Al Matn al Ilmiyyah

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...

Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi Allah Anhu): The Prophet (Sallalahu Alaihe Wassalam)) said: "Allah will give shade, to seven, on the Day when there will be no shade but His. These seven persons are: 1) A just ruler, 2) A youth who has been brought up in the worship of Allah (i.e. worships Allah sincerely from childhood), 3) A man whose heart is attached to the mosques (i.e. to pray the compulsory prayers in the mosque in congregation), 4) Two persons who love each other only for Allah's sake and they meet and part in Allah's cause only, 5) A man who refuses the call of a charming woman of noble birth for illicit intercourse with her and says: I am afraid of Allah, 6) A man who gives charitable gifts so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given (i.e. nobody knows how much he has given in charity), 7) And a person who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes are then flooded with tears." [Sahih Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 11, Number 629] Know that ...

Why should I wear the Hijaab? An oft-asked question by many Muslim woman! See the clear and simple answer! " Dear Muslim sister! Come towards the gates of Paradise with us! Fulfill your duties towards Allaah, put on your adornment - put on your hijaab, and race towards Jannah (Paradise) by doing all good actions. " This is a good question and there is a beautiful answer! Allaah has commanded us with every action that is good for us and prohibited us from performing every action that is bad for us. Allaah orders the Muslim woman to wear the hijaab when she steps out of the security of her home or when in the presence of strange men. So to wear the hijaab is a source of great good for you – the Muslim woman - for many reasons. Among them: You please Allaah. You are obeying the commands of your Lord when you wear the hijaab and you can expect great rewards in return. It is Allaah’s protection of your natural beauty. You are too precious to be "on display" for each man ...