Forwarded from LIGHT of LIFE
Tomorrow is Thursday
Don't forget to fast In sha Allāh!
#SunnahFasting✨
🔹🔹
📚 References:
•• "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to be keen to fast on Mondays and Thursday." [al-Nasaa'i 2360]
•• The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, and he said: "Those are two days on which people’s deeds are shown to the Lord of the Worlds, and I want my deeds to be shown to Him when I am fasting." [al-Nasaa’i 2358]
Don't forget to fast In sha Allāh!
#SunnahFasting✨
🔹🔹
📚 References:
•• "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to be keen to fast on Mondays and Thursday." [al-Nasaa'i 2360]
•• The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, and he said: "Those are two days on which people’s deeds are shown to the Lord of the Worlds, and I want my deeds to be shown to Him when I am fasting." [al-Nasaa’i 2358]
Forwarded from In Pursuit of Knowledge by Ustaadhah Asma bint Shameem
🌷*When you visit Madeenah...*🌷
by Asma bint Shameem
Alhamdulillaah, you're in Madeenah, the *most beautiful*, the *most beloved*, the *most sacred* place on the face of the earth, after Makkah.
Here are some Do's and Don'ts when you visit such a venerated place.
📌 *1. Be CAREFUL and show RESPECT*
Madeenah is the city of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and his noble Sahaabah.
This is where they established Islaam.
To commit any evil in this holy city, or to introduce any innovations here, of all places, would be the biggest disrespect to the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and the biggest insult to the Deen of Islaam.
🍃 Shaikh Salah al-Budayr, the Imaam of Masjid an-Nabawi, said:
"O you who come to Madeenah, you are in a place which, after Makkah, is the best and noblest of all places, so RESPECT it as it should be respected;
HONOR its sanctity and holiness and observe the BEST ETIQUETTE therein.
Know that Allaah has warned of the SEVEREST punishment for those who commit evil therein.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah radhi Allaahu anhu that the Prophet
Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said: *"Madeenah is a Haram (sanctuary), so whoever commits evil therein or gives protection to an evildoer, the curse of Allaah, the angels and all of mankind may be upon him. Allaah will not accept any obligatory or naafil deed from him on the Day of Resurrection."*
(al-Bukhaari, Muslim)"
📌 *2. Visit the Masjid of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam)*
Obviously, if you're in Madeenah, you would want to visit the masjid of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam).
🍃He Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said:
"The best places to which a person may travel are this Mosque of mine, and the Ancient House (i.e., the Ka'bah)." (Ahmad, saheeh by al-Albaani)
However, keep in mind that visiting this masjid is NOT part of Hajj or Umrah.
Any and all ahaadeeth which connect its visit to Hajj or that say that visiting the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) is connected to Hajj are fabricated and not true.
📌 *3. Do your Five Daily Prayers in Masjid an-Nabawi*
Just one prayer at the Masjid of the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) is BETTER than 1000 prayers any where else!
Subhaan Allaah!
Not “EQUAL” to a 1000 prayers....but BETTER than a 1000 prayers!
🍃 The Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
"One prayer in this Masjid of mine is better than one thousand prayers offered anywhere else, except al-Masjid al-Haraam." (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)
📌 *4. No need to complete 40 prayers in Madeenah*
You don't HAVE to stay in Madeenah for forty prayers NOR is there any SPECIAL rewards for doing so.
You can stay as much as you want or as little as one prayer.
The hadeeth that talks about praying forty prayers in Madeenah is NOT AUTHENTIC.
The ulama have graded it as da'eef or weak.
🍃 Shake al-Albaani said:
"It is an innovation (bid'ah) to visit Madeenah and tell the visitors to Madeenah to stay there for a week so that they will be able to offer forty prayers in the Prophet's Masjid so that they will be free from hypocrisy and saved from the Fire."
🍃 And Shaykh Ibn Baaz said:
"With regard to the widespread idea that the visitor should stay for eight days so that he can offer forty prayers in the Mosque is wrong.
This hadeeth is DA’EEF according to the scholars and cannot be taken as proof or relied upon.
There is NO SET LIMIT for visiting the Prophet's Masjid.
If a person visits for *an hour or two, or a day or two, or for more than that*, there is nothing wrong with that." (Fataawa Ibn Baz, 17/406)
📌 *5. Visit the Rawdah (Riyadh al-Jannah)*
Do try and visit the Rawdah, which is that part of the masjid that is between the Mimbar (pulpit) of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and his house, where he is buried.
You can pray two or more rakaat there, but you don't HAVE to pray salah there if there is a lot of crowding and rush.
