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01/04/2024

Special Worship (Laylatul Qadr)

Observe 4 Rak'āts:

1st Rak'at: Recite Fātiha 1* and the Chapter of Ikhlās (Qul Huwallah Ahad to the end of the Chapter) 10*

2nd Rak'at: Recite Fātiha 1* and the Chapter of Ikhlās 20*

3rd Rak'at: Recite Fātiha 1* and the Chapter of Ikhlās 30*

4th Rak'at: Recite Fātiha 1* and the Chapter of Ikhlās 40*

After Taslim (conclusion of the worship), recite

Astagfirullah 100*

Allāhhumma Sualli wa Sallim Alā Rasūlika Muhammad Wa Alā Ālihi Wa Suahabihi 100*

Finally, recite the Chapter of Ikhlās 313*

Then, supplicate to Allah SWT to forgive the sins of your parents and all Muslims and thereafter, supplicate to Allah SWT for all that you desire but not evil. This is because if you use this worship to wish evil for anyone, it would come back to haunt you.

May Allah SWT accept our fasting, our qiyāmul Layla and grant us His ultimate favor - Jannatul Firdaws.

20/12/2023

In the of Allah the Most High

The Quran's Honour of Women

“I got married to Aws at the while when I attracted desires (with my beauty). However, when my age became old, and he consumed my wealth, and I emptied all that my belly had held for him, and increased his children, he said I was like the back of his mother to him. i.e forbidden to him like a mother.” Khawlatu Bint Mālik Ibn Tha'alabah said, complaining to Prophet Muhammad SAW.

“I have not been given any divine revelation yet on your issue.” Prophet Muhammad SAW said.

“I am earnestly appealing to you (for intervention).” She said, worried and unyielding.

No sooner had she ended her statement than a verse was revealed to Prophet Muhammad, declaring the pronouncement of Aws as harām:

الَّذِينَ يُظَاهِرُونَ مِنكُم مِّن نِّسَائِهِم مَّا هُنَّ أُمَّهَاتِهِمْ ۖ إِنْ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ إِلَّا اللَّائِي وَلَدْنَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَقُولُونَ مُنكَرًا مِّنَ الْقَوْلِ وَزُورًا ۚ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَعَفُوٌّ غَفُورٌ
(المجادلة: ٢)

"Those among you who make their wives unlawful (Az-Zihar) to them by saying to them "You are like my mother's back." They cannot be their mothers. None can be their mothers except those who gave them birth. And verily, they utter an ill word and a lie. And verily, Allah is Oft-Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving" (The Arguing Woman: Verse 2)

Matters Arising:

The Arabs in Jāhiliyyah, used to refrain from engaging with their women by simply stating to the wife: "You are like the back of my mother.", which is otherwise known as AZ-ZIHĀR.

These statements, unfortunate as they were, could be either temporarily- or permanently-implied.

Owing to the honour occupied by women in creation scheme of Allah SWT, the verse was revealed and proclaimed that statements are forbidden.

On this basis, if a man proclaims such a statement, even if he is said to do so with a joke, to his wife, this could have two implications:

1. He should NEVER touch his wife EVER until he atones for this statement because it is sinful. This is because the utterance of that ZIHĀR statement is a sinful oath which is declared as harām in Islam.

2. He has an inalienable obligation mounted on him to atone for the oath because it is a misplaced one in our religion.

Therefore, if he should be obliged to atone for this by noting the rest of the conversation that transpired between Prophet Muhammad SAW and Khawlatu Bint Mālik:

“He should set free a slave!” Prophet Muhammad SAW said to the woman after receiving the revelation.

“He can't afford because he has none.” Khawlatu said, worried that her husband was incapable.

“He should fast two months consecutively!”

“Oh Messenger of Allah, he is an old man (incapable to fast for such a long time).” She replied.

“He should feed sixty poor destitutes!” The holy Prophet SAW said.

She responded: “He has nothing to offer charity from.”

Prophet Muhammad became empathic. “I will support him with some measure of dates.”

“And I will provide the rest.”

“Then, go and offer the charity on his behalf and return to the son of your paternal uncle.” Prophet Muhammad SAW concluded.

On the basis of the conversation above, it is evident that AZ-ZIHĀR is forbidden and whoever commits this sin should repent and uphold the oath until it it is released by either freeing a slave, fasting for two consecutive months or feeding sixty poor destitutes.

