He was born in 1349 H / 1927 C.E. as indicated in his official papers.The Shaykh was raised in a village by the name of Tughaa Taab in Habashah where he studied the Noble Qurʾān. After he completed this, he began studying the books of Fiqh of the al-Shāfiʿī madh′hab. He also studied Arabic in the village with Shaykh Muḥammad Amīn al-Huraree. He then left the village for another, where he met with another student, Shaykh ʿAbd al-Karīm, with whom he later made ḥijrah to Saudi al-ʿArabīa. They both then proceeded to Shaykh Moosa and studied under him ((Nuthum al-Zuhd)) of Ibn Raslān. They then…
This lecture covers a large portion of the life of Imām Aḥmad, especially as it relates to his trial that he undertook concerning the fitnah of the creation of the Qurʾān. There is also a warning against some of the false claimants to Salafīyyah towards the end of the tape. A heart-felt talk that will increases one’s īmān in shāʾ Allāh.
Do not fast until you see the new moon, and do not stop fasting until you see it, and if it is concealed by clouds them count out (the thirty days of Shaʿbān) for it.
Determining the Beginning of Ramaḍān
[Q]: Is it permissible to rely upon astronomical calculations in determining the start of Ramaḍān?
[A] : “The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered the Muslims saying:
“Do not fast until you see the new moon, and do not stop fasting until you see it, and if it is concealed by clouds them count out (the thirty days of Sha’baan) for it. “1
And he (ʿalayhis-ṣalātu was-salām) said:
“We are an illiterate nation…
A lecture from the seminar in Philadelphia/New Jersey (2002). One of the duʿāʾt from England, Abū Ḥakīm Bilāl Davis delivers a lecture rich in aḥādīth and fruitful narrations concerning the ‘Āllimah (Scholar) and Daa’iyah (Caller to Islām); Ummul-Mu’mineen, ‘Aa’ishah (raḍī Allāhu ʿanhā). A fine example of the Muslim woman who wishes to emulate the Sunnah. Abū Ḥakīm demonstrates the actualisation of the Sunnah at the hands of ‘The Mother of the Believers’. Several examples from the life of the noble companion and wife of the Messenger (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) are brought fo…
And if there is (a debtor) in hardship, grant him respite until a time of ease.
Sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:280[Q]: How should one pay zakah on the debts which others owe him?
[A]: Debts which others owe a person – whether they be in the form of the price of sold merchandise, rent, wages, loans, financial penalties one is entitled to due to the destruction of one’s property or being the victim of a physical assault, or anything else owed unto a person – can be divided into two categories:
1. Debts in assets in which zakah is not required, such as merchandise; e.g. one…
Our brother began the tele-link with our noble Shaykh, Muḥammad Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Banná by first sending him the salāms. Then he, our brother, ‘Abdallah continued by introducing himself to the shaykh and with that he mentioned that he was in The Reign Of Islamic Daʿwah Centre in Toronto, Canada. Our brother ‘Abdallah then told the Shaykh that we have 3 question to ask him, the shaykh barakallahu fīkum said ‘tafaḍal’ ask your questions.
[Q]: The first question our brother goes on to ask is, “We have a young brother here with us and he’s 18 years of age, he would like to marry a sister…
However, this does not prevent you from speaking to your husband with such words, and behaving with him in such a manner, that will soften his heart and lead to him being pleased with you and fulfilling your rights of companionship.
Al-ʿAllāmah ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Bāz
[Q.3]: Even though my husband – may Allāh forgive him – is a person of good character and fears Allāh, yet he does not treat me with kindness. He is always moody, frowning and troubled at heart – and he often says that I am the cause of this. However, Allāh knows – and all praise is for Allāh – that I do fulfill his…
Indeed there is no excellence for an Arab over a non-Arab, nor for a non-Arab over on Arab, nor for a white person over a black one, nor for a black person over a white one, except through taqwá (piety and obedience to Allāh)
Related by Aḥmad No. 5/411
Compatability is Only Based Upon Religion and Piety
From the evil and reprehensible matters is that some who claim to be from the tribe of Hāshim (i.e. claim to be a Sayyid; someone related to the Prophet’s (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) family) say that there is no kafāʿah (marriage compatibility) between them and someone from outside of thei…
If someone has missed some of the days of Ramaḍān, he should fast them first, then fast six days of Shawwāl, because he cannot follow the fast of Ramaḍān with six days of Shawwāl unless he has completed his Ramaḍān fast.
The Standing Committee of Major Scholars
Do the fasts have to be done immediately after Ramaḍān?
[Q]: ‘Should fasting the six days be done immediately after Ramaḍān, following the day of ’Eed or is it permissible to do it a few days after ’Eed in the month of Shawwāl or not?’
[A]: ‘‘These days do not have to be fasted immediately…
