[Q]: What is the ruling on a fasting person getting injected with a needle in his vein or his muscle and what is the difference between the two?
[A]: That which is most correct is that they do not break one’s fast, however injecting oneself with a needle from which nutrition is gained does break the fast. Likewise, one’s fast is not broken due to a blood test because it is not like ḥijāmah (cupping). The most correct position of the scholars is that ḥijāmah breaks the fasts of both the doer and the one it is being done to according to the statement of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم):
Both…
In the Name of Allāh, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
In the farewell admonition form the seminar: Be in this World as a Stranger, Abū Idrīs addresses the following question:
[Q]: What is your advice regarding young students who are studying overseas or will go to study, considering that ṭalib al-ʿilm (seeking knowledge) is something that seems to either make or break a person. So, either these students go over to study and are with the people of Sunnah and are united or sometimes, they are with the people who oppose the Sunnah. Due to the fact that you were in al-Madīnah for a n…
There is, right from the beginning of this brief address to our Salafī brothers and sisters who attended this conference, and to the listeners of it’s audio recording, a fine example of the love and concern we of Ahl al-Sunnah should have for one another. Knowledge, which is the weapon of a believer, and a cause for the increase of one’s Īmān is spoken about by our beloved brother and Ustādh Abū Ḥakīm Bilāl Davis. It is of extreme importance that the Sunnī arms his or herself with beneficial knowledge. Allāh says in His Glorious Qurʾān that He raises in levels those who possess knowledge…
The Muḥaddith, al-Albānī [d. 1419 AH], may Allāh have mercy upon him, wrote:1
6. A person must stand in prayer, it is a rukn for all except:
i. Those engaged in ṣalāt al-khawf2 and intense combat. Under such circumstances, they are permitted to pray while riding.
ii. The indisposed who are not able to stand. They are to pray seated while they can. If not, they are to recline on one side.
iii. Those offering al-nawāfil. They either pray while riding or if they prefer while sitting. They bow and prostrate by gesturing with their head, making the sujūd lower than the rukūʿ. This applies to t…
Points of benefit from the lecture:
The traits of the Prophets and Messengers in being steadfast upon the truth
Do not fall astray like the deviated groups and parties
Allāh’s favour is upon the righteous, the followers of the Prophets, they are the best companions
Have mutual love and mercy between you
Be in contact with the people of knowledge, benefit from them, even by the telephone
This dīn is your life, your death, it is the way of the prophets, remain upon their way
Remind and advise your family with it, do not be satisfied simply with eating and drinking
Stay with t…
It is a must that we as believers prepare for the meeting with Allāh, amending the attitude we should have with regards to the dunyā, since Allāh has blessed us to be from amongst those who recognise and understand the ḥaqq, whilst it has passed many who have lived and existed in the dunyā not having realised and understood the purpose of their existence within it. So know, O Sunnī! That it is a blessing from the blessings of Allāh that He has made you from those who realise and recognise and have taken account of themselves early, whilst still in their youth. This was from the mannerisms o…
[Q1]: This conference was themed around understanding Zuhd, raqāʾiq and other inspiring introspective topics that bring one nearer to Allāh. However, in our community, sometimes we hear the chant: Manhaj, Manhaj, Manhaj, all you people talk about is Manhaj. Is this a valid claim, should communities be less focused on the affair of Manhaj? What have our scholars said about this matter?
[Q2]: What is a scholar? We noticed with the fitnah of Yemen/Dammāj, one of their tactics was to falsely raise the level of their callers quickly to scholars. Now, you find people referring to students of kno…
This highly informative and beneficial lecture series delivered by our noble brother Abū Ḥafsah Kāshif Khān, goes through Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn’s explanation of Riyāḍh al-Ṣāliḥīn, the chapter: The Excellence of Zuhd (abstinence from the dunyā), An Enticement Upon Limiting Oneself Within it and The Excellence of Poverty,’ in which Imām al-Nawawī mentions a number of āyat from the Qurʾān which the noble Shaykh expounds upon.
The topic of the dawrah (seminar) is based upon the ḥadīth collected by al-Bukhārī and narrated by ʿAbd-Allāh ibn ʿUmar (raḍī Allāhu ʿʿʿanhu) ‘Be in thi…
