Is there a specified [length of] time for the i’tikaaf?
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The reality of i’tikaaf
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: However, [regarding] i’tikaaf, its reality is for the person to remain in the masjid for [the purpose of] worshipping Allaah ﷻ. Not for the purpose of people gathering together with one another, and chatting about that which is of no benefit; this is certainly not i’tikaaf! […]
Take advantage of the last ten of Ramadhaan
We [sincerely] advise ourselves and the Muslims by taking advantage of these remaining days of this noble month with worship and an increase in worship and seeking forgiveness, and an increase in supplication and an increase in charitable deeds, because it is [approaching] the end of the month.
Spreading news of Laylatul-Qadr
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhaylee said: And [regarding Laylatul-Qadr] – it is an obscure night within the [last] ten [nights], and that is a mercy from Allaah so that the reward may increase. [So] if a specific night had been stipulated for the Muslim, indeed he would not have strived [in […]
Ramadhaan is an opportunity that may never return
What is your advice to the Muslims on the occasion of the approaching of the month of Ramadhaan, [and] may Allaah protect and preserve you?
Don’t become lethargic during the last ten of Ramadhaan
It is befitting for the worshiper not to become lethargic, because some of the people begin Ramadhaan with energy, and then become lethargic.
For those who desire a righteous heart
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Ibraaheem al-Farraaj advised: May Allaah grant you goodness. It has been narrated that al-Ashtar once entered upon ‘Alee ibn Abee Taalib رضي الله عنه – after part of the night had passed – while he was standing in prayer. So he said to him: ‘O Leader of the […]
A moment to ponder on our state in Ramadhaan
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhaylee said: Last year, we welcomed [the arrival of] Ramadhaan – rejoicing and full of happiness, and we were saying “Welcome! Welcome!”, and then as its days quickly passed we were saying to it “Slowly! Slowly!” Then it passed by, and we [found ourselves] in a strange […]
Put an end to the enmity, hatred and malice between yourselves
Indeed the month of Ramadhaan is a month of benefits and [the] plentiful earning [of reward], so take advantage of it with worship…
My obligation towards my father who does not pray nor fast
My father does not pray, nor fast; he smokes, and he swears a lot and has a foul and obscene tongue. He has begun to oppress my mother, and I do not love him, and [instead] hate him for doing these things. [So] what is my obligation towards my father?