🔹BENEFIT: you should say, the shortest Sūrah in the Qur'ān - not, the smallest Sūrah...🔹

🔻🔹 ســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم 🔹🔻

🔹BENEFIT: you should say, the shortest Sūrah in the Qur'ān - not, the smallest Sūrah...🔹

On the 29th/06/1440 AH, Sheikh Abū Muhammad Abdulhamīd Al-Zoukorī -may Allāh grant him success- said:

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This question goes to you O Abdulkarēm. Do we say, the 'smallest' Sūrah in the Qur'ān, or the 'shortest'?

Student: Shortest (Aqsar).

Sheikh. Yes, shortest (Aqsar). It is more appropriate to say this than to say 'smallest' Sūrah.

So for example, you would say, the shortest Sūrah in the Qur'ān (Sūratul Ikhlās) equates to a third of the Qur'ān.

And the same applies to Hadeeth (prophetic narrations). Don't say, the smallest Hadeeth. You should rather say, one of the shortest Hadeeth is...and the Prophet ﷺ was given the ability to express comprehensive knowledge using very few words.

With that said, we believe that Allāh's speech yatafādhal (some speech is more virtuous and more excellent than others).
So, Sūratul Fātihah is the greatest Sūrah, Āyatul Kursī is the greatest Āyah, Sūratul Ikhlās equates to one third of the Qur'ān, etc.

And this preferential difference that exists in the Qur'ān indicates to the preferential difference in Allāh's names and attributes. And although some of the people of knowledge said there is no preferential difference in this regard, the evidences however, indicate otherwise, and Sheikhul Islam has given an extensive clarification of this fact in many of his works.

So, you should say Aqsar (shortest) - not Asghar (smallest)

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Translated by:
Abū Ishāq Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Bā 'Alawī

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◼️What is the condition of Zākir Naik?◼️

🌴 بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم 🌴

◼️What is the condition of Zākir Naik?◼️

Answered by Shaykh Abu Hamza Hassan bin Muhammed Ba Shu'ayb - may Allah preserve him- on the 15th, Shawwāl, 1440H

📝🔹Question:

What do you know about Zākir Naik?

📩🔸Answer:

Zākir Naik Al-hindy is a ikhwānī, he is upon the same methodology as Ahmad Deedaat.

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Translated by:
Abu Huthayfah
Saami al-hindy

▪️A doubt surrounding free-mixing/university▪️

 🌿بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم 🌿

▪️A doubt surrounding free-mixing/university▪️

Answered by Shaykh Abu Hamza Hassan bin Muhammed Ba Shuayb - may Allah preserve him-

📝🔹Question:

What's the response to the one who says:

“Free-mixing in the universities is permissible because it's the same as the mixing which takes place in markets, streets, transport systems, etc.

📩🔸Answer:

If this is what the Salaf understood from the texts, they would have (completely) prohibited free-mixing (outdoors) on the roads and on their travels just as they prohibited it in their own homes.

This is in fact a weak doubt.

There's a difference between one who knows for sure that he will be intermixing with women on an hourly, daily, monthly or yearly basis, voluntarily, and between one who is sometimes faced with this unexpectedly without him intending.

So reflect deeply over this.

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Translated by:
Abu 'Abdirrahman 'Abdullaah bin Ahmed Ash-Shingaani

◾️Emojis◾️

 🌿بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم 🌿

◾️Emojis◾️

Answered by Shaykh Abu Hamza Hassan bin Muhammed Ba Shu'ayb - may Allah preserve him - on the 23rd, Rabī' al-Ākhir, 1437H

📝🔹Question:

One of the brothers said: how are emojis considered pictures of that which contains souls when they don't have a soul?

📩🔸Answer:

It's due to it having the same features as that of pictures of things with souls.

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Translated by:
Abu 'Abdirrahman 'Abdullaah bin Ahmed Ash-Shingaani

🔹Reasons for steadfastness in times of instability🔹

🌴 بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم 🌴

🔹Reasons for steadfastness in times of instability🔹

On the 10th of Jumāda Al-Ūlā 1441 AH, Sheikh Abū Muhammad Abdulhamīd Al-Zoukorī -may Allāh grant him success- said:

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All praises are due to Allāh.
As to what follows:

These are some of the reasons for being steadfast upon the Correct Religion and the Straight Path:

1. Studying the Qur'ān and the Sunnah.

2. Adhering to the methodology of the Righteous Predecessors.

3. Supplicating to Allāh, The Mighty and Majestic.

4. Reading the stories of the Prophets and the righteous people.

5. Being upright inwardly and outwardly.

6. Sitting with the Righteous.

7. Repentance and seeking forgiveness [from Allāh].

8. Patience.

9. Priotising the Hereafter.

10. Having Īmān [faith].

11. Supporting Allāh's Religion.

12. Having awareness of the pathways to misguidance and taking precaution against them.

13. Bravery in [upholding] the truth.

14. Glorifying the Truth.

15. Eagerness in adhering to the Truth.

16. Professing the Truth.

17. Abstinence from what is in people's hands [dunya].

18. Referring difficult & ambiguous affairs back to the people of knowledge.

19. Being far from fitan [trials & tribulations] and seeking refuge in Allāh from them.

20. Advicing and enjoining one another with this [the last point]

21. Being gentle with oneself and others.

22. Distancing oneself from the people of innovation and misguidance.

And other points which Allāh The Most High has set as legislative reasons in the Qur'ān and Sunnah, as well as other universal reasons derived from experience. And the basis of all that has preceded is to follow the example of the Prophet ﷺ in Creed, worship and dealings.

