Showing Mercy To Our Family

Summary: 

1) Allah (s.w.t.) said in Surah Ar-Rum, verse 21:

وَمِنۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦٓ أَنۡ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا لِّتَسۡكُنُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيۡنَكُم مَّوَدَّةٗ وَرَحۡمَةًۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Which means: “And among His signs is that He created for you from yourselves wives, so that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection (love) and mercy. Indeed, in those are signs for those who reflect.” 

-> two core family values mentioned in the verse, i.e., *love and mercy* 

2) Allah (s.w.t.) said in the Qur’an:

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ قُل لِّأَزۡوَٰجِكَ إِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدۡنَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَزِينَتَهَا فَتَعَالَيۡنَ أُمَتِّعۡكُنَّ وَأُسَرِّحۡكُنَّ سَرَاحٗا جَمِيلٗا

Which means: “O Prophet! Say to your wives: ‘If you desire the life of this world and its luxury, then come, and I will give you a suitable compensation for divorce, and I will let you go graciously.’” 

[Al-Ahzab: 28] 

3) Sayyidah Aisyah (r.a.) said:

مَا رَأَيتُ أَحَدًا أَرْحَمَ بِالعِيَالِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ

Which means: "I have never seen anyone who showed more mercy to his family than Rasulullah (s.a.w.)". 

[Hadith narrated by Ibn Hibban] 

4) Disagreements and conflicts that occur between spouses are a normal part of family life. However, in trying to solve such conflicts, one must not resort to violence of any form - let us be guided by *religious guidance derived from both the Qur’an and the Sunnah*, and not be driven by our own personal interests and desires.

Let us take the Prophet (s.a.w.) as our role model in our interactions with our families. Remember that our families have been entrusted to us from Allah (s.w.t.), and that every individual will be questioned about this trust in the Hereafter. 

5,) May Allah (s.w.t.) protect us and our families from all forms of evil. And may we all be able to gather with our families in the Hereafter, and achieve eternal success in His Heaven. آمين 

Recitation of Surah Al-Kahfi - Nur Between 2 Fridays

وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: *من قَرَأَ سُورَة الْكَهْف فِي يَوْم الْجُمُعَة أَضَاء لَهُ النُّور مَا بَيْنَ الْجُمْعَتَيْنِ*.

رَوَاهُ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي الدَّعَوَاتِ الْكَبِير 

Abū Sa'id reported the Prophet as saying, “If anyone recites sūra al-Kahf (Qur’ān, 18) on Friday, light will shine brightly for him till the next Friday.” 

Baihaqī transmitted it in [Kitāb] al-Da‘awāt al-kabir.

Status: Hadith Hasan (Al-Albani)

https://sunnah.com/mishkat:2175

Hisn Al-Muslim 101: Before Sleeping - Al-Baqarah Last 2 Ayats (Part 3 of 13)

*ءامَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ ءامَنَ بِاللهِ وَمَلآئِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لاَ نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ وَقَالُواْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ {285}*

*لاَ يُكَلِّفُ اللهُ نَفْسًا إِلاَّ وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَآ أَنتَ مَوْلاَنَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ {286}*

Āmanar-Rasūlu bimā unzila ilaihi mir-Rabbihi wa ‘l-mu'minūn, kullun āmana billāhi wa malā'ikatihi wa kutubihi wa rusulih, lā nufarriqu bayna aḥadim-mir-rusulih, wa qālū sami`nā wa aṭa`nā, ghufrānaka Rabbanā wa ilayka ‘l-maṣīr. 

Lā yukallifu ‘llāhu nafsan illā wus`ahā, lahā mā kasabat wa `alayhā mak-tasabat, Rabbanā lā tu'ākhidhnā in nasīnā aw akhta'nā, Rabbanā wa lā taḥmil `alaynā iṣran kamā ḥamaltahu `alal-ladhīna min qablinā, Rabbanā wa lā tuḥammilnā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bih, wa`fu `annā, waghfir lanā, warḥamnā, Anta mawlānā fanṣurnā `ala ‘l-qawmi ‘l-kāfirīn. 

The Messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and so do the believers. Each one believes in Allah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. They say: "We make no distinction between any of His Messengers," and they say: "We hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your Forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return." 

Allah burdens not a person beyond what he can bear. He gets rewarded for that (good) which he has earned, and he is punished for that (evil) which he has earned. Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error. Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us. Our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have the strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Protector, and help us against the disbelieving people.

https://sunnah.com/hisn:101

Reference: Al-Baqarah 2:285-6. 

*These two Verses will be sufficient for anyone who recites them at night before sleeping*. Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari.9/94, Muslim 1/554 (cf. is a Latin word for 'confer' meaning 'to compare' and this abbreviation is used in writing to refer the reader to other material to make a comparison with the topic being discussed).

Fasting On Mondays & Thursdays

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي ثَوْرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ الْغَازِ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ صِيَامِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ يَتَحَرَّى صِيَامَ الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ. 

It was narrated from Rabi’ah bin Ghaz that he asked ‘Aishah about the fasting of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: *“He used to make sure he fasted on Mondays and Thursdays.”*

Sunan Ibn Majah 1739

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:1739 

Other references:

- https://sunnah.com/abudawud:2426 - Sahih

- https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:745 - Sahih

- https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:747 - Hasan

Hisn Al-Muslim 100: Before Sleeping - Ayatul Kursi (part 2 of 13)

*اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاء وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلاَ يَؤُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ* 

Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa ‘l-Ḥayyul-Qayyūm, lā ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa lā nawm, lahu mā fis-samāwāti wa māfil-ardh, man dhal-ladhī yashfa`u `indahu illā bi'idhnih, ya`lamu mā bayna aydīhim wa mā khalfahum, wa lā yuḥītūna bishay'im-min `ilmihi illā bimā shā', wasi`a kursiyyuhus-samāwāti wal-ardh, wa lā ya'ūduhu hifẓuhumā, wa huwal-`Aliyyu‘l-`Aẓīm. 

Allah! There is none worthy of worship but He, the Ever-Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never encompass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

https://sunnah.com/hisn:100 

Reference: Al-Baqarah 2:255. 

*Whoever reads this when he lies down to sleep will have a guardian from Allah remain with him and Satan will not be able to come near him until he rises in the morning.*

See Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 4/487. (cf. is a Latin word for 'confer' meaning 'to compare' and this abbreviation is used in writing to refer the reader to other material to make a comparison with the topic being discussed).

Hisn Al-Muslim 99: Before Sleeping (Part 1 of 13)

يَجْمَعُ كَفَّيْهِ ثُمَّ يَنْفُثُ فِيهِمَا فَيَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا: 

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ *{قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ. اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ. لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ. وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ}*. 

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ *{قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ. مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ. وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ. وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ. وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ}*. 

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ *{قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ. مَلِكِ النَّاسِ. إِلَهِ النَّاسِ. مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ. الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ. مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ}* 

ثُمَّ يَمْسَحُ بِهِمَا مَا اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ يَبْدَأُ بِهِمَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَوَجْهِهِ وَمَا أَقبَلَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ

(يفعلُ ذلك ثلاثَ مرَّاتٍ) 

Bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥīm. Qul huwallāhu aḥad. Allāhuṣ-ṣamad. Lam yalid wa lam yūlad. Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan aḥad.

Reference: Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4. 

Bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥīm. Qul a`ūdhu birabbil-falaq. Min sharri mā khalaq. Wa min sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqab. Wa min sharrin-naffāthāti fil-`uqad. Wa min sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasad. 

Reference: Al-Falaq 113:1-5. 

Bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥīm. Qul a`ūdhu birabbin-nās. Malikin-nās. 'Ilāhin-nās. Min sharri ‘l-waswāsil-khannās. Alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūrin-nās. Minal-jinnati wannās. 

Reference: An-Nas 114:1-6. 

*Hold the palms together, blow (with a little spittle) into them, and recite*: 

"With the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: He is Allah (the) One. The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, He begets not nor was He begotten, and there is none equal to Him. 

With the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak, from the evil of what He has created, and from the evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness, and from the evil of those who practice witchcraft when they blow in the knots, and from the evil of the envier when he envies. 

With the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws, who whispers in the chests of mankind, of jinns and men." 

*(Then pass your hands over as much of your body as you can reach, beginning with the head and the face, then the entire front of your body*. *Do this three times*.)

https://sunnah.com/hisn:99 

Reference: 

Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 9/62, and Muslim 4/ 1723. (cf. is a Latin word for confer meaning 'to compare' and this abbreviation is used in writing to refer the reader to other material to make a comparison with the topic being discussed).

Hisn Al-Muslim 2: When Waking Up Part 2

*لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وَحْـدَهُ لا شَـريكَ له، لهُ المُلـكُ ولهُ الحَمـد، وهوَ على كلّ شيءٍ قدير، سُـبْحانَ اللهِ، والحمْـدُ لله، ولا إلهَ إلاّ اللهُ واللهُ أكبَر، وَلا حَولَ وَلا قوّة إلاّ باللّهِ العليّ العظيم، رَبِّ اغْفرْ لي*

(Lā 'ilāha 'illallāhu waḥdahu la sharīka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu, wa huwa 'alā kulli shay'in qadīr Subḥānallāhi, walḥamdu lillāhi, wa lā 'ilāha 'illallāhu, wallāhu 'akbar, wa lā ḥaula wa lā quwwata 'illā billāhil-`aliyyil-`aẓīm, rabbighfir lī). 

There is none worthy of worship but Allah alone, Who has no partner, His is the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He is able to do all things.

Glory is to Allah. Praise is to Allah. There is none worthy of worship but Allah. Allah is the Most Great. There is no might and no power except in Allah, the Exalted, the Mighty. 

My Lord, forgive me.

https://sunnah.com/hisn:2 

Reference: Whoever says this will be forgiven, and if he supplicates Allah, his prayer will be answered; if he performs ablution and prays, his prayer will be accepted. Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 3/39, among others. The wording here is from Ibn Majah 2/335.

Hisn al-Muslim 1: When Waking Up

*الحَمْـدُ لِلّهِ الّذي أَحْـيانا بَعْـدَ ما أَماتَـنا وَإليه النُّـشور*

(Alḥamdu lillāhil-ladhī 'aḥyānā ba`da mā 'amātanā wa 'ilayhin-nushūr). 

