INVOCATION OF PEACE AND BLESSINGS UPON THE PROPHET ﷺ IN ABUNDANCE ON FRIDAYAus ibn Aus reports that the Prophet ﷺ said: "The most virtuous of your days is Jumu'ah. On that day, Adam was created and on that day he died, (on that day) the horn will be blown and the people will be dumbfounded! Increase your prayers upon me as your prayers upon me will be presented to me." The people said: "O Messenger of ALLĀH, how will our prayers be presented to you when you have passed away?" **He said: "ALLĀH has prohibited the earth from eating the bodies of the Prophets."

{This is related by the five, except for al-Tirmidhi}**
Ibn al-Qayyim (May ALLĀH have mercy on him) says:

**"It is preferred to pray to ALLĀH to send blessings on the Prophet ﷺ during the day and night of Jumuah, as the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Invoke many prayers upon me during the day and night of Friday.'

"The Messenger of ALLĀH ﷺ is the leader of mankind, and Jumu'ah is the best of the days of the week. Prayers upon him during that day are a privilege (he deserves), which belongs to no one other than him.

"This act also has another wisdom, and that is that all of the good that has passed onto this Ummah, in this life and the Hereafter, has passed through him. ALLĀH has gathered the good of this life and the next life for this Ummah, and the greatest honor and success will be granted to them on Friday. On that day, they will be granted their houses and palaces in Paradise and that is the day they will be given more when they enter Paradise. It is a day of celebration for them in this life. It is also a day in which ALLĀH fulfills their needs and answers their prayers and requests in this world. They are aware of all of that and are able to attain it because of the Prophet ﷺ and it is through him (that they received these teachings); therefore, in gratitude and appreciation for the great blessings we received through him, we should send many prayers upon him during the day and night of Jumuʿah."**

{Fiqh-us-Sunnah || 2/126}

May ALLĀH fill our hearts with love of His beloved Prophet ﷺ.  May HE inspire our tongues to send much blessings on him ﷺ and guide us to lead our lives in accordance to his exalted and noble Sunnah.

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WORSHIPER'S FAULTY ABLUTION HAS AN EFFECT ON THE IMAM'S RECITATION IN PRAYER

Imam Ahmad recorded from a man among the Companions of the Prophet that the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) led them in Fajr prayer and recited Ar-Rum in the prayer, but he became confused in his recitation.

He said:

إِنَّهُ يَلْبِسُ عَلَيْنَا الْقُرْانَ فَإِنَّ أَقْوَامًا مِنْكُمْ يُصَلُّونَ مَعَنَا لَا يُحْسِنُونَ الْوُضُوءَ فَمَنْ شَهِدَ مِنْكُمُ الصَّلَةَ مَعَنَا فَلْيُحْسِنِ الْوُضُوء

“We have become confused in our recitation of Qur'an, because some people among you are praying with us but they have not performed Wudu' properly. Whoever attends the prayer with us, let him perform Wudu' properly.”

This has a Hasan chain of narration, the text itself is Hasan.

It contains amazing information, that the Prophet (ﷺ) was affected by the faulty Wudu' of some of those whom he was leading in prayer. This indicates that the prayer of the person who is praying in the congregation is connected to the prayer of the Imam.

{Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr}

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HAPPINESS, MISERY AND SIGNS OF THEIR PEOPLE

Some of the signs of happiness and success are that whenever the servant's knowledge has been increased he would be more humble and more merciful. Whenever he becomes more knowledgeable, he would fear ALLAAH ﷻ more and be more cautious. Whenever he gets older, he would be less greedy. Whenever he becomes wealthier, he would be more generous. Whenever he becomes more important, he would be closer to people, and be more and more at their service.

The signs of misfortune are that when the servant becomes more knowledgeable, he would be more arrogant. Whenever he performs more deeds, he would be more boastful, disdain people, and have a very good opinion of himself. When he gets older, he would be greedier. Whenever he becomes wealthier, he would be stingier and whenever he becomes more important, he would be more conceited.