You can make duaa, istighfaar, send salutations upon the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) or any other dhikr.
by Asma bint Shameem
Alhamdulillaah, you're in Madeenah, the *most beautiful*, the *most beloved*, the *most sacred* place on the face of the earth, after Makkah.
Here are some Do's and Don'ts when you visit such a venerated place.
📌 *1. Be CAREFUL and show RESPECT*
Madeenah is the city of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and his noble Sahaabah.
This is where they established Islaam.
To commit any evil in this holy city, or to introduce any innovations here, of all places, would be the biggest disrespect to the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and the biggest insult to the Deen of Islaam.
🍃 Shaikh Salah al-Budayr, the Imaam of Masjid an-Nabawi, said:
"O you who come to Madeenah, you are in a place which, after Makkah, is the best and noblest of all places, so RESPECT it as it should be respected;
HONOR its sanctity and holiness and observe the BEST ETIQUETTE therein.
Know that Allaah has warned of the SEVEREST punishment for those who commit evil therein.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah radhi Allaahu anhu that the Prophet
Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said: *"Madeenah is a Haram (sanctuary), so whoever commits evil therein or gives protection to an evildoer, the curse of Allaah, the angels and all of mankind may be upon him. Allaah will not accept any obligatory or naafil deed from him on the Day of Resurrection."*
(al-Bukhaari, Muslim)"
📌 *2. Visit the Masjid of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam)*
Obviously, if you're in Madeenah, you would want to visit the masjid of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam).
🍃He Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said:
"The best places to which a person may travel are this Mosque of mine, and the Ancient House (i.e., the Ka'bah)." (Ahmad, saheeh by al-Albaani)
However, keep in mind that visiting this masjid is NOT part of Hajj or Umrah.
Any and all ahaadeeth which connect its visit to Hajj or that say that visiting the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) is connected to Hajj are fabricated and not true.
📌 *3. Do your Five Daily Prayers in Masjid an-Nabawi*
Just one prayer at the Masjid of the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) is BETTER than 1000 prayers any where else!
Subhaan Allaah!
Not “EQUAL” to a 1000 prayers....but BETTER than a 1000 prayers!
🍃 The Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
"One prayer in this Masjid of mine is better than one thousand prayers offered anywhere else, except al-Masjid al-Haraam." (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)
📌 *4. No need to complete 40 prayers in Madeenah*
You don't HAVE to stay in Madeenah for forty prayers NOR is there any SPECIAL rewards for doing so.
You can stay as much as you want or as little as one prayer.
The hadeeth that talks about praying forty prayers in Madeenah is NOT AUTHENTIC.
The ulama have graded it as da'eef or weak.
🍃 Shake al-Albaani said:
"It is an innovation (bid'ah) to visit Madeenah and tell the visitors to Madeenah to stay there for a week so that they will be able to offer forty prayers in the Prophet's Masjid so that they will be free from hypocrisy and saved from the Fire."
🍃 And Shaykh Ibn Baaz said:
"With regard to the widespread idea that the visitor should stay for eight days so that he can offer forty prayers in the Mosque is wrong.
This hadeeth is DA’EEF according to the scholars and cannot be taken as proof or relied upon.
There is NO SET LIMIT for visiting the Prophet's Masjid.
If a person visits for *an hour or two, or a day or two, or for more than that*, there is nothing wrong with that." (Fataawa Ibn Baz, 17/406)
📌 *5. Visit the Rawdah (Riyadh al-Jannah)*
Do try and visit the Rawdah, which is that part of the masjid that is between the Mimbar (pulpit) of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and his house, where he is buried.
You can pray two or more rakaat there, but you don't HAVE to pray salah there if there is a lot of crowding and rush.
You can make duaa, istighfaar, send salutations upon the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) or any other dhikr.
Forwarded from In Pursuit of Knowledge by Ustaadhah Asma bint Shameem
This is a piece of Jannah on earth and ANY act of worship here would be accepted and ANY duaa you make will be heard.
After all, isn't Jannah where all wishes come true?
🍃 The Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
"The area between my house and my minbar is one of the gardens (riyaadh, sing. rawdah) of Paradise" (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)
📌 *6. The Rawdah is NOT the GRAVE of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam)*
Some people especially the sisters think that the Rawdah is the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam)
Thats NOT TRUE.
The Rawdah is that part of the MASJID that is between the Mimbar of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and his house, where he is buried, also called RIYADH-UL-JANNAH.
When sisters are allowed to go inside the older part of the Masjid, we are visiting *Riyadh-ul-Jannah* and NOT the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam).
