Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Press Release: Essential Matters of Tawheed For The New Muslim
Compiled by: Abu Azzubayr Shadeed MuhammadDescription:
Before the reader is a brief clarification of some of the basic tenants of the religion of Islâm. This effort is to enlighten the new convert to Islâm about some of the most fundamental principles of Islâm, the Sunnah and Minhaj (methodology of the Salaf), in a manner easy to digest and comprehend, consistent with the principles of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama’ah.
The new Muslim is bombarded with many misconceptions about the religion of Islam along with many innovate practices introduced into the religion as a direct result of the lack of sound knowledge and understanding. Therefore, it is essential for the new Muslim to grasp the fundamentals of the religion from the beginning in order to build and maintain a strong Islamic identity and foundation founded upon sound legislative knowledge.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Press Release: Educating the Women and Nurturing Them
"Educating the Women and Nurturing Them"
Lectured by: Shaikh Muhammad Taqyyu Ad-Deen Al-Hilali
Lectured by: Shaikh Muhammad Taqyyu Ad-Deen Al-Hilali
“Verily your prevention of woman from learning and restricting her to just learning how to read the letters of the Holy Qur’ân without comprehending its meaning is indeed far away from the propriety. It is un-Islâmic, irrational, and far away from the pure knowledge, though you have deemed that Islâm agrees with that and believed in it solely to the point that you have stated a flimsy weak hadeeth to prove your ideology, when this hadeeth has no manifestation in it according to the scholars of hadeeth. And this is with regard to its chain of narration.”
The Biography
Of the Prominent Scholar,
Muhammad Taqyyu Ad-Deen Al-Hilali
His Lineage:
He is the Great Scholar, the Muhaddith , the Famous Linguist, the Expert Writer, the Great Poet, the Moroccan Traveler, the Pathfinder, the Salafi Shaikh, Dr. Muhammad Taqiyyu who is known as Muhammad Taqiyyu Ad-Deen, His kunyah is Abu Shakeeb “whereas he named his first child after the name of his friend Ameer Shakeeb Arsalan” Ibn Abdul-Qadir, Ibn Tayyib, Ibn Ahmad, Ibn Abdul Qadir, Ibn Muhammad, Ibn Abdu-An-Nour, Ibn Abdu Al-Qadir, Ibn Hilal, Ibn Muhammad, Ibn Hilal, Ibn Idris, Ibn Ghalib, Ibn Muhammad Al-Makkiy, Ibn Ismael, Ibn Ahmad, Ibn Muhammad, Ibn Abil Qasim, Ibn Ali, Ibn Abdu Al-Qawwiy, Ibn Abdu Al-Rahman, Ibn Idris, Ibn Ismael, Ibn Suleiman, Ibn Musa Al-Kazwim, Ibn Ja'far Al-Sadiq Ibn Al-Baqir, Ibn Ali Zain Al-Abideen, Ibn Al-Hussein Ibn Ali and Fatimah the Daughter of the Prophet Muhammad r Sultan Hassan the first has approved this lineage on his arrival at Sajalmaasah in the year 1311 A.H.
His Upbringing:
The Shaikh was born in the year 1311 A.H. in a village called “Al-Farkh” als known as “Faidatu Al-Qadeemah” some miles away from Riyadh. It is one of the villages of Sajalmasah which is known today as Taafilaalit which is located at the southern part of the kingdom of Morocco he grew up in a knowledgeable and juristic family. His father and grandfather were one of the jurists of that town.
His Journey To Seeking Knowledge and His Service for the Dawah:
He studied the Holy Qur'ân and memorized it from his father when he was twelve, and then he perfected it with its rules of recitation under the Shaikh, the Qur’ân teacher, Ahmad Ibn Saalih and then he sat with Shaikh Muhammad Sayyid Ibn Habeebillah At-Tandaghi Ash-Shinqiti. So he first memorized “Mukhtasar Khalil” he studied Arabic lexicology and the Maaliki Jurisprudence on his hand and perfected it to the point that the Shaikh let him represent him in his absence. After the death of his Shaikh he took his path to seeking knowledge at the hands of the scholars of “Wajdah and Faas” during that time, until he attained a certificate from the university of Al-Qarwayain. Afterwards he traveled to Cairo to study the Sunnah of the Prophet (s).
There he met some scholars like Shaikh Abdu Ad-Dhaahir Abu As-Samh and Shaikh Rasheed Ridaa, Shaikh Muhammad Ar-Ramaali and more, likewise he attended the lectures in the department of high education in Al-Azhar, and he stayed in Egypt for a year calling to the creed of the Salaf and fighting against polytheism and atheism. After performing the pilgrimage, he traveled to India to attain his aspiration which is the knowledge of hadeeth.
However, he met major scholars there, so he had benefited the people and had gained a benefit from the scholars. And from among the major scholars he had met there were, the Muhaddith the Scholar, Shaikh Abdu-Ar-Rahman Ibn Abdu Ar-Raheem Al-Mubarakfuri, the author of “Tuhfatu Al-Ahwazi” and took from him the knowledge of hadeeth and the Shaikh gave him the authorization in teaching it. He extolled the Shaikh with a poem in which he pleaded the students of knowledge to hold fast to the knowledge of hadeeth and try to benefit from the aforementioned explanation “Tuhfatu Al-Ahwazi” this poem is printed in the forth edition of the Indian print.
