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Ruling on wiping over the Ka’bah (to seek blessings) – Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan

February 15, 2013 Leave a comment

Question:

Ahsanal-Laahu ilaykum. Another questioner says: “Is the du’aa (supplication) in front of the Ka’bah from the places where du’aa is accepted? And what is the ruling on holding and wiping over the covering of the Ka’bah?”

Answer:

Holding and wiping over the covering or the stones of the Ka’bah has no basis [in the religion]. Nothing from the Ka’bah is touched except ar-Rukn al-Yamaanee (the Yemeni Corner) and al-Hajar al-Aswad (the Black Stone); this is touched and the Yemeni Corner is only touched. And the Black Stone is touched and is kissed if possible, or [only] touched or pointed to from far away if he faces it. As for the rest of the Ka’bah, then he should not wipe over or attach himself to anything of it, nor to its door. This is from the khuraafaat (myths or superstitions). Rather, the Ka’bah serves to make Tawaaf around it, to pray towards it and to supplicate near it, without attaching oneself to it or to its covering. He supplicates near it, especially in al-Multazam; what is between the Corner and the door or between the Black Stone and the door. He stands there and supplicates. This is a place where the du’aa is accepted, if Allaah — subhaanahu wa ta’aala — wills and if the supplicating person has a sincere intention. Na’am.

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Go Home Right After Hajj for More Reward! – Moosaa Richardson

November 12, 2012 Leave a comment

Go Home Right After Hajj for More Reward!

The Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) said:

إذا قضى أحدكم حجه فليعجِّل الرجوع إلى أهله فإنه أعظم لأجره

“When one of you finishes his Hajj, let him hasten to return to his family, as that is greater for his reward.”

Collected by Al-Haakim and al-Bayhaqee, and declared “hasan” by Shaykh Al-Albaanee in Saheeh al-Jaami’ as-Sagheer (#732). See also: as-Silsilah as-Saheehah (#1379).

Points of Benefit:

The reward for a person who completed Hajj can be greater by simply returning home to his family without unnecessary delay.

Men are normally needed by their families to take care of them, protect them, educate them, and ensure their rights are fulfilled properly. Thus, it is better for a man to finish his hajj and then return to his family quickly and resume his role with them.

This is general guidance, yet when there is a need or a benefit to be gained from remaining on the journey, related to important religious matters, or even beneficial worldly matters, he may do so, so long as he is not causing harm to those who need his presence back home, and Allaah knows best.

This hadeeth indicates a general recommendation to return home quickly after the Hajj is completed, but not an obligation.

Islam focuses heavily on a family’s rights over their caretakers.

Moosaa Richardson

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Division of the Udhiyah and the Wisdom Behind it

October 28, 2012 Leave a comment

Division of the Udhiyah (Sacrificial Meat of Eid al Adha)
Taken from Book of Udhiyah By Shaykh Uthaymeen from Noor Al Darb
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Shaykh Uthaymeen stated:

As for the method of distributing (the Udhiyah) then Allah the Most High Says
“ Then eat thereof and feed therewith the poor who have a very hard time”. [Surah Hajj:28]

And He says “eat thereof, and feed the beggar who does not ask (men), and the beggar who asks (men)” [Surah Hajj:36]

So the person eats from the Udhiyah, and give some as charity to those poor and gives some as a gift to those rich as a means of bringing about love. This brings about three matters intended by the legislation in regards to the Udhiyah:

Firstly: Enjoying in the blessing of Allah by eating from it.

Secondly: Hoping in the reward of Allah and that is by giving charity from it.

Thirdly: Brings love amongst the servants of Allah by way of giving it as a gift.

And this is from lofty intent of the legislation which is why some of the scholars prefer it to be thirds. A third to eat from, a third to give in charity and a third given as a gift.

End of the Shaykh’s words.

Translated by: Yusuf Shamsid-Deen

أما كيف توزع فقد قال الله تعالى (فكلوا منها وأطعموا البائس الفقير) وقال سبحانه: (فكلوا منها وأطعموا القانع والمعتر) فيأكل الإنسان منها ويتصدق منها على الفقراء ويهدي منها للأغنياء تألفا وتحببا حتى يجتمع في الأضحية ثلاثة أمور مقصودة شرعية:

الأمر الأول: التمتع بنعمة الله وذلك في الأكل منها.

الأمر الثاني: رجاء ثواب الله وذلك بالصدقة منها.

الأمر الثالث: التودد إلى عباد الله وذلك بالهدية منها وهذه معان جليلة مقصودة للشرع ولهذا استحب بعض العلماء أن تكون أثلاثا فثلث يأكله وثلث يتصدق به وثلث يهديه.

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October 25, 2012 Leave a comment
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Buying a “Sacrifice” via Various Charitable Organisations to be Slaughtered Abroad for the Poor?

