‎Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

‎"If the Religion was based upon Emotions, all the People of Innovation would be right.."

‎[33 اللقاء الشهري]

Ayūb As-Sakhtiyānī رحمه الله said:

“The companion of innovation does not increase in striving, except he increases in his distance from Allāh!”

[Al-‘I’tisaam: 1/155]

ibn Kathir رحمه الله said:

"It was named Jummu’ah because it is derived from the word ‘ja-ma-'a’’, as the people of Islaam, i.e., Muslims congregate on this day every week."

[Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 8/119]

From Ibn Juraij, who said: I said to ʿAṭāʾ: “What if I saw a space in front of me (when arriving for the Jumuah Khuṭbah), behind which were some people - should I step over them to reach it?”
عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَطَاءٍ: إِنْ رَأَيْتُ أَمَامِي فَجْوَةً دُونَهَا النَّاسُ أَتَخَطَّاهُمْ إِلَيْهَا؟

He said: “No.”
قَالَ: «لَا»،

I asked: “What if I moved between them?”
قُلْتُ: أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ تَخَلَّلْتُهُمْ إِلَيْهَا تَخَلُّلًا؟

He asked: “How so?”
قَالَ: «وَكَيْفَ؟»

I said: “For example, the two men sitting by each other are not actually making contact with each other.”
قُلْتُ: كَأَنْ يَكُونَ الرَّجُلًانِ لَا يَتَمَاسَّانِ

He said: “Yes, so long as you do not step over anyone”.
قَالَ: «نَعَمْ، إِنْ كُنْتَ لَا تَتَخَطَّى أَحَدًا»،

Someone then asked him: “So what if two people's knees were in contact, should I step over their knees?”
قَالَ لَهُ إِنْسَانٌ: فَكَانَ إِنْسَانَانِ يَتَمَاسَّانِ رُكْبَتَيْهِمَا فَأَتَخَطَّى رُكْبَتَيْهِمَا؟

He said: “No.”
قَالَ: «لَا»

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Shaykhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:

"Many sins with correct Tawheed is better than lesser sins with corrupt Tawheed."

[Al Istiqamah 1/466]

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Chapter: 39
Allah's Words: (They Know the Favours of Allah, Then They Deny Them)


(They know the favours of Allah, then they deny them: And most of them are disbelievers)
(Qur'an 16:83)


In this verse, Allah (ﷻ), Most Glorified, Most High, rejects all those who recognize in their hearts that all blessings are from Allah (ﷻ), and yet in spite of this, they deny them by their evil deeds, worshipping other than Him and by their words, saying: "We achieved these blessings from Allah (ﷻ), through the intercession of our idols," or they say: "It is our inheritance from our fathers and our grandfathers." And Allah (ﷻ), Most High, informs us also that all those who do so are disbelievers in Allah (ﷻ) and deniers of His Blessings.


💠 Benefits Derived From This Verse

1. That even the pagans believed in Tawheed Ar-Ruboobiyyah (i.e. that Allah is the One Rabb, Creator and Sustainer of the Universe).

2. That gratitude to Allah is not complete unless it is expressed in belief, word and deed.

3. That using the blessings of Allah for the purpose of disobedience to Him is to deny them.



💠 Relevance of This Verse to the Subject of the Chapter
That the verse proves that whoever attributed Allah's Blessings to other than Him has denied them.



💠 Relevance of This Verse to the Subject of Tawheed
That the verse charges those who attribute Allah's Blessings to other than Him with disbelief, because in so doing, they set up partners with Allah (ﷻ) in the bestowal of blessings.


▪️ Mujahid said: "He (the one referred to in the above verse) is the man who says: "They (Allah's Blessings) are mine, an inheritance from my fathers and my forefathers."



💠 Relevance of This Narration to the Subject of the Chapter
That the narration proves that Mujahid considered that whoever attributes Allah's Blessings to other than Him is a denier of those Blessings.



💠 Relevance of This Narration to the Subject of Tawheed
That Mujahid considered any person who attributed Allah's Blessings to other than Him to be a disbeliever, because to do so is an act of Shirk.

▪️ 'Aoun Ibn 'Abdillaah said: "They say: "If it were not for so- and-so, such-and-such an event would not have occurred.

'Aoun Ibn 'Abdillah considered that attributing events to any of Allah's creatures is kufr, because this entails attributing benefit or harm to other than Allah (ﷻ), while in fact they possess no power to harm or benefit except by Allah's Will.