In addition, he sat with Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Hussein Ibn Muhsin, Al-Hadeedi An-Ansaari, and Al-Yemani, who was dwelling in India during that era. He read on him the “Kutubu As-Sittah” the six books of the tradition of the Prophet r and he also gave him the authorization in teaching them. From India, he traveled to Az-Zubair (Al-Basra) in Iraq where he met the Salafi Mauritanian scholar, the Researcher, Shaikh Muhammad Al-Ameen Al-Shinqiti, the one who established (Al-Najatil Ahliyyah school in Az-Zubair, and he is different from the prominent scholar, the interpreter, the author of “Adwaail Bayan”. He benefited from his knowledge. He stayed in Iraq for almost three years and then traveled to Saudi via Egypt where he received a recommendation letter from Sayyid Muhammad Rashid Rida to King Abdul Aziz Aali Su'ud. He said in that letter, “Verily Muhammad Taqiyyu Ad-Deen Al-Hilali Al-Maghribi is the best scholar ever from the scholars of the horizon who has come to you, therefore I hope that you will benefit from his knowledge” as a result, he remained under the accommodation and hospitality of King Abdul Aziz for some months till he was appointed as a supervisor for teaching in the Prophet mosque. He remained in Al-Medina for two years and then he was transferred to the sacred mosque in Mecca and the Scientific Institute of Saudi in Mecca. He stayed there for a year.
After that he received letters from Indonesia and from India demanding from him to come and teach in their schools. So he preferred to accept the invitation of Shaikh Suleiman Al-Nadawi hoping that he would get the chance of studying in the university in India. So he became the head of the professors of Arabic literature in the college of scholars' symposium in the city of Lakanhu in India at which he remained for three years and learned the English language, but had never got the chance to study in the university. He emanated Ad-Diyaa magazine “The Magazine of Light” by the suggestion of Shaikh Suleiman An-Nadawi and with the help of his student Mas'ud Alim An-Nadawi. From there he returned back to Al-Basra and he stayed there for three years teaching in “An-Najati Al-Ahliyyah School” which was mentioned earlier. After that He traveled to Janif in Swiss and stayed with his friend Ameer Al-Bayan “the leader of clarification” Shakeeb Arsalan. He had wanted to study in one of the universities in Britain, but he had never got the chance to.
However, Ameer Shakeeb wrote a letter to one of his friends in the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in which he stated “I have with me a literate Moroccan youth, the like of him has never entered Germany, and he is willing to study in one of the universities, I suggest you help him find a position to teach Arabic literature with a salary that will help him to study in the university”. It was not long until he received an admission letter, whereas he traveled to Germany as a lecturer in the University of Bowen. He then started to study German and had obtained a diploma after a year of studying the language. And then he became a student in that University even though he was teaching there. And within this period he had translated a lot from German and to German.
And after spending three years in Bowen, he moved to the University of Berlin as a student and a teacher and a director of the Arabic Radio. In 1940 he wrote his doctorate dissertation in which he refuted the false allegations of the Orientalists like “Martin Hartman and Carl Brakeman” And the topic of his doctorate essay was the “Interpretation of the Introduction to the book of the Republic from the Eessential Nature” with a commentary on it, there were ten scholars who were examining him at the seminar and all of them had agreed upon giving him a doctorate certificate in Arabic literature. During the Second World War, the Shaikh traveled to Maghrib. And in the year 1947 A.D., he traveled to Iraq and carried out teaching in the collage of “Queen Alyaa” in Baghdad till the occurrence of the militant revolution in Iraq. Due to that, he left to Maghrib, his motherland, in the year 1959 A.D. and started his call to singling out Allâh alone in worship and abstaining from polytheism and to following the methodology of the best generation ever. And in that same year, he was appointed as a professor in the University of Muhammad the Fifth in Rabat and its branch at Fas.
In the year 1968 A.D. he received an invitation from the Prominent Shaikh Abdul Aziz Ibn Baz the Head of the Islâmic University in Al-Medina Al-Munawwarah in that era to work as a professor in the University and a Moroccan delegate to the University. However, Shaikh Al-Hilali has accepted the invitation and remained in Media working till the year 1974 A.D. whereof he left the university and returned back to the city of Miknas in Maghrib and dedicated his life in calling to Allâh the Most High. He started to give classes in the mosques and travel all over Morocco spreading the methodology of the pious predecessors.
He was one of those who used to write articles in Al-Fat'h magazine which is owned by Muhibbu Ad-Deen Al-Khateeb and Al-Manar magazine which is owned by Muhammad Rasheed Rida may Allâh have mercy on all of them
His Shuyuukh (his teachers):
From among his teachers may Allâh have mercy on him is:
*Shaikh Muhammad Sayyidi Ibn Habeebillah Ash-Shinqiti
*Shaikh Abdul-Rahman Ibn Abdul-Raheem Al-Mubarakfuri
*Shaikh Muhammad Al-Arabiy Al-Alawi
*Shaikh Al-Fatimi Ash-Sharawi
*Shaikh Ahmad As-Sukirij
*Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Hussein Ibn Muhsin Al-Hadeedi Al-Ansari Al-Yemeni
*Shaikh Muhammad Al-Ameen Ash-Shinqiti the author of “Adwail Bayan”
*Shaikh Rasheed Rida
*Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim
*Some scholars of Qarawiyyeen
*Some scholars of Al-Azhar
His Books:
The books of Shaikh Taqiyyu-Deen Al-Hilali (May Allâh have mercy on him) are many and are difficult to be compiled, because they were authored in different time and at different places. From among them is:
*The Hidden Wrist and the Moving Moon in Explanation of Saheeh Al-Bukhãri (one volume)
*An Inspiration and a Favor in the Explanation of Soorat-Al-An'am
*A Summary of the Guidance of Al-Khalil in Creeds and in the Worship of the Majesty.
