السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

These are the dates that I will be going for Umrah in the first half of 2025.

Current Lessons

Every Saturday
• Hisnul Muslim [English]
After Solat Maghrib
@ Masjid Al-Istiqamah

Every Sunday
- Lu’lu’ Wal Marjaan [Malay]
After Solat Maghrib
@ Masjid Kampung Siglap

Every Tuesday
- Tafsir As-Sa’di (Juz Amma) [English]
⁠ 9:15pm
@ Bayaan

Every Friday
• Kiat Hidup Bahagia Dunia Dan Akhirah
9.15pm
@ Bayaan

NOTE: There is live streaming for every lesson except on Sunday.

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Dear listeners,
We will be resuming all our classes with the permission of Allah.
Below are the details:

Current lessons

Every Sat
After Solat Maghrib
- Hisnul Muslim
[English]
@ Masjid Al-Istiqamah

Every Sun
After Solat Maghrib
- Lu’lu’ Wal Marjaan
[Malay]
@ Masjid Kampung Siglap

Every Tuesday & Fri
9.15pm
- Tafsir As-Sa’di
[English]
Physical (available online)

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Bismillah

Assalamualaikum Brothers ,

Please be informed that Tafsir As Sa’di class by Ustaz Nabil will be held at Bayaan Kovan at 9.20pm . This will be a physical class , instead of Via Zoom .

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله و بركاته
Dear listeners.
I would like to apologise for the abrupt ending of tonight's lesson.
In shaa Allah we will continue on Friday.

Dear listeners, there will be no classes for now.
In shaa Allah we will
resume on
- 18th May, Hisnul Muslim @Masjid Istiqamah after maghrib

-19th May, Lu’lu’ wal Marjan @Masjid Kampung Siglap after maghrib

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

***Ibn Rajab al Hanbali wrote:

The pious predecessors used to exert themselves in completing an action, and perfecting it, and excelling in it, and then they would be concerned about its acceptance after that, and fear that it might be rejected.**

And these are

وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا آتَوا وَّقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ رَاجِعُونَthose who give what they give while their hearts are fearful because they will be returning to their Lord [23:60] It is narrated from ‘Ali (raadiAllaahu ‘anhu) that he said,
“Be more concerned about the acceptance of deeds than about the deeds themselves. Haven’t you heard Allah say

إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّـهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَIndeed, Allah only accepts from the muttaqoon [5:27]?

And Faḍaalah ibn ‘Ubayd said,
“That I would know that Allah has accepted so much as a mustard seed’s weight from me is more beloved to me than thedunya and everything in it, for Allah says

إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّـهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَIndeed, Allah only accepts from the muttaqoon [5:27]

And ibn Deenaar said,
“Fear that the deeds would not be accepted is more intense than the deeds themselves.”

‘Aṭaa’ al-Saleemi said,
“Vigilance is being wary that an action is not being done for the sake of Allah.”

‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Abi Rawwaad said,
“I found them (the salaf) striving in righteous good deeds. When they have done so, concern falls upon them – will it be accepted from them or not?”

Some of the salaf said:
They used to supplicate to Allah for six months that He would enable them to reach the month of Ramadan, and they would supplicate to Allah for six months that He would accept it from them.

‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azeez (rahimahullaah) went out of the day of ‘Eid al-Fitr and said during his khutbah:
O people! Verily you have fasted thirty days for the sake of Allah, and you have stood (in prayer) 30 nights for the sake of Allah. And you have come out on the day on which you seek for Allah to accept (your deeds) from you.

Grief was apparent on one of the salaf on the day of ‘Eid al-Fitr, so it was said to him, “Verily this is a day of happiness and glee.” So he replied, “You have spoke the truth, however, I am a slave who have been commanded by my master to perform a deed for him, but I do not know whether it has been accepted or not!”

Wuhayb ibn al-Ward narrated that some people were laughing on the day of ‘Eid, so he said,
“If these are those whose fasting was accepted from them, then this is not the action of al-shaakireen (the grateful ones). And if these are those whose fasting is not accepted from them, then this is not the action of those who are afraid.”

Al-Hasan said,
“Verily Allah has made the month of Ramadan as an arena for His creation to race therein in the obedience to Him towards His pleasure. So a group got ahead, and they succeeded;
and others lagged behind, thus they failed. So it is astounding that one would be a joker and constantly laughing on the day wherein the muḥsinoon succeed and the false ones lose out.[Lataa’if al-Ma’aarif* pg. 375-376]

[Themes of Surah al-Ma’idah]As for surah al-Ma’idah, it is a surah of covenants and it brings completion to the legislated rulings.
Scholars have said, “With it Allah completed the religion, for it is a surah of completion.”
It is a surah that mentions the means, just as surah al-An’am and surah al-A’raf are surahs that mention the objectives.
(It mentions the means) such as what is permissible and what is forbidden, such as the protection of one’s blood and wealth and the punishment for those who cross the limits.
The prohibition of alcohol is a fulfillment of the protection of one’s intellect and religious uprightness.
It contains the prohibitions of consuming carrion, blood, and bludgeoned animals.
It also prohibits hunting while in a state of ihram, which is part of the full veneration of the ihram. Meanwhile, it includes the permissibility of consuming pure foods, which is part of the worshiping Allah to the utmost.
This is why thesurah mentions those legal rulings which are unique to the shari’ah of Muhammad, such as wudhoo *and to rule by the Qur’an, for Allah says:

لِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْعَةً وَمِنْهَاجًاFor each of you We have made a law and a way [5:48]

And He mentions that for whoever would turn away from their former ways, Allah will grant them something better.
And this religion will remain perfect, which is why it has been said:

This surah is the last part of the Qur’an to be revealed, so treat whatever it makes permissible as permissible and whatever it makes prohibited as prohibited.[al-Burhan fi ‘Uloom al-Qur’an]
by Badr al-Deen al-Zarkashi*