a slave knows that they are inevitable, he does not become angry due to their occurrence, nor do
-> I must not become lax with my morning and evening Adhkaars!!
It's very likely that afflictions occur on days when we miss our Adh-kaar.
Abaan ibn Uthman said: “I heard Uthman ibn `Affan radhiyallahu anhu saying: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “There is no worshiper who says, in the morning of every day, and the evening of every night:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الأَرْضِ…
BENEFIT 58: Consoling one's heart in times of trial
Shaytan wants us to be sad and depressed. In fact, he strives to cause us grief as Allah said:
{لِیَحۡزُنَ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا}
"...in order that he may cause grief to the believers." [Surah Al-Mujādilah: 10]
But why?
What does he get out of it?
Have you not seen how easy it is for us to utter statements which fall contrary to the Sharee’ah when we are sad…
As a man, when you step out of your home, you will come across two kinds of women.
The 1st:
A woman who has been afflicted with the same ailment as that of the wife of Al-’Azīz, chief minister of Egypt. So, you would find her having beautified and perfumed herself, as if she were saying to you:
"هيت لك
" (Come to me, O you !) [Sūrah Yūsuf - 23]
The 2nd:
A women who conceals her beauty and adorns proper clothing…
The above pictures are of Mahra, the Easternmost part of Yemen, near the Oman boarder. To my knowledge, there are 3 main Maraakiz situated here; Sheikh Abdulḥamīd Az-Zu'kari, Sheikh Abu ’Amr, & Sheikh
The above pictures are of Seiyun, where four of the Maraakiz are situated; Sheikh Yahya, Sheikh Jum'an, Sheikh Abu Musa, & Sheikh Muḥammad Ba Jammāl all have their Maraakiz here.
♦️Disclaimer: I don't want anyone refuting me for the food pictures. I'm actually against sharing food pictures. However, on this occasion there's a greater interest in sharing; as it helps disprove the fake news being spread about Yemen; fake news such as: there's no food in Yemen, people are dying of famine, they're all living off canned food, bombs going off in every corner, etc. These are all lies as you can see…
The above pictures are of Haami, where Sheikh Abu Bilal's markaz is situated.
🔺Note: For security reasons, the Mashaayekh are not too fond of people taking pictures of the maraakiz. It's also quite difficult to actually take a picture of the masjid, because it's always occupied with students - unless there's a Janazah or it's done on ’Eid day when everyone goes out to the Musallah. Whatever the case, it's best to respect the rules and avoid taking pictures of the Maraakiz.
Question: (104)
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته، أحسن الله إليكم
Could you please share with us your experience seeking knowledge in Yemen what is it like, what الى does a normal day look like for a regular student of knowledge, institutes that one can go to are some institutes more beneficial than others with regards to different science i.e mustalah/fiqh/aqeedah etc, do I need to have memorised the Quran and be…
إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ فَكُنْ عَالِماً،
فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَكُنْ مُتَعَلِّماً،
وَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَأَحَبَّهُمْ،
وَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَلا تُبْغِضْهُمْ.
“Become a scholar if you can,
If you can't, then be a student.
If you can't, then love them.
If you can't, then (at least) don't hate them.”
[Jāmi’ Bayān Al-’ilm (1/142)]
ثَبِّتْ عَرْشَكَ ثُمَّ ٱنْقُشْ / أَثْبِتْ عَرْشَكَ ثُمَّ ٱنْقُشْ
Lit. Establish your throne before you begin engraving (on it)
Meaning: Prove that your claim is true before you begin drawing conclusions from it.
You will come across this proverb quite frequently when reading through knowledge-based refutations and discourses.
For example, Sheikh Albāni raḥimahullāh would often quote this proverb in his…
The lies against Shaikh Yahya Al-Hajoori ḥafidhahullāh
Shaykh Abū Bilāl ḥafidhahullāh said on 20th Dhul Qa'dah 1441 (11th July 2020):
“The most lied about person within Ahlus Sunnah right now is our Shaikh Yahya ḥafidhahullāh.
Whenever they (the ḥizbīs) are enraged with a person they increase in rage and lies until they get rid of him. They think that they can get rid of him with these lies that they attribute to him, all the while, he only increases in rank with…
The Enmity of Spubs towards Sheikh Yaḥyā and his students!
Sheikh ’Abdulḥamīd Az-Zu'kari narrates:
“We have a student with us (in Ghayḍhā) who came from Britain for a visit. When he decided to go back (to Britain) he asked me, 'what do you advise me with?' I said, 'I advise you to seek knowledge. If you are able to bring your wife and seek knowledge together, that is good.' Then all of a sudden, he came to me last night saying, 'I took your advice on board and was…
Answered by our teacher Abū ’Aṭiyyah Maḥmūd ḥafidhahullāh
SUMMARY:
1. Women are allowed to earn an income through work, business, etc.
2. A woman who works to earn an income must learn the necessary Islamic rulings related to her line of work.
3. Her work must not involve any ḥarām matters, such as free-mixing, travelling without a maḥram, she must observe correct covering, she must not beautify her voice when addressing non-maḥrams, she must not neglect her duties…
A student of knowledge calling people to Tawheed, commanding good and forbidding evil at the famous graveyard of Baqī’ in Madīnah. May Allāh preserve him and increase the Ummah with more students like him.
We came across this line of poetry during our reading of شذا العرف:
مُنعتَ شيئا فأكثرتَ الولوعَ به * وحَبُّ شَيْءٍ إلى الإنسانِ ما مُنعا
You were prevented something, so you grew more fond of it * And the most beloved thing to a person is that which he is prevented from
Our teacher Dāris ḥafidhahullāh mentioned:
“How true this is! A person longs for things which he is banned from. Perhaps you may find a person…
BENEFIT 57: Eight names for a stick
There are eight different names for a stick established in the Sunnah:
1. الْعَصَا
2. الْحَرْبَة
3. الْعَنَزَة
4. الْمَنْشُوق
5.الْمِخْصَرَة
6. الْعُرْجُون
7.الْعَسِيب
8. الْمِحْجَن
Benefits of having a stick:
1. Sunnah of the Prophets
2. Self defence
3. Disciplinary purposes
4. Herding cattle
5. Sutrah in prayer (when praying outdoors)
6. Shade (if the stick is erected on…
BENEFIT 56: Women are half as much as men in five matters
In his explanation on Sunan Abī Dāwūd [23/334, according to Shāmilah], Sheikh ’Abdul-Muḥsin Al-’Abbād ḥafidhahullāh said:
“... It is established in the Qur'ān and Sunnah that women are half as much as men in five matters:
▪️The first: Inheritance; the male has the same share as two females.
▪️The second: Manumission; if a man has to free two women in…
By Allāh, we will not find someone like you...” Then they will do the same with Sheikh So-and-so and the same with Sheikh So-and-so...then all of a sudden you have an Ikhwāni sitting on this side, a Q
In contrary, “Muḥammad split between the people.” This is what Muḥammad ﷺ said about himself: “Muhammad split between the people.” Everyone must know that this Da'wah divides people, you are either a Salafi on the correct path; the way of the Prophet ﷺ, and so the Da‘wah is one, or a khalafi; in which case go wherever you wish to go.
{ وَإِذَا رَأَیۡتَ ٱلَّذِینَ یَخُوضُونَ فِیۤ ءَایَـٰتِنَا فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡهُمۡ…
