In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Following the Sunnah is better than preforming many actions By Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-’Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh mentions this benefit in his explanation of “Mumti’” 1/407: If someone wanted to elongate the recitation, bowing, and prostration for the…
Wakee’ bin al-Jarraah 196 AH (may Allah have mercy on him) said, زكاة الفطر لشهر رمضان كسجدتي السهو للصلاة تجبر نقصان الصوم كما يجبر السهو نقصان الصلاة “Zakatul Fitr for the month of Ramadan is like the Sajdatul Sahwu (prostration of forgetfulness) for the prayer. It compensates for the deficiencies of fasting just as the…
All praises are due to Allah; may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon Muhammad, his family, his companions, and his followers. As to proceed: This ebook is a translation of legal verdicts from scholars like Muhammad bin Saalih al-’Uthaymeen, ‘Abdul-’Azeez bin Baaz, and the Lajnatul Daa’imah about many issues regarding Taraaweeh. The original…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Do you cry when you hear Qur’an or when du’aa is made? Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Aziz bin Abdillah bin Baaz may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh mentions this benefit in his book “al-Ikhtiyaaraat al-Fiqhiyah” p. 91. Whoever cries in supplication (du’aa) and doesn’t cry…
Sufyaan ath-Thawree 161 AH (May Allah have mercy on him) was asked about the verse “…and man was created weak” (Surah Nisaa: 28) what is man’s weakness? He replied, “It is when a woman passes by a man and he does not restrain himself from looking at her nor does he gain any benefit from looking at her,…
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzeeyah 751 AH (may Allah have mercy on him) said: مِـنْ أعظم الظلم والجهل أن تطلب التعظيم والتوقير من الناس وقلبك خالٍ من تعظيم الله وتوقيره “The greatest (form of) oppression and ignorance is to seek glorification and reverence from people while your heart is freed from glorifying and revering Allah!” Fawaaid p…
Al-Awzaa’ee narrates that Ibn Shihaab az-Zuhree 124 AH said, إنما يُذهب العلم نسيان ،بترك المذاكرة . ”Knowledge is lost through forgetfulness and no revision” Taken from: Jaami’ul Bayaan al-‘ilm wa fadhlihi volume 1 page 213
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Ruling of holding the Mushaf in Taraaweeh By Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-’Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him Question: What is the ruling of holding the Mushaf in the Taraaweeh prayer during Ramadan for the reason of following the Imaam (recitation).? Answer: All praises are…
Shaykhul Islaam Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah 728AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, المعاصي في الأيام والأمكنة المعظمة يغلظ عقابها بقدر فضيلة الزمان والمكان. “Disobedience during sacred days and places worsen the punishment to the extent of the virtue of the time and place.” Source: al-Fataawa al-Kubraa 3/412
The famous Mufassir/interpreter of the Qur’an Abu Abdillah al-Qurtubee 671 AH said, “If it is asked, ‘How is it that we see many evils and acts of disobedience [occurring] in Ramadan? How are these things happening if the shayaateen are chained up?’ Then the answer is that [evils and disobedience] are only lessened for those who observe the…
Trying to Follow the Salaf 