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Imam Rabī bin Hādi (حفظه الله) was asked:

“Is the origin (asl) with respect to people that they are upon the sunnah?”

He replied (حفظه الله) :

How can the base rule concerning the people be that they are upon the Sunnah, when we have with us the Rawāfiḍ (Shīʿites) and we have with us the Bāṭiniyyah, and we have with us the Communists, and we have with us the Hizbiyyūn (Partisans), and we have with us every type (of people)?

How can the base rule concerning them be that they are upon the Sunnah? Who said these words? And Ibn Taymiyyah, (رحمه الله), refutes the one who says that the base rule concerning a Muslim is that he is upright, just, honest (ʿadālah).

He says that this is “false speech”, because Allāh the Most High has said concerning humankind that he is oppressive (dhalūm), ignorant (jahūl),

“Truly, We did offer the trust [of duty and responsibility] to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but they declined to bear it and were afraid of it. But man bore it. Verily, he was unjust (to himself) and ignorant (of its results).” (33:70)

Hence, the origin is that he is upon oppression and ignorance) meaning that his entry into Islām does not confer integrity, honesty, justice (ʿadālah), upon him, or as he [Ibn Taymiyyah] said.

So how can the origin concerning the people in the various places where there is great confusion and where most people are upon other than the Sunnah, how can [the base rule be that] they are upon the Sunnah?

However, if you know a person coming from a specific Salafi school, then there a good opinion is held of him, so we think the best of him.

However, as for the whole world being a place of great confusion, and you do not know one person from another (as to what they are upon), then you should know the person who is upon the truth [from other than him].

And it is for this reason that they [the Salaf] used to say, “Verily, this knowledge is the deen, so look at whom you take it from.”

As for the opinion of the one who says that the origin concerning the people is that they are upon the Sunnah, then in that case you should take it from every person and his brother.

Ibn Sīrīnn said: “Verily the people did not used to ask about the isnād (chain of narration), then when the fitnah (tribulation) occurred...” and the fitnah was not like that of the current times, it was actually less than it, “...they began to say: Name us your men. So if they were from Ahl us-Sunnah, his speech would be accepted and if he was from the people of Innovation, his speech would be rejected.”

So we ask Allāh that he grants to you and to us success, and that Ahl al-Sunnah increase, however statements that are sent without any restraint, then it is not desirable for them to be uttered.

🎙️- The cassette recording, "Meeting with the People of Yemen".

Translated by Abū ‘Īyād.

Yahya bin Khalid would give Sufyan Ibn ‘Uyaynah 1000 dirhams every month, so Sufyan would pray for him saying, “Oh Allah he’s taken care of my dunya, so take care of his akhirah.”

When Yahya passed away, he was seen in people’s dreams saying Allah forgave him through Sufyan’s Du’a

البداية والنهاية (٦٧٩/١٣)

“Abdullāh Ibn Mas'ūd saw a man laughing at a Janazah.

So he said: “By Allāh, I will never speak to you again.”

{كتاب الزهد ـ الإمام أحمد بن حنبل}

How do Muslims respond to rude people?

‌‏﴾وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الجَـهِلُونَ قَالُواْ سَلاَماً﴿
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Translation: And when the foolish address them, they say words of peace.

‌‏This means: If ignorant people insult them with bad words, they do not respond like them, but they forgive and overlook, and say nothing but good words.

Source: Tafsir ibn Kathir 25:63

Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:

“Charity is a type of battle, where the coward hesitates to donate, and the brave remains steadfast in donating.”

[Majmū’ al-Fatāwa | 14/95]

Sh. Albaani said: “It is not allowed to spread ahādīth nor narrate them without verification of their authenticity.”

‎● {سلسلة الضعيفة ١:٥١}

Allāh describes the hypocrites as taking the kuffar as friends instead of the believers.”

{تفسير ابن كثير ٤:١٣٨}

The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Verily, Allah has made this day (of Friday) a celebration for the Muslims. So whoever comes to Friday (prayer), then let him bathe himself, and if he has any perfume let him put some on, and use the toothstick.”

[رواه ابن ماجه ١٠٩٨ وصحيح الترغيب ١\٢٩٨]

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Ibn al-Qayyim [رحمه الله] said: "The Friday prayer is from the greatest of congregations of the Muslims."

{زاد المعاد ١:٣٦٤-٣٦٥}

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The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝Increase in salutations upon me, on the day of Friday (Jumu'ah) and its night.❞

[زاد المعاد ٢\٤٢٠]

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Prophet ﷺ said: “The best of prayers with Allāh is the prayer of morning (Fajr) on the Day of Friday in congregation.”

{الصحيحة ١٥٦٦}

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Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf on Fridays will be adorned with light from that Friday to the next."

(صحيح جامع الصغير ٢/٦٤٧٠)

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‎Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever recites Surah Al-Kahf on Friday will have a light for him between this Friday and the next."
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{السنن الكبرى ٥٨٥٦}

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The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Send prayer upon me abundantly on the day of Jumu’ah (Friday) & on the night of Jumu’ah (Thursday night) for he who sends prayer upon me one time, Allāh sends prayer upon him 10 times.”

