The Prophet ﷺ said:
"Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day should say what is good or remain silent."
"Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day should say what is good or remain silent."
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, 102
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The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say,
"If the son of Adam were given a valley full of gold, he would love to have a second one; and if he were given the second one, he would love to have a third, for nothing fills the belly of Adam's son except dust..."
"If the son of Adam were given a valley full of gold, he would love to have a second one; and if he were given the second one, he would love to have a third, for nothing fills the belly of Adam's son except dust..."
Sahih al-Bukhari, 6438
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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said,
"Every correct action is sadaqa."
"Every correct action is sadaqa."
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, 224
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O Parents, Be Righteous!
Tafseer al-Baghawi (rahimahullah):
Abdullah ibn Mas’ood (radiyAllahu ‘anhu), used to pray at night (the night prayers) and (when he) would see his small child sleeping then he would say, “this is for your bright future” and whilst crying would recite:
lbn Abbas (radiyAllahu ’anhu) said (commenting on this verse):
“They (the two orphans mentioned in Surah al-Kahf) were protected by the righteousness of their father.”
Saeed lbn Musayyib (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) said: “I worship, and then when I remember my child(ren), I increase in my worship"
Tafseer al-Baghawi (rahimahullah):
Abdullah ibn Mas’ood (radiyAllahu ‘anhu), used to pray at night (the night prayers) and (when he) would see his small child sleeping then he would say, “this is for your bright future” and whilst crying would recite:
وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَالِحًا
“And their father was righteous” [Surat al-Kahf, 82 ]
lbn Abbas (radiyAllahu ’anhu) said (commenting on this verse):
“They (the two orphans mentioned in Surah al-Kahf) were protected by the righteousness of their father.”
Saeed lbn Musayyib (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) said: “I worship, and then when I remember my child(ren), I increase in my worship"
[Tafseer al-Baghawee (rahimahullah), vol. 5, pg. 196]
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Abu Bakr bin Abdullah al Muzani said:
"Who is like you, O son of Adam? Whenever you wish, you use water to make Ablution, go to the place for worship and thus enter the presence of your Lord (i.e. start praying) without a translator/barrier or a barrier between you and Him!"
"Who is like you, O son of Adam? Whenever you wish, you use water to make Ablution, go to the place for worship and thus enter the presence of your Lord (i.e. start praying) without a translator/barrier or a barrier between you and Him!"
[Al Bidayah Wan-Nihayah 9/256]
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Sufyaan Ath-Thawree said:
"The excellence of knowledge is due only to the fact that it causes a person to fear and obey Allaah, otherwise it is just like anything else."
"The excellence of knowledge is due only to the fact that it causes a person to fear and obey Allaah, otherwise it is just like anything else."
[Related by ibn Rajab]
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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
"Indeed a servant will come on the Day of Judgement with good deeds to the extent of mountains, however he then finds that his tongue destroyed all of them."
"Indeed a servant will come on the Day of Judgement with good deeds to the extent of mountains, however he then finds that his tongue destroyed all of them."
الداء والدواء للإمام ابن قيم الجوزية صحفة ٣٥٧
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Sh. al-'Uthaymeen رحـــمه اللـــه said:
“If a person shames or mocks his brother for a fault, perhaps Allāh will have mercy upon him and cure him, and then afterwards afflict the mocker with that fault.”
“If a person shames or mocks his brother for a fault, perhaps Allāh will have mercy upon him and cure him, and then afterwards afflict the mocker with that fault.”
[شرح رياض الصالحين ٦/٢٦٣]
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People’s approval is a goal that can never be attained, and striving to guide them is a virtue that should never be abandoned.
Shaykh al-Osaymī
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Shaykh al-Albani رحمه الله said:
"In the past, if they wanted to insult someone, they would shave his beard.
But now, a Muslim insults himself without knowing it by shaving his beard."
"In the past, if they wanted to insult someone, they would shave his beard.
But now, a Muslim insults himself without knowing it by shaving his beard."