*A Guiding Gift to the Sect of At-Tijaniyyah
*The Just Judge Regarding the Ruling of Building on Graves
*The Chosen and Famous Knowledge and the Stretched Banner Regarding the Innovations of the Graves.
*The Household of the Prophet (s) What is for them and what is on them?
*Margins on Kitaab At-Tawheed by Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab.
*The Terminating Sword against every Polytheist and the Hypocrite.
*A Medicine for those who are Doubtful and a Suppressor for those who create doubts in Refuting the Atheist.
*Biblical proofs on the Slave hood of Jesus and that he is free from being a God
*Freeing the Captive who suffers from the Shackle of At-Tijaniyyah
*The Favor of the Great the Most High
*The Beautiful Names of Allâh “a poem”
*The Glaring Morning Regarding the Rules of the Traveler in Salat
*A Precious Covenant in Prohibiting Birth Restraining
*The Kind of Civilization we need
*Teaching the Women and Nurturing Them
*The Foreign Languages that Exist in the Holy Qur’ân
*The Manners of the Muslim Youth.
*From the Inspiration of Spain
His Death:
On Monday 25 Shawwal 1407 A.H. equivalent to 22 June 1987 A.D. the Islâmic Ummah is tested with a big catastrophe which is hard upon the pen to describe; it is the catastrophe of the death of the Shaikh Taqiyyu Ad-Deen Al-Hilali may Allâh have mercy on him and this happened in his house in the city of Daar Al-Baeda in Morocco. A big crowd accompanied his funeral including the scholars, the intellects and the politicians who were leading the funeral.
The Biography
Of the Prominent Scholar,
Muhammad Taqyyu Ad-Deen Al-Hilali
His Lineage:
He is the Great Scholar, the Muhaddith , the Famous Linguist, the Expert Writer, the Great Poet, the Moroccan Traveler, the Pathfinder, the Salafi Shaikh, Dr. Muhammad Taqiyyu who is known as Muhammad Taqiyyu Ad-Deen, His kunyah is Abu Shakeeb “whereas he named his first child after the name of his friend Ameer Shakeeb Arsalan” Ibn Abdul-Qadir, Ibn Tayyib, Ibn Ahmad, Ibn Abdul Qadir, Ibn Muhammad, Ibn Abdu-An-Nour, Ibn Abdu Al-Qadir, Ibn Hilal, Ibn Muhammad, Ibn Hilal, Ibn Idris, Ibn Ghalib, Ibn Muhammad Al-Makkiy, Ibn Ismael, Ibn Ahmad, Ibn Muhammad, Ibn Abil Qasim, Ibn Ali, Ibn Abdu Al-Qawwiy, Ibn Abdu Al-Rahman, Ibn Idris, Ibn Ismael, Ibn Suleiman, Ibn Musa Al-Kazwim, Ibn Ja'far Al-Sadiq Ibn Al-Baqir, Ibn Ali Zain Al-Abideen, Ibn Al-Hussein Ibn Ali and Fatimah the Daughter of the Prophet Muhammad r Sultan Hassan the first has approved this lineage on his arrival at Sajalmaasah in the year 1311 A.H.
His Upbringing:
The Shaikh was born in the year 1311 A.H. in a village called “Al-Farkh” als known as “Faidatu Al-Qadeemah” some miles away from Riyadh. It is one of the villages of Sajalmasah which is known today as Taafilaalit which is located at the southern part of the kingdom of Morocco he grew up in a knowledgeable and juristic family. His father and grandfather were one of the jurists of that town.
His Journey To Seeking Knowledge and His Service for the Dawah:
He studied the Holy Qur'ân and memorized it from his father when he was twelve, and then he perfected it with its rules of recitation under the Shaikh, the Qur’ân teacher, Ahmad Ibn Saalih and then he sat with Shaikh Muhammad Sayyid Ibn Habeebillah At-Tandaghi Ash-Shinqiti. So he first memorized “Mukhtasar Khalil” he studied Arabic lexicology and the Maaliki Jurisprudence on his hand and perfected it to the point that the Shaikh let him represent him in his absence. After the death of his Shaikh he took his path to seeking knowledge at the hands of the scholars of “Wajdah and Faas” during that time, until he attained a certificate from the university of Al-Qarwayain. Afterwards he traveled to Cairo to study the Sunnah of the Prophet (s).
There he met some scholars like Shaikh Abdu Ad-Dhaahir Abu As-Samh and Shaikh Rasheed Ridaa, Shaikh Muhammad Ar-Ramaali and more, likewise he attended the lectures in the department of high education in Al-Azhar, and he stayed in Egypt for a year calling to the creed of the Salaf and fighting against polytheism and atheism. After performing the pilgrimage, he traveled to India to attain his aspiration which is the knowledge of hadeeth.