[صحيح الجامع ١٢٠٩]

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Prophet ﷺ said: "There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted."

{صحيح البخاري ٥٢٩٥، صحيح مسلم ٨٥٢}

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Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever performs Ghusl on Friday, and bathes completely, and goes early, arriving early, gets close and listens and is silent, there will be for him in every step he takes, the reward of a year of fasting and standing (in prayer).”

{جامع الترمذي ٤٩٦}

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Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ said: "Jummah to Jummah expiates the minor sins in between them except for the major sins."

[السلسلة الصحيحة ٣٦٢٣]

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Prophet ﷺ said: "The best of days with Allāh is the day of Jumu'ah."

{صحيح الجامع ١٠٩٨، السلسة الصحيحة ١٥٠٢}

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Imām Ibn al-Qayyim said: “A time when Du’ās will be accepted is during the last hour of ‘Asr on Jumu’ah.”

{زاد المعاد ١/١٠٤}

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Sa'id bin Jubayr رحمه الله said: "That I hit whips on my head, it is more beloved to me, than me talking whilst the Imām is giving a sermon."

[طبقات ابن سعد ٠٦٢/٦]

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غسل الجمعة يبدأ من طلوع الفجر، لكن الأفضل أن لا يغتسل إلا بعد طلوع الشمس ‏ ‏

Sheikh Ibn ’Uthaymeen: Ghusl for Jumu’ah begins at dawn, but it is better not to do Ghusl until the sun has risen. ‎

[مجموعة الفتاوى ٢٤١/٦١]

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‎Sh Ibn 'Uthaymīn: “It is IMPERMISSIBLE for a man to give Salaam during Friday sermon and also it is ḤARĀM to return Salaam.”
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[فتاوى ١٦\١٠٠]

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al-Sharid b. Suwaid: The Messenger of Allah came upon me when I was sitting thus: having my left hand behind my back and leaning on the fleshy part of it.

أَتَقْعُدُ قِعْدَةَ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ

He (angrily) said: Are you sitting in the manner of those with whom Allah is angry (the Jews)?

[Source: Sunan Abi Dawood (4848) Source: Musnad Ahmad (18960) Source: Saheeh Ibn Hibban (5674)]

Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah: This hadeeth indicates that it is not allowed to sit in this manner, for the reason that it is the way in which those who are punished sit.

[Source: Iqtida’ as-Siraat al-Mustaqeem (p. 65)]

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Shaikh Ibn Bāz said: “It is not legislated to return the salaam during the khutbah.

Rather you must remain silent.”

[Majmū’ al-Fatāwā (v. 12, p. 339)]

Hammād ibn Salamah رحمه الله said:

“By Allāh, had I been given the choice between Allāh taking me to account or my parents taking me to account, I would choose Allāhs reckoning over my parent’s reckoning.

And that is because Allāh is more merciful to me than my own parents!”

[Hilyatul Awliyā: 6/251]

Abu Sa’id reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The honest and trustworthy merchant will be with the prophets, the truthful, and the martyrs.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1209

Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ التَّاجِرُ الصَّدُوقُ الْأَمِينُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ

1209 سنن الترمذي كتاب البيوع باب ما جاء في التجار وتسمية النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إياهم

1782 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح لغيره في صحيح الترغيب

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

I once attended fajr prayer with Ibn Taymiyyah he then sat and remembered Allāh until it was nearly midday. He then turned around and said to me:

“This is my early morning meal, if I do not take this breakfast, my strength will drop."

[Al-Wābil as-Sayyib | Pg. 60]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

“Allāh disciplines His believing servant whom He loves and values with the smallest of sins and mistakes, such that he is always alert and cautious.

As for the one who has fallen from His sight and has become insignificant to Him, He leaves him to his sins, and with each sin, He gives him a worldly blessing. The deceived one thinks that this is a favour upon him, he doesn't realise that this is the essence of humiliation by which Allāh intends a severe punishment, one without an end."

[Zaad al-Ma'ād]

Virtue of Being Patient Upon Calamities - Sheikh Ibn Baz

السائلة تقول في هذا السؤال يا سماحة الشيخ: هل الصبر على ما يحزن الإنسان، ويكدر من حياته يكون له أجر، وثواب، والرفعة في الدرجات؟
A woman says in this question: Esteemed Sheikh, is a person rewarded and elevated in ranks for being patient upon what saddens him and causes distress in his life?

نعم، الصبر على المصائب قربة إلى الله -جل وعلا-
Yes, being patient upon calamities gets one closer to Allah ﷻ.

الله يقول: وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ ۝ الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ ۝ أُوْلَئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُهْتَدُونَ [البقرة:155-157]،
Allah says(the meaning of which):
"But give glad tidings to those who are patient. Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: "Truly! To Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return.
They are those on whom are the Salawat from their Rabb, and (they are those who) receive His Mercy, and it is they who are the guided-ones.