📌 *7. Visiting the Grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam)*
For MEN, visiting the grave of the Prophet and the graves of the two noble Sahaabah Abu Bakr and Umar (radhi Allaahu anhumaa) is good and recommended.
They should visit them, send salaams upon them and make duaa for them.
🔺What about women❓
As far as women are concerned, there is a difference of opinion among the Ulama of Ahl-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah whether women are allowed to visit graves or not, and that includes the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam).
Both sides have valid points based on the Qur'aan and authentic Sunnah, and Allaah knows best.
And although, some ulama do allow women to visit graves, *under certain conditions,* the Saudi authorities follow the opinion that it's NOT allowed for women to visit graves, and so NONE of the sisters are ALLOWED to go there.
So when they open the doors of the old masjid and let sisters in, they’re NOT letting the women visit the GRAVE. Rather, they’re letting them pray in Riyadh al-Jannah or ‘Rawdah’ as they say.
📌 *8. HOW TO visit the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and the two Sahaabah*
The way to visit the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) is simple.
All one has to do is to come to the Noble grave and face it and say "Al-salaamu 'alayka ya Rasool-Allaah (Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allaah)."
Then move about a yard to the right and say salaams to Abu Bakr by saying, "Al-salaamu 'alayka ya Aba Bakr."
Then move a little further to the right, about a yard, and say salaams to Umar ibn al-Khattaab, by saying, 'Al-salaamu alayka ya 'Umar."
Or other similar words.
❌ *Common MISTAKES at the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam)*❌
❌a) Do not make duaa TO the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam).
That's SHIRK, may Allaah protect us.
❌ And do NOT justify making duaa to the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) by saying that you're "asking" the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) so that he can intercede for you with Allaah or you're asking Allaah "THROUGH" him.
THAT IS ALSO SHIRK!
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) CAN NOT and DOES NOT have the ability to hear you OR fulfill your duaa.
It's ONLY Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala that can do that.
❌ b) Do not make duaa here even if you're making duaa to Allaah.
Or read Qur'aan or other acts of worship.
There's NO PROOF that such an action is good.
🍃 Ali ibn al-Husayn saw a man making duaa at the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam). He told him not to do that. (Abu Ya'la and al-Haafiz al-Diya)
❌c) Do not think that there's any special reward for Ibaadah at the grave of the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam or any increased chances of duaa being answered here.
That's NOT correct and there's NO PROOF for that.
❌d) Do not stand before the grave with your hands tied as if you're in prayer, or bow or make sajdah etc. as some extreme people do, Astaghfirullaah.
That's SHIRK because this is a posture of humility and worship and we're only allowed to do that for Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala.
After all, isn't Jannah where all wishes come true?
🍃 The Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
"The area between my house and my minbar is one of the gardens (riyaadh, sing. rawdah) of Paradise" (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)
📌 *6. The Rawdah is NOT the GRAVE of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam)*
Some people especially the sisters think that the Rawdah is the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam)
Thats NOT TRUE.
The Rawdah is that part of the MASJID that is between the Mimbar of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and his house, where he is buried, also called RIYADH-UL-JANNAH.
When sisters are allowed to go inside the older part of the Masjid, we are visiting *Riyadh-ul-Jannah* and NOT the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam).
📌 *7. Visiting the Grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam)*
For MEN, visiting the grave of the Prophet and the graves of the two noble Sahaabah Abu Bakr and Umar (radhi Allaahu anhumaa) is good and recommended.
They should visit them, send salaams upon them and make duaa for them.
🔺What about women❓
As far as women are concerned, there is a difference of opinion among the Ulama of Ahl-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah whether women are allowed to visit graves or not, and that includes the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam).
Both sides have valid points based on the Qur'aan and authentic Sunnah, and Allaah knows best.
And although, some ulama do allow women to visit graves, *under certain conditions,* the Saudi authorities follow the opinion that it's NOT allowed for women to visit graves, and so NONE of the sisters are ALLOWED to go there.
So when they open the doors of the old masjid and let sisters in, they’re NOT letting the women visit the GRAVE. Rather, they’re letting them pray in Riyadh al-Jannah or ‘Rawdah’ as they say.
📌 *8. HOW TO visit the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and the two Sahaabah*
The way to visit the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) is simple.
All one has to do is to come to the Noble grave and face it and say "Al-salaamu 'alayka ya Rasool-Allaah (Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allaah)."
Then move about a yard to the right and say salaams to Abu Bakr by saying, "Al-salaamu 'alayka ya Aba Bakr."