All of these things are trials from ALLĀH and a test by which HE tests HIS servants, and because of them, some people attain happiness and others become miserable.

Similarly, some things people honor and admire are also trials like possessions, authority, and wealth. ALLĀH says about HIS prophet, Sulaymān, when he saw the throne of Bilqees in front of
him:

هَذَا مِنْ فَضْلِ رَبِّي لِيَبْلُوَنِي أَأَشْكُرُ أَمْ أَكْفُرُ
This is from the favor of My Lord to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful. {An-Naml: Verse 40}

So, blessings are tests from ALLĀH that make apparent the gratitude of the grateful, and the ingratitude of the ungrateful. In the same way, hardhips are also trials from HIM. HE tests by way of blessings and hardships.
ALLĀH says:

فَأَمَّا الإِنْسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ ۞ وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
And as for man, when his Lord tests him and is generous to him and favors him, he says, “My Lord has honored me!” But when HE tests him and restricts his provision, he says, “My Lord has humiliated me!” {Al-Fajr: Verse 15-16}

In other words, it’s not the case that everyone I increase with honor and blessings, that’s MY way of honoring him. And everyone I tighten his sustenance and test him, it’s not necessarily that I’m humiliating him.

**- Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (may ALLĀH have mercy on him)

{Al-Fawāid || Page 112}**

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ALLĀH IS THE PROTECTOR OF THE RIGHTEOUS
ALLĀH said,

**إِنَّ وَلِيِّـيَ اللّهُ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْكِتَابَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى الصَّالِحِينَ

Verily, my protector is ALLĀH Who has revealed the Book (the Qur'an), and HE protects the righteous.**

ALLAH'S support is sufficient and HE will suffice for me, HE is My supporter, I trust in HIM and take refuge with HIM. HE is my protector, in this life and the Hereafter, and the protector of every righteous believer after me.

Similarly, the people of Hud said,

**إِن نَّقُولُ إِلاَّ اعْتَرَاكَ بَعْضُ ءَالِهَتِنَا بِسُوءٍ

"All that we say is that some of our gods have seized you with evil (madness)."

قَالَ إِنِّى أُشْهِدُ اللَّهِ وَاشْهَدُواْ أَنِّى بَرِىءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ مِن دُونِهِ فَكِيدُونِى جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ لَا تُنظِرُونِ إِنِّى تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ مَّا مِن دَابَّةٍ إِلاَّ هُوَ ءاخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَأ إِنَّ رَبِّى عَلَى صِرَطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

Hud replied: "I call ALLĀH to witness, and bear you witness that I am free from that which you ascribe (as partners in worship, with HIM (ALLĀH)). So plot against me, all of you, and give me no respite. I put my trust in ALLĀH, my Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving (living) creature but HE has the grasp of its forelock. Verily, my Lord is on a path that is straight. {Hud: Verse 54-56}

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}**

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THE PROHIBITION OF KHAMR (ALCOHOLIC DRINK) AND GAMBLING
ALLĀH says:

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ
They ask you concerning alcoholic drink and gambling.

That is, the believers ask you - O Messenger ﷺ - about the rulings on intoxicants and gambling. These were common practices during the jahiliyah and when Islam first came. It was as if there was some uncertainty about them, hence they asked about the rulings on them. So ALLĀH commanded His Prophet ﷺ to explain to them the benefits and harms that they entailed. This was a precursor to the prohibition on them, which was inevitable.

قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَأ أَكْبَرُ مِن نَّفْعِهِمَا
Say: In them is great sin, and some benefit for people, but the sin is greater than the benefit.
ALLĀH tells us that the sin and harm that result from them, such as loss of reason and wealth, preventing people from remembering ALLĀH and praying, and the enmity and hostility that they may create are greater than the benefits that people think come, from them, such as making money by dealing in intoxicants and what they gain from gambling, and the pleasures they get when indulging in them. This statement is aimed at deterring people from them, because the wise person will try to attain that which is clearly of benefit and will seek to avoid that which does more harm than good.

