Revive a Sunnah

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Revive a Sunnah: Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays; 3 Days every Month; and the Ayyam al Beed (13th, 14th and 15th of each month)

It was narrated that `Aishah (radi Allahu anha) said: “The Prophet (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) was keen to fast on Mondays and Thursdays.” [Tirmidhi, 745; al-Nasaa’, 2361; Ibn Maajah, 1739; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1044]

The Messenger of Allah (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) was asked about fasting on Mondays. He said: “On that day I was born, and on it the Revelation came to me.” [Muslim, 1162]

The Prophet (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) mentioned that: “The deeds of the worshipers are presented before Allah on Monday and Thursday, I like my deeds to be presented while I am fasting.” [Nasa’i]

It was narrated that Abu Dharr (radi Allahu anhu) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said to me: “If you fast any part of the month, then fast the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth.” [Tirmidhi, 761; al-Nasaa’i, 2424; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1038]

It was narrated from Jareer ibn ‘Abd-Allah (radi Allahu anhu) that the Prophet (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: “Fasting three days of each month is fasting for a lifetime, and ayaam al-beed are the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth.” [Nasaa’i, 2420; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1040]

Abu Hurayrah (radi Allahu anhu) said: My close friend [the Prophet (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam)] advised me to do three things which I will not give up until I die: fasting three days of each month, praying Duha and going to sleep after Witr." [Bukhari, 1124; Muslim, 721]

‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas (radi Allahu anhu) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said to me: “It is sufficient for you to fast three days every month, because for every good deed you will have (the reward of) ten like it, so that will be like fasting for a lifetime.” [Bukhaari, 1874; Muslim, 1159]

1. Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (rahimahullah) said: "It is permissible to fast these days (i.e. the 3 days a month) one after the other or separately, and they may be at the beginning of the month, or in the middle, or at the end. The matter is broad in scope, praise be to Allah, because the Messenger of Allah (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) did not state any specific days. ‘Aa’ishah (radi Allahu anha) was asked: Did the Messenger of Allah (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) fast three days of each month? She said: Yes. It was asked: In which part of the month did he fast? She said: He would not bother in which part of the month he would fast. Narrated by Muslim, (1160). But the 13th, 14th and 15th are better, because these are al-ayyaam al-beed." [Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 10/#376]

Revive a Sunnah

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Revive a Sunnah: It is Recommended to Fast a Great Deal in the Month of Sha’baan

Usamah ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I asked the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) a question.” I asked why do you fast in Sha’ban more than any other month? He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied saying; 'People are negligent between Rajab and Ramadan. During Sha’ ban the deeds are presented to the Lord of all the worlds. Therefore, I desire to be fasting when my deeds are lifted.”

(Collected by Ahmad; 5/200; An-Nisa’i, 2357; Al-Bayhaqee in Shub Al-Iman, 3820; and Ibn Abi Shaybah in his Musanaf, 9765. Al-Albani (may Allah grant him al Firdaus) and Muhammad Adam (may Allah preserve him) both graded this hadeeth as Hasan (see Saheeh al-Nasaa’i, 2221)

1. It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast the whole of Sha’baan. 

Ahmad (26022), Abu Dawood (2336), al-Nasaa’i (2175) and Ibn Maajah (1648) narrated that Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: “I never saw the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) fast two consecutive months apart from the fact that he used to join Sha’baan and Ramadaan.” 

According to a version narrated by Abu Dawood: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) never used to fast any complete month in the year, apart from Sha’baan, which he used to join to Ramadaan.” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 2048. 

The apparent meaning of this hadeeth is that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast the entire month of Sha’baan. 

2. It is also narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast all of Sha’baan apart from a few days. 

Muslim (1156) narrated that Abu Salamah said: “I asked ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) about the fasting of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and she said: ‘He used to fast until we thought that he would always fast, then he would not fast until we thought that he would always not fast, but I never saw him fast in any month more than he fasted in Sha’baan. He used to fast all of Sha’baan, and he used to fast all of Sha’baan apart from a few days.’”

3. The scholars differed as to the way of reconciling between these hadeeths. 

Some of them said that this had to do with differences of time – in some years the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) fasted all of Sha’baan, and in other years he fasted all of that month apart from a few days. This was the view favoured by Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him). See Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 15/416. 