However, he met major scholars there, so he had benefited the people and had gained a benefit from the scholars. And from among the major scholars he had met there were, the Muhaddith the Scholar, Shaikh Abdu-Ar-Rahman Ibn Abdu Ar-Raheem Al-Mubarakfuri, the author of “Tuhfatu Al-Ahwazi” and took from him the knowledge of hadeeth and the Shaikh gave him the authorization in teaching it. He extolled the Shaikh with a poem in which he pleaded the students of knowledge to hold fast to the knowledge of hadeeth and try to benefit from the aforementioned explanation “Tuhfatu Al-Ahwazi” this poem is printed in the forth edition of the Indian print.
In addition, he sat with Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Hussein Ibn Muhsin, Al-Hadeedi An-Ansaari, and Al-Yemani, who was dwelling in India during that era. He read on him the “Kutubu As-Sittah” the six books of the tradition of the Prophet r and he also gave him the authorization in teaching them. From India, he traveled to Az-Zubair (Al-Basra) in Iraq where he met the Salafi Mauritanian scholar, the Researcher, Shaikh Muhammad Al-Ameen Al-Shinqiti, the one who established (Al-Najatil Ahliyyah school in Az-Zubair, and he is different from the prominent scholar, the interpreter, the author of “Adwaail Bayan”. He benefited from his knowledge. He stayed in Iraq for almost three years and then traveled to Saudi via Egypt where he received a recommendation letter from Sayyid Muhammad Rashid Rida to King Abdul Aziz Aali Su'ud. He said in that letter, “Verily Muhammad Taqiyyu Ad-Deen Al-Hilali Al-Maghribi is the best scholar ever from the scholars of the horizon who has come to you, therefore I hope that you will benefit from his knowledge” as a result, he remained under the accommodation and hospitality of King Abdul Aziz for some months till he was appointed as a supervisor for teaching in the Prophet mosque. He remained in Al-Medina for two years and then he was transferred to the sacred mosque in Mecca and the Scientific Institute of Saudi in Mecca. He stayed there for a year.
After that he received letters from Indonesia and from India demanding from him to come and teach in their schools. So he preferred to accept the invitation of Shaikh Suleiman Al-Nadawi hoping that he would get the chance of studying in the university in India. So he became the head of the professors of Arabic literature in the college of scholars' symposium in the city of Lakanhu in India at which he remained for three years and learned the English language, but had never got the chance to study in the university. He emanated Ad-Diyaa magazine “The Magazine of Light” by the suggestion of Shaikh Suleiman An-Nadawi and with the help of his student Mas'ud Alim An-Nadawi. From there he returned back to Al-Basra and he stayed there for three years teaching in “An-Najati Al-Ahliyyah School” which was mentioned earlier. After that He traveled to Janif in Swiss and stayed with his friend Ameer Al-Bayan “the leader of clarification” Shakeeb Arsalan. He had wanted to study in one of the universities in Britain, but he had never got the chance to.
However, Ameer Shakeeb wrote a letter to one of his friends in the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in which he stated “I have with me a literate Moroccan youth, the like of him has never entered Germany, and he is willing to study in one of the universities, I suggest you help him find a position to teach Arabic literature with a salary that will help him to study in the university”. It was not long until he received an admission letter, whereas he traveled to Germany as a lecturer in the University of Bowen. He then started to study German and had obtained a diploma after a year of studying the language. And then he became a student in that University even though he was teaching there. And within this period he had translated a lot from German and to German.
And after spending three years in Bowen, he moved to the University of Berlin as a student and a teacher and a director of the Arabic Radio. In 1940 he wrote his doctorate dissertation in which he refuted the false allegations of the Orientalists like “Martin Hartman and Carl Brakeman” And the topic of his doctorate essay was the “Interpretation of the Introduction to the book of the Republic from the Eessential Nature” with a commentary on it, there were ten scholars who were examining him at the seminar and all of them had agreed upon giving him a doctorate certificate in Arabic literature. During the Second World War, the Shaikh traveled to Maghrib. And in the year 1947 A.D., he traveled to Iraq and carried out teaching in the collage of “Queen Alyaa” in Baghdad till the occurrence of the militant revolution in Iraq. Due to that, he left to Maghrib, his motherland, in the year 1959 A.D. and started his call to singling out Allâh alone in worship and abstaining from polytheism and to following the methodology of the best generation ever. And in that same year, he was appointed as a professor in the University of Muhammad the Fifth in Rabat and its branch at Fas.
In the year 1968 A.D. he received an invitation from the Prominent Shaikh Abdul Aziz Ibn Baz the Head of the Islâmic University in Al-Medina Al-Munawwarah in that era to work as a professor in the University and a Moroccan delegate to the University. However, Shaikh Al-Hilali has accepted the invitation and remained in Media working till the year 1974 A.D. whereof he left the university and returned back to the city of Miknas in Maghrib and dedicated his life in calling to Allâh the Most High. He started to give classes in the mosques and travel all over Morocco spreading the methodology of the pious predecessors.