Allah SWT knows best.

01/12/2023

In the name of Allah, the Most High.

Allah SWT says in the Chapter of Women:

(وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا فِي الْيَتَامَىٰ
فَانكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ النِّسَاءِ مَثْنَىٰ وَثُلَاثَ وَرُبَاعَ ۖ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا فَوَاحِدَةً أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰ أَلَّا تَعُولُوٱ (3)

"If you fear you cannot act fairly towards the orphans—then marry the women you like—two, or three, or four. But if you fear you will not be fair, then one, or what you already have (as slaves); That makes it more likely that you avoid bias."

Matters Arising:

Allah SWT began the verse by proclaiming against the unethical practice of marrying orphaned women without giving them the equivalent value of their bride price.

He SWT then provided that we as Muslims are given the divine permission to marry up to twos, threes and fours, thus capping the maximum number of wives at four wives.

He SWT also decreed in the verse that we shouldn't marry more than one wife if we fear to do justice between them. However, the He SWT mentioned only justice because it reminisces with one of His attributes, which is ADL (Justice) but this doesn't preclude that we are required to satisfy other conditions before consummating any polygamous union.

Is it necessary or obligatory to marry more than wife?

The answer could be YES or NO.

In the noble verse, Allah SWT uses the phrase (ما طاب) with the word (ما), which holds various meanings in Arabic language but should be interpreted in the right context:

1. The word (ما) could be used as ما موصولية (Maa Mausūliyyah), which implies that if it is what is intended by Allah SWT in the verse, it would to stand to mean that we should marry women who are permissible for us to do so, regardless of any attendant condition. This interpretation doesn't seem to fit in well with the context of the verse.

2. The word (ما) could also be used as ما مصدرية (Maa Masdariyyah), which implies that if that is what intended by Allah SWT in the verse, it would stand to hold that we should marry women who possess all good feminine features including permissibility, regardless of any attendant condition. This interpretation doesn't as well seem to fit in well with the context of the verse.

3. The word (ما) could as well be used as ما شرطية (Maa Shartiyyah), which implies that if it is what is intended by Allah SWT, it would stand to imply that we should marry women IF we are well conditioned (if the permissible conditions are properly satisfied) for us to do so. This interpretation appears to fit in well with the context of the verse. This is because Allah SWT ends the verse with precedent condition of doing justice between women, which is supposed to be satisfied if we are prepared to marry more than one wife.

On the basis of the foregoing, we are therefore required to fundamentally ensure that the following conditions are or will be satisfied if we are to marry more than one woman:

1. Finance: Ensure that you have the financial muscle to take care of the wives, even if they are richer than you are. Allah SWT proclaimed in the Chapter of the Women: "Men are domineered over women in relation to what Allah has elevated some of them over others and in relation to what they (the men) spend on (the women). Verse 34. If this isn't satisfied, it can lead to a broken home.

2. Male vitality: Ensure that you have adequate masculine vitality and capacity to be able to handle every bed obligation with all the wives in turn without any failure. Allah SWT described matrimonial men and women as GARMENTS for each other in Verse 187 of the Chapter of the Cow. The 'garment phrase' used in the verse is an idiomatic expression about active bed duty, which is supposed to be appropriately satisfied, as provided in the verse, by the man with full consent of the woman. If this isn't done, it can lead to a broken home.

3. Equity (Justice): Ensure that you make justice between all the wives in relation to provisions of clothing, housing and nutrition. If you fail to observe this, you turn up on the Day of Judgement with one part of your body falling off, as narrated from Prophet Muhammad SAW. Subhānallah. In verse 3 of the Chapter of Women, Allah SWT observed: "And if you cannot do justice between them, marry only one ..."

4. Emotional Capacity: Ensure that you have the emotional capacity to handle more than one wife. This is because men are created to be emotionally stronger than women in dealing with each other but if you can't demonstrate this emotional strength and intelligence, then you can't control the multiple matrimonial home, which can lead to a broken home. This is alluded to as part of what Allah SWT said in Verse 34 of the Chapter of Women in relation to capacity differences between men and women.

However, if you have or will be able to satisfy all four conditions as mentioned above in polygamy and are apprehensive of committing formication or adultery in monogamy, then it would be binding on you to marry more than one.

