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Seifeddine-M
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 Posted on 23rd July 2012 13:28During Ramadaan, blessings shower down in such abundance that it seems that the doors of blessings have been thrown wide open. According to a hadeeth, Paradise is perfumed and decorated for the believers just before Ramadaan, and on the first day of Ramadaan, Allaah سبحانه و تعالى instructs the angels to open the doors of Paradise for the believers. Thus Paradise is addorned for the belivers like a bride is adorned for her groom. [Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad]
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Posted on 25th July 2012 00:50 This month is so blessed that the birds in the air, the fish in the seas, and the animals on the earth pray for the forgiveness of all those who fast. Moreover, when they break their fast at iftar, the angels says aameen to their duas. Those who are fortunate and wise enough to take advantage of the blessings of this month are honoured with the special status such as that of a wali and abdal. Muslims should learn valuable lessons from their elders and regard each moment of this month as a precious opportunity to earn righteousness so that they may also earn the special regard of Allaah سبحانه و تعالى [Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad]
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Posted on 26th July 2012 13:47 The wonderful season of spring greets us with the blessings of lush vegetation, delicious fragrances of beautiful flowers, and trees laden with fruit. Likewise the month of Ramadan is a month of springtime for the believer, where Allaah's blessings and mercy surrounds the believer at every point throughout the day and night. Hence, surrounded by such awsome mercy, this is truly a golden opportunity for anyone wishing for nearness to Allaah and forgiveness from sin. It seems that the phrase golden opportunity was coined with the month of Ramadan, because this phrase perfectly fits the description of this month. [Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad]
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Posted on 27th July 2012 00:28 Daily during the month of Ramadhān and thereafter as well, you should take account of the deeds that you have performed each day. You should ask yourself two things: 1) Have I done any good deed today which will attract the Mercy and Forgiveness of Allāh ta'ālā? 2) Have I committed any sin today which will divert Allāh ta'ālā’s Mercy and Forgiveness away from me? [Shaykh Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh] http://www.at-tazkiyah.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=124:ask-two-things&catid=12&Itemid=21
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Posted on 27th July 2012 00:30 Make this Ramadhān a memorable one. Make it a Ramadhān you will remember for the rest of your life. Make it such that, inshā’allāh, in Jannah you will say it was this Ramadhān in which Allāh ta'ālā made you his walī, and from when your life changed forever. To make this Ramadhān a memorable one you must follow the following five advices: 1. Abstain from sins. Don’t even think about sinning in the month of Ramadhān. 2. Stay away from gatherings and mixing with people. Many sins take place when mixing with people, e.g. backbiting, slandering, wasting time etc. 3. Safeguard your eyes by only looking at what is permitted. 4. Safeguard your ears by only listening to what is permitted. 5. Safeguard your tongue by only speaking when it is absolutely necessary. [Shaykh Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh] http://www.at-tazkiyah.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122:memorable-ramadhan&catid=12&Itemid=21
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Posted on 27th July 2012 00:31 In order to truly benefit from the month of Ramadhān you need to understand its true spirit and purpose. The purpose of this great month is to help us weaken our connection with the material world and to strengthen our connection with Allāh ta'ālā by excelling in spirituality. Any worship driven and imbued with this spirit will truly be fruitful. [Shaykh Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh] http://www.at-tazkiyah.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123:benefitting-from-the-month-of-ramadhan&catid=12:malfuzat&Itemid=21