ويقول سبحانه: وَاصْبِرُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ [الأنفال:46] ويقول -جل وعلا-: إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّابِرُونَ أَجْرَهُمْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ [الزمر:10]
Allāh ﷻ says (it's meaning): And be patient. Surely, Allah is with those who are patient.[Al-Anfaal:46]
And Allah ﷻ says: "Only those who are patient shall receive their rewards in full, without reckoning."[Az-Zumar:10]

ويقول النبي ﷺ: عجبًا لأمر المؤمن، وإن أمره كله له خير؛ إن أصابته ضراء؛ صبر، فكان خيرًا له، وإن أصابته سراء؛ شكر، فكان خيرًا له.
And the Prophet ﷺ said "How astonishing is the case of a believer; there is goodness for him in everything. If a calamity strikes him, he endures it patiently and that is good for him; and If prosperity attends him, he expresses gratitude to Allah and that is good for him".

فإذا أصاب المرأة، أو الرجل هموم، أو غموم من دين، أو من عداوة أحد،
If a woman or man is afflicted with sadness or distress due to debt or enmity of someone,

أو من عدوة والديه، أو من جيرانه، وصبر، ولم يفعل إلا الخير؛ فله أجر عظيم،
enmity of his parents, or his neighbours, and he endures it patiently and doesn't do anything but goodness, for him is a great reward.

وهكذا إذا صبر على الأمراض، والأحزان من موت القريب،
And likewise if he is patient upon illnesses and grief like the death of a relative.

كل ذلك فيه الخير العظيم، والفضل الكبير، نعم.
There is great goodness and virtue in all of that. Yes.

What is the Cause of Humiliation of Muslims and Division Amongst Them - Sheikh Ibn Baz

السؤال : هذا يسأل عمَّا أصاب المسلمين اليوم من الذلِّ والهوان والفُرقة والاختلاف وطمع الأعداء بهم؟
Question: He is asking regarding that which has afflicted the Muslims today from humiliation, division, differing, and their enemies seeking to gain control over them.

الجواب: لا أعلم سببًا لهذه الذلة وهذا التَّفرق إلا عدم استقامتهم على دين الله، وعدم تحقيقهم لشريعة الله، وعدم اعتصامهم بحبل الله جميعًا،
Answer: I do not know of any reason for this humiliation and division other than not being upright upon the religion of Allah, not establishing the shari'ah of Allah, and not holding fast to the rope of Allah together.

فإنَّ الله جلَّ وعلا وعد عباده المؤمنين المُستقيمين بالنصر والتأييد،
Indeed Allah ﷻ has promised his 'ibaad, who are believers, victory and aid.

قال جلَّ وعلا: وَلَيَنْصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَنْصُرُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ ۝ الَّذِينَ إِنْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَمَرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ [الحج:40- 41]،
Allah ﷻ says (the meaning of which): "Verily, Allah will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty.
Those (Muslim rulers) who, if We give them power in the land, (they) order for establishing of Salah, to pay the Zakah and they enjoin Al-Ma'ruf (i.e. Tawheed and all that Islam orders one to do), and forbid Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism and all that Islam has forbidden)" [Al-Hajj:40-41]


وقال عز وجل : يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنْ تَنْصُرُوا اللَّهَ يَنْصُرْكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَكُمْ [محمد:7]،
And Allah the Exalted says(the meaning of which): "If you help in the cause of Allāh, He will help you and make your foothold firm."[Muhammad:7]

وقال سبحانه: وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ [النور:55]،
And Allah says: "Allah has promised those among you who believe, and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them succession to (the present rulers) in the earth."[An-Nur:55]

فالله وعدهم بالنصر والاستخلاف إذا آمنوا وعملوا الصَّالحات،
And Allah has promised them with victory and succession if they believe and do good deeds

إذا نصروا دين الله، إذا أمروا بالمعروف ونهوا عن المنكر،
(and) if they aid the religion of Allah and enjoin the good and forbid the evil.

Shaykh al-Islam [Ibn Taymiyah] said in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 32/194:

Whoever thinks of increasing his daughter’s mahr and asking for more than the daughters of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) were given – when they were the best women in this world in all aspects – is an ignorant fool. The same applies to asking for more than the Mothers of the Believers were given. This applies even if one is well off and can afford it. With regard to one who is poor, he should not give a mahr greater than he can afford to pay without any hardship.

He also said in al-Fataawa al-Kubra:

The words of Imam Ahmad according to the report of Hanbal imply that it is mustahabb for the dowry to be four hundred dirhams. This is the correct view in cases where the man can afford it. It is mustahabb to pay this amount and no more.

In Zaad al-Ma’aad (5/178), Ibn al-Qayyim quoted some of the ahaadeeth that indicate that the mahr should be reduced and that there is no minimum amount. Then he said:

These ahaadeeth indicate that there is no minimum amount for the mahr… and that exaggerating concerning the mahr is makrooh, and that it reduces its barakah (blessing). End quote.

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said:

“The Masaakeen from the people of this World left without tasting the most beautiful affair within it”.

It was said, "What is the most beautiful affair within it?".

He said, "Knowing Allah, loving Him, having the comfort/delight in knowing Allah's closeness, and having the yearning to meet
Him”.

[ad-Daa wad-Dawaae (also known as al-Jawab al-Kaafi) | Pg. 221]