Allah SWT knows best.

21/10/2023

Divine Response to Supplications (استجابة الله للدعوة)

“And when my servants ask you about Me, then I am close, I respond to the call of (every) caller, so they should respond to Me and believe in Me so that they will be highly guided.” The Cow: Verse: 186.

On the basis of the foregoing divine verse, the following are prerequisites for soliciting the response of Allah to our supplications:

1. The consumption of the permissible (Halāl), as narrated by Abdullah Ibn Abbas in relation to Sa'ad Ibn Abi Waqqās, who was asked by Prophet Muhammad SAW to always consume Halāl to qualify for divine response to calls.

2. Beginning your supplication with seeking forgiveness [استغفار], glorification [تحميد] of the name of Allah SWT and asking for blessings for Prophet Muhammad SAW.

3. Maintenance of a state of humility [خضوع] for, and awe [خشوع] in, Allah SWT during supplications.

4. Supplications with good intentions for prosperity, not evil and treachery.

5. Choosing appropriate times for supplication like: the moments of dawn, month of Ramadan, between Azhān and Iqāmah for Salāt worship and the dusk of Arafat day.

6. Supplications during the exercise of some key components of Salāt worship like: prostration [سجود] because Prophet Muhammad SAW emphasized that accordingly.

7. The enjoinment to the ethically accepted and denial of the ethically forbidden. [الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر]

8. Being patient with, and hopeful in, Allah in seeking His response to your supplications.

9. The offering of charity [صدقة] to the poor and needy. Allah gives the Givers.

10. Being righteous at all times. This is because Allah SWT has some servants who, whenever they desire, Allah SWT also desires.

Allah SWT knows and teaches best.

30/04/2023

كمال الأهلية لا تتم إلا بثلاثة :
البلوغ ، والعقل ، والإختيار .

20/04/2023

Day 29 of Ramadan Nāfilah* [tonight]

1. Pray 4* Rak'āts
2. Recite: Fātiha 1* and Qul Yā Ayyuhal Kāfirūn (to the end of the chapter) 25* in each Rak'at
3. Sit after every 2 Rak'āts and make Tashahhud
4. Make Taslim after the Tashahhud in the last Rak'at
5. Recite: Yaa Qādir 100* after the Salāt.

*This nāfilah is the last but not the least in the series of nawāfil for the holy month of Ramadan. May Allah SWT accept our prayers, forgive our trespasses and grant all our dead Muslims Jannatul Firdaws. Aamiin.

Ramadan Kareem!

19/04/2023

Day 28 of Ramadan Nāfilah [tonight]

1. Pray 6* Rak'āts
2. Recite: Fātiha 1* and Qul Huwallāhu Ahad (to the end of the chapter) 11* in each Rak'at
3. Sit after every 2 Rak'āts and make Tashahhud
4. Make Taslim after the Tashahhud in the last Rak'at
5. Recite: Yaa Raheem 100* after the Salāt.

Ramadan Kareem!

18/04/2023

ZAKĀTUL FITR (Charity of Breaking Fasting)

Definition: Zakātul Fitr is a charity enjoined by Allah SWT on Muslims to offer at the conclusion of Ramadan fasting.

Prescription: Zakātul Fitr is compulsory on every Muslim who fulfills the following 3 conditions: 1. Being a Muslim. 2. Being able to offer the zakāt from food resources that are surplus to his/her requirements. 3. Being free from slavery or captivity.

Source: Abdullah Bin Abbās narrated from Prophet Muhammad SAW: “The messenger of Allah has obligated Zakātal Fitr as cleansing of obscenity and vain talk, and a feeding for the needy. Therefore, whoever offers it before the Salāt (Eid prayer), then it becomes an acceptable charity and whoever offers it after the Salāt, then it becomes an (ordinary) charity among charities. Abdullah Ibn Umar also narrated from Prophet Muhammad SAW that: “The Messenger of Allah has obligated Zakātal Fitr measured as [near equivalent] of 3 kilogrammes of dates or 3 kilogrammes of barley.... ”

On the basis of the foregoing, the following ought to be noted:

1. Zakātul Fitr is only supposed to be offered by free Muslims who have food resources that are surplus to their requirements on or prior to Eid day. These food resources ought to be the staple food of the community in which he/she lives.

