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𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗗𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲?

No. Allaah has made it permissible for a man who wants to marry a woman (Niqabi) to look at her face. And even if he wants to look at the face, it should not be in seclusion. It can either be in the presence of one of her friends or in the house of her (the woman’s) parents.

And you are only permitted to look at her just once. So, if you want to see the face more than once or twice, then you have to do what Allaah has instructed by informing her parents that you are satisfied and you want to do the needful (marriage).

But wanting to gaze at her continuously is a precursor for fitnah. Allah has not permitted that for you. Do you want to look at her (face) again? That’s not allowed. You should look at her once (and look at) everything you want to see.

If you are not interested, both of you should go your separate ways or you proceed (to marriage) if you are pleased with what you have seen. So even if you now want to look at her 100 times after (marrying her), that is left to you. She is now yours.
But saying you want to look at her again and again, that is not allowed.

And oh women, Allah has honoured you. Oh women among the believers, Allah has honoured you more than you imagined. Do not allow yourself to be unnecessarily displayed. Allah has only permitted it (nadhar) to be once for whoever proposes to marry you.

And if he does not marry you, Allah will grant you that which is yours.
Allahu Alam

𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛. 𝘼𝙗𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙯𝙖𝙦 𝘼𝙗𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙤 (𝙃𝙖𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙝𝙖𝙝𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙖𝙝)
𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚: 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙮 𝙃𝙖𝙡𝙦𝙖𝙝.

Transcribed by: Sulaiman Olayinka Saddiq

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲

The shariah does not in anyway or form encourages divorce. There are things that people say in order to show that men have gotten mashismo. They will tell him “ If she does anything, (you don’t like) just divorce her and send her back to her father's house. They usually quote the saying that; “the base rule about Tolaq is that it is permissible”.

People who say these things have not actually gone through the process of Islamic Jurisprudence. And shallow or half knowledge is usually dangerous than when an individual admits that he does not know.

The Shariah does not encourage divorce. And these are things that you also know.

Number 1; The prophet (Alayhi Salaam) told us (in an hadeeth), that Shaytan will send down his armies to cause desertion on the earth. And when they return to him, Each of them will tell him what he has done. But he will tell them “you didn’t do anything”. Then one of them will come (and say): ‘I did not leave him (husband) until i cause desertion between him and his wife.’ Then Iblees himself is going to embrace him and say: ‘Nimah anta’ (You have done excellently well).

So where did we see the prophet (Alayhi Salaam) actively encouraging divorce?

Secondly; When Aisha (Radiyallahu Anha), sat with the prophet (Salallaahu Alayhi Wa Salaam) and they were discussing. The hadith of Umm Zar that is very popular. And she mentioned how she told the other women about her husband; Aboo Zar. How he cared and spent on her and ultimately divorced her.
What did the prophet tell Aisha? He said “I am your Aboo Zar with the exception that I will not divorce you.”

Even the man that came complaining to the prophet (Alayhi Salaam), saying ‘My wife is loose when dealing with men’. The prophet told him to divorce her. But the man added that “I can't do without her”. Then the Prophet replied that: “keep her with you.”

So anyone who mentions divorce at any given instance is not doing the Ummah any good.

𝙐𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙖𝙙𝙝 𝙆𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙧 𝘼𝙡-𝘼𝙨𝙛𝙖𝙖𝙧
𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚: 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙪𝙢 2.0

Transcribed by: Sulaiman Olayinka Saddiq

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

What is the ruling of the one who accepted Islaam while menstruating and eventually dies before she finishes her menstruation, hence did not observe any Solat before her demise.

She will be bathed, and those who will carry out the process will do so with three intentions.

They will have the intention for Ghusl Islaam (the New Revert Bath). They will also have the intention for Ghusl Hayd (the ritual bath for women after menstruation ends) and for Ghusl Mayyit (the ritual bath given to a deceased Muslim before burial). These are the three intentions that those who will bathe for her will consider.

And we beseech Allaah to grant her Al-Jannah without observing a single Solat.

𝖣𝗋 𝖲𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖿𝖺𝖽𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖦𝖻𝖺𝖽𝖾𝖻𝗈 𝖱𝖺𝗃𝗂 (𝖧𝖺𝖿𝗂𝖽𝗁𝖺𝗁𝗎𝗅𝗅𝖺𝖺𝗁)
𝖲𝗈𝗎𝗋𝖼𝖾: 𝖩𝗂𝗅𝗌𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗅 𝖡𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗁

Transcribed by: Sunnah Scribe

That Khutbah that people said was Prophet’s (Alayhi Salaam) last sermon - It was not Prophet's (Alayhi Salaam) last sermon. Don’t mind them. It was a sermon that he gave at Wadee Uranah, not even at Arafah. He had not reached Arafah before he gave that Khutbah. But Wadee Uranah is next to Arafah.

Wadee Uranah is very near to Arafah. So don’t make that mistake like people use to make that mistake. The prophet (Alayhi Salaam) did not make that Khutbah at Arafah.