[Silsilah al-Huda wa an-Nūr]
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Ruling Concerning a Woman Cutting Her Hair
Question: I hope you will help me concerning cutting my hair from the front of it in a certain style wherein the hair sometimes falls down over the eyebrows of a Muslim woman. Is this allowed or not? May Allah reward you.
1) Response by Shaykh Ibn Bāz رحمـــه الله :
"I do not know of anything [wrong] in cutting a woman's hair. It is not allowed to shave all of it off. You cannot shave off the hair of your head but you may shorten its length."
Read Full Fatwah : Q. No. 250
Islamic Fatawa Regarding Women by Muhammad bin Abdul Azīz Al Musnad, Darussalam.
2) Fatwah by Shaykh al-Uthaymeen رحمـــه الله ;
"In the past, women were keen to have long hair and would be proud of it, and they would not cut it unless there was a shar‘i reason or health-related need to do so.
Now things have changed, so the view that it is forbidden is weak and there is no proof for it. The view that it is disliked needs further reflection and examination.
The view that it is permissible is closer to the basic principles of Islam. Muslim narrated in his Sahih that the wives of the Prophet ﷺ used to cut their hair so that it came down no lower than their earlobes. (Muslim, Book of Menstruation)
But if a woman cuts her hair too short , so that it looks like a man’s hair, then this is undoubtedly haram, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) cursed women who resemble men."
Fatawa Nur ‘ala ad-Darb (Fatawa az-Zinah wa’l-Marah/Qass ash-Sha‘r
"The wives of the Prophet ﷺ used to cut their hair so that it came down no lower than their earlobes." ~ Muslim
Question: I hope you will help me concerning cutting my hair from the front of it in a certain style wherein the hair sometimes falls down over the eyebrows of a Muslim woman. Is this allowed or not? May Allah reward you.
1) Response by Shaykh Ibn Bāz رحمـــه الله :
"I do not know of anything [wrong] in cutting a woman's hair. It is not allowed to shave all of it off. You cannot shave off the hair of your head but you may shorten its length."
Read Full Fatwah : Q. No. 250
Islamic Fatawa Regarding Women by Muhammad bin Abdul Azīz Al Musnad, Darussalam.
2) Fatwah by Shaykh al-Uthaymeen رحمـــه الله ;
"In the past, women were keen to have long hair and would be proud of it, and they would not cut it unless there was a shar‘i reason or health-related need to do so.
Now things have changed, so the view that it is forbidden is weak and there is no proof for it. The view that it is disliked needs further reflection and examination.
The view that it is permissible is closer to the basic principles of Islam. Muslim narrated in his Sahih that the wives of the Prophet ﷺ used to cut their hair so that it came down no lower than their earlobes. (Muslim, Book of Menstruation)
But if a woman cuts her hair too short , so that it looks like a man’s hair, then this is undoubtedly haram, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) cursed women who resemble men."
Fatawa Nur ‘ala ad-Darb (Fatawa az-Zinah wa’l-Marah/Qass ash-Sha‘r
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Ibn al-Qayyim said:
“For you to shame your brother for a sin (that he has repented from) is an even greater sin.”
“For you to shame your brother for a sin (that he has repented from) is an even greater sin.”
[مدارج السالكين]
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Ibn al-Qayyim said:
A servant is ever between God’s favor upon him and God’s proof against him, with no third possibility.
A servant is ever between God’s favor upon him and God’s proof against him, with no third possibility.
Madarij As Sālikeen, Vol 1 P 390. BRILL Publication.
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Hishām Ibn Ḥasān (rahimahillāh) said that:
I asked al-Ḥasan, 'I learn the Qur'ān whilst my mother waits for me for supper.'
al-Ḥasan (rahimahillāh) replied,
'Having supper with your mother and making her happy is dearer to me than a voluntary Hajj that you make.'
I asked al-Ḥasan, 'I learn the Qur'ān whilst my mother waits for me for supper.'
al-Ḥasan (rahimahillāh) replied,
'Having supper with your mother and making her happy is dearer to me than a voluntary Hajj that you make.'
