Dua’a when you see a shooting star

Shaykh Muhammad bin Haadee:

What is prescribed to say if you see a shooting star falling? I am asking you all. When we see a shooting star most of the time they are chasing the devils.

وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَاعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ فَمَنْ يَسْتَمِعِ الْآنَ يَجِدْ لَهُ شِهَابًا رَصَدًا

And verily, we used to sit there in stations, to (steal) a hearing, but any who listens now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush. (Soorah Al Jinn 72:9)

Lying in wait, it follows him, and if it catches up to him it burns him up. And if it does not catch up to him, he takes this one statement to the sorcerer and he adds lies to it.

إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ

Except one who snatches away something by stealing and they are pursued by a flaming fire of piercing brightness. (Soorah As-Saffat 37:10)

وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِمَصَابِيحَ

And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps (Soorah Al Mulk 67:5)

The person who sees a shooting star; what is it prescribed for him to say?

It comes in the narration of ibn Abbass رضي ألله عنهما that he used to say:

اللَهُمَ صَوِّبهُ و أصِبْ بِهِ و أكْفِنا شَرَهُ

O Allah aim it at him, and hit him, and suffice us from his evil.

Aim it at him, and hit him, and suffice us from his evil.

‘O Allah aim it at him’; meaning aim it at this thief. ‘And hit him’; meaning hit him with it. And suffice the Muslims from his evil.

اللَهُمَ صَوِّبهُ و أصِبْ بِهِ و أكْفِنا شَرَهُ

O Allah aim it at him, and hit him, and suffice us from his evil.

Thus, this is what is prescribed when you see a shooting star falling. And this is found in the books of the actions of the day and the night; in the Sunnan; the remembrance which the Muslim should say during the day and the night; and from them is what to say when you see a shooting star.

Translated By: Raha ibn Donald Batts

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Glad Tidings for the Believers

Glad Tidings for the Believers

This is an Enlightening Passage from the Speech of the Noble Scholar Muhammad bin Saalih Al-‘Uthaemeen –may Allah have mercy upon him- from his book Tafseer Juz 'Amma from his explanation of Soorah Ash-Sharh

This is a glad tiding from Allah ﻷ to His Messenger < as well as the rest of the Ummah (the nation of the Messenger <). As there occurred to the Messenger < hardship whilst he was inMakkah he was besieged, in Taif and (even) in Madeenah as well from the hypocrites. Therefore Allah said:

ﭽ ﯗ  ﯘ  ﯙ         ﯚ        ﯛ  ﭼ الشرح: ٥

So verily, with the hardship, there is relief

Meaning just as we opened your chest for you and removed from you your burden, and raised for you your mention, -and these are great bounties- (then) likewise this burden which has stricken you then it must have relief.

ﭽ ﯗ  ﯘ  ﯙ         ﯚ        ﯛ  ﯜ     ﯝ  ﯞ          ﯟ     ﯠ  ﭼ الشرح: ٥ - ٦

So verily, with the hardship, there is relief. Indeed with the hardship there is relief.

Ibn Abbas س mentioned in the (explanation) of this ayah “One difficulty shall not overcome two reliefs.”

And the interpretation of his speech س (is), even though difficulty was mentioned (in the aayaat) two times, the scholars of al-Balaagha (a science from the sciences of the Arabic Language) have stated that the interpretation of his speech is that difficulty was only mentioned once.

ﭽ ﯗ  ﯘ  ﯙ         ﯚ        ﯛ  ﯜ     ﯝ  ﯞ          ﯟ     ﯠ  ﭼ الشرح: ٥ - ٦

So verily, with the hardship, there is relief. Indeed with the hardship there is relief.

The Explanation:

The first difficulty (in the fifth ayah) ﭽ ﯗ ﯘ ﯙ         ﯚ        ﯛﭼ was repeated in the sixth ayah ﭽﯜ     ﯝ ﯞ          ﯟ     ﯠﭼ with (the letters) alif and laam. Therefore, the alif and laam here (i.e. in the sixth ayah) is for Al-‘Ahd Adh-Dhikri (being as though the word ﯙ    in the fifth and sixth ayah starts with the letters alifand laam it is the same ﯙ). As for the relief (mentioned in bothaayaat) then surely it has not come (in the aayaat) as a definite particle (with alif and laam) but rather as an indefinite particle (i.e.    ﯚ without alif and laam). And (there is) the principle (that states) if a noun is repeated twice in a context (of speech) where it is definite, then the second noun is (in sense) the first noun for the most part (i.e. Al-‘Ahd Adh-Dhikri). (However,) if a noun is repeated twice in a context (of speech) where it is indefinite (i.e.   without alif and laam), then the second noun is not (necessarily) the first noun.

