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A beautiful reminder and golden words of advice concerning the virtues of the blessed month of Ramadan, by the esteemed Imām 'Abd al-'Azīz ibn Bāz رحمه الله تعالى

May Allāh benefit us all through it.

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
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Alhamdulillaah Alone

Take Advantage Of The Blessings Of Ramadhaan

Abuu 'Atiyyah Mahmoud Ibn Muhammad

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As a continuation for our Ramadan tafsir sessions here in Toronto, we'll be resuming from where we left off from last Ramadan. We'll be taking Juz Adh-Dhāriyāt this Ramadan In Shaa Allah. Tafsir sessions will be every day at 5:30 pm In Shaa Allah.

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From Abu Fajr. About 15 minutes from now in Shaa Allaah

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New Audio

1st Ramadhaan 1441 - 24/04/2020

'Ramadhaan - An Opportunity Of A Lifetime!'

Abuu Rizq Mundhir Ibn Muhammad

May Allaah preserve him and accept his efforts

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How To Pray Taraweeh At Home [Coronavirus]

Abuu 'Atiyyah Mahmoud Ibn Muhammad

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بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

▪️If a person swallows the crumbs left in his mouth during prayer, will his prayer become invalidated?▪️

Our Shaykh, Muhammad ibn Hizaam -may Allaah preserve him- was asked the following question:

📩 Question:
 
If a person chews or swallows the crumbs left inside his mouth or he is busied with that inside the prayer, will this invalidate his prayer?

📝 Answer:

The crumbs that remain inside the mouth invalidate the prayer. If he feels it (and has the ability to resist swallowing it), it's not permissible for him to swallow it. It not only invalidates the prayer, but also invalidates his fast.

And if he can't feel it; in that it's mixed in with his saliva, then Allah does not burden a soul with more than it can bear. In this case, it doesn't invalidate his prayer (or his fast), and he doesn't have to examine his saliva by pushing it against his teeth to see if he can taste something or not. [After eating,] he has to rinse his mouth (properly), he doesn't have to do anything else after that. However, if he then feels some big crumbs, it's not permissible for him to swallow it, and if he doesn't feel anything, there's nothing upon him.

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Translated by:
Abu Ishaq Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ba Alawi

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, used to say:

"اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لاَ يَنْفَعُ وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ لاَ يَخْشَعُ وَمِنْ نَفْسٍ لاَ تَشْبَعُ وَمِنْ دَعْوَةٍ لاَ يُسْتَجَابُ لَهَا."‏

Oh Allaah, I seek refuge in you from knowledge which doesn't benefit, a heart which does not fear, a soul which is never satisfied and a supplication which isn't answered.

[Saheeh Muslim, No. 2722]

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A forgotten Sunnah:

Lying down on one's right side after the two voluntary units before Fajr

On the authority of Abū Hurairah -may Allāh be pleased with him-:
The Prophet ﷺ said:

((إذا صلى أحدكم ركعتي الفجر فليضطجع على شقه الأيمن))

"When one of you offers the two voluntary units before Fajr, let him lie on his right side."

[Reported by Abu Dāwūd (1261) & Tirmithi (420)]

Graded Ṣaḥīḥ by Sheikh Albāni in Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Jāmi'

On the authority of our mother, Ā'ishah -may Allāh be pleased with her-:
"Whenever the Prophet ﷺ offered the two voluntary units of Fajr, he would converse with me if I was awake, otherwise he would lie down on his right side."

[Reported by Bukhāri 1161]

NOTE:
If you're going to implement this Sunnah, be careful not to doze off and miss Ṣalātul Fajr - especially if you've been up all night praying Tarāwīḥ.

بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

▪️Asking others to supplicate for you▪️

Our Shaykh, Muhammad ibn Hizām -may Allāh preserve him- was asked the following question:

📩 Question:

The Hadīth concerning the seventy thousand who will enter Jannah without being punished or taken to account; whom the Prophet ﷺ said of them:
((هم الذين لا يسترقون، ولا يتطيرون، ولا يكتوون، وعلى ربهم يتوكلون))
"They are those who do not request Ruqyā from others nor seek omen nor cauterise themselves and who rely on their Lord."

What if one requests du'ā from others, would this prohibition still apply?

📝 Answer:

The (aforementioned) prohibition does not include someone who requests du'ā from others, because the Prophet ﷺ told 'Umar Ibnul Khaṭṭāb, as found in Sahīh Muslim:
((خير التابعين أويس القرني))
"The best person amongst the tab'īn (the generation following the Ṣahābah) is Uways Al-Qarani."
The Prophet ﷺ then mentioned some of his characteristics and then said to 'Umar: "if you meet him, ask him to seek forgiveness for you"

Similarly, the companions used to ask the Prophet ﷺ to supplicate for them.

So, tawassul (seeking nearness to Allāh) through the supplication of a righteous man is something legislated - and it is not disliked.

However, a person should not frequently ask others for supplication; such that every time he sees someone he says, supplicate for me. But rather, you yourself should implore Allāh and ask Him directly, as no one will ever supplicate for you the way you supplicate for yourself; no matter how close the person is to you - their supplication for you will never be the same as you supplicating for yourself; even your own children, your own father, the closest of people to you; no one will supplicate for you the same way you supplicate for yourself. So strive to supplicate for yourself.

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Translated by:
Abū Ishāq Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Bā 'Alawī

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بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

▪️The ruling on Witr Qunoot▪️

Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Hizaam wrote:

"There are several opinions amongst the scholars in this issue:

▫️The 1st opinion: It's legislated to perform the Witr Qunoot throughout the whole year.