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Translated by:
Abū Juwayriyah Nūruddīn ibn Sulaymān ibn Hārūn Al-'Īdī

🔹Some of the causes of apostasy from the religion of Al-Islām🔹

 🔻بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم 🔻

🔹Some of the causes of apostasy from the religion of Al-Islām🔹

On the 8th of Jumāda Al-Ūlā 1441 AH, Sheikh Abū Muhammad Abdulhamīd Al-Zoukorī -may Allāh grant him success- said:

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Some of the causes of apostasy from the religion of Al-Islām:

1. Being ignorant of Allāh's religion - The Mighty and Majestic.

2. Coveting the Dunyā.

3. Being inclined towards (evil) desires.

4. (Being exposed to) a great deal of doubts & misconceptions

5. Sitting with the disbelievers and apostates.

6. Lacking correct creed

7. Being inclined towards immorality.

8. Not establishing the capital punishment for apostates.

9. The weak state of the Muslims.

10. Residing in the lands of disbelief

11. (Active) Missionaries

12. Silence from some of the people of knowledge.

14. (Presence of) wicked scholars, such as those who promote unification of religions.

14. Not asking (Allāh) for guidance (or seeking guidance through the correct channels)

15. Reading books written by atheist and their likes.

16. Hunger for wealth and stature.

17. Blaming Islām for the weakness of the Muslims.

18. Living in an environment surrounded by apostates.

19. Failure to teach the youth the correct creed.

20. Mocking the Deen

21. Not using the correct terminologies, like saying, Jews and Christians follow a heavenly/divine religion - even though their religion is distorted.

22. Promoting individual liberty in the absolute sense

23. Circulation of democracy and secularism.

24. Misusing social media

25. Media activism

26. Conspiracy of the disbelievers by means of freemasonry.

27. Weakness in walā wal barā (allegiance and disallegiance)

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Translated by:
Abū Juwayriyah Nūruddīn ibn Sulaymān ibn Hārūn Al-'Īdī

▪️The response to a supplication▪️

🌴 بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم 🌴

Answered by Shaykh Abu Hamza Hassan bin Muhammed Ba Shuayb - may Allah preserve him- on the 1st, Jumada Al-Awwal, 1437H


▪️The response to a supplication▪️


📝🔹Question:

When you hear a supplication can you respond by saying "Allaahumma Aameen"?

📩🔸Answer:

[Respond] by saying "Aameen" only.


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Translated by:
Abu 'Abdirrahman 'Abdullaah bin Ahmed Ash-Shingaani

◾️Purchasing camera phones for children◾️

 بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

◾️Purchasing camera phones for children◾️

Answered by Shaykh Abu Hamza Hassan bin Muhammed Ba Shuayb, may Allah preserve him, on the 14th, Shawwāl, 1440H

📝🔹Question:

O Shaykh, is it permissible for a father to buy a camera phone for his daughter that isn't married?

Seeing as her (female) cousins also own these phones is making her feel jealous of them, the father wants to persuade his daughter that it’s impermissible to have these types of phones but she is unwilling in accepting any position except the legislative stance, we seek a plausible reply, Oh blessed Shaykh.

📩🔸Answer:

We advise him not to allow her to acquire this device as it's something which brings about trials, tribulation and destruction, especially in regards to (young) boys and girls, there is nothing like having safety in ones religion.

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Translated by:
Abu Ibrahīm Nāsir bin Rashid Al-Māmry

▪️Prostrations of the recitation▪️

🌴 بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم 🌴

Answered by Shaykh Abu Hamza Hassan bin Muhammed Ba Shuayb - may Allah preserve him- on the 21th, Ramadaan, 1440H


▪️Prostrations of the recitation▪️


📝🔹Question:

What are the places which you can prostrate at while reciting as the imaam in the prayers which are prayed aloud?
And is it specific surahs where this takes place in for the imaam or is it general to all places prostrations are made?

📩🔸Answer:

The most correct opinion in this is; that there are fifteen places of prostration:
Al-A'Raaf, Al'Ra'd, An-Nahl, Al-Israa, Maryam, Al-Hajj -two prostrations-, Al-Furqaan, An-Naml, As-Sajdah, Saad, Fusilat, An-Najm, Al-Inshiqaaq, Al-'Alaq.

Some of these places of prostrations have been reported from the Prophet ﷺ and some others from the companions, and some of them have a consensus in regards to the prostration in it.


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Translated by:
Abu 'Abdirrahman 'Abdullaah bin Ahmed Ash-Shingaani

▪️ Hairy neck and chest? ▪️

🌹 بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم 🌹

Answered by Shaykh Abu Hamza Hassan bin Muhammed Ba Shuayb - may Allah preserve him- on the 12th, Shawwaal, 1440H

▪️ Hairy neck and chest? ▪️

📝🔹Question:

What is the ruling of shaving the neck and the chest may Allah bless you?

📩🔸Answer:

Permissible, and Allah knows best, as the legislation of islaam has not spoken about it.

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Translated by:
Abu Huthayfah
Saami al-hindy

▪️How do I seek refuge for my kids?▪️

🌴 بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم 🌴

Answered by Shaykh Abu Hamza Hassan bin Muhammed Ba Shuayb - may Allah preserve him- on the 12th Shawwaal, 1440H

▪️How do I seek refuge for my kids?▪️

📝🔹Question:

Is it legislated to do ruqyah (islamically treat) on children twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, or even once a day and if so then what should be read on them?

📩🔸Answer:

Seek refuge in Allah for them by saying:
("أعيذك بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ")
"I seek refuge for you in the perfect words of Allah, from every shaytaan (devil) and everything that is poisonous, and from every evil eye."

However this is not restricted to any specific time nor number (i.e the person may say it whenever they feel and should not restrict to saying it to a set number of times e.g: twice a day, once a day etc..)

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Translated by:
Abu Huthayfah
Saami al-hindy