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  • Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen on Caesarean Births: Why Natural Childbirth Is Better

    “On this occasion, I would like to point out a phenomenon that has been mentioned to us, which is that many of those who assist in deliveries in hospitals are keen for the birth to be carried out by an operation, what is called a Caesarean section. I fear that this may be a scheme against the Muslims.

    Because the more births occur in this way, the weaker the abdominal wall becomes, and pregnancy then becomes dangerous for the woman so that she may no longer be able to bear it.

    Some people from private hospitals informed me that many women were presented to certain hospitals, and their officials decided that a Caesarean section was necessary. Then they came to this private hospital and gave birth naturally.

    He mentioned more than eighty cases like this within about a month.

    This indicates that the matter is serious and that attention must be given to it. It should be known that childbirth inevitably involves pain and hardship. Allah the Most High said:

    {حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ كُرْهًا وَوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا}

    “His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship.”

    (Qur’an 46:15)

    It should not be that, merely because a woman feels the pains of labor, she goes to have the baby taken out so that she does not feel them. Natural childbirth is better than Caesarean delivery.”

    Source:

    📚 Liqāʾāt al-Bāb al-Maftūḥ, 2, Question 42

  • Understanding the Qur’an: A Powerful Statement from Ibn Taymiyyah

    “Common practice makes it impossible that people would read a book in a field of knowledge, such as medicine or mathematics, without seeking an explanation for it.

    So how could it be with the speech of Allah, which is their protection, by which they attain salvation and happiness, and by which their religion and worldly life are established?”

    Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā

    Volume 13, page 332

  • The Incredible Dedication of Ibn Taymiyyah to Knowledge

    Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

    “Our Shaykh told me: I became ill, and the doctor said to me, ‘Your reading and speaking about knowledge is making the illness worse.’

    So I said to him, ‘I cannot be patient without it. I will judge this matter according to your own knowledge: Is it not the case that when the soul becomes happy and pleased, the body’s natural strength increases and it repels illness?’

    He said, ‘Yes.’

    So I said, ‘My soul finds joy in knowledge. Because of it, the body gains strength and I feel relief.’

    The doctor then said, ‘This is beyond the scope of our medicine.’”

    Rawḍat al-Muḥibbīn (p. 109) by Imam Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله.

  • The Prophetic Way of Dealing With Sinning Muslims

    Allah says:

    “And lower your wing to those who follow you among the believers.”

    (Qur’an 26:215)

    Meaning: treat them with gentleness, speak kindly to them, show affection toward them, endear yourself to them, and display good character and complete kindness toward them.

    The Prophet ﷺ practiced this, as Allah also said:

    “So by mercy from Allah you were gentle with them. If you had been harsh and hard-hearted, they would have dispersed from around you. So pardon them, ask forgiveness for them, and consult them in the matter.”

    (Qur’an 3:159)

    These were the manners of the Prophet ﷺ, the most perfect manners, through which tremendous benefits are achieved and many harms are prevented.

    So is it appropriate for someone who believes in Allah and His Messenger and claims to follow and emulate him to be harsh toward the Muslims, aggressive in character, severe toward them, hard-hearted, harsh in speech, and rough in behavior?

    Then if he sees from them a sin or bad conduct, he abandons them, despises them, and hates them, having no gentleness, no proper conduct, and no divine guidance.

    Through this type of treatment many harms occur and many benefits are lost.

    Yet you may find him belittling the one who possesses the qualities of the noble Messenger, accusing him of hypocrisy or compromise.

    Meanwhile he elevates himself, considers himself complete, and becomes impressed with his own deeds.

    Is this anything other than ignorance and the deception and beautification of Shayṭān?

    For this reason Allah said to His Messenger:

    “But if they disobey you…”

    (Qur’an 26:216)

    Meaning: if they disobey you in some matters, do not disassociate yourself from them and do not stop treating them with gentleness and kindness.

    Rather, disassociate from their actions, admonish them concerning it, sincerely advise them, and exert your effort to turn them away from it and guide them to repentance.

    This clarification removes the misunderstanding of those who think that the statement “Lower your wing to the believers” means approving everything they do as long as they are believers.

    This explanation clarifies that misunderstanding.

    And Allah knows best.

    تيسير الكريم الرحمن في تفسير كلام المنان

  • The Sin That Humbles Is Better Than the Obedience That Makes You Proud

    A dark, rainy room featuring a decorative prayer rug with an intricate border, partially adorned with chains, and a single lantern casting a soft light.