Others said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) never fasted any month in full apart from Ramadaan, and they interpreted the hadeeth of Umm Salamah as meaning that he fasted all of Sha’baan apart from a few days. They said that this is possible from a linguistic point of view, that if a man fasts for most of a month it may be said that he fasted the whole month. 

And Allah knows best.

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Revive a Sunnah: Keeping the Tongue Moist with the Dhikr of Allah

Anas (radi Allahu anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allaah (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) passed by a tree whose leaves were dry. He hit the tree with his stick and the leaves of the tree scattered. He (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) (then) said: 

عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّ بِشَجَرَةٍ يَابِسَةِ الْوَرَقِ فَضَرَبَهَا بِعَصَاهُ فَتَنَاثَرَ الْوَرَقُ فَقَالَ “إِنَّ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَتُسَاقِطُ مِنْ ذُنُوبِ الْعَبْدِ كَمَا تَسَاقَطَ وَرَقُ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ”

“Al Hamdulillahi wa Subhaan Allaah wa La ilaha ilallaahu wa-Allaahu Akbar - (this statement) removes sins from the slave of Allaah like the (falling) leaves of this tree.”

Collected by at-Tirmidhi 5/544; classed as hasan by al-Albani (rahimahullah)

1. The Prophet (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) used the most perfect example to illustrate a point, which was simple, concise and easy to remember. This is the kind of (practical) examples we should employ when trying to communicate points effectively.

2. Dhikr is the lifeline of a Muslim that leads to salvation. Allaah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) says: "…and the men and the women who remember Allaah much with their hearts and tongues. Allaah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward." [translation of al-Ahzab:35]

3. Allaah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) has provided infinite ways and means to attain His Mercy and Forgiveness - through speech and action. An example amongst countless others:

- The Prophet (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said, “Whoever says Subhan Allaahi wa bi-Hamdihi one hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they are like the foam of the sea." [Saheeh Bukhari, 8/414]

- The Prophet (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) is reported to have said, "Verily, when the worshipper stands to perform salah, all of his sins are placed on his head and shoulders, so whenever he bows or prostrates his sins fall off from him." * [Saheeh al-Jaami, no. 1671]

* This is from amongst the reasons why a Muslim should prolong his/her rukoo' and sujood.

4. As Muslims, we need to learn and seek the ways that lead to removal of sins and increase of good deeds - thus leading to Allaah's Pleasure.

New Seerah Class

In the name of Allah

A New Seerah class
-When the Moon Split-
  is now opened for registration
Teacher: sister Umm Yusif

Class time: every Thursday at 7:00pm KSA 
( Starting after Ramadan, June 13, 2019 ) 
Any one wish to attend this recitation class 
please inform the coordinators via skype or by e-mail.
Jazakumu Allahu khairan

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New Intensive Class of Quran Tajuweed Rules

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A New Quran Tajuweed Rules intensive class Kareema book 1 
with a new teacher is now opened for registration
New Teacher: sister Aya

Class time: every Sunday/Wednesday at 11:00am KSA 
( Starting March 31, 2019 ) 
Any one wish to attend this recitation class 
please inform the coordinators via skype or by e-mail.
Jazakumu Allahu khairan

New Quran Memorization Class

In the name of Allah

A New Quran memorization class with a new teacher
is now opened for registration
 Starting memorize : Surat Sajida / and Surat Insan

New Teacher: sister Naghla
Class time: every Sunday at 10:00pm KSA 
( Starting March 31, 2019 ) 
Any one wish to attend this recitation class 
please inform the coordinators via skype or by e-mail.
Jazakumu Allahu khairan

Revive a Sunnah

In the name of Allah

Revive a Sunnah: Heavy on the Scale

Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said, “There are two statements that are light for the tongue to remember, heavy in the Scales and are dear to the Merciful:

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ

`Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan-Allahil-Azim 

[Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, (and) Allah, the Greatest is free from imperfection)’.” 

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

 Riyad-ul-Saliheen Commentary:

This Hadith affirms that man’s actions carry weight. On the Day of Judgement, his actions will be cast into the Balance. At that time Allah will endow these actions with weight, or according to some scholars, those records which register man’s actions will be weighed. This is quite possible for the reason that Almighty Allah is Capable of weighing things without even their physical form. This discussion apart, when actions will be cast into the Balance, the formula mentioned in the Hadith, the utterance of which is very easy, will prove weighty. Every Muslim should make it a practice to repeat them frequently.