بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Breaking The Fast With An Odd Number Of Dates - Is It A Sunnah?

Hadeeth 1) Abu Ya'alaa reported in his Musnad (3305) from the Hadeeth of Anas Ibn Maalik - may Allaah be pleased with him - that the Prophet - sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam - used to like to break his fast with three dates or something which was not cooked.

Note: In the chain of narration of the Hadeeth is 'Abdul-Waahid Ibn Thaabit. Al-Bukhaaree said about him ‘Munkar Al-Ahaadeeth’ (his narrations are rejected).

Al-Imaam Al-Albaanee also declared the Hadeeth extremely weak in 'As-Silsilah Adh-Dha'eefah', Hadeeth No. 966.

Hadeeth 2) Abuu Bakr Ash-Shaafi'ee reported in his 'Fawaaid (1/105)', from Jaabir - may Allaah be pleased with him - that the Prophet - sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam - used to like to break his fast on fresh dates so long as they were there, and upon dried dates if there were no fresh dates. And he would (also have dates) after a meal and would eat them in odds; three or five or seven.

Note: In the chain of narration there is Al-Faraazee, who is Muhammad Ibn 'Ubaydillaah. Al-Imaam Ahmad said about him 'the people (of Hadeeth) abandoned his narrations.'

Al-Imaam Al-Albaanee declared the Hadeeth also extremely weak in his book 'As-Silsilah Adh-Dha'eefah', Hadeeth No. 1749.

The noble Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-'Uthaymeen - may Allaah have mercy upon him - was asked:

I have heard that the fasting person at the time he breaks his fast must break his fast with an odd number of dates i.e. five or seven dates and so on. So, is this an obligation?

He responded:

This is not an obligation, in fact it is not a Sunnah for a person to break their fast with an odd number; three, five, seven, nine except on the day of ‘Eid, ‘Eidul-Fitr. For it is established that the Prophet - sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam - never proceeded for the prayer on the day of ‘Eidul-Fitr unless he had eaten some dates. He would eat an odd number of dates, and besides this, then indeed the Prophet - sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam - did not used to intend that his eating of dates be in odd numbers.

[Nuur ‘Alaa Ad-Darb; Tape: 354/A]
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Translation: Abuu ‘Atiyyah Mahmoud Ibn Muhammad

21st Ramadhan 1439H.

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A short advice regarding Ramadhaan from Ash-Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan, may Allaah preserve him.

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 

Beautiful Speech Regarding Fasting By Ibnul-Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Al-Imaam Ibnul-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy upon him:

“As for fasting, then along with it being an aspect of worship; it also halts the soul from its desires and so takes it out from the imitation of the beasts (animals) to the imitation of the Angels brought near. For indeed the soul; if it is left alone and is invited to by its desires; it merges with the world of the beasts, yet if it is halted from its desires for the sake of Allaah; the duct streams of Satan are constricted and so it (the soul) is rendered close to Allaah through abandoning its habits and its desires out of love for Him and preferring His Pleasure and seeking nearness to Him.

So the fasting person leaves off the most beloved of things to him and the greatest of them in close attachment to himself from food and drink and his desires for the sake of his Lord. This is the very meaning of fasting being for Him, The Blessed and Most High, and with this the Prophet (ﷺ) expounded this supplementation in the hadeeth. He said:

'Allaah, The Most High said: every action of the son of Aadam is given manifold reward, each good deed receiving ten times its like. Allaah said: except for fasting, for it is for Me and I shall grant reward for it, he leaves off his food and his drink for Me.'

(Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree, No. 1904 & 7492)
 
This is such that the fasting person envisages the representation of the one who has no need for the life of this world except in the attainment of the pleasure of Allaah, and what splendor amplifies the magnificence of this worship which is such that it breaks the desire and restrains the soul and gives life to the heart and gives it delight and furnishes abstinence in the life of this world and of its desires and causes it to ardently yearn for that which is to be found with Allaah. Likewise that it causes the rich to reflect upon the circumstance of the needy and of their situation and so they take a portion of their way of life. So their hearts feel compassion for them and they come to know of that which they themselves are engaged in by way of the favours of Allaah – and so they increase in giving thanks to Him.

So in general, the facility of attaining piety and dutifulness to Allaah by way of fasting is an affair that is well known. Hence no one is aided in attaining piety and dutifulness to Allaah and in guarding His set boundaries and abstaining from things He made forbidden than through the like of fasting. For it is testament to The One that legislated it and commanded with it in that He is indeed The Most Just of judges and The Most Merciful of those who show mercy.”

