Benefits of Lowering the Gaze #2

The second benefit of lowering the gaze: Lowering the gaze extinguishes the fire of desire. Desire opens the door to evil, heedlessness, and fear, leaving the heart immersed in what it craves and fears, heedless of Allāh and distracted from His remembrance. It becomes preoccupied with things other than Allāh, overwhelmed by its affairs, and the love of this world dominates the heart. We ask Allāh for safety for the entire Muslim nation.

https://youtu.be/XM7rxIqzFPE

Jummah ِالجُمُعَه

‏﷽

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said “The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday." (Muslim)

"O you who have attained faith, when the call to prayer is made on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave aside all selling; that is better for you if you only knew." (62:9)

Perform the following:
- Perform Ghusl/Shower (Bukhari) - Sunnah
- Apply Fragrance/Musk (Bukhari) - Sunnah
- Use the Miswak/Toothbrush (Ibn Majah) - Sunnah
- Wear the best and the cleanest of your clothes (7:31) - Fardh
- Send Salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ (Abu Dawood 1047) - Sunnah
- Seek the hour of acceptance (Sahih Muslim 852b) Sunnah
- Clip your nails - Mustahhab
- Arrive early to the Masjid (Al-Muwatta 5/226) - Sunnah

Among the Blessings of Friday: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Friday is twelve hours in which there is no Muslim slave who asks Allah ﷻ for something but He will give it to him, so seek it in the last hour after 'Asr." (Various)

"This day is a festival which Allah has ordained for the Muslims." (Ibn Majah)

"When Friday comes, the angels sit at the doors of the Masjid and record who comes to Jumu'ah prayers. Then, when the Imam comes out, the angels roll up their scrolls." (al-Nisa'i)

"No Muslim passes away on Friday, or it's night, but that Allah will protect him from the trial of the grave." (al-Tirmidhi)

"Whoever takes a bath on Friday, purifies himself as much as he can, then uses his (hair) oil or perfumes himself with the scent of his house, then proceeds (for the prayer) and does not separate two persons sitting together (in the mosque), then prays as much as (Allah has) written for him and then remains silent while the Imam is delivering the Khutba, his sins in-between the present and the last Friday would be forgiven." (Bukharī)

‎Do not forget to read Surat al-Kahf. Our Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on Friday will have a light¹ between this Friday and the next." (al-Sunan al-Kubra)
¹ light means guidance & great reward

"If anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of the Surat Al-Kahf, he will be protected from the Dajjal" (Muslim)

The Prophet ﷺ said: "The best day that the sun has risen upon is Friday. On it, Adam was created. On it, he entered Paradise, and on it, he was expelled from it. And the Hour will not be established except on Friday." (Tirmidhi)

It is recommended to recite Surat al-Kafirun and Surat al-Ikhlas in the two Sunnah rak‘ahs of Fajr and Maghrib: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/85349

Surat al-Kahf may be read during the night or the day of Friday (Jumu’ah). The night of Jumu’ah starts from sunset on Thursday, and the day of Jumu’ah ends at sunset. Therefore, the time for reading surat al-Kahf extends from sunset on Thursday to sunset on Friday: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/10700

It is prescribed to recite Soorat as-Sajdah and Soorat ad-Dahr [al-Insaan] in Fajr prayer on Friday, and there is nothing wrong with always doing that. But if there is the fear that some people may think that it is obligatory to always recite them, then it is prescribed for him not to recite them sometimes: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/121175

Ibn al-Qayyim رَحِمَهُ الله said:
“Friday is the day when the people of Paradise will receive the ever-increasing reward. It is the day when they will see Allah, the Exalted. Those who were the earliest to go to the mosque on Friday will be the first to receive this honor… Thus, the nearest to Allah were those nearest to the Imam on Friday. The residents of Paradise are eager for Friday, the day of such an increase, due to the honor they will receive on that day.”
● {Zaad Al-Ma’ad | 1/59-65}

Ibn al-Qayyim رَحِمَهُ الله said:
"Friday prayer is one of the most important obligations in Islam, and one of the greatest gatherings of the Muslims. Gathering on Friday is more important and more obligatory than any other gathering apart from ‘Arafah. Whoever neglects it, Allāh will place a seal on his heart."
● {Zaad Al-Ma’ad | 3/31-32}