    Ibn al Qayyim رحمه الله said:

    Indeed your shaming your brother for his sin is a greater sin than his sin and worse than his disobedience because it contains the arrogance of obedience self admiration and praising the self and declaring it free of sin while making it seem that your brother is the one who carried it

    And perhaps his brokenness because of his sin and what it caused him of humility and submission and self reproach and freeing himself from the illness of claiming greatness pride and self conceit and his standing before Allah with head lowered gaze humbled and heart broken is more beneficial for him and better for him than the arrogance of your obedience your multiplying it your counting it as something great and your acting as though you have done Allah and His creation a favour by it

    How close this sinner is to the mercy of Allah and how close this self satisfied person is to the anger of Allah

    A sin that makes you humble before Him is more beloved to Him than an act of obedience by which you feel proud before Him

    The groaning of sinners is more beloved to Him than the loud chanting of those who glorify Him while feeling self satisfied

    And perhaps Allah gave him through this sin a medicine by which He extracted a deadly disease that is in you while you do not realize

    Allah has secrets concerning the people of obedience and the people of disobedience that none knows except Him and none sees them except those with insight who recognize from them only what human understanding can reach and beyond that is what even the noble recording angels do not look into

    Madarij al Salikin 1 272 273

  • Reflecting Upon the Qur’an

    Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy upon him) said:

    “There is nothing more beneficial for the servant in his worldly life and his Hereafter, and nothing closer to his salvation, than deep reflection upon the Qur’an, prolonged contemplation of it, and gathering one’s mind upon the meanings of its verses.

    For it reveals to the servant the landmarks of good and evil in their entirety, along with their paths, their causes, their ends, their fruits, and the final outcomes of their people.

    It places into his hand the keys to the treasures of happiness and beneficial knowledge. It firmly establishes the foundations of faith within his heart, raises its structure, and strengthens its pillars.

    It shows him within his heart the true reality of this world and the Hereafter, and of Paradise and the Fire. It brings before him the nations and shows him the Days of Allah among them. It enables him to perceive the places of lessons and reflection, and makes him witness Allah’s justice and His bounty.

    It acquaints him with His Lord—His Essence, His Names, His Attributes, and His Actions—what He loves and what He hates. It shows him the path that leads to Him, what awaits those who travel upon it after they reach Him and arrive before Him, as well as the obstacles that cut off the path and its afflictions.

    It makes him know the soul and its characteristics, the things that corrupt deeds and the things that rectify them. It shows him the path of the people of Paradise and the people of the Fire—their deeds, their conditions, and their distinguishing marks.

    It shows him the ranks of the people of happiness and the people of misery, and the categories of creation—what they unite upon and what they differ concerning.”

    Madarij al-Salikin (2/84)

  • The Innovation of Celebrating Women’s Day

    A decorative banner featuring floral designs with text in Arabic and English that reads 'The Innovation of Celebrating Women's Day'.

    All celebrations that contradict the legislated Islamic festivals are newly invented innovations.

    They were not known during the time of the righteous predecessors (the Salaf), and their origin may even come from non-Muslims. Thus they combine innovation with imitation of the enemies of Allah, the Exalted.

    The legislated Islamic festivals are well known among the people of Islam. They are:

    • Eid al-Fitr
    • Eid al-Adha
    • The weekly Eid (Friday)

    There are no other festivals in Islam besides these three. Any festivals that appeared after that, or any celebrations invented besides them, are rejected upon those who introduced them and are invalid in the legislation of Allah.

    This is based on the statement of the Prophet ﷺ:

    “Whoever introduces into this matter of ours something that is not from it, it will be rejected.”

    (Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)

    Meaning: it is rejected and not accepted by Allah.

    Source:

    Fatāwā ʿalā ad-Darb – The official website of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn رحمه الله

  • How to Be Saved during Trials and Wars

    Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan

  • Amazing Refutation of a Mu’tazali

  • Short Surah Mighty Benefit

    الشيخ أبي إبراهيم محمد بن مانع الآنسي

    On the authority of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him),

    from the Prophet ﷺ who said:

    “Is any one of you unable to recite one-third of the Qur’an in a night?”

    They said: And how can he recite one-third of the Qur’an?

    He said: “Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad equals one-third of the Qur’an.”

    In the busyness of work, the length of surahs, and the amount we plan to recite in Ramadan…

    Do not forget a surah that is easy in its words, great in its meaning.

    Surah Al-Ikhlas equals one-third of the Qur’an.

    Only four verses that summarize the reality of tawhid and remind the heart of whom we worship and to whom we turn.

    Repeat it calmly between the adhan and the iqamah,

    recite it in your prayer,

    keep it on your tongue while you walk or wait or before you sleep.

    Its reward is great, and acting upon it is easy.

    And perhaps a truthful word that came from a present heart is heavier on the scale than many pages read in haste.

    Recite Surah Al-Ikhlas often in Ramadan…

    with a sincere intention and a reflective heart.

    And make use of your times and your moments.

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