Hadith of Traveller

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُمَيْرِ بْنِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُمُومَتِي، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالُوا أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْنَا هِلاَلُ شَوَّالٍ فَأَصْبَحْنَا صِيَامًا فَجَاءَ رَكْبٌ مِنْ آخِرِ النَّهَارِ فَشَهِدُوا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنَّهُمْ رَأَوُا الْهِلاَلَ بِالأَمْسِ فَأَمَرَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنْ يُفْطِرُوا وَأَنْ يَخْرُجُوا إِلَى عِيدِهِمْ مِنَ الْغَدِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that ‘Umair bin Anas bin Malik said:
“My paternal uncles among the Ansar who were among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) told me: ‘The new crescent of Shawwal was covered with clouds, so we fasted the next day. Then some riders came at the end of the day and testified to the Prophet (ﷺ) that they had seen the new crescent the night before. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded them to break their fast and to go out to offer the ‘Eid prayer the following morning.’”

http://sunnah.com/urn/1270560



It was narrated from 'Umair bin Anas from his paternal uncles, that :
Some people saw the crescent moon and came to the Prophet (ﷺ), and he told them to break their fast after the sun has risen and to go out for 'Eid the (morning of the) following day.
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُمَيْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عُمُومَةٍ، لَهُ أَنَّ قَوْمًا، رَأَوُا الْهِلاَلَ فَأَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يُفْطِرُوا بَعْدَ مَا ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ وَأَنْ يَخْرُجُوا إِلَى الْعِيدِ مِنَ الْغَدِ ‏.‏
http://sunnah.com/nasai/19/2



தங்கள் ஊரில் பிறை பார்த்த பிறகும் பெருநாள் தொழுகையைத் தொழாமல், நோன்பையும் பிடித்துக் கொண்டு மார்க்கத் தீர்ப்பு பெறுவதற்காக இவர்கள் வந்துள்ளனர். பிறை பார்த்த பின்பும் நோன்பு நோற்றதும், பெருநாள் தொழுகையை விட்டதும் சரியில்லை என்பதால் அவர்களது நோன்பை முறிக்குமாறு அவர்களுக்கு நபிகள் நாயகம் (ஸல்) அவர்கள் கட்டளையிட்டார்கள்.

அவர்களது தொழும் திடலுக்கு மறு நாள் செல்லுமாறு அவர்களுக்குக் கட்டளையிட்டார்கள் என்றால் கட்டளை யாருக்கு என்பது தெளிவாகவே விளங்குகிறது. பிறை பார்த்தவர்களுக்குத் தான் அந்தக் கட்டளையே தவிர பிறை பார்க்காமல் மேக மூட்டம் காரணமாக முப்பதாம் நோன்பு வைத்த உள்ளூர் மக்களுக்கு அல்ல!

அவர்களுக்கும் எங்களுக்கும் கட்டளையிட்டார்கள் என்று கூட ஹதீஸில் கூறப்படவில்லை. நாங்கள் என்று இவ்வாசகம் ஆரம்பமாகிறது. நாங்கள் என்று யார் கூறுகிறார்களோ அவர்களுக்குக் கட்டளையிட்டிருந்தால் எங்களுக்குக் கட்டளையிட்டார்கள் என்று கூறப்பட்டிருக்கும். கூறப்பட்டிருக்க வேண்டும்.

இரண்டு சாராருக்கும் கட்டளையிட்டிருந்தால் எங்களுக்கும் அவர்களுக்கும் கட்டளையிட்டார்கள் என்று கூறப்பட்டிருக்கும்.

நாங்கள் அவர்கள் என்று இரு சாரார் பற்றிக் கூறும் போது அவர்களுக்குக் கட்டளையிட்டார்கள் என்று கூறினால் நாங்கள் எனக் கூறியவர்களை அது கட்டுப்படுத்தாது என்பது யாருக்கும் தெரிந்த உண்மை!

Quantity of Zakathul Fitr

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Zakât al-Fitr becomes due at the end of Ramadan. It is obligatory upon every person who has enough wealth to suffice him for the day and night of `Id.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) enjoined the payment of one Sa‘ of dates or one Sa‘ of barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr on every Muslim slave or free, male or female, young or old, and he ordered that it be paid before the people go out to offer ‘Eid Prayer.