Then move a little further to the right, about a yard, and say salaams to Umar ibn al-Khattaab, by saying, 'Al-salaamu alayka ya 'Umar."
Or other similar words.
❌ *Common MISTAKES at the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam)*❌
❌a) Do not make duaa TO the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam).
That's SHIRK, may Allaah protect us.
❌ And do NOT justify making duaa to the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) by saying that you're "asking" the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) so that he can intercede for you with Allaah or you're asking Allaah "THROUGH" him.
THAT IS ALSO SHIRK!
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) CAN NOT and DOES NOT have the ability to hear you OR fulfill your duaa.
It's ONLY Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala that can do that.
❌ b) Do not make duaa here even if you're making duaa to Allaah.
Or read Qur'aan or other acts of worship.
There's NO PROOF that such an action is good.
🍃 Ali ibn al-Husayn saw a man making duaa at the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam). He told him not to do that. (Abu Ya'la and al-Haafiz al-Diya)
❌c) Do not think that there's any special reward for Ibaadah at the grave of the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam or any increased chances of duaa being answered here.
That's NOT correct and there's NO PROOF for that.
❌d) Do not stand before the grave with your hands tied as if you're in prayer, or bow or make sajdah etc. as some extreme people do, Astaghfirullaah.
That's SHIRK because this is a posture of humility and worship and we're only allowed to do that for Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala.
Forwarded from In Pursuit of Knowledge by Ustaadhah Asma bint Shameem
Yes Of course, we stand with utmost RESPECT but NOT like we’re in Salaah.
And no bowing or sujood, Aa’oodhu Billaah.
❌ e)Don't make it a habit
Do not keep going to visit the grave again and again, after every prayer, or every day etc.
I know that you LOVE the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and LOVE to visit the grave.
But that's actually going AGAINST the teachings of the one you love.
🍃 The one you love (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
"Do not take my grave as a place of festivity (which you visit repeatedly)." (Abu Dawood--saheeh by al-Albaani)
TRUE love is to follow the TEACHINGS of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and to GIVE UP what YOU want, *just because HE said so.*
🍃 Someone asked Imaam Maalik about a man who came to visit the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) every day.
He said, 'That is NOT RIGHT,' and quoted the hadeeth, 'O Allaah, do not make my grave an idol that is worshipped.'" (saheeh by al-Albaani)
🍃 Al-Qaadi 'Iyaad said about this issue:
"I have not heard of this from any of the fuqaha', and nothing is good for the latter generations of this ummah except that which was good for its first generations. I have not heard that any of the first generations of the ummah used to do that." (Al-Shifa bi Ta'reef Huqooq al-Mustafa)
📌 *9. Visiting al-Baqee', mount Uhud and the Shuhadaa*
Here again it is recommended for the MEN to visit the graveyard of al-Baqee', and the Shuhadaa of Uhud.
But for women, they are not allowed to visit the graves, although they may visit Uhud.
The authorities do not allow women to visit the graveyard of al-Baqee' because they follow the safer opinion of not allowing women to visit graves, since the hadeeth of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) is very severe.
🍃 He said:
"Allaah cursed the women who visit graves." (at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah-- saheeh by al-Albaani)
📌 *10. Do NOT TOUCH, WIPE, KISS any part of the Masjid*
Some people, out of their love for the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam), touch or wipe parts of the masjid with their hands, clothes, prayer mats etc., seeking blessing (barakah) with the pillars, walls, doors, mihraab, minbar, etc.
Some even do it with the *bookshelves* and *water coolers* there!
Subhaan Allaah!
Thats NOT ALLOWED.
Remember, the Masjid is made of *concrete* and *marble* and *brick* and *wood*, just like any other building.
*There's no “special” or “blessed” brick or stone used to build it, nor does the bookshelf, or marble or anything else of the building have anything to do with the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) himself.*
It's NOT permissible to seek barakah from anything other than the relics of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and there are NO “relics” to be found in the masjid itself.
Besides, *TRUE barakah comes from following the TEACHINGS of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam), NOT by wiping the walls of his masjid, or kissing the doors or hugging the pillars.*
📌 *11. Be PATIENT, CONSIDERATE and SACRIFICE for your Muslim brother/sister*
This goes for our *ENTIRE LIFETIME*, but this is something we should take care of, ESPECIALLY while in this Holy city.
Madeenah is a HOLY place.
The Masjid is the Masjid of your BELOVED.
The Rawdah is a piece of JANNAH.
The other person is your BROTHER/SISTER in Islaam.
Keep this 👆🏼principle in mind for EVER but especially when visiting the masjid, praying at a specific spot, waiting in line anywhere, or even while visiting the Rawdah.
