Al Matn al Ilmiyyah

Allah said: إِنَّمَا الحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ "The life of this world is but play and pastime" {Muhammad S:47-V:36) 1. Knowledge that is not acted on. 2. The deed that has neither sincerity nor is based on following the righteous examples of others. 3. Money that is hoarded, as the owner neither enjoys it during this life nor obtains any reward for it in the Hereafter. 4. The heart that is empty of love and longing for Allah, and ofseeking closeness to Him. 5. A body that does not obey and serve Allah. 6. Loving Allah without following His orders or seeking His pleasure. 7. Time that is not spent in expiating sins or seizing opportunities to do good. 8. A mind that thinks about useless matters. 9. Serving those who do not bring you close to Allah, nor benefit you in your life. 10. Hoping and fearing whoever is under the authority of Allah and in His hand; while he cannot bring any benefit or harm to himself, nor death, nor life; nor can he resurrect h...

An Abandoned Sunnah – During the Last Ten Days of Ramadan عائشة : كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم إذا كان رمضان قام و نام فإذا دخل العشر شد المئزر و اجتنب النساء و اغتسل بين الأذانين و جعل العشاء سحورا Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said ,” That during Ramadan Allah’s messenger (Sallahu ‘Alaihiwassalam) would sleep , wake up and pray. However when the last ten days came he would burn the midnight oil, avoid relations with his wives, perform a Ghusl between Maghrib and Isha and have dinner at the time of Sahur.” Collected by : Ibn Abee ‘Asim. Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali (795 H ) graded the isnad for this hadeeth as being Hasan. Points of Benefit: Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali mentioned his book “Taif Al-Muarif” that performing Ghusl between Maghrib and Isha is a Sunnah to be performed during the last ten days of Ramadan. Ibn Jarir said about this hadeeth, “ The Salaf used to considered it Sunnah to take Ghusl every night during the last ten days of Ramadan . An-Nakhaee us...