Ruling on raising the hands in Du`aa after the Salaah

Du`aa is before the Tasleem and Dhikr is after the Salaah

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

QUESTION Is it allowed to raise the hands (for supplication) between the Adhaan and Iqaamah and after the compulsory prayers?

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله: ❝Yes, raising the hands for Du`aa (supplication) between the Adhaan and Iqaamah is from the etiquette of making supplication. This is because the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ❝A supplication made between the Adhaan and Iqaamah is not rejected.❞ [Sunan Abu Dawood (521), Sunan al-Tirmidhee (212) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

Part 4 / 4: Importance of teaching Tawheed and issues pertaining to Creed over other topics

Part 4: Double standards

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بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

If a person is an expert in swimming, will his children be Olympic champions by default?

Obviously No! Being a child of an expert swimmer does not make the child a good swimmer by default or by birth. The child maybe talented, but to become a good swimmer, he has to go through a lot of training and practice. The same goes for any other sports. 

Ruling on prolonging the final Sajdah of the Salaah

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

From the Fatwa of Shaikh `Abdul `Azeez Ibn Baaz رحمه الله:

QUESTION: Some people prolong the last Sajdah (prostration) in the last Raka`ah (unit) of the prayer. They exclusively mark the last Sajdah for making Du`aa while leaving out the other Sujood. And sometimes it is the Imaam (of the Masjid) who does this, while we, the followers behind him, observe him prolonging only the last Sajdah. What is the ruling on this?

Shaikh Baaz رحمه الله: ❝We do not know of any evidence in the Sharee`ah regarding prolonging (only) the last Sajdah (prostration) of the prayer. Rather, the Sunnah is that all the Sujood (prostrations) should be in accordance (i.e. without marking anyone of them as special), and he (the Imaam) should not lengthen it on the people (while in congregation). Indeed the prostrations of the one offering the Salaah should be moderate and consistent (with each other). This should also be applied to his Rukoo` (bowing) and his Qiyaam (standings) in the prayer.

Explanation of Hadeeth: "Importance of having Dates in the house"

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Narrated `Aaishah رضي الله عنها that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

❝No household will go hungry if they have dates.❞

[Saheeh Muslim 152- (2046)]

Narrated `Aaishah رضي الله عنها that the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

❝O `Aaishah! A house in which there are no dates, its people will go hungry. O `Aaishah! A house in which there are no dates, its people will go hungry.❞

He repeated it twice or thrice

[Saheeh Muslim 153- (2046), Sunan Abu Dawood (3831), Sunan al-Tirmidhee (1815), Sunan Ibn Maajah (3327)]

Weakness of the Hadeeth: the famous Nasheed: "Tala`al Badru `alayna…"

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Shaikh Naaserud-Deen al-Albaanee رحمه الله mentioned in al-Dha`eefah:

598 – ❝When he (The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم) came to Madeenah, the Women and children began to sing:

Tala`al Badru `Alaynaa (The full moon rose over us)

Min Thaneeyaatil Wadaa` (From the valley of Wadaa` (one of the entrances into Madeenah))

Wajaba-sh Shukru `Alaynaa (Giving thanks is mandatory upon us)

Maa Da`aa Lillaahi Daa` (As long as there is a caller calling to Allaah).❞

Ruling: “Dha`eef”

Cautionary advice against the Israailiyyaat found in Tafseer al-Sa`dee

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Alerting on some of the mistakes in the Tafseer of Shaikh `Abdul Rahmaan Ibn Naasir al-Sa`dee رحمه الله

By Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Jameel Zino

(Professor in Daar al-Hadeeth al-Khairiyyah - Makkah)

All praise is for Allaah alone, and peace and blessings of Allaah be upon His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. To proceed:

This is a cautionary advice to alert the readers regarding some of the errors found in the Tafseer of Imaam `Abdul Rahmaan Ibn Naasir al-Sa`dee رحمه الله. This is a Naseehah (sincere advice) towards the Deen of Allaah تعالى; and to defend the honor of this great Salafi Imaam; and for freeing the Book of Allaah تعالى from some of the false interpretations and from baseless, fabricated Israailiyyaat narrations (narratives originating from Jewish and Christian traditions)[1], which oppose the Deen of Allaah – from well-established and known Islaamic principles – like the preservation of all the Prophets صلوات الله وسلامه عليهم أجمعين from falling into any sin (especially in the deliverance of the Message and Sharee`ah); and to filter out such things from this book: تيسير الكريم الرحمن في تفسير كلام المنان.

