Do Not Miss the Hour When Supplication Is Answered on Friday!

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

“The day of Friday has twelve hours. There is no Muslim who asks Allah, Mighty and Majestic, for anything except that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, grants it to him. So seek it in the last hour after ʿAṣr.”

[Ṣaḥīḥ Abū Dāwūd (1048), and it was authenticated by al-Albānī]

On the authority of Abū Saʿīd, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet ﷺ said:

“There is no Muslim who supplicates with a supplication in which there is no sin and no severing of kinship, except that Allah gives him one of three things: either his supplication is hastened for him, or it is stored for him in the Hereafter, or He averts from him an evil equal to it. They said: ‘Then we will increase (in supplication)?’
He said: ‘Allah is greater (in giving).’”

[Narrated by Aḥmad (10749), and authenticated by al-Albānī in “Ṣaḥīḥ at-Targhīb wat-Tarhīb (163)”]

Shaykh Ibn Bāz, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

“So it is upon a person to persist in supplication, to have good expectations of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and to know that He is All-Wise, All-Knowing. He may hasten the response for a wisdom, and He may delay it for a wisdom, and He may give the one who asks something better than what he asked for, as has been established from the Prophet ﷺ.”

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Summary of Rulings on Issues of Fasting

Issue: When is the Fasting of the Month of Ramaḍān Obligatory?

Fasting Ramaḍān becomes obligatory by sighting its crescent, or by completing the number of Shaʿbān as thirty days. As has come in the two Ṣaḥīḥs from the ḥadīth of Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them), that the Prophet ﷺ said: “When you see it then fast, and when you see it then break the fast, and if it is obscured from you, then calculate it.”

And in a narration of Muslim: “Then calculate it as thirty.”

And in the two Ṣaḥīḥs from Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) similar to it.

And upon this are all the scholars. And it is not permissible to rely upon astronomical calculations, but rather the consideration is with sighting the crescent, or completing the number (of Shaʿbān).

And it is legislated to use modern telescopes and magnifying instruments to sight the crescent, without any difference we know of among the people of knowledge.

Khulāṣat al-Aḥkām fī Masāʾil al-Ṣiyām by Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ḥizām al-Baʿdānī (p. 4)

Summary of Rulings on Issues of Fasting

Issue: Is the Sighting of One Land Binding upon Other Lands?

The Prophet ﷺ said: “Fast when you see it, and break the fast when you see it. If it is obscured from you, then complete the number as thirty.”

Agreed upon from Ibn ʿUmar and Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with them) with close wordings.

It is understood from the ḥadīth that lands which are in agreement in the times of the rising of the sun and the moon fast according to the sighting of those who are in agreement with them in the rising. As for if the risings are far apart: then the sighting of the eastern land is binding upon the western land, because they precede them in the risings, so it is obligatory upon them to act upon their sighting, due to the generality of his saying ﷺ: “Fast when you see it, and break the fast when you see it.”

So if trustworthy Muslims saw the crescent in the lands of Indonesia, then it becomes obligatory upon us in Yemen and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to act upon their sighting.

But it is not obligatory upon the eastern lands to act upon the sighting of the western countries which come after them in the risings of the sun and the moon when far apart.

So the sighting of the lands of al-Maghrib and al-Andalus is not binding upon the lands of the Arabian Peninsula, nor upon the eastern lands, since it is possible that the crescent only appeared at that time. So it is not a proof upon the lands that preceded them in the risings. And with Allah is success.

Shaykh al-Islām (may Allah have mercy on him) said, as in Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā (25/103): “Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr transmitted consensus that the difference (i.e., between scholars) is in what it is possible for the risings to be in agreement upon. As for what is like al-Andalus and Khurāsān, then there is no difference that it is not to be considered.”

Khulāṣat al-Aḥkām fī Masāʾil al-Ṣiyām by Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ḥizām al-Baʿdānī (p. 5)

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Summary of Rulings on Issues of Fasting

Issue: Testimony for the Sighting of the Crescent Moon

Abū Dāwūd (2342) reported with a ṣaḥīḥ isnād from Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him): “The people looked for the crescent, so I informed the Prophet ﷺ that I had seen it, so he fasted and commanded the fasting of it.”

Khulāṣat al-Aḥkām fī Masāʾil al-Ṣiyām by Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ḥizām al-Baʿdānī (p. 5)

Summary of Rulings on Issues of Fasting

Issue: Is the Sighting of One Land Binding upon Other Lands?

The Prophet ﷺ said: “Fast when you see it, and break the fast when you see it. If it is obscured from you, then complete the number as thirty.”

Agreed upon from Ibn ʿUmar and Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with them) with close wordings.

It is understood from the ḥadīth that lands which are in agreement in the times of the rising of the sun and the moon fast according to the sighting of those who are in agreement with them in the rising. As for if the risings are far apart: then the sighting of the eastern land is binding upon the western land, because they precede them in the risings, so it is obligatory upon them to act upon their sighting, due to the generality of his saying ﷺ: “Fast when you see it, and break the fast when you see it.”

So if trustworthy Muslims saw the crescent in the lands of Indonesia, then it becomes obligatory upon us in Yemen and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to act upon their sighting.

But it is not obligatory upon the eastern lands to act upon the sighting of the western countries which come after them in the risings of the sun and the moon when far apart.

So the sighting of the lands of al-Maghrib and al-Andalus is not binding upon the lands of the Arabian Peninsula, nor upon the eastern lands, since it is possible that the crescent only appeared at that time. So it is not a proof upon the lands that preceded them in the risings. And with Allah is success.

