Umm Ḥassān al-Kūfīyyah
أم حسان الكوفية

Sufyān (al-Thawrī), Ibn al-Mubārak and others narrated from her (ie: were her students).
كان سفيان وابن المبارك وغيرهما يزورونها،

ʿAbd Allah b. al-Mubārak mentioned: Sufyān mentioned a woman of Kūfa who was called Umm Ḥassān, a woman of great ijtihād and worship.
عبد الله بن المبارك قال: ذكر سفيان الثوري امرأة بالكوفة يقال لها أم حسان ذات اجتهاد وعبادة.

So (we went to visit her) and entered her home, and we saw that there was nothing in it except a small worn-out mat.
فدخلنا بيتها فلم نر فيه شيئاً غير قطعة حصير خلق

al-Thawrī said to her: “If you write a note to some of your relatives, they could help change your poor condition.”
فقال لها الثوري: لو كتبت رقعة إلى بعض بني أعمامك لغيروا من سوء حالك.

She replied: “Sufyān, in my eyes you were better (than this) and in my heart you were greater before this moment. I do not ask for things of this world from the One who controls it, owns it and rules over it, so how is it that I would ask those that have no control over it nor rule in it? Sufyān, I swear by Allah, I dislike that a time comes upon me in which I am too busy for Allah, by being occupied with other than Him.”
فقالت: يا سفيان قد كنت في عيني أعظم وفي قلبي أكبر مذ ساعتك هذه، إني ما أسأل الدنيا من يقدر عليها ويملكها ويحكم فيها؛ فكيف أسأل من لا يقدر عليها ولا يقضي ولا يحكم فيها؟ يا سفيان والله ما أحب أن يأتي علي وقت وأنا متشاغلة فيه عن الله تعالى بغير الله.

Sufyān wept at these words.
فأبكت سفيان

Ibn al-Jāwzī, Ṣifah al-Ṣafwah 2/110 #465
ابن الجوزي، صفة الصفوة ٢/١١٠ #٤٦٥

Here is what Shaykh Muqbil رحمه الله said about her: “And she is a woman aspiring to spend her time diligently in obtaining the knowledge, spending a great deal of her time in the masjid, reviewing and benefiting.”

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

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A great reminder for the believers. If you haven't listened to it already, you're strongly encouraged to. May Allaah make us from the people who use their intellect and are obedient to Him, Subhaanahu wa Ta’aalaa.

🎧 Jumu'ah Khutbah

📝 3 Ways To Wage War Against Allah, Bad Choice If You Do!

🕰 33:35

📢 Abū Sulaymān Khālid Al-Ḥātimī

🗓 16th of Shawwaal 1442/28th May 2021

🕋 Masjid Al-Mukhbiteen

🎧 Summary of Jumu'ah Khutbah Entitled:

🎙 3 Ways To Wage War Against Allah, Bad Choice If You Do!

1⃣ Disastrous effects of sins upon nations

2⃣ Sin #1 which Allah wages war against it's people

3️⃣ Different types of interest

4️⃣ Sin #2 which Allah wages war against it's people

5️⃣ Sin #3 which Allah wages war against it's people

6️⃣ Beware of the invocation of the one you've oppressed

7️⃣ Do not imitate the Jews, those who are characterized with these 3 sins which Allah has waged war against its people

8️⃣ Why the enemies of Allah were able to have power over the believers

We ask Allah to make us from those who hope for the meeting with him.

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📕 Rulings of Friday And It's Innovations

📚Lesson 1

🕰 55:31

📢 Abū Sulaymān Khālid Al-Ḥātimī

🗓 16th of Shawwaal 1442/27th May 2021

📝📒 Summary of lesson 1 of Rulings of Friday and It's Innovations

📖 Introduction

1⃣ Introduction of Sheikh Muqbil Ibn Haadee رحمه الله and him attesting to the knowledge of his student Sheikh Yahya حفظه الله

📖 Hadeeth #1

1⃣ Correct understanding in regards to Saa'atul-Istijaabah (Hour where the dua is accepted)

📖 Hadeeth #2 and #3

1⃣ Obligation of a Ghusl for the who attends Jumu'ah

2⃣Who the Jumu'ah prayer is obligatory upon to attend

📖 Hadeeth #4

1⃣ Weakness of the Hadith which shows sufficiency in doing Wudhu for Friday

We ask Allah to grant us understanding of His religion.