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Fawa'id from Sharh Ad-Dā' wad-Dawā' #3
Shaykh 'Abdur-Razāq Bin 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbād Al-Badr

1. Dua' is beneficial if the one who does it fulfills its conditions.
2. If the Dua' fulfills:
• a heart that is present
• the six times where Allāh answers Dua' (1. the last third of the night, 2. right after the Adhān, 3. between the Adhān & the Iqāmah, 4. before the salām in the obligatory prayers, 5. when the Imām goes onto the minbar on Friday, 6. in the last hour after 'Asr on Friday)
• having Khushū' in the heart
• facing the Qiblah
• being on purification
• raising the hands to Allāh
• saying salām on the Prophet ﷺ after it
• repentance before & after the Dua'
• making Tawassul with the names and attributes of Allāh
• making Tawassul with la ilāha illa Allāh
• giving Sadaqah before it (meaning that you always give Sadaqah when you can and not that you go and give Sadaqah whenever you want to make Dua')
3. The best thing you can make Tawassul with are the names and attributes of Allāh and also with Tawhīd (la illāha illa Allāh).
4. Some scholars said the best name of Allāh is Allāh and some said it is Al-Hayy Al-Qayyūm.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: "ادْعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَنْتُمْ مُوقِنُونَ بِالإِجَابَةِ، وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُ دُعَاءً مِنْ قَلْبٍ غَافِلٍ لَاهٍ"
رواه الترمذي (٣٤٧٩) وقال هذا حديث غريب
حسنه أحمد شاكر
The Prophet ﷺ said:
"Call upon Allāh while being certain of His response, and know that Allāh does not respond to the supplication of a heart that is heedless and distracted."

ذكر ﷺ التشهد ثم قال: "ثُمَّ يَتَخَيَّرُ مِنَ الْمَسْأَلة ما شَاءَ"‏
رواه البخاري (٨٣٥)
The Prophet ﷺ mentioned the Tashahhud and then said:
"Then let him choose whatever supplication he wishes [after it]."

"فَاسْتَقْبلَ نَبيُّ اللَهِ ﷺ الْقِبْلَةَ ثُمَّ مَدَّ يَدَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يَهْتِفُ بِرَبّه"
رواه مسلم (١٧٦٣)
The Prophet ﷺ faced the Qiblah, then raised his hands and began calling out to his Lord.

سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَجلا يَقولُ: اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَنْت اللهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ. الْأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ الَّذِي لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ، وَلَم يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ. فَقَالَ: "قَدْ سَأَلَ اللهَ بِاسْمِ اللهِ الْأَعْظَمِ الَّذِي إِذَا سُئِلَ بِهِ أَعْطَى، وَإِذَا دُعِيَ بِهِ أَجَابَ"
رواه أحمد (٢٢٩٦٥)
ط الرسالة ٣٨/٦٤
صححه المحقق
The Prophet ﷺ heard a man say:
"O Allāh, I ask You that I bear witness that You are Allah, there is no deity worthy of worship except You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, who does not beget and was not begotten, and there is none comparable to Him."
The Prophet ﷺ said:
"He has asked Allāh by His Greatest Name, which, when invoked, He responds, and when asked, He gives."

روي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَمِعَ رَجُلًا يَقُولُ: اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنَّ لَكَ الْحَمْد، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، الْمَنَّانَ بَدِيعَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: "لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ اللهَ بِاسْمِ اللهِ الْأَعْظَمِ الَّذِي إِذَا دُعِيَ بِهِ أَجَابَ، وَإِذَا سُئِلَ بِهِ أَعْطَى"
رواه أحمد (١٢٢٠٥)
ط الرسالة ١٩/٢٣٨
صححه المحقق
The Prophet ﷺ heard a man say:
"O Allāh, I ask You because all praise belongs to You. There is no god but You, alone without partner. You are the Most Generous, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Possessor of Glory and Honor."
The Prophet ﷺ said:
"Indeed, you have asked Allāh by His Greatest Name, which, when invoked, He responds, and when asked, He gives."

