May Allaah grant you goodness. It has been narrated that al-Ashtar once entered upon ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib رضي الله عنه – after part of the night had passed – while he was standing in prayer.
Category: Scholars
A moment to ponder on our state in Ramadhaan
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!
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; plentiful [voluntary] prayers, reading the Qur.aan, remembrance…
My obligation towards my father who does not pray nor fast
My father does not pray, nor fast, and he smokes a lot, and he swears a lot and has a foul and obscene tongue, and he has begun to oppress my mother, and I do not love him, and [instead] hate [him…
Beware the thieves of Ramadhaan
And I say to the brothers, there are thieves in the month of Ramadhaan – thieves who steal your fasting, who steal your rewards and good deeds.
A third of Ramadhaan has already passed
On this night, the night of Sunday 11th of the blessed month of Ramadhaan, [of the] year 1420 (December 19th 1999). Tonight is the night of Sunday, [which is] the first day of the week.
Reciting the Qur.aan to musical notes
Noble Shaykh, what is the ruling regarding reciting the Qur.aan to musical notes?
Giving Zakaah to relatives
What is better: [is it] to give zakaah to poor and needy relatives whom I am not financially responsible for, or that I give it to the poor and needy neighbour?
Eating and drinking at the adhaan of Fajr
May Allaah reward you. He is saying: ‘Is it permissible for a person to eat what he has in his hand when the mu.adhin calls the adhaan [for Fajr]?’
Broke his fast two minutes early
What is the ruling regarding the one who broke his fast when he heard the adhaan for [the] maghrib [prayer], and Thereafter it was confirmed the mu.adhdhin had actually called the adhaan 2 or 3…