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Posted on 27th July 2012 00:33 The blessed month of Ramadhān is a month of blessings, mercy and forgiveness. This sacred month will pass without us realising what valuable and precious moments were wasted. What has gone cannot come back, and what has been lost cannot be re-acquired. For one who wishes to acquire the pleasure of Allāh ta'ālā, even one moment is sufficient. Rasulullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wasallam has said in a hadith, "Ramadhān is a month the beginning of which is mercy, the middle of which is forgiveness and the end of which is deliverance from the Fire of Jahannam." From the first of Ramadhān, the Mercy of Allāh ta'ālā descends upon those very pious servants who have no sins in their balance of deeds. As far as the sinners are concerned, they are of two types: sinners of a lesser degree, and those who are so filthy that were they to die in their present condition they would go straight into the Fire of Jahannam. Allāh ta'ālā watches over them and at the end of the first ten days, upon seeing their hard work and effort, Allāh ta'ālā showers His forgiveness upon those who are sinners of a lesser degree, and for those filthy with sins, upon whom Jahannam was wājib (incumbent), Allāh ta'ālā expects them to work hard for twenty days. If they are able to do this, then after the second part of Ramadhān ends Allāh ta'ālā forgiveness enshrouds them and they are granted deliverance from the Fire of Jahannam. How merciful Allāh ta'ālā is! We ask Allāh ta'ālā that He grant us Jannah-al-Firdows with His eternal Pleasure and save us from the Fire of Jahannam. Amin. [Shaykh Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh] http://www.at-tazkiyah.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=125:valuing-ramadhan&catid=12&Itemid=21
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Posted on 27th July 2012 14:49 [Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad]
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Posted on 29th July 2012 02:02 He would spend the entire month in seclusion and worship, not wishing to check mail or be disturbed in this precious month. So many people would come to spend the whole of Ramadaan in the masjid that there would be no room for anyone's bedding after the 19th of Sha'baan. In this manner, the masjid would come alive with worship and the remembrance of Allaah سبحانه و تعالى. [Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad]
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Posted on 30th July 2012 00:43 [Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad]
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Posted on 1st August 2012 16:52 Mufti Abdur Raheem Lajpuri رحمه الله There are innumerable reasons and benefits of fasting. One of the most promenent is habituating oneself with controlling the carnal self. One thereby restrains one's innate desires, as a result of which those good deeds that are normally difficult to carry out become easier. One therefore is able to forsake sin and develops the qualities of piety and abstinence. Allah سبحانه و تعالى says, "O you who have Imaan! Fasting has been made obligatory for you just as it was made obligatory for those before you (the Jews and Christians), so that you may develop Taqwa (fasting saves a person from sin because it develops self-restraint and drives away the passions that lead to sin.) - Surah Baqara 2:183 Fasting serves as a nutrition for the soul so that the soul gains strength by it. There is nothing as effective as fasting to curb carnal desires and purify the soul. Fasting opens the door to spirituality and lends vitality to one's acts of worship. Reliable books of Ahadith mention that Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم once asked, "O Allah! What brings a person closest to You?" Allah سبحانه و تعالى replied, "When a person is hungry and in Sajdah." Another wisdom behind fasting is that people inculcate the qualities of Allah. Just as Allah سبحانه و تعالى does not need food, drink or carnal passions, the fasting person also does away with these during the fast. Similarly, he also then adopts the qualities of the angels عليهم الصلاة والسلام who are sustained on Dhikr and not on food. The fasting person also gets the golden opportunity to be grateful to Allah during the days of fasting, when he also sympathises with the poor. Furthermore, fasting purges the body of toxins and diseases and is especially effective in purging phlegm. Fasting harnesses the love of Allah سبحانه و تعالى and Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم and raises a person's stages in the Aakhirah (Hereafter). Allah سبحانه و تعالى says, "Fasting is for Me and I shall personally reward a person for it." - [Hujjatullah al-Baaligha Vol.1 pg 154] Another of the thousands of reasons for fasting is that by fasting, a person is fulfilling the command of Allah سبحانه و تعالى, thereby gaining proximity to Him. And Allah knows best what is most correct. [Fatawa Rahimiyyah Vol.3 pg 118-119] http://www.peopleofsunnah.com/fiqh/rulings/fasting/90-fastingwisdom.html
