Category Archives: Fiqh

The Happiness of Knowledge

The Noble Shaykh Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy upon him) stated:

“As for the happiness of knowledge, nothing will allow you to inherit it except the exerting of oneself, truthfulness in one’s seeking (of it) and the soundness of the intentions. If it wasn’t for the ignorance of most of the people about the sweetness of this delight, they would have debated with one another over it with swords. However, it has been covered with a cloak (made from) the dislikes/difficulties. And they have been screened from it with a cloak from the ignorance (they have) in order that Allah specify with it those whom He wills from His servants. And Allah is the possessor of the great virtue.”

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Obligatory To Preserve The Prayer

The Noble Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allah preserve him) stated:

It is obligatory to preserve (the performance of) the prayer in congregation at Fajr and other than it. The matter of (over)sleeping is not always an (accepted) excuse. The one who is accustomed (to over) sleeping and leaving off the prayer is not excused. That which is obligatory upon him is to implement the means which will wake him up from sleep early. It is also obligatory upon him is to have the firm resolve to get up for the prayer.

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Blind Following

Imaam Ibn Abdul-Barr (may Allah have mercy upon him) stated:

Blind following with the Ulamaa is other than (the typical) following. That is because (the typical) following is that you follow the one who made the statement on that which has become clear to you from the virtue of his statement and soundness of his Madhhab. As for blind following, it is that you speak which his speech and you don’t know the angle of the statement nor the meaning of it and you refuse (to follow/accept) other than it. Or it can be that his mistake has become clear to you but you still follow him (and/or his opinion) out of fear of opposing him. This is the case when it indeed has become clear to you the corruption of his statement. And this is prohibited for you to speak with in the religion of Allah glory be to Him the Most High.

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في اختلاف دخول وقت الوتر عند جمع التقديم بين المغرب والعشاء

:السؤال

.هل تُشرع صلاة الوتر عند الجمع بين المغرب والعشاء مباشرةً أو يُنتظر دخولُ وقت العشاء الأصليِّ؟ وجزاكم الله خيرًا

:الجواب

:الحمدُ لله ربِّ العالمين، والصلاة والسلام على من أرسله اللهُ رحمةً للعالمين، وعلى آله وصحبه وإخوانه إلى يوم الدِّين، أمَّا بعد

فلا خلاف بين أهل العلم أنَّ ما بعد صلاة العشاء إذا أدِّيت بعد دخول وقتها بمغيب الشفق إلى طلوع الفجر هو وقتٌ للوتر إجماعًا(١)، غير أنهم يختلفون في وقت الوتر في حقِّ مَن جَمَع العشاءَ مع المغرب جَمْعَ تقديمٍ، ومنشأُ اختلافهم في تقرير تبعية الوتر وارتباطه، بمعنى: هل الوتر تابعٌ لصلاة العشاء ومرتبطٌ بها أم أنه متعلِّقٌ بوقتٍ خاصٍّ مبدؤه العشاء وهو مغيب الشفق؟ وإذا ارتبط بوقت العشاء، فهل يجوز أداء الوتر قبل صلاة العشاء أم لا يصحُّ إلاَّ بعدها؟

فمذهب الشافعية والحنابلة جوازُ صلاة الوتر بعد صلاة العشاء ولو لم يَغِبِ الشفقُ(٢)، أي: يصلِّي الوترَ بعد الفراغ من صلاة العشاء مِن غير اشتراطٍ لدخول وقتها، وقد علَّلوا بأنَّ الوتر تابعٌ لفريضة العشاء ومرتَّبٌ عليها مطلقًا، سواءٌ صلَّى العشاءَ في وقتها أو مجموعةً مع المغرب، مستدلِّين بعموم قوله صلَّى الله عليه وآله وسلَّم: «إِنَّ اللهَ زَادَكُمْ صَلاَةً وَهِيَ الْوِتْرُ، فَصَلُّوهَا فِيمَا بَيْنَ صَلاَةِ العِشَاءِ إِلَى صَلاَةِ الفَجْرِ»(٣)، وبقول عائشة رضي الله عنها: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي فِيمَا بَيْنَ أَنْ يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ -وَهِيَ الَّتِي يَدْعُو النَّاسُ العَتَمَةَ- إِلَى الفَجْرِ، إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً»(٤)، ولم يفصِّل الحديثان بين العشاء في وقتها والعشاء المجموعة مع المغرب، وذلك يفيد العمومَ عملاً بقاعدة: «تَرْكُ الاِسْتِفْصَالِ فِي مَقَامِ الاِحْتِمَالِ يُنَزَّلُ مَنْزِلَةَ العُمُومِ فِي المَقَالِ»

