“Do you know what the meaning of Laa Hawla wala Quwatta illa Billaah?..”

Imam Sufyaan ath-Thawri once said to some of his students:

“Do you know what the meaning of Laa Hawla wala Quwatta illa Billaah is (which translates into English as: ‘There is neither power nor might except with Allaah‘)?” 

He then said, “It means:

(O Allaah) none can give except what You have given, and none can preserve anything other than what You preserve.”

[The Biography of Sufyaan ath-Thawri, p155]

Do not Despair of the Mercy of Allah

Prophet Muhammad ﺼلى أﻠﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺴﻠﻡ Noble Manners

 

 

The Prophet’s (sallallahu alayhi wa salam) Noble Manners

Ibnul Qayyim summarized the extent of the Prophet’s noble manners by saying:

“The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa salam) used to greet the children when he passed by them. Sometimes, a little girl would take him by the hand and he would allow her to lead him wherever she wanted. He (Salla Allaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) used to lick his fingers after eating. He (Salla Allaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) would be in the service of his family when at home.

Never would he become angry because of something personal. He (Salla Allaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) used to repair his own sandals and mend his own torn clothes. He would milk his goat himself for his own family. He would feed his own camel. He used to eat with his servants, sit in the company of the poor people, and personally take care of the needs of widows and orphans.

He would be the one to initiate the greeting when meeting people. He would respond to the humblest of invitations.

He (Salla Allaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) lived a very modest lifestyle, a man of soft manners, naturally kind, easy to get along with, having a pleasant smile on his face, gracefully humble, extremely generous but not wasteful. Soft-hearted and gentle in his dealings with each and every Muslim, lowering the wings of humility to the believers, bearing their companionship in such a gentle way.”

[Madaarij As-Saalikeen, 3/111-112]

'... Who is he that will lend a beautiful loan to Allah.'

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That is a successful trade, O Abu Ad-Dahdah! Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, “When this Ayah,

[مَّن ذَا الَّذِى يُقْرِضُ اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ]

(Who is he that will lend Allah handsome loan: then (Allah) will increase it manifold to his credit (in repaying),) was revealed, Abu Ad-Dahdah Al-Ansari said, `O Allah’s Messenger! Does Allah ask us for a loan…

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[مَّن ذَا الَّذِى يُقْرِضُ اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ]

Ruling on celebrating the Mawlid (Prophet’s birthday)

WasSalaatu WasSalaamu ‘Alaa RasooliLLAH

As salaamalaikum Wa RahmatuLLAH

 

Ruling on celebrating the Mawlid (Prophet’s birthday)

 

“The Prophet (peace be upon him) is the best of creatures and he is the teacher and advisor, yet he (peace be upon him) did not celebrate his birth.

Similarly, his Rightly-Guided Caliphs did not celebrate his birthday,

and the rest of Sahabah (may Allah be pleased with them all) who were the most knowledgeable, loved the Prophet (peace be upon him) more than anyone of us, and were the most well-informed of his Sunnah did not celebrate it.

This indicates that this celebration is Bid`ah and all kinds of Bid`ah are deviation from the right way as stated by the Hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him):

 Every Bid‘ah is a Dalalah (deviation). 

The earliest and best three centuries of Islam passed and there was no celebration of the birthday of the Prophet (peace be upon him) during these times…”

Ref: http://www.alifta.org/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Tree&NodeID=219&PageNo=1&BookID=10

 

Ruling on celebrating the Mawlid in Rabi‘ I as a tribute to the Prophet

The Mawlid was not celebrated by the Sahabah who loved and followed the Prophet the most

The exact date of the Prophet’s birth, holding competitions, sacrificing sheep and delivering lessons on that occasion

Attending the celebration of the Mawlid although convinced of its impermissibility

Eating meat slaughtered on the occasion of the Mawlid or other birthdays

Is celebrating the Mawlid a good Bid`ah?

Refuting the arguments of those who approve of the Mawlid

 

 

 

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The Milaad – A Caution against Innovation

Imaam ‘Abdul-’Azeez Ibn ‘Abdullaah Ibn Baaz (rahimahullaah)

http://www.troid.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=352&Itemid=336

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Celebrating the Prophet’s Birthday …

Shaikh Al-Albani (rahimahullaah)

http://shaikhalbaani.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/hello-world/

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This world is the harvest field of the hereafter…

Ibn al-Jawzi رحمه الله said: 

“Know, (Allaah have mercy on you), that this world is the harvest field of the hereafter; and in it there is business, the profit of which will be visible in the hereafter.“ 

[Fath al-Bari]

Ruling on the Lunar Eclipse and the Solar Eclipse and Matters related to them

Fatawa Islamiyah : Islamic Verdicts Vol. 2 Purification and Prayer Pg. 307 – Answered by: Shaikh Ibn Baz

Q 1. Revered Shaikh, we read in the newspapers an article, the essence of which was “….that the moon would be totally eclipsed a little after sunset.”
That was three days before the eclipse occurred. The writer explained the reasons for its occurrence, its start and its end, which caused one to ask oneself a number of questions, bearing in mind the following facts:

1. That the lunar eclipse and the solar eclipse are natural occurrences, because the scholars of astronomy know of their occurrence a number of days beforehand and are able to predict their extent, their beginnings and their end precisely.

2. That the Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wa salam) ordered us in a Hadith narrated by Muslim, on the authority of A’ishah, may Allah be please with her, to pray at the time when an eclipse occurs, saying:
“Pray, so that Allah may relieve you.“

3. And Al-Bukhari narrated, on the authority of Asma’ bint Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with them both, that she said: “We were ordered to release slaves at the time of the eclipse.“

4. It has been reported that in Fathul-Bari that:
“The sun and the moon are two of the Signs of Allah by which Allah causes fear to His Servants.“

But why are the servants afraid, when the eclipse is something natural and well known before it happens?

A 1. It has been authentically reported from the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa salam) that he said that solar and lunar eclipses occur as something fearful from Allah to His servants, in order to encourage them to respect the Signs of Allah and to fear Him, the Almighty, the All-Powerful and to resort to remembrance of Him and obedience towards Him. He (sallallahu alaihi wa salam) said that they are not eclipsed for the death of any person, nor for his birth and that they are only two Signs from among the Signs of Allah by which Allah causes fear to His servants. He said: “If you observe an eclipse, then seek protection in remembrance of Him and supplicate Him.”

He (sallallahu alaihi wa salam) also said: “If you see it, then pray and supplicate until He relieves you of what afflicts you.“

And he ordered us in these circumstances to make Takbir, to free slaves and to give charity. All of this is prescribed at the time of an eclipse: prayer, remembrance, seeking forgiveness, giving charity, freeing slaves, fear of Allah – the Al-Mighty, the All-Powerful – and to make them beware of His punishment.

That it is a Sign whose occurrence is known through calculation does not negate that it is a cause for invoking fear of Allah the Almighty and a means of making people beware of Him, the Most Glorified, Most High. For it is He Who makes the Signs and organizes their causes, like the rising and setting of the sun at specific times and likewise the moon and the stars which are Signs from among the Signs of Allah, the Most Glorified, the Most High. The fact that Allah has made causes for them, as mentioned by the astronomers, by which they know when eclipses occur, does not negate them being means of invoking fear and warning of (the punishment of) Allah, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

Likewise, all of His clear Signs, such as the sun, the moon, the stars, the heat, the cold – all of them are Signs in which there is fear and warning against disobeying Allah after He has given these Blessings. And people are encouraged to beware of Him ( i.e. His Punishment) and to fear Him, the Most Glorified, so that they remain steadfast in obedience to His Commands and avoid what He has forbidden.