But because they were so used to them, it was difficult to make them give them up all at once. Hence this verse came as a precursor to the prohibition which is mentioned in the verse in which ALLĀH says:

یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡخَمۡرُ وَٱلۡمَیۡسِرُ وَٱلۡأَنصَابُ وَٱلۡأَزۡلَـٰمُ رِجۡسࣱ مِّنۡ عَمَلِ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنِ فَٱجۡتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ
O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), gambling, ˹sacrificing on˺ stone alters ˹to other than ALLĀH˺, and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful. {Surah Al-Māʾidah: 90}

This is by the kindness, mercy and wisdom of ALLĀH. Hence when this verse was revealed, ‘Umar said, “We have given them up, we have given them up.”

With regard to khamr (alcoholic drink), this word refers to any intoxicant that affects the mind, no matter what kind of substance it is. Gambling refers to any contest in which one of the two sides pays the other, such as dice games and chess, or any verbal or physical contest in which prizes are awarded, apart from horse and camel races and archery. These types of contests are permissible, because they help with jihad; hence the Lawgiver granted a concession allowing them.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

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**JUMMU'AH REMINDER AND SUNNAH PRAYER AFTER JUMU'AH

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم

یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ إِذَا نُودِیَ لِلصَّلَوٰةِ مِن یَوۡمِ ٱلۡجُمُعَةِ فَٱسۡعَوۡا۟ إِلَىٰ ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ وَذَرُوا۟ ٱلۡبَیۡعَۚ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكُمۡ خَیۡرࣱ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ
O you who have believed, when [the adhān} is called for the prayer on the day of Jumuʿah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of ALLĀH and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew.**

[Surah Al-Jumuʿah: 9]

SUNNAH PRAYER AFTER JUMU'AH PRAYER

Abdullah bin 'Umar (May ALLĀH be pleased with them) reported: I performed along with the Prophet ﷺ two Rak'ah (Sunnah prayer) after the Jumu'ah prayer.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of ALLĀH ﷺ said, "If anyone of you performs the Friday prayer, he should perform four Rak'ah (Sunnah) after it.''

[Muslim].

Ibn 'Umar (May ALLĀH be pleased with them) reported: **The Prophet ﷺ would not perform any Salat (in the mosque) after the Friday prayer till he had returned to his house. He would then perform two Rak'ah there.

[Muslim].

{Riyadhus-Saliheen: Hadith 1125, 1226 & 1127}

COMMENTARY:
In one Hadith, there is mention of four Rak'ah, while in the other it is mentioned as two Rak'ah. It can be deduced that both of these are acceptable. 'Ulama' are of the opinion that one who performs them in the mosque, should perform four Rak'ah; whereas the one performing them at home, should perform two Rak'ah with one Taslim. It is better to perform them in twos as the Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said, "Perform the Nawafil of the day and night in twos.''** {Al-Bukhari}.

{Commentary by Hafiz Salahudeen Yusuf}

**JUMU'AH CHECKLIST

✅ Have a Ghusl.

✅ Wear the best clothes.

✅Use Perfume (for men only).

✅ Go early for Salaat al-Jumu’ah.

✅ Don't talk while the Imam is giving Khutbah.

✅ Make du'aa in abundance.

✅ Recite Suratul-Kahf.

✅ Recite salawaat upon the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) in abundance.

✅ Pray 4 raka'at (in masjid) or 2 raka'at (at home) after Salaah.**
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HOW THE START OF RAMADĀN IS DETERMINED
**Q6: How is the start of Ramadān determined?

Ans: Sighting the new moon or Counting Sha'bān to complete 30 days.**

Sheikh Ibn Baz (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) was asked: "In some lands of the Muslims the people go about fasting without relying on the sighting of the new moon. Rather, they think it is sufficient to only rely on calendars. So, what is the ruling on this?"