وروي أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: "هل أدلّكم على اسم الله الأعظم؟ دعاءُ يونس". فقال رجل: يا رسول الله، هل كانت ليونس خاصةً؟ فقال: "ألا تسمع قوله: 《 فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَكَذَلك نُنْجي المؤْمِنِينَ 》فأيّما مسلم دعا بها في مرضه أربعين مرةً، فمات في مرضه ذلك، أعطي أجرَ شهيد. وإنْ برأ برأ مغفورًا له".
رواه الحاكم (١٨٦٥)

It was narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said:
"Shall I tell you about the Greatest Name of Allāh? It is the supplication of Yūnus."
A man asked: "O Messenger of Allāh, was it exclusive to Yūnus?"
The Prophet ﷺ replied:
"Have you not heard His saying: 《 So We responded to him and saved him from distress. And thus do We save the believers 》. Any Muslim who supplicates with it in their illness 40 times and dies in that state will be given the reward of a martyr. If they recover, they will emerge forgiven."

https://youtu.be/fbireHgdqxE

اَللّٰهُمَّ اقْسِمْ لَنَا مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ مَا يَحوْلُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ مَعَاصِيْكَ ، وَمِنْ طَاعَتِكَ مَا تُبَلِّغُنَا بِهِ جَنَّتَكَ ، وَمِنَ الْيقِيْنِ مَا تُهَوِّنُ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا مُصِيْبَات الدُّنْيَا ، وَمَتِّعْنَا بِأَسْمَاعِنَا وَأَبْصَارنَا وَقُوَّتِنَا مَا أَحْيَيْتَنَا ، وَاجْعَلْهُ الْوَارِثَ مِنَّا ، وَاجْعَلْ ثَأْرَنَا عَلَىٰ مَنْ ظَلَمَنَا ، وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَىٰ مَنْ عَادَانَا ، وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مُصِيْبَتَنَا فِيْ دِيْنِنَا ، وَلَا تَجْعَلِ الدُّنْيَا أَكْبَرَ هَمِّنَا ، وَلَا مَبْلَغَ عِلْمِنَا ، وَلَا تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيْنَا مَن لَّا يَرْحَمُنَا

فضل الصلاة


فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ [الصافات: ١٤٣]

وقال ابن عباس : من المصلين
- تفسير البغوي

لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ [الصافات : ١٤٤]

Virtue of Salah

Had he not been of them who glorify Allâh,
37:143

He would have indeed remained inside its belly (the fish) till the Day of Resurrection.
37:144

Abdullah bin Abbas رضي الله عنه said about 143: meaning those who pray.[Tafseer al-Baghawi, Tafsir At-Tabari, V19,P629]

Saeed bin Jubayr رحمه الله said about 143: from those that pray
[Tafsir At-Tabari, V19,P629]

Fawa'id from Sharh Ad-Dā' wad-Dawā' #4
Shaykh 'Abdur-Razāq Bin 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbād Al-Badr

1. Sometimes people make a specific Dua' at a specific time and then it is answered so people think that it was answered because of the wording of the Dua'
• This is like a medicine that is required at a specific time and then someone takes it in that time and it works so people think it works at every time
• Not just for a specific time but also if he made another Dua' before it, gave charity, was in need, etc
2. This could also be for someone who does Dua' at a grave and then they think it is because of the grave
3. The same thing if he makes Dua' for something that is not permissible and then he gets part of that thing
4. Those who said they leave Dua' because everything is decreed: one makes Dua' to take the reasons for doing things, just like you have to eat food for nutrition
5. Allah decrees things and He decreed their reasons (so, the reason for things to happen is Dua')
6. Dua' is a weapon against the enemies
7. From the best ways to get closer to Allāh is by doing good deeds
8. Committing sins brings even more negative outcomes

https://youtu.be/Tf1Lo79NKvM
https://t.me/hamzabinahmad
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VagD8BLCXC3MCggH2q1v

Fawa'id from Sharh Ad-Dā' wad-Dawā' #5
Shaykh 'Abdur-Razāq Bin 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbād Al-Badr