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A nice benefit our brother mentioned in this lesson was that the time that the Du'aa is answered on Jumu'ah is not the whole of the last hour before maghrib, it's a specific time within that hour. And Allaah knows best.

2 days left inshaallaah

AND REMIND, FOR INDEED THE REMINDER BENEFITS THE BELIEVERS

Today is the 23rd of Shawwāl, which means only 6/7 days remain for this month to end. That means if you haven't fasted your 6 days of Shawwāl, tomorrow might be your last chance to start & complete them‼️

Remember, fasting these 6 days - on top of Ramaḍhān - is equivalent to fasting an entire year.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

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'Correcting Your Brother Correctly'

Abuu Rayhaanah 'Abdul-Hakeem Al-Amreekee, may Allaah preserve him

23rd Shawwaal 1442 - 04/06/2021

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أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلِّمْنِي دُعَاءً أَدْعُو بِهِ فِي صَلاَتِي‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ "‏ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا، وَلاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، وَارْحَمْنِي، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

Abuu Bakr As-Siddeeq, may Allaah be pleased with him, said to the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam: "teach me a supplication by which I may invoke (Allaah) in my prayer." He (the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Say, Oh Allaah, I have oppressed myself with a great oppression, and there is none who forgives sins except You. So forgive me with forgiveness from You, and have mercy upon me. Verily, You are the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful."

Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree, No. 6326

BE CAREFUL NOT TO LEAVE THE RAT TO DIE OF HUNGER AND THIRST

Shaykh Muhammad bn Saalih Al-Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy upon him) said:

When you want to kill a rat, and killing it is Mustahhab (encouraged), then kill well. Kill it with what will take its life immediately, and do not hurt it. And from hurting it, is what some people do where they put down something adhesive to which it will be glued, then they leave it to die of hunger and thirst. And this is not permissible. When you put this adhesive catcher (in place), it's incumbent on you to repeatedly check and watch out such that when you see anything glued to it, you kill it. But for you to leave this adhesive catcher for 2 or 3 days and the rat is glued to it and dies of thirst or hunger, it is feared that you may enter hellfire for that, for the prophet, peace and blessings be upon him said: A woman entered hell because of a cat which she imprisoned until it died, she neither give it food nor did she free it to eat from the vermin of the earth.

[Sharh Riyaad As-Saalih (4/596)]

Benefit:

What is the difference between وَيْحَك and وَيْلَك? Both are a threat but وَيْحَك is a threat with mercy. That's why Imaam Al-Ilbeeree used this when addressing his son in his famous poetry Taaiyyah.

(taken from lesson 3 of Taaiyyah by Imaam Al-Ilbeeree by Abuu Sulaymaan Khaalid Al-Haatimee)

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Being Pleased With Allaah, His Messenger & His Religion

Imaam Ibn-Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

May Allaah have mercy upon him

"The Prophet, SalAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said:

ذَاقَ طَعْمَ الإيمانِ : مَنْ رَضِيَ بالله ربًّا، وبالإسلام دينًا، وبمحمَّدٍ رَسُولاً

‘The sweetness of eemaan has been tasted by he, whomever is pleased with Allaah as a Lord, Islaam as a religion and Muhammad as a Messenger.’ [Saheeh Muslim]

The Prophet, SalAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said:

مَنْ قَالَ حِيْنَ يَسْمَعُ النِّدَاءَ رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولاً، وَبِالإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا. غُفِرَ لَهُ ذَنْبُهُ

‘Whoever says, when he hears the call to prayer, I am pleased with Allaah as a Lord, Muhammad as a Messenger and Islaam as a religion, then his sin will be forgiven.’ [Saheeh Muslim]

The levels of the religion revolve around these two Ahaadeeth and they end with these.

Indeed these two Ahaadeeth include being pleased with the Rubuubiyyah (Lordship) of Allaah, the Glorified, and His Uluuhiyyah (worshipping Him), being pleased with His Messenger and having obedience to him, and being pleased with Allaah’s religion and having submission to it.

Whoever has these four aspects combined, then he truly is a Siddeeq (truthful) person. It is an easy claim and statement to say, but it is from the most difficult matters in reality and in being tested, especially if what occurs opposes the desires of the soul and the intent of that becomes clear that being pleased was stated with just the tongue, so it was upon the tongue and not with ones actions.

Therefore, being pleased with إلهيته (meaning the One who is worshipped) includes: being pleased with loving Him alone, being fearful of Him, having hope in Him, and turning repentantly to Him, and having devotion for Him, and strength of intention and having all love for Him. The person being pleased does everything to please his beloved, and this includes His worship and having sincerity for Allaah.

