Pick one!

Posted May 26, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 2 Comments

Shaykh ibn ’Uthaymeen was asked the following question.

Which one is more superior (in terms of reward) the person giving the Athaan or the Imaam leading the people in Salah?

The Shaykh answered:

Giving the athaan is superior to leading the prayer since the person giving the athaan is raising his voice proclaiming the greatness of Allaah whilst bearing witness to the prophethood of the Prophet.

Aswell as calling the people towards success and prayer five times a day.

And there is no tree nor stone that hears his voice except that it will give testimony for him on the day of judgement.

Are you as quick as ibn 'Uyaynah?

Posted May 25, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 1 Comment

Sufyaan ibn ‘Uyaynah said:

My father used to work as a money exchanger in al-Koofah and came under debt so he took us to Makkah whereupon I went to the Masjid when suddenly I saw ‘Amr bin Deenaar, and he narrated to me eight hadiths.

I held his donkey whilst he went inside the masjid and prayed, when he came back out I repeated the hadiths to him.

He then said:

BaarakAllaah feek (to me).

Note: The hadith he learnt on the spot where obviously including the isnaad. Notice that he did not waste anytime.

Who is better, Prophet Muhammad or Prophet Yunus?

Posted May 22, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 1 Comment

The Prophet mentioned in a saheeh hadith:

…Whoever says, I am better than (Prophet) Yunus ibn Matta has lied. [Ibn Maajah]

Our noble Shaykh of Madeenah ’Abdul Muhsin al-’Abbaad said explaining this:

What is known is that the Prophet is the best of creation and the scholars explain this hadith in different ways. Some say the word “I” does not mean the Prophet himself, but rather any other slave, (meaning if a muslim was to say I am better than Yunus) this is because a person might read the story of Yunus and think bad of him (which is not  allowed).

Another explanation is that this was said by the Prophet before he  truly knew his high-ranking, or that it is out of humbleness and to defend his fellow Prophet.

Is it really a mercy?

Posted May 15, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 10 Comments

Some people often qoute the hadith of the Prophet wherein which he says, the differences within my Ummah is a mercy. However this hadith is not correct.

Shaykh ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked this question and this is the reply he gave:

This is wrong (ie if they mean that the opposite is true, meaning unity is a punishment), because ikhtilaaf is not a mercy and this is due to Allahs statement

وَلاَ يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ إِلاَّ مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ

And they will never seize to differ except those whom Allah has mercy upon.

So this shows the weakness in the mentioned hadith. However those who differ and are Mujtahideen (well rooted in knowledge) then they will aquire mercy (from Allah).

Osool Fiqh

Posted May 12, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 12 Comments

In Osool al-Fiqh (principles of fiqh) we have five rulings, and everything a person does falls into these five catergories and they are: Read more

How to get accepted into Madeenah Uni

Posted May 08, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 23 Comments

Now there is no simple answer or way to this, as muslims we believe in the Qadr of Allah. If it is written for you it will happen and if not then do not be sad about it.

Disclaimer!  Please remember this is in no way a promise, even if you did implement these things it does not guarantee your acceptance. Read more

Does Allah forget?

Posted May 04, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 1 Comment

A question a non muslim or even a fellow muslim might ask you is, does Allah forget? Meaning can we attribute forgetfulness to Allah? As a muslim you will probably jump up and say of course not! But this is how you really should respond.

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Who built the Ka'bah?

Posted May 04, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with No Comments

The Ka’bah is not just a square building, but has a very interesting and long history to it. Who actually built the Ka’bah anyway? Read more