Many Mufassireen (Scholars of Tafseer) mentioned these Israailiyyaat in their respective books of Tafseer which are known to be false. These false narrations sometimes become the main point for the explanation of the Aayah in their books. So this cautionary advice goes towards their books as well. May Allaah favor us with His blessings in our time so that it is possible to highlight the mistakes and errors – as a sincere advice towards His Deen and His Book. As the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ❝The Deen (Religion) is al-Naseehah (sincerity).❞ The people said: To whom? The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ❝1) To Allaah, 2) His Book, 3) His Messenger, 4) To the Imaams (rulers and scholars) of the Muslims, 5) And the Muslims in general.❞ [Saheeh Muslim (98)] 

Muhammad: The Slave of Allaah and His Messenger

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Allaah تعالى says:

﴿قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَـٰهُكُمْ إِلَـٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ ۖ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا﴾

{Say (O Muhammad ﷺ): “I am only a man like you. It has been inspired to me that your Ilaah is One Ilaah (i.e. He [Allaah] is alone worthy of worship). So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord.”} [Surah al-Kahf (18) 110]

Narrated `Umar Ibn al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه: I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying: ❝Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised (`Eesa) the son of Mary, for I am only a Slave. So, call me the Slave of Allaah and His Messenger.❞

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (3445, 6830)]

Part 1:

Qur’aan: “I am only a man like you”

Hadeeth: “I am only a Slave”

Benefit: Acknowledging the attributes that he ﷺ was a “human” and a “slave”, and never to be worshiped. The one who is himself a worshiper can never be worshiped. The one who needs nurturing (Marboob) can never be the Lord (Rabb).

The noblest attribute for a person is for him to be Allaah’s slave, and this attribute prevents the person from over-praising as the Christians over-praised `Eesaa Ibn Maryam as they made him a deity or the son of Allaah, worshiping him and supplicating to him.

Part 2:

Qur’aan: “It has been inspired to me”

Hadeeth: “So, call me the Slave of Allaah and His Messenger”

Benefit: Acknowledging that he ﷺ is also the Messenger of our Lord, so it becomes obligatory to believe in him, obey him, shun what he prohibits, and to worship Allaah only in the way he has legislated.

And this noble attribute prohibits a person to belie him ﷺ, like the Jews who disbelieved in `Eesaa and Muhammad عليهم الصلاة والسلام

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So he ﷺ is a Slave, never to be worshiped, and a Messenger, never to be belied.

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[Based on Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen’s explanation of Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and Kitaab al-Tawheed]

The Gardens of `Ibaadah (Worship) and Adhkaar (remembrance)

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

❝There is no (true) comfort for man, or enjoyment, or pleasure (or satisfaction), or perfection except through knowing Allaah تعالى and loving Him (as such), and when feeling calm and tranquil while making His Dhikr (remembrance), and when finding joy and pleasure in trying to get nearer to Him (through obedience and worship), and yearning to meet Him. This is the Jannah (Paradise) of this worldly life. Like how there is no comfort for him in the Hereafter nor success except by being in His (Allaah's) company, in the House of Delight, in the Jannah of the next life. For a man there are two Jannah, he will not be able to enter the second one if he does not enter the first one. I heard Shaikh al-Isaam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله saying: ❝There is a Jannah in this world, whoever does not enter it will not be able to enter the Jannah of the Hereafter.❞❞

[Madaarij al-Saalikeen (1/452)]