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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Our 16th Fiqh of Marriage lesson will begin shortly Insha'Allah. Below are the notes for our lesson.

‏ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًۭا نِّعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ‏“That is so because Allah will never change a grace which He has bestowed on a people until they change what is in their own selves. And verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.” [Surah Al-Anfal (8:53).] ‏Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzīyah rahimahu’Allah said: “He informed that He does not change the blessing which He has bestowed upon anyone until that person changes what is within himself. So he changes obedience to Allah into disobedience, gratitude into ingratitude, and the causes of His pleasure into the causes of His anger. Then Allah changes it upon him— as a recompense and in justice.” (al-Jawab al-Kafi, 74) ‏

Deliberately Returning Back to Sins After Ramadan by Al-Imam Abdul Aziz ibn Baz rahimahu’Allah.

عن الربيع بن سليمان قال: سمعت الشافعي يقول: “زينة العلماء التقوى، وحليتهم حسن الخلق، وجمالهم كرم النفس”. مناقب الشافعي للبيهقي (٢/١٤٨)

Al-Rabī ibn Sulaymān said: “I heard Imām ash-Shāfi’i rahimahu’Allah say: ‘The adornment of the scholars is piety (taqwā), their ornament (hilyah) is good character, and their beauty is the generosity of the soul.’” [Manaqib ash-Shāfi’i by al-Bayhaqī (2/148]

‎It is reported from Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: ‎“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ married me in Shawwal, and he consummated the marriage with me in Shawwal. So which of the wives of the Messenger of Allah was more favored by him than me?” [Narrated by Muslim] ‎Imam al-Nawawī rahimahu’Allah said in his explanation of Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (9/209) ‎“In this (hadith) is the recommendation (istihbāb) of conducting marriage, getting married, and consummating the marriage in the month of Shawwal. And our companions stated its recommendation and used this hadith as proof. ‎Ā’ishah intended by this statement to refute what the people of the pre-Islamic era (Jāhiliyyah) used to believe, as well as what some common people still imagine today—that it is disliked to marry, arrange marriages, or consummate marriages in Shawwal. ‎And this is false, it has no basis, and it is from the traces of the pre-Islamic period. They used to consider it a bad omen because of that due to what is in the name Shawwal of raising and elevation.” ‎ https://x.com/yassinyd/status/2038634239537635821?s=46

In shā’ Allāh, we will be resuming our Fiqh of Marriage class today. The notes will be shared shortly before the class begins. We ask Allah to grant us success and to make our actions sincerely for His sake.

Fasting six days of Shawwāl before making up the days owed in Ramadān. Sheikh Sa'd Al Shithri حفظه الله https://youtu.be/-9axfpphC4k

Sufyān ibn Dīnār said: I said to Abū Bashīr: “Tell me about the deeds of those who came before us.” He said: “They used to do little, but they were rewarded greatly.” I said: “Why was that?” He said: “Because of the purity of their hearts.” [Hannād ibn al-Sarī in Kitāb al-Zuhd (2/600)]

What to Do if Eid Coincides with Friday. Sheikh al-Allāmah Muqbil ibn Hādī al-Wādi‘ī

Notice “Many scholars have stated that expressing sadness and harsh withdrawal over the departure of Ramadan in messages, sermons, and lectures is considered among innovated matters.”

Notice “Many scholars have stated that expressing sadness and harsh withdrawal over the departure of Ramadan in messages, sermons, and lectures is considered a religious innovation.”

‎Why is giving Zakat al-Fitr in money not sufficient? ‎Imām Muhammad al-Uthaymeen (rahimahullāh)answered, saying: ‎“It is not sufficient to give Zakat al-Fitr except from food; due to the statement of Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): ‎“That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ obligated Zakat al-Fitr from Ramadan upon the people: one sā‘ of dates, or one sā‘ of barley,” ‎so he specified. ‎And Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: ‎“We used to bring it out during the time of the Prophet ﷺ as one sā‘ of food.” ‎And because the Prophet ﷺ obligated it as one sā‘ of food—dates, or barley, or raisins, or aqit (dried curd)—and these four are mostly different in value; meaning, it is very rare that a sā‘ of dates would be equal to a sā‘ of barley, or equal to a sā‘ of raisins, or equal to a sā‘ of aqit. ‎The Prophet ﷺ obligated it as one sā‘ of food, and food differs in value. ‎So this indicates that it is not sufficient if given in monetary value. ‎But if we suppose that we are in a country where they do not accept except dirhams (money), and they say: “Take the food and sell it,” then if they refuse, we would direct it to another country. ‎[Fatawa Liqa’ al-Bab al-Maftuh 190]

قال الإمام ابن القيم رحمه الله: لو كانت ليلة القدر ليلة واحدة بالسنة لقمت السنة حتى أدركها. فما بالك بعشر ليال بدائع الفوائد [1/55 Imam Ibn Al-Qayim rahimahu’Allah said: “If Laylat al-Qadr were one night in the year, I would stand (in worship) the entire year until I attained it. So what about ten nights?” [Bada’i al-Fawa’id (1/55]

قال الإمام مالك رحمه الله: " مَن أحَبّ أنْ تُفَتَحَ لَهُ فُرجَة في قلبِهِ ، وَيَنجُو مِن غَمَراتِ المَوت وَأهوالِ يَومِ القِيامَةِ ، فَلْيَكُن عَملهُ فِي السِرِ أكثَرَ مِنهُ في العَلانِيِةِ " . ترتيب المدارك (٥١/٢)

‎Imam Mālik رحمه الله said: ‎“Whoever loves that an opening be made for him in his heart, and that he be saved from the overwhelming agonies of death and the terrors (or horrors) of the Day of Resurrection, then let his deeds in secret be more than his deeds in public.” ‎[Tartib al-Madarik (2/51)] ‎