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Posted on 5th August 2012 05:10 What is the meaning of the hadith that mentions the 'chaining of shaytan during Ramadhan'? Is this simply metaphorical or are we to take this literally? Ustadh Abdullah responds to this question. Question: I have a question regarding a Hadith where the Prophet (pbuh) mention during Ramadan month "the gates of paradise are Wide open and the Gates of Hell are Shut and the Devils are chained." The "Devils are chained" is this Statement Metaphorical in its meaning or Literal? Becuase even during Ramadan Muslims Still commit Sins. Personally I still get Waswassa (Whispering) when I am offering my Salaah even during this Month. Inshallah you can clear this question for me. JazaKallah Khayre Ustadh Abdullah's Answer: Imam Muslim رحمه الله reports by way of Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "When Ramadan comes, the gates of Paradise are flung open, the gates of Hell are slammed closed, and the devils (shayatin) are fettered." [Hadith #1079] Imam Nawwawi رحمه الله states in his Sharh (commentary) of Sahih Muslim, "Qadi 'Iyad - may Allah - High is He - show him mercy - said: "It is possible that it is construed according to its literal and true meaning, and that the opening up of the gates of Paradise, the locking of the gates of Hell, and the shackling of the devils is a sign of the entering of the month and a magnification of its sanctity. Consequently, the shackling (tasfid) would be so that they are kept from harrassing and agitating the believers." He said: "And it is possible that the intent is the figurative mean. Consequently, it would be an allusion to the copiousness of the reward and the pardon, and that the devils - their enticement and harrassment is light so that they become like those who are shackled. And they'd happen to be shackled from (doing) somethings while not (shackled from doing) other things, and to (some) people while not to (other) people. And the second version (The gates of mercy are flung open) supports this (position). And it has come in another hadith (reported by Ibn Majah with a sahih chain): 'The rebellious among the devils are fettered." Qadi said: "And it is possible that the opening of the gates of Paradise is an expression of what Allah - High is He - opens up for His slaves of acts of obedience during this month, which don't occur in other than it in general such as fasting, standing (in prayer), performing good acts, and desisting from many of the infractions (sins). And these are reasons for entering Paradise and gates of it. Likewise is the locking of the gates of Hell. And the shackling of the devils is an expression about what they desist from of infractions. .." [Sharh Sahih Muslim: 4/157] Was-Salaam Ustadh Abdullah www.lamppost productions. com/node/ 198 So, we must take advantage of this chaining of the shaytan and weakness of the evil temptations and overcome the urge to sin and try to leave as many sins as possible for good. It's more easy to become pious now than outside of Ramadhan. So, lets not miss this golden chance. http://tazkiyatips.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/the-chaining-of-shaytan-during-ramadhan.html?m=1
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Posted on 5th August 2012 05:13 Maintaining your concentration through over an hour of night prayers (Taraweeh) can be challenging, especially if you don’t understand classical Arabic. 1-Do sincere dua' just before Iftar and also after Isha prayer beseeching Allah to help you to concentrate in the Taraweeh in particular and salaah in general. Mu`adh (Radi'Allahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (Sall'Allahu alaihi wasallam) took hold of my hand and said: "O Mu`adh! By Allah I love you, so I advise you to never forget to recite after every prayer:"Allahumma a`inni ala dhikrika, wa shukrika, wa husni `ibadatika " (O Allah, help me remember You, to be grateful to You, and to worship You in an excellent manner).'' [Abu Dawud] 2-Another way to change this is to look over the translation of the next portion to be recited (during the day before the taraweeh), so that you can have a sense of what’s being recited and can ponder over its meaning and implications. 3-You can also try focusing on specific words that you understand and think about how they relate to Islam, Allah and you. 4-Also, before each rakah, remind yourself of the immense reward for performing taraweeh prayers properly. 5-Think that this could be your last Taraweeh! And that Allah is watching us pray. 6-Dont eat too much or heavy/oily and spicy food at Iftaar or before Taraweeh! Imam Ghazali says in his Ihya:"One should let a certain degree of weakness carry over into the night, making it easier to perform the night Prayers and to recite the litanies (awraad). It may then be that Satan will not hover around one's heart, and that one will behold the Kingdom of Heaven. Anyone who puts a bag of food between his heart and his breast becomes blind to this (divine) revelation." May Allah grant us all the strength and opportunity to make this Ramadan better than ever. Ameen! http://tazkiyatips.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/6-tips-to-maintain-concentration-during.html?m=1