Praise is to Allah Who gives us life after He has caused us to die and to Him is the return.

https://sunnah.com/hisn:1

Reference: Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/113; Muslim 4/2083

Dzulhijjah: Period of Eating Sacrificial Meat

حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَابِسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَنَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ تُؤْكَلَ لُحُومُ الأَضَاحِيِّ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ قَالَتْ مَا فَعَلَهُ إِلاَّ فِي عَامٍ جَاعَ النَّاسُ فِيهِ، فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُطْعِمَ الْغَنِيُّ الْفَقِيرَ، وَإِنْ كُنَّا لَنَرْفَعُ الْكُرَاعَ فَنَأْكُلُهُ بَعْدَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ‏.‏ قِيلَ مَا اضْطَرَّكُمْ إِلَيْهِ فَضَحِكَتْ قَالَتْ مَا شَبِعَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ خُبْزِ بُرٍّ مَأْدُومٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللَّهِ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَابِسٍ بِهَذَا‏.‏ 

Narrated `Abis:

I asked `Aisha "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) forbid eating the meat of sacrifices offered on `Id-ul-Adha for more than ¹three days" She said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) did not do this except in the year when the people were hungry, so he wanted the rich to feed the poor. But later we used to store even a trotter of a sheep to eat it fifteen days later." 

She was asked, "What compelled you to do so?" She smiled and said, "The family of Muhammad did not eat to their satisfaction white bread with meat soup for three successive days till he met Allah."

Sahih al-Bukhari 5423

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5423

¹three days = meaning 3 days of Tashriq 

Related references:

- https://sunnah.com/muslim:1972c

- https://sunnah.com/muslim:1973

- https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:3160 - Sahih

- https://sunnah.com/nasai:4432 - Sahih 

- https://sunnah.com/nasai:4428 - Sahih

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02/07/2023, 08:04 - Azman: *_Topic: Hisn al-Muslim (حصن المسلم / Fortress of the Muslim / Perisai Muslim) - Invocations From al-Quran & al-Sunnah / Doa & Dzikir Daripada al-Quran & al-Sunnah _*

Having Empathy: Taking Care of Foster Children

Summary: 

1) In a narration by Imam Muslim, there was an instance when Abu Dzar (r.a.) was about to cook. At that point, our Prophet (s.a.w.) advised Abu Dzar (r.a.) that he should add more water to the broth, so that it can then be given to the neighbours as well.  

2) If we observe the life of our Prophet (s.a.w.), we will notice how he would always try to make life easier for those in need. Not only is he a great teacher, he is also an excellent exemplar for us to learn from and to emulate, eg.when the prophet (s.a.w) took care of Ali bin Abi Talib when the latter's father, Abu Talib was facing financial difficulties 

3) Allah (s.w.t.) says in Surah al-Hajj, verse 77: 

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱرۡكَعُواْ وَٱسۡجُدُواْۤ وَٱعۡبُدُواْ رَبَّكُمۡ وَٱفۡعَلُواْ ٱلۡخَيۡرَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ۩

Which means: “O believers! Bow down, prostrate yourselves (in prayer), worship your Lord (as the one and only God), and do what is good so that you may be successful (in this world and the Hereafter).” 

4) For those of us whom Allah has blessed with ease and comfort in our lives, let us consider fostering children who are in need. 

5) May Allah guide us to be trustworthy people who carry out our responsibilities well. And may we be of His servants who are always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need, so that we will be able to achieve success in this world and the Hereafter.

آمين 

Dzulhijjah: No Fasting On Tashriq Days (11-13 Dzulhijjah)

وَعَنْ نُبَيْشَةَ الْهُذَلِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ أَيَّامُ أكل وَشرب وَذكر الله» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم

  صَحِيح   (الألباني) 

Nubaisha al-Hudhali reported Allah's messenger as saying, *“The days of ¹at-tashriq are days of eating, drinking, and remembrance of Allah.”*

Muslim transmitted it.

Mishkat al-Masabih 2050

Grade: Sahih

https://sunnah.com/mishkat:2050 

¹ at-tashriq means the days of Tashriq which are the 3 days following 'Idul Ad-ha: 11th, 12th & 13th of Dzulhijjah. The name is said to have been given because the flesh of the sacrifical animal is cut into strips and put in the sun to dry; but other explanations are also given. 

Related references:

- https://sunnah.com/muslim:1141a

- https://sunnah.com/bulugh/5/38

- https://sunnah.com/abudawud:2418

- https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:1720

- https://sunnah.com/ahmad:992

- https://sunnah.com/nasai:4994

Dzulhijjah: (1) Greetings When Meeting On Eid (2) Extending His Sustenance And Extending His Life By Connecting His Kinship

(1)

كان أصحابُ النبيِّ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّم إذا الْتَقَوْا يومَ العيدِ يقولُ بعضُهم لبعضٍ : تَقَبَّلَ اللهُ مِنَّا ومنكَ

الراوي : جبير بن نفير | المحدث : الألباني | المصدر : تمام المنة

الصفحة أو الرقم : 354 | خلاصة حكم المحدث : إسناده صحيح | أحاديث مشابهة

Narrated Jubair bin Nafir:

*When the companions of the Prophet, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, met on the day of Eid, they would say to each other:*

*"تَقَبَّلَ اللهُ مِنَّا ومنكَ"* 

“Taqobbalallahu minna wa minka"

(May God accept from us and from you).

Isnad Sahih (Al-Albani)

https://dorar.net/h/x9ONriNC 

(2) 

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ الْكِرْمَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يُبْسَطَ لَهُ رِزْقُهُ أَوْ يُنْسَأَ لَهُ فِي أَثَرِهِ فَلْيَصِلْ رَحِمَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, *"whoever desires an expansion in his sustenance and age, should keep good relations with his kith and kin."*

Sahih al-Bukhari 2067

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2067 

Related references:

- https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5985

- https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5986

- https://sunnah.com/muslim:2557a

- https://sunnah.com/muslim:2557b

- https://sunnah.com/abudawud:1693 - Sahih

Dzulhijjah: (1) No Fasting On The Two Eids & (2) Qurban Sacrifice Starts After Eid Al-Adha Prayer

(1)

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، مَوْلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ الْعِيدَ مَعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَصَلَّى قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْطُبَ بِلَا أَذَانٍ وَلَا إِقَامَةٍ ثُمَّ خَطَبَ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ صِيَامِ هَذَيْنِ الْيَوْمَيْنِ أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَيَوْمُ فِطْرِكُمْ مِنْ صِيَامِكُمْ وَعِيدُكُمْ وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَيَوْمٌ تَأْكُلُونَ فِيهِ مِنْ نُسُكِكُمْ

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَزْهَرَ قَالَ شَهِدْتُ الْعِيدَ مَعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ‏.‏

It was narrated from Abu 'Ubaid the freed slave of ‘Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf that he was present on Eid with 'Umar bin al Khattab. He ['Umar] prayed before delivering the khutbah, with no adhan or Iqamah. Then he gave the khutbah and said:

O people, *the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade fasting on these two days (i.e., the two Eids)*. On the first of them you break your fast and celebrate your festival, and on the second you eat from the meat of your sacrifices. 

It was narrated that Sa'd Abu 'Ubaid, the freed slave of ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Azhar, said: I was present at Eid with 'Umar bin al Khattab... and he mentioned a similar hadeeth.

Musnad Ahmad 224, 225

Grade: (224) Its isnad is Sahih, al Bukhari (1990) and Muslim (1137)] (225) A Sahih hadeeth; its isnad is Hasan (Darussalam)

https://sunnah.com/ahmad:224

Rujukan Berkaitan:

- https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1990

- https://sunnah.com/muslim:1137

- https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1991

- https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1993

- https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1994

- https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1995

- https://sunnah.com/muslim:1138 

(2)

وَعَنِ الْبَرَاءِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّمَا يَذْبَحُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ ذَبَحَ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ فَقَدْ تَمَّ نُسُكُهُ وَأَصَابَ سُنَّةَ الْمُسلمين»

  مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ   (الألباني)حكم   :

Al-Bara’ reported God’s Messenger as saying, “If anyone sacrifices before the prayer, he is sacrificing only for himself; but if anyone *¹sacrifices after the prayer*, his rites are complete and he has correctly followed the practice of the Muslims." 

(Bukhari and Muslim.)

Mishkat al-Masabih 1437

https://sunnah.com/mishkat:1437

Related Reference : 

- https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5545

- https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5546

- https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5556

- https://sunnah.com/muslim:1961a 

¹ sacrifice after the prayer means to perform the sacrifice by ensuring the time of slaughter is after the Eid al-Adha prayer on the 10th of Dzulhijjah until the last Tasyriq day on the 13th before Maghrib time.

Dzulhijjah: ¹Talbiyah And Takbir On The Day of Arafah

أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ غَدَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى عَرَفَاتٍ فَمِنَّا الْمُلَبِّي وَمِنَّا الْمُكَبِّرُ ‏.‏ 

It was narrated that Ibn Umar said:

"We left for Arafah with the Messenger of Allah, and some of us were *reciting the ¹Talbiyah and some reciting the Takbir (Allahu Akhbar)."*

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2999

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

https://sunnah.com/nasai:2999 

¹ Talbiyah

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، بْنِ عُمَرَ - رضى الله عنهما - أَنَّ تَلْبِيَةَ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم *‏"‏لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ"‏* ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ - رضى الله عنهما - يَزِيدُ فِيهَا لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرُ بِيَدَيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ وَالرَّغْبَاءُ إِلَيْكَ وَالْعَمَلُ ‏.‏ 

'Abdullah b. 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Talbiya of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was this:

*‏"‏لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ"‏*

(Here I am at Thy service. O Allah, here I am at Thy service, here I am at Thy service. There is no associate with Thee; here I am at Thy service. Verily all praise and grace is due to Thee, and the sovereignty (too). There is no associate with Thee.) 

He (the narrator) further said that 'Abdullah b. 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) made this addition to it:

لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرُ بِيَدَيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ وَالرَّغْبَاءُ إِلَيْكَ وَالْعَمَلُ

(Here I am at Thy service; here I am at Thy service; ready to obey Thee, and good is in Thy Hand; here I am at Thy service; unto Thee is the petition, and deed (is also for Thee).)

Sahih Muslim 1184 a

https://sunnah.com/muslim:1184a

Dzulhijjah: Hajj Is Arafah

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا وَكِيعٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَعْمَرَ، قَالَ شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَتَاهُ نَاسٌ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنِ الْحَجِّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ الْحَجُّ عَرَفَةُ فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ لَيْلَةَ عَرَفَةَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ مِنْ لَيْلَةِ جَمْعٍ فَقَدْ تَمَّ حَجُّهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ 

It was narrated that Abdur-Rahman bin Yamur said:

"I saw the Messenger of Allah when people came to him and asked him about Hajj. The Messenger of Allah said: 

*'Hajj is Arafah.* Whoever catches up with the night of Arafah before dawn comes on the night of Jam (Al-Muzdalifah), his Hajj is complete.'"

