Monthly Archives: May 2011

Clarification on Sending Salaah and Salaam upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم after the Call to Prayer

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab Some of you were asking for a clarification on the point made at the end of the post on saying, ‘Sadaqallaahul-Adheem,’ at the end of reciting the Quraan where Shaikh al-Albaani said, “… will be … Continue reading

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The Encouragement to have Guests and the Prohibition of Overburdening Oneself in that …

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab لَا خَيْرَ فِيْمَنْ لَا يُضِيْفُ From Uqbah in Aamir in marfoo form, “There is no good in a person who does not host [guests].” Silsilah | 2434 | Saheeh لَا يَتَكَلَّفَنَّ أَحَدٌ لِضَيْفِهِ مَا لَا … Continue reading

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Al-Albaani wishing he was a millionaire …

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab “A man who was sick and whose treatment was by way of injections came [to the Shaikh], one of these injections would cost twenty dinars and he needed fifteen of them.  So the Shaikh asked … Continue reading

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Receive the Glad-tidings …

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab مَا أَهَلَّ مُهِلٌّ قَط إِلَّا بُشِّرَ، وَلَا كَبَّرَ مُكَبِّرٌ قَط إِلَّا بُشَّرَ، قِيْلَ: بِالْجَنَّةِ؟ قَالَ:نَعَمْ The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said, “No one ever said the talbiyyah except that he was given glad-tidings. And … Continue reading

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The Reward for Lying upon the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab إِنَّ الَّذِي يَكْذِبُ عَلَيَّ يُبْنَى لَهُ بَيْتٌ فِي النَّارِ The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said, “Indeed a house in the Fire is built for the one who lies upon me.” Silsilah | 1618 | … Continue reading

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Shaikh al-Albaani’s independence from the rulers …

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab Shaikh Muhammad Musa Nasr said, “We do not know from the life of our Shaikh and through the times we accompanied him which spanned over twenty years that he ever entered upon a ruler, or … Continue reading

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Al-Albaani’s Finances: Writing Ad-Da’eefah on Gift Paper and Red Paper Bags Used to Weigh Rice and Sugar In

Shaikh Mashoor Hasan said, “Our Shaikh, may Allaah have mercy on him, charged me with reviewing some of the volumes of As-Silsilah ad-Da’eefah before it was printed … he gave me the fifth volume of Ad-Da’eefah. So I took the … Continue reading

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Shaikh al-Albaani when he was beaten

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab As-Sadhaan said, “Shaikh Muhammad Ziyaad at-Tuklah, may Allaah reward him, wrote to me stating that Shaikh Abdullah Aloosh said, ‘One time we came along with Shaikh Naasir to pray in one of the Jaami mosques … Continue reading

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When Hajj will be no more

لاَ تَقُوْمُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى لَا يُحَجَّ الْبَيْتُ From Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri, may Allaah be pleased with him, in marfoo form, “The Hour will not be established until pilgrimage [Hajj] to the House is no more.” Silsilah | 2430 | Saheeh

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The Amount of Rain that falls Every Year is the Same

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab مَا مِنْ عَامٍ بِأَكْثَرَ مَطَرًا مِنْ عَامٍ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ يُصَرِّفُهُ بَيْنَ خَلْقِهِ [حَيْثُ يَشَاءُ] . ثُمَّ قَرَأَ: وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَاهُ بَيْنَهُمْ لِيَذَّكَّرُوا From Ibn Abbaas who said, “‘No year has more rain than another, but Allaah … Continue reading

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