Dhikrullah Blog – Reminding because it benefits the believers

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The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to strive hard (in worship) during the last ten days of Ramadaan in a way that he did not strive at any other times. (Muslim, 1175, from ‘Aa’ishah). Among the things he did were secluding himself in I’tikaaf and seeking Laylat al-Qadr during this time. (Al-Bukhaari, 1913; Muslim, 1169). In al-Saheehayn it is reported from the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that when the last ten days of Ramadaan came, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) would stay up at night, wake his family and gird his loins. (al-Bukhaari, 1920; Muslim, 1174). Muslim added: he strove hard and girded his loins.

Her phrase “girded his loins” is a metaphor for his preparing himself to worship and strive hard in worship, more than usual. It has the meaning of “rolling up one’s sleeves” to worship (i.e. getting ready to make a great deal of effort).

It was also said that it was a metaphor for keeping away from women and abstaining from sexual relations.

The phrase “stay up at night” means that he would stay awake, spending the night in prayer, etc. It was reported in another hadeeth that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said:
“I never saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) recite the entire Qur’aan in one night, or spend a whole night in prayer until the morning, or fast an entire month, except in Ramadaan.” (Sunan al-Nasaa’i, 1641).

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As we enter the halfway point of Ramadaan 1431H, alhamdulilah Dhikrullah.com has recently moved servers, these should be more permenant inshaAllah and help in the long run for futurue projects.

Please have some sabr while we get everything sorted and back to normal.

Alhamdulilah we managed to keep 90% of contect in tact when we moved, we had 25gb of data on the server! Including Quran, lectures and other files, so shukr Allah that we managed to keep most of it. QadrAllah we lost most the blog, there is a backup and a archive, but it is being long and the sql database, well we’re not quite sure what to do but we got the most recents posts, will try to add some more posts slowly and in the meantime will keep on updating as we are.

so jazakumAllahu khayr for your patience and continued support.

Narated Abu Huraira (radiAllahu anhu) that Allah’s Messenger (salAllahu alayhi wa salam)  said, ‘Fasting is a shield (or a screen or a shelter from hell fire).’ So, the person observing saum (fast) should avoid sexual relation with his wife and should not behave foolishly and imprudently, and if somebody fights with him or abuses him, he should say to him twice, ‘ I am observing saum (fast)’ The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wa salam) said: “By him in whose hands my soul is, the smell coming out  from the month of a person observing fast is better with Allah, than the smell of musk. (Allah says about the fasting person), ‘he has left his food, drink and desires for my sake. The fast is for me. So I will reward (the fasting person) for it and the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times’.

• Fasting is ibaadah – a Muslim should give a lot of sadaqah during this month, read a lot of Quran etc.
• The smell of musk is a very nice smell, imagine your breath being more pleasing to Allah due to your fast
• All ibaadah is for Allah, especially fasting
• Although all practices of worshipping are for Allah, here Allah singles out fasting, because fasting cannot be practiced for the sake of showing off as nobody can know whether one is observing fast or not, except Allah. Therefore, fasting is a pure performance that cannot be blemished with hypocrisy.
  

  Hadeeth found in saheeh Bukhari

Official Decision and Announcement of the High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia…

Just a short time ago, Fatwa-Online was informed of the official decision and announcement of the High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia that since the moon of Ramadhaan was sighted this evening, here in Saudi Arabia, we have completed twenty nine (29) days of Sha’baan (1431 A.H.), in accordance with the hadeeth of the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam):

((Fast when you see the crescent. If it is obscured to you, then complete thirty days of Sha’baan. And break your fast when you see the crescent. If it is obscured to you then fast thirty days)), [transmitted by al-Bukhaaree and Muslim].

Subsequently, we shall be starting our taraaweeh prayers tonight (Tuesday 10 August 2010) after the ‘Ishaa. prayer, in preparation for the first fast of Ramadhaan on Wednesday 11 August 2010, inshaa.-Allaah.

During Ramadaan, visit the Dhikrullah Ramadaan:

http://www.dhikrullah.com/ramadaan

it pleases us to announce the accepted students list of brothers who have been blessed with acceptance to pursue their studies at the islaamic university of madeenah commencing this october (2010), inshaa.-Allaah, has been published at the following url:

http://admission.iu.edu.sa/IuAbroadInquery.aspx

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Narrated Abu Hurayrah, the prophet (salAllahu alayhi wa salam) said: “Allah loves sneezing but dislikes yawning; so if anyone of you sneezes and then praises Allah, every Muslim who hears him (praising Allah) has to say: “May Allah be merciful to you” (yarhamukAllah). But as regards yawning, it is from Satan, so if one of you yawns, he should try his best to stop it, for when anyone of you yawns, Satan laughs at him.”