[Miftaah Daarus-Sa'aadah, Vol. 2, Pgs. 867-868]

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Tuubaa For The One That Leaves Off A Present And Available Desire For A Hidden Promise He Has Not Seen

Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbalee, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said regarding the fasting person:

“So when the craving of the soul becomes severe in its longing for that which it desires – given its ability to attain it; and yet it abandons it for the sake of Allaah, The Mighty and Majestic – in a situation where no one can look upon him except Allaah; then that is a proof of the soundness of Eemaan.

For indeed the fasting person knows that he has a Lord Who sees him during his seclusion; and that He has made forbidden upon him that he should engage in his desires upon which he has a natural inclination for in seclusion/secret – and so he obeys his Lord and carries out His command and abstains from that which He has prohibited out of fear of His punishment and ardent hope for His reward. So Allaah, The Most High, is Most Ready to appreciate that from him and so specifies this action of his for Himself as opposed to all of the other actions, and it is due to this that He said thereafter:

'Indeed; he leaves his desires and his food and his drink because of Me.'

(Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree, No. 7492)

Some of the Salaf said:

'طوبى لمن ترك شهوة حاضرة لموعد غيب لم يره'.

‘Tuubaa for the one that leaves off a present and available desire for a hidden promise he has not seen.’

When the fasting believer knows that the pleasure of his Lord is in the abandonment of his desires; he gives precedence to the pleasure of his Lord over that of his own desire. So his own delight turns into the abandonment of his desires for the sake of Allaah; this being due to his Eemaan with regard to Allaah’s seeing him, as well as the affair of His reward and His punishment – being greater than his engaging in them in seclusion. This being as a preference of the pleasure of his Lord over and above that of the desirous craving of his own soul, rather the believer dislikes that more-so when he is alone than his dislike for pain as a consequence of beating.

Due to this – most of the believers; were they to be (physically) beaten upon eating during the month of Ramadhaan without a legitimate reason they would not do so, due to his knowledge of Allaah’s dislike of his eating during this month. This is from the signs of Eemaan; that the believer dislikes that which would be blameworthy upon him (to embark upon) from his desires once he comes to know that Allaah dislikes it and so his own delight turns into that which is pleasing to his Lord – even if it be that it is contrary to the wants of his own desires. Likewise that his anguish is in that which is disliked by his Lord – even if it be that it is in agreement with his own desire.

So if this is in that which has been prohibited by way of food and drink and in the physical intimacy with women with the reason being due to the obstruction of fasting; then it befits that it should be imperative in that which has been prohibited without exception; such as in fornication and drinking wine and taking wealth and violating reputes without any due right and shedding unlawful innocent blood. For indeed this displeases Allaah in every circumstance – as well as in every era and place.”

[Lataaif Al-Ma’aarif, Pgs. 273 - 274]

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BENEFIT 110: True Salafis strive to adorn themselves with good manners

The following advice of Abu Uways (may Allaah have mercy on him) on the great importance of having good character is GOLDEN!

"Salafiyyah and LYING never come together. Salafiyyah and lying never come together. And you can take قس على ذلك ما تشى  (that and apply it to that which you please), put on it the same basis whatever you want. Salafiyyah and breaking promises don't come together, Salafiyyah and cheating don't come together, Salafiyyah and being abusive in how you talk to people and harsh how you deal with them don't come together. Ya'nee it's sad...I mean the average Muslim, this one Muslim keeps his word and then when we used to hear...'Muslim word is his bond' huh, you can always depend on the word of a Muslim. If this is the case for an average Muslim then what about a Salafi*? What about a Salafi?!

A Salafi is supposed to be on a higher level of character, higher level of character. So you can take this matter, understand it. Salafiyyah and bad character don't come together. You (word unclear) Salafi, your Aqeedah is Salafi, your manhaj, know the mawaaqif of the scholars about this one and that one, know all the rudood, know who is Suroori and who is Takfeeri, who is Qutbi and who is kadha wa kadha but YOUR BEHAVIOR would be that which is AGAINST Salafiyyah, لا يجتمعان (they do not come together/do not mix)!"