Al-Muwatta*, vol. 1, p. 284; Ahmad, vol. 2, pp. 5, 55, 63, 66, 102, 114, and 137; Al-Bukhari, vol. 2, pp. 138-140; Muslim, vol. 2, pp. 677-678, no. 984; Abu Dawud, vol. 2, pp. 263-265, nos. 1611 and 1612; Al-Tirmidhy, vol. 3, p. 61, nos. 675 and 676; Al-Nasa*y, vol. 5, pp. 47-49, nos. 2500-2505; Ibn Majah, vol. 1, p. 584, nos. 1825 and 1826; Al-Darimy, vol. 1, p. 392; Al-Daraqutny, vol. 2, pp. 139-141, no. 143; Ibn Hibban, vol. 8, pp. 94-97, nos. 3300-3304; Ibn Khuzaymah, vol. 2, pp. 80-84 and 87, nos. 2392, 2393, 2395, 2397, 2399, 2403, and 2411; Ibn Abu Shaybah, vol. 3, p. 172; Ibn Al-Jarud, vol. 2, p. 19, no. 356; and Al-Bayhaqy, vol. 4, pp. 162-166.

Abu Sa‘id Al-Khudry (may Allah be pleased with him) is reported to have said:  We used to pay Zakat-ul-Fitr as one Sa‘ of food, or one Sa‘ of dried dates, or one Sa‘ of barley, or one Sa‘ of raisins, or one Sa‘ of curd during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). (Related by both Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

         
The amount that should be paid is one sâ` of a staple foodstuff. That means food such as rice, corn, dates, wheat, etc. It should be given on behalf of oneself and every member of the family that one is liable to support.

This sâ` is a measure of capacity equivalent to four double-handfuls.

Sheikh Muhammad Al-Jibâlî writes in Celebrations in Islam:

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ دُكَيْنٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ الْوَزْنُ وَزْنُ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ وَالْمِكْيَالُ مِكْيَالُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ ‏"‏

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: (The standard) weight is the weight of the people of Mecca, and the (standard) measure is the measure of the people of Medina.

Abu Dawud said: Al-Firyabi and Abu Ahmad have also transmitted from Sufyan in a similar way, and he (Ibn Dukain) agreed with them on the text. The version of Abu Ahmad has: "from Ibn 'Abbas" instead of Ibn 'Umar. It has also been transmitted by al-Walid b. Muslim from Hanzalah. This version has: "the weight of Medina and the measure of Mecca."

Abu Dawud said: There is a variation in the text of the version of this tradition narrated by Malik b. Dinar from 'Ata' from the Prophet (ﷺ).   [Sunan Abi Dawud 3340,  Sunan an-Nasa'i 2520]

    Therefore, the amount should be measured according to the sâ` of Madinah, which is still available to this time. However, this measure is not accessible to most people. Because of this, many scholars have estimated it approximately to four full double-handfuls (i.e. with the hands put together) of an average man. [Refer to al-Nawawî in al-Majmu’]

    This demonstrates that it is wrong to measure Zakat al-Fitr by weight, because the weight of one sâ` varies for different materials. However, if the relationship between weight and capacity is determined for a specific foodstuff, then the equivalent weight of one sâ` of that material may then be used for that particular food.

Al-`Uthaymîn, in his fatwâ on the matter mentions that the sâ` is four full double-handfuls and then goes on to say that scholars give an approximate weight value for rice to be roughly 2.1 kilograms and for dates to be roughly 2.04 kilograms.

And Allah knows best.
http://en.islamtoday.net/quesshow-182-637.htm

The estimation of Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), who reckoned the weight of zakaat al-fitr as being approximately three kilograms.
This was also the estimate of the scholars of the Standing Committee (9/371).

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) estimated it in grams as being 2100 grams, as it says in Fataawa al-Zakaah, p. 274-276.

This discrepancy occurred because a saa’ is a measure of volume, not weight.

 The scholars worked it out by weight so that it would be easier to work out. It is well known that the weight of grains varies; some are light and some are heavy, and some are in between. In fact the weight of a saa’ of the same kind of grain may vary, and new may weigh more than old. Hence if people err on the side of caution and give more, that will be better.
https://islamqa.info/en/49793

1 Sa‘ = 2.172 kg

http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=57&PageNo=1&BookID=10

http://www.bakkah.net/en/zakat-fitr-measurements-saa-three-litres-mudd.htm

Magic of Seven

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

 - " ما استجار عبد من النار سبع مرات في يوم إلا قالت النار: يا رب إن عبدك
فلانا قد استجارك مني فأجره، ولا يسأل الله عبد الجنة في يوم سبع مرات إلا
قالت الجنة: يا رب! إن عبدك فلانا سألني فأدخله الجنة ".
أخرجه أبو يعلى في " مسنده " (4 / 1472 - 1473) والضياء أيضا في "