Aboo Naasir Ibraheem Abdur Rauf (Hafidhahullaah)
Source: Al Faruq Bayna Al-Naseehah Wat Ta'yir; Audio 03

Transcribed by: Sulaiman Olayinka Saddiq

𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀

If you have difficulties with things of life, I will give you two ‘nankalis’ that you will be performing. The Prophet (Alayhi Saalatu Wa Salaam) gave us two. One of them is to regularly say; ‘Laa ilaha ila anta, subhanaaka inne kuntu minaz zalimin.’ Say it always. The difficulties you have will lessen and wade away. Just be saying it. The hadith is authentic in Sunan Abi Dawud. He said when you say it regarding a thing, Allah will give you that thing.

The second one is to be making Solat and Salaam on the Prophet (Salallaahu Alayhi Wasalaam). "Allāhumma ṣalli `alā Muḥammadin wa `alā \'āli Muḥammadin, kamā ṣallayta `alā \'Ibrāhīm wa `alā \'āli \'Ibrāhīm, Wa bārik `alā Muḥammadin wa `alā \'āli Muḥammadin, kamā bārakta `alā \'Ibrāhīm wa `alā \'āli \'Ibrāhīm, fil alameen 'innaka ḥamīdum-majīd.”

Ubayy Ibn Kab reported from the Messnger that If a person say it, Allah will give you your needs and he will protect you. So say Solat and Salaam to the Messenger. May Allaah protect us.

Aameen.

Aboo Naasir Ibraheem Abdur Rauf
(Hafidhahullaah)

Source: Sharhu Sunnah; Audio 10

Transcribed by Sulaiman Olayinka Saddiq

Tᴀʜᴀᴊᴜᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴄɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜʀᴀɴ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴇᴀꜱʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ

Questioner: I have now realised that the favour Allaah bestowed on me by being able to observe Tahajjud and also recite the Quran has diminished. What should I do?

It’s (the acts) not something that suddenly becomes uneasy to do. It might be that you are doing it in a manner that will make it difficult for you to be consistent with them. Because if you observe these acts of ibadah extremely, because of how healthy you are without considering that your body might need rest at some point, you will eventually abandon the act of worship.

The Prophet (Salallahu Alayhi Wa Salaam) said: "Verily, this religion is easy. No one will make it hard on himself except that he will be overwhelmed by it." The religion will remain while you will be long gone.

Therefore, you should be easy on yourself. You should do the (acts of worship) that you are capable of and the ones we know we are not capable yet, we shouldn’t indulge them so that it does not become what will make us dislike the overall act of worship.

If you have mandated yourself to finish the recitation of the whole Quran in a day, you might succeed on the first try and even make it on the second attempt, but you might surely struggle in your third attempt. You will no longer find it easy and in fact, you might not even want to come close to the Quran, talkless of reciting it.

And you won’t be able to blame anyone but yourself.

So, you should approach things nicely and easily. This is how Allaah has created humans. If you approach things with ease, your soul will get used to the acts of worship for a long period of time. But if you force yourself on it, it won’t last because you will abandon them and eventually dislike doing them.

Dr. Sharafudeen Gbadebo Rāji (Hafidhahullaah)
Source: Manāru Sabeel Radio Program

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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝗶𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗮𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝘂𝗮𝗵

The forthcoming Eid will fall on Yaomul Jumuah. So when it (Eid) falls on Yaomul Jumuah, we will observe Solatul Eid and we will also observe Solatul Jumuah. We will observe both.

This is the most prominent opinion among the scholars, and we have authored a book specifically on the matter.

Several studies conducted as revealed that Eid falling on the day of Jumuah does not prevent us from observing Solatul Jumuah. Leniency has only been put in place for those who came from very far places to observe the Solatul Eid so that they shouldn’t have to come back to observe Solatul Jumuah on the same day.

For example, someone coming from Lagos to Ogbomosho to observe the Solatul Eid. After Eid, the Imaam can tell the congregations that have come from faraway places to return to their abodes, and when it's time for Solatul Jumuah, they should observe Solatul Dhur.

Therefore, if the Eid falls on the day of Jumuah, we will observe Eid and observe Solatul Jumuah as well.

Shaykh Sharafudeen Gbadebo Raji (Hafidhullaah)
Source: Al fiqhu fil Islam (Q&A Session )

Translated and transcribed by Sulaiman Olayinka Saddiq

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗦 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗷𝗷 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗧𝗼𝗼

And the Jinns are allowed to make our Hajj too. They come and make Hajj. The Jinns. They make Hajj. They make Umrah. They come and make Tawaf, and they go away.

Al-Imaam Ibn Katheer mentioned something like that in Al-Bidaayah and Nihayaah, that Abdullah ibn Zubayr, a companion, said that he was observing somebody during tawaf, and wallahi, this is very common.

When you are performing tawaf, if you are observing people, you will be seeing some strange things with people. Strange. You’ll be seeing strange people, strange things.

He (Abdullah) said he was observing that man. He said when the man went out of the masjid, he followed him. The man was walking towards Muna. He would have come out from the area of Safa. He went out straight on the road to Mina on Abul Qubays mountain.