أمَّا مذهب المالكية فهو عدمُ جواز صلاة الوتر إلاَّ بعد مغيب الشفق(٥)، أي: بعد دخول وقت العشاء والفراغ مِن صلاتها، وللشافعية وجهٌ أنه يجوز أن يصلِّيَ الوترَ في وقت العشاء ولو قبل الفريضة(٦)، وعلَّلوا مذهبَهم بأنَّ الوتر تابعٌ للوقت الخاصِّ وهو ما بين صلاة العشاء إلى طلوع الفجر، فيكون الليل المخصوصُ كلُّه محلاًّ لوقت صلاة الوتر، وأوَّلُ الليل المعهودُ مِن بعد مغيب الشفق، واستدلُّوا بحديث عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: «مِنْ كُلِّ اللَّيْلِ قَدْ أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ وَأَوْسَطِهِ وَآخِرِهِ»(٧)، فدلَّ ذلك أنَّ ما قبل مغيب الشفق ليس محلاًّ للوتر، ولقوله صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم: «لَقَدْ أَمَدَّكُمُ اللهُ -اللَّيْلَةَ- بِصَلاَةٍ هِيَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ»، قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: «مَا هِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟» قَالَ: «الوِتْرُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ صَلاَةِ العِشَاءِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ»(٨)، وظاهرُ لفظ «الليلة» في الحديث ينصرف إلى الوقت الخاصِّ، فيفيد تحديدَ بدء وقت الوتر بما بعد مغيب الشفق، كما أنَّ فيه دليلاً على أنه لا اعتداد بالوتر قبل صلاة العشاء ولو بعد دخول الوقت. Continue reading →

Reciting The Qur’aan Like It Is Music

Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy upon him) stated:

It is not permissible for the believer to recite the Qur’aan in an incorrect manner as if it was music, upon the way of the musicians. Rather it is obligatory that the person recites it just as our Salafus-Saaalih recited it with proper recitation, being sad and with fear (of Allah).

Source: (Majmoo’ 9/290)

Translated by Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
2nd of Rabee’ ath-Thaani, 1436 H (01-22-2015)
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Eating From the Food Prepared for Thanksgiving

A question Abu Yusuf Khaleefah posed to Shaykh Mustafaa Mubrim (may Allah preserve him) today:

Shaykh, I work in a hospital and there are Muslim patients here. Today the administration had food cooked for the patients for an early Thanksgiving celebration. Being that Thanksgiving is really next week and not today, can the Muslims eat from this food?

The Shaykh answered:

No. It is not allowed for the Muslims to eat from this food since it has been cooked for the reason of celebrating Thanksgiving. The major scholars like Shaykh Saalih and others have fataawa regarding the prohibition of eating from the food that has been prepared for the celebration of the holidays of the kuffaar. If you eat from that food, this means you have joined with them in the celebration of the holiday.

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Repelling the Evil Before it Takes Place is Easier than Repelling it After it has Happened

Al-Imam Abu Haneefah (may Allah have mercy upon him) stated:

“It is befitting for the Imam (the Muslim ruler), when the news reaches him that the Khawaarij are preparing for combat, to seize them and imprison them in order that they leave this off. This is due to the fact that repelling the evil before it takes place is easier than repelling it after it has happened.” Continue reading →

Fulfilling The Obligations Are Better Than Making The Supererogatory Hajj and Umrah

Al-Haafith Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy upon him) stated:

“The fulfillment of all of the obligations are better than making the supererogatory Hajj and ‘Umrah and other than it. Indeed there’s nothing more beloved to Allah that the servants do to get closer to Him than the fulfillment of that which He has made obligatory upon them. It is easy for many from amongst the people to perform the supererogatory acts by way of the Hajj and giving charity. However, it is not easy for them to fulfill the obligatory acts [such as] the paying of debts and returning the rights (of the people). Likewise it is difficult upon the people to keep away from the unlawful and doubtful earnings. At the same time, it is easy upon them to spend that wealth in making Hajj and giving charity. Restraining one’s body parts from that which is prohibited is better than performing the supererogatory Hajj and other than it (from the supererogatory acts). It is also more difficult upon the souls.” Continue reading →

Perform The Ruqyah Upon Yourself

Question Posed To Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allah preserve him):

May Allah treat you with good, Noble Shaykh. This questioner asks: “If there is someone who is stronger than me in faith, piety and knowledge, and I know that I am upon acts of disobedience to Allah and my faith is weak, can I request from this person to perform the ruqyah upon me, or is it better that I perform it upon myself?”

The Noble Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allah preserve him) responded:

Perform the ruqyah upon yourself. Don’t seek the ruqyah (from someone else). Be independent from the people even if you are one who is disobedient (to Allah). Is it mandatory that you have to be a complete (believer), not having committed any acts of disobedience?! None of us – and there is no might of power except with Allah – are free from acts of disobedience. Continue reading →