I entered upon al-Jarraah, and he raised his hands, and [likewise] the leaders [around him too] raised their hands - and they remained [like this] for a long while. He (al-Jarraah) then said to me
Tag: du'aa
The 'hour of acceptance' for supplications on Friday
O Shaykh, when the imaam sits between the two khutbahs, is there a specific supplication the congregation should make?
Praying against the Ruler
What is the ruling regarding praying against the ruler who does not rule according to what Allaah has revealed?
Supplicating against your Muslim brother
Sometimes when I become angry with someone I supplicate against them that Allaah does not grant him success, or any other (such) evil supplication. So what is the ruling regarding that?
Overcome with enthusiasm
If we carefully consider that which many of the du'aat are upon today, we find some of them are overcome by enthusiasm and as a result cause offence, such that the people have an aversion to their...
From where did you come by this knowledge?
On the authority of Ibn Khuzaymah رحمه الله who was asked: 'From where did you come by [this] knowledge?' So he responded: 'The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said
Enjoining the good and forbidding the evil
Even while unwell in hospital, Shaykh al-Albaanee still made time to gently correct a clean-shaven doctor attending to him.
Value of time
While waiting on hold during a phone call, Shaykh Ibn Baaz would spend the time in glorification and seeking Allaah's forgiveness.
Waking his children up for Salaatul-Fajr
Shaykh Ibn Baaz would call his children on the internal phone each morning, reciting a supplication until he was sure they had woken for Fajr.
So I asked Allaah for more than that
I drank some [Zam Zam water] once, whilst I was [just] beginning my studies in hadeeth, and asked Allaah to bless me with [strength of memory of] the calibre of ath-Thahabee in memorising hadeeth.