This stance was reported from Ibn Mas'ood -may Allah be pleased with him- (with an authentic chain, in At-Tabaraani, Hadeeth no.9165), as well as Hasan Al-Basri, An-Nakha'ee. This is also the madhab of Ishaaq, Abu Thawr and Ahmed in one narration; this is the most common view among the Hanbalees.

The evidence used to support this view is the Hadeeth of Hassan ibn 'Ali -may Allah be pleased with him- that he said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me some words to say 'in the Witr Qunoot': 

اللهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ، وَعَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ، وَتَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ؛ إِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلَا يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ، وَلَا يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ، تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ

'O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided, pardon me among those whom You have pardoned, turn to me in friendship among those on whom You have turned in friendship, and bless me in what You have bestowed, and save me from the evil of what You have decreed. For verily You decree and none can influence You; and he is not humiliated whom You have befriended, nor is he honoured who is Your enemy. Blessed are You, O Lord, and Exalted.'
[Reported by Abu Dawood & authenticated by Shaykh Muqbil in Saheeh Al-musnad Hadeeth no. 957]

▫️The 2nd opinion: It's legislated to perform Witr Qunoot in the last half of Ramadhan.

This stance is authentically reported from Ibn Umar -may Allah be pleased with him-; Ibn Abi Shaybah & Ibn Mundhir both reported with an authentic chain to Nafi'i, that he said:
"كان لا يقنت إلا في نصف" يعني من رمضان
"Ibn Umar never used to perform Witr qunoot, except halfway" i.e. Halfway through Ramadhan.

They (Ibn Abi Shaybah & Ibn Mundhir) also reported this stance from 'Ali Ibn Abi Taalib. However, the chain of narration includes Haarith ibn Al-a'war (who is was liar).

Also, Ibn Khuzaymah reported with an authentic chain that this was the practice of Ubay ibn Ka'b in the presence of Umar -may Allah be pleased with them-.

This was also the stance of a number of scholars the scholars, the likes of Ibn Sireen, Az-Zuhree, Maalik, Ash-Shaafi'ee and Ahmed in one narration.

▫️The 3rd opinion: It's not legislated to perform Witr Qunoot at any time.

This is the opinion of Taawoos, and Ibn Wahb ascribed this stance to Imaam Maalik. Also, Ibn Abi Shaybah reported with an authentic chain that Ibn Umar:
كان لا يقنت في الفجر ولا في الوتر، فكان إذا سئل عن القنوت قال "ما نعلم القنوت، إلا طول القيام، و قراءة القرآن".
"...would never perform qunoot - not in the Fajr prayer, nor in Witr. When asked why, he would simply say: "As far as I know, Qunoot is standing for long and reciting the Qur'an".

✅ Abu Abdillah (i.e. Shaykh Muhammad Ibn hizaam) -may Allah Grant him firmness- says:

In conclusion, the strongest opinion is not to perform Witr Qunoot at all, because the addition, "in the Witr Qunoot", in the Hadeeth of Hassan ibn Ali is not authentic. Additionally, nothing authentic has come from the Prophet ﷺ that he ever performed Witr Qunoot, despite the fact that he used to be continuous in offering the night prayer. And the Hadeeth of Hassan ibn Ali should be taken in its apparent meaning, that the aforementioned Du'a should be made (in the Witr prayer) before the Tasleem. Hence, in his Musannaf, Ibn Abi Shaybah gave the chapter heading: "Chapter - what one says at the end of the Witr prayer (i.e. Before giving Tasleem)"

Nonetheless, we cannot rebuke those who perform Qunoot in the Witr prayer as some of the companions used to do this, and with Allah lies all success.

Important Note:
There is no Authentic Hadeeth reported from our messenger ﷺ that he ever performed the Witr Qunoot, as it was mentioned by Imaam Ahmed, Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibn Mundhir, Al-Bayhaaqi and others. This indicates that it is not

legislated to perform Witr Qunoot as we have mentioned, and Allah knows best.

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Translated by:
Abu Nu'aim Abduraheem ibn Ali As-Somali

Original Source:
Fat-hul 'Allaam of Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Hizaam, Vol.1, pg. 779 - 780

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Important clarification regarding the translation of a Hadeeth which is being circulated on social media. Please read and share.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Some beneficial speech by Shaykh Albaanee rahimahullah on if video cameras take the ruling of a mirror,

Shaykh al-Albaanee, said:

"...You were saying what is the difference between the reflection in the mirror and television or video? We say the difference is very much. We say to you now: stand in the mirror; come now and give me the image which you saw in the mirror. You are not able to do so. But, if it was given permanent form, it would become like a video and be forbidden. The harm comes from it having permanent form, not from that which has no permanence... "

Also, Shaykh al-Albaanee, said:

"... As for me, I am of those people who say that this differentiation between the picture made by hand (“make a picture”) and the picture made by camera (“take a picture”) is a contemporary literalist (dhaahiree) view----i.e., inflexible thinking which has become a trial for those who differentiate between the picture made by hand and that made by camera..."

Also, Shaykh Albaanee, clarifies below when this matter comes under the category of ijtihaad and when it doesn't:

"... We are still not able to say that these people are astray. But, we only say: perhaps he made ijtihaad (he struggled to find the truth) and missed the mark; that is as long as he remains with us, following the Qur'aan and Sunnah. As for those who may state clearly that they are not seeking the judgment from the Qur'aan and Sunnah, but are instead following the position of their Imam or Shaykh or something like that—then, these have clearly went out from the Qur'aan and Sunnah..."

Source: The Islamic Ruling Concerning Photography, Conversation With Shaykh Naasiruddeen Al-Albaanee

Excerpted with slight edits.

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