Narrated by al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām (رضي الله عنه), the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “Change the colour of your white hairs, and do not resemble the Jews.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhī: 1752 and graded authentic by Shaykh al-Albānī in al-Sirāj al-Munīr: 5434.
Narrated by Jābir (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, upon seeing the whiteness of the hair of Abū Quḥāfah [Abū Bakr’s (رضي الله عنه) father], he said to Abū Bakr: “Take him to some of his woman and let them change it [the white] with something—but refrain from black.” Narrated by Abū Dāwūd: 4204 and graded authe…
Ḥumayd ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān said: I heard Muʿawiyah (رضي الله عنه), while delivering the khuṭbah, say: I heard the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say: “Whomever Allāh desires to be a means of goodness, He gives him understanding of this dīn…”1
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Muḥsin al-ʿAbbād comments:
The Madh`hab of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-al-Jamāʿah Regarding the Names and Attributes of Allāh
This ḥadīth confirms what many verses and a plethora of other aḥadīth signify that wanting is from among the characteristics of Allāh. As is well known, the madh`hab of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-al-Jamāʿah with regards to the Names and A…
It is not obligatory upon the traveller to call the adhān or the iqāmah at the time for prayer, but it is considered recommended according to the Ḥanbalī madh`hab.
However, there is no evidence to support this stance. Rather, there is evidence that opposes this opinion. Considering this, the adhān and the iqāmah are considered obligatory upon both the resident and the traveller. The evidence of this is that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said to Mālik ibn Ḥuwayrith (رضي الله عنه) and his companions: “If the time for ṣalāh arrives, then let one of you call the adhān.”1 At the time, they wer…
If the adhān is called by a child who has the ability to discern, it is considered valid. The discerning child is one that is between the age of seven and puberty. He is termed discerning because he has the ability to understand speech addressed to him, and to answer accordingly. Some scholars also say: The discerning child should not be identified by age but by the presence of this characteristic.
As for those who identify discernment by age, they support their view with the saying of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم): “Command your children with prayer by completion of the age of seven, and…
If the Selected Muʾadhin Is Present
If two people volunteer to call the adhān, we should choose the best of them for it. This issue is applicable to any masjid in which there is no pre-specified person who regularly calls the adhān. If there is already a specified muʾadhin (i.e. as selected by the Imām or the masjid authority), then the matter of calling the adhān should remain as it is, due to the saying of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم): “A man shall not say ‘āmīn’ for another while in his jurisdiction [i.e., the jurisdiction of the one saying āmīn’].”1 Thus, similarly we can say: A muʾad…