October 25, 2012 Leave a comment

Buying a “Sacrifice” via Various Charitable Organisations to be Slaughtered Abroad for the Poor?
Written by Abu Muadh Taqweem Aslam (hafidhahullaah) on October 22, 2012

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

It is a common practice for Charity Organisations to advertise and offer “sacrifices” to be done abroad and distributed to the poor in exchange for a fee to cover the costs of the slaughtering. Many individuals who desire to sacrifice engage in this activity and perhaps find a greater degree of ease in simply buying a “sacrifice” from a Charity who will slaughter on their behalf abroad for the poor.

The following is the fatwa of Shaikh al-Fawzan on this issue:

Q: “A fatwa has spread from you in recent times that paying money to Charity Organisations for the slaughtering [to be done on your behalf] is against the Sunnah? What’s your opinion on this oh Shaikh?”

A: “Yes I say this now, The legislated sacrifice is done in the household [i.e. by the by person himself in his country], the household of the one slaughtering, amongst his children, and amongst his neighbours, the one slaughtering eats from it, him and his children, and they give it in charity [distribute it] and give it as a gift…so they are to be slaughtered in the houses, in the houses of the muslims [i.e. done yourselves and not abroad] so that the household obtains its benefits, apparent and concealed.

However if it slaughtered in some other place [abroad] then these distinctions that the slaughtering was prescribed for are lost; as for an individual who wishes to give it in charity [i.e. those who may claim that the poor will benefit from the sacrifice abroad more than us, which may be true] then give in charity generally [i.e. send money abroad to them in any case any time] – as for the specific acts of worship then they are to remain as they have been prescribed. Indeed the prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم would sacrifice in his household, and the companions would sacrifice in their households and they never sent money outside or abroad for animals to be bought and slaughtered there, since that causes the benefits of slaughtering to be forfitted, so indeed it is a rite of Islam [prescribed in a particular way to be done].

[vis Sahab]

This should clarify the affair; for indeed many are always confused as to why it is better to do it yourselves in your locations rather than send to the poor abroad, the Shaikh clarifies it is an Islamic Rite prescribed to be done yourselves and not abroad, as for the poor abroad then no-one has prevented you from aiding them and being charitable since you are free to send whatever amount of money and food as you wish abroad at whatever time – ‘Eid or otherwise -, however the rite of islam in terms of the slaughtering is not to be specified, that is to be done yourselves and distributed within family and neighbours etc.

Taken from http://salaficentre.com/2012/10/buying-a-sacrifice-via-various-charitable-organisations-to-be-slaughtered-abroad-for-the-poor/

Allaah Swears by these 10 Days, Odd and Even

October 21, 2012 Leave a comment

Allaah Swears by these 10 Days, odd and even

Allaah swears by these days.

1. By the dawn;
2. By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah),
3. And by the even and the odd .

[al-Fajr, ayat 1-3]

The Prophet (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said,

The ten are the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah and the odd is the Day of Arafah and the even is the Eid.

[Ahmad 3/327, and Bazzar 2286]. Ibn Rajab (rahimahullaah) graded the isnad of this hadeeth as being Hasan.

[Source: Taken from Lataif al Ma'rif and Tafseer ibn Katheer (rahimahullaah)]

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Important information regarding Ud-hiyah /Sacrifice (Qurbani) on ‘Eid Al-Adhaa

October 19, 2012 Leave a comment

The one who intends to do a sacrifice should not cut his hair and nails from the beginning of Dhul-Hijjah

October 16, 2012 2 comments

The one who intends to do a sacrifice should not cut his hair and nails
from the beginning of Dhul-Hijjah UNTIL the sacrifice is done.

Shaykh Al-Albaanee, may Allah shower His Mercy upon him, states in our of his works:

The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:

‘When the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah appears and one of you wants to do the sacrifice, then he should abstain from (cutting) his hair and his nails.

And in a narration:

‘Then he should not take anything from his hair or from his nails until he sacrifices.’

 – Mukhtasar Saheeh Muslim No.1251 and other than it.

Shaykh Al-Albaani, may Allah shower his Mercy upon Him, comments:

“I say: And the apparent meaning of the hadeeth is the obligation to leave removing the hair and the nails for the one who has resolved to do the sacrifice until he sacrifices … and this is what Imaam Ahmad and other than him have said.

So, let those who are afflicted with the shaving of the beard pay attention to this, for indeed shaving it (the beard) for ‘Eed has in it three acts of disobedience:

The First: The shaving in of itself, for indeed it is to become feminine and to resemble the disbelievers and to change the creation of Allah as I have explained it in my book Adaab-uz-Zifaaf Fis-Sunnatil-Mutahharah (6th Edition, page 118).

The Second: Beautifying (oneself) for the ‘Eed through the disobedience of Allah!