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3016

https://sunnah.com/nasai:3016

Dzulhijjah: The Best Du'a Is The Du'a On The Day of Arafah & Note The Most Important Dzikr Recited On That Day

وَعَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " *خَيْرُ الدُّعَاءِ دُعَاءُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ* وَخَيْرُ مَا قُلْتُ أَنَا وَالنَّبِيُّونَ مِنْ قَبْلِي: *لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْء قدير* ". رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ

وروى مالكٌ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: «لَا شريك لَهُ»

  صَحِيح, صَحِيح   (الألباني)حكم   : 

‘Amr b. Shu'aib, on his father’s authority, quoted his grandfather as saying that the Prophet said, 

*“The best supplication is that on the day of ‘Arafah*, and the best thing which I and the prophets before me have said is,

*لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْء قدير*

‘There is no god but Allah alone who has no partner; to Him belongs the dominion, to Him praise is due, and He is omnipotent’.’’ 

Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Malik transmitted on the authority of Talha b. ‘Ubaidallah up to “who has no partner.”

Mishkat al-Masabih 2598, 2599

https://sunnah.com/mishkat:2598 

Related references:

- https://sunnah.com/hisn:237

- https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:3585

- https://sunnah.com/malik/15/34

Dzulhijjah: (1) Fasting On Day of Arafah Atone For The Sins of The Preceding And The Coming Years (For Those Not At Arafah) But (2) Rasulullah SAW Did Not Fast While At Arafah

Hadith (1):

وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ حَمَّادٍ، - قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، - عَنْ غَيْلاَنَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ الزِّمَّانِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، رَجُلٌ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تَصُومُ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمَّا رَأَى عُمَرُ - رضى الله عنه - غَضَبَهُ قَالَ رَضِينَا بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ غَضَبِ اللَّهِ وَغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ ‏.‏ فَجَعَلَ عُمَرُ - رضى الله عنه - يُرَدِّدُ هَذَا الْكَلاَمَ حَتَّى سَكَنَ غَضَبُهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ بِمَنْ يَصُومُ الدَّهْرَ كُلَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ صَامَ وَلاَ أَفْطَرَ - أَوْ قَالَ - لَمْ يَصُمْ وَلَمْ يُفْطِرْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ كَيْفَ مَنْ يَصُومُ يَوْمَيْنِ وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا قَالَ ‏"‏ وَيُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ أَحَدٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ كَيْفَ مَنْ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا قَالَ ‏"‏ ذَاكَ صَوْمُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ كَيْفَ مَنْ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمَيْنِ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي طُوِّقْتُ ذَلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ ثَلاَثٌ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ وَرَمَضَانُ إِلَى رَمَضَانَ فَهَذَا صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ كُلِّهِ صِيَامُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ أَحْتَسِبُ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ السَّنَةَ الَّتِي قَبْلَهُ وَالسَّنَةَ الَّتِي بَعْدَهُ وَصِيَامُ يَوْمِ عَاشُورَاءَ أَحْتَسِبُ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ السَّنَةَ الَّتِي قَبْلَهُ 

Abu Qatada reported that a person came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said:

How do you fast? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) felt annoyed. When 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) noticed his annoyance, he said: We are well pleased with Allah as our Lord, with Islam as our code of life, and with Muhammad as our Prophet. We seek refuge with Allah from the anger of Allah and that of His Messenger. 'Umar kept on repeating these words till his (the Prophet's) anger calmed down. Then Umar said: Messenger of Allah, what is the position of one who fasts perpetually? He (ﷺ) said: He neither fasted nor broke it, or he said: He did not fast and he did not break it. 'Umar said: What about him who fasts for two days and does not fast one day? He (ﷺ) said: Is anyone capable of doing that? He ('Umar) said: What is the position of him who fasts for a day and doesn't fast on the other day? Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: That is the fast of David (peace be upon him). He ('Umar) said: What about him who fasts one day and doesn't fast for two days. Thereupon he (the Messenger of Allah) said: I wish I were given the strength to do that. Thereafter he (ﷺ) said: *Fasting three days every month and that of Ramadan every year is a perpetual fasting*. I seek from Allah that *fasting on the day of 'Arafa may atone for the sins of the preceding and the coming years*, and I seek from Allah that *fasting on the day of Ashura may atone for the sins of the preceding year*.

Sahih Muslim 1162 a

https://sunnah.com/muslim:1162a

Other references: 

- https://sunnah.com/abudawud:2425 

Hadith (2):

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سُئِلَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ صَوْمِ، يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ بِعَرَفَةَ فَقَالَ حَجَجْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمْ يَصُمْهُ وَمَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَلَمْ يَصُمْهُ وَمَعَ عُمَرَ فَلَمْ يَصُمْهُ وَمَعَ عُثْمَانَ فَلَمْ يَصُمْهُ ‏.‏ وَأَنَا لاَ أَصُومُهُ وَلاَ آمُرُ بِهِ وَلاَ أَنْهَى عَنْهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ‏.‏ وَأَبُو نَجِيحٍ اسْمُهُ يَسَارٌ ‏وقد سمع من ابن عمر.‏ 

Ibn Abi Najib narrated from his father who said:

"Ibn Umar was asked about fasting (the Day of) Arafah (at Arafat). He said: *'I performed Hajj with the Prophet, and he did not fast it, and with Abu Bakr, and he did not fast it, and with Umar, and he did not fast it, and with Uthman, and he did not fast it*. *I do no fast it, nor order it nor forbid it."*

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 751

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

Dzulhijjah: Day of Arafah Is A Liberation From The Hell Fire

عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَيَّامِ عَشْرِ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هُنَّ أَفْضَلُ أَمْ عِدَّتُهُنَّ جِهَادًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ هُنَّ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عِدَّتِهِنَّ جِهَادًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَمَا مِنْ يَوْمٍ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ يَنْزِلُ اللَّهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيُبَاهِي بِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ أَهْلَ السَّمَاءِ فَيَقُولُ انْظُرُوا إِلَى عِبَادِي شُعْثًا غُبْرًا ضَاحِينَ جَاءُوا مِنْ كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ يَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتِي وَلَمْ يَرَوْا عَذَابِي فَلَمْ يُرَ يَوْمٌ أَكْثَرُ عِتْقًا مِنَ النَّارِ مِنْ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ 

3853 صحيح ابن حبان كتاب الحج ذكر رجاء العتق من النار

3853 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في تخريج صحيح ابن حبان 

Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, *“No days are better to Allah than the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.”* A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, are they better or time spent waging jihad in the way of Allah?” The Prophet said, “They are better than time spent waging jihad in the way of Allah. 

*No day is better to Allah than the day of Arafat. Allah descends to the lowest heaven and He boasts to the inhabitants of the heavens about the inhabitants of the earth, saying: Look at My servants, appearing disheveled and dusty. They came from every mountain pass hoping for My mercy. They do not see My punishment, yet they do not see that on no day are more saved from Hellfire than the day of Arafat.”*

Sahih Ibn Hibban 3853, the Book of Hajj

https://www.abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2019/08/03/barakah-dhul-hijjah-arafat/

Embracing The Content of Al-Qur’an

Summary: 

1) Allah (s.w.t) said in surah Al-Fajr verse 1-2 regarding the merits and blessings of the first 10 days of Zulhijjah: 

وَٱلْفَجْرِ ١ وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍۢ ٢

Which means: “By the dawn, and the ten nights”. 

2) The Prophet (s.a.w) also once said in a hadith, which means: "There are no days during which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah (s.w.t) than these 10 days (the first 10 days of Zulhijjah). So, recite more tahlil (“La ilaha illAllah”), takbir (“Allahu akbar”), and tahmid (“Alhamdulillah”) during that time". 

[Hadith narrated by Imam Ahmad]. 

3) Let us increase our righteous acts and good deeds, and let us all encourage our family members to do the same:

- doing more acts of charity

- zikr (remembrance of Allah)

- performing more sunnah prayers

- fast on the Day of Arafah, for which an immense reward has been promised for us, as mentioned by our Prophet (s.a.w), which means: "Fasting on the Day of Arafah expiates the sins of the past year and of the coming year." [Hadith narrated by Imam Muslim].

- read more of the Qur’an - this is because every verse and every letter that we read from the Qur’an is blessed, with a reward behind it. 

4) *How is our current relationship with the Qur’an?* Do we often recite it, reflect on its content, and try to follow its commands? 

Allah (s.w.t.) said in surah Sod, verse 29:

كِتَٰبٌ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَيۡكَ مُبَٰرَكٞ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوٓاْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُوْلُواْ ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ

Which means: “This is a blessed Book (the Qur’an) that We have revealed to you, (O Muhammad), so that people of understanding may reflect upon its verses; and which contains lessons for those of understanding, so that they may be mindful.” 

5) May Allah (s.w.t) place us among those who successfully obtain the intercession of the Qur’an in the Hereafter. And may we be among those who glorify the Qur'an, abide by its guidance and fulfil all its demands.

آمين 

Dzulhijjah: Increase Tahlil, Tahmid, Tasbih and Takbir On The First 10 Days of Dzulhijjah

Hadith 1 :

ما من أيَّامٍ أعظمُ عندَ اللهِ ولا أحبُّ إليهِ العملُ فيهنَّ من هذِه الأيَّامِ العشرِ فأكثروا فيهنَّ منَ التَّهليلِ والتَّحميدِ والتسبيح والتَّكبيرِ

الراوي : عبدالله بن عباس | المحدث : العراقي | المصدر : التقييد والإيضاح | الصفحة أو الرقم : 473 | خلاصة حكم المحدث : رجاله مخرج لهم في الصحيح . أوله مشهور من حديث ابن عباس وآخره غريب من حديثه ، وإنما يعرف آخره من حديث ابن عمر | التخريج : أخرجه الطبراني (11/82) (11116)، والشجري في ((الأمالي)) (1745) باختلاف يسير، والبيهقي في ((شعب الإيمان)) (3758) باختلاف يسير مطولاً



Narrated Ibn Abbas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "There are no days greater in the sight of Allah and deeds in them more beloved to Him than *these ten days.* So *increase in them the utterance of Tahlil (La ilaha illAllah), Tahmid (Alhamdulillah), Tasbih (SubhanaAllah) and Takbir (Allahuakbar)*"

Al-Tabarani (11/82) (11116)

https://dorar.net/hadith/sharh/145004

Hadith 2 :

ما مِن أيَّامٍ أَعظَمَ عِندَ اللهِ، ولا أَحَبَّ إلَيهِ مِنَ العملِ فيهِنَّ مِن هذِه الأَيَّامِ العَشرِ؛ فأَكثِرُوا فيهِنَّ مِنَ التَّهليلِ، والتَّكبيرِ، والتَّحميدِ.

