Allaah (The Most high) said: وَعَلَى اللَّهِ قَصْدُ السَّبِيلِ وَمِنْهَا جَائِرٌ And upon Allah is the responsibility to explain the Straight Path but there are ways that turn aside.’’ [16:9] [وَعَلَى اللَّهِ قَصْدُ السَّبِيلِ- And upon Allah is the responsibility to explain the Straight Path]: Az-Zujaaj (rahimahullaah) said: It is Allaah who will clarify the […]

Allaah (The Most High) said: وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ ۚ لَا تَسْجُدُوا لِلشَّمْسِ وَلَا لِلْقَمَرِ وَاسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ And from among His Signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Prostrate not to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate to Allah […]

Question to Shaikh Abdullaah Bin Humaid (rahimahullaah): Is attendance at the Haram (in Makkah) to break the fast over there something desired in the Sunnah or not, for some people obligate that on themselves? Answer: It is not Sunnah; rather some people break their fast at the Haram in order to be present for Maghrib […]

Question to Shaikh Abdullaah Bin Humaid (rahimahullaah): Will the Muslims living in hot countries or in hot houses be rewarded for their fasting more than those living in cold countries? Answer: Reward is received in accordance with the level of difficulty (i.e. the difficulty that is faced whilst carrying out legislated duties and obligations. As […]

Question to Shaikh Abdullaah Bin Humaid (rahimahullaah) Some of the people come for Umrah and eat in the Haram because they are travellers; but they eat in the presence of the people. Is it permissible for them to do so? Answer: It is permissible for a traveller to eat, but the scholars have stated that […]

Narrated Abu Hurairah (radiyallaahu-anahu) that the Messenger of Allaah (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said that Allaah said: ‘’All the deeds of Adam’s sons (people) are for them, except Saum (fasting) which is for Me, and I will give the reward for it.’ Observing saum (fast) is a shield or protection (from the Hell-fire and from committing sins). If […]

Imaam Fudayl Ibn Iyaad (d. 187, rahimahullaah) said: ‘If Allaah (the Mighty and Majestic), knows that a man hates a person of innovation, He will forgive him even if his actions are few.  A person of Sunnah would not help an innovator except due to hypocrisy.  Whoever turns his face away from an innovator, Allaah will fill […]

The Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said: “Whoever believes in Allaah and the last day then let him utter good or keep silent.” He (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said, “then let him utter good” and Allaah (The Most High) stated: [وَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا -And speak (always) the truth. (33:70)] Good speech, such as uttering Subhaanallaah, Laa-ilaaha-ilal-laah, Allaahu-Akbar, recitation of the Qur’aan, […]

The Messenger of Allaah (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said: ‘Indeed Allaah is Pure and He does not accept, except that which is pure’ Shaikh Saaleh Al Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) commented on this hadith saying: In this hadith he (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) described Allaah (The Exalted] that Allaah (Glorified Be He and Free Is He from all imperfections, faults […]

Imaam Barbahaaree (rahimahullaah) said: ”He who loves the deeds of a people, good or bad, is just like the one who commits them.” Shaikh Saaleh Al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) commented saying: He who loves the deeds of a people is just like one who commits them; so if those (deeds) are good he gets […]