Yaa Rabb!
July 30, 2020 § 1 Comment
Shaikh ʿAbdul-Karīm al-Khuḍair said, “The people of knowledge say that whoever supplicates to Allaah by saying, ‘O Lord! O Lord! [Yā Rabb! Yā Rabb!]’ fives time will have his supplication answered if there is nothing to prevent it, and they used the verse at the end of Surah ʾĀli-ʿImrān as proof where the name Lord was repeated five times in the supplication of the People of Understanding and at the end Allaah the Most High said, ‘So their Lord answered them.’”
ʿUthaimīn on the Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah
July 25, 2020 § Leave a comment
ʿUthaimīn said, “I encourage my brother Muslims to take advantage of this great opportunity by doing a lot of righteous actions during the ten days of Dhul-Ḥijjah, like reciting the Quran, doing dhikr in its varying forms like saying Allāhu Akbar, Lā ilāha illallah, Alḥamdulillah, Subḥānallah, and by giving charity and fasting, and striving to do all good deeds. And it is strange that people are unaware of these ten days! You will find them trying hard in the last ten of Ramaḍān, but you will hardly find anyone who distinguishes between the ten days of Dhul-Ḥijjah and any other day. If a person does righteous deeds during these ten days he will have revived what the Prophet guided us to do.”
Asking Allaah for Everything
July 24, 2020 § Leave a comment
Ibn Rajab said, “Allaah loves that His Servants ask Him for all their religious and worldly needs, like their food, drink, clothing etc., just as they ask Him for His Guidance and Mercy, because if the servant asks for everything he needs from Allaah he has shown his need of Him—and Allaah loves that.”
Jāmiʿ al-ʿUlūm wal-Ḥikam, vol. 2, p. 38.
Repentance and Having Good Thoughts About Allaah
July 18, 2020 § Leave a comment
Ibn Baaz said, “Repentance nullifies what went before it and wipes it out, alhamdulillah, so don’t have anything [negative] in your heart about that, you must have good thoughts about your Lord, believing that He has turned in repentance to you if you are truthful in your repentance, because He said, “Turn to Allah in repentance all together, O believers, so that you may be successful,” so He attached success to repentance, whoever repents has succeeded, so you must have good thoughts about your Lord, [believing] that He will accept your repentance if you are truthful in it and regret what you did and leave doing it, resolving not to go back to it. And beware of the whispers of the devil [waswās].”
On the Duaa Said when Leaving the Bathroom
July 17, 2020 § Leave a comment
Ibn Baaz said, “The wisdom in saying, ‘I seek Your Forgiveness!’ when leaving the bathroom is that Allaah blessed the servant with the food and drink that He gave him and then He blessed him by allowing him to relieve himself [lit: by allowing the things that are harmful to leave him], and the slave [of Allaah] falls short in giving thanks so He ordained that when he relieves himself after having had the blessing of food and drink that he seek His Forgiveness, and He سبحانه loves that His Slaves thank Him for His Blessings and He loves that they seek His Forgiveness from their sins.”
Being in a Constant State of Repentance
March 28, 2020 § Leave a comment
Ibn Rajab, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “It is not right for morning or evening to come upon a believer except that he is in a state of repentance, because he does not know when death might surprise him. [Will it be] in the morning or the evening? Or will his soul be taken when he is performing an act of obedience or disobedience? So whoever comes upon morning or evening not in a state of repentance then he is in danger, since it is feared that he will meet Allaah not repenting and thus be gathered alongside the company of oppressors.”
Lataa’iful-Ma’aarif, p. 458.
The Order in Which Dhikr is Read
May 15, 2018 § Leave a comment
Shaikh Abdul-Kareem al-Khudair, may Allaah protect him said, “Attention should be paid to the issue of reading adhkaar in a particular set order. Many people are used to reading certain adhkaar in the morning and evening, and [also] other supplications at set times, and you will find that most of these words of remembrance are done in a particular order by them, [but] no narrations have been reported saying that this dhikr is to be said before that one [etc.]. You will find them reading it in a particular order their entire life whilst saying, ‘I’m not using this arrangement as a part of this act’s worship it’s just that if I change the order and say this one before that one or vice versa I forget some of them,’ if that is their intention then there is no problem with that but sometimes they should try to [change the order and] say one earlier and delay another in the order [they are said] and not use that arrangement as a part of that act’s worship.”
Uthaimeen On Persistence in Du’aa
April 20, 2018 § Leave a comment
Shaikh Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him said, “One of the most important conditions of du’aa is sincerity to Allaah عزوجل, such that in his du’aa a person feels his destitution before his Lord, and knows that Allaah تعالى will answer his du’aa, He said, “When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them) …” [2:186] … and a person needs to be insistent in his du’aa and repeat it, even if a response to it is initially delayed, or delayed a second time, let him repeat it, for Allaah تعالى might not answer a servant [of His] the first time so that he increases in his supplication to his Lord and so that he feels the need for Him even more, and it is also a test for him—will he continue asking Allaah or will he become weary and stop? So be persistent in supplicating to your Lord, brother Muslim, for He loves those who are persistent in their du’aas …”
Sa’eed ibn Jubair
April 18, 2018 § Leave a comment
Hilaal ibn Yusaaf said that Sa’eed ibn Jubair entered the Ka’bah [at night] and read the whole Quraan in one rak’ah.