الراوي : عبدالله بن عمر | المحدث : شعيب الأرناؤوط | المصدر : تخريج المسند لشعيب

الصفحة أو الرقم: 5446 | خلاصة حكم المحدث : صحيح

التخريج : أخرجه أحمد (5446) واللفظ له، وعبد بن حميد (805)، والطحاوي في ((شرح مشكل الآثار)) (2971) 

Narrated Ibn Omar:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "One of the greatest days in the sight of Allah, and nothing more beloved to Him than deeds  performed on *these ten days*. So *increase in them the utterance of Tahlil (La ilaha illAllah), Takbir (Allahuakbar) and Tahmid (Alhamdulillah)*

Imam Ahmad 5446

https://dorar.net/hadith/sharh/145004

Dzulhijjah: Sacredness of Tthe Month, City & Day

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ الزَّمَانُ قَدِ اسْتَدَارَ كَهَيْئَةِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ، السَّنَةُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ثَلاَثَةٌ مُتَوَالِيَاتٌ ذُو الْقَعْدَةِ وَذُو الْحِجَّةِ وَالْمُحَرَّمُ، وَرَجَبُ مُضَرَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ جُمَادَى وَشَعْبَانَ، أَىُّ شَهْرٍ هَذَا ‏"‏ قُلْنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ‏.‏ فَسَكَتَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُسَمِّيهِ بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَيْسَ ذُو الْحِجَّةِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْنَا بَلَى‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَىُّ بَلَدٍ هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ، فَسَكَتَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُسَمِّيهِ بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَيْسَ الْبَلْدَةَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْنَا بَلَى‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَىُّ يَوْمٍ هَذَا ‏"‏ قُلْنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ، فَسَكَتَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُسَمِّيهِ بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَيْسَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْنَا بَلَى‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَإِنَّ دِمَاءَكُمْ وَأَمْوَالَكُمْ ـ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ وَأَعْرَاضَكُمْ ـ عَلَيْكُمْ حَرَامٌ كَحُرْمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا، فِي بَلَدِكُمْ هَذَا، فِي شَهْرِكُمْ هَذَا وَسَتَلْقَوْنَ رَبَّكُمْ، فَسَيَسْأَلُكُمْ عَنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ، أَلاَ فَلاَ تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي ضُلاَّلاً، يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ، أَلاَ لِيُبَلِّغِ الشَّاهِدُ الْغَائِبَ، فَلَعَلَّ بَعْضَ مَنْ يُبَلَّغُهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَوْعَى لَهُ مِنْ بَعْضِ مَنْ سَمِعَهُ ـ فَكَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ إِذَا ذَكَرَهُ يَقُولُ صَدَقَ مُحَمَّدٌ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ ـ أَلاَ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ‏.‏ مَرَّتَيْنِ ‏"‏‏.‏ 

Narrated Abu Bakra:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Time has taken its original shape which it had when Allah created the Heavens and the Earth. *The year is of twelve months, four of which are Haram (sacred), and out of these (four) three are in succession, i.e. Dhul-Qa'da, Dhul-Hijja and Al-Muharram, and the fourth is Rajab which is named after the Mudar tribe*, between (the month of) Jumadia (Jumadilakhir) and Sha'ban."

Then the Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "Which is this month?" We said, "Allah and His Apostle know better." On that the Prophet (ﷺ) kept quiet so long that we thought that he might name it with another name. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Isn't it the *month of Dhul-Hijja*?" We replied, "Yes." Then he said, "Which city is this?" "We replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." On that he kept quiet so long that we thought that he might name it with another name. Then he said, "Isn't it the *city of Mecca*?" We replied, "Yes, " Then he said, "Which day is today?" We replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." 

He kept quiet so long that we thought that he might name it with another name. Then he said, "Isn't it the *day of An- Nahr (i.e. sacrifice)*?" We replied, "Yes." He said, *"So your blood, your properties, (The sub-narrator Muhammad said, 'I think the Prophet (ﷺ) also said: And your honour..) are sacred to one another like the sanctity of this day of yours, in this city of yours, in this month of yours*; 

And *surely, you will meet your Lord, and He will ask you about your deeds*. 

Beware! *Do not become infidels after me, cutting the throats of one another*. 

It is incumbent on *those who are present to convey this message (of mine) to those who are absent*. May be that some of those to whom it will be conveyed will understand it better than those who have actually heard it." (The sub-narrator, Muhammad, on remembering that narration, used to say, "Muhammad spoke the truth!") He (i.e. Prophet) then added twice, "No doubt! Haven't I conveyed (Allah's Message) to you?"

Sahih al-Bukhari 4406

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4406

Dzulhijjah: Increase Our Remembrance of Allah

لِّيَشۡهَدُواْ مَنَٰفِعَ لَهُمۡ وَيَذۡكُرُواْ ٱسۡمَ ٱللَّهِ فِيٓ أَيَّامٖ مَّعۡلُومَٰتٍ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّنۢ بَهِيمَةِ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِۖ فَكُلُواْ مِنۡهَا وَأَطۡعِمُواْ ٱلۡبَآئِسَ ٱلۡفَقِيرَ

That they may *witness benefits for themselves* and *mention the name of Allah on known days¹* over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals. So *eat of them and feed the miserable and poor*.

[Surah Al-Ḥajj: 22:28]

https://quran.com/22/28 

¹From Tafsir al-Jalalayn: namely the ten days of Dzulhijjah or the Day of ‘Arafah or from the Day of Immolation (Qurban) up to the last days of tashrīq — all of which are valid alternative opinions

Dzulhijjah: Allah Swears By The First 10 Days of Dzulhijjah

وَٱلْفَجْرِ ١

By the dawn 

وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍۢ ٢

and the ten nights

-> This refers to the first ten days of the month of Dzulhijjah, in which the rituals of pilgrimage are performed. 

وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ ٣

and the even and the odd,

- > 10th Dzulhijjah (Eid al-Adha) and 9th Dzulhijjah (the Day of Arafah) 

Surah Al-Fajr verse 1-3

https://quran.com/89

Qurban - Discouraged To Cut Hair And Trim Nails For Those Performing Ibadah Qurban When 1 Dzulhijjah Arrives

وَحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ كَثِيرٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ أَبُو غَسَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ هِلاَلَ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ وَأَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يُضَحِّيَ فَلْيُمْسِكْ عَنْ شَعْرِهِ وَأَظْفَارِهِ ‏"‏ 

Umm Salama reported (these words) directly from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ):

If anyone has in his possession a sacrificial animal to offer as a sacrifice (on 'Id al-Adha), he should not get his hair cut and nails trimmed after he has entered the first days of Dhul Hijjah

Sahih Muslim 1977 e

https://sunnah.com/muslim:1977e

Dzulhijjah: No Deed More Pure In The Sight of Allah Nor Greater In Reward, Than The Deeds In The 10 days of Al-Adha (Dzulhijjah)

عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ :" مَا مِنْ عَمَلٍ أَزْكَى عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَلَا أَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا، مِنْ خَيْرٍ يَعْمَلُهُ فِي عَشْرِ الْأَضْحَى ". قِيلَ : وَلَا الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ : " وَلَا الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ بِشَيْءٍ ". قَالَ : وَكَانَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَيَّامُ الْعَشْرِ، اجْتَهَدَ اجْتِهَادًا شَدِيدًا حَتَّى مَا يَكَادُ يَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ 

On the authority of Ibn Abbas, on the authority of the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, who said: “There is no deed more pure in the sight of God, nor greater in reward, than his deeds in the 10 days of Al-Adha (Dzulhijjah).”  It was said: Not even jihad for the sake of God?  He said: “Not even jihad in the way of God, unless a man goes out with himself and his money and does not return from that with anything.” He said: When the 10 days came, Saeed bin Jubair used to work hard until he was almost able to do it.

Sunan Al-Darimi Book 4, Hadith 1727

Grade: Hasan Hadith

https://sunnah.com/urn/6117270

Strengthening The Family Institution In Islam

Summary: 

1) Allah (s.w.t.) mentions in the Quran: 

وَمِنۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦٓ أَنۡ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا لِّتَسۡكُنُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيۡنَكُم مَّوَدَّةٗ وَرَحۡمَةًۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Which means: “And one of His signs is that He created for you spouses from among yourselves (O men), so that you may find peace in them. And He has placed between you (spouses) compassion and mercy. Surely in this are signs for people who reflect.” 

(Ar-Rum: 21) 

2) The decree of Allah (s.w.t.) in Surah An-Najm, verse 45:  

وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوۡجَيۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰ

Which means: “And verily, He created the pairs — males and females.”  

3) How do we strengthen our family institution according to our religious values and teachings?

(a) Continue equipping our children with a holistic and comprehensive religious education. 

(b) We need to deal with these differences and developments  with maturity, wisdom and mercy. 

4) We should follow Allah (s.w.t.)’s guidance  to Prophet Musa and Prophet Harun (a.s.).  

فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوۡلٗا لَّيِّنٗا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوۡ يَخۡشَىٰ

Which means: “Speak to him (that is to Fir’aun) with gentle words, so he may be mindful or fearful.” 

(Taha: 44) 

5) May Allah (s.w.t) grant us strength, guidance, and success in our efforts to educate our children with wisdom and maturity to overcome the challenges we face today. آمين 

Hajj: Hajj Is Obligatory For Those Who Are Able

وَلِلَّـهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا 

“Pilgrimage to this House is an obligation by Allah upon whoever is able among the people.” 

(Surah Ali-Imran: 3:97)

https://quran.com/3/97

Hajj: Umrah Expiate Sins & Rewards For Hajj Mabrur Is Heaven

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ سُمَىٍّ، مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ السَّمَّانِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ الْعُمْرَةُ إِلَى الْعُمْرَةِ كَفَّارَةٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُمَا، وَالْحَجُّ الْمَبْرُورُ لَيْسَ لَهُ جَزَاءٌ إِلاَّ الْجَنَّةُ ‏"‏‏.‏ 

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "(The performance of) `Umra is an expiation for the sins committed (between it and the previous one). And the reward of Hajj Mabrur (the one accepted by Allah) is nothing except Paradise."