He was one of those who used to write articles in Al-Fat'h magazine which is owned by Muhibbu Ad-Deen Al-Khateeb and Al-Manar magazine which is owned by Muhammad Rasheed Rida may Allâh have mercy on all of them
His Shuyuukh (his teachers):
From among his teachers may Allâh have mercy on him is:
*Shaikh Muhammad Sayyidi Ibn Habeebillah Ash-Shinqiti
*Shaikh Abdul-Rahman Ibn Abdul-Raheem Al-Mubarakfuri
*Shaikh Muhammad Al-Arabiy Al-Alawi
*Shaikh Al-Fatimi Ash-Sharawi
*Shaikh Ahmad As-Sukirij
*Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Hussein Ibn Muhsin Al-Hadeedi Al-Ansari Al-Yemeni
*Shaikh Muhammad Al-Ameen Ash-Shinqiti the author of “Adwail Bayan”
*Shaikh Rasheed Rida
*Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim
*Some scholars of Qarawiyyeen
*Some scholars of Al-Azhar
His Books:
The books of Shaikh Taqiyyu-Deen Al-Hilali (May Allâh have mercy on him) are many and are difficult to be compiled, because they were authored in different time and at different places. From among them is:
*The Hidden Wrist and the Moving Moon in Explanation of Saheeh Al-Bukhãri (one volume)
*An Inspiration and a Favor in the Explanation of Soorat-Al-An'am
*A Summary of the Guidance of Al-Khalil in Creeds and in the Worship of the Majesty.
*A Guiding Gift to the Sect of At-Tijaniyyah
*The Just Judge Regarding the Ruling of Building on Graves
*The Chosen and Famous Knowledge and the Stretched Banner Regarding the Innovations of the Graves.
*The Household of the Prophet (s) What is for them and what is on them?
*Margins on Kitaab At-Tawheed by Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab.
*The Terminating Sword against every Polytheist and the Hypocrite.
*A Medicine for those who are Doubtful and a Suppressor for those who create doubts in Refuting the Atheist.
*Biblical proofs on the Slave hood of Jesus and that he is free from being a God
*Freeing the Captive who suffers from the Shackle of At-Tijaniyyah
*The Favor of the Great the Most High
*The Beautiful Names of Allâh “a poem”
*The Glaring Morning Regarding the Rules of the Traveler in Salat
*A Precious Covenant in Prohibiting Birth Restraining
*The Kind of Civilization we need
*Teaching the Women and Nurturing Them
*The Foreign Languages that Exist in the Holy Qur’ân
*The Manners of the Muslim Youth.
*From the Inspiration of Spain
His Death:
On Monday 25 Shawwal 1407 A.H. equivalent to 22 June 1987 A.D. the Islâmic Ummah is tested with a big catastrophe which is hard upon the pen to describe; it is the catastrophe of the death of the Shaikh Taqiyyu Ad-Deen Al-Hilali may Allâh have mercy on him and this happened in his house in the city of Daar Al-Baeda in Morocco. A big crowd accompanied his funeral including the scholars, the intellects and the politicians who were leading the funeral.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Book Reviews: 501 Arabic Verbs and Intermediate Arabic for Dummies
So I was at the El Paso Public Library with the kids checking out books when I came across these two books. I won’t add all of the information as you can Google both titles and find them online if you want to order them.
Barron’s had announced the release of their long anticipated 501 Arabic Verbs. When I saw it I had totally forgotten about it. You can find my review on the 201 Arabic Verbs in the archives, InshaAllah. I had read some negative reviews about this book but to be honest this is a pretty impressive reference work. I also like the fact that there are example sentences that show you how the word is used. The previous book left you guessing.
Intermediate Arabic for Dummies is not bad either but I think it is for those trying to learn Arabic grammar via the English medium. The author did a good job in explaining the intricate parts of grammar in laymen’s terms. I do not like the fact that the Arabic grammatical terms are transliterated by it is still a nice reference work for those still learning the language.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Press Release: New Release by Imaam Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
Almuflihoon.com Present to You:
60 Questions on the Rulings of Menses & Post-Partum Bleeding
60 Questions on the Rulings of Menses & Post-Partum Bleeding
Paperback, Perfect bound, 75 pagesPrice : $ 5.99
Translated from the work of Al-Imaam Muhammad bin Saaleh al-’Uthaymeen
Publication Reviewed & Authorized by The Ibn ‘Uthaymeen Charity Organization
“The many problems encountered with Haydh and Nifaas are a sea without shores.”
– Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
Allaah has ordained for the daughters of Aadam a monthly cycle of natural bleeding which brings about with it a set of rulings pertaining to the manner in which they are to worship Allaah, Glory be to Him, during the period of time this bleeding occurs.
Translated from the work of Al-Imaam Muhammad bin Saaleh al-’Uthaymeen
Publication Reviewed & Authorized by The Ibn ‘Uthaymeen Charity Organization
“The many problems encountered with Haydh and Nifaas are a sea without shores.”
– Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
Allaah has ordained for the daughters of Aadam a monthly cycle of natural bleeding which brings about with it a set of rulings pertaining to the manner in which they are to worship Allaah, Glory be to Him, during the period of time this bleeding occurs.
Due to the many questions being referred to the scholars on the subject of the rulings of menses in worship, we have compiled this small treatise of the most common and oft-repeated questions put forward by our Muslim sisters.
This book is based on the fataawa (rulings) of the great Imaam of this era, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saaleh al-‘Uthaymeen. In this book, the Shaykh provides detailed explanations as to the wisdoms and reasons behind certain rulings, expounding on the rulings with a clarity that he is well known for in his writings.
Our hope is that this small but greatly beneficial treatise will act as a reference point that will easily be within your reach at all times.