1. From the doing of good deeds more good deeds come
2. From sins comes punishment
3. Tawakkul requires actions and taking the reasons for the things you want to occur
4. Just as someone has to eat well and exercise to take care of his body, he has to do good deeds and leave off sins to take care of his soul, connection to Allāh & Ākhirah
5. One must learn knowledge to be sure that his 'Aqīdah is correct
6. It is a must to do Tadabbur of the Qur'ān and also of the Sunnah
7. One should read in history and the stories of those before so he sees what happened to the sinners and the righteous
8. One must know the reasons for happiness to do them and the reasons for destruction to leave them
9. From the reasons of some people doing sins is that they say: "Allāh is Merciful"
10. Some others say: "live your life now and repent later"
11. Some take the Hadīths: "If someone does so-and-so his sins will be forgiven" and then say we can do anything we want and then do these things
12. Some say if you do not do sins you are insulting the mercy of Allāh
13. Some say that the sins are decreed
• Some of the Salaf said: "he is a Jabrī when he does sins and a Qadarī when he has to do an act of worship"
14. Some of them become Murji'a and they say that actions do not affect Imān

قال الله تعالى:《 وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُرَىٰ آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَاتٍ مِّن السّمَاءِ والْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبُوا فَأَخَذْنَاهُم بمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ 》
سورة الأعراف، الآية ٩٦
ص ١٦٣
Allāh ta'ālā said:《 Had the people of those societies been faithful and mindful ˹of Allah˺, We would have overwhelmed them with blessings from heaven and earth. But they disbelieved, so We seized them for what they used to commit. 》

قال الله تعالى: 《 وَأَن لَّوِ اسْتَقَامُوا عَلَى الطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسْقَيْنَاهُم مَّاءً غَدَقًا 》
سورة الجن، الآية ١٦
ص ٥٧٣
Allāh ta'ālā said:《 Had the deniers followed the Right Way, We would have certainly granted them abundant rain to drink 》

قَالَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: "لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُم توكَّلُونَ عَلَى اللهِ حَقَّ تَوَكُّلِهِ، لَرَزَقكُم كَمَا يَرْزُقُ الطَّير، أَلا تَرَوْنَ أَنَّهَا تَغْدُو خِمَاصًا وَتَرُوحُ بِطَانًا؟"
رواه أحمد (٣٧٣)
ط الرسالة ١/٤٣٩
صححه المحقق
The Prophet ﷺ said:
"If you were to rely upon Allāh with true reliance, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds. Do you not see that they go out in the morning hungry and return in the evening full?"

قال الله تعالى: 《 فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمّ وَكذلِكَ نُنجِي الْمُؤْمِنينَ 》
سورة الأنبياء، الآية ٨٨
ص ٣٢٩
Allāh ta'āla said: 《 So We answered his prayer and rescued him from anguish. And so do We save the ˹true˺ believers. 》

قال الله تعالى:《 إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْأَشْهَادُ 》
سورة غافر، الآية ٥١
ص ٤٧٣
Allāh ta'ālā said:《 We certainly help Our messengers and the believers, ˹both˺ in this worldly life and on the Day the witnesses will stand forth ˹for testimony˺ 》

قال الله تعالى:《 وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ رُسُلًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَاءُوهُم بِالْبَيِّناتِ فَانتَقَمْنَا مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ 》
سورة الروم، الآية ٤٧
ص ٤٠٩
Allāh ta'ālā said:《 Indeed, We sent before you ˹O Prophet˺ messengers, each to their own people, and they came to them with clear proofs. Then We inflicted punishment upon those who persisted in wickedness. For it is Our duty to help the believers. 》

قال معاذ بن جبل رضي الله عنه: "لا تزول قدما عبد يوم القيامة حتى يسأل عن أربع: عن عمره فيما أفناه، وعن جسده فيما أبلاه، وعن ماله من أين اكتسبه وفيما وضعه، وعن علمه ماذا عمل فيه"
رواه الدارمي (546)
Mu’ādh Bin Jabal said:
"The feet of a servant will not move on the Day of Resurrection until he is asked about four things:
1. about his life and how he spent it
2. about his body and how he used it
3. about his wealth, how he earned it and where he spent it
4. about his knowledge and how he acted upon it."