The narration: “Never does a slave ask (Allaah) for paradise seven times except that paradise would say: ‘O Allaah, Your slave so and so asked You for me, so admit him into paradise.’”(As-Saheehah by Al-Albaani (2506))
https://www.facebook.com/almunajjid.en/posts/947979095304407

Abdhullah Ibn Abbas Radhiyallahu Anhu said to Umar Radhiyallahu Anhu:
"Oh Commander of the Faithful! Verily ALLAH, the most High is Witr and he loves Wits; 
He made the days of the week seven,
He created mankind from  seven,
He created our sustenance from sever,
He created about us seven heavens,
He created below us seven earths,
He gave us the seven most oft repeated Verses,
In His Book, He forbade marriage to seven relatives,
He divided inheritance in His book among seven,
we prostrate on seven points on our bodies,
the Messenger of ALLAH sallalahu Alaihi Wasallam circumambulated the Ka'bah seven times,
he performed seven circuits between As-Safa and Al-Marwah and 
he stoned the Jamarath seven times. 

In order to fulfill the Command of ALLAH, as written in his book and He showed it.


Question: Some of the Muslims have taken the 27th night of Ramadhaan as Laylatul-Qadar. Is their any basis for this specification and is there any evidence for this?



Response: Yes, there is basis for this specification and that is that the night of the 27th of Ramadhaan is mentioned in the hadeeth, in Saheeh Muslim, on the authority of ‘Ubayy Ibn Ka’b (radhi-yAllaahu ‘anhu).

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، - قَالَ ابْنُ حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، - عَنْ عَبْدَةَ، وَعَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ، سَمِعَا زِرَّ بْنَ حُبَيْشٍ، يَقُولُ سَأَلْتُ أُبَىَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ - رضى الله عنه - فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ أَخَاكَ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ مَنْ يَقُمِ الْحَوْلَ يُصِبْ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ أَرَادَ أَنْ لاَ يَتَّكِلَ النَّاسُ أَمَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهَا فِي رَمَضَانَ وَأَنَّهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ وَأَنَّهَا لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ حَلَفَ لاَ يَسْتَثْنِي أَنَّهَا لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ فَقُلْتُ بِأَىِّ شَىْءٍ تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ قَالَ بِالْعَلاَمَةِ أَوْ بِالآيَةِ الَّتِي أَخْبَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لاَ شُعَاعَ لَهَا ‏.

Zirr b. Habaish reported:
I thu asked Ubayy b. Ka'b (Allah be pleased with him): Your brother (in faith) Ibn Mas'ud says: He who stands (for the night prayer) throughout the year would find Lailat-ul-Qadr, whereupon he said: May Allah have mercy upon him; (he said these words) with the intention that people might not rely only (on one night), whereas he knew that it (Lailat-ul-Qadr) is in the month of Ramadan and it is the twenty-seventh night. He then took oath (without making any exception, i. e. without saying In sha Allah) that it was the twenty-seventh night. I said to him: Abu Mundhir, on what ground do you say that? Thereupon he said: By the indication or by the sign which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave us, and that is that on that day (the sun) would rise without having any ray in it.
Sahih Muslim 762 dReference: Fataawa Ramadhaan – Volume 2, Page 852, Fatwa No.842
al-Fataawa libni-‘Uthaymeen – Kitaab ad-Da’wah – Volume 1, Pages 204-205
http://www.fatwa-online.com/specifying-the-27th-of-ramadhaan-as-laylatul-qadar/

Get up and Go to Masjid

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

“An ambassador had invited Shaikh Ibn Baaz to open his fast with him during Ramadaan, and so he did along with a group of guests. Then when he wanted to pray [maghrib] the host said, ‘We’ll pray in congregation [here] in the house, O Shaikh.’

So Ibn Baaz became silent [lowering his head], and then struck the floor with his walking stick and stood up saying, ‘‘Whoever hears the call and does not come, his prayer is not valid, except for those who have an excuse,’ [Ibn Maajah, Al-Albaani said, ‘Saheeh’] get up and go to the mosque.’

So they stood up, all of them, and prayed in congregation in the mosque.”

Source: Al-Imaam Ibn Baaz, Duroos wa Mawaaqif wa ’Ibar, p. 42.