[al-Ḥāfiẓ Abū'l-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzī (rahimahillāh), At Their Feet - Piety Towards Parents, pg. 46]
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Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said:
You are in need of guidance even if you were the most pious and even if you were the most knowledgeable; you are in need of guidance till you die.
You are in need of guidance even if you were the most pious and even if you were the most knowledgeable; you are in need of guidance till you die.
[Fatwaa 7/163]
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Ibn al-Jawzī رحمـــه الله said:
"The purpose of money is to spend it during the(ir) lifetime and not spend lifetime earning it.
Many are those who spent their lives chasing money without enjoying it; they wasted all their lives collecting what their heirs will acquire afterwards to spend. This type of people is like what one poet said:
It is just like a silkworm that ruins itself while building (silk) that
will end up being used by others."
"The purpose of money is to spend it during the(ir) lifetime and not spend lifetime earning it.
Many are those who spent their lives chasing money without enjoying it; they wasted all their lives collecting what their heirs will acquire afterwards to spend. This type of people is like what one poet said:
It is just like a silkworm that ruins itself while building (silk) that
will end up being used by others."
Captured Thoughts, Dār As-Sunnah Publishers
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Devils's Deception regarding Praying Only in the Masjids
Ibn al-Jawzī رحمـــه الله said:
Iblis deceived some people to pray (all prayers including voluntary
prayers) only in the masjids.
The Prophet ﷺ said: "The best prayer a person can perform is at
his home, except for obligatory prayer." ~Bukharī
Ibn al-Jawzī رحمـــه الله said:
Iblis deceived some people to pray (all prayers including voluntary
prayers) only in the masjids.
The Prophet ﷺ said: "The best prayer a person can perform is at
his home, except for obligatory prayer." ~Bukharī
The Devil's Deceptions, p244, Dār As-Sunnah Publishers.
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Ruling Concerning Women Covering Their Feet During the Prayer.
Short Answer: As for the feet, it is obligatory upon her to cover them according to the majority of the scholars.
Read the Fatwā by Shaykh Ibn Bāz رحمـــه الله below:
Taken from:
Islamic Fatawa Regarding Women by Muhammad bin Abdul Azīz Al Musnad, Darussalam.
Short Answer: As for the feet, it is obligatory upon her to cover them according to the majority of the scholars.
Read the Fatwā by Shaykh Ibn Bāz رحمـــه الله below:
Question: What is the ruling concerning covering hands and feet in the prayer? Is it obligatory upon a woman or is it allowed for her to uncover them, in particular, if there are no non-related men around her or if she is in a group of women?
Response: As for the face, it is sunnah for her to uncover it during the prayer if there are no non-related men around her. As for the feet, it is obligatory upon her to cover them according to the majority of the scholars. Some scholars allow the feet to be uncovered but the majority say it is prohibited to uncover them and she must cover them.
Abu Dawud recorded that Umm Salama was asked about a woman praying in a headcovering and long gown and she said, "There is no harm in that as long as the gown covers the top of her feet."
So covering the feet is better and safest under all circumstances. As for the hands, their situation is simpler. If she uncovers them, there is no harm. If she covers them, there is no harm. Some scholars say it is better to cover them. And from Allah comes guidance to the correct path.
Taken from:
Islamic Fatawa Regarding Women by Muhammad bin Abdul Azīz Al Musnad, Darussalam.
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Islam is a Religion of Hygiene
Ibn al-Jawzī رحمـــه الله said:
I noticed that many people tend to neglect their bodies; some do not floss their teeth after eating, some do not wash their hands from oil and fat.
This negligence and failing to observe personal hygiene leads to a failure in conforming to religion and life.
Ibn al-Jawzī رحمـــه الله said:
I noticed that many people tend to neglect their bodies; some do not floss their teeth after eating, some do not wash their hands from oil and fat.
This negligence and failing to observe personal hygiene leads to a failure in conforming to religion and life.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
"You enter upon me with unclean teeth? Go use the toothstick."¹
¹Musnad al-Bazzar 1303 (Sahīh)
Captured Thoughts, Chapter 52.
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