Benefits of Lowering the Gaze #3

Among the benefits of lowering the gaze is that a person becomes free, not desiring what is not his. A servant cannot achieve this until he lowers his gaze. A person does not set his gaze upon something unattainable; rather, a person attains only what has been decreed for him and what he can achieve through what Allāh, the Exalted, has permitted. However, if a person lets his gaze wander here and there and becomes attached here and there, he will experience pain and confusion, as he desires what he cannot attain. A person must be content with what Allāh has apportioned for him and find sufficiency in the Book of Allāh, the Exalted.

https://youtu.be/hrBVp-d645Y

Fawa'id from Sharh Ad-Dā' wad-Dawā' #6
Shaykh 'Abdur-Razāq Bin 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbād Al-Badr

1. Many sinners depend on the Ayāt of forgiving and they ignore the Ayāt of punishment
2. The Ayāt that Allāh forgives are to promote repentance, and they say we can just sin and then Allāh will forgive us
3. Some people depend on the Ahādīth about fasting ‘Arafah, or about what is between the Jumu’ahs, so they go and do all sins and then they say they are forgiven anyways
4. Some also say “we assume good about Allāh and that He will forgive us”
5. Rejecting the attributes of Allāh also leads to committing more sins (besides the ruling of this in kufr and Imān)
6. (This is the way of the Murj’ia, who) took the Ayāt and Ahādīth of the promise of reward without the Ayāt and Ahādīth of punishment
• (From the ‘Aqīdah of Ahlul Sunnah is to take the Ayāt and Ahādīth of the reward and those of the punishment and worship Allāh while hoping for His reward and fearing His punishment)


قال الله تعالى:《 نَبِّئْ عِبَادِي أَنِّي أَنَا الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
Allāh ta'ālā said:《 Inform My servants ˹O Prophet˺ that I am truly the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful,
وَأَنَّ عَذَابِي هُوَ الْعَذَابُ الْأَلِيمُ 》
سورة الحجر، الآية ٤٩-٥٠
ص ٢٦٤
and that My torment is indeed the most painful. 》

قال الله تعالى:《 إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا وَكَانُوا لَنَا خَاشِعِينَ 》
سورة الأنبياء، الآية ٩٠
ص ٣٢٩
Allāh ta'ālā said:《 Indeed, they used to race in doing good, and call upon Us with hope and fear, totally humbling themselves before Us. 》

قال الله تعالى:《 وَیَرۡجُونَ رَحۡمَتَهُۥ وَیَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُۥۤ 》
سورة الإسراء، الآية ٥٧
ص ٢٨٧
Allāh ta'ālā said:《 hoping for His mercy, and fearing His punishment. 》

قَالَ عُمَرُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ: "حَاسِبُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُحَاسَبُوا وَزِنُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُوزَنُوا، فَإِنَّ أَهْوَنَ عَلَيكُمْ فِي الْحِسَابِ غَدًا أَنْ تُحَاسِبُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ تَزِنُوا لِلْعَرْضِ الْأَكْبَرِ يَوْمَ تُعرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَى مِنْكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ"
رواه أحمد في الزهد (٦٣٣)
‘Umar said: "Hold yourselves accountable before you are held accountable, and weigh your deeds before they are weighed for you. For it will be easier for you in the reckoning tomorrow if you hold yourselves accountable today. Prepare for the Great Presentation on the Day when you will be presented [before Allāh], and nothing about you will remain hidden."

https://youtu.be/SqujzCB6hzE

Among the Blessings of Friday: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Friday is twelve hours in which there is no Muslim slave who asks Allah ﷻ for something but He will give it to him, so seek it in the last hour after 'Asr." (Various)

"This day is a festival which Allah has ordained for the Muslims." (Ibn Majah)

"When Friday comes, the angels sit at the doors of the Masjid and record who comes to Jumu'ah prayers. Then, when the Imam comes out, the angels roll up their scrolls." (al-Nisa'i)

"No Muslim passes away on Friday, or it's night, but that Allah will protect him from the trial of the grave." (al-Tirmidhi)

