The Greatest and Most Exalted of Allāh’s Orders1
Allāh said:
يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ۖ وَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْكَافِرِينَ
”O Messenger (Muḥammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم))! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord. And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His Message. Allāh will protect you from mankind. Verily, Allāh guides not the people who disbelieve.
(Al-Māʾidah, 5:67)
Imām ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Nāṣir al-Saʿdī (d. 1376…
The Lessons:
Patience, Perseverance, and Complaining to Allāh Alone
The Importance of a Righteous Ending
Man Is Tested in Prosperity and Hardship
True Forgiveness and Pardon Stipulates Refraining from Recounting Other’s Past Misdeeds
The Attitude of Allāh’s Chosen Ones Towards Hardship
Cure from Afflictions Is Controlled by Allāh
Avoiding Quick Judgements Based on Outward Appearances
Acts of Oppression that Masquerade as Acts of Righteousness
The Miracle of the Qurʾān
1. Patience, Perseverance, and Complaining to Allāh Alone
Imām ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Nāṣir al-Saʿdī…
The Questions:
If Someone Finds Water After Performing Tayammum and Praying, Must He Repeat His Prayer?
The Issue of Performing Tayammum in the Vicinity of Water Due to Forgetfulness
Should One Abandon His Ṣalāh After Performing Tayammum if Water Is Found?
1. If Someone Finds Water After Performing Tayammum and Praying, Must He Repeat His Prayer?1
Imām Muḥammad ibn Ṣālih al-ʿUthaymīn (d. 1421 AH) said:
If someone performs tayammum, prays, and then finds water, he does not have to repeat his ṣalāh. However, this does not mean that his tayammum is still valid. The evidence for this…
Narrated by ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) who said: The Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “A single oppressive act will appear as many layers of darkness on the Day of Judgement.”1
Imām ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Nāṣir al-Saʿdī (d. 1391 AH) commented:
This ḥadīth contains a warning against oppression and encourages its antithesis which is justice. This sharīʿah in its entirety is justice: commanding with it and forbidding oppression. The Most High said:
قُلْ أَمَرَ رَبِّي بِالْقِسْطِ
“Say (O Muḥammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم)): My Lord has commanded justice.”
(al-Aʿrāf, 7:29)
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