• Recommended sunnah (sunnah mukadamah) to say alhamdulilah when sneezing
• Shaytaan yawns and likes those who yawn like him
• Yawning is a sign of laziness
• One should cover their mouth with their hand when sneezing or yawning
• If we are reciting the Quran, we should finish yawning and then continue reciting
• Shaytan may try to enter the body of the one who yawns openly through his mouth

hadeeth found in saheeh bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73, Number 245

Narrated Abu Musa al Ashari (radiAllahu anhu): “We were in the company of the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wa salam) on a journey, and whenever we ascended a high place, we used to say takbeer [in a loud voice]. The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wa salam) said, ‘O people! Be kind to yourselves for you are not calling upon One Who is deaf or absent, rather You are calling upon One Who is All-Hearing, and All-Seeing.’

• When going up, we say “Allahu akbar” – some of the ulema explained the reason behind this is so we remember while going up that in reality, Allah is the most high and greatest.Dhikr is ibaadah and should be done personally in most cases with few exceptions like when procraiming the talbiyah
• This hadeeth mentions one of the sifaat (descriptions) of Allah (subhanahu wa ta’la) – al Samiah (all hearing) and al Qareeb (all near)
• Allah (subhanahu wa ta3la) is all near with his knowledge
• When Allah (subhanahu ta3la) mentions in the Quran : “Allah ma3kum”  (Allah (subhanahu wa ta3la) is with them) – this means he is with them in support

Hadeeth found in Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 75, Number 393:

Naarrated Sa’d Abi Waqas, Allah’s messenger (salAllahu alayhi wa salam) said: O Allah! I seek refuge with You from miserliness; and I seek refuge with You from cowardice; and I seek refuge with You from being sent back to geriatric old age; and I seek refuge with You from fitnah (trial) of this world; and I seek refuge with You from punishment in the grave.

• Allah’s messenger (salAllahu alayhi wa salam) seeked refuge from five things in this particular dua, all of which are bad traits or difficulties places upon a person.
• Being a miser. Being a miser both with our wealth and our health. We can’t give money unless Allah allows us to. We need Allah’s help even to do ibadaah.
• And he also seeked refuge from cowardness. He didn’t want to be scared of sacrificing for the sake of Allah.
• Seeking refuge from geriatric old age : when you are old you are unable to do ibaadah. Your health detoriates and people have to look after you and you become dependent upon people.
• Fitnah – The trials and tribulations of this world are many and we can only get through them with the help of Allah. Near the end of time, the fitnah will only increase.
• Punishment of the grave – We cannot stop the angel of death reaching anyone, even if they be people whom we love and our dear to us. The punishment of the grave is a serious matter and the only one who escapes it is the mujahid who dies in Allah’s cause. We are questioned in the grave and we will only be able to give the right answers and speak good in the hereafter if we believed in Allah and spoke good in this world.

hadeeth found in Bukhari, volume 8, hadeeth 385

Narrated Abu Hurayrah (radiAllahu anhu) – I heard Allah’s Apostle (salAllahu alayhi wa salam) saying, “By Allah! I ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day.“

• One should constantly ask Allah (subhanahu wa ta’la) for forgiveness and make dua to Him (the Most High) on a regular basis.
• The best time to make dua is during Hajj time on mount Arafah, during Ramadaan, during the hour on the Friday, during the late hours of the night and during sajdah
• In order for one’s dua to be accepted, we should abstain from eating haram food, from wearing haram clothes and from receiving income from haram sources
• One should make dua with sincerity, asking Allah (subhanahu wa ta’la alone)
• It is better to utter dua’s from the sunnah or the dua’s mentioned in the Quran
• One should avoid making dua for impossible things.
• One shouldn’t be impatient with the dua and the outcome.
• Making dua is ibaadah.
  

  Hadeeth is found in saheeh Bukharee, Vol 8 No. 319

inshaAllah Dhikrullah Blog will be starting lessons from hadeeth which will be posted weekly. The hadeeth will be mentioned with small points of benefits and lessons in a small, easy digestible format. These are notes based on classes by my shaykh who is gong through Bukhari and Muslim. At a later date we will add lessons from Imam Malik’s Muwatta inshaAllah. So lets get started inshaAllah

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wa salam) said, “Whoever takes the money of the people with the intention of repaying it, Allah will repay it on his behalf, and whoever takes it in order to spoil it, then Allah will spoil him.”

• Allah (subhanahu wa ta3la) will help the person with the intention to pay back a loan
• Its is necessary to pay back a loan. It is better if the taking out of the loan along with the repayment is written with a proper contract ; signed, dated and witnessed.
• For any action, Allah will put barakah in it if it is done with a good intention.
• In the battle of Ahzaab Allah defeated the opposing army because the Muslims fought with good intentions.

• It is haram to take money and not pay it back, this is a form of dhulm (oppression)
• Muslims should write a will – have money set aside to pay back debts after your death if need be.