EVERY MUSLIM NEEDS A LIBRARY IN HIS HOME

 

EVERY MUSLIM NEEDS A LIBRARY

 IN HIS HOME

The reality is that every Muslim needs a library in his home, whether he reads or not. If he reads, then al-hamdulillāh. If he cannot read, then those who can read are many. If someone who can read visits him, then he can request for him to read to him from a book; or someone from his family will grow up to be a male or female reader and they may benefit.

Book: The explanation of “The Book of Knowledge” from Sahīh al-Bukhārī

By Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalī 

Translated by Raha Batts

P. 53, 54

[To read this text in Spanish language click here].

A True And Loyal Friend

 

A True And Loyal Friend

Shaykh Zayd Ibn Hādī Al-Madkhalī رحمه الله said:

"A true friend is one who helps his brother as much as he is able, even if it be just with a good and pleasant statement. And he advises him in regard to himself, and if he forgets (falls short) he reminds him in order to establish true friendship and especially in regard to the affairs of the religion and he presents good to him. All of this is from loyal friendship. As for the one who doesn't remind you when you forget (fall short in the religion), nor aids you when you are in need of him, then he has not fulfilled and established the rights of friendship, because he hasn't realised its worth or what loyalty entails.”

[‘Awn Al-Ahad As-Samad Sharh Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, 1/166. @MarkazMuaadh].

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Can a Person Call to Allah Even Though He Has Very Little Knowledge?

Can a Person Call to Allah Even Though He Has Very Little Knowledge? 

Shaikh Zayd al-Madkhali رحمه الل

Question: The questioner says: his knowledge is little and he hopes to be a caller to Allah but he is afraid he will make a mistake. What should he do?

Answer: “If he wants to be a caller to Allah, he only calls to what he knows. He does not unnecessarily burden himself to speak about what he does not know. That is not allowed for him to teach something he does not know. He only teaches what he knows with certainty and he will become a caller to Allah. The Prophet sallahu alayhi wa salam said:

بلغوا عني ولو آية

Convey from me even an Ayah of the Qur’an

[Bukhari and Muslim]

So if a person teaches his brother surahul-Fatiha, he becomes from the callers to Allah or if he teaches the meaning of La ila illa Allah Muhammadur-Rasul Allah he is a caller to Allah. Everyone according to his ability”.

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The Ruling on Giving Greetings to A Person Whom It is Not Clear Whether He is a Muslim or Disbeliever

The Ruling on Giving Greetings to A Person Whom It is Not Clear Whether He is a Muslim or Disbeliever  

Shaikh Zayd al-Madkhali رحمه الله


Question: The questioner from Emirates says: sometimes we cannot differentiate between the disbelievers and Muslims in their form and appearance. So how is the greetings and Salams given to them?

Answer: “According to the ability of a person. And there is no sin if  a person gives greetings to a disbeliever mistaking him for a Muslim. And being certain is a desirable affair which is is desired from a Muslim by the Legislation in all his actions. So it is necessary he is certain such that he does not give the greeting of Islam to a disbeliever who does not want it nor wants Islam”.

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Eating With the Family When They Are Watching the Television

The Ruling on Eating With the Family When They Are Watching the Television 

Shaikh Zayd al-Madkhali رحمه الله

Questioner: The female questioner from Morocco says: my family watches television and I am forced to sit with them when eating. I am not able to detest it except with my heart. Is there any sin on me?

Answer: “In any case, Allah says:

فَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ

So keep your duty to Allah and fear Him as much as you can

[64:16]

Not everything that is displayed on the television is considered unlawful. What is displayed of benefit, like admonishments and lectures. As for that which there is no good in it, then it is a must upon men and women, both to avoid it. Like the emergence of men and the emergence of women in beautiful clothing and music and the likes of unlawful things for both men and women. So nothing is taken from the television except that which is beneficial in a persons religion or worldly life”

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Public transport: Rulings

Public transport: Rulings

Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhali رحمه الله

Question: We have with us in Morocco buses which have free-mixing between men and women, such that a man sits near a woman in the seating. And everyone crowds when exiting from the [bus]. Is riding on these buses allowed or not?

Answer: “If the Muslim, especially the student of knowledge, is able to find a means other than this means, then it is better. This is because a person is weak when looking at women. If he does not find this means and he is forced to ride it, then there is no harm even if women ride. However, he lowers his gaze and he does not sit next to a woman directly and it is upon him to give advice in accordance to the need”

حكم ركوب حافلات النقل المختلطة ؟ ا

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

السائل :

عندنا في المغرب حافلات نقل فيها اختلاط بين الرجال و النساء بحيث يجلس الرجل بقرب المرأة في المقعد و يتزاحم الكل عند النزول منها فهل ركوب هذه الحافلات جائز أم لا ؟

الشيخ زيد المدخلي - حفظه الله - :

إن وجد المسلم و بالأخص طالب العلم إن وجد وسيلة غير هذه الوسيلة فهو خير له لأن الإنسان ضعيف عند النظر إلى النساء و إن لم يجد هذه الوسيلة و اضطر إلى الركوب فلا حرج أن يركب و لو في المركب نساء و لكن عليه بغض البصر و عليه أن لا يجلس بجوار المرأة مباشرة .