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استقبل رمضان بالتوب إلى الله
٢٧ شعبان، ١٤٤٥
Greet Ramadan with Repentance to Allah
3/8/2024

Masjid Al-Ghazzali

Abu Rayhana

Ramadhaan Is A School For Life

Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq Al-Badr, may Allaah preserve him

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One Benefit a day (Day 3)
What to say after Witr prayer:

After Witr prayer, it's recommended to say:

سُـبْـحَـانَ الْـمَـلِـكِ الْـقُـدُّوسِ

Subḥānal-Malikil-Quddūs

"Glory be to the Sovereign, the Most Holy.” (Three times)

It is reported by Aḥmad (3/406) and others on the authority of 'AbdurRaḥmān ibn Abzā -may Allāh be pleased with him- that the Prophet ﷺ used to recite in Witr, "Sabbiḥisma Rabbikal-A’lā" [i.e., Sūrah Al-A’lā (87) in the first rak'ah], "Qul yā ayyuhal-kāfirūn" [i.e., Sūrah al-Kāfirūn (109) in the second], and "Qul Huwallāhu aḥad" [i.e., Sūrah Al-Ikhlāṣ (112) in the third rak'ah]. Then after the taslīm he would say "Subḥānal-Malikil-Quddūs", "Subḥānal-Malikil-Quddūs", "Subḥānal-Malikil-Quddūs", three times, raising his voice on the third time."

This ḥadīth is authentic. It was graded ṣaḥīḥ by Sheikh Muqbil Al-Wādi'ī in 'Aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥul Musnad', no. 890."

Memorise This Short But Important Du'aa

The Prophet ﷺ used to supplicate:

اللَّهُمَّ آتِ نَفْسِي تَقْوَاهَا وَزَكِّهَا أَنْتَ خَيْرُ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا أَنْتَ وَلِيُّهَا وَمَوْلاَهَا

"O Allaah, grant my soul taqwaa and purify it, You are the Best of those who purify it, You are its Protecting Friend and Guardian/Master."

[Saheeh Muslim, No. 2722]

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Strengthen Your Faith With The Quraan

Ash-Shaykh 'Abdus-Salaam Ash-Shuway'ir, may Allaah preserve him

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News has reached us of the passing of Sheikh ’Abdullāh Al-Quṣayyir
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون

Sheikh ’Abdulḥamīd ḥafidhahullāh wrote:

“On this day, the third of Ramaḍān, of the year 1445 AH, the esteemed Sheikh ’Abdullāh ibn Ṣāliḥ Al-Qaṣayyir, may Allāh have mercy on him and elevate his status, has passed away.

To Allāh belongs what He takes, and to Him belongs what He gives, and everything has an appointed term with Him. May Allāh grant solace to the Salafis in their loss, and we ask Allāh to replace Islām and the Muslims with what is better.

Sheikh ’Abdullāh was known for his strong adherence to Salafiyyah and his sword [ever-ready] against innovators, being among the few who staunchly defended the truth in this era.

Regarding the statement that slipped from him against our Sheikh Muqbil Al-Wādi'i, may Allāh have mercy on him, we ask Allāh to pardon him for it, and he had instructed to remove it from all his channels.”

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Attending The Prayer Accompanied By Those Things That Carry An Offensive Smell (Not Just The Smell Of Garlic And Onions)

Don't forget our brothers and sisters in Filasteen and around the world in your supplications, especially when you're fasting. Baarakallaahu feekum.

Reflect Over These Verses

Al-Quraan 13:4

And in the earth are neighbouring tracts, and gardens of vines, and green crops (fields), and date-palms, growing into two or three from a single stem root, or otherwise (one stem root for every palm), watered with the same water; yet some of them We make more excellent than others to eat. Verily, in these things there are Ayât (proofs, evidence, lessons, signs) for the people who understand.

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Al-Quraan 13:17

He sends down water (rain) from the sky, and the valleys flow according to their measure, but the flood bears away the foam that mounts up to the surface - and (also) from that (ore) which they heat in the fire in order to make ornaments or utensils, rises a foam like unto it, thus does Allâh (by parables) show forth truth and falsehood[1]. Then, as for the foam it passes away as scum upon the banks, while that which is for the good of mankind remains in the earth. Thus Allâh sets forth parables (for the truth and falsehood, i.e. Belief and disbelief).

Beautiful Speech Regarding Having Good Thoughts About Allaah, And Five Severe Punishments For Those Who Have Evil Assumptions About Allaah

Ash-Shaykh 'Abdus-Salaam Ash-Shuway'ir, may Allaah preserve him

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Who Is A Wali Of Allaah?

Ash-Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq Al-Badr, may Allaah preserve him

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