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The importance of Salaah in Islaam is so great that even sitting and waiting for Salaah is considered worship itself!
Sheikh al Fawzaan [Fadhaa-il as-Salaah, p. 13.]
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The Means to a Righteous Heart
Question: What is the way to the righteousness of the heart and to purify it from hatred and envy? And what are the most helpful means to make the heart righteous in this life?
Answer: Righteousness of the heart is achieved by a few things.
The first: having a sincere intention for Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, in the righteous deeds. And remembering the Greatness of Allaah, the Majestic and Exalted, remembering that you stand in need of Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, and increasing in the dhikr (remembrance) of Allaah. Allaah, the Most High, has said:
{Those who believe (in the Oneness of Allaah – Islamic Monotheism), and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allaah, Verily, in the remembrance of Allaah do hearts find rest.}
[Soorah ar-Ra'd (13): 28]
So from that which brings the heart to life, is increasing in the remembrance of Allaah. And verily, he (the Prophet) – sallal-Laahu ‘alayhi wa sallam – has said:
“The example of the one who remembers Allaah and the one who doesn’t remember Allaah, is like the example of the living and the dead.” 
Also from the means of bringing the heart to life, is eating from halaal (legal, permissible food) and staying away from eating haraam (forbidden food). For verily, eating from haraam hardens the heart, corrupts the heart or makes the heart sick. Because bad food influences the heart and the body.
Also from the means of bringing the heart to life… Allaah, the Most High, has said:
{O (you) Messengers! Eat of the Tayyibaat (all kinds of Halaal foods which Allaah has made legal), and do righteous deeds.}
[Soorah al-Mu'minoon (23):51]
And Allaah has ordered the believers with that which He ordered the Messengers with. He said:
{O you who believe (in the Oneness of Allaah – Islamic Monotheism)! Eat of the Tayyibaat that We have provided you with.}
[Soorah al-Baqarah (2):172]
He should eat from the Tayyibaat, meaning: the permissible things. Because Allaah makes the Tayyibaat permissible for us and makes the Khabaa’ith (all evil and bad things) forbidden for us. So eating from the Tayyibaat, which are the permissible things, feeds the hearts a good meal. And eating from the Khabaa’ith feeds the hearts a bad meal.
That which makes the hearts sick as well, is listening to songs and musical instruments, which has increased alot in this time! And that which makes the hearts sick as well or makes it die, is being devoted to satellite TV, the internet and what is broadcasted in these media from wickedness, evil thoughts, forbidden desires and disgusting scenes. This is from that which makes the hearts sick.
Also, accompanying bad people and sitting with them corrupts the hearts. Similarly, accompanying the best people, the scholars and the people of khayr (good), is from that which brings the hearts to life.
[Sheikh Saalih al Fawzaan]
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Benefits of Nikah
The Nikah is from the ways of Allah with regard to his creation, between the children of Adam, male and female.
With it there are great benefits, from them:
chastity of the two spouses, one to the other;
to fulfill what is required from the husband towards his wife;
the husband taking care of his wife; and protecting her.
From it is also the fulfilling of the desires of both sexes and from it is having children.
There are many benefits from Nikah…
The most important thing is that it keeps you chaste from adultery, from fornication and the loss of lineage, and from the corruption of moral uprightness. There is the protection of one’s health.
As for adultery and fornication then their end place is in epidemics and in lethal illnesses, as is well-known.
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا ٣٢
And come not near to unlawful sexual intercourse. Verily, it is a Fahishah [i.e. anything that transgresses its limits (a great sin)], and an evil way (that leads one to Hell unless Allah forgives him).
[Surah Al-'Isrā':32]
With it there is the loss of lineage, the spread of illnesses, the loss of modesty and chastity. With it there are great harms; fornication, we seek refuge with Allah, what an evil way. The harms of fornication are not limited.
With Nikah, there is a protection from fornication and from its harms, and all praises are due to Allah. Nikah produces offspring. As for fornication then it is a loss. The offspring from fornication have no father and no lineage, and we seek refuge with Allah. Lost… This is from the disadvantages of fornication.
He (Allah) didn’t say don’t fornicate, he said don’t come close to it, ‘don’t come near to it’, i.e. stay away from the means that lead to fornication. Such as: looking, the seclusion with a man, the traveling of the woman by herself, her showing off her beauty. These are means that lead to falling into fornication. Allah has not allowed them, he has prohibited them.