He (Abdullah) said, so I followed him. He said when I walk faster to meet him, he walks faster so that I do not meet him. He said when I walked faster, he walked faster (too).

He said, later, he turned right. He said he started shouting; Oh you (unclear words), he (Jinn) said yes!
He said: 'Who are you?' He (responded): I’m so-so person among the Jinn. I came to perform tawaf and am returning home.

What about the ones we would not see?
Aboo Naasir Ibraheem Abdur Rauf (Hafidahullaah)
Source: Sharhu Sunnah, Audio 2

Transcribed by: Sulaiman Olayinka Saddiq

𝙄𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙆𝙖’𝙗𝙖𝙝?
Shaykh Aboo Naasir Ibrahim Abdur Rauf (Hafidhahullaah)

Is there any special reward for that? Except that it was a sunnah the Prophet (Alayhi Salaam) performed. The prophet did it. Bilal did it.

Many of the companions did it. And Aisha likes to do it. So if you like to do it because Aisha likes to do it, that is lawful.

But to say there is a particular reward connected to it, that is what whoever wants to do that kind of thing will have to look for. As for me, I have not heard from any of the scholars or read from any of the (Islamic) sources that there are particular special reward for observing 2 units of prayer inside the Ka’bah.

Source: Hajj Explanation of the Prophet’s Sermon on the Day of Arafah.
Transcribed by Sulaiman Olayinka Saddiq

𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗾 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲.

By Allaah, you would realize that it is one of the ways that Allaah increases the Rizq of an individual, when he takes care of his wife. You will realize that Allaah grants you wealth in ways that you least expected.

When you take care of your children, you will be blessed (by Allaah) in unexpected ways.

And the reverse is the opposite. When you abandon your wife to herself and her affairs, you will encounter difficulty. It’s the hadith of the prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Salaam)

He said: Every day when the sun rises; two angels descend from the heavens. One of them will say: "𝘼𝙡𝙡ā𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖 𝙖'𝙩𝙞 𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙦𝙖𝙣 𝙠𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙛𝙖𝙣. 𝙒𝙖 𝙮𝙖𝙦ū𝙡𝙪 𝙖𝙡-ā𝙠𝙝𝙖𝙧: 𝘼𝙡𝙡ā𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖 𝙖'𝙩𝙞 𝙢𝙪𝙢𝙨𝙞𝙠𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙛𝙖𝙣."

“Oh Allaah, replenish the one who spends and bring destruction on the one who withholds”

Therefore, if you want abundance of Rizq, spend on your wife. (but) don’t be a spendthrift. And also spend on your children but don’t be a spendthrift as well.

You will then realize that your pocket will never run dry. Whenever you want to discharge a responsibility on them, you will find it easy to do so.

And the one that doesn’t do it (spend on his family), he will be like someone who is cursed. And your wife will be the one thriving because you have abdicated your responsibility to her. You will now be like a servant to her.

May ALLAAH not make us a witness a regress into oblivion. Aamiyn

Dr. Sharafudeen Gbadebo Rāji (Hafidhahullaah)
Source: Jilsatul Baseerah

Translated and Transcribed by Sulaiman Olayinka Saddiq

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗴𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺

It’s permissible to donate money (to those in need). Donating a part or organ in your body that is in pair is also acceptable if there is a certainty that when such body part or organ is removed, you’d continue to live a normal life, and neither will your health be jeopardized.

If you donate to be of help to your brethren in Islaam, then it is permissible.

But donating of (female) eggs that come from women during their ovulation or the s***m from the male is not permissible in Islaam.

This is because these are what humans are made up of. So, when a donated egg is fertilised by another donated s***m, who would we call the mother of the child that came as a result of such?

And Allaah said:
“Fal yanzuril insaanu mimma khuliq. Khuliqa mim maaa'in daafiq. Yakhruju mim bainissulbi wat taraaa'ib”

Allah said:
Let man but think from where he was created. He was created from a spurting fluid
stemming from between the backbone and the ribcage. (Quran 86; 5-7).

The scholars have stated that the fluid that stems from the ribcage is from the woman, while the one that stems from the backbone is that of the man.

All these constitute what makes a human creature.

The female from whom the fluid from her ribcage emanated from will be regarded as the mother of the child that her egg produced. And the male whose own backbone produced the s***m will be regarded as the father of such a child.

So when you say you have donated the egg/s***m, it means an unknown woman’s egg will be fertilised by the s***m of an unknown man and will then be transferred to the sac of another unknown woman.

This kind of calamity is very grievous. Is it the woman who carried the foetus till term that owns the baby of the woman whose eggs were fertilised?
Is it the one whose s***m was used that owns the baby or the person to whom it was donated?

Therefore, this kind of act is prevalent in the West. And when you go to their courts, there are many cases in their court bordering on s***m and egg donations.

Dr. Sharafudeen Gbadebo Rāji (Hafidhahullaah)
Source: Manāru Sabeel Radio Program

Translated and transcribed by Sulaiman Olayinka Saddiq

𝗘𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗸

Taqabalallaahu Minna Wa Mikum

May ALLAAH answer our prayers and grant us the best of both worlds.

Aamiyn