It was said to the sister of Maalik ibn Deenaar: 'How would Maalik preoccupy himself at home?' She replied: 'The Qur.aan and [its] recitation.'
Category: Fatwa
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Saying "shafaa-kAllaah" (شفاك الله) when someone sneezes
Is there anything [authentically reported] from the Messenger ﷺ that we should say "shafaa-kAllaah" (شفاك الله) to the one who sneezes a third time?
Little birds would descend and settle upon his back
When Ibraaheem at-Teemee would prostrate, little birds would [descend and] settle upon his back, as if he was a wooden fence.
Leaving the obligatory prayer on the wedding night
What is the ruling regarding the one who left the maghrib prayer on the night of the wedding, and she then made it up at another time?
Talking about the secrets of your brother
Indeed [it is considered] from deceit to talk about the secret[s] of your brother.
Going on hunger strike
We hear alot on the radio [news] and read in the newspapers about people going on hunger strike in protest against some rules; and these people [we hear about] tend to be prisoners.
Used to stand the night in prayer
Sa'eed ibn 'Abdul-'Azeez used to stand the night in prayer, and when the time of Fajr entered he would renew his wudhoo and leave [home] for the masjid.
The desire for the heart to be enlightened
It used to be said: 'Whoever desires his heart be enlightened, then he should reduce [the intake of] his food.'
Wearing clothes with prohibited words and images
What is the ruling regarding wearing clothes which have pictures [or images] of things and different scenic views?
His desires get the better of him
It is not befitting of the believer, that [thought of] his stomach (food) commands his attention the most, and that his desires get the better of him.