You also don't want to push, shove or hurt any of your fellow Muslim in such sacred place.
Be extra, EXTRA careful and EXTREMELY polite, patient and courteous.
INCONVENIENCE yourself for your brother/sister.
WAIT your turn to go into the Rawdah area and don't make your stay there too long in consideration for all those Muslim brothers and sisters waiting in line.
If you TRULY love the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam, you'll IMPLEMENT the following hadeeth and keep it in your HEART FOREVER.
And no bowing or sujood, Aa’oodhu Billaah.
❌ e)Don't make it a habit
Do not keep going to visit the grave again and again, after every prayer, or every day etc.
I know that you LOVE the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and LOVE to visit the grave.
But that's actually going AGAINST the teachings of the one you love.
🍃 The one you love (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
"Do not take my grave as a place of festivity (which you visit repeatedly)." (Abu Dawood--saheeh by al-Albaani)
TRUE love is to follow the TEACHINGS of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and to GIVE UP what YOU want, *just because HE said so.*
🍃 Someone asked Imaam Maalik about a man who came to visit the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) every day.
He said, 'That is NOT RIGHT,' and quoted the hadeeth, 'O Allaah, do not make my grave an idol that is worshipped.'" (saheeh by al-Albaani)
🍃 Al-Qaadi 'Iyaad said about this issue:
"I have not heard of this from any of the fuqaha', and nothing is good for the latter generations of this ummah except that which was good for its first generations. I have not heard that any of the first generations of the ummah used to do that." (Al-Shifa bi Ta'reef Huqooq al-Mustafa)
📌 *9. Visiting al-Baqee', mount Uhud and the Shuhadaa*
Here again it is recommended for the MEN to visit the graveyard of al-Baqee', and the Shuhadaa of Uhud.
But for women, they are not allowed to visit the graves, although they may visit Uhud.
The authorities do not allow women to visit the graveyard of al-Baqee' because they follow the safer opinion of not allowing women to visit graves, since the hadeeth of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) is very severe.
🍃 He said:
"Allaah cursed the women who visit graves." (at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah-- saheeh by al-Albaani)
📌 *10. Do NOT TOUCH, WIPE, KISS any part of the Masjid*
Some people, out of their love for the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam), touch or wipe parts of the masjid with their hands, clothes, prayer mats etc., seeking blessing (barakah) with the pillars, walls, doors, mihraab, minbar, etc.
Some even do it with the *bookshelves* and *water coolers* there!
Subhaan Allaah!
Thats NOT ALLOWED.
Remember, the Masjid is made of *concrete* and *marble* and *brick* and *wood*, just like any other building.
*There's no “special” or “blessed” brick or stone used to build it, nor does the bookshelf, or marble or anything else of the building have anything to do with the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) himself.*
It's NOT permissible to seek barakah from anything other than the relics of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and there are NO “relics” to be found in the masjid itself.
Besides, *TRUE barakah comes from following the TEACHINGS of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam), NOT by wiping the walls of his masjid, or kissing the doors or hugging the pillars.*
📌 *11. Be PATIENT, CONSIDERATE and SACRIFICE for your Muslim brother/sister*
This goes for our *ENTIRE LIFETIME*, but this is something we should take care of, ESPECIALLY while in this Holy city.
Madeenah is a HOLY place.
The Masjid is the Masjid of your BELOVED.
The Rawdah is a piece of JANNAH.
The other person is your BROTHER/SISTER in Islaam.
Keep this 👆🏼principle in mind for EVER but especially when visiting the masjid, praying at a specific spot, waiting in line anywhere, or even while visiting the Rawdah.
You also don't want to push, shove or hurt any of your fellow Muslim in such sacred place.
Be extra, EXTRA careful and EXTREMELY polite, patient and courteous.
INCONVENIENCE yourself for your brother/sister.
WAIT your turn to go into the Rawdah area and don't make your stay there too long in consideration for all those Muslim brothers and sisters waiting in line.
If you TRULY love the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam, you'll IMPLEMENT the following hadeeth and keep it in your HEART FOREVER.
Forwarded from In Pursuit of Knowledge by Ustaadhah Asma bint Shameem
🍃 The Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
"The dearest of people to Allaah, may He be exalted, is the one who does most benefit to people, and the DEAREST of deeds to Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala, is JOY that you bring to a Muslim,
or relieving him of distress,
or paying off debt for him,
or dispelling his hunger.
And to walk with a brother to meet his needs is DEARER to me than observing I’TIKAAF in this masjid - meaning the masjid of Madeenah - for a MONTH."
