Way of the Salaf

“When the Prophet ﷺ arrived at Medina he found that the Jews observed fast on the day of ‘Ashura’. They were asked the reason for the fast. They replied, “This is the day when Allah caused Moses and the children of Israel to have victory over Pharaoh, so we fast on this day as a sign of glorifying it.” Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said, “We are closer to Moses than you.” Then he ordered that fasting on this day should be observed.”

— Ibn `Abbas, Sahih Bukhari, Book 63, Hadith 168.

“Fasting ‘Ashura’ comes under three categories, the lowest is to fast it alone, better than that is to fast the ninth day with it, and the best is to fast the ninth and eleventh days with it.”

— Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar, Fath Al-Bari (4/246).

Fasting the Day of Arafah is an Expiation for Two Years!

On the authority of Abū Qatādah al-Anṣārī: “The Messenger of Allāh was asked about fasting on The Day of ‘Arafah. [He replied]: ‘Fasting on the day of‘Arafah is an expiation of last year’s and next year’s sins.’ [Collected by Muslim, 1162].

It is the day on which the religion was perfected and Allaah’s Favor was completed:

In Al-Saheehayn, it was reported from ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (radiallaahu 'anhu) that a Jewish man said to him, "O Ameer al-Mu`mineen, there is an aayah in your Book which you recite; if it had come to us Jews, we would have taken that day as an 'Eid (festival).” 'Umar said, “Which aayah?” He said (what means): This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. [al-Maa`idah, ayah 3]. 'Umar said, “We know on which day and in which place that was revealed to the Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam). It was when he was standing in 'Arafaah on a Friday." Allaah Swears by these 10 Days, odd and even: Allaah swears by these days. 1. By the dawn; 2. By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah), 3. And by the even and the odd . [al-Fajr, ayat 1-3]

The Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, The ten are the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah and the odd is the Day of Arafah and the even is the Eid.[Ahmad 3/327, and Bazzar 2286] Ibn Rajab graded the isnad of this hadeeth as being Hasan.

[Taken from Lataif al Ma'rif and Tafseer ibn Katheer]. [Hajj and Tawheed by Dr. Saleh as-Saleh].

Teaching This to Others:

“I found in the book of the Shaikh, the Imaam, my grandfather, aboo ‘Abdullaah Muhammad ibn ‘Adee Hamdawaih as-Saaboonee (rahimahullaah ta’aala), Abul-’Abbaas, al-Hasan ibn Sufyaan an-Nasawee informed us that al-’Abbaas ibn Sabeeh narrated to them (saying): ‘Abdul-Jabbaar ibn Taahir narrated to us (saying): Ma’mar ibn Raashid narrated to me (saying): I heard Ibn Shihaab az-Zuhree saying,

“Teaching a sunnah is more superior than two hundred years of worship.”

(Usool-u-Sunnah by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (rahimahullaah), Chapter Six: The Distinguishing Signs of Ahlus-Sunnah).

On the authority of Abi Mas’ood ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amr al-Ansaaree al-Badaree -may Allah be pleased with him- he said: The Messenger of Allah -sallahu ‘alayhi wasallam- said: Whoever directs someone to good, then he will have the reward equal to the doer of the action.[Muslim (1893)].

“Whoever fasts during the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of Shawwal will be (rewarded) as if he had fasted the entire year.”

— The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, by way of Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari, Muslim, 1164.

“Fasting ‘Ashura’ comes under three categories, the lowest is to fast it alone, better than that is to fast the ninth day with it, and the best is to fast the ninth and eleventh days with it.”

— Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar, Fath Al-Bari (4/246).

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“When the Prophet ﷺ arrived at Medina he found that the Jews observed fast on the day of ‘Ashura’. They were asked the reason for the fast. They replied, “This is the day when Allah caused Moses and the children of Israel to have victory over Pharaoh, so we fast on this day as a sign of glorifying it.” Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said, “We are closer to Moses than you.” Then he ordered that fasting on this day should be observed.”

— Ibn `Abbas, Sahih Bukhari, Book 63, Hadith 168.

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The scrolls of Abraham were revealed on the first night of the month of Ramadan, and the Torah was revealed on the 6th day of Ramadan. The Gospel was revealed on the 13th day of Ramadan and the Psalms on the 18th day of Ramadan and the Qur’an was revealed on the 24th of Ramadan.

The Prophet, narrated by Waathilah Ibnil Asqa’. Collected by Tabaraani and Baihaqi and declared ‘Hasan’ by Shaykh Al-Albaani in Saheehul Jaami’ 1497. (via wayofthesalaf)

The Prophet ﷺ said: “Du'a of the fasting person is answered.”

Sahih Bukhari, No.5065. (via wayofthesalaf)

The Companions of Muhammad ﷺ‎ used to be the quickest to break the fast and the slowest in taking the pre-dawn meal.”

Repored by ‘Amr b. Maymûn Al-Awdî, shared by ‘Abd Al-Razzâq Al-San’ânî in Al-Musannaf p.226. (via wayofthesalaf)

Revive a Sunnah: Take the Pre-dawn Meal as Late as Possible

Sâlim b. ‘Ubayd reports, “I used to stay in the house of Abû Bakr. One night, he prayed for as long as Allâh willed him to. He then said [to me], ‘Go and see if al-fajr has started,’ so I went, returned and said, ‘Whiteness has risen in the sky.’ So he prayed for as long as Allâh willed, then said [again], ‘Go and see if al-fajr has started.’ I went out, returned and said, ‘[The light] is spreading out and becoming reddish,’ to which he said, ‘Now bring me my drink (i.e. my pre-dawn meal, al-suhûr).’” Al-Dâraqutnî, Al-Sunan 2:166. Al-Dâraqutnî grades its chain of transmission sahîh.

Whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and hope for reward, his past sins will be forgiven.

Prophet Muhammed on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, Recorded by al-Bukhari (no.1901) and Muslim (no.760). (via wayofthesalaf)

The following Ebook was transcribed from a tele-lecture by ash-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Rabee’ al-Madkhalee hosted by Muwahhideen Publications on 9th August 2012 entitled, “The Virtue and Excellence of the Last Ten Nights of Ramadhaan.”

Herein, the Shaykh discusses pertinent matters related to Taraweeh, Laylatul Qadr, the last ten night of Ramadhaan in general and other salient points of benefit.

~ An excerpt taken from the Ebook ~

“Dear brothers, this is going to be the last part of this phone lecture and we really need more action than statements. From the wisdom of Allah is that He has hidden the Night of Decree from us and we do not know exactly when it is going to be in the last ten in the month of Ramadhaan. And He told His Prophet exactly when it would be and when the Prophet went out to his Companions to tell them exactly when the Night of Decree will be, he found two of the Muslims arguing with one another, asking him to judge between them so he became busy with their affair and was made to forget exactly which night is the Night of Decree in the last ten of Ramadhaan. This in itself indicates and shows us how bad it is to disagree with one another and how bad it is to fight amongst the Muslims, so much so that Allah took away the knowledge of the exact day of Laylatul Qadr in the last ten. That is one way of looking at it.”

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A reward of two and a day of Ramadan.