Mowsoo’ah Ibn Abid-Dunyaa, vol. 1, p. 115.
Uthaimeen On Repentance
April 1, 2018 § Leave a comment
Shaikh Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “Turning back to Allaah is by feeling remorseful at what one has done, and wishing one hadn’t done the sin, and by resolving not to go back to it in the future—it is not a condition that a person doesn’t do that sin again, the condition is that he resolves not to go back to it—then if it does so happen that his soul entices him and he does it again, his initial repentance for that earlier sin is sound, but he must repent afresh from the following sin which he has just committed.”
Make Du’aa for Every Single Need
February 18, 2016 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “You must, Yaa akhi, supplicate to Allaah for all of your general and specific concerns, both the difficult and easy ones, and if the only thing to be gained from making du’aa was the fact that it was considered worship of Allaah, it would befit a person to covet it.”
Fatawa Arkaan al-Islaam, p. 45.
Uthaimeen On What to do When One’s Eemaan Deteriorates
November 25, 2015 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “If you see yourself relapse/deteriorate, pick yourself up by repenting and seeking Allaah’s Forgiveness and by asking Him to keep you firm, and don’t become careless, and neither say, “Inshaa Allaah, my eemaan will become stronger,” [without doing anything about it], instead from right now—from the moment you feel that you are ill—you must implement the cure.”
Tafseer Surah an-Nisaa, vol. 2, p. 53.
On Your Devil
October 20, 2015 § Leave a comment
Ibn al-Qayyim said, “So whoever does not punish his devil in this abode through the remembrance of Allaah تعالى and tawheed, and seeking forgiveness from Him and obeying Him, then his devil will punish him in the Hereafter with the torment of the Fire—so everyone must punish his devil or else his devil will punish him.”
Badaa’i’ut-Tafseer, vol. 5, p. 450.
When the Act of Supplicating Becomes More Precious than the Actual Need You Were Supplicating For
September 13, 2015 § Leave a comment
The Shaikh of Islaam, Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allaah grant him a place in Firdous, said, “… and its equivalent in this world is like someone who is facing a most severe calamity, or acute poverty or disquieting fear and so starts to supplicate to Allaah and implore Him humbly until Allaah then bestows upon him such pleasure in conversing with Him that it becomes more beloved to him than the original need he had been supplicating for—but he could not have known that initially so as to seek and yearn for it.”
Al-Fataawaa, vol. 1, p. 28.
Seeking Allaah’s Intercession by Mentioning One’s State of Affairs
April 4, 2015 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “Seeking Allaah’s Intercession by [mentioning] one’s condition is allowed, an example of which is where Musa عليه الصلاة والسلام said, “My Lord! Indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.” [Qasas 28:24] So when a person seeks Allaah’s Intercession through the condition he is in then that state [of his] is a cause for Allaah to show compassion towards him and [to also provide him with divine] providence.”
Sharh al-Kaafiyah ash-Shaafiyah, vol. 4, p. 533.
The Meaning of the Part of the Witr Supplication on Guidance
December 7, 2014 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “In the Qunut supplication [of al-Witr] when we say, ‘O Allaah! Guide me [along] with those [others] whom You have guided,’ we are asking Allaah تعالى for two types of guidance: that of knowledge and action, just as His Saying تعالى, ‘Guide us to the Straight Path,’ includes two types of guidance, that of [being guided to beneficial] knowledge and [also being guided] to action. So it befits the one reciting [such supplications] to bear in mind that he is asking for both of these types of guidance, that of knowledge and action.”
Sharh Du’aa Qunootil-Witr, p. 7.
The Soul’s Snares
November 30, 2014 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “Beware of the soul’s snares. Every time you find one [setting up] in your heart, seek protection in Allaah عز وجل, and don’t try to rationalise it [in an attempt to dismiss it]—instead first and foremost seek shelter with Allaah عز وجل. Because Allaah taught us this, saying, ‘And if an evil whisper from Satan tries to turn you away, then seek refuge in Allaah.’ [Fussilat 41:36] So there is neither refuge nor shelter except with Allaah عز وجل.”
Sharh al-Kaafiyah ash-Shaafiyah, vol. 1, p. 221.
Bad Thoughts
November 29, 2014 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “From Allaah’s Blessings is that if a person doesn’t lean towards or firmly establish what he thinks about [i.e., the bad thoughts one has], he will not be called to account over them no matter how severe they are. But if the Devil does throw such whisperings into your heart then your stance is to cure them through two things the Prophet ﷺ mentioned, the first is to seek refuge with Allaah from the Accursed Devil, and the second is to terminate and turn away from that [evil thought] which occurred to you.”
Sharh al-Kaafiyah ash-Shaafiyah, vol. 1, p. 373.