If there is leniency in these means then fornication will take place. If there is leniency in these means then fornication will take place, because the desires are present. Desires are present between men and women. If they sat together and mixed then fornication is close. Shaytaan is present, if a man secluded himself with a woman, then shaytaan is the third one amongst them.
They say you have bad thoughts and that you are pessimists. We are not pessimists, this is the reality. This is the reality and if these means that Allah has prohibited are violated, then fornication will occur, no doubt.
Even the righteous man, the religious one, there is a danger upon him from the woman. Especially if she was beautiful and he secluded himself with her or traveled with her or she joined him at work. Or if she sat with him in the classroom, or in an exam, or in meetings. Or if she sat with him on the television, or on the radio, as his colleague, i.e. a presenter next to him, and she is beautified and he is a youth. Far is Allah from all imperfections. Do you bring petrol next to fire? Petrol is by itself and the fire is by itself. You bring her next to him! This is like that; no it is worse than petrol and fire.
Desires… we seek refuge with Allah, desires are strong. So for this reason Allah (the Exalted, Most High), has placed barriers that prevent falling in to fornication. If they are preserved, fornication is lessened or cut-off. If they are lost, then fornication will occur without a doubt. No matter what, even if they are religious or modest, the children of Adam are not saved from fornication except by the means that prevent it.
[Taken from the last class on the explanation of the book, Mukhtasar Zaadul Ma’aad.; Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan (حفظه الله تعالى).]
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What is the Jilbab?
Q: Today there is much talk about the ruling of the woman to cover her face. There are women who argue that some scholars allow the woman to show her face and have her 'Abâ'ah on the shoulders. Their argument is that there are differences of opinions on the matter. Does every difference of opinion allow that you can follow any scholar? What is the ruling on the french abaya?
A: None other than the Ahl-ul-Ahwa, the people of desires, argue with differences of opinions. They love to follow their desires.
With regards to those who fear Allah, he does not argue with differences of opinions. He argues with the evidence.
There are differences of opinions. Almost every Fiqh question has different opinions. Hence Allaah (djallâ wa 'ala) commanded us to refer to the Qur'an and Sunnah:
فإن تنازعتم في شيء فردوه إلى الله والرسول إن كنتم تؤمنون بالله واليوم الآخر
"And if you get into a dispute about something, then entrust the decision to Allah and messenger, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day." [4:59]
There are, as I said differences of opinions. However, it is not permissible for us to follow the opinions consistent with our lusts and desires and leave the proof just because it conflicts with our desires. It is not allowed. We are obliged to follow opinions consistent with the Qur'an and Sunnah when it comes to the veil and everything else.
You know that the evidences say that the veil is obligatory and that its obligation was the last one revealed to the messenger (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam). Allah ordered his wives, daughters, and the believing women to cover themselves. How can one say that the Muslim woman is not obliged to cover themselves and that it was only specific to the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) wives? When, Allah says:
يا أيها النبي قل لأزواجك وبناتك ونساء المؤمنين يدنين عليهن من جلابيبهن
"O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters - and [all] believing women - that they [outside the home] carefully wrap their outer garments." [33:59]
Then an ignorant person comes and says that the believing women are not obliged to wear the Jilbâb. Does a wise person say this? Only a malicious person and one who follows his desires speaks that way.
She should not wear the 'Abâ'ah to beautify herself. She should wear it to hide her body and the beauty of her clothing. She should put it on top of her head and let it cover down to the feet. She should not wear it to beautify herself. She should wear it to cover her beauty.
As regards the French abaya and other than that, they are prohibited and not permissable if they beautify her and do not cover the beauty.
'Abâ'ah should not be placed on the shoulders. Who says that she should wear it on his shoulders? 'Abâ'ah is just like Jilbâb: it is placed on the head and covers down to the feet. The purpose is that her head, neck and the rest of the body is covered.
['Allama Sâlih bin Fawzan al-Fawzaan; Tammul'ât FI Akhir Surat IL-Ahzab, p. 416-417; Madjmû'atu Rasâ'il Da'wiyyah wa Manhadjiyyah]
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Wiping over Ankle Socks
Question: Noble Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, ankle socks which do not cover the ankles have recently become popular, do they take the same ruling as wiping over the socks? Response: No [they do not take the ruling of regular socks]. They [socks that can be wiped over] must cover the feet completely; cover the ankles and below. [i.e. you cannot wipe over ankle socks if you made Wudoo then put them on.