Sahih al-Bukhari 1773

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1773

Hajj: Hajj And Umrah Eliminate Poverty And Sin

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ تَابِعُوا بَيْنَ الْحَجِّ وَالْعُمْرَةِ فَإِنَّ الْمُتَابَعَةَ بَيْنَهُمَا تَنْفِي الْفَقْرَ وَالذُّنُوبَ كَمَا يَنْفِي الْكِيرُ خَبَثَ الْحَدِيدِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ نَحْوَهُ ‏.‏ 

It was narrated from ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“Perform Hajj and ‘Umrah, one after the other, for performing them one after the other removes poverty and sin as the al-kir (bellows) removes impurity from iron.”

Another chain reports a similar hadith.

Sunan Ibn Majah 2887

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:2887 

Other references:

https://sunnah.com/ahmad:167 - Sahih Lighairihi

https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:810 - Hasan

https://sunnah.com/nasai:2631 - Hasan

https://sunnah.com/nasai:2630 - Hasan

Hajj: Hajj Mabrur Eliminates Sin Like A New Born Baby

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ مَنْ حَجَّ هَذَا الْبَيْتَ، فَلَمْ يَرْفُثْ وَلَمْ يَفْسُقْ، رَجَعَ كَمَا وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ 

Narrated Abu Huraira :

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever performs Hajj to this House (Ka`ba) and does not become obscene nor commits sins (while performing Hajj), he will come out as sinless as a newlyborn child. (Just delivered by his mother).

Sahih al-Bukhari 1819

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1819 

Other references:

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1820

https://sunnah.com/muslim:1350a

https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:2889 - Sahih

https://sunnah.com/nasai:2627 - Sahih

https://sunnah.com/urn/6117470 - Sunan ad-Darimi Book 5 Hadith 1747

Hajj: Do Not Delay In Performing The Hajj

عن ابن عباس قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:  تعجلوا إلى الحج يعني: الفريضة فإن أحدكم لا يدري ما يعرض له 

On the authority of Ibn Abbas, he said: The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: Hasten to the Hajj meaning: the obligatory pilgrimage because none of you knows what will befall upon you.

(Musnad Ahmad 2867)

Grade: Hasan (there is a weak chain of narrator: Ismail - who is the son of Khalifah al-Absi Anju Isra’il al-Malayi - has a poor memorization, and he was criticised)

https://hadithprophet.com/hadith-7311.html

Hajj: Hajj Is Obligatory For Muslims

وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ *أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ الْحَجَّ فَحُجُّوا ‏*"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَكُلَّ عَامٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَسَكَتَ حَتَّى قَالَهَا ثَلاَثًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ لَوْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ لَوَجَبَتْ وَلَمَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ - ثُمَّ قَالَ - ذَرُونِي مَا تَرَكْتُكُمْ فَإِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ بِكَثْرَةِ سُؤَالِهِمْ وَاخْتِلاَفِهِمْ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ فَإِذَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِشَىْءٍ فَأْتُوا مِنْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ وَإِذَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ شَىْءٍ فَدَعُوهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ 

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) addressed us and said: O people, *Allah has made Hajj obligatory for you; so perform Hajj.* Thereupon a person said: Messenger of Allah, (is it to be performed) every year? He (the Holy Prophet) kept quiet, and he repeated (these words) thrice, whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: If I were to say" Yes," it would become obligatory (for you to perform it every year) and you would not be able to do it. Then he said: Leave me with what I have left to you, for those who were before you were desroyed because of excessive questioning, and their opposition to their apostles. *So when I command you to do anything, do it as much as it lies in your power and when I forbid you to do anything, then abandon it.*

Sahih Muslim 1337

https://sunnah.com/muslim:1337

Du'a For Travellers

1) Du'a for Others Who are Travelling

1(a)

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْفَزَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ خُثَيْمٍ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يَقُولُ لِلرَّجُلِ إِذَا أَرَادَ سَفَرًا ادْنُ مِنِّي أُوَدِّعْكَ كَمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُوَدِّعُنَا ‏.‏ فَيَقُولُ ‏ "‏ *أَسْتَوْدِعُ اللَّهَ دِينَكَ وَأَمَانَتَكَ وَخَوَاتِيمَ عَمَلِكَ* ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ 

Salim narrated that :

when he intended to undertake a journey, Ibn `Umar used to say to a person to “Come close to me so that I may bid you farewell as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to bid us farewell.” Then he would say: *I entrust to Allah your religion, and your trusts, and the last of your deeds* (Astawdi`ullāha dīnaka wa amānataka wa khawātīma `amalik).”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3443

Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)

https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:3443 

Du'a ->

*أَسْتَوْدِعُ اللَّهَ دِينَكَ وَأَمَانَتَكَ وَخَوَاتِيمَ عَمَلِكَ*

(Astawdi`ullāha dīnaka wa amānataka wa khawātīma `amalik) 

1(b)

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ سَفَرًا فَزَوِّدْنِي ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ *زَوَّدَكَ اللَّهُ التَّقْوَى* ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ زِدْنِي ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ *وَغَفَرَ ذَنْبَكَ* ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ زِدْنِي بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ *وَيَسَّرَ لَكَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُمَا كُنْتَ* ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ ‏.‏ 

Anas said:

“A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: ‘I intend to undertake a journey, so give me provision. He said: ‘May Allah grant you Taqwa as your provision (Zawwadak Allāhut-taqwā).’ He said: ‘Give me more.’ He said: ‘And may He forgive your sin (Wa ghafara dhanbak).’ He said: ‘Give me more, may my father be ransomed for you, and my mother.’ He said: ‘And may He make goodness easy for you wherever you are (Wa yassara lakal-khaira ḥaithu mā kunt).’”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3444

Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)

https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:3444 

Du'a ->

*زَوَّدَكَ اللَّهُ التَّقْوَى*

(Zawwadak Allāhut-taqwā)

*وَغَفَرَ ذَنْبَكَ*

(Wa ghafara dhanbak)

*وَيَسَّرَ لَكَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُمَا كُنْتَ*

(Wa yassara lakal-khaira ḥaithu mā kunt)

2) Du'a When We are Travelling

*"اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، ﴿سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ * وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ﴾ اللَّهُمَّ إِنّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا البِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى، وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى، اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ، وَالْخَليفَةُ فِي الْأَهْلِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ، وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ، وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْأَهْلِ"،*

وإذا رَجَعَ قَالَهُنَّ وَزَادَ فِيهِنَّ: *"آيِبُونَ، تائِبُونَ، عَابِدُونَ، لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ".* 

Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Subḥāna ‘l-ladhi sakhkhara lanā hādhā wa mā kunnā lahu muqrinīn. Wa innā ilā Rabbinā lamunqalibūn. 

Allāhumma innā nas'aluka fī safarinā hādha ‘l-birra wat-taqwā, Wa mina ‘l-`amali mā tarḍā, 

Allāhumma hawwin `alaynā safaranā hādhā waṭwi `annā bu`dah, 

Allāhumma antas-sāḥibu fis-safar, wa ‘l-khalīfatu fil-ahl, 

Allāhumma innī a`ūdhu bika min wa`thā'is-safar, wa ka'ābati ‘l-manẓar, wa sū'il-munqalabi fil-māli wa ‘l-ahl. 

Upon returning, recite the same again adding: 'Ā’ibūna, tā'ibūna, `ābidūn, Li Rabbinā ḥāmidūn'. 

*Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great.* *Glory is to Him Who has provided this for us though we could never have had it by our efforts. Surely, unto our Lord we are returning.*

*O Allah, we ask You on this our journey for goodness and piety, and for works that are pleasing to You.*

*O Allah, lighten this journey for us and make its distance easy for us.* 

*O Allah, You are our Companion on the road and the One in Whose care we leave our family.* 

*O Allah, I seek refuge in You from this journey's hardships, and from the wicked sights in store and from finding our family and property in misfortune upon returning.*

Upon returning, recite the same again adding: *'We return repentant to our Lord, worshipping our Lord, and praising our Lord'.*

Reference: Muslim 2/978.

Hisn al-Muslim 207

https://sunnah.com/hisn:207

A Father’s Role: Encouraging Goodness Is The Key To Happiness

Summary: 

1) True happiness within a family is achieved when it is built upon the foundation of piety. That is the recipe for a family's success. This was the example demonstrated by Prophet Ismail (a.s.), as narrated in the Qur’an.

Allah (s.w.t.) said in surah Maryam verse 55: 

وَكَانَ يَأۡمُرُ أَهۡلَهُۥ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِ وَكَانَ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ مَرۡضِيّٗا

Which means: “And he (Prophet Ismail) used to enjoin on his family and his people the prayers and the paying of alms, and his Lord was pleased with him!” 

2) Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) would divide his daily time into three parts. The first part was time for Allah (s.w.t.), which he spent by performing various acts of worship. Secondly, time for the family. And the third part, was time for himself. 

This was reflected in a hadith whereby Sayyidah 'Aishah (r.a.) was asked about what the Prophet (s.a.w.) used to do when he was at home. Sayyidah 'Aisyah replied, "He used to keep himself busy serving his family, and when it was time for the prayer, he would go out to perform it." 

(Hadith of Imam Ahmad) 

3) Husbands and wives should aim to spend quality time together. Know that family matters are a shared responsibility between husband and wife. This is our investment in strengthening our family institution. 

4) As a father to our children and also a husband to our wives, we have to fully commit to guiding them to the path of goodness. This is because we do not want our family to be happy only in this world, but we also want them to attain eternal happiness in the Hereafter. 

5) May Allah (s.w.t.) grant us the strength and resolve to continue fulfilling our responsibilities to our families. 

May Allah (s.w.t.) continue to protect us and our families, and may He grant us happiness in this world and in the Hereafter as well.

آمين 

Qurban - Difference Between Qurban, Aqīqah & Hadyu

Qurban, Aqīqah and Hadyu are terms that entail sacrificial rituals. They can be distinguished in terms of aḥkām (rulings) and definitions. 