2. Zakātul Fitr is supposed to be offered by the head of the household for himself, his wife, slave (s), and all ascendants and descendants he is obliged to provide for, except where these ascendants and descendants are independently wealthy.

3. Zakātul Fitr isn’t supposed to be offered for a woman divorced for a third time in sequence by the same husband whilst she is in Iddah (waiting period), nor is it supposed to be offered for a woman married but not yet inter-coursed with.

4. According to Imām Ibn Qudāmah RTA, Zakātul Fitr could be given in the following order: yourself, your wife, your slave, your mother and your father, in relation to the hadith: “Begin (the charity) with yourself and with those in your provident care.” However, this order isn’t overly binding.

5. Zakātul Fitr is measured in a 3 kilogramme bowl (Sua’a) known in our parlance as ‘alonka’ or ‘gbargbuni’ in relation to either dates or barley. But this is measured in half of the Sua’a if it is in relation to cereals like wheat or rice, according to Ibn Umar RTA.

6. Zakātul Fitr, according to predominantly the Māliki, Shāfi’ee and Hanbali school of thought, becomes due after sunset on the last day of Ramadan. Thus, if someone is born after sunset or dies before sunset on the last day of Ramadan, then Zakātul Fitr wouldn’t be any longer obligatory on him/her. And the reverse is true.

7. Zakātul Fitr is recommended to be offered before leaving for Salāt on Eid day as evidenced in the hadith narrated by Ibn Abbas RTA. However, it can be as well offered two or three days before Eid, according to Imam Mālik RTA. However, if due to one reason or the other it isn’t been able to be offered before leaving for Salāt, then, it should still be offered but wouldn’t qualify for the full reward of Zakāt, and the offeror becomes sinful if this omission is done intentionally.

8. Zakātul Fitr is supposed to be offered to the poor and needy whose food resources fall below their requirements on Eid day, especially the first two categories mentioned in verse 60 of the chapter of Repentance.

9. Zakātul Fitr is not supposed to be offered in the equivalence of money but should be done with food resources as appropriately mentioned by our Mentor Muhammad SAW in the hadith by Ibn Umar RTA.

10. The benefit of offering Zakātul Fitr is double-edged because it spiritually cleans the soul by polishing its fasting and provides for the needy from the wealthy and endowed ones.

11. Allah SWT knows best

12. May Allah SWT make my presentation a Sadaqah Jāriyah and accept our fasting as a viable means for the Jannah of Rayyan.

18/04/2023

Day 27 of Ramadan Nāfilah [tonight]

1. Pray 4* Rak'āts
2. Recite: Fātiha 1*, Qul Yā Ayyuhal Kāfirūn (to the end of the chapter)1* and Qul Huwallāhu Ahad (to the end of the chapter) 5* in each Rak'at
3. Sit after every 2 Rak'āts and make Tashahhud
4. Make Taslim after the Tashahhud in the last Rak'at
5. Recite: Astagfirullāh 100*
6. Recite: Allahumma Sualli Alā Muhammad Wa Alā Ālihi Wa Sallim 100*
5. Recite: Yaa Aleem 100* after the Salāt.

Ramadan Kareem!

17/04/2023

Day 26 of Ramadan Nāfilah* [tonight]

1. Pray 12* Rak'āts
2. Recite: Fātiha 1*, Innā Anzalnāhu Fii Laylatil Qadr (to the end of the chapter) 10* in each Rak'at
3. Sit after every 2 Rak'āts and make Tashahhud
4. Make Taslim after the Tashahhud in the last Rak'at
5. Recite: Yaa Ra'ūf 100* after the Salāt.
6. Recite: Allāhumma Innaka Afuwwun Karīmun Tuhibbul Afwa Fa'afu Annī 3*
7. Supplicate to Allah for the favours of this world and the hereafter.

*This nāfilah is particularly significant because it falls on tonight most likely timed for the holy incidence of Laylatul Qadr (the Night of Destiny). Please note that the 27th word in the chapter i.e Innā Anzalnāhu Fii Laylatil Qadr, هي, is a pronoun that represents the Night of Destiny, which also concides with the 27th night of Ramadan.

Ramadan Kareem!

