Don’t Lose Momentum
A brother says:
“I was active and motivated at the beginning of Ramadhan, but towards the end I became tired and lazy. What advice do you have?”
Sheikh Rashad Adh-Dhali'ee:
One of the wisdoms of Allah is that He made the end of this month better than its beginning. This is because people naturally get bored and lose energy over time. If the beginning were better, people would work hard at…
The Night Most Hoped to Be Laylat Al-Qadr
The night that is most hoped to be Laylat Al-Qadr is the 27th night of Ramadan.
This is the view held by the majority of scholars, and it is considered the strongest and most well-known opinion. The evidence includes the following hadiths:
1️⃣ The Prophet ﷺ said:
((من كان متحريها فليتحرها ليلة سبع وعشرين))
“If someone is searching for it, let him look for it on the…
The Greatest Way to Spend Laylatul Qadr
According to most scholars, the best way to spend Laylatul Qadr is by standing in prayer, just as the Prophet ﷺ used to do.
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "When the last ten nights began, the Prophet ﷺ would stay up at night in worship, wake his family, and tighten his waist wrapper." [Agreed upon]
When he ﷺ “stayed up at night,” he did so in prayer.
When he…
Seek Pardon And Wellbeing
It was narrated from ʿĀ’ishah (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhā) that she said:
“O Messenger of Allāh, what should I say in my supplication if I reach Laylatul-Qadr?” He ﷺ replied: “Say: Allāhumma innaka ʿafuwwun tuḥibbul-ʿafwa faʿfu ʿannī — (O Allāh, You are Most Forgiving and love to forgive, so forgive me).”
Reported by Tirmidhī (8025) and graded Ṣaḥīḥ by Shaykh al-Albānī in Silsilah…
The Best Prayer You Can Possibly Offer on Laylatul Qadr
The Prophet ﷺ said:
((أفضل الصلاة بعد الفريضة صلاة الليل))
“The best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the night prayer.” [Muslim]
This shows that the obligatory prayers hold greater virtue than voluntary night prayers. Yet many people choose to perform Maghrib and Isha at home, while making a strong effort to attend Taraweeh and Tahajjud in…
Are Sins Multiplied on Laylat Al-Qadr Like Good Deeds?
Question:
Good deeds on Laylat Al-Qadr are better than those of a thousand months. Are sins also equal to the sins of a thousand months?
Sheikh Rashad Adh-Dhali'ee:
No, it is not like that. Such a claim would require evidence. However, committing a sin during a virtuous time or place is more serious and more shameful than committing it at an ordinary time. So…
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…
Iʿtikāf — its time and how it should be done
Sheikh Ibn Baz rahimahullah said:
Iʿtikāf is a recommended Sunnah act. It means staying in the masjid to worship Allah and to focus completely on worship. A person can do it during the day or night, for one hour, one day, one night, or several days and nights. It is Sunnah, as Allah says: “And do not have relations with them while you are in retreat in the masjids.”…
Is it possible for Laylat Al-Qadr to fall on an even night?
Sheikh Abdulhameed Az-Zu'kari hafidhahullah said:
"It is not impossible. The hadiths show that Laylat Al-Qadr is in the last ten nights of Ramadan, and the Prophet ﷺ encouraged people to search for it on the odd nights among them.
Shaykh Al-Islam held the view that it may also occur on even nights, based on the saying of the Prophet ﷺ:
((التمِسوا ليلةَ…
The wisdom behind the legislation of fasting:
Sheikh Muhammad Adam Al-Ithyobi rahimahullah wrote:
Know that one of the wisdoms behind the legislation of fasting is that it brings calmness to the soul and restrains its impulses toward excess related to all the limbs—such as the eyes, the tongue, the ears, and the private parts. Through fasting, their activity and desires toward what they sense and seek become…
Avoid Holding A Mushaf During Tarawih Unnecessarily
Sheikh Ibn Baz rahimahullah
I do not know of any basis for this. What seems better is that the person should focus with humility and calmness in the prayer and not hold a mushaf. Instead, he should place his right hand over his left, as is the Sunnah: placing the right hand over the left palm, wrist, and forearm, and resting them on the chest. This is the stronger…
The Fast That Truly Benefits a Person
Ibn Al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book Al-Wābil As-Ṣayyib:
A true fasting person is the one:
1. Whose body parts stay away from sins.
2. His tongue avoids lying, obscene speech, and false statements.
3. His stomach refrains from food and drink, and
4. His private parts refrain from immoral behaviour.
If he speaks, he does not say anything that would…
How to Calculate Your Annual Zakah
Sheikh Abdussalam Ash-Shuway'ir:
I will explain to you an easy way to calculate zakat. Although it is slightly outside our main topic, I believe it is very important and beneficial.
