When the 10 days [of Dhul-Hijjah] arrived, Sa’eed ibn Jubayr would exert himself intensely [in worship] to such an extent that he was almost unable to continue.
Tag: salaah
Excellence of the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah
The questioner is saying [O] Noble Shaykh, in [a few] days, we will be welcoming [the arrival of] the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, so what is your advice for everyone to take advantage of them?
Performed tawaaf, sa’ee and salaah without wudhoo
One of the brothers broke wind whilst [performing] tawaaf, and he was [later] compelled to pray [the obligatory salaah] whilst he was performing sa’ee [between as-safaa and al-marwaa] because he wasn’t able to get to water [to make wudhoo]; so what is the ruling regarding his tawaaf, sa’ee and salaah.
Obligatory prayer takes place whilst performing tawaaf or sa’ee
Whilst performing the sa’ee, the Maghrib prayer took place, so I prayed and thereafter [continued with and] completed the sa’ee; so is that sa’ee correct?
Praying wearing only the lower part of the ihraam
Sometimes in Makkah, some men pray wearing the lower part of their ihraam, without the upper part; so should they be advise not to do so?
He stopped fasting and praying for a number of years
Whilst studying abroad, a man abandoned the prayer for a number of years, and he [also] stopped fasting for three years. When he returned back [home] to his country, he repented [to Allaah]; so should he make up the prayers and fasts [he has missed]?
Sleeping through the Fajr prayer
Reference: Majmoo’ Fataawa ibn Baaz – v29, p179 Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez ibn Baaz رحمه الله said [about sleeping through the Fajr prayer]: We seek refuge in Allaah from that. [How] a person can get up for his worldly needs and to fulfil the rights of people, yet he does not get up for the right of […]
Your first night in the grave
Anonymous wisdom: O you who has abandoned the prayer, you will [come to] know the [true] value of your prayer on your first night in the grave, and on that day, your regret will be of no use to you. We ask Allaah ﷻ for a good end. Translation originally published on 3 January, 2026
Do not let this pass you by as something ordinary
Reference: Unknown Please, do not let this text pass you by as something ordinary: If performing wudhoo is a cause for forgiveness, and • walking to prayer raises your status and removes a sin from you, and • waiting for one prayer after another is a form of devotion (ribaat), and • the supplication between […]
Diligently performing the prayers
Reference: Taareekh Dimashq – v48 p429 al-Fudhayl ibn ‘Iyaadh رحمه الله said: The best [form of] jihaad is diligently performing the prayers, and the greatest [form of] ribaat (devotion) is waiting for one prayer after [another] prayer. Translation originally published on 6 April, 2026