We also hope that you benefit from the knowledge contained within the answers of Shaykh ibn ‘Uthaymeen so that you may be in a position to worship Allaah upon knowledge and insight and furthermore, we hope that you come to appreciate the importance of knowledge and in particular, the knowledge of Fiqh (Knowledge and Understanding) in the Legislation of Allaah.
The Book comprises of the following Chapters:
The Rulings of Haydh in Salaat (Prayers) and Sawm (Fasting)
The Rulings of Tahaarah (Cleanliness) in Salaat (Prayers)
The Rulings of Haydh in Hajj and ‘Umrah
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Book Review: al-Farq bayna an-Naseehah wat-Tajreeh (The Difference between Advising and Disparaging)
By ash-Shaykh Dr. Saalih bin Fawzaan al-Fawzaan (hafithahullah) Member of the Major Scholars and Permanent Committee for Legal Rulings in the Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPages: 39
Publisher: Kanooz Ishbiliyyah
I just ordered this book from Rimarket.com and received it last Friday. I read it in one sitting on Saturday. This is based off of a lecture that Dr. Saalih gave. It was transcribed into book form and made as a series entitled Silsalat-ul-Muhaadharaat-il-‘Ilmiyyah as book number 5. There is a foreword by the brother who transcribed it and Dr. Saalih’s permission for the lecture to be published as a booklet. The lecture itself consists of the Doctor’s introduction in which he goes into some preparatory matters before going into the topic. Then he goes into the linguistic and technical meaning of Naseehah. Then he goes into the difference between Naseehah and Tajreeh. Then he ends the lecture with the six categories of Tajreeh along with their explanation. A list of questions and answers is given at the end and then the booklet concludes with an index of the subjects. This is a very beneficial booklet to own and one that is a must for us to read. May Allah reward Dr. Saalih, the transcriber, the publishers, and all of those selling the book.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Book Review: 40 Ahadeeth On the Excellence of the Qura'n & The Companion of the Qura'n
40 Ahadeeth On the Excellence of the Qura'n & The Companion of the Qura'nCompiled by brother Aboo Waheedah as-Salafi
The Excellence Of Aaishah the Mother of the Believers
Compiled by brother Aboo Waheedah as-Salafi
My dear brother Aboo Waheedah sent me two very beneficial books that I just completed reading. The first is a compilation on the excellence on the Qura’n and its companion. Each narration is accompanied with the Arabic text of the narration for those who want to memorize. The only thing is that the book is not numbered so it is hard to reference pages but the explanations and points of benefit come from Ibn Hajar, an-Nawawee, al-Albaanee, and other scholars. I particularly like brother Aboo Waheedah’s style of translation and the book is paperback making it easy to carry along.
The second book is a compilation of facts and narrations concerning the Mother of the Believers Umm ‘Abdillah ‘Aaishah bint Abee Bakr, may Allah be pleased with her. It was written in response to a negative book that was written about her. May Allah reward brother Aboo Waheedah for compiling this work. It will benefit the Muslim as well as the non-Muslim. Also all proceeds of this book will go to Muslim orphans in Mombasa, Kenya who lack the financial ability for an education. By purchasing this book you are helping a needy Muslim boy or girl, may Allah reward all those responsible for this great effort.
Book Review: Tawheed Comes First
Tawheed Comes FirstBy Dr. Rabee Ibn Haadee al-Madkhalee
Published by Al-Hujjah Publication
Translator: Nuh Abdullah
I received this book from brother Aboo ‘Abdillah, may Allah reward him. Very beneficial read from one of Dr. Rabee’s lectures covering the importance of Tawheed. The Muslim Ummah is in dire need of studying, knowing, and understanding this important topic. We live in a day and age where many Muslims do not give importance to Tawheed which is a right of Allah that every servant must know. It is the reason the Prophets were sent to their people.
How many times have we heard Muslims ignorantly claiming that Tawheed is not important or that explaining it only takes 10 minutes!? I ask all of you to read this lecture and contemplate the Doctor’s beneficial advice. At 36 pages you can read this within an hour and walk away with a better understanding of why we must learn Tawheed and how by not knowing it, it has caused the Ummah to split into various sects and groups.Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Free E-Book: Mukhtasar as-Sawaa'iq al-Mursalah 'alaa al-Jahmiyyah wal-Mu'talah
This is Ibn al-Qayyim's (rahimahullah) refutation of the Jahmiyyah and the Mu'talah. It is in two parts. The first part goes into detail about his life and the second part deals with the book itself.
Here is the source for both parts:
Book Review: Ahkaam-ul-Mareedh
Ahkaam-ul-Mareedh fee at-Tahaarah was-Salaah was-Siyaam(Rulings regarding the Sick/Handicapped concerning Purification, Prayer, and Fasting)
By ash-Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez bin Baaz (rahimahullah)
Printed by Maktabah al-Hadee al-Muhammadee in Egypt
Pages: 55
This is an excellent treatise by the late Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Shaykh Bin Baaz (rahimahullah) covering the various Fiqh rulings of Purification, Prayer, and Fasting. The Shaykh starts with each topic and goes into a short synopsis of how the sick or handicapped person should perform their purification, prayer, and fast.
Then rulings presented by the people who are ill or handicapped are answered by the Shaykh. The book is small but filled with very important information. My dear brother Aboo ‘Abdillah (hafithahullah) sent me this wonderful book. By the grace of Allah al-Hujjah Publication has translated this book into English and they are currently working on publishing soon by the will of Allah.
