Oh Youth of Tawbah
– قال الحافظ ابن رجب رحمه الله –
يا شبان التوبة لاترجعوا إلى ارتضاع ثدي الهوىٰ من بعد الفطام فالرضاع إنما يصلح للأطفال لا للرجال ولكن لا بد من الصبر على مرارة الفطام فإن صبرتم تعوضتم عن لذة الهوىٰ بحلاوة الإيمان في القلوب .
📌 لطائف المعارف (٢٢٤/١)
Al-Haafith Ibn Rajab may Allah have mercy upon him stated:
“Oh youth of repentance, do not return back to suckling from the breast of desires after the weaning period. Indeed suckling is only suitable for the children, not for the men. However patience upon the bitterness of the weaning period is a must. If you are patient, you will become accustomed to (leaving off) the pleasure of the desires for the sweetness of faith in the hearts.”
[Lataa-if al-Ma’aarif 1/224]
Translated by Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
Three Types of People During The Night
On the authority of of Tāriq Ibn Shihāb رحمه الله that Salmān al-Faarisī رضي الله عنه stated: “When it’s the night time, the people are of three positions in regards to it: From them, those who the night is for him and not against him. From them are those who the night is against him and not for him. And from them are those who the night is not for him or against him.” I (Tāriq) said: and how is that? He (Salmān) said: “As for the one who the night is for him and not against him, a person who takes advantage of the unawareness of the people and the darkness of the night. He makes Wudū and prays. That’s the one who the night is for him and not against him. Then there’s a person who takes advantage of the unawareness of the people and the darkness of the night and goes about in the disobedience of Allāh. That’s the one who the night is against him and not for him. Then there’s a person that sleeps until the morning. That’s the one who the night is not for him or against him.”
Taken from: [Siyar ‘Alaam an-Nubalaa]
Translated by: Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
The Last Ten of Ramadan-The Great Opportunity…
The Noble Shaykh Khālid ‘Uthmān حفظه الله stated: “The last ten days of Ramadan is an opportunity for you to raise yourself over your desires.
Do not graze with the cattle…Elevate above the clouds, perhaps you will reach ‘illiyyeen.
Do not be deceived by the riffraff, those who clash with one another over the dunya which holds no value. How quick is it to vanish from them, in just moments.
Then they will find themselves in a constricted grave, with no helper nor escape from Allah except to Him.
Do not despair from the mercy of Allah and do not be deceived by it nor feel safe from Allahs plan.
And know that Allah is with those who are pious and those who do good.”
Translated by: Nasir al-Hanbali حفظه الله
Two Benefits of The Prayer
Shaykhul Islam Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله stated: “Allah تعالى said:
وأقم الصلاة إن الصلاة تنهى عن الفحشاء والمنكر ولذكر الله أكبر
[سورة العنكبوت:45]
“And establish the prayer, indeed the prayer prevents one from indecency and evil, and certainly the remembrance of Allah is greater.”
[Soorah al-‘Ankboot:45]
And I heard Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله say: -The meaning of this verse: Indeed there are two great benefits in the prayer: One of them: It prohibiting one from the matters of indecency and evil. The second: It comprising and consisting of the remembrance of Allah. And that which it consist of the remembrance of Allah is greater than its prohibiting of the indecency and evil.”
Taken from: [Mukhtasar Madaarij as-Saalikeen Pg. 100]
Translated by Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
The Permissibility of Reciting The Qurān While Reclining
On the authority of The Mother of the Believers Aaishah رضي الله عنها she said: “The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would recline on my lap while I was menstruating then start reading the Qurān.” [Bukhari 297, Muslim 301]
Al-Haafith Ibn Rajab رحمه الله stated: “In this narration is the evidence for reciting the Qurān while reclining, laying down or being one’s side. That enters into the statement of Allah:
” الَّـذِينَ يَـذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِـيَاماً وَقُعُـوداً وَعَـلَى جُنُـوبِهِم”
[آل عمران/١٩١]
“Those who remember Allah while standing, sitting and lying down on their sides.”
[Soorah Aali ‘Imraan:191]
Taken From: Fathul-Baari V. 1 Pg. 406
Translated by Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
Obligation of The Believer in The Month of Ramadan
The Noble Scholar Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy upon him) stated:
That which is obligatory upon the believer is to stay away from the prohibitions of Allāh. The acts of disobedience are prohibited at all times and in all places. However, in this noble month (Ramaḍān), it’s obligatory that staying away (from that which Allāh has prohibited) is even more so. Continue reading
Those Who Leave Off The Maghrib Prayer in Congregation Due to Breaking the Fast
The Noble scholar Shaykh Salih al-Fawzān (may Allāh preserve him) said:
Here, there’s a matter which is a must that attention be brought to, and it is that some of the people sit at the table where a person’s fast is broken, have dinner and leave off praying Maghrib in congregation in the Masjid. As a result of that, the person commits a great mistake, and it is staying back from praying (the Maghrib) in congregation in the Masjid. He causes himself to miss out on a magnificent reward and subjects himself to the punishment (of Allāh). That which is legislated for the fasting person is that he first breaks his fast, then he goes (to the Masjid) for the prayer, then afterwards he has his dinner.
Pondering Over the Qurān is Following It
Al-Hasan Al-Basri (may Allāh have mercy upon him) stated about the statement of Allāh:
كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ
A blessed book We have revealed to you in order that they may ponder over its verses and in order that those of understanding may reflect.” (Saad: 29)
The reflecting over its verses is nothing but following it with actions. By Allāh, it’s not the memorization of its letters and the wasting of its prescribed limits. It’s to the point that one of them says: 《By Allāh, I read the entire Qurān and I do not leave off one letter》 but he indeed has left off all of it (in practice). You don’t see in him the mannerisms of the Qurān nor the actions. It’s to the point that one of them says: 《By Allāh, indeed I read the Sūrah in one breath》By Allāh, these individuals are not (true) reciters, nor scholars, nor wise, nor people of religious piety. When have the (true) reciters ever said the likes of this?! May Allāh not increase the likes of these individuals among the Muslims!! Continue reading
A Response That Will Prove the Evil and Blasphemous Nature of The Statements of Amina Wadud
Indeed, the praise is for Allāh; we praise Him and we seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allāh from the evil of ourselves and our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allāh guides, there is no one who can lead that person astray, and whomsoever Allāh leads astray, there is no guide for them. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshiped except Allāh and I bear witness that Muhammad is the servant and last messenger of Allāh to all of mankind and jinn. As to what follows:
Allāh has mentioned in the Qurān:
Indeed you have in the Messenger of Allāh a beautiful example. (al-Ahzāb: 36)
He also stated:
