Ibadah, Fiqh & Its Sciences

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 …

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم al-Rāzī said in his Tafsīr (3/622): “The nations have agreed that (mere) supplication with the tongue that is empty from self-desire and little effort (from the person), has no impact” Actions which help in acceptance of Du’a: Having Waḍū (al-Bukhārī 6383) Turning to Qiblah (al-Bukhārī 6343) …

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عن ابن سيرين قال: كانوا ‌يستحبون ‌أن ‌ينظر ‌الرجل في صلاته إلى موضع سجوده [تعظيم قدر الصلاة (١٤٥) وسنده صحيح] Ibn Sirin (Tābi’ī) said: They (salaf) would recommend that a person looks during his Salah towards the place of Sujūd. [Ta’ẓīm Qadr al-Ṣalāh 145; Isnād Ṣaḥīḥ] …

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قال الدارقطني: نا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ ، نا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، نا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، نا إِدْرِيسُ الْأَوْدِيُّ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ وَأَخْرَجَ الْكِتَابَ ، فَقَالَ: هَذَا كِتَابُ عُمَرَ ، ثُمَّ قُرِئَ عَلَى سُفْيَانَ: مِنْ هَاهُنَا …