I recommend this book because these are rulings that may affect you or someone you know. And since the children of Adam are prone to sickness and possibly becoming handicapped these rulings are a must to know.
I ask Allah to have mercy on our Shaykh, our father Ibn Baaz and to grant him the highest place in Jannah for his efforts in spreading Islam with the correct understanding.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Book Review: ad-Du'aa min al-Kitaab was-Sunnah
This small pocket book contains two works that are taken from a bigger version. The first book is ad-Du’aa min-al-Kitaab was-Sunnah by Sa’eed bin ‘Alee bin Wahf al-Qahtaanee, author of the well known book Hisn-ul-Muslim. The second work is called al-‘Ilaaj bi-Ruqyaa min-al-Kitaab was-Sunnah. The first work covers the benefits of Du’aa and then goes into the manners of observing Du’aa and the causes for it to be answered. He gives twenty four manners and reasons. Then he mentions thirty eight times and places in which the Du’aa is likely to be answered. After this he brings various Du’aa of the Quraan and the various Du’aa of the Sunnah. Each Du’aa is mentioned with its source for reference and authenticity.
The second work is really detailed and covers the importance of seeking a cure for one’s illness by way of the Noble Quran and the Purified Sunnah. The first section covers the cure for one afflicted with magic. The second covers the cure for the evil eye. The third covers the sure for one afflicted by the Jinn. After that the author goes into curing one’s soul in addition to many other illnesses of the heart such as stress, worry, sadness, grief, anger, anxiety, insomnia, and treatment by way of black seed, honey, and Zamzam water. He then finishes with how one cures the illness of the heart.The style that the author uses is simple yet clear for the beginner of Arabic. The texts are also vocalized so you know who to pronounce each word correctly. This is a nice book, one easy to carry with you to memorize the Du’aa after prayer or just to open up when waiting in line somewhere.
Free E-Book: Fath-ul-Majeed Sharh Kitaab-it-Tawheed
This is a link to Fath-ul-Majeed the explanation of ash-Shaykh 'Abdur-Rahmaan bin Hasan bin Muhammad bin 'Abdil-Wahhaab an-Najdee al-Hanbalee (rahimahullah) to his grandfather's (ash-Shaykh Muhammad bin 'Abdil-Wahhaab) book Kitaab-ut-Tawheed.
Click on title above to download.
Free E-Book: Shaykh al-Albaanee's Knowledge Based Refutation of 'Abdul-Fattaah Aboo Ghuddah (rahimahumullah)
This is a free PDF e-book of ash-Shaykh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee's (rahimahullah) knowledge based response to some of the statements and claims of Shaykh 'Abdul-Fattaah Aboo Guddah (rahimahullah). It is 190 pages and contains an old font that is kind of hard to read.
Click on title above to download.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
Book Review: al-Ahaadeeth an-Nabawiyyah fee Dhamm-il-'Unsuriyyah al-Jaahiliyyah
al-Ahaadeeth an-Nabawiyyah fee Dhamm-il-'Unsuriyyah al-JaahiliyyahBy ash-Shaykh ‘Abdus-Salaam bin Birjas bin ‘Abdil-Kareem
With foreword by ash- Shaykh Saalih Fawzaan al-Fawzaan
First Edition published by Maktabah ar-Rushd
69 Pages
The following is an excellent collection of prophetic narrations concerning the prohibition of racism in Islaam compiled by the late Shaykh ‘Abdus-Salaam bin Birjas bin ‘Abdil-Kareem (rahimahullah) with a foreword by ash-Shaykh Saalih Fawzaan al-Fawzaan (hafithahullah) a member of the Permanent Committee of Scholars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I received this copy from my brother Aboo ‘Abdillah of al-Hujjah may Allah bless him.
The Shaykh presents twenty two narrations dealing with al-‘Unsuriyyah (Racism) and al-Qawmiyyah (Nationalism/Tribalism). He presents each narration with the full Harakaat and its source (Bukhaaree, Muslim, etc). If the narration presents difficult words or phrases the Shaykh explains them. He also brings some statements of the companions commenting on some of the narrations. The narrations are ideal for memorizing but the commentary may be a little harder to commit to memory and Allah knows best. This is a great reference book and an eye-opener regarding a topic many Muslims fall into even in this day and age. May Allah unite the Muslims and grant us Tawfeeq with our fellow Muslim brothers and sisters.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Book Review: Laa Tushaarikoo an-Nasaaraa fee A'yaadihim
Laa Tushaarikoo an-Nasaaraa fee A'yaadihim(Do Not Participate with the Christians in their Celebrations)
Ash-Shaykh Naasir bin ‘Alee al-Ghaamidee
Daar Ibn-ul-Qayyum
It has been several months since my last post but that was only due to not having a scanner. Al-Hamdullilah I have a new scanner and some new books that I want to post reviews on with the permission of Allah. To get the reviews back in to full swing I decided to touch on a book that is relevant to Muslims especially in the West.