و عليه أيضا أن يبدل النصيحة بقدر الحاجة .

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REGARDING THE HUSBAND AND WIFE HOLDING HANDS IN PUBLIC (ALSO THE HUSBAND PUTTING HIS HAND AROUND HIS WIFE AND KISSING)

Shaykh Muhammad bin Haadee reads the question:

Is it permissible for the husband to hold his wife’s hand or for her to grab his arm while walking in a public place?

Answer:

There is nothing wrong with this. This affair returns to the customs of the people, there is nothing wrong with this.

Audio

A questioner from Belgium asks:

Is it permissible for a man to hold his wife’s hand in the street in front of everyone?

Answer by Shaykh Zayd bin Muhammad al-Madkhalee:

If there is fear that a harm may happen to her…If a man fears for his wife whilst walking in the street and she is covered with the legislative clothing; he fears that a harm may occur to her, whether she might be hit by cars, or in a place where it is overcrowded. Then (if) he takes her hand, there is no blame, no shame, or sin upon him.

As for if it is done for play or desire, then it is not permissible for him to do it in front of the people. Na’am.

Audio

Putting Your Arm Around Your Wife or Holding Her Hand in Public

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his Fataawa (10/277) that kissing one’s wife in front of people is not permissible. 

I Don’t want to Learn the Religion because I fear that I Won’t Act upon It

I Don’t want to Learn the Religion because I fear that I Won’t Act upon It

Shaykh Zayd Al-Madkhalee

Question:

The questioner says: I fear that if I gain Fiqh (comprehension in the religion that I will not act upon it and thus fall into sin.

Answer:

This is an argument that is not correct. It has no basis in the legislation nor in the intellect, and it is not permissible for him to hold this ideology. It is upon him to have a good thought about himself and be truthful with Allaah. So if he learns whilst being determined to act upon his knowledge then Allaah will pour forth upon him from His Tawfeeq and will guide him to act upon that which he knows. As for him preferring to remain upon ignorance, fearing that he will not act upon the knowledge, then this is a sign of destruction and a reason for bankruptcy in terms of legislative knowledge which rectifies the affairs of the Deen and the Dunyaa. 

So it is upon the brothers to reject the likes of this ideology; and it is that which I have heard more than once from some people, while this ideology is not correct. Rather, it drags to misery and not to happiness and a wholesome life. Rather, the servant is commanded to acquire Fiqh in the religion and to learn in order to act upon this religion. If there occurs from him some shortcoming or an error, then it is upon him to repent to Allaah the Exalted, for no one is infallible from error. Rather, perpetuity in acquiring Fiqh in the religion within every time and in every circumstance, while having a truthful intention, is the behavior of the righteous, as Allaah the Glorified and High, has said: 

وَالَّذِينَ اهْتَدَوْا زَادَهُمْ هُدًى وَآتَاهُمْ تَقْواهُمْ

While as for those who accept guidance, He increases their guidance, and bestows on them their piety.(Muhammad 47:17) 

And He, the Mighty and Majestic, has said:

لِيَزْدَادُوا إِيمَانًا مَّعَ إِيمَانِهِمْ

…that they may grow more in Faith along with their (present) Faith. (Al-Fath 48:4) 

So he who enacts the means, truthfully, sincerely, and correctly, by Allaah, he will not be destroyed. Rather, he will be happy in his Dunyaa, his Barzakh, and his Hereafter.

Taken from: A Gift to the Reader in Explanation of the Book of Knowledge from Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree Pg. 40
Translated by: Raha ibn Donald Batts
Masjid Tawheed wa Sunnah 

How Can The Believer Stay Away From Showing Off

How Can The Believer Stay Away From Showing Off

Questioned posed to the Allaamah Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalee (may Allaah preserve him):

Q. Noble Shaykh, how can the believer stay away from showing off in his actions and is the praise of the people for him because of his worship something that can harm him?

A. "The actions are based upon the intentions. Therefore the one who has been praised by the people for the action of good and he didn't do the action except seeking the pleasure of Allaah, the praise of the people does not harm him. Their praise of him is actually a testimony from them for that which he i upon and this doesn't harm him. If he senses something in his heart of amazement when he is praised by the people or when he hears the one who praises him, it is upon him to turn to Allaah azza wa jall and it is upon him to say the narrated supplication on the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam): 

"Allaahumma Innee A'oodhu Bika An Ushrika Bika Shay-an 'A lamuhu Wa As-tagh-firuka Limaa T'alam"

 
-Oh Allaah indeed I seek refuge with you that I associate anything with you that I am aware of. And I seek Your forgiveness for that which You know.-

With the permission of Allaah that which is in the heart of weakness or amazement will leave with might of Allaah and His power."

Translated by: Abu Yusuf Khaleefah Brooklyn NYC

Taken from "al-'Iqdu al-Munaddawdu al-Jadeed" pg. 27 Question # 11.