Rulings Regarding Holding the Mushaf during the Taraweeh Prayer

The Fatawa from the Three Imaams of our Time; Al-Albaani, Ibn Baz & Ibn Uthaymeen 

Collected by Luqmaan bin Abee al-Qaasim Abu Abdullah al-Aajuree (Sahab.net) 

Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya  

1- Shaykh, Allaama, Muhadith of the Islaamic Lands, Muhammad Nasir Deen al-Albaani – May Allaah have mercy upon him.

Questioner: Is it permissible for the person following the Imaam in prayer- especially in the Taraweeh prayer – to stand behind, holds the Mushaf and follows the Imaam by looking at it?

The Shaykh: No, no, no, this is not from the Sunnah.

Questioner: If he did this is his prayer accepted?

The Shaykh: His prayer is accepted.

Questioner: But we say it is against the Sunnah?

The Shaykh:  Yes.

 Taken from Silsilah Huda wa Noor tape no. 679

Description of Passing the Hands over the Head whilst Performing Wudu

By Shaykh

Muhammad Nasir uddeen al-Albaani

Translated by

Umm Yahya

Muhammad Nasir- Deen Al-Albaani (d.1420A.H) -Rahimullaah- was asked:

Questioner:

I hear that some of the people of knowledge say that a woman who has long hair and makes Wudhu and wants to pass her wet hands over her head must begin from the front and pass her hands over her head until she reaches her neck. She then moves her hands back to the front (of her forehead) and it is not obligatory for her to pass her hands over all of her hair, even if her hair reaches the middle of her back. So what is the description of a woman with long hair when making Wudhu with relation to her passing her hands over her hair?

May Allah reward you with good.

Shaykh Al-Albaani answered:

‘The case is as mentioned in the question, we know from some of the people of knowledge, that a woman must begin wiping her head from her forehead to the back where the hairline finishes at the back of the head, and this is regardless of whether it is a man or a woman, she then moves the palms of her hands back to her forehead.

This is what is obligatory upon her, without doing anything extra.

Comments:

‘Amr bin AbdulMuna’im Saleem adds some notes to this answer:

‘As is verified in the hadeeth pertaining to the description of Wudhu of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- in Saheeh Bukhari and Muslim. From the hadeeth of Abdullaah Bin Zaid -Radi Allaahu anhu-  ‘…then he -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-   passed his hands over his head from the front of the head to the back with his hands, he began at the forehead and then took them until the beginning of the neck, he then returned his hands to the place that they began from.’

[From: Jamia’ Masail an-Nisa’ p. 35 collected by ‘Amr bin AbdulMuna’im Saleem]

Some Ahadeeth Regarding Particular Ayaat of the Qur’aan

  Translated by

Abbas Abu Yahya

1 – From Abu Darda -Radi Allaahu anhu- from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- who said:

‘Whoever memorizes the first ten Ayaat from Soorat-ul-Khaaf then he is protected from the Fitna (trials) of the Dajjal.’

[Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah  by Shaykh al-Albaani No.582]

2 – From Abu Zubayr from Jabir from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam:

‘The Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- would not sleep till he read: <<Alif, Lam, Meem. Tanzeel as-Sajdah>> [Soorah Sajda (32)], and <<َتَبَٰرَكَ َ ٱلَّذِي بِيَدِهِ ٱلۡمُلۡكُ  >> << Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion>> [Soorah Mulk (67)]’

[Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani No.585]

Darmi has a narration from Ibn Damraah from Ka’ab who said:

‘Whoever read Soorah Sajdah and Tabarak, then seventy good deeds are written for him, and seventy bad deeds are taken away, and he is raised seventy grades due to it.’

[Isnad Hasan Maqtu]

Beautification of disobedience and sin

Shaytaan beautifying disobedience and sin

In the story of Aadam shaytaan beautified disobedience for him

He said,

“O Aadam! Shall I lead you to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that will never waste away?” [6]

He said,

“Your Lord did not forbid you this tree save that you should become angels or of the immortals.” [7]

Indeed the life of humankind is limited as to its strength and man strives to prolong both which are openings for shaytaan into the should of man whereby he can enter and beautify disobedience to him.

Ibn al-Qayyim: Sit for a short while before you sleep and do this …

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim, Ar-Rooh, p. 79.
Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab @ http://wp.me/p23HnI-38

Ibn al-Qayyim said,

‘Avoid those things that necessitate the punishment of the grave.

And from the most beneficial of them is that when a man wants to sleep, he sits for an hour, for the Sake of Allaah, calling himself to account over the things that he has lost and gained during that day of his. Then, between him and his Lord, he renews his sincere repentance over those things that he lost, and sleeps on that repentance, firmly resolving not to return to the sin when he wakes up–and he does this every night.

So if he dies on that night of his, he would have died upon repentance and if he wakes up, he will wake up going towards action, pleased with the postponement of his appointed time so that he can turn to his Lord and set right what he missed out on.

And there is nothing more beneficial for the servant than this sleep, especially when he follows that [i.e., his resolve to renew his repentance] up with the remembrance of Allaah, performing those sunnahs which have been reported from the Prophet of Allaah when going to bed, [doing so] until sleep overtakes him.

So whoever Allaah wishes good for, He will grant him the success to do that. And there is neither movement, nor power except through Allaah.”

Ar-Rooh, p. 79.