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Posted on 5th August 2012 05:17 "Ramadan is the (month) in which was sent down the Quran" [Al-Quran, 2:185] THE METHODOLOGY OF PLEASING ALLAH The righteous predecessors used to worship Allah like someone who works hard to appease an annoyed beloved. If a house servant erred gravely and was caught, he would beg forgiveness from his master and vow to be more careful in the future. Such was their worship. Our attitude needs to be the same in this blessed month. We must acknowledge and understand the gravity of our sins, be ashamed in front of Allah, beg forgiveness, and vow righteousness in the future. PEACE AND REST The noble elders would sacrifice their rest during this month for the sake of worship, and we need to follow their example. If we sleep and awaken according to our own will eleven months out of the year, then surely we can sacrifice our sleep and rest for the blessed month of Ramadan. Below are given some examples from the lives of the pious Salaf (predecessors) of their devotion to the Quran in Ramadhan. Some of the Salaf would complete reciting the whole Quran during the night prayer of Ramadan every 3 days, others every 7 days e.g Qataadah, others in 10 days e.g. Abu Rajaa' al-Atardi. The Salaf would recite Quran in Ramadan in Prayer as well as outside it. Ibrahim an-Nakh'I would do likewise in the last 10 nights specifically, & every 3 nights during the rest of the month. Qataadah would regularly finish the Quran in 7 days, but in 3 days during Ramadan, when he would study the Quran especially, and every night during its last 10 days. Al-Zuhri would say when Ramadan began, 'It is recitation of the Quran and feeding of people.' During the holy month Ramadan, Imam Abu Hanifa (May the mercy of Allah be upon him) would complete one reading of the Holy Quran in the morning, a second in the evening, and would listen to three complete recitals of the Holy Book in tarawih for a total of sixty-three completions during the month. (see for details: Imam Al Kardari's 'Manaqib Al-imam Abu Hanifa') When Ramadan began, Imam Malik would cease narrating Hadith and sitting with the people of knowledge, and stick to reciting the Quran from its pages, while Sufyan al-Thawri would leave other acts of worship and stick to reciting the Quran. Zayd al-Yaami would bring copies of the Quran when Ramadan began and gather his companions around him. ... It is reported that Al-Aswad [b. Yazîd Al-Nakha’î] used to complete the recitation of the Quran in Ramadan every two nights; sleeping between al-maghrib and al-‘ishâ. Outside of Ramadân, he used to complete a recitation every six nights. Abû Nu’aym, Hilyatu Al-Awliyâ` 1:250. It is related from Al-Rabî’ b. Sulaymân that Imam “Muhammad b. Idrîs Al-Shâfi’î (Imam Shafi) used to complete reciting the Quran in the month of Ramadan sixty times, all in the prayer.” Ibid. 4:107 It is reported that Abul-Ash-hab said, “Abû Al-Rajâ` [Al-Atârudî] would complete with us a recitation of the Quran in the night prayers of Ramadan every ten days.” Ibid. 1:348 It is reported that Qatâdah used to complete a recitation of the Quran once every seven nights, and when Ramadan came, once every three nights. During the last ten nights, he would complete a recitation every night. Ibid. 1:364 It is reported that Imam Al-Bukhârî used to complete a recitation [of the Quran] once in the day time in Ramadan, and would pray after Tarâwîh every night, completing another recitation every three nights. (Totally more than forty in the month). Al-Dhahabî, Siyar A’lâm Al-Nubalâ` 12:439 Notes After mentioning some similar examples from the Salaf, Imam Ibn Rajab says in Latâ`if Al-Ma’ârif, p319: "The prohibition of reciting the Quran in less than three days [found in some ahadith] refers to doing so regularly [throughout the year]. As for virtuous times, like Ramadan – especially the nights in which it is hoped Laylatu Al-Qadr will occur – or virtuous places, like Makkah – for those who enter it and are not residents there, then it is recommended to increase in reciting the Quran, making the most of the time and the place. This is the position of [Imam] Ahmad, Ishâq [ibn Râhûyah] and other Imams, and the practice of others [from the Salaf] indicates [they held the same position]." MAY ALLAH REMOVE OUR LAZINESS Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmed D.B. says: "We will be terribly ashamed on the Day of Judgment when the righteous predecessors present worthy deeds in front of Allah. At that time, we will wish that we had enormous number of fasts and recitations of the Holy Quran to present to Allah, had we not been lazy during Ramadan. If we are lazy and unable to conquer our nafs eleven months out of the year, we should be able to say to Allah that there was one month in which we tried our utmost to worship and win Allah’s favor. Please accept O Lord, These flowers that I have picked for You -Based on Ibn Rajab's "Lata'if Al-Maarif", Abû Nu’aym's Hilyatu Al-Awliyâ and other sources http://tazkiyatips.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/the-salafs-pious-predecessors-recital.html?m=1