’Uthaimeen on Du’aa
September 1, 2014 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “One of the conditions for one’s du’aa to be answered is that when a person supplicates he should feel as though he is in the most dire need of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى, and that Allaah تعالى Alone is the One who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and that He is the One who removes evil. As for a person who supplicates to Allaah عزوجل whilst feeling as though he can manage without Him سبحانه وتعالى and that he is not in need of Him and instead just asks Him as a habit [of his], then such a one is not worthy of being answered.”
Fataawa Arkaan al-Islaam, p. 60.
’Uthaimeen: “My Brothers, Finish Ramadaan by Turning to Allaah in Repentance from Having Sinned Against Him.”
July 26, 2014 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “My brothers, finish Ramadaan by turning to Allaah the Most High in repentance from having sinned against Him, and by returning to Him in repentance by doing what pleases Him, for no person is void of having mistakes or shortcomings, all of the Children of Aadam make mistakes and the best of those who do so are those who repent. And when He addressed him, Allaah the Mighty and Majestic urged the Prophet ﷺ to seek His forgiveness and to turn to Him in repentance, saying, ‘And turn to Allaah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.’”
Majaalis Shahr Ramadaan, p. 229.
Uthaimeen on Oaths
July 14, 2014 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “I wish that a person wouldn’t swear by Allaah frequently. If he needs to take an oath let him couple it with [a mention of] Allaah’s Will, saying, ‘By Allaah, inshaa Allaah …’ for in doing so he attains two great benefits. The first is that Allaah will facilitate for him what he took an oath for, and the second is that if he is not able to fulfil it he doesn’t have to carry out an expiation [kaffaarah].”
Fataawa Nurun-’alad-Darb, vol. 11, p. 465.
Shaikh Uthaimeen: It is Not Proper that the Person Praying Behind an Imaam Should Make Any of his Recitation Heard
May 17, 2014 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “It is not proper that the person praying behind an Imaam should make any of his recitation heard, not in the silent prayers or the audible ones, nor when saying Allaahu Akbar or when praising Allaah or when supplicating, because he is following and is not the one who is being followed, and because by making his voice audible he will confuse the people around him.”
At-Ta’liq ’alaa al-Muntaqaa, p. 45.
’Uthaimeen on Spending Wealth While Alive and in Good Health
April 14, 2014 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “Spending wealth while alive and in good health is better, more excellent and greater in reward, especially when it is spent on a good deed that is continual, like building a mosque, fixing roads, securing [the provision] of water, printing beneficial books or buying them and distributing them to those who will benefit from them.”
Ad-Diyaa al-Laami’ minal-Khutub al-Jawaami’, vol. 4, p. 236.
’Uthaimeen: Prepare to Meet Allaah by Examining Yourself
April 11, 2014 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “A person must prepare to meet Allaah عزوجل and know how he will meet Allaah—will he do so in a condition that pleases Him عزوجل or the opposite?
So examine yourself and know what state you are in.”
Sharh al-Arba’een an-Nawawiyyah, p. 478.
Ibn al-Qayyim on Contentment: The All-Wise’s Wisdom and Mercy Behind Decreed Things that One Dislikes
March 23, 2014 § Leave a comment
Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “Indeed every decreed thing that the servant hates and does not find favourable will not be exempt from either being a punishment for a sin, so it is a cure for a disease which if the All-Wise did not remedy with the cure would hurl him into destruction, or it is a reason for a blessing which would not be attained except through that adversity—the adversity will cease and disappear but the blessing that results from it is perpetual, never ceasing. So when the servant witnesses these two matters the door to being content with his Lord in everything that He decrees and ordains for him is opened up for him.”
Madaarijus-Saalikin, vol. 2, p. 205.
’Uthaimeen on Contentment
March 18, 2014 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “When a person is given contentment he will remain rich, at ease, not looking at others, and what proves this is the fact that part of the perfection of the pleasure of the inhabitants of Paradise is that, “No desire will they have to be removed therefrom,” [Kahf 18:108] the lowest of them in rank will not want to be removed from what he is in, and he will think that there is no one in Paradise who has been blessed more than him, and this is from Allaah’s blessings on a servant, [i.e.,] that he be granted the ability by Allaah to be content—whether that be concerning his residence, his clothes, his mount [i.e., transport], or children.
As for if contentment is removed from his heart, then he is a pauper [miskeen].”
Sharh Bulugh al-Maraam, vol. 5, p. 272.
’Uthaimeen: “Whenever You Fulfil the Needs of Your Brother, Allaah will Fulfil Your Needs … Do not Belittle Anything.”
March 17, 2014 § Leave a comment
Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “Whenever you fulfil the needs of your brother, Allaah will fulfil your needs, so increase in performing good deeds, increase in acts of beneficence [ihsaan]—and do not belittle anything, even if it is only a little—the Prophet ﷺ said, “[O Muslim women,] never belittle any gift you give your neighbour even if it is the hoof [فرسن] of a sheep.” [Bukhari and Muslim]. The فرسن is found in the hoof of a sheep and it is something trivial and insignificant, i.e., do not even belittle this negligible thing.”
Sharh Riyaadis-Saalihin, vol. 4, p. 295.
Gifts of Knowledge 