16/04/2023

Day 25 of Ramadan Nāfilah [tonight]

1. Pray 10* Rak'āts
2. Recite: Fātiha 1*, Al-qāri'atu Mal Qāri'ah (to the end of the chapter) 1* and Qul Huwallāhu Ahad (to the end of the chapter) 5* in each Rak'at
3. Sit after every 2 Rak'āts and make Tashahhud
4. Make Taslim after the Tashahhud in the last Rak'at
5. Recite: Astagfirullāh 25*
6. Recite: Yaa Mu'umin 100* after the Salāt.

Ramadan Kareem!

15/04/2023

Day 24 of Ramadan Nāfilah* [tonight]

1. Pray 8* Rak'āts
2. Recite: Fātiha 1* and Qul Huwallāhu Ahad (to the end of the chapter) 4* in each Rak'at
3. Sit after every 2 Rak'āts and make Tashahhud
4. Make Taslim after the Tashahhud in the last Rak'at
5. Recite: Yaa Wāhid 100* after the Salāt.

* This nāfilah is particularly significant because it concides with one of the potential nights of Laylatul Qadr (the Night of Destiny)

Ramadan Kareem!

14/04/2023

Day 23 of Ramadan Nāfilah [tonight]

1. Pray 6* Rak'āts
2. Recite: Fātiha 1*, Qul Huwallāhu Ahad (to the end of the chapter) 6*, Qul A'aūzu Birabbil Falaq (to the end of the chapter) 6* and Qul A'ūzu Birabbin Nās (to the end of chapter) 6* in each Rak'at
3. Sit after every 2 Rak'āts and make Tashahhud
4. Make Taslim after the Tashahhud in the last Rak'at
5. Recite: Yaa Shaheed 100* after the Salāt.

Ramadan Kareem!

14/04/2023

قال حسان إبن ثابت:

ومافقد الماضون مثل محمد
ولا مثله حتى القيامة يفقد

13/04/2023

Day 22 of Ramadan Nāfilah* [tonight]

1. Pray 6* Rak'āts
2. Recite: Fātiha 1*, Izā Jā'a Nasrullāhi Wal Fat'hu (to the end of the chapter) 5* and Qul Huwallāhu Ahad (to the end of the chapter) 5* in each Rak'at
3. Sit after every 2 Rak'āts and make Tashahhud
4. Make Taslim after the Tashahhud in the last Rak'at
5. Recite: Yaa Hādī 100* after the Salāt.

* This nāfilah is particularly significant because it concides with one of the potential nights of Laylatul Qadr (the Night of Destiny)

Ramadan Kareem!

12/04/2023

Day 21 of Ramadan Nāfilah [tonight]

1. Pray 2* Rak'āts
2. Recite: Fātiha 1*, Sabbih Isma Rabbika (to the end of chapter) 1*, Innā Anzalnāhu (to the end of the chapter) 3*, Qul Huwallāhu Ahad (to the end of the chapter)3*, Qul A'ūzu Birabbil Falaq (to the end of the chapter) 3*, and Qul A'ūzu Birabbin Nās (to the end of the chapter) 3* in each Rak'at
3. Sit after the 2 Rak'āts and make Tashahhud
4. Make Taslim after the Tashahhud in the last Rak'at
5. Recite: Yaa Shaheed 100* after the Salāt.

Ramadan Kareem!

11/04/2023

Day 20 of Ramadan Nāfilah [tonight]

1. Pray 4* Rak'āts
2. Recite: Fātiha 1* and Qul Huwallāhu Ahad (to the end of the chapter)11* in each Rak'at
3. Sit after every 2 Rak'āts and make Tashahhud
4. Make Taslim after the Tashahhud in the last Rak'at
5. Recite: Yaa Hādī 100* after the Salāt.

Ramadan Kareem!

10/04/2023

Day 19 of Ramadan Nāfilah [tonight]

1. Pray 10* Rak'āts
2. Recite: Fātiha 1*, Innā Anzalnāhu (to the end of the chapter) 1* and Qul Huwallāhu Ahad (to the end of the chapter) 3* in each Rak'at
3. Sit after every 2 Rak'ats and make Tashahhud
4. Make Taslim after the Tashahhud in the last Rak'at
5. Recite: Yaa Shaheed 100* after the Salāt.

Ramadan Kareem!

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