[19/06/2025] The Conditions, Pillars & Requirements of the Prayer

The Pillars of the Prayer are Fourteen.

The main points covered in this lesson:
The Tenth Pillar: Following a sequential order between all of the pillars - الترتيب
The Eleventh Pillar: The Final Tashahhud - التشهد الاخير 

Shaikh Abdul Muhsin:
‎– الترتيب - Following the Sequential order of the pillars.
– The proof for this is the Hadīth of the man who prayed badly.

Shaikh Muhammad Aman Al-Jāmi:
– A detailed explanation regarding the issue of what to do with the hands when one returns from the bowing - Ruku’u. Do the hands remain by the side or do they go back on to one’s chest.
– Imam Ahmad: How should one deal with this issue of varied understandings of the positing of the hands after returning from the Ruku’u.
– Shaikh Al-Albāni’s position regarding on where to place the hands after Ruku’u.
‎– الترتيب - Following the Sequential order of the pillars within the prayer.
– The Prophet ﷺ said “Pray as you have seen me praying.”
– In the hadīth of the man that prayed badly, the Prophet ﷺ explained each pillar one by one in sequential order.
– What one needs to do if they miss a pillar during the prayer.
– The Eleventh Pillar: The sitting for the Final Tashahhud - التشهد الاخير.
– This refers to that which is recited in the final sitting after the second prostration in the last Raka’ah.
– The sitting in the final tashahhud is part of the pillar.
– The way one can sit according to the Sunnah in this final tashahhud which is known as - التورك Tawarruk.
– The manner in which the issues of Fiqh - Islamic Jurisprudence should be studied, and how these issues always return back the authentic textual evidences.
– For the affairs of Fiqh the shaikh Advises to study books such as Umdat-ul Ahkām and Bulugh-ul Marām

Questions:
– How do we deal with rising Islamophobia in the UK?
– Who has the right to lead the Prayer in a gathering?
– Is it Haram or Makrooh to wear shorts that expose the knees?
– What is the ruling on cursing the non-believers?
– What is the ruling regarding spending equally on one’s wives that live in different countries?

27 Conditions Pillars and Obligations of the Prayer By Abu Idrees

The Jamaa'ah is that which conforms to the truth - Shaykh Uways at-Taweel

- The original text of the Hadith
- Importance of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil and use the tongue in good.
- Evidence from the Qur'an that those upon the truth are small in number
- Examples from the prophets such as Nuh and Ibrahim who had few followers
- Who are the Jamaa'ah?
- Examples from the Salaf
- The importance of implementation of the Salafi Dawah
- Advice from Imaam ibn Qayyim and Imaam Ibn Baaz

Recorded at the Islam is Sunnah Conference at the Salafi Centre of Manchester June 2025

The Jamaa'ah is that which conforms to the truth - Uways at-Taweel | Manchester

06 - Kitāb at Tawhīd - Shaykh Uways - The Explanation of Tawhid and The Testimony

Lesson 9 Forty Hadiths Consisting Of Only Two Words  By Shaykh Mustafā Mabram (حفظه الله)

The Sunnah is like the Ark of Noah - Shaykh Abu Khadeejah

- Text: The evidence for an-Nadhr (vows) is the saying of Allāh, the Most High, “They fulfil their vows and they fear a day whose evil is widespread.” [Sūrah al-Insān 76:7]
- Explanation of Shaykh al-Fawzān (حفظه الله).
- The meaning of an-Nadhr. 
- Proof that it is binding upon a person to carry out what he has vowed to do (in the obedience of Allāh). 
- The vow of disobedience. 
- Explanation of Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalī (رحمه الله).
- The impermissibility of directing this act of worship to other than Allāh. 
- The unconditional (muṭlaq) and conditional/restricted vow (muqayyid), with examples. 
- The type of vow that is disliked, with proof. 
- Gathering between Allāh’s praise for those who fulfil their vows and the ḥadīth dispraising vows.
- Explanation of Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Āl ash-Shaykh (رحمه الله).
- Proof from the Qur’ān that indicate an-Nadhr is ‘ibādah. 
- Explanation of Shaykh ‘Ubayd (رحمه الله).
- Three matters related to an-Nadhr.
- 1. Its linguistic and Islamic definition. 
- 2. Its ruling. 
- The lawful and unlawful vow. 
- The two categories of lawful vows: unconditional (munjaz) and conditional (mu’allaq), with examples. 
- Explanation of the terminologies muṭlaq, muqayyid, munjaz and mu’allaq. 
- Proof utilised by the scholars who hold an-Nadhr to be impermissible. 
- The correct position regarding an-Nadhr.
- Analysis of the proof of its permissibility. 
- 3. Its conditions, with examples. 
- The legislated expiation for the one who is incapable of fulfilling an act of obedience he vowed to do. 
- What is upon the one who vowed to do an act of disobedience. 

Questions:
1. Is it permissible to kiss and hug your wife in public?
2. My mother does not let me go to Ṣalātul-Fajr in jamā’ah, do I obey her?