"Whoever takes a bath on Friday, purifies himself as much as he can, then uses his (hair) oil or perfumes himself with the scent of his house, then proceeds (for the prayer) and does not separate two persons sitting together (in the mosque), then prays as much as (Allah has) written for him and then remains silent while the Imam is delivering the Khutba, his sins in-between the present and the last Friday would be forgiven." (Bukharī)

‎Do not forget to read Surat al-Kahf. Our Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on Friday will have a light¹ between this Friday and the next." (al-Sunan al-Kubra)
¹ light means guidance & great reward

"If anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of the Surat Al-Kahf, he will be protected from the Dajjal" (Muslim)

The Prophet ﷺ said: "The best day that the sun has risen upon is Friday. On it, Adam was created. On it, he entered Paradise, and on it, he was expelled from it. And the Hour will not be established except on Friday." (Tirmidhi)

It is recommended to recite Surat al-Kafirun and Surat al-Ikhlas in the two Sunnah rak‘ahs of Fajr and Maghrib: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/85349

Surat al-Kahf may be read during the night or the day of Friday (Jumu’ah). The night of Jumu’ah starts from sunset on Thursday, and the day of Jumu’ah ends at sunset. Therefore, the time for reading surat al-Kahf extends from sunset on Thursday to sunset on Friday: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/10700

It is prescribed to recite Soorat as-Sajdah and Soorat ad-Dahr [al-Insaan] in Fajr prayer on Friday, and there is nothing wrong with always doing that. But if there is the fear that some people may think that it is obligatory to always recite them, then it is prescribed for him not to recite them sometimes: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/121175

Ibn al-Qayyim رَحِمَهُ الله said:
“Friday is the day when the people of Paradise will receive the ever-increasing reward. It is the day when they will see Allah, the Exalted. Those who were the earliest to go to the mosque on Friday will be the first to receive this honor… Thus, the nearest to Allah were those nearest to the Imam on Friday. The residents of Paradise are eager for Friday, the day of such an increase, due to the honor they will receive on that day.”
● {Zaad Al-Ma’ad | 1/59-65}

Ibn al-Qayyim رَحِمَهُ الله said:
"Friday prayer is one of the most important obligations in Islam, and one of the greatest gatherings of the Muslims. Gathering on Friday is more important and more obligatory than any other gathering apart from ‘Arafah. Whoever neglects it, Allāh will place a seal on his heart."
● {Zaad Al-Ma’ad | 3/31-32}

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Benefits of Lowering the Gaze #4

Lowering the gaze is a reason to dedicate oneself to the matters of the Hereafter. A person must work for the Hereafter, for it is the eternal life. Those who focus on the Hereafter are the people of high ambition, those who ascend and progress through repentance and righteous deeds for the Hereafter. On the other hand, those who let their gaze wander are among those who cling to laziness and idleness, wasting their time neglecting righteous deeds. The most dangerous thing in a person's life is to squander time. Therefore, the servant must not waste any moment of their time and should dedicate their life to obedience to Allāh, the Exalted.

https://youtu.be/5XhpBIj5ehc

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said

that one amongst the denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty amongst the people of the world would be made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be said to him:

O, son of Adam, did you find any comfort, did you happen to get any material blessing? He would say: By Allah, no, my Lord. And then that person from amongst the persons of the world be brought who had led the most miserable life (in the world) from amongst the inmates of Paradise. and he would be made to dip once in Paradise and it would be said to him. 0, son of Adam, did you face, any hardship? Or had any distress fallen to your lot? And he would say: By Allah, no,0 my Lord, never did I face any hardship or experience any distress.

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، الْبُنَانِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ يُؤْتَى بِأَنْعَمِ أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيُصْبَغُ فِي النَّارِ صَبْغَةً ثُمَّ يُقَالُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ هَلْ رَأَيْتَ خَيْرًا قَطُّ هَلْ مَرَّ بِكَ نَعِيمٌ قَطُّ فَيَقول لاَ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَبِّ ‏.‏ وَيُؤْتَى بِأَشَدِّ النَّاسِ بُؤْسًا فِي الدُّنْيَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيُصْبَغُ صَبْغَةً فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَيُقال لَهُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ هَلْ رَأَيْتَ بُؤْسًا قَطُّ هَلْ مَرَّ بِكَ شِدَّةٌ قَطُّ فَيَقُولُ لاَ وَاللهِ يَا رَبِّ مَا مَرَّ بِي بُؤُسٌ قَطُّ وَلاَ رَأَيْتُ شِدَّةً قَطُّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Imam Muslim in his Sahih (2807)

# Fast Monday & Thursday
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“Deeds are shown (to Allah) on Mondays and Thursdays, and I like my deeds to be shown when I am fasting.”

