And so on the night of the 15th of Sha'baan, some people celebrate it, [and] some people pray it in the masaajid, [and] some people gather [together] in the homes, [and] some people do [other] things...
Category: Words of Wisdom
Increase in fasting during the month of Sha'baan
On the authority of 'Aa.ishah رضي الله عنها who said
What Allaah commanded us with in Rajab
Rajab is a sacred month. Allaah has commanded us in this month to perform a great act of worship. What is it? Should we perform Hajj? There is no Hajj in it. Should we perform 'Umrah?
Don't make an issue of every little thing
I am approaching 70; between me and 70 is [but] a year. If you were to ask me:
'What is your advice to every Muslim?' – listen to this, it is [just] one word:
Overlook things as much as you are able.
Washing the fingers after cutting your nails
The scholars of fiqh have stated that it is from the Sunnah to wash the fingers after trimming the nails. What is their basis for this?
Make the most of your youth
[It is important that you] strive to make the most of your youth – and [that] you seize [the opportunity of] this great and precious stage of your life – the stage of [your] youth.
Concealing the faults of a Muslim
And if a person looks at the fault of his companion or associate, he should not look at the fault alone, unless he intends to rectify it.
Ahlul-Bid'ah are like a disease
We keep away from the innovators [ مبتدعة ] and shun them until they abandon their innovation, so that they do not influence their companions.
Ponder death at every moment
Ponder death at every moment, because no one knows at which moment he will die. [So] he expects he may die in his bed, or die in his car, or die while eating his food – he may die in any place.
Supplicating for one's parents
Firstly, before starting, the reader – may Allaah reward him – prayed for mercy upon the author of the book [whereupon]: he said