Shaykh al-Islām (may Allah have mercy on him) said, as in Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā (25/103): “Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr transmitted consensus that the difference (i.e., between scholars) is in what it is possible for the risings to be in agreement upon. As for what is like al-Andalus and Khurāsān, then there is no difference that it is not to be considered.”

Khulāṣat al-Aḥkām fī Masāʾil al-Ṣiyām by Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ḥizām al-Baʿdānī (p. 6)

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❌❤️⚠️The Reality of Valentine’s Day — Its Story, Ruling, and the Ruling of Assisting in It

Section One: A Festival of the Disbelievers Promoted Among the Muslims

O people of Islam and the Qur’an,

On Saturday, the fourteenth of February of this year, there will be widespread promotion of a festival from the festivals of the disbelievers and a season of celebration for them. It is a day that increases corruption and immorality, in which indecency spreads more widely, and virtue, protective jealousy, modesty, and chastity are weakened.

They have named it, as a form of deception and disguise, with a name that increases its spread and encourages those whose religion is weak to participate in it or to consider it lightly. They have called it “Valentine’s Day,” or “the Day of Love.”

Section Two: Its Origin — A Story Rooted in Paganism and Falsehood

This day did not originate from revelation. It did not come from a prophet. It was not established by divine guidance. Rather, its roots trace back to pagan Rome and the religious traditions of other nations, not to the guidance of Islam.

The pagan Romans used to celebrate festivals in mid-February, specifically on the fifteenth of February every year, and this day coincided with their spring holiday and seasonal rituals.

During that time, Christianity was in its early stages, and the Roman emperor Claudius II issued a decree prohibiting marriage among soldiers. There was a Christian monk named Valentine who opposed this decree and would secretly conduct marriage ceremonies in opposition to the emperor’s command.

When his actions were discovered, he was imprisoned and sentenced to execution. While imprisoned, he fell in love with the jailer’s daughter, and this was kept secret because Christian law prohibited monks and priests from marrying.

The emperor offered to pardon him on the condition that he abandon Christianity and worship the pagan Roman gods, and that he would become among those close to him and even marry into his family. However, he refused this offer and chose to remain upon Christianity, and so he was executed on the fourteenth of February in the year 270 CE.

After his death, they elevated him to the status of a saint and gave him the title “Saint Valentine,” honouring his memory. When Christianity spread throughout Europe, this day became institutionalised as an annual religious and cultural celebration on the fourteenth of February in his remembrance, claiming that he sacrificed himself for Christianity and that he cared for lovers.

Thus, its foundation is built upon pagan ritual and Christian religious tradition, and it became a festival from their festivals and a symbol from their religious practices.

Section Three: Its Present Reality

This festival has become one of the greatest means used to spread immorality, sexual deviation, and corruption.

Section Four: The Ruling on Celebrating Valentine’s Day

It is not permissible for a Muslim man or woman to celebrate this day, nor to congratulate anyone for it, nor to exchange gifts because of it, nor to single it out by wearing red clothing, nor by using its red roses, nor by using its phrases, congratulations, or messages.

It is not permissible to change the furnishings of homes with red coverings because of it, nor to scatter roses upon beds or pathways, nor to decorate homes, walls, and ceilings with red hearts.

This is because this festival is from the practices, traditions, and festivals of the disbelievers, and it is imitation of them and spreading what they are upon of misguidance.

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Humiliation and disgrace have been placed upon whoever opposes my command, and whoever imitates a people is from them.”

Al-Hafidh Ibn Kathir, may Allah have mercy upon him, said regarding this hadith:

“This contains an indication of severe prohibition, warning, and threat against imitating the disbelievers in their statements, actions, clothing, festivals, acts of worship, and other matters specific to them.”

Ahmad Shakir, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

“The scholars have not differed since the early generations regarding the prohibition of imitating the disbelievers.”

Ibn Qasim al-Hanbali, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

“Imitating them is prohibited by consensus.”

Section Five: The Prohibition of Assisting in It

It is also prohibited to assist others, whether Muslims or disbelievers, in celebrating this day or strengthening them in establishing its practices. This includes congratulating them, giving gifts because of it, printing cards related to it, designing its symbols, manufacturing or selling its clothing, decorations, symbols, flowers, or trading in them, or preparing food related to it and earning from it.

This is because this festival is prohibited in the legislation of Allah, and assisting in what is prohibited is itself prohibited.

Allah, the Exalted, said: “And do not cooperate in sin and transgression. And fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is severe in punishment.” (Surah al-Ma’idah 5:2)

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The Best of Deeds After the Obligatory Acts

Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, was asked about the best of deeds after the obligatory acts, so he answered:

“And as for what you asked about from the best of deeds after the obligatory acts: then indeed it differs according to the differing of the people in what they are able upon and what suits their times, so it is not possible therein to give a comprehensive, detailed answer for every one.

But from that which is like consensus between the scholars who have knowledge of Allah and His command: that constant adherence to the dhikr (remembrance of Allah) always is the best thing with which the servant occupies himself in general.

And upon that indicates the hadith of Abu Hurayrah which Muslim narrated: ‘The mufarridūn have preceded.’

They said: O Messenger of Allah, and who are the mufarridūn?

He said: ‘Those men who remember Allah much and those women who remember.’”

📚[Al-Waṣiyyah aṣ-Ṣughrā (614)]