(at-Tabaraani -- saheeh by al-Albaani)
📌 *12. Go to Masjid al-Qubaa*
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) used to LOVE to go to this Masjid every Saturday and pray two rakaat there as reported by al-Bukhaari.
🍃 And he said:
"Whoever purifies himself in his house, then comes to the Masjid of Quba' and prays there, he will have the reward of 'Umrah." (Ibn Maajah --saheeh by al-Albaani)
📌 *13. No need to go to any other Masaajid*
We don't need to go to any other masjid besides Masjid an-Nabawi and Masjid al-Qubaa, because there's no proof of that from the Qur'aan or the practice of the Prophet Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) or the Sahaabah that they did that.
🍃 Al-Ma'roor ibn Suwayd said:
"We went out with Umar ibn al-Khattaab, and we passed by a mosque on the way.
The people hastened to pray there, and 'Umar said, "What is the matter with them?"
They said, "This is a masjid in which the Messenger of Allaah Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam prayed."
Umar said, "O people, those who came before you were DOOMED because they followed such practices, until they established places of worship in such locations.
If a time for prayer comes when you are there, then pray, and if it is not the time for prayer, then MOVE ON." (Ibn Abi Shaybah in al-Musannaf, 7550)
🍃 Also, when 'Umar (radhi Allaahu anhu) heard that there were people who came to the tree under which the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) received the bay'ah (oath of allegiance), he ordered that it be CUT DOWN. (Ibn Abi Shaybah in al-Musannaf, 7545)
🍃 That's why Shaikh Salah al-Budayr said:
"It is NOT prescribed to go to the places and Masaajid in which the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam or the Sahaabah prayed in order to pray there or to worship Allaah by offering du'aa's there etc., because the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam did not enjoin that or encourage people to visit these places."
And Allaah knows best.
"The dearest of people to Allaah, may He be exalted, is the one who does most benefit to people, and the DEAREST of deeds to Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala, is JOY that you bring to a Muslim,
or relieving him of distress,
or paying off debt for him,
or dispelling his hunger.
And to walk with a brother to meet his needs is DEARER to me than observing I’TIKAAF in this masjid - meaning the masjid of Madeenah - for a MONTH."
(at-Tabaraani -- saheeh by al-Albaani)
📌 *12. Go to Masjid al-Qubaa*
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) used to LOVE to go to this Masjid every Saturday and pray two rakaat there as reported by al-Bukhaari.
🍃 And he said:
"Whoever purifies himself in his house, then comes to the Masjid of Quba' and prays there, he will have the reward of 'Umrah." (Ibn Maajah --saheeh by al-Albaani)
📌 *13. No need to go to any other Masaajid*
We don't need to go to any other masjid besides Masjid an-Nabawi and Masjid al-Qubaa, because there's no proof of that from the Qur'aan or the practice of the Prophet Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) or the Sahaabah that they did that.
🍃 Al-Ma'roor ibn Suwayd said:
"We went out with Umar ibn al-Khattaab, and we passed by a mosque on the way.
The people hastened to pray there, and 'Umar said, "What is the matter with them?"
They said, "This is a masjid in which the Messenger of Allaah Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam prayed."
Umar said, "O people, those who came before you were DOOMED because they followed such practices, until they established places of worship in such locations.
If a time for prayer comes when you are there, then pray, and if it is not the time for prayer, then MOVE ON." (Ibn Abi Shaybah in al-Musannaf, 7550)
🍃 Also, when 'Umar (radhi Allaahu anhu) heard that there were people who came to the tree under which the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) received the bay'ah (oath of allegiance), he ordered that it be CUT DOWN. (Ibn Abi Shaybah in al-Musannaf, 7545)
🍃 That's why Shaikh Salah al-Budayr said:
"It is NOT prescribed to go to the places and Masaajid in which the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam or the Sahaabah prayed in order to pray there or to worship Allaah by offering du'aa's there etc., because the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam did not enjoin that or encourage people to visit these places."
And Allaah knows best.
السلام علیکم ورحمة اللّٰه وبركاته
The last day for cutting the hairs & nails for who are intending to sacrifice is 30th Dhul Qaidah, Wednesday 29th June, 2022 (Today) for KSA and all the Gulf countries. And the day of 'Arafah is Friday 8th July, 2022.
إن شاء الله
Please remind others too in your friends network.
May Allah accept our Ibadaah and sacrifice Ameen Ya Rabb🤲
The last day for cutting the hairs & nails for who are intending to sacrifice is 30th Dhul Qaidah, Wednesday 29th June, 2022 (Today) for KSA and all the Gulf countries. And the day of 'Arafah is Friday 8th July, 2022.