Qurban:

Qurban is the sacrificial ritual on the *specific days of Zulhijjah (from the 10th to 13th)*. It is *Sunnah Muakkadah* (highly recommended) 

Aqiqah:

Aqīqah is the sacrifice made *to celebrate the birth of a child*. It is not specific to the mentioned days of Zulhijjah as per the act of Qurban. In fact, it can be *performed in any other days of the year*. The *best day to perform ‘Aqīqah, however, is on the seventh day after birth*. The Prophet s.a.w. said:  

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ الْغُلاَمُ مُرْتَهَنٌ بِعَقِيقَتِهِ يُذْبَحُ عَنْهُ يَوْمَ السَّابِعِ وَيُسَمَّى وَيُحْلَقُ رَأْسُهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Narrated Samurah:

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The boy is mortgaged by his *'Aqiqah; slaughtering should be done for him on the seventh day, he should be given a name, and his head should be shaved.*"

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1522

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:1522

Other references:

https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:3165 (Grade Hasan)

https://sunnah.com/nasai:4220 (Grade Hasan) 

But if it is not possible for parents to do it on the seventh day, it can still be done in any other time *before the child reaches the age of puberty*. It is *sunnah to sacrifice 2 goats for a Baby Boy and 1 goat for a Baby Girl.* 

Hadyu:

Hadyu is the one *performed on Yawm An-Naḥr (literally, day of sacrifice i.e. Aidiladha)* by the *Pilgrims in particular*. Hadyu is generally *Wājib (obligatory) upon *Pilgrims who may have met certain conditions during Hajj or Umrah, or did not perform any of the Manasik (integral rituals of Hajj)* such as not making the intention at Mīqāt (a boundary where each pilgrim makes their intention to perform the Hajj or Umrah).

Qurban - Etiquettes of Qurban (2) Slaughter In A Good Way & Sharpen Your Knife

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَشْعَثِ، عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، قَالَ ثِنْتَانِ حَفِظْتُهُمَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ الإِحْسَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَإِذَا قَتَلْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الْقِتْلَةَ وَإِذَا ذَبَحْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الذَّبْحَ وَلْيُحِدَّ أَحَدُكُمْ شَفْرَتَهُ فَلْيُرِحْ ذَبِيحَتَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ 

Shaddid b. Aus said:

Two are the things which I remember Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said: Verily Allah has enjoined goodness to everything; so when you kill, kill in a good way and *when you slaughter, slaughter in a good way. So every one of you should sharpen his knife, and let the slaughtered animal die comfortably.*

Sahih Muslim 1955 a

https://sunnah.com/muslim:1955a

Qurban - Etiquettes of Qurban (1) Recite the Name of Allah S.W.T

وَلَا تَأۡكُلُواْ مِمَّا لَمۡ يُذۡكَرِ ٱسۡمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡهِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِسۡقٞۗ 

And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience.

Surah Al-An’am, 6:121

https://quran.com/6/121

08/06/2023, 07:19 - Azman: *_Topic: Daily Hadith/Quran (in Malay and English)

Qurban - Criteria For Sacrificial Animals

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ لاَ تَذْبَحُوا إِلاَّ مُسِنَّةً إِلاَّ أَنْ يَعْسُرَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَتَذْبَحُوا جَذَعَةً مِنَ الضَّأْنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ 

Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Sacrifice only a grown-up animal, unless it is difficult for you, in which case sacrifice a ram (of even less than a year, but more than six months' age).

Sahih Muslim 1963

https://sunnah.com/muslim:1963

Qurban - Bahīmat al-An‘ām (Sacrificial Animals Used In Qurban)

وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٖ جَعَلۡنَا مَنسَكٗا لِّيَذۡكُرُواْ ٱسۡمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّنۢ *بَهِيمَةِ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِۗ* فَإِلَٰهُكُمۡ إِلَٰهٞ وَٰحِدٞ فَلَهُۥٓ أَسۡلِمُواْۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلۡمُخۡبِتِينَ 

And for all religion We have appointed a rite [of sacrifice] that they may mention the name of Allah over what He has provided for them of *[sacrificial] animals*. For your god is one God, so to Him submit. And, [O Muhammad], give good tidings to the humble [before their Lord]

Surah Al-Ḥajj: 34

https://quran.com/22/34 

The term Bahīmat al-An‘ām (sacrificial animals)* in the verse refers to the following:

- Camels

- Cows (buffalos/bulls)

- Sheep

- Goats

- Lambs

Qurban - Deeds Loved By Allah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو، مُسْلِمُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ الْحَذَّاءُ الْمَدَنِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ الصَّائِغُ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُثَنَّى، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا عَمِلَ آدَمِيٌّ مِنْ عَمَلٍ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ إِهْرَاقِ الدَّمِ إِنَّهَا لَتَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِقُرُونِهَا وَأَشْعَارِهَا وَأَظْلاَفِهَا وَإِنَّ الدَّمَ لَيَقَعُ مِنَ اللَّهِ بِمَكَانٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقَعَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ فَطِيبُوا بِهَا نَفْسًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ وَزَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ ‏.‏ وَأَبُو الْمُثَنَّى اسْمُهُ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ‏.‏ رَوَى عَنْهُ ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ ‏.‏ - قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَيُرْوَى عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ فِي الأُضْحِيَةِ لِصَاحِبِهَا بِكُلِّ شَعَرَةٍ حَسَنَةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَيُرْوَى ‏"‏ بِقُرُونِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ 

Narrated 'Aishah:

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "A human does no action from the actions on the day of Nahr (sacrifice) more beloved to Allah then spilling blood (of sacrificial animals). 

On the Day of Judgement, it will appear with its horns, and hair, and hooves, and indeed the blood will be accepted by Allah from where it is received before it even falls upon earth, so let your heart delight in it."

On the authority of Imran bin Husayn and Zaid bin Arqam. Abu Eisa said: This is a ¹Hasan Gharib hadith, we do not know of it from the hadith of Hisham bin Urwah except through this route.

Darussalam grade it as Da'if - [There are 2 opinions about practising a Dhaif hadith if it's status is not too weak - one of them is that it is allowed for fadhail 'amal (priority of deeds/motivations etc) but it cannot be used as a proof/reasoning and we cannot say that it came from the Prophet SAW]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1493

https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:1493 

¹ = If a hadith is classified as Hasan Gharib, it means that the conditions of the Hasan hadith apply to it, yet some of the narrators individually narrated something different pertaining to its matan (text) or chain of narrations.

Navigating A World of Influential Trends

Summary: 

1) Allah (s.w.t.) said in the Qur’an:

یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ قُوۤا۟ أَنفُسَكُمۡ وَأَهۡلِیكُمۡ نَارࣰا وَقُودُهَا ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱلۡحِجَارَةُ عَلَیۡهَا مَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةٌ غِلَاظࣱ شِدَادࣱ لَّا یَعۡصُونَ ٱللَّهَ مَاۤ أَمَرَهُمۡ وَیَفۡعَلُونَ مَا یُؤۡمَرُونَ 

Which means: "O you who believe! Protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel consists of people and stones; which is guarded and maintained by angels in His service, angels who are harsh and severe; they do not disobey Allah in what He commands them, and they do all that they are commanded to."

[Surah At-Tahrim: 66:6] 

2) Prophet (s.a.w.) said in a narration:

طَلَبُ العِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ 

Which means: "Seeking knowledge is an obligation on every Muslim." 

[Hadith narrated by Ibn Majah] 

3) Imam Al-Ghazali stated in his book Ihya' Ulumiddin that every person has the responsibility to acquire religious knowledge, but the nature and extent of this duty may differ based on their circumstances and situation. 

4) it is the responsibility of parents to try their best to understand the challenges faced by their children, while imparting the right kind of understanding, or equipping them with the necessary religious knowledge.  

5) Our Prophet’s family life serves as an important example for us to learn from. This includes learning from how our Prophet (s.aw.) effectively fulfilled his various roles, as a prophet and a community leader, as well as his responsibilities as a husband, a father, and a grandfather. 

6) Parents must strive to be positive role models for their children, by becoming good examples for them to know how they should lead their lives. 

7) May Allah (s.w.t.) grant us the wisdom and strength to educate our children and protect them from the Hellfire. آمين 

Qurban - About Prophet Ibrahim a.s. & Prophet Ismail a.s. Mentioned In Al-Quran

Allah s.w.t. said:

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡيَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ فِي ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّيٓ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ 

And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think."  He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded.  You will find me, if Allah wills, of the steadfast."

[Surah Aṣ-Ṣāffāt: 37:102]

https://quran.com/37/102 

Allah s.w.t. said:

فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ. وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ. قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ.  إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡمُبِينُ. وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمٖ. وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ. سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ. كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ. إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ. 

And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead. 

We called to him, "O Abraham. 

You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good. 

Indeed, this was the clear trial.

And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice.

And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations.

"Peace upon Abraham."

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

[Surah Aṣ-Ṣāffāt: 103-111]

https://quran.com/37/103

One Sacrifice Worship (Qurban) Per Household Every Year

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ أَبِي رَمْلَةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مِخْنَفُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، قَالَ وَنَحْنُ وُقُوفٌ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِعَرَفَاتٍ قَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ عَلَى كُلِّ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ أُضْحِيَةً وَعَتِيرَةً أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْعَتِيرَةُ هَذِهِ الَّتِي يَقُولُ النَّاسُ الرَّجَبِيَّةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْعَتِيرَةُ مَنْسُوخَةٌ هَذَا خَبَرٌ مَنْسُوخٌ ‏ 

Narrated Mikhnaf ibn Sulaym:

We were staying with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at Arafat; he said: O people, every family must offer a *sacrifice* and an atirah *every year*. Do you know what the ateerah is? It is what you call the Rajab sacrifice.

Abu Dawud said: 'Ateerah has been abrogated, and this tradition is an abrogated one (abolished).

Sunan Abi Dawud 2788

Status: Hadith Hasan

https://sunnah.com/abudawud:2788

Other references:

https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:3125 

Learnings:

1. We have entered the month of Zulkaedah. We have about a month left before the coming of Eidul Adha where one of the practices required of Muslims is the worship of sacrifices. 

2. Based on the hadith above, some scholars believe that sacrificial worship is a kifayah sunnah for every house (a sunnah that is highly demanded). 

In the Mazhab Syafie, this sacrificial worship is the *Sunnah Muakkad*.

For Imam Abu Hanifah and scholars of the Hanafi school have established that slaughtering a sacrifice is Obligatory once a year for people who are muqim and are able to afford it. 

3. This sacrificial worship is part of the religious ritual to commemorate the sacrifice of the Prophet of Allah Ibrahim and Ishmael. Carrying out this act of worship will raise the awareness to always spend wealth and make sacrifices solely to elevate the religion of Allah. 