As a result, (there is mentioned) in the two noble aayaat

ﭽ ﯗ  ﯘ  ﯙ         ﯚ        ﯛ  ﯜ     ﯝ  ﯞ          ﯟ     ﯠ  ﭼ الشرح: ٥ - ٦

So verily, with the hardship, there is relief. Indeed with the hardship there is relief.

Two reliefs and in them (only) one difficulty, being that the difficulty was repeated twice in the context where it was definite (i.e. with alif and laam).

ﭽ ﯗ  ﯘ  ﯙ         ﯚ        ﯛ  ﭼ الشرح: ٥

So verily, with the hardship, there is relief

This Speech is a Message from Allah ﻷ, and His Message أ is the most complete message in truth and His Promise is never broken. Therefore, whenever a matter becomes difficult to you then look forward to the relief.

Likewise in the Divine Execution of the Decree of Allah and the Pre-Determined Decree of Allah (القضاء و القدر) that is the Decree of Allah of calamities which afflict a person, as well as restriction in (ones) livelihood, and tightness of the chest as so on.  Do not give up hope! For surely with every difficulty there is relief.  And the relief can be an affair which is apparent and noticeable.  For example, a person is underprivileged and his affairs restricted so Allah makes things easy by enriching him. 

Another example, a person is ill, ailing he is burdened by the illness so Allah ﻷ cures him; this is another relief which is noticeable. (While) there is a relief which is mental and it is the aid of Allah for a person in being patient, this is relief. So ifAllah aids you in being patient (your) difficulty becomes relief.

And this difficult matter which if it was to descend onto the mountains it would have demolished them, it becomes by way of that which Allah has aided him with (i.e. the slave), from patience, a simple affair. Yet the meaning of relief it not only that a (difficult) matter is lifted in totality, relief (can be) that the distress is lifted and vanishes and this is a relief which is noticeable. While (it may also be) that Allah aids the person in being patient until the matter of great difficulty becomes a matter of relief.  And we say this because we are certain about the Promise of Allah. 

Advice to those who are Tried with Watching Porn

Advice to those who are Tried with Watching Porn
Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq ibn ‘Abdul-Muhsin Al-Badr

Question:

May Allaah reward you and may Allaah bless you. May Allaah benefit us with that which we have heard; and may Allaah forgive us, you, and all the Muslims. This questioner, O Shaykh, says: I implore you, by Allaah, to ask this question (for me). He says in his question: O, Shaykh, give me advice, for by Allaah, I am upon the brink of the Hellfire. For I have been addicted, O Shaykh, to pornography websites since last year. Every time I repent I return to it again. By Allaah, the thing which I hate the most is these sites, but they overpower me every time and they are the reason for my failure. I used to be very successful in my work and in my studies, however, now I am in a state of loss.

Answer:

Firstly, I say, just as ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattaab, may Allaah be pleased with him, has said: “Supplicate to Allaah the Blessed and High that He turns the heart of your brother; that He guides him and accepts his repentance.” So we ask Allaah the Mighty and Majestic, the Generous, Lord of the Great Throne, that He guide him and accept his repentance; and that He makes us and him firm with the firm statement and that He give us refuge from the evil of our souls and the evil of our actions.

I advise you, O noble brother, with one piece of advice; always be mindful of it, for in it is salvation for you. It is the greatest admonition. Always bear in mind that Allaah, the Lord of all that exists, sees you and that He, Glorified and Exalted be He, is looking at you. If you are alone within the house on any day, then do not say: I am alone; but say: There is a Raqeeb (Watcher i.e. Allaah) over me. When you sit, in this seclusion with this screen on the internet and you begin to enter those sites and you think that no one from the people can see you, then know that the Lord of all that exists is looking at you.

أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَى

Knows he not that Allaah does see (what he does)? (Al-’Alaq 96:14)

In this verse is a rebuke for you; treat yourself with it; rebuke yourself by way of the Qur’aan. There is not harm if you put this verse upon your room in front of you so that you can look at it and it can deter you and rebuke you from that matter, which there is not to be seen nor will you find therein any result that will benefit you. Rather, you have been affected in your studies, in your manners, in your worship, in your performance; there is no beneficial fruit in it. This is what the enemies of the religion desire; when they make the likes of these despicable, licentious, and harmful films; so that the children of the Muslims become lost; and the children of the Muslims become like cattle. Rather, they are even more astray; in the following of desires and urges, deviations and misguidances.