إن شاء الله
Please remind others too in your friends network.
May Allah accept our Ibadaah and sacrifice Ameen Ya Rabb🤲
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"There are no days during which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these days." meaning the (first) ten days of Dhul Hijjah.
📚: Ibn Majah 1727 | Sahih
"There are no days during which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these days." meaning the (first) ten days of Dhul Hijjah.
📚: Ibn Majah 1727 | Sahih
🌙 UNRESTRICTED TAKBIRAT START FROM THE TIME THE CRESCENT OF DHUL-HIJJAH IS WITNESSED
🎓 [Shaikh] Khālid Ibn Dahwī adh-Dhafīrī.
👑 The mention and vocalisation of the unrestricted takbīrāt begin from the time the sun sets on the night preceding the first day of Dhul-Hijjah.
👑And these are the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.
📌The takbīr is of two types:
1. Unrestricted takbīr: meaning that which is not restricted to a particular time; and this refers to all of the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah right through to the last of the days of tashrīq.
2. Restricted takbīr:
meaning the takbīr that is recited after the daily prayers, beginning from Fajr prayer on the day of ‘Arafah (9th Dhul-Hijjah) until ‘Asr prayer in the last day of the days of tashrīq (i.e. the 13th Dhul-Hijjah).
🎓 [Shaikh] Khālid Ibn Dahwī adh-Dhafīrī.
👑 The mention and vocalisation of the unrestricted takbīrāt begin from the time the sun sets on the night preceding the first day of Dhul-Hijjah.
👑And these are the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.
📌The takbīr is of two types:
1. Unrestricted takbīr: meaning that which is not restricted to a particular time; and this refers to all of the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah right through to the last of the days of tashrīq.
2. Restricted takbīr:
meaning the takbīr that is recited after the daily prayers, beginning from Fajr prayer on the day of ‘Arafah (9th Dhul-Hijjah) until ‘Asr prayer in the last day of the days of tashrīq (i.e. the 13th Dhul-Hijjah).
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It is Sunnah to recite
Takbir (saying Allahu akbar (Allah is most great)),
Tahmid (saying al-hamdu Lillah (praise be to Allah)),
Tahlil (saying La ilaha ill-Allah (There is no god but Allah)) and
Tasbih (saying Subhan-Allah (Glory be to Allah)),
during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, saying these words out loud in the mosques, homes, streets and every place in which it is permissible to remember Allah, to perform this act of worship openly and proclaim the greatness of Allah.
Men should recite out loud and women should recite quietly.
THE TAKBIR IS AS FOLLOWS:
Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, la ilaha ill-Allah, Allahu akbar, wa Lillah il-hamd
(Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great, there is no god but Allah; Allah is Most Great and to Allah be praise)
This takbir has become a forsaken Sunnah nowadays, especially at the beginning of these ten days. You can hardly hear it except from a few. It should be recited out loud, so as to revive the Sunnah and remind the heedless.
Takbir (saying Allahu akbar (Allah is most great)),
Tahmid (saying al-hamdu Lillah (praise be to Allah)),
Tahlil (saying La ilaha ill-Allah (There is no god but Allah)) and
Tasbih (saying Subhan-Allah (Glory be to Allah)),
during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, saying these words out loud in the mosques, homes, streets and every place in which it is permissible to remember Allah, to perform this act of worship openly and proclaim the greatness of Allah.
Men should recite out loud and women should recite quietly.
THE TAKBIR IS AS FOLLOWS:
Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, la ilaha ill-Allah, Allahu akbar, wa Lillah il-hamd
(Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great, there is no god but Allah; Allah is Most Great and to Allah be praise)
This takbir has become a forsaken Sunnah nowadays, especially at the beginning of these ten days. You can hardly hear it except from a few. It should be recited out loud, so as to revive the Sunnah and remind the heedless.
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THE SUPERIORITY OF Al-HAJJ Al-MABRUR 🕋
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
"(The performance of) Umrah is an expiation for the sins committed between it and the previous one.
And the reward of Al-Hajj Al-Mabrur (the one accepted by Allah) is nothing but Paradise."
📚: Sahih Bukhari 1773
Narrated Aisha (رضي الله عنها), the mother of the faithful believers: I said: "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We consider Jihad as the best deed. Should we (women) not participate in Jihad?"
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The best Jihad (for women) is Hajj Mabrur (the one accepted by Allah.)"
📚: Sahih Bukhari 1520
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Whoever performs Hajj for Allah's sake only and does not have sexual relations with his wife, and does not do evil or sins; then he will return (after Hajj, free from all sins) as if he was born anew."