💠 Relevance of This Narration to the Subject of the Chapter
That it proves that 'Aoun Ibn 'Abdillah considered that believing that benefit or harm may occur due to the actions of other than Allah (ﷻ), independent of Allah's Qadr, is kufr.


▪️ Ibn Qutaibah said: "They say: "This is due to the intercession of our gods."

Ibn Qutaibah informs us in this narration that the polytheists attribute the blessings which they receive to be achieved through the power of intercession of their idols; in doing so, they combine the sin of associating partners with Allah (ﷻ) by worshipping others, with the sin of kufr, by attributing blessings to other than Him, the true granter of blessings.



💠 Relevance of This Narration to the Subject of the Chapter
That the narration proves that Ibn Qutaibah considered that attributing Allah's Blessings to the intercession of idols is kufr.

After the Hadith of Zaid Ibn Khalid (page 151) in which Allah (ﷻ), Most High, said: "Some of My slaves this morning are true Believers in Me and others are disbelievers..." Abul Abbas (i.e. Ibn Taymiyah) said: "Such commandments occur frequently in the Qur'an and Sunnah. Allah (ﷻ) condemns those who attribute His Blessings to others whom they associate with Him. Some of the Salaf have said that it is like the saying of some: "The wind was favourable," or: "the sailor was skillful," etc. and the statements of many of the people are like this."

Count the blessings of Allāh azza wa jall; it's uncountable. Count the calamities and afflictions; it's countable

إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ

Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.

[Qur'an 100:6]

Hasan al-Baṣrī رحمه الله said:
"Man is ungrateful — he counts the disasters while forgetting the blessings of his Lord.".

‎[جامع البيان عن تأويل أي القرآن ٢٤/٥٥٧]

Adhkar After the Obligatory Salāh along with Their Explanation — Shaykh ‘Abdullah ibn Ṣāliḥ Al-Fawzān حفظه الله

*Ayyam Al Beed - White Days*


In Shā Allāh, for this *month of Safar 1445 A.H.*

Ayyam al-Beed [White Days] will fall on:

*Thursday 31 Aug’23* -13th Safar 1445 A.H.

*Friday 1st Sep’23* -14th Safar 1445 A.H.

*Saturday 2nd Sep’23* -15th Safar 1445 A.H.

Do try to fast the 3 white days, In Shã Allāh!

The virtues of Ayyam al-Beed (White Days)

"Beed'' is the plural of "Abyad'' which means white. Three days of 13, 14 and 15 of lunar month are called "Al-Ayyam-ul-Beed'' for the reason that their nights are bright because of the moonlight. The moon begins to diminish gradually after these days.

"Fasting three days of each month is fasting of a lifetime, and ayyam al-beed are the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth."
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‎● [صحيح الترغيب ١٠٤٠]

"If you fast any part of the month, then fast the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth."

‎● [صحيح الترغيب ١٠٣٨]

Abū Hurayah رضي الله عنه said: "My close friend [i.e. Prophet ﷺ] advised me to do three things which I will never give up until I die: fasting three days each month, praying Duha, and sleeping after praying Witr."

‎● [صحيح البخاري ١١٧٨]

Prophet ﷺ said: "Shall I not tell you of something that will take away the evil of the heart?

Fasting three days of each month."

‎● [سنن النسائي ٢/٢٣٨٦]

Prophet ﷺ said: "There is a gate in Jannāh called al-Rayyān (pronounced as ArRayyan) and only those who observed fast shall enter through."

‎● {صحيح البخاري ١٨٩٦}

Al Bassaam رحمه الله said: "Fasting increases mercy and people AWARE of the pain suffered by those less fortunate."

‎● {تيسير اللام جلد رقم ١، صحفة ٣١٣}

Prophet ﷺ said: "Fasting one day in the cause of Allāh removes the face a distance of 70 years from the fire."

‎● (صحيح مسلم ١١٥٣)

Prophet ﷺ said: "Fasting will intercede for the slave on the Day of Judgment."

‎● {صحيح الترغيب ٩٨٠}

Allaah says: "'Fasting is Mine and it is I Who give reward for it.”

‎● {صحيح البخاري ١٩٠٤}

“There is nothing equivalent to fasting.”

‎● {صحيح الترغيب ٤١٣/١}

Allāh to Prophet Moosā:

"The fragrance of the one who fasts is more loved to Me than roses."