[Sheikh al Fawzaan; Muqadimat ibn Abee Zayd al-Qayrawaanee fil 'Aqeedah]
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“He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned”
[Surat ul-Ambiyaa, 21:23]
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (hafidhahullaah) comments:
“Allaah is not questioned about what He does, because Allaah never does anything except for a wisdom. And the wisdom may be apparent or may be hidden to us. So we believe that Allaah never does anything in vain, but rather He does it due to a wisdom, whether it is apparent to us or not.”
[At-Ta’leeqaat ul-Mukhtasarah ‘alaa l-’Aqeedat it-Tahaawiyyah, p. 113 Asaheeha Translations]
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Sufism in Islaam
Question: What is the ruling in Islam concerning Sufism? Answer: Sufism, there is no Sufism in Islam, this is an innovation. Sufism is an innovation, it is not from Islam. Thus it is upon those who have fallen into Sufism to repent to Allah the Exalted. And it is upon them to return to the Sunnah. And it is upon them to return to that which the pious predecessors were upon from uprightness and firmness upon the Deen of Allah and following the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah are upon him, and following the rightly guided successors. This is the pure unadulterated methodology. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings are upon him said:
This nation will divide into seventy three sects all of them will be in the fire except one. They said: Who are they oh Messenger of Allah? He replied: Those who are upon what I and my companions are upon.
Thus there is no safety and security except by following the Minhaj of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings are upon, him and his companions. And Sufism is not from the Minhaj of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah are upon him, and it is not from the Minhaj of his companions, and it is not from the Minhaj of the virtuous generations; rather it is something newly invented in Islam. And it (Sufism) contains a great deal of deviations; some of which contains grave worship and shirk with Allah the Exalted and belief in the dead. Thus Sufism also contains polytheism. Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (hafithahuAllah) Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes ibn Estes Barbee
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The ruling on mentioning past sins for dawah‏
Sheikh Saalih al Fawzaan was asked the following question during the question and answer session at the end of his Tafsir class in Riyadh: 
Question: In our country America there are some individuals who used to sing/rap and they have now become Muslim. These individuals have begun to give lectures for the purpose of calling the youth to Islam and advising them to abandon disbelief, but at times they (ex-rappers/singers) mention in their lectures some of the sins that they used to commit in the past. Is this action correct? Answer: This is not correct. As for them giving da’wah and calling people to Islam, this is good. But as for them mentioning their past sins, this is not befitting. What is correct is that they seek forgiveness and abandon mentioning of those sins except within themselves. They mention their sins within themselves for the purpose of regret and seeking forgiveness. Also, mention of one’s past sins to an audience can possibly lead the listeners to fall into the same sins.
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Friday Khutbah
Sheikh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) said:
Undoubtedly the Muslim is enjoined during the khutbah to listen and pay attention, and stop moving. He is enjoined to do two things: 1. Be silent and still, and refrain from moving or fidgeting. 2. He is enjoined to be quiet and refrain from speaking. It is haraam for him to speak whilst the imam is delivering the khutbah, and it is also haraam for him to move, fidget, touch the pebbles, draw lines on the ground, or anything else of that nature. End quote.
Al-Muntaqa min Fataawa al-Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (5/71)
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The Fitnah of the Dajjal
Question: We hear about the Dajjaal and the Fitnah (tribulations) surrounding him, from which the Messenger (peace be upon him) sought refuge (in Allah), and we have been commanded to seek refuge (in Allah) from his fitnah. So who is the Dajjaal? And what are his attributes?
Answer: Dajjaal is a man who will appear towards the end of time, and Jews will follow him. His appearance is a sign of the Last Hour, and he will bring with him immense Fitan (tests and trials) which will have an adverse effect o­n the Iman (of Muslims). Quite possibly many people may perish because of his Fitnah, except those whom Allah protects.As for his attributes, he would be a Kafir man, blind in o­ne eye. He will seek to divert people from their religion by whatever means possible. So his Fitnah and danger will be immense. It is obligatory upon us to seek refuge in Allah from his Fitnah, as we have been commanded (to do so) by the Prophet (peace be upon him).
