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...

Short Advice on Ramadaan by Allama Ihsaan Elahi Zaheer All praise is for Allâh, the Lord of the Heavens and the Earths and peace and blessings be on His Messenger sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, whom Allâh sent as a Mercy to the world and made him the guide for His creatures. The Messenger of Allâh sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam was sent as a guide and as a leader to humanity. He guided us to believe in the Oneness of Allâh and ordered us to obey the Commands of Allâh and accept him as the last and final Messenger sent to mankind. Eeman and Islâm represent these two Beliefs. We Muslims are approaching the blessed days of Ramadhan; we must work hard to please Allâh in these virtuous days of Ramadhan, whilst following the Commands of Allâh and obeying His Messenger sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam. We should also keep in mind that the worship we undertake in this month is not an easy task to accomplish. In the hot and long days of Ramadhan, we keep ourselves hungry and thirsty fr...

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.