This is a small treatise about 39 pages long printed as a small paperback pocket book. The author begins with an introduction stating that the book was based off of a sermon he gave then he decided to add beneficial points and additional references. What you have before you is a very decent work that affects many Muslims today. After this introduction he reminds you about the oneness of Allah and about Tawheed. He goes into the holidays of the Christians and how they are connected to their religious beliefs. Then he goes into the Islamic holidays and defines them. He brings rulings on participating with the Christians in their holidays, greeting them using their holiday slogans, congratulating them, and giving them gifts. There is a lot of other information such as a ruling from the Permanent Committee of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia concerning this topic as well.
I believe this booklet probably came out in the late 80’s early 90’s but a lot of what I read still holds true today. Muslims in the West especially find themselves participating in the Christian holidays and most are not aware of its prohibition. Add to the fact that we have some Islamic personalities who encourage no even allow Muslims to partake in what Allah and His messenger have clearly made Haraam. We ask Allah Most High to grant us knowledge and wisdom and we ask Him to give us the opportunity to invite our Christian neighbors to the truth and light of Islaam. Indeed He is more than able to do that and He is the Wise.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Book Review: Talkhees Sifati Salaat-in-Nabee (Sallaa Allahu alayhi wa Sallam)
This is Shaykh Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaane’s summarized version of Sifatu Salaat-in-Nabee. Many years ago I had this small treatise in English before I could read Arabic but I lost it unfortunately. I have looked everywhere for the translation but I have not found it. I decided that I will translate it and make it available as a free e-book with the assistance of Allah Most High.This booklet is 32 pages with an introduction by Shaykh Naasir (rahimahullah) explaining his reason for the summarized version. He covers in brief each section of the prayer from the Takbeer to the Tasleem and even touches on the legislated manner of the Witr and the Qunoot.
This is a perfect reference work for teaching the prayers to children and new Muslims in a classroom setting. If you want to reference his sources then you must refer back to the original Sifatu Salaah. Saturday, October 11, 2008
Book Review: al-‘Aqeedah at-Tahaawiyyah Pocket Size
In my last book review covering the ‘Aqeedah Tahaawiyyah I forgot to mention the pocket size version I had. As you can see this is a small version of the text but it only has the Ta’leeq of Shaykh bin Baaz on it. The text is fully voweled although some words are not.
If you need the fully voweled text for memorization along with the audio, download it here from the good brothers of Ahlus Sunnah Publications, may Allah reward them.This is just for when you are on the go and can’t be boggled down with carrying a lot of books. I wanted to share this with you before I did another review and forgot about it.
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Book Review: al-‘Aqeedah at-Tahaawiyyah with Notes by al-‘Allaamah, ash-Shaykh Muhammad bin Maani’
This book contains a Haashiyah of al-‘Allamaah, ash-Shaykh Muhammad bin ‘Abdil-‘Azeez bin Maani’ (rahimahullah) with Ta’leeq by ash-Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez bin Baaz (rahimahullah) on the classical text al-‘Aqeedah at-Tahaawiyyah authored by al-Imaam, al-‘Allaamah, Aboo Ja’far Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sallaamah at-Tahaawee, al-Azdee, al-Misree (rahimahullah). This edition was printed by Adhwaa-us-Salaf in Riyaadh and supervised by Aboo Muhammad Ashraf bin ‘Abdil-Maqsood. It begins with an introduction by Aboo Muhammad and then gives a brief biography of ash-Shaykh Muhammad bin Maani’ and Shaykh Bin Baaz. The book then gives a very beneficial introduction by ash-Shaykh Muhammad where he explains the significance of this classical work and a brief bio about the author.
After this the text is presented along with ash-Shaykh Muhammad’s Haashiyah and ash-Shaykh Bin Baaz’s Ta’leeq. This book is not a Sharh which would be an explanation of the entire text. To clarify a Haashiyah is a note of benefit that is placed below a particular text that is commented upon. So Shaykh Muhammad added notes regarding certain sections that needed clarification or to provide a point of benefit. He always brings evidences from the Book, the Sunnah, and the statements of the scholars to these notes.
Shaykh Bin Baaz’s Ta’leeq is to further clarify any issues contained in the text so for example regarding al-Imaam at-Tahaawee’s statement about Imaan, then Shaykh Bin Baaz adds a note to clarify the issue. The book also contains Haamish which is a side note writen to the left or the right of a text. It appears that the Hawaamish belong to Aboo Muhammad and are written in small bold type next to the Matn.
The book ends with a fairly decent index to look up the points. It is not a big book at around 84 pages you can complete it within a week or so. Although you may want to review the notes to ensure you grasped the points presented.
This is also a great book to accompany the Sharh written by al-‘Allaamah Ibn al-‘Izz (rahimahullah). I have included the link to the English translation for further reference. Salafi Publications also has a good translation of the text and some notes translated by Shaykh Fawzaan (hafithahullah) for those who want to further their side-by-side studies.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Ramadan Book Reviews
With tomorrow being the first day of Ramadan I wanted to link my previous reviews of several Islamic books perfect for the occasion. All of these titles are in Arabic and not translated to the best of my knowledge. I ask all of you that when you stand in Taraweeh prayer tonight that you remember me in your Duaas and ask Allah to guide me, forgive me, have mercy upon me and my family, and that He grant me knowledge, guidance, sustenance, righteous offspring, and a good ending. I will make Duaa for all of the Ummah and I pray that all of you have a blessed Ramadan filled with prayer, Duaa, reading of the Quran, reflecting upon it, and repenting to Him. Indeed Allah is the Oft-Forgiving, the Accepter of repentance.
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