4. Come on those who have not yet reserved a portion for the sacrifice, there is still a chance to participate. *If we miss the opportunity to sacrifice this year, we are not sure if we would be able to do it again next year*. 

Demands of Sacrificial Worship (Qurban) For Those Who Can

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ سَعَةٌ وَلَمْ يُضَحِّ فَلاَ يَقْرَبَنَّ مُصَلاَّنَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ 

From Abi Hurairah RA, the Prophet SAW said: Whoever has the money to spend but does not make a sacrifice, then he should not approach our mosque.

Sunan Ibn Majah 3123

Status: Hasan

https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:3123 

Learnings:

1. Sacrificial worship as a sign of gratitude for all the blessings we have received. 

2. People who are able but do not perform the sacrificial worship as if they do not deserve to come to the mosque to perform the prayer. 

3. Try to perform the ritual of sacrifice so that it becomes an eraser for our sins and gives relief especially to the poor and the joy of our neighbors. 

Hadith 42: The Infinite Extent of Forgiveness of Allah, The Exalted

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم يَقُولُ: قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: "يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ! إِنَّكَ مَا دَعَوْتنِي وَرَجَوْتنِي غَفَرْتُ لَك عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْك وَلَا أُبَالِي، يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ! لَوْ بَلَغَتْ ذُنُوبُك عَنَانَ السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ اسْتَغْفَرْتنِي غَفَرْتُ لَك، يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ! إنَّك لَوْ أتَيْتنِي بِقُرَابِ الْأَرْضِ خَطَايَا ثُمَّ لَقِيتنِي لَا تُشْرِكُ بِي شَيْئًا لَأَتَيْتُك بِقُرَابِهَا مَغْفِرَةً" . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ [رقم:3540]، وَقَالَ: حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ 

On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say, “Allah the Almighty has said: 

*‘O Son of Adam, as long as you invoke Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind.*

*O Son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and you then asked forgiveness from Me, I would forgive you.*

*O Son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the Earth, and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it [too]*.’ ” 

It was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said that it was a Hasan hadeeth.

https://sunnah.com/nawawi 40:42

For syarah by Sheikh Ibn Al-''Uthaimeen in English, refer to this link -> https://darpdfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Exp.-of-Forty-Ahadeeth-Sh.-al-Uthaymeen.pdf

Hadith 41: The Sign of Iman

عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم "لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هَوَاهُ تَبَعًا لِمَا جِئْتُ بِهِ". حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ، رَوَيْنَاهُ فِي كِتَابِ "الْحُجَّةِ" بِإِسْنَادٍ صَحِيحٍ. 

On the authority of Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin ’Amr bin al-’Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “None of you [truly] believes until his desires are subservient to that which I have brought.” [Imam an-Nawawi says:] We have related it in Kitab al-Hujjah with a saheeh chain of narrators.

https://sunnah.com/nawawi 40:41

For syarah by Sheikh Ibn Al-''Uthaimeen in English, refer to this link -> https://darpdfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Exp.-of-Forty-Ahadeeth-Sh.-al-Uthaymeen.pdf

Hadith 40: Live In This World Like A Traveller, Do Not Wait To Do Good Deeds & Take Advantage While We Are Healthy And Alive

عَنْ ابْن عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم بِمَنْكِبِي، وَقَالَ: "كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّك غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ". وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَقُولُ: إذَا أَمْسَيْتَ فَلَا تَنْتَظِرْ الصَّبَاحَ، وَإِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَلَا تَنْتَظِرْ الْمَسَاءَ، وَخُذْ مِنْ صِحَّتِك لِمَرَضِك، وَمِنْ حَيَاتِك لِمَوْتِك. 

[رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ]. 

On the authority of Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took me by the shoulder and said, “ *¹Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a wayfarer.*” 

And Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say, “ *²In the evening do not expect [to live until] the morning, and in the morning do not expect [to live until] the evening*. 

*³Take [advantage of] your health before times of sickness, and [take advantage of] your life before your death.*” 

[Al-Bukhari]

https://sunnah.com/nawawi 40:40 

*¹ the traveller or wayfearer - he does not take this land as a residence or abode/home since he is traveller* 

*² a person should utilise the opportunity to do religious deeds so that he does not waste and neglect it without realising it. How many people live through the Evening and yet do not live to see the Morning, likewise how many people live through the Morning and yet do not live to the Evening* 

*³ Strive in your health before your illness as it is easier for a healthy person to do actions, on the contrary to a sickly person. Utilise your life so long as you are living because once a person dies, all his actions are cut off except 3, as mentioned in an authentic hadith from Rasulullah (ﷺ)*:

إِذَا مَاتَ الإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ ثَلاَثَةٍ إِلاَّ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ جَارِيَةٍ أَوْ عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ 

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

*When a man dies, his acts come to an end, but three, recurring charity, or knowledge (by which people) benefit, or a pious son, who prays for him (for the deceased)*.

Sahih Muslim 1631

https://sunnah.com/muslim:1631 

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Acceptance – The Key To Navigating Times of Hardship And of Ease

Summary: 

1) A survey of studies published by psychologists, in 2018, show that there is an association between depression and financial strain. Let us observe what Allah (s.w.t.) said in surah At-Taghabun, verse 11: 

مَآ أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۗ وَمَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ يَهۡدِ قَلۡبَهُۥۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٞ

Which means: “No calamity befalls anyone except by Allah’s Will. And whoever has faith in Allah, He will rightly guide their hearts through adversity. And remember, Allah has perfect knowledge of all things.” 

2) Let us look at a hadith of the Prophet (s.a.w.), which says: 

"Surely, there is a great reward for a great trial. And verily, if Allah (s.w.t.) loves a people, then He will inflict trials on them. Those who accept, then they will gain Allah's pleasure. Whoever does not like being put to the test, then Allah’s anger is upon them." 

(Hadith narrated by Imam Ibn Majah). 

3) The Prophet (s.a.w.) said in a hadith: 

الْمُجَاهِدُ مَنْ جَاهَدَ نَفْسَهُ

Which means: "A person who fights in Allah’s cause is a person who fights against his desires." 

(Hadith narrated by Imam Al-Tirmizi). 

4) Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said about the characteristics and nature of a believer, which was that a believer whose soul has been shaped and guided by his religious beliefs is a wise person, so much so that the Prophet (s.a.w.) said that such a person would not make the same mistake a second time. This is because he would have learnt the wisdom behind every incident and test. 

5) May Allah (s.w.t.) grant us the courage and strength to face the tests of life calmly, and in a manner that would strengthen our faith. آمين 

Hadith 39: Pardoning Mistakes, Forgetfulness & What Is Done Under Duress

عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ: "إنَّ اللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ لِي عَنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَطَأَ وَالنِّسْيَانَ وَمَا اسْتُكْرِهُوا عَلَيْهِ" .

حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ، رَوَاهُ ابْنُ مَاجَهْ [رقم:2045]، وَالْبَيْهَقِيّ ["السنن" 7 ]. 

On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

Verily Allah has pardoned [or been lenient with] for me my ummah: their mistakes, their forgetfulness, and that which they have been forced to do under duress. 

A hasan hadeeth related by Ibn Majah, and al-Bayhaqee and others.

https://sunnah.com/nawawi 40:39 

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Hadith 38: Worship For The Sake of Allah Is A Means of Attaining Nearness To Him & His Love

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُول اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم إنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَالَ: "مَنْ عَادَى لِي وَلِيًّا فَقْد آذَنْتهُ بِالْحَرْبِ، وَمَا تَقَرَّبَ إلَيَّ عَبْدِي بِشَيْءٍ أَحَبَّ إلَيَّ مِمَّا افْتَرَضْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَا يَزَالُ عَبْدِي يَتَقَرَّبُ إلَيَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ حَتَّى أُحِبَّهُ، فَإِذَا أَحْبَبْتُهُ كُنْت سَمْعَهُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ بِهِ، وَبَصَرَهُ الَّذِي يُبْصِرُ بِهِ، وَيَدَهُ الَّتِي يَبْطِشُ بِهَا، وَرِجْلَهُ الَّتِي يَمْشِي بِهَا، وَلَئِنْ سَأَلَنِي لَأُعْطِيَنَّهُ، وَلَئِنْ اسْتَعَاذَنِي لَأُعِيذَنَّهُ". [رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ]. 

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Verily Allah ta’ala has said: ‘Whosoever shows enmity to a wali (friend) of Mine, then I have declared war against him. 

And My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more loved to Me than the religious duties I have obligated upon him. 

And My servant continues to draw near to me with nawafil (voluntary deeds) deeds until I Love him. When I Love him, I am *¹* his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him; and were he to seek refuge with Me, I would surely grant him refuge.’ ” 

[Hadith Qudsi - Al-Bukhari]

https://sunnah.com/nawawi 40:38 

¹ the meaning is not that Allah will become a person's hearing but rather Allah directs what he hears so that he only hear what is good for him, similarly for sight, hand and leg in this hadith* 

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Hadith 37: The Excellence & Mercy of Allah, The Exalted

عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم فِيمَا يَرْوِيهِ عَنْ رَبِّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى، قَالَ: "إنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ، ثُمَّ بَيَّنَ ذَلِكَ، فَمَنْ هَمَّ بِحَسَنَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ عِنْدَهُ حَسَنَةً كَامِلَةً، وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِهَا فَعَمِلَهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ عِنْدَهُ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ إلَى سَبْعِمِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ إلَى أَضْعَافٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِسَيِّئَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ عِنْدَهُ حَسَنَةً كَامِلَةً، وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِهَا فَعَمِلَهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ سَيِّئَةً وَاحِدَةً". 

On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), from what he has related from his Lord:

Verily Allah ta’ala has written down the good deeds and the evil deeds, and then explained it [by saying]: “Whosoever intended to perform a good deed, but did not do it, then Allah writes it down with Himself as a complete good deed. 

And if he intended to perform it and then did perform it, then Allah writes it down with Himself as from 10 good deeds up to 700 times, up to many times multiplied. 

And if he intended to perform an evil deed, but did not do it, then Allah writes it down with Himself as a complete good deed. 

And if he intended it [i.e., the evil deed] and then performed it, then Allah writes it down as 1 evil deed.” 

