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*بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم* Allah’s Sacred Month of Muharram It is the first month of the Hijri calendar and is one of the four sacred months concerning which Allah says that which translates as: *“Verily, the number of months with Allah is 12 months (in a year), so it was ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them, four are sacred. That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein.”* (Qur’an, 9:36) Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: *“The year is 12 months of which four are sacred, the three consecutive months of Dul Qadah, Dul Hijjah and Muharram, and Rajab, which comes between Jumada and Shaban.”* (Bukhari) Muharram is called this because it is a sacred (muharram) month and to confirm its sanctity. Allah Almighty says that which translates as: *“...so wrong not yourselves therein …”* (Tafsir of Ibn Kathir) Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: *‘The best of fasting after Ramadan is fasting Allah’s month of Muharram.”* (Muslim) Ibn Abbas said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) came to Madinah and saw Jews fasting on Ashura. He said, *‘What is this?’* They said, ‘This is a righteous day, it is the day when Allah saved the Children of Israel from their enemies, so Musa fasted on this day.’ He (ﷺ) said, *‘We have more right to Musa than you,’* so he fasted on that day and commanded (the Muslims) to fast on that day.” (Bukhari) The practice of fasting on Ashura was known even in the days of Jahiliyyah, before the Prophet’s mission. It was reported that Ayesha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: *“The people of Jahiliyyah used to fast on that day.”* Apparently the motive for commanding the Muslims to fast on this day was the desire to be different from the Jews, so that the Muslims would fast when the Jews did not, because people do not fast on a day of celebration. (Bukhari) Fasting on Ashura was a gradual step in the process of introducing fasting as a prescribed obligation in Islam. Fasting appeared in three forms. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Madinah, he told the Muslims to fast on three days of every month and on the day of Ashura, then Allah made fasting obligatory when He said: *“ … observing the fasting is prescribed for you …"* (Al-Qur’an, 2:183) The obligation was transferred from the fast of Ashura to the fast of Ramadan. It was reported from Ibn Mas’ud that when fasting Ramadan was made obligatory, the obligation to fast Ashura was lifted i.e. it was no longer obligatory to fast on this day, but it is still desirable (mustahab). •°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°|°•°•°•°•°•°•°•° ✨"﴿وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَى تَنفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾"✨ ﴾And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.﴿ https://t.me/Striv4Jannah

Al-Maymuunee May Allaah Have Mercy Upon Him ‎“I never saw anyone who wore cleaner clothing, nor someone who gave greater care in taking care of himself in his moustache, the hair on his head, and his body hair, nor someone with a cleaner and brighter white thobe than Ahmad Ibn Hanbal.” Al-Adaab Ash-Shar'iyyah, 2/14

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'Abdullaah Ibn Mubaarak (May Allaah Have Mercy Upon Him) “Whoever belittles the scholars has lost his Hereafter. Whoever belittles the rulers has lost his worldly affairs. Whoever belittles his brothers has lost his honour.” [Ath-Thahabee, Siyar A'laam An-Nubalaa, 8/408]

Today is the 2nd of Muharram. The 9th of Muharram will be next Fri. (28/08/2020) and the day of 'Aashuuraa will be on Sat. (29/08/2020) inshaallaah. It is advised to fast these 2 days. Please refer to the Ahaadeeth (plural of Hadith) in the pictures.

‌‏ ‏السلام عليكم ‏ورحمة الله وبركاته Lessons starting from the 3rd of Muharram 1442 corresponding with 22nd August 2020 at Masjid Al-Imām Muqbil inShāAllāh: - Al-Mabādi'ul Mufīdah (Beneficial Elementaries in the Arabic Language) Author: Abū Rayhānah 'AbdulHakīm Al-Amrīkī Time: 2pm Teacher: Abu Tayyib 'Abdush-Shakūr - The comprehensive (treatise) for the meaning of worship Author: Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'AbdulWahhāb Time: 2:30 Teacher: Abu Tayyib 'Abdush-Shakūr From 4-6pm: - Arabic reading to strengthen vocabulary Teacher: Abū 'Atiyyah Mahmūd - Beneficial Beginnings in the Sciences of Hadīth Author: Sh. Abdullāh al-Iryānī Teacher: Abū 'Atiyyah Mahmūd - The gems in the Tenets of the Salaf Author: Al-Imām ash-Shokānī Teacuer: Abū 'Atiyyah Mahmūd Lessons will be every Saturday and Sunday InshāAllāh

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَحِيرٍ، عَنْ هَانِئٍ، مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ دَفْنِ الْمَيِّتِ وَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيكُمْ وَسَلُوا لَهُ التَّثْبِيتَ فَإِنَّهُ الآنَ يُسْأَلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ بَحِيرُ بْنُ رَيْسَانَ Narrated 'Uthmaan Ibn 'Affaan, may Allaah be pleased with him: Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) became free from burying the dead, he used to stay at him (i.e. his grave) and say: Seek forgiveness for your brother, and ask for steadfastness for him, for indeed he is being questioned now. [Sunan Abee Daawud, No. 3221. Graded 'Saheeh' By Shaykh Al-Albaanee]

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