He responded: "The Prophet ﷺ ordered the Muslims that they should:

**"Start fasting on seeing the crescent (of Ramadān), and give up fasting on seeing the crescent (of Shawwal), and if the sky is overcast (and you cannot see it), complete thirty days of Sha'ban."

{al-Bukhari #1909 and Muslim #1081}**
He ﷺ also said:

**"We are an illiterate nation; we neither write, nor know accounts. The month is like this and this, i.e. sometimes of 29 days and sometimes of thirty days."

{al-Bukhari #1913 and Muslim #1080}**

The Hadiths concerning this matter are numerous and all of them prove that it is obligatory to act according to the sighting or completion of the number of days (in the month as 30) when there is no sighting. Likewise they prove that it is not permissible to rely on calculations for this. Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taimiyyah mentioned that it is the consensus of the people of knowledge that it is not permissible to rely upon calculations to confirm the new moons. This is the truth concerning which there is no doubt. And ALLĀH is the Giver of success."

{Fatāwa Islāmiyah, 3/222-224}

ENTRUST YOUR AFFAIRS TO ALLĀH

Ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdisī (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said:

**"Entrust your affairs to ALLĀH, and throw yourself down before HIM. Acquaint your heart with the fact that it will not win anything but the provision and good that ALLĀH has written for you, even if you were to strive with all that is in the heavens and earth. What you dislike will not reach you unless ALLĀH has written it for you, even if those who are in the heaven and the earth were to gather against you, for what hits you is not going to miss you, and what misses you is not going to hit you."

{Al Waṣiyya: Page 24- 25}**
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VALID REASONS FOR BREAKING THE FAST

**Q2: The following are valid reasons for one to break the fast of Ramadān except?

Ans: Not eating Suhūr**
ALLĀH has made things convenient for HIS servants by only mandating fasting for those who are capable of doing it, and HE has pardoned those who are incapable of fasting due to a legitimate shar’i reason.

The legitimate reasons includes the following:

1. Traveling

ALLĀH says: But whoever is ill or on a journey, then ˹let them fast˺ an equal number of days ˹after Ramaḍân˺. [al-Baqarah:185]

It should be noted however that a valid reason for shortening prayers while traveling is if the journey is long enough, and the traveler must not have the intention to settle in the destination. The purpose of the journey must also be a sound one, as the concession of not fasting while traveling is not granted to those whose purpose is sinful.

1. Old age
   Old age refers to one who is old and has lost his strength, or who is approaching death, so that every day he becomes weaker, until he dies, or who is suffering from a terminal or incurable illness and has no hope of recovery. The evidence is the saying of ALLĀH: And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. [al-Baqarah:184]

Ibn 'Abbas (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) said that this verse has not been abrogated, and it applies to old men and old women who cannot fast, so for each day they should feed one poor person.

1. Intense hunger and thirst
   An-Nawawi (may ALLĀH mercy on him) said: "Our companions and others said: Whoever is overcome by hunger and thirst, and fears that he may die, must break the fast, even if he is in good health and is not travelling, because ALLĀH says: **“And do not kill (or destroy) yourselves: Surely, to you ALLĀH has been Most Merciful”
   [an-Nisa’ 4:29]

[al-Majmoo‘, 6/258]**
The scholars explained further that the one who break the fast due to intense hunger or thirst should make it up, and if he ended his fast prematurely without enduring the requisite hardship that permits breaking the fast, he must repent for his actions and refrain from doing so in the future.

1. Compulsion
   Compulsion involves the use of threats by one individual to coerce another person into doing or refraining from doing something against their wishes.

Ibn ‘Abbaas رضي الله عنهما narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "ALLĀH has pardoned my ummah for mistakes, what they forget what they are forced to do.” [Ibn Majah, 2045]

**5. Menstruation and postnatal bleeding

1. Sickness

2. Pregnancy and breastfeeding**
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