[Al-Bukhari] [Muslim].

https://sunnah.com/nawawi 40:37 

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Hadith 36: The Virtues of Good Deeds To Fellow Brothers, Seeking Knowledge & Learning The Quran

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ: "مَنْ نَفَّسَ عَنْ مُؤْمِنٍ كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ الدُّنْيَا نَفَّسَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَمَنْ يَسَّرَ عَلَى مُعْسِرٍ، يَسَّرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، وَمَنْ سَتَرَ مُسْلِما سَتَرَهُ اللهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ، وَاَللَّهُ فِي عَوْنِ الْعَبْدِ مَا كَانَ الْعَبْدُ فِي عَوْنِ أَخِيهِ، وَمَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَلْتَمِسُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا إلَى الْجَنَّةِ، وَمَا اجْتَمَعَ قَوْمٌ فِي بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِ اللَّهِ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ، وَيَتَدَارَسُونَهُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ؛ إلَّا نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ السَّكِينَةُ، وَغَشِيَتْهُمْ الرَّحْمَةُ، وَ حَفَّتهُمُ المَلاَئِكَة، وَذَكَرَهُمْ اللَّهُ فِيمَنْ عِنْدَهُ، وَمَنْ أَبَطْأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ". 

[رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ] بهذا اللفظ. 

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

*Whoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of Resurrection.*

*And whoever alleviates the need of a needy person, Allah will alleviate his needs in this world and the Hereafter.*

*Whoever shields [or hides the misdeeds of] a Muslim, Allah will shield him in this world and the Hereafter.*

*And Allah will aid His slave so long as he aids his brother.*

*And whoever follows a path to seek knowledge therein, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise.*

*No people gather together in one of the Houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, except that sakeenah (tranquility) descends upon them, and mercy envelops them, and the angels surround them, and Allah mentions them amongst those who are with Him.*

*¹And whoever is slowed down by his actions, will not be hastened forward by his lineage.*

Related by [Muslim] in these words.

https://sunnah.com/nawawi 40:36 

¹ whoever slows down because of his evil action, his lineage would not enrich him, nor will it raise him, nor will it spring him forward. Lineage is an ascription to a tribe and the like 

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Hadith 35: The Brotherhood of Islam

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم " لَا تَحَاسَدُوا، وَلَا تَنَاجَشُوا، وَلَا تَبَاغَضُوا، وَلَا تَدَابَرُوا، وَلَا يَبِعْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَيْعِ بَعْضٍ، وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ إخْوَانًا، الْمُسْلِمُ أَخُو الْمُسْلِمِ، لَا يَظْلِمُهُ، وَلَا يَخْذُلُهُ، وَلَا يَكْذِبُهُ، وَلَا يَحْقِرُهُ، التَّقْوَى هَاهُنَا، وَيُشِيرُ إلَى صَدْرِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، بِحَسْبِ امْرِئٍ مِنْ الشَّرِّ أَنْ يَحْقِرَ أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ، كُلُّ الْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ حَرَامٌ: دَمُهُ وَمَالُهُ وَعِرْضُهُ" . [رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ]. 

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Do not envy one another, and do not inflate prices for one another, and do not hate one another, and do not turn away from one another, and do not undercut one another in trade, but [rather] be slaves of Allah and brothers [amongst yourselves]. 

A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim: he does not oppress him, nor does he fail him, nor does he lie to him, nor does he hold him in contempt. 

Taqwa (piety) is right here [and he pointed to his chest three times]. It is evil enough for a man to hold his brother Muslim in contempt. The whole of a Muslim is inviolable for another Muslim: his blood, his property, and his honour.” 

[Muslim]

https://sunnah.com/nawawi 40:35 

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Hadith 34: Forbidding Evil Is From Imaan

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَمِعْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم يَقُولُ: "مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِقَلْبِهِ، وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الْإِيمَانِ" . [رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ]. 

On the authority of Abu Sa`eed al-Khudree (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, “Whosoever of you *sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then [let him change it] with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart — and that is the weakest of faith.*” 

[Muslim]

https://sunnah.com/nawawi 40:34 

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Hadith 33: The Burden of Proof Is Upon The Claimant & The Oath Is Incumbent Upon The One Who Denies

عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ: "لَوْ يُعْطَى النَّاسُ بِدَعْوَاهُمْ لَادَّعَى رِجَالٌ أَمْوَالَ قَوْمٍ وَدِمَاءَهُمْ، لَكِنَّ الْبَيِّنَةَ عَلَى الْمُدَّعِي، وَالْيَمِينَ عَلَى مَنْ أَنْكَرَ" . حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ، رَوَاهُ الْبَيْهَقِيّ [في"السنن" 10/252]، وَغَيْرُهُ هَكَذَا، وَبَعْضُهُ فِي "الصَّحِيحَيْنِ". 

On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

Were people to be given everything that they claimed, men would [unjustly] claim the wealth and lives of [other] people. But, the onus of proof is upon the claimant, and the taking of an oath is upon him who denies. 

A hasan hadeeth narrated by al-Baihaqee and others in this form, and part of it is in the two Saheehs.

https://sunnah.com/nawawi 40:33 

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Appreciating The Divine Gift of Time

Summary: 

1) Allah (s.w.t.) said in the Qur’an:

وَٱلۡعَصۡرِ

إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ لَفِی خُسۡرٍ

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوۡا۟ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوۡا۟ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ

Which means: *“By the passage of time!* *Surely humanity is in grave loss*, except for those who have faith, who do good, who urge each other to the truth, and who encourage each other to be steadfast.” 

[Al-‘Asr: 1-3] 

2) As the saying goes, *time and tide wait for no man*. If we are not careful, time will slip through our fingers, and be lost to us forever. We can never get that time back, and neither can we go back in time. 

As believers, we should take full advantage of the time that has been granted to us. Let us not waste that time with useless pursuits, because tomorrow is not guaranteed to us. 

3) Let us reflect on Prophet Muhammad’s (s.a.w.) message, and think about how we can embody it in our daily lives.

نِعْمَتَانِ مَغْبُونٌ فِيهِمَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ الصِّحَّةُ وَالْفَرَاغُ

Which means: "There are two blessings that many people waste: good health and free time." 

[Hadith narrated by Ibn Majah] 

4) Story of *Imam An-Nawawi's life journey

In a day, which has only 24 hours, Imam An-Nawawi was able to attend to 12 different gatherings of knowledge and he was able to produce various religious books that are still used by the Islamic community to this day. May Allah (s.w.t.) reward him immensely 

5) Du'a: May we become people who not only make good use of our time, but who also bring benefit to those around us...ameen 

Hadith 32: Do Not Harm & Do Not Be A Cause of Harm

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ سَعْدِ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ الْخُدْرِيّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ: 

"لَا ضَرَرَ وَلَا ضِرَارَ" .

حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ، رَوَاهُ ابْنُ مَاجَهْ [راجع رقم:2341]، وَالدَّارَقُطْنِيّ [رقم:4/228]، وَغَيْرُهُمَا مُسْنَدًا. وَرَوَاهُ مَالِكٌ [2/746] فِي "الْمُوَطَّإِ" عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه و سلم مُرْسَلًا، فَأَسْقَطَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ، وَلَهُ طُرُقٌ يُقَوِّي بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا. 

On the authority of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

*There should be neither harming (darar - meaning unintentional) nor reciprocating harm (dirar - meaning with intention of causing harm to the one who harms us)*. 

A Hasan hadeeth related by Ibn Majah, ad-Daraqutnee and others as a musnad hadeeth. It was also related by Malik in al-Muwatta in *¹mursal* form from Amr bin Yahya, from his father from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), but leaving Abu Sa’eed from the chain. And it has other chains of narrations that strengthen one another.

https://sunnah.com/nawawi 40:32 

¹Hadith Mursal happens when a chain of narrators in which the final link at the end of the chain (which is the sahabat/companion of the Prophet ﷺ ) is missing - which means the chain from Tabiin goes straight to Rasulullah ﷺ hence bypassing the sahabat 

For syarah by Sheikh Ibn Al-''Uthaimeen in English, refer to this link -> https://darpdfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Exp.-of-Forty-Ahadeeth-Sh.-al-Uthaymeen.pdf

Hadith 31: An Act That invites Allah's And People's Love

عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه و سلم فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! دُلَّنِي عَلَى عَمَلٍ إذَا عَمِلْتُهُ أَحَبَّنِي اللهُ وَأَحَبَّنِي النَّاسُ؛ فَقَالَ: "ازْهَدْ فِي الدُّنْيَا يُحِبَّك اللهُ، وَازْهَدْ فِيمَا عِنْدَ النَّاسِ يُحِبَّك النَّاسُ" . حديث حسن، رَوَاهُ ابْنُ مَاجَهْ [رقم:4102]، وَغَيْرُهُ بِأَسَانِيدَ حَسَنَةٍ. 

On the authority of Abu al-’Abbas Sahl bin Sa’ad as-Sa’idee (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allah, direct me to an act which, if I do it, [will cause] Allah to love me and the people to love me.” So he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Renounce the world and Allah will love you, and renounce what the people possess and the people will love you.” 

A hasan hadeeth related by Ibn Majah and others with good chains of authorities.

https://sunnah.com/nawawi 40:31 

For syarah by Sheikh Ibn Al-''Uthaimeen in English, refer to this link -> https://darpdfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Exp.-of-Forty-Ahadeeth-Sh.-al-Uthaymeen.pdf

Hadith 30: The Rights of Allah, The Exalted

عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ جُرْثُومِ بن نَاشِر رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَال: "إنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى فَرَضَ فَرَائِضَ فَلَا تُضَيِّعُوهَا، وَحَدَّ حُدُودًا فَلَا تَعْتَدُوهَا، وَحَرَّمَ أَشْيَاءَ فَلَا تَنْتَهِكُوهَا، وَسَكَتَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ رَحْمَةً لَكُمْ غَيْرَ نِسْيَانٍ فَلَا تَبْحَثُوا عَنْهَا".

حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ، رَوَاهُ الدَّارَقُطْنِيّ ْ"في سننه" [4/184]، وَغَيْرُ 

On the authority of Abu Tha’labah al-Kushanee — Jurthoom bin Nashir (may Allah be pleased with him) — that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 

Verily Allah ta’ala has laid down religious obligations (fara’id), so do not neglect them; and He has set limits, so do not overstep them; and He has forbidden some things, so do not violate them; and He has remained silent about some things, out of compassion for you, not forgetfulness — so do not seek after them. 

A hasan hadeeth narrated by ad-Daraqutnee and others.

https://sunnah.com/nawawi 40:30 

For syarah by Sheikh Ibn Al-''Uthaimeen in English, refer to this link -> https://darpdfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Exp.-of-Forty-Ahadeeth-Sh.-al-Uthaymeen.pdf