📚: Sahih Bukhari 1521
Al-Hajj Al-Mabrur most probably means the Hajj which is performed with the intention of seeking Allah's Pleasures only and is in accordance with the Prophet's legal ways; without committing sins and is acceptable to Allah ✨
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
"(The performance of) Umrah is an expiation for the sins committed between it and the previous one.
And the reward of Al-Hajj Al-Mabrur (the one accepted by Allah) is nothing but Paradise."
📚: Sahih Bukhari 1773
Narrated Aisha (رضي الله عنها), the mother of the faithful believers: I said: "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We consider Jihad as the best deed. Should we (women) not participate in Jihad?"
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The best Jihad (for women) is Hajj Mabrur (the one accepted by Allah.)"
📚: Sahih Bukhari 1520
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Whoever performs Hajj for Allah's sake only and does not have sexual relations with his wife, and does not do evil or sins; then he will return (after Hajj, free from all sins) as if he was born anew."
📚: Sahih Bukhari 1521
Al-Hajj Al-Mabrur most probably means the Hajj which is performed with the intention of seeking Allah's Pleasures only and is in accordance with the Prophet's legal ways; without committing sins and is acceptable to Allah ✨
Forwarded from LIGHT of LIFE
Tomorrow is MONDAY
Don't forget to fast In sha Allāh!
#SunnahFasting✨
🔹🔹
📚 References:
•• "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to be keen to fast on Mondays and Thursday." [al-Nasaa'i 2360]
•• The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, and he said: "Those are two days on which people’s deeds are shown to the Lord of the Worlds, and I want my deeds to be shown to Him when I am fasting." [al-Nasaa’i 2358]
•• The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about fasting on Mondays and he said: "On that day I was born and on that day revelation came to me." [Muslim 1162]
Don't forget to fast In sha Allāh!
#SunnahFasting✨
🔹🔹
📚 References:
•• "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to be keen to fast on Mondays and Thursday." [al-Nasaa'i 2360]
•• The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, and he said: "Those are two days on which people’s deeds are shown to the Lord of the Worlds, and I want my deeds to be shown to Him when I am fasting." [al-Nasaa’i 2358]
•• The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about fasting on Mondays and he said: "On that day I was born and on that day revelation came to me." [Muslim 1162]
Tomorrow is the day of Arafah
Don't forget to fast In sha Allāh!
The Prophet ﷺ was asked about the fasting of the day of Arafah, he ﷺ replied: “it wipes away the sins of the previous year and of the coming year". (Sahih Muslim: 1126)
The scholars have mentioned that this is the best and most rewarding voluntary fasting of the year.
Make an intention to fast this day before Fajr of the day of Arafah, so that you earn the maximum reward possible.
Otherwise, the one who makes an intention after Fajr and still hasn’t eaten anything, his reward will start from the time he made his intention.
#SunnahFasting✨
Don't forget to fast In sha Allāh!
The Prophet ﷺ was asked about the fasting of the day of Arafah, he ﷺ replied: “it wipes away the sins of the previous year and of the coming year". (Sahih Muslim: 1126)
The scholars have mentioned that this is the best and most rewarding voluntary fasting of the year.
Make an intention to fast this day before Fajr of the day of Arafah, so that you earn the maximum reward possible.
Otherwise, the one who makes an intention after Fajr and still hasn’t eaten anything, his reward will start from the time he made his intention.
#SunnahFasting✨
Forwarded from LIGHT of LIFE
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لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ ، وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ، وهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
The best Dua for the Day of Arafah #Hajj
The best Dua for the Day of Arafah #Hajj
Your phone will recite Takbeer for 2 hours without stopping even if your phone is locked and won't drain your battery
Send it to your contact, as a continuos sadaqah
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Send it to your contact, as a continuos sadaqah
https://ia800909.us.archive.org/35/items/takberat___al3eed-------mp3/takbiratEidAl-adha.mp3
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Those who are celebrating Eid tomorrow
🌹تقبل الله منا ومنكم صالح الأعمال🌹
🌟🌺 عيد مبارك 🌺🌟
Wish you all a very happy and blessed Eid ul Adha. May Allah accept all our good deeds and duas.
آمين يارب العالمين
Those who are celebrating Eid tomorrow
🌹تقبل الله منا ومنكم صالح الأعمال🌹
🌟🌺 عيد مبارك 🌺🌟
Wish you all a very happy and blessed Eid ul Adha. May Allah accept all our good deeds and duas.
آمين يارب العالمين