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 747; classed as saheeh by al-Albani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1041)
Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was keen to fast on Mondays and Thursdays.

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 745; al-Nasai, 2361; Ibn Majah, 1739; classed as saheeh by al-Albani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1044)

# Benefits from Al-Jami in Bulugh al-Marram

Hadith 1:

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Six are the rights of a Muslim over another Muslim. It was said to him: Allah's Messenger, what are these?
Thereupon he said:

When you meet him, offer him greetings;

when he invites you accept it.

when he seeks your council give him,

and when he sneezes and says:" All praise is due to Allah," you say "Yarhamuk Allah" (may Allah show mercy to you) ;

and when he fails ill visit him;

and when he dies follow his janazah(funeral prayer).

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ، حُجْرٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ - عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ حَقُّ الْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ سِتٌّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ مَا هُنَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا لَقِيتَهُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ وَإِذَا دَعَاكَ فَأَجِبْهُ وَإذا اسْتَنْصَحَكَ فَانْصَحْ لَهُ وَإِذَا عَطَسَ فَحَمد اللَّهَ فَسَمِّتْهُ وَإِذَا مَرِضَ فَعُدْه وإِذا مَاتَ فَاتَّبِعْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏


Points related:
- Accepting invitations is only when there is no haram present in that gathering.
- The reward for attending janazah:

Narrated Abu Hurairah:
If anyone attends the funeral and prays over (the dead), he will get the reward of one qirat, and if anyone attends the funeral until the completion (of the burial), he will get the reward of two qirats, the smaller of them being equivalent of Uhud, or one of them being equivalent to Uhud.

Abu Dawud narrated it and Al-Albani graded it Saheeh (authentic).

- If the invitation is intended to celebrate an innovation then it impermissable to attend.
- Celebrating with a gathering for finishing a book is allowed (not sunnah) as Umar رضي الله عنه did when he memorised Surah al-Baqarah.
- A gathering after a circumsision is allowed as well, not sunnah.
- The Janazah is a fardh kifayah.

# Fast Monday & Thursday
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“Deeds are shown (to Allah) on Mondays and Thursdays, and I like my deeds to be shown when I am fasting.”

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 747; classed as saheeh by al-Albani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1041)
Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was keen to fast on Mondays and Thursdays.

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 745; al-Nasai, 2361; Ibn Majah, 1739; classed as saheeh by al-Albani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1044)

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# Benefits from Al-Jami in Bulugh, Chapter of Manners

Hadith 2:


Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Look at those who are lower than you and don't look at those who are at a higher level than you, for that is better-suited that you do not disparage Allah's favors.

In the chain narrated by Abu Mu'awiya's he said: Upon you.
وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جرير، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَوَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ انْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْكُمْ وَلاَ تَنْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ فَوْقَكُمْ فَهُوَ أَجْدَرُ أَنْ لاَ تَزدَروا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ‏"‏ عَلَيْكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏




The hadith means at those under you(in wealth and such) so that you thank Allah for the things he gave you and don't look at those above you(in wealth and such) so you belittle the blessings of Allah عز وجل

Benefits of Lower the Gaze #5

Lowering the gaze is a victory over the self that commands evil. It involves enduring what one dislikes because Allāh loves it, and detesting what one loves because Allāh hates it. The one who lowers their gaze prioritizes the love of Allāh over the desires of the self. Whoever does not overcome their own self will not overcome their enemy. A person must strive against their own desires, align their self with what Allah loves, and get used to conquering their own self in order to lead it, rather than letting it lead them.

https://youtu.be/jZIBFm5-jNM