Imam Ibn Qayyim rahimahullah said: أَنَّ الثِّقَةَ خُلَاصَةُ التَّوَكُّلِ وَلُبُّهُ “That confidence in Allah is the conclusion of Tawwakul and its core“ And the he mentions a great example of it: “He brought in this chapter His statement, the Exalted of Umm Musa: فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِي وَلَا تَحْزَنِي When you fear for him, then cast…
The Ruling on Attending a Walimah In Which Evil is Present If One’s Father Order’s Him – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: If my father orders me to go with him to a walimah that has evil. Should I go and please my father or should I remain [at home] and he will be angry at me? Answer: “First, if you going with him will lead to you advising him and directing him and then either it occurs [i.e. he is…
[Benefit] Knowledge is a Gift – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى، قَالَ لَقِيَنِي كَعْبُ بْنُ عُجْرَةَ فَقَالَ أَلاَ أُهْدِي لَكَ هَدِيَّةً، إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ عَلِمْنَا كَيْفَ نُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ، فَكَيْفَ نُصَلِّي عَلَيْكَ قَالَ “ فَقُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ، اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ…
Where Does the Imam Stand If the Place Where The Congregation is Praying is Full? -Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Is it benefited from the action of Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) with ‘Alqamah and al-Aswad, when he prayed with one [person] on the right and the other on the left, that it is allowed for people to make one row with a person on the right and left of the Imam if the place is…
The Different Types of Souls and How to Purify the Soul – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan
Question: What are the types of souls? And What is the way to purify it and its path as Allah, the Exalted said: Indeed he succeeds who purifies his oneself [91:9]? Answer: The types of souls mentioned in the Noble Quran are three: the soul that commands evil ( أمارة بالسوء), the self-reproaching soul (النفس اللوامة), and the pious soul…
The Ruling on Praying Behind One Who Smokes Marijuana – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: What is the ruling on the prayer behind an Imam who memorized the Quran, however, he smokes marijuana. Answer: The Quran does not benefit this one. If it benefitted him, he would not be smoking this filth. The likes of this one is not fit to be the Imam nor should he be put forward. Someone else is put…
The Ruling on Raising the Hands When Supplicating for the Deceased – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: Is it allowed to raise the hands while supplicating for the deceased? Answer: “It has come in some Ahaadith that the Prophet (ﷺ) raised his hands when he visited the graves and supplicated for its people. It was established from the Hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (ﷺ) visited the graves and supplicated…
Is Dajjal in the Bermuda Triangle? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: It has spread among those who interact with the jinn that they say: Dajjal is present nowadays in the Bermuda Triangle? Is the likes of this speech correct? Answer: “Do not attest to the speech of liars (Dajjaleen). Not from the humans nor jinn” [Sharh Sunan Abi Dawood no.485] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Raising the Hands When Seeking Forgiveness for the Deceased After Burial – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad and Shaikh Fawzaan
Shaikh Abdul -Muhsin al-‘Abbad hafidhuhallah was asked: Question: Do you raise your hands in this dua [i.e. When seeking forgiveness for the deceased after the burial]? Answer: “The affair in that is spacious. We do not know of something that proves its affirmation nor denial. So a person can raise his hands [if he wills] or he does not raise…
Some Etiquette Pertaining to the Funeral
The following are some etiquette pertaining to the Funeral: It is recommended to observe silence during the funeral. Qays ibn Abbad (may Allah mercy upon him) said: كان أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يكرهون رفع الصوت عند الجنائز The Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to dislike raising the voices in the funeral [Reported by al-Bayhaqi and others. Shaikh al-Albani…