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...

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh In sha'Allah you all doing great in health and Imaan. Subhana'Allah, I can almost smell the blessing of Ramadan. I'm soo excited, dont even have the words to describe the feeling.Ramadan is Monday 1st Aug in'Sha Allah (Tarawih Tomorrow yay) May Allah make it easy for us to achieve all our goals this blessed ramadan 2011, Amiiiin. Ramadan is the best month in boosting our Imans through Ibadah ( worship) and gaining the Pleasure of Allah. The month of the Qur'an, its the month of spending 99% of your time with the Book of Allah full of Guidance!! I really missed blogging i have been busy lately with Ramadan prep. in sha Allah For the Sake of Allah i will try my to post more beneficial posts for us all to benefit, Ramadan Mubarak to my Beloved brothers and Sisters in Islam.

A Cry for Help - Turn to Repentance Shaykh Ibn Baaz , Al-Istiqaamah Magazine, Issue No.6 - Dhul-Qa'dah 1417H / March 1997 [Q] : I am a young man, nineteen years of age, and have involved myself in a great deal of sin. Even to the extent that I do not pray most of my Prayers in the mosque, and I have never completely fasted the month of Ramadaan in my entire life. Besides these, I have committed other sins as well. I have vowed to repent many times before, however, after doing so I lapse back into these same sins. The youths of my area are just as bad, as are the friends that I associate with. And Allaah knows that I have transgressed against myself and that whenever I repent, I return back to the same sins. I hope that you may direct me to a path that will bring me closer to my Lord and distance me from these evil actions of mine. [A] : Allaah - the Might and Majestic - says: "Say O My Slaves who have transgressed against their own souls! Do not despair of Allaah...

The Story of a man who is truthful from Holland. He was a 26-year-old Christian from Holland. One day, he changed his dress to thobes, a burnoose, grew a beard, and the people started calling him “the one who looks like Jesus.” One day, he met some Muslims, and he said to them, “I love Jesus.” And the Muslims told him, “We also love Jesus, and it is even a condition of Islam. We love Jesus and Moses.” So this man tried imitating Jesus, helping others when he could, cutting their lawns and the like. After two years, he entered the mosque [the Muslims' place of worship] for the first time, and he was greeted with “ahlan” [which means welcome, and thus was not greeted with the greeting reserved for Muslims "as-salaamu 'alaykum" (which means: may peace and safety be upon you on the Day of Judgement)]. He said, “no; I want to be a Muslim.” Then, the Muslims witnessed his testimony (pronounced “shahada”) – there is none deserving of worship except Allaah, and Muhammad is Hi...