Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Sa’d al-‘Ateeq said: 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? Some people perform ’Umrah, but it is not proven […]
Visit our YouTube channel for more Question: This is a question in which the questioner asks: “What are the Sacred Months, and has anything been mentioned regarding the virtues of the month of Rajab?” Response: The Sacred Months are Dhul-Qi’dah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab. Three of them are consecutive – Dhul-Qi’dah, Dhul-Hijjah, and Muharram – […]
Visit our YouTube channel for more Question: What is the ruling on singling out the month of Rajab for specific types of worship, such as fasting, night prayers, and Zakaah? [And] may Allaah protect and preserve you. Response: No authentic hadeeth has been narrated regarding this. It (Rajab) is [simply] one of the Sacred Months. […]
Is it correct to fast the day of ‘Aashooraa by itself? And what is the ruling regarding the one who does so out of ignorance?
Visit our YouTube channel for more Reader: And it is an expiation for [the sins of] a year. Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan responded: Yes. It expiates [the sins of] the year that has passed. Meaning, what it consisted of in terms of [one’s] sins. What it consisted of in terms of [one’s] minor sins. The expiation […]
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: The fast of ‘Aashooraa has four levels. The first level is to fast the 9th, the 10th and the 11th [days of Muharram]. And this is the highest level, based upon what [Imaam] Ahmad transmitted in al-Musnad: «Fast the day before it, and the day […]
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: Every year, at the end of the Hijree year – at the conclusion of the month of Dhul-Hijjah, they enjoin certain acts of remembrance and worship. [For instance, they tell people to] fast on the last day of Dhul-Hijjah. They congratulate one another on the […]
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 […]
And it is also the responsibility for students of knowledge to raise awareness among the people regarding the virtues of these ten days, as many people are neglectful of them, and unaware of their great merit. So they need to be reminded, taught, and informed.
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: Yes, it expiates…it expiates [the sins of] the year which has passed. Meaning that which it (the year) consisted of sins. That which it (the year) consisted of minor sins. The expiation is for the minor sins. As for the major sins, then they are […]