Due to this, have Taqwaa of Allaah the Mighty and Majestic, and make yourself constant in turning to Allaah the Glorified and High, and in sincere Tawbah to Allaah the Mighty and Majestic.

This device, I do not say to you to-if this is your state-to utilize it for permissible affairs; rather, I say: REVOVE IT FROM THE HOUSE COMPLETELY. Remove it from the house completely; and it should not remain with you even for a second. Tonight, remove it from your house; because its presence is an apparent corruption for you. It should not remain with you in hopes of benefitting from it in useful ways. Rather, remove it from your house completely and close off this door of evil from yourself and turn to Allaah the Glorified and High.

We ask Allaah to turn your heart and to accept your repentance, and to accept all of our repentance; and to guide us all to the (straight) path; and to rectify for us all of our affairs; indeed He, Blessed and Exalted be He, is the All-Hearing, Ever-Responsive, and Ever-Near.

Translated by: Raha ibn Donald Batts   

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The Reality of the Recitation of the Qur’an – Shaykh Abdur-Razzaaq al-Badr

Taken from the lecture: The Quran the Book of Happiness

Shaykh Abdur Razzaaq:

Guidance and happiness are two affairs which go hand in hand; thus whoever is guided then he is happy. And whoever is misguided then he is miserable. Misery is the companion to misguidance which is not separated from it. Therefore whenever misguidance is found misery is found, and whenever guidance is found happiness is found.

SubhanaAllah!! This is an affair which the people perceive. Whoever is distant from Allah and His obedience and being upright upon His legislation and then he becomes guided, he will perceive in his heart a delight which was missing and a sweetness which was nonexistent and a joy which he was not aware of. When Allah honors him, and favors him with guidance he tastes the sweetness and experiences the joy of happiness, the coolness of the eyes, peace of mind, and tranquility of the soul; which he did not find before that.

I will narrate to you on this topic an amazing story. A few years ago a man called me after Asr prayer and he said; ‘I have a question; but before the question I want to inform you about my condition.’

He said: ‘I am twenty-seven years old and I cannot move any part of my body except for my head.’

I said: ‘How long have you been in this condition?’

He replied: ‘For two years.’

I said: ‘What caused that?’

He replied: A car accident.

I said to him: ‘Where are you living?’

He replied: ‘In such and such a place.’

I said: ‘I want to visit you.’ So I visited him the same day. He began to narrate to me his story, and it was a long story. I sat with him for an hour and a half; and most of the time I was listening and benefitting because his life contained a lesson. He said a statement to me which is the point of reference for the story and I will not be lengthy with the details.

He said to me: ‘By Allah, verily now I feel a delight which I walked for a long time on my feet in search of but did not find’. Before the accident I was negligent and after the accident I became one who turns to Allah, with remembrance, praying, and reciting the Quran.

One of the noble brothers brought for him a computer device that works by voice control; because his hands do not move. He tested it in front of me. He spoke to the computer and the Soorah he wanted opened. And he spoke to the computer and the verse he wanted opened. He spoke to the computer and the Tafseer he wanted opened. The Quran was in front of him, he read and memorized, and he read the Tafseer and he did not need to turn the pages with his hand or to call anyone to turn the pages for him. The verse he wanted he would request it directly, and if he wanted its Tafseer he would request it directly.

And he said: ‘By Allah, verily now I feel a delight which I walked for a long time on my feet in search of but did not find.’ Thus let the faithful person take a lesson and take a warning.

Guidance and happiness are only obtained by the Book of Allah the Glorified and Exalted. And whoever seeks it from other than the Book of Allah the Exalted will not attain anything except loss and he will not attain anything except destruction and ruin in his worldly life and his afterlife.

فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ مِنِّي هُدًى فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشْقَى

Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My Guidance shall neither go astray, nor fall into distress and misery (Soorah Taha 20:123)

And pay attention to His statement here: ‘then whoever follows My guidance’; because that which is necessary as it relates to the Quran is following it, not just the mere recitation and properly pronouncing its letters. The Quran was only sent down to be implemented not merely to pronounce its letters correctly while neglecting its guidelines. For this reason He said: ‘then whoever follows My guidance’. Thus that which results in happiness is following the guidance not merely memorizing the Quran or memorizing the letters of the Quran. And following the guidance of the Book of Allah is a branch of understanding the Quran and pondering over it.

كِتَابٌ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ

(This is) a Book (the Quran) which We have sent down to you, full of blessings that they may ponder over its Verses, and that men of understanding may remember. (Soorah Sad 38:29)

Thus this is an affair which is necessary in order to attain happiness; reciting the Quran, reflecting over its verses, working by it, and following its guidance.

Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee
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