Being pleased with His Rubuubiyyah (Lordship):

This includes being pleased with what Allaah has planned and disposed for His slave. Being pleased with Allaah’s Rubuubiyyah also includes singling Allaah out alone for having trust and reliance upon Him, and seeking assistance with Him, trusting Him, having reliance upon Him, and that a person is pleased with everything that Allaah does to him.

The first: includes being pleased with what He commands.

The second: includes being pleased with what He destined for him.

There are many people who are pleased with Allaah as a Lord and they do not desire any other Lord except Him, however, they are not pleased with Him with being the only Wali (Guardian) and being the only Helper. But they have loyalty to Awaliyah other than Allaah, thinking that they are bringing you closer to Allaah, and that being loyal to them is like being loyal to those who are close to the king, and this is specific shirk.

Indeed Tawheed is that a person does not take any one other than Allaah as an Awaliyah, and the Qur’aan is full of the description of the polytheists that they took Awaliyah other than Allaah.

This is not the loyalty that one has for Allaah’s Prophets, His Messengers and His believing slaves, since this is from the completion of eemaan to have loyalty to His Prophets, and this is in fact complete loyalty for Allaah.

Therefore, having loyalty for His Awaliyah is one colour and taking a wali other than Allaah is a different colour. Whoever has not understood the distinction and criterion between them, then he must study Tawheed from its foundation, since this issue is a foundation of Tawheed and its base principle.

There are many people who desire to take someone other than Allaah as a judge to whom they can take their judgements to. With whom they could debate, and be pleased with his judgement.

These three levels are the pillars of Tawheed; that none other than Allaah is taken as a Lord, or as a deity and none other than Him has a command.

Being pleased with His Prophet, SalAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam:

As for being pleased with His Prophet as a Messenger: then this includes having perfect obedience to him, and complete submission to him, whereby the Prophet, SalAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is foremost to a person than his own self.

So he does not take guidance except from the places of the Messenger’s speech, he does not turn for a judgement except to him, and no one gives a judgement above his, and he totally is not pleased with someone else’s judgement, not in anything from the Asmaa (Names) of Allaah and His characteristics and His actions, nor in anything from the perception and sense of the reality of eemaan and its different levels, nor in anything from the ahkaam (rulings) apparent and hidden, and a person is not pleased with a ruling regarding these things from someone other than the Messenger, and he is not pleased except with his ruling.

If however a person is incapable of following the Messenger’s judgement, then him having someone else’s judgement, then this is from the view of forceful nourishment for a person who cannot find that which would sustain himself with except from dead flesh and blood. The best that can be said about this situation is that it is like using dust, which is used for tayummum (dry ablution) when a person is incapable of using water for purification.

Being pleased with His Deen (Religion):

As for being pleased with the deen, so if the deen says something or gives a ruling or commands or prohibits then a person should be completely pleased with it. There does not remain any opposition and resistance in his heart from its ruling, and he submits to it with total submission. Even if it opposes what his own self intends, or his desires, or the statement of the one whom he blindly follows, or his shaykh or his sect, this is where all the people desert you except the ghurabah (those who adhere to the Sunnah) in this world.

Beware of feeling distressed and lonely of being isolated and alone [i.e. since the people abandon you for holding on to the Sunnah, being from the ghurabah] since indeed it is - and I swear by Allaah - the distinction of honour and companionship with Allaah and His Messenger and it is the soul of being close to Allaah, and being pleased with Allaah as a Lord, Muhammad as a Messenger and Islaam as a religion.

[Madaarijus-Saalikeen, 2/170-172]

The Different Wordings of the Hadeeth:

1) From Abuu Sa’eed Al-Khudree, saying that the Messenger of Allaah, SalAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said:

مَنْ قَالَ: رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَبِيًّا وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ

‘Whoever says: ‘I am pleased with Allaah as the Lord, Islaam as the Religion and with Muhammad, SalAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, as the Prophet, then Paradise becomes obligatory for him.’

[Silsilatus-Saheehah, 334 & Saheeh Abuu Daawuud, 1368]

2) From 'Aamir Ibn Sa’ad Ibn Abee Waqqaas, from his father, from the Messenger of Allaah, SalAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, that he said:

مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَسْمَعُ الْمُؤَذِّنَ: وَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَسُولًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ

‘Whoever says when he hears the mu’athin (the caller to the prayer): Wa ana ashhadu an laa ilaaha ilAllaah, wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuuluhu. Radheetu billaahi Rabban wa bil-Islaami deenan wa bi Muhammadin, SalAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, Rasuulaa.’