35 Explanation of the Three Principles by Abu Idrees

[03/07/2025] The Story of Mūsā and Fir'awn - By Uways At-Ṭaweel حفظه الله. Masjid Markaz Mu'ād bin Jabal, Slough, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- “We recite to you from the news of Mūsā and Fir’awn in truth for a people who believe.” [Sūrah al-Qaṣaṣ 28:3]
- Reflecting upon the stories of the Prophets mentioned in the Qur’ān in order to strengthen and increase our īmān.
- The arrogance of Fir’awn and how he exalted himself upon the earth. 
- “Say, ‘O Allāh, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honour whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your Hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things Competent.’” [Sūrah Āli ‘Imrān 3:26]
- How Fir’awn oppressed the servants of Allāh, and the reason he decided to spare the sons of Banī Isrā’il every other year.
- Benefits from the story of Umm Mūsā.
- “And We inspired to the mother of Mūsā, ‘Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear and do not grieve. Indeed, We will return him to you and will make him [one] of the messengers.’” [Sūrah al-Qaṣaṣ 28:7]
- The length of time Umm Mūsā suckled him. 
- How Mūsā (عليه السلام) ended up being raised in the house of Fir’awn. 
- Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on the essence of ‘ibādah.
- The immense tawakkul and patience of Umm Mūsā. 
- A reminder of the Mercy of Allāh in how Mūsā was returned to his mother. 
- How Fir’awn’s efforts to protect his kingdom were to no avail.
- The gradual protection of Mūsā (عليه السلام) and his cultivation to become a prophet and leader. 
- The du’ā of Mūsā when he fled, fearing that he would be killed.
- “(Allāh) said: ‘O Mūsā I have chosen you above men by My Messages, and by My speaking (to you). So hold that which I have given you and be of the grateful.’” [Sūrah al-A’rāf 7:144]
- ‘Abdullāh b. Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه) on the one who will be debased and the one who will be raised. 
- Examples of the humility and gratitude of Mūsā. 
- The greatest transgression of Fir’awn, and a refutation of the Takfīrīs. 
- The manhaj of the da’wah of Mūsā. 
- The murāqabah we must have in our actions. 
- Glorifying Allāh and mentioning the Name that is suitable for the request when making du’ā. 
- Allāh’s accompanying and granting of victory to the righteous believers. 
- Explanation of the word لَّيِّنًا in the āyah “فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوْلًا لَّيِّنًا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ”[Sūrah ṬāHā 20:44].
- The fundamental call of all of the Prophets. 
- The fundamental and secondary call of Mūsā. 
- Fir’āwn’s stubborn rejection of the call of Mūsā and Hārūn (عليهما السلام) to Tawḥīd. 
- The affair of the magicians and what occurred in their confrontation with Mūsā.
- A fiqh benefit from Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) regarding the prostration of recitation taken from this story. 
- Fir’awn’s reaction when the magicians declared their belief in the Lord of Hārūn and Mūsā, and how they responded to him. 
- The magicians’ acceptance of the truth with patience and their turning to Allāh. 
- The story of how Allāh granted victory to the believers and destroyed Fir’awn and his people.
- Reflecting upon the reason why we fast the day of ‘Āshūrā’. 
- The Messenger’s ﷺ encouragement to fast ‘Āshūrā’, its reward, and opposing the Jews in how they fast this day.
- Examples of the emphasis the Salaf placed on fasting the day of ‘Āshūrā’.


Benefits from the Story of Musaa and Fir'awn by Uways At-Ṭaweel

The Biography of Imam Rabee Ibn Hadee Al-Madkhali (رحمه الله) by Shaykh Khalid Dhuyfari

As the summer holidays begin, brief words of advice for both parents and children.

Good Thoughts of Allah by Ustadh Abu Mu'adh Esaam - Jumu'ah Khutba 29/08/25

[08/09/2025]  LESSON 37: Explanation of The Three Fundamental Principles - By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله  

 Points covered in LESSON 37:

– The Text: The explanation which will make it clear is the saying of Allah, the Most High, “And remember when Ibraaheem said to his father and his people: I am totally free from everything that you worship except for the one who created me, He will guide me upon the true Religion and the way of right-guidance.” And Allah made this saying, that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, to persist among Ibraaheem’s progeny, so that they might remember and return to obedience to their Lord, and to worshipping Him alone, and repent from their unbelief and their sins.” [Surah az-Zukhruf (43): 26-28]. And His Saying, “Say: O People of the Book, come to a word of justice between us, that we will single Allah out with all worship and will not worship anything besides Him, and will disassociate ourselves from everything that is worshipped besides Him. Nor will we take one another as Lords besides Allah by obeying one another in that which involves disobedience to Allah. So if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are Muslims, submitting to Allah and making our worship purely and sincerely for Him, and not worshipping anything else besides Him.’” [Surah Ali Imran (3): 64]
– Continuation of the Explanation of Shaykh Ubayd (Rahimahullah)
– Explanation of the pillars of la ilaha illallah from the ayah in Surah Zukhruf.
– The difference between asnām (idols) and awthān (trees, stones, graves) explained by Shaykh Fawzan
– The ayah is a refutation of the people of Quraysh.
– Explanation of the ayah in Surah Ali Imran.
– This ayah is a proof to show the message of the Messenger is for all of mankind.
– Clarification of our relationship with the Jews and Christians in respect to the religion and the worldly affairs.
– Refutation of the unity of religions.
– Proofs from the Qur’an showing that the only religion accepted by Allah is Islam.
– The virtues of Prophet Ibrahim alayhisalam.
– Meaning of bara’ah (freeing oneself).
– Reflection of the beauty of the Arabic language.
– The categories of guidance.
– Explanation of Shaykh Fawzan
– The three principles are connected to the three questions that will be asked in the grave.
– The various meanings of  Deen in the Arabic language.
– Explanation of the necessity of knowing Islam with proofs.
– Exhortation to seek knowledge through authentic sources and making thorough preparations to meet our Lord.


35 Explanation of the Three Principles by Abu Idrees

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