‎● [قصص اﻷنبياء لإبن كثير، صفحة: ١٢٥]

Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever fasts one day in the cause of Allāh, Allāh will separate his face from the Fire by (a distance of) seventy autumns (years).

‎● {سنن النسائي ٢٢٥٠}

Virtue Of Fasting

‎قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : من صام يوما في سبيل الله جعل الله بينه وبين النار خندقا كما بين السماء والأرض.

The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Whoever fasts a day in the Path of Allāh, Allāh will create between him and the Hellfire a trench like (the distance of) what is between the sky and the earth.”

‎● [رواه الطبراني في الأوسط والألباني في صحيح الترغيب والترهيب رقم الحديث ٩٩٠]

Reward Of Fasting

‎قال الشيخ ابن العثيمين رحمه الله : ومِنْ فضائِل الصوم أنَّ ثوابَه لا يَتَقَيَّدُ بِعَدَدٍ مُعيَّنٍ بل يُعطَى الصائمُ أجرَه بغير حسابٍ.

Sh. Ibn al-‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله: “And from the virtues of the fasting is that its reward is NOT limited to a specific amount rather the fasting person is given his reward without an account (i.e unlimited reward).”

‎● [مجالس شهر رمضان ٢\٣٠]

Abū al-‘Āliyah Raḥimahullāh (a senior Tābi'ī) said: "The fasting person is in a state of worship as long as he doesn’t backbite."

‎● [المصنف لابن أبي شيبة]

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Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said:

“Whoever desires to be the strongest of people, should put his trust in Allāh.”

[ Majmū‘ Al-Fatāwá (1/55) Translated by Rpubs Editorial ]

"If not for the decree of sins, the son of Adam would have been destroyed by self-amazement."

[ Al-Fawā'id — ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله p. 94 | Translated by Abū ‘Affān ‘AbdulQādir ]

Why Was Adam Considered the Last of Creatures?

The pen is considered the first thing to record the destiny of man before his existence. However, Adam is the last of creatures, due to several reasons:

One: Preparing the place before the dweller's arrival.

Two: Adam is the aim for which every other being is created, like the heavens, the earth, the sun, the moon, and the sea.

Three: The most proficient Creator ended His work with the best the same as He starts with its basis and origin.

Four: Souls usually aspire to the end and final stages, and that is why Musa told the sorcerers in the Qur'anic verse in which Allah says, which means, "Cast down what you want to cast!" (Yunus, 10:80).

So when the people saw the sorcerers' actions, they inclined to the following one.

Five: Allah, the Exalted and Ever Majestic, adjourned the best of books, prophets, and nations to the latest period of time. He renders the Hereafter better than this worldly life, and the final stages to be more perfect than the earlier ones, and that is why there is a great difference between the Angel's saying, “Read," to which the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I am not a reader," and Allah’s saying,

…اَلْيَوْمَ اَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِيْنَكُمْ…

which means, "This day, I have perfected your religion for you." (Al-Ma'idah, 5:3)

Six: Allah, the Exalted, gave the knowledge of all things to Adam.

Seven: Adam is the essence and fruit of existence, so it is correct that he is the last of all the entities.

Eight: Because Adam is honourable in the Sight of Allah, He prepared all his interests, requirements, necessities and means of life for him. As soon as he was created, he found the universe ready for him.

Nine: Allah, the Exalted, willed that His honour and grace would be manifested over other creatures, so He preceded their creation, and that is why the Angels said, "Even if Allah creates whatever He wills, no creatures will be more honourable to Him than us." Thus, when He created Adam and He commanded them to prostrate themselves before him, the honour and grace of Allah were manifested thereon by His knowledge, however, when Adam committed the sin, the Angels thought that the honour (bestowed upon Adam) was annulled, disregarding the fact that repentance is an act of worship. When Adam turned to Allah in repentance, performing that act of worship, the Angels knew that there is a secret in Allah's creation, which is known to no one but Him, the Almighty.

Ten: When Allah, the Exalted, started the creation of the world with the pen, it was magnificent to finalise His creation with the human being. Verily, the pen is the tool of knowledge, and the human is the knowledgeable entity.

Accordingly, Allah manifested the honour of Adam over the angels by virtue of knowledge bestowed upon him.

[ Al-Fawa'id: A Collection of Wise Sayings — ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله p. 100–102 ]

Abū'I-'Abbas b. 'Aṭa' said:

"I read the Qur'ān and noticed that Allāh never praised a person except after testing him."

[تلبيس إبليس صحفة ٤٧٤]