24 forgotten Sunnahs:
1. Walking barefoot
2. Eating with three fingers
3. Wiping the effects of sleep from the face with the hand upon waking
4. Performing Salat al-Tawbah — two rak‘ahs after committing a sin
5. Covering food and drink containers at night
Excerpts from the Friday Sermon
Title: “A Clarification on the Ruling of Celebrating (Mawlid)”
By Sheikh Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, Imam and Khateeb of Masjid al-Haram
• A Muslim is commanded to follow (the Prophet ﷺ) and forbidden from innovations and introducing matters contrary to the religion. Allah said: “O you who believe, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger”. And the Prophet ﷺ said: “Beware of newly invented matters, for every newly invented matter is a bid‘ah, and every bid‘ah is misguidance.” He ﷺ also said: “Whoever lives among you will see many differences, so hold on to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided caliphs after me. Hold on to it tightly with your molar teeth. And beware of newly invented matters.”
• The righteous predecessors (may Allah have mercy on them) strongly warned against innovations and commanded adherence to the Sunnah and leaving all forms of bid‘ah. Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Follow and do not innovate, for you have been sufficed. Hold fast to the old way, for it is enough for you.” And Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Every innovation is misguidance, even if people see it as good.”
• Bid‘ah changes the religion, distorts the truth, and replaces the Sunnah with innovation. It takes root in hearts and spreads among people, weakening their bond with Allah and leading them astray.
• Among the most famous innovations is what is done in Rabi‘ al-Awwal in celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet and his companions did not do it, nor did the rightly guided caliphs, nor those who followed them with excellence.
• Mawlid celebrations include many violations such as mixing of genders, extravagance, raising voices with singing and poetry, and using frivolous words.
• Imam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “If a season is taken as a religious season without basis in the Shariah, like celebrating nights of Rabi‘ al-Awwal which they call ‘the Prophet’s birthday,’ it is an innovation that was never practiced by the pious predecessors. Gathering for the Mawlid contains no religious benefit but rather resembles Christian practices.”
• The truth is that Mawlid celebrations today have become gatherings of dancing, eating, unlawful mixing, and invitations to misguidance. People claim to love the Prophet ﷺ while engaging in innovations he never commanded.
• True love of the Prophet ﷺ is not by innovating, but by following his Sunnah. Allah said: “Say, if you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your sins.”
• There is no benefit in innovations; rather, they are misguidance. Whoever calls to them is reviving falsehood and extinguishing the light of the truth. The authentic texts clearly forbid such gatherings, which only open doors of misguidance and ignorance.
• Message to the Ummah: Fear Allah regarding yourselves. Abandon these innovations and misguidances. Hold fast to the Sunnah of your Prophet ﷺ. Islam began as something strange, and it will return to being strange, so glad tidings to the strangers.
Make it a habit to be good to people without expecting any reward or repayment from them. Allah is seeing your kindness and has destined a huge reward for you as long as your intentions are clear.
You will die alone. Buried alone. Be questioned alone. And you will answer all alone in the Day of Judgement. Do what is right, fair, and what will please Allah ﷻ because you'll be questioned about your bad deeds alone even if someone told you to do so. Be careful.
Shaykh Muhammad Nasirudeen Al Albani (رحمه الله) said:
"If you speak about Tawheed, the people of Shirk renounce you.
And if you speak about the Sunnah, the people of innovation renounce you.
And if you speak about proof and evidence, the math-hab blind followers, Sufis and
Don't be heedless about the first ten days!!!
Ibnu Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:
What is surprising is that people are heedless about these ten days. You will find them striving in the last ten nights of Ramadan, but in the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, you will almost not find anyone
Benefits of Yawm al-Jum'ah:
. Fajr with the congregation (for brothers)
. Surah kahf
. Plenty of dhikr
. Send abundance of salawat upon the prophet ﷺ
. Istighfar
. Dua throughout the day
. Du’a between Asr and maghrib preferably last hour of asr…
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan حفظه الله said:
“It is recommended to leave early to go to the Masjid on the day of Jumu’ah and when one enters pray two units of prayer for tahiyyat al-Masjid.”
[الملخص الفقهي ١٩٦/١]
Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
“It is more right for the one who comes on Jumu’ah that he busy himself with prayer up until the Imaam comes out [to give the khutbah]...”
[مجموع الفتاوى ١٨٩/٢٤]
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan حفظه الله said:
“From the rulings of Jumu’ah is that whoever comes to the Masjid whilst the Imaam is giving the khutbah, he should not sit until he has prayed two light units of prayer.”
[الملخص الفقهي ١٩٨/١]
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan حفظه الله said:
“From the rulings of Jumu’ah prayer is that it is not permissible to speak whilst the Imaam is giving the khutbah.”
[الملخص الفقهي ١٩٨/١]
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan حفظه الله said:
“Whoever enters [the Masjid] whilst the Imaam is giving the khutbah, then he should not greet [anyone].”
[الملخص الفقهي ٢٠٠/١]
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan حفظه الله said:
“It is not permissible for him (i.e. the one who is sitting and listening during the khutbah) to fidget with his hand, foot, beard, clothing or other than that.”
[الملخص الفقهي ٢٠٠/١]
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan حفظه الله said:
“Likewise, he should not turn right or left and become busy with looking at the people - or other than that - as that will distract him from listening to the khutbah. Rather, he should turn to the khateeb just like the Sahaabah (radee Allaahu ‘anhum) used to turn towards the Prophet ﷺ uring the khutbah.”
[الملخص الفقهي ٢٠٠/١]
“लोग मुसलमानों या कश्मीरियों के खिलाफ न जाएं..”- पहलगाम आतंकी हमले में शहीद विनय नरवाल की पत्नी
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पूरा सुनिए, तभी तस्वीर साफ़ होगी।
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Urgent Du'a Request:
News has reached us that Shaykh Saleh al-Fawzan is unwell.
May Allah grant our Shaykh a complete & speedy recovery, bless him with lasting health, and preserve him upon khayr.
We ask Allah to benefit the Ummah through him for many more years to come. Ameen
Umar ibn al Khattab said:
❝Do not let the prayer of a man deceive you nor his fasting. Rather look at the truthfulness of his speech, his trustworthiness whenever he is entrusted, and how he acts whenever he is given wealth and/or power.❞
(المطالب العالية 11/620)
As soon as you die, your identity becomes a "body".
People use phrases like, "bring the body". "Lower the body to the grave yard", etc..
People don't even call you by your name. Whom you tried to impress your whole life..
Live a life to impress the creator not the creation.