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Supplications are Answered during the Last Ten Days of Ramadan – I
When someone has a particular need, he has to take recourse to those who can fulfill it. However, people’s needs, for which they have to seek out others, are endless – sometimes they succeed in fulfilling them and at other times they cannot. The ability of created beings is limited, yet many people fail to realize this, and are heedless.. More -
Supplications are Answered during Ramadan’s Last Ten Days-III
Allah is The Most Rich and The Most Generous Whatever one asks, Allah The Almighty gives him more. It was narrated on the authority of Abu Sa‘eed, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “‘No Muslim supplicates Allah with a supplication that contains neither sin nor severing kinship.. More -
Supplications are Answered during Ramadan’s Last Ten Days-II
The virtue of supplication Supplication is one of the greatest acts of worship; rather, it is worship itself as the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said because it implies the humiliation of beseeching and being in need of Allah The Almighty, which show the real aspects of servitude to Him. Therefore, it is the most honorable act.. More -
I'tikaaf and the Positive Leap
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said, “The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam (may Allah exalt his mention), would observe I‘tikaaf every year (during Ramadan) for ten days; in the year in which he passed away, he observed I‘tikaaf for twenty days.” [Al-Bukhari].. More -
I‘tikaaf and the Sweetness of Seclusion
I‘tikaaf is an affirmed Sunnah and a virtuous example of prophetic guidance that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam (may Allah exalt his mention), observed until his death as narrated by ‘Aa’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her. Some wives of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, observed I‘tikaaf after.. More -
Virtues of Qiyaam
Qiyaam (voluntary night prayer) is one of the best acts of worship that bring one closer to Allah The Almighty. It is highly recommended at all times of the year, and even more so in the holy month of Ramadan. The texts of the Quran and Sunnah (Prophetic tradition) urge Muslims to perform it and they state its unique status and great reward from Allah.. More -
The Blessings of I'tikaaf
The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, used to stay in I‘tikaaf (seclusion in the mosque) for the last ten days of Ramadan, and when it was the year in which he died, he stayed in I‘tikaaf for twenty days. Regardless of his numerous occupations such as Jihaad (armed struggle in the cause of Allah The Almighty), enjoining good.. More -
Adorn Yourself with Worship in the Last Nights of Ramadan
During the last days of Ramadan, the righteous predecessors stood (in prayer) at night, awakened their families, engaged in worship more diligently, kept aloof from women, and stood day and night in prayer and in worship of their Lord, in expectation of His reward. They raised their hands towards Allah The Almighty, supplicating Him not to let them.. More -
Between Hope and Fear in the Last Days of Ramadan - II
Once Ramadan is over, what do you do? You give up standing (at night in prayer), fasting, remembrance (of Allah The Almighty) and recitation of the Quran. This is the dark state which afflicts the believers after Ramadan as if they have neither stood (in prayer), nor fasted, nor drawn closer to their Lord, nor recited the Quran. This state, then, requires.. More -
Between Hope and Fear in the Last Days of Ramadan - I
In order to see the missing significance of the days of Ramadan, one should do his best to strive against himself, to get rid of the burdens and veils that hinder him from spending, being devoted and drawing close to Allah The Almighty. Let us see how the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and his Companions hastened to these things... More -
The wisdom behind I‘tikaaf
Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, said that as the soundness of the heart and its adherence to its way to Allah depends on its full devotion to Allah The Almighty, and because excessive food, drink, intermixing with people, talk and sleep all distract the heart from its moving on its way to Allah, weaken it, prevent it or even stop it, then.. More -
A summarised Fiqh of I‘tikaaf
In the Name of Allah The Most Merciful The Bestower or Mercy This is a brief account on the Fiqh (jurisprudence) of I‘tikaaf (seclusion in the mosque) which I have embarked upon with an introduction and clarification. As for the introduction, then it is known that the last ten days of Ramadan represent the best time for practicing I‘tikaaf... More -
What I‘tikaaf is
Linguistically speaking, I‘tikaaf means adherence to and frequent practice of something, whether it is good or evil. From the Sharee’ah perspective, scholars of Fiqh (jurisprudence) have stated that I‘tikaaf means staying in a mosque for the sake of obeying Allah The Almighty. However, Shaykh Al-Islam, may Allah have mercy upon.. More -
The virtue of the Last Ten Days of Ramadan and the desirability of devoting oneself to worship in them
‘Aa’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said, “When the last ten days (of Ramadan) would begin, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would tie his lower garment (Izaar) tight, stay up at night, and wake his family (to offer acts of worship).” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] The wording of this reported by Muslim is as.. More -
About I‘tikaaf
I‘tikaaf is to retire to the mosque for the sake of worshipping Allah The Almighty. Its ruling is that it is an act of the Sunnah (recommendation) and the basic proof for it is what Allah The Almighty Says (which means): {And do not have relations with them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques.} [Quran 2: 187] This verse.. More
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