A Beneficial Principle for Conflicting Acts of Worship
Question:
Questions keep coming up about the same topic, such as:
Which is better: attending a class or following a funeral?
Also: Is jihad better or seeking knowledge?
And similar questions. When a person has two acts of worship that conflict, which one should he start with or give priority to?
Sheikh Rashad Adh-Dhali'ee hafidhahullah:
If it is possible to do…
فتشبهوا إن لم تكونوا مثلهم * إن التشبه بالكرام فلاح
“Imitate them, if you cannot be like them — for resembling the noble is itself a success.”
Ibn Rajab rahimahullah writes:
من لم يستطع الوقوف ‎بعرفة فليقف عند حدود الله الذى عرفه.
If you can't stop at ʿArafah, then stop at Allah’s commands.
ومن لم يستطع المبيت بمزدلفة فليبت على طاعة الله ليقربه ويُزلفه.
If you can't spend the in night in Muzdalifah, then…
((ما رأيت رسول الله ﷺ يصلي سبحة الضحى قط، وإني لأسبحها))
“I NEVER SAW the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray the Dhuha prayer at all, though I myself do pray it.”
Both reports are found in Sahih Muslim.
5⃣ Some scholars explained that the fact that the Prophet ﷺ did not fast the ten days does not mean that fasting them is not virtuous, because he ﷺ may have had other important matters that prevented him from fasting.
6⃣…
According to the majority of scholars, fasting is among the good deeds that Muslims are ENCOURAGED to perform during the first NINE days of Dhul-Hijjah.
Someone might ask: How should we understand the statement of Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) found in Sahih Muslim:
((ما رَأيتُ رَسولَ اللهِ ﷺ صائِمًا في العَشرِ قَطُّ))
“I NEVER saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fasting during the ten days (of…
What to do During the First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah
Narrated by Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said that the Prophet ﷺ said:
((ما مِنْ أيَّامٍ العمَلُ الصَّالِحُ فيها أحبُّ إلى اللهِ مِن هذه الأيام)) يعني أيامَ العشر، قالوا: يا رسُولَ الله، ولا الجهادُ في سبيلِ الله؟ قال: ((ولا الجهادُ في سبيلِ الله، إلا رجلٌ خَرَجَ بنفسِه ومالِه فلم يَرْجِعْ من ذلك بشيءٍ)). [رواه البخاري وأبو داود، واللفظ له]
“There are no days in which righteous deeds are…
Be a man who serves the daʿwah, not one for whom the daʿwah serves
Sheikh 'Abdulghani Al-Ahmadi hafidhahullah said:
O students of knowledge, people and callers to Allah are of two types when it comes to daʿwah:
1⃣. There is a man who serves the daʿwah
2⃣. And there is a daʿwah that serves the man.
The first is a person who wants to establish daʿwah to Allah sincerely. He does not care what hardships he faces…
Due to travel commitments, our host in Thailand is unable to make the Laamiyyah class this week. The class will therefore be postponed until next week, in shā’ Allāh.