Shaykh Salih Bin Fawzaan; 
Al-Muntaqaa Min Fatawa, vol. 2, pg. 97.
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Question: A questioner from France says: My parents reject my adherence to the methodology of the salaf. As a result, my mom has taken away all of my books and overgarments. She said if you don't like it then you can leave the house. Consequently, I am forced to wear non-Muslim apparel. So, what is upon me in this situation?
Response: First of all, it is upon everyone to follow the correct path and that is the path of the salaf.
However, there are some people who ascribe themselves to salafiyyah but have no understanding of what it means and may also attribute to the salaf things they are free from.
Sadly, salafiyyah nowadays has become something that people are hesitant about because some of those who call themselves salafis are harsh and ignorant. They attribute to salafiyyah that which is not from it then say, "This is salafiyyah!" As for the correct and authentic salafiyyah then it is the correct methodology for every place [and time].
With regards to your parents forcing you to change your apparel, then you are considered to be compelled (mukrahah) [1]. We advise you to try to get married to a pious husband. If this is not possible, and you have no other place to live besides your parent's home, then there is no blame on you if you change your clothing to meet your parents' request, because you are being coerced. It is upon you to cover the awrah [2] as much as possible even if the clothing is not loose-fitting, as you are excused in this case until a specified time, until Allah removes this calamity from you.
To complete the answer that has preceded, a lot of that which is not from salafiyyah is attributed to it nowadays, but indeed salafiyyah is free from it. One of those things is making takfir and tabdee' of people without guidelines, which this group of people claims is the way of the salaf. They consider everyone that opposes their thoughts to be a kafir or an innovator and they attribute this to the salaf, even though they are free of this.
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Do Not Sit With a Person of Innovation
Imaam Fudayl Ibn Iyaad (rahimahullaah) said: 'Do not sit with a person of innovation, for I fear that curses will descend upon you' 
Sheikh Saaleh Al-Fawzaan (hafidha-hullaah) commented on the above statement: because punishment, anger and deviation descend upon a person of innovation, so it is feared that you will be afflicted with some of what afflicts him, and for that reason Allaah (Jalla-Wa-Alaa) stated: 
'And when you (Muhammad) see those who engage in a false conversation about Our Verses (of the Qur'aan) by mocking at them, stay away from them till they turn to another topic.  And if shaitaan causes you to forget, then after the remembrance sit not you in the company of those people who are the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers)'
[6:68]
And Allaah (Ta-aalaa) said to the believers: 
'And it has already been revealed to you in the Book (this Qur'aan) that when you hear the Verses of Allaah being denied and mocked at, then sit not with them, until they engage in a talk other than that; (but if you stayed with them) certainly in that case you would be like them. Surely, Allaah will collect the hypocrites and disbelievers all together in Hell.'
[4:140] 
In this is a warning against sitting with the people of misguidance and desires, and against sitting, accompanying and listening to their speech or reading their books.  So it is upon you to be distant from these affairs.  Wal-laahul Musta-aan, at present the one who acts upon this (i.e. the one who keeps away from the people of misguidance and desires) is said to be a secluded person and a boycotter, and that he is one who harbors doubt against the people.  [Source: Ittihaaful Qaaree Bitta'liqaat Alaa Sharh As-Sunnah Lil Imaam Barbahaaree (rahimahullaah) by Sheikh Saaleh Al-Fawzaan (hafidha-hullaah) (page: 318-319 Vol: 2)]  
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Sincere advice to a father who does not pray
Question: And also, his father does not pray, and when he advises him, he says: I know more than you. So what do you advise he does?
You mean he does not know about salaah?! His father [says he] knows more than him, and [yet he] does not know about salaah?!
He has not attained [knowledge], [rather], he has become a compound ignoramus - and refuge is sought in Allaah; [Either that], or he is a savant of misguidance.
So, [despite the calamity of the situation], he is [still] required to maintain sincere advice to his father, and [remind him of] Allaah's punishment; [Yes] he [should remind him of] Allaah 'Azza wa Jall's punishment. If his father refuses, and [if] he is able to separate from him, then he should move out and live away from him, in a house with his [own] family, or [even] live by himself.
Yet [throughout], he must maintain his duty, honour and kindness towards his father, even if he is living [separately] in another house; Yes
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Supplicating to Allaah during Trials
Abundant supplication to Allaah is from the causes of success at times of trials, in order for Allaah to protect us from such tests.