The Third: What this hadeeth has benefitted with from the forbidding of taking (from) the hair for the one who wants to sacrifice. And in reality, very few are those who are saved from these violations (of the religion), even some of the people of knowledge! We ask Allah for safety.”

(Salaatul-‘Eedayn Fil-Musallah Heeyah As-Sunnah, Pp 40-41, 3rd Edition, 1406/1986, Al-Maktab-Al-Islaamee, Beirut ).

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Announcement of the High Judiciary Council (HJC) of Saudi Arabia regarding the beginning of Dhul-Hijjah.

1 Dhul-Hijjah will be on Wednesday 17 October 2012, and the Muslims performing Hajj will be in ‘Arafah on Thursday 25 October 2012 (9 Dhul-Hijjah 1433), and the Muslim Ummah shall be celebrating ‘Eed al-Adhaa on Friday 26 October 2012, (10 Dhul-Hijjah 1433), inshaa.-Allaah.

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Meeting the Scholars on Hajj: A Discussion between Shaykh Fawzan and Shaykh Abdur Razzaq Al Badr

October 14, 2012 Leave a comment

From the Benefits of Hajj: Meeting the Scholars
Shaykh Abdur Razzaq Al Badr speaks with Shaykh Fawzan

Host: We have the Noble Scholar Doctor Shaykh Abdul Razzaq Abdul Al Muhsin Al Badr with us on the line; he is in Medina the city of the Prophet. Please proceed Shaykh Abdul Razzaq.

Shaykh Abdul Razzaq: As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatuAllahi wa barakatahu

Shaykh Fawzan and the host: wa alaikum salaam wa rahmatuAllahi wa barakatahu

Shaykh Abdul Razzaq: Hayaak Allah Shaykh Salih.

Shaykh Fawzan: How are you?

Shaykh Abdul Razzaq: May Allah preserve you, may Allah bless you.

Shaykh Fawzan: How is your father?

Shaykh Abdul Razzaq: My father is good and he gives you the greetings of Salaam.

Shaykh Fawzan: May Allah give us all Salaam.

Shaykh Abdul Razzaq: Hayaak Allahu

Shaykh Fawzan: May Allah bless you

Shaykh Abdul Razzaq: In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful. All praises belong to Allah the Lord of all that exist, and may the prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his Family and his Companions, all together. As to what follows:

From that which known; is that Hajj is tremendous obligation and a noble opportunity to meet with the people of knowledge and to benefit from them. I read in Siyar A’lam Al-Nubala in the biography of Abu Jafar Muhammad bin Ali Al Baqir he said: Verily my desire to meet Amr bin Dinaar increases my Hajj because surely he loves us and he benefits us. And I read some notes also by Al-Dhahabi, may Allah have mercy upon him, he said there was a large contingent of students of hadith who would embark upon Hajj their motivation being meeting Sufyan ibn Uyaanah and other than him from the Imaam of the Scholars. Thus this is a noble opportunity while we are headed towards pilgrimage at the House of Allah the Haram. If we could have a brief look from our Shaykh, while we are now as the brother know at the end of this program, at the importance of honoring the people of knowledge, connecting with them, taking from them, and not proceeding them, and being diligent upon taking religious verdicts from qualified among them. I ask Allah the Exalted to bring about benefit through his knowledge and to make him firm upon his efforts and to be kind to him. Verily He answers the supplications. As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatahu.

Shaykh Fawzan: wa alaikum salaam wa rahmatuAllahi wa barakatahu.

That which you pointed out, that Hajj is an opportunity to meet the people of knowledge, yes this is correct. It is an opportunity to meet the people of knowledge from the East of the earth to the West of it. And this is from the benefits of Hajj. As Allah the Exalted said:

{28} لِيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ

That they may witness the benefits (provided) for them. (Soorah Al Hajj 22:28)

Thus from the greatest benefits of Hajj is meeting the Scholars, and benefiting from their knowledge and their virtue, their love, and connecting with them. One of them could be in the East and one of them in the West and the people yearn to see them, so he comes to Hajj and they come to Hajj and thus they gather together. Therefore this is from the greatest benefits of Hajj, meeting with the people of knowledge, and the people of virtue, and benefiting from them, and renewing the love between the hearts. This is from the benefits of the great Hajj. Acquaintance between the pilgrims; between the brothers from the East and the West of the earth and benefiting from each other. Even the Scholars benefit from each other, by the reminders and the lessons, and presenting the problems between them. Not to mention the common people those who are in need of asking questions to the people of knowledge. At any rate this Hajj is a great opportunity. And this is from the divine wisdom in Hajj, there occurs the meeting between the Muslims from the East and the West despite their different colors, and languages, and understanding, and knowledge. Thus this one will benefit from that one.

Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee
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