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🚨 Maliki Fiqh & Advice for Qiyam Ramadan/Taraweeh Prayer 1. According to the Maliki School, praying Qiyam Ramadan at home is actually a Sunnah (as long as the person has strong intention to perform it) Moral of the story: praying Qiyam Ramadan at home has it merits! 2. According to Imam Malik, completion of the Quran is not a sunnah of Qiyam Ramadan, and he states that even reading Surah Al-Ikhlas in every Rakah renders the reward. (Mudawwanah) The point of Qiyam is not about numbers, its about how strong your niyyah and sincerity is while performing it as the Hadith states: “ Whoever stands in Ramadan with faith and hope for reward, then his sins of the past are forgiven” Moral of the story: if you're not a hafiz, read whatever you know, even if its the same in every rakah! Its not a problem. 3. According to the Malik School there is no “fixed number” of rakahs in regards to what is “mustahabb” or required. Abi Zayd states in his Risalah that a person prays whatever is bearable for him and he will be rewarded for that. (Al-Risalah). So don’t get caught up in the number of Rakah debates. Focus on the substance of your prayer. Moral of the story: pray the amount of rakahs that is bearable for you, its all reward! 4. The Maliki school accepts that 36 Rakahs, and 20 Rakahs were both established and valid practices of the Salaf in order to make Qiyam (in congregation/jama’ah specifically) for those praying behind the Imam. They also acknowledge that the personal practice of the Prophet(saw) in Qiyam Ramadan was 8 rakahs and performed at home. [I’m highlighting ‘personal practice’ because the Prophet(saw) didn’t enforce or instruct any of the Companions to any fixed set of numbers] This is why the Maliki considered it mustahabb to pray Qiyam Ramadan at home (for those who have strong intentions), while the Imam of the congregation in the mosque prays 20 or 36 in order to make it easier for the congregation. For this reason the Practice of Imam Malik himself, was to pray 8 rakahs at home in accordance to the personal practice of the Prophet(saw), while the Imam lead people in congregation of either 20 or 36 rakahs for ease. Moral of the story: Forget the numbers polemics, 8, 20, and 36 have their perfect and right place of application. 5. Don’t waste time fussing over numbers because the objective of Qiyam Ramadan is about the the quality of the prayer by having strong focused sincerity (ikhlas) , faith (iman), and high hopes and anticipation for reward (ihtisāban). Put you energy and focus there! — Shaykh JJ

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Sudair is the most important place in the world https://youtu.be/2BFX4gj3OBA

فقه السعوديين: تجب رؤية وجوه المترائين السديريين لإثبات الشهر لا الهلال نفسه https://youtu.be/dFk0k_2Rjf0

Nobody is actually born a scholar. All humans start from ground zero, and we all work our way up in knowledge acquisition, over varying periods of time, capability and effort. As Allah tells us: "Allah brought you out from the wombs of your mothers without you knowing a thing, and He made for you hearing, sight and hearts (minds) so that you may give thanks." (16:78) Knowledge is incremental, and there's a lot you can actually acquire in a day, let alone a week, let alone an entire month. So before Ramadan, now is probably the time to pick up a Quran translation. Be curious, ask questions and search for answers. As the Chinese proverb goes: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

Gentle reminder that from the arkan of Tarawih is to place Containment Officers at the doors of your mosque so that Salafis don't bounce after 8.

Looking forward to teach this 40-Ḥadīth course in Ramaḍān as a guest instructor at Al-Balagh Academy. For students who are interested in Arabic-breakdowns, ḥadīth commentary & acquiring ijāzah in the text—I’ll see you in class, in shāʾ Allāh. Registration: https://zurl.co/Xb67o

If there is a Jannah with even a single person from the millions of Deobandis worldwide in it, then I don’t believe in the existence of that Jannah. If I am wrong and I see one there, I shall be reading يا ليتني كنت ترابا for eternity. - Barelwi

For folks in UK https://youtu.be/LKRJ0m8Qv10

Why any Muslim would pay the TV licence fee in the UK is beyond me https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/bbc-slammed-pulling-film-humanised-palestinian-children

This is important for teachers to keep in mind. While the context is about teaching language, it applies to other subjects too.