Ibadah, Fiqh & Its Sciences

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 …

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 …

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 …

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Khusuf or Kusuf literally means to change i.e when the sun/moon loses its light and turns black, partially or fully. [Lisan al-‘Arab 9/298-299, al-Mu’jam al-Wasit 2/787, Mu’jam al-Lughah al-‘Arabiyyah al-Mu’asirah 1/643 & 3/1933]. Also see [75:8] There is disagreement regarding the difference between Khusuf and Kusuf. …

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: If the Sunnah prayers of Fajr have been performed at home, can one pray Tahiyyat al-Masjid after going to the masjid or not? (Arbāz Aḥmad, Jammu Kashmir) Answer: Sayyidah Ḥafṣah رضي الله عنها states: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ لَا يُصَلِّي إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ …