What are the signs of an accepted Hajj?

Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-‘Usaymee said: al-Hasan al-Basree was asked about the accepted Hajj, “What is its sign?” He replied: “That the hajj pilgrim returns disinterested in worldly life, detached from it, and desiring the Hereafter.” So a person returns from their Hajj having been reminded during this pilgrimage of the […]

Uttering the takbeer during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah

Visit our YouTube channel for more It is recommended for a person during the [first] ten days of Dhul-Hijjah to increase in [uttering] the takbeer, so he utters: اللّهُ أَكْبَر اللّهُ أَكْبَر لَا إِلَهَ إٍلّا اللّه وَ اللّهُ أَكْبَر اللّهُ أَكْبَر وَ لِلّهِ الحَمْد And some of them say, some of the scholars say that […]

Dealing with worry, grief and sorrow

Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: And among the benefits of this hadeeth[1] is that the Sharee’ah distances itself from anything that leads to regret, dispute, or enmity. How so? Because the prohibition of these types of sales and transactions stems from wisdom, among them: to prevent a person from [later feeling] […]

Does not pray the congregational prayer in the masjid

Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: All Praise is due to Allaah [alone], Lord of the Worlds, and I send prayers and salutations upon our Prophet Muhammad, and his family, and his companions, and those who follow them in righteousness until the Day of Judgment. The people of knowledge رحمه الله are […]

Beware of half-scholars! Beware of them!!

Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: Even from a scholarly perspective – even from an academic standpoint – we say to the youth who are not qualified to take the lead [in religious matters], we say: “Beware of half-scholars!” “Beware [of them]!!” Shaykh al-Islaam [Ibn Taymiyyah] (rahima-hullaah) mentioned in his book ‘al-Fatwa […]