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Posted on 6th August 2012 16:08 Now you may say: 'Suppose someone confines himself to curbing his appetite for food and drink and his sexual desire, to the neglect of the inward aspects. According to the experts in jurisprudence (Fiqh) his Fast (Saum) is valid. So what are we to make of this?' You must realise that the scholars of external legality are concerned only with such obligations as fall within the capac- ity of ordinary heedless people, wholly caught up in the affairs of this world. As for those learned in knowledge of the Hereafter, the meaning they attach to validity is acceptance, and by accept- ance they mean attainment of the goal. According to their understanding, the goal of Fasting is the acquisition of one of the qualities of God, Great and Glorious is He, namely stead- fastness (samadiya), as well as following the example of the angels by abstaining as far as possible from the desires of the flesh, for they are immune to such passions. The human status is superior to that of the animals, since man is able by the light of reason to tame his lust; yet it is inferior to that of the angels, in that he is subject to carnality and put to the test in combat with its temptations. Whenever man falls prey to lust, he sinks to the lowest of the low and joins the animal herd. Whenever he curbs his desires, he ascends to the highest of the high and attains the angelic level. The angels are near the presence of God, Great and Glorious is He, so those who follow their example and model themselves on their character will likewise draw near to God, Great and Glorious is He. To resemble one who is near is to be near. This nearness, however, is not spatial but qualitative. If this is the secret of Fasting among men of profound spiritual understanding, what benefit is to be derived from postponing a meal only to combine two meals after sunset, while indulging in all other passions the whole day long? If there were any good in such conduct, what could the Prophet, on him be peace, have meant by saying: 'How many of those who Fast get nothing from it but hunger and thirst?' (Nasai & Ibn Majah). This is why Abul Darda' said: 'How fine is the sleep of the wise and their non-Fasting! Don't they just put to shame the Fasting and wakefulness of fools! A mere atom from those possessed of certainty and true piety is better and weightier than seeming mountains of worship by the misguided.' For the same reason one of the scholars said: 'How many who Fast are not keeping Fast, and how many who do not keep Fast are Fasting!' The Fasting non-Faster is he who keeps his limbs and organs pure of sin while still eating and drinking; the non- Fasting Faster is he who goes hungry and thirsty while giving full licence to his limbs and organs. Those who understand the significance of Fasting and its secret meaning are aware that he who abstains from food, drink and sexual intercourse, while breaking Fast by involving himself in sin, is like one who performs his ablution by wiping part of his body three times (in compliance with the external legal requirement), yet neglects what is really important, namely the actual washing. Because of this stupidity his ritual Prayer is rejected. By contrast, he who does not abstain from eating, yet does Fast in the sense of keeping his organs Free from all that is unworthy, is comparable to one who washes the proper parts of his body only once each. God willing, his ritual Prayer is acceptable, since he has paid due attention to the essentials, even if he has omitted the details. But he who combines the two may be compared to one who not only washes each part of the body, but does so three times each, for he attends to essentials and details alike, and this constitutes perfection. The Prophet, on him be peace, once said: 'The Fast is a trust, so let each of you keep this trust!" (Kharaiti; Hasan) And when he recited the words of God, Great and Glorious is He: 'Surely God bids you restore trusts to their owners.' [al-Nisa', 4: 58] he touched his ears and his eyes, saying: 'Hearing is a trust and sight is a trust.' (Abu Dawud) If speech were not likewise a trust of the Fast, the Prophet, on him be peace, would not have said: 'Say: "I am Fasting!"' (Bukhari & Muslim). In other words: 'My tongue has been entrusted to my care, so how can I release it to answer your insults?' It therefore becomes apparent that every act of worship has both an outer and an inner aspect, a husk and a kernel. http://tazkiyatips.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/why-observe-inward-aspects-of-fasting.html?m=1
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