(I testify that there is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah Alone and He has no partners, and that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger. I am pleased with Allaah as the Lord, with Islaam as the Religion and with Muhammad as the Messenger) Then his previous sins are forgiven.’

[Saheeh Abuu Daawuud, 537]

3) From Al-Munaydhir (a Companion of the Messenger of Allaah, SalAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and he used to be in Africa who said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah, SalAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, say:

من قال إذا أصبح :” رضيت بالله ربا و بالإسلام دينا و بمحمد نبيا “،فأناالزعيم لآخذن بيده حتى أدخله الجنة

‘Whoever says in the morning: ‘I am pleased with Allaah as the Lord, and with Islaam as the Religion and with Muhammad as the Prophet,’ then I am a guarantor that I will indeed definitely take him by his hand until I can enter him in to Paradise.’

[At-Targheeb by Al-Mundhari, Tabaraani & Al-Albaanee in Silsilatus-Saheehah, 2686, and he said the Hadeeth is thaabit (established)]

Al-'Ayni said in his explanation of Abuu Daawud:

'Regarding the Messenger’s saying: ‘I am pleased with Allaah as the Lord’ means: I am convinced by Him, He is sufficient for me, and I do not require anyone along with Him.

Regarding the Messenger’s saying: ‘and with Muhammad as the Prophet,’ means: that I am content with Muhammad as a Messenger to me and to all the other Muslims.

Regarding the Messenger’s saying: ‘Islaam as the religion’ means: I am content with Islaam as a religion, meaning I do not desire another way other than Islaam, and I do not follow except that which is in agreement with the Shari'ah of Muhammad, 'alayhis-salaam, or that I do not desire other than Islaam as a religion.’

[Explanation of Abuu Daawud by Al-'Ayni, 2/484]

Al-'Ayni continues in his explanation:

'If it is said what is the intent of the saying: ‘as a religion’, I say: the meaning of religion here is Tawheed; as in the saying of Allaah, the Most High:

ومَنيَبتَغ غَيرَ الإِسلاَم دينا

"And whoever seeks a religion other than Islaam..." [Al-Qur'aan 3:85]

Means: Tawheed.

As for the authentic Hadeeth from 'Umar who said: ‘While we were with the Messenger of Allaah that day, all of a sudden a man came to visit whose clothing was exceedingly white…..’ to the end of the Hadeeth. So here the Messenger of Allaah, SalAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, generalized the ‘religion’ upon Islaam, eemaan (faith) and ihsaan (perfection of worship) due to his saying: 'Indeed that was Jibreel who came to you to teach you your religion.’ He taught them these three things.

Therefore, sometimes the religion is stated for the three things which Jibreel, 'alayhis-salaam, inquired about, and sometimes it is stated for Islaam as is in the saying of Allaah, the Most High:

اليَومَ أكمَلتُ لَكُم دينَكُم وَأتمَمتُ عَلَيكم نعمَتيوَرَضيتُ لَكُمُ الإسلاَمَ دينا

"This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islaam as your religion." [Al-Qur'aan 5:3]

[Explanation of Abuu Daawud by Al-'Ayni, 2/486-7]

Saying it three times is not authentic:

Da’eef (weak) from Abee Salaam, the servant of the Prophet, SalAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, from the Prophet, SalAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, that he said:

‘There is no Muslim or human or slave who says when the morning comes and when the evening approaches, three times: ‘I am pleased with Allaah as the Lord, Islaam as the Religion and with Muhammad as the Prophet, except that it is a right upon Allaah that he will please him on the Day of Judgement.’

[Ibn Abee Shaybah in ‘Al-Musannaf’ and in ‘Al-Musnad’ & Al-Albaanee declared it Da’eef in Silsilah Ahaadeeth Ad-Da’eefah, No. 5020]

And in another wording:

Da’eef – ‘who says when the morning comes and when the evening approaches, three times: ‘I am pleased with Allaah as the Lord, Islaam as the Religion and with Muhammad as the Prophet’ except that it is a right upon Allaah that he will please him.’

[Da’eef by Al-Albaanee in ‘Da’eef Al-Jamia’ As-Sagheer’, No. 5734]

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance.

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