The Messenger (saw) said:
“Seek refuge in Allaah from trials whether apparent or hidden.” [Saheeh Muslim]
The Prophet (saw) in the last tashahhud would seek refuge from four things and he ordered us to do similarly. He (saw) said:
“Seek refuge in Allaah form four: punishment of the hell fire; punishment of the grave; the trials of life and death; and from the trials of the Anti-Christ (Dajjaal).” [Saheeh Muslim]
The Muslim should increase therefore, in calling upon Allaah to protect himself from evil of known and unknown trials. He should beg Allaah, for He is close to us (in responding)and answering our prayers. Whoever turns to Allaah and seeks His protection, is protected by Him. Whoever calls upon Him, He answers. He descends every night to the lowest heaven and says:
“Is there anyone asking from Me that I may give him his need? Is there one calling upon Me that I may answer him? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness from Me that I may forgive him?” [Bukhaaree & Muslim]
Allaah has opened His door to those in need, night and day, but this is an additional time and opportunity Allaah designates, as a Mercy for them.
A Muslim should call upon Allaah at all times, yet especially during the best times, such as in prostration (sujood), The Prophet (saw) said:
“Increase supplication in prostration for it is most likely that your supplication will be answered.” [Saheeh Muslim]
The Prophet (saw) said:
“The servant is closest to Allaah when he is prostrating, so supplicate much therein.” [Saheeh Muslim & Saheeh Sunan Abee Daawood]
Other examples of the most superior times to supplicate are: in the last third of the night, the last hour on friday (before the maghrib prayer), and the last part of each prayer.
One should beg Allaah and not be heedless from supplicating, especially in asking Allaah for protection from trials, once a person is protected, he will be safe from all evil. If a person is safe from trials, consequently, his religion is safe and thus his state at the point of death will also be safe.
[Taken from "Trials Of Life" by Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan, Pp. 71-73]
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Women Being Careless in their Hijaab and Speech
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan:
“It is upon the woman who fears Allaah and the hereafter to stay away from what many of the women are doing today such as being lackadaisical with the hijaab and easy-going with wearing decorative garments when going outside and being lax with using perfume when going out of the house and intermingling with men and joking with them.
Allaah, the Most High, said to His Prophet’s wives:
“Then do not be soft in speech, lest he in whose heart there is a disease (of fornication) should be moved with desire. But rather speak in an honorable manner.” [Ahzaab: 32]
If a woman has a need to speak to a man that is not one of her mahaarim, she may speak to him, but with a casual tone that has no softness or gentleness in it, and not in a joking or laughing manner.
Rather her speech must be ordinary and in accordance with what necessity dictates – i.e. a question and an answer – as per the need only.
She must not speak in a tone that appears friendly, laughing or teasing, or in a mellow or beautiful voice, thus stirring the desire of the one who has a disease in his heart. This is based on Allaah’s saying:
“But rather speak in an honorable manner.” [Ahzaab: 32]
So the Muslim women of today must fear Allaah with respect to themselves and their societies.”
[Taken from "Four Essays On The Obligation Of Veiling". Chapter: "Advice To Muslim Women" by Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan, p. 72]
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On mixing with the various Islamic groups.
Question: Should one mix with these groups or should they be avoided?
Answer: When the intention behind mixing with them is to call them (to the truth), – and it is done by those who have knowledge and insight – to adhere to the Sunnah and to abandon their error(s), then this is something good and is from calling to Allaah. However, if this mixing is only for the purpose of accompaniment and entertainment, without any da’wah and without any clarification [of their errors], then this is not permissible. Hence it is not permissible for a person to mix with the opposers except in a manner in which some Sharee’ah benefit can be attained, such as calling them to the correct Islam, clarifying the truth to them that they may return to it – such as when Ibn Mas’ood, may Allaah be pleased with him, went to the Innovators who were in the mosque, stood in front of them and rejected their innovation. And like Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with him, who went to the Khawarij, argued with them and refuted their misconceptions and as a result of which some of them returned to the truth.
Therefore, mixing with them in this manner is something that is desirable. But if they persist upon their falsehood, then it is obligatory to avoid and shun them and to struggle against them for the sake of Allaah.
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan Al-Ajwibah al-Mufidah, compiled by Jamal bin Farihan al-Harithi. Translated by Abu `Iyaad Amjad Rafiq
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