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Shortening salutations to PBUH/SAW

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم “Indeed, Allah sends Ṣalāh upon the Prophet, and His angels (too). O you who believed, send Ṣalāh upon him and send Salām” [33:56] Using symbols and signs like “ص, صعم, صلم, صليو, صلع, and صلعم” in place of “صلى الله عليه عليه وسلم” is in opposition to …

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There is no special virtue for 15 Sha’bān

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم al-‘Uqaylī said (D. 322): “All narrations regarding descending of Allah on 15th Sha’bān are weak” [al-Ḍu’afā 3/29] Ibn al-‘Arabi said (D. 543): “And there’s no Ḥadīth regarding the night of 15th Sha’bān that can be depended on; Neither its virtue nor judgement of people’s prescribed time …

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Praying 4 raka’at after ‘Isha

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عن ابن عباس قال: كنت في بيت ميمونة فلما صلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم العتمة جاء فصلى أربع ركعات [مختصر قيام الليل (ص ٩٢) وسنده صحيح، انظر البخاري (١١٧ و٦٩٧)] Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allāh be pleased with them both) said:“I was in the house of …

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‘Aqidah of al-Bukhari (D. 256)

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لَقِيتُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَهْلِ الْحِجَازِ وَمَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ وَالْكُوفَةِ وَالْبَصْرَةِ وَوَاسِطَ وَبَغْدَادَ وَالشَّامِ وَمِصْرَ ‌لَقِيتُهُمْ كَرَّاتٍ قَرْنًا بَعْدَ قَرْنٍ ثُمَّ قَرْنًا بَعْدَ قَرْنٍ ، أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ وَهُمْ مُتَوَافِرُونَ مُنْذُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سِتٍّ وَأَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً ، أَهْلَ الشَّامِ وَمِصْرَ وَالْجَزِيرَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَالْبَصْرَةِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ …

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There is no special act of worship in Rajab

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم  كان ابن عمر إذا رأى الناس وما يعدون لرجب كره ذلك [مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (١٠٠٢٢) وسنده صحيح] When Ibn ‘Umar saw people and what they were prepearing for Rajab, he detested that [Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 10022; Isnād Ṣaḥīḥ] قال ابن حجر رحمه الله لم …

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