The basic rule in calculating zakat is that a person should fix one specific day each year to calculate it. For example, let us say it is the first day of the month of Muharram every Hijri (Islamic…
How Was the Prophet Able to Fast Continuously (wisāl)?
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
((إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَهَيْئَتِكُمْ، إِنِّي أُطْعَمُ، وَأُسْقَى))
“I am not like you; I am given food and drink.” [Agreed Upon]
Sheikh Muhammad Adam Al-Ithyobi rahimahullah explained:
"Allah, the Exalted, truly provides His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with real food and drink. However, this…
The Month of Eman & Ihtisab
Sheikh Uthaymin rahimahullah quotes the hadith:
"Whoever fasts during Ramadhan with Eman and Ihtisab, Allah will forgive their past sins."
Here, “Eman” means believing that Allah has made fasting in Ramadhan obligatory, and believing in the reward that comes from fasting.
“Ihtisab” means that a person fasts hoping for and expecting the reward from Allah for fasting during this…
The Condition of the Salaf with the Qur’an in Ramadan
Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Qatadah used to complete the Qur’an once every seven days regularly. In Ramadan, he would complete it every three days, and in the last ten nights, he would complete it every night.
Imam Ash-Shafi‘i would complete the Qur’an sixty times in Ramadan, reading outside of prayer. It is also reported that Abu…
Food vs. Prayer
Question:
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
I break my fast at the masjid, pray Maghrib, and then return home. When I arrive home, I immediately pray the post-Maghrib Sunnah even though food has been served. Is my action correct?
Sheikh Muhammad Ba Jammal
وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته
If you are not preoccupied with food and your mind is not distracted by it during prayer, then there is no…
Thus, a person should be humble within themselves. But does that mean humiliating themselves before others? No. Being humble within oneself is not the same as humiliating oneself before others. Humili
So, be dignified and avoid situations that lead to humiliation. But do not become arrogant or self-important.
[Source: Sharh Bulugh al-Maram - The Comprehensive Book (Audio Tape No. 12)]
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Do Not Humiliate Yourself By Exposing Yourself to Trials
Narrated Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
"It is not befitting for a believer to humiliate himself." They asked, "How can he humiliate himself?" He replied, "By exposing himself to trials he cannot bear."
[Reported by Ahmad (23444), At-Tirmidhi (2254), and Ibn Majah (4016). Classified…
A Forgotten Sunnah After Reciting The Qur'ān
It is recommended to say the following supplication upon concluding the recitation of the Qurʾān:
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ.
(Subḥānaka Allāhumma wa biḥamdik, lā ilāha illā ant, astaghfiruka wa atūbu ilayk)
Evidence for This Sunnah
ʿĀʾishah (رضي الله عنها) narrated:
"The Messenger of…
The Sunnah of ʾIfṭār
📌 Hastening ʾIfṭār
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“The religion will not cease to prevail so long as people hasten to break their fast, because the Jews and Christians delay.”
📌 The Best ʾIfṭār
Anas رضي الله عنه reported:
“The Prophet ﷺ used to break his fast with fresh dates, if he didn’t find fresh dates then he would eat dry dates and if he did not find this, he would sip some water.”
📌 Virtue…
The Barakah of Suḥoor
1️⃣. Conforming to the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ.
2️⃣. Differing from the people of the book.
3️⃣. Strengthens one for worship.
4️⃣. Boosts the fasting person’s energy.
5️⃣. Fosters a desire to increase in fasting.
6️⃣. Prevents bad temper that hunger may cause.
7️⃣. It may be a means of giving charity at the the pre-dawn hour.
8️⃣. It may be a cause for engaging in Dhikr during the…
