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When is I'tikaaf? (Hadith No. 1751)

Bismillah.
Hadith no. 1749 and 1750 (below) are repeats. Read the post here.
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 254:
Narrated 'Ali bin Al-Husain (from Safiya, the Prophet's wife):
The wives of the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) were with him in the mosque (while he was in Itikaf) and then they departed and the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said to Safiya bint Huyai (radiallaahu `anhaa), "Don't hurry up, for I shall accompany you," (and her dwelling was in the house of Usama). The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) went out and in the meantime two Ansari men met him and they looked at the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) and passed by. The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said to them, "Come here. She is (my wife) Safiya bint Huyai." They replied, "Subhan Allah, (How dare we think of evil) O Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam)! (we never expect anything bad from you)." The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) replied, "Satan circulates in the human being as blood circulates in the body, and I was afraid lest Satan might insert an evil thought in your minds."
Volume 3, Book 33, Number 255:
Narrated 'Ali bin Al-Husain from Safiya (radiallaahu `anhaa):
Safiya (radiallaahu `anhaa) went to the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) while he was in Itikaf. When she returned, the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) accompanied her walking. An Ansari man saw him. When the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) noticed him, he called him and said, "Come here. She is Safiya (radiallaahu `anhaa). (Sufyan a sub-narrator perhaps said that the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) had said, "This is Safiya"). And Satan circulates in the body of Adam's offspring as his blood circulates in it."
(A sub-narrator asked Sufyan, "Did Safiya (radiallaahu `anhaa) visit him at night?" He said, "Of course, at night.")

Today's Hadith:

Volume 3, Book 33, Number 256:
Narrated Abu Said (radiallaahu `anhu):
We practiced Itikaf with Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) in the middle ten days (of Ramadan). In the morning of the twentieth (of Ramadan) we shifted our baggage, but Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) came to us and said, "Whoever was Itikaf should return to his place of Itikaf, for I saw (i.e. was informed about the date of) this Night (of Qadr) and saw myself prostrating in mud and water." When I returned to my place the sky was overcast with clouds and it rained. By Him Who sent Muhammad (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) with the Truth, the sky was covered with clouds from the end of that day, and the mosque which was roofed with leaf-stalks of date palm trees (leaked with rain) and I saw the trace of mud and water over the nose of the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) and its tip.
This Hadith explains this one narrated by Abu Hurairah (radiallaahu `anhu):
"The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to observe i’tikaaf for ten days every Ramadaan, and in the year in which he passed away he observed i’tikaaf for twenty days." Narrated by al-Bukhaari.
And this is why I`tikaaf in the last ten days of Ramadaan is more recommended than any other time.. Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) preferred it in his last year.
But this doesn't mean one can't observe I`tikaaf in days other than the last ten of Ramadaan. I`tikaaf can be practiced any time of the year. Read this post for more details.

Iftaar Time (Ahadith 1670 - 1674)

Bismillah.
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 175:
Narrated Umar bin Al-Khattab (radiallaahu `anhu):
Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "When night falls from this side and the day vanishes from this side and the sun sets, then the fasting person should break his fast."
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 176:
Narrated Abdullah bin Abi Aufa (radiallaahu `anhu):
We were in the company of the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) on a journey and he was fasting, and when the sun set, he addressed somebody, "O so-and-so, get up and mix Sawiq with water for us." He replied, "O Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam)! (Will you wait) till it is evening?" The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us." He replied, "O Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam)! (If you wait) till it is evening." The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said again, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us." He replied, "It is still daytime." The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said again, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us." He got down and mixed Sawiq for them. The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) drank it and then said, "When you see night falling from this side, the fasting person should break his fast."
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 177:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Aufa (radiallaahu `anhu):
We were traveling with Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) and he was fasting, and when the sun set, he said to (someone), "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us." He replied, "O Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam)! (Will you wait) till it is evening?" The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) again said, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us." He replied, "O Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam)! It is still daytime." The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said again, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us." So, he got down and carried out that order. The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) then said, "When you see night falling from this side, the fasting person should break his fast," and he beckoned with his finger towards the east.
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 178:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad (radiallaahu `anhu):
Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "The people will remain on the right path as long as they hasten the breaking of the fast."
Al-Nawawi said: 
This hadeeth means that we are encouraged to hasten to break the fast after ascertaining that the sun has indeed set. What this means is that the ummah’s affairs will continue to be in order and they will be fine so long as they adhere to this Sunnah. But if they delay breaking the fast, that will be an indication of some misguidance that they are following. 
Sharh Muslim, 7/208
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 179:
Narrated Ibn Abi Aufa (radiallaahu `anhu):
I was with the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) on a journey, and he observed the fast till evening. The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said to a man, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for me." He replied, "Will you wait till it is evening?" The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for me; when you see night falling from this side, the fasting person should break his fast."
The Sunnah is to hasten to break the fast, which means breaking fast straight after the sun has set. Delaying the fast until after the stars have come out is the practice of the Jews, and the Raafidis (Shi’ah) followed them in that, So it is not correct to delay it deliberately until later in the evening or to delay it until the end of the adhaan. All of that is contrary to the teachings of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). 

Madinah towards the End (Hadith No. 1593)

Bismillah.
Hadith no. 1592 (below) is a repeat. Read it here.
Volume 3, Book 30, Number 97:
Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallaahu `anhu):
If I saw deers grazing in Medina, I would not chase them, for Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "(Medina) is a sanctuary between its two mountains."
Today's Hadith:
Volume 3, Book 30, Number 98:
Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallaahu `anhu):
I heard Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) saying, "The people will leave Medina in spite of the best state it will have, and none except the wild birds and the beasts of prey will live in it, and the last persons who will die will be two shepherds from the tribe of Muzaina, who will be driving their sheep towards Medina, but will find nobody in it, and when they reach the valley of Thaniyat-al-Wada', they will fall down on their faces dead."
Yet to be seen.. though it seems highly unlikely. And what an awful sight it would be to see Madinah empty! I wonder what would prompt people to leave this sanctuary.. the beloved city of the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam), for which he invoked barakah in its mudd and sa' (measuring units); the place where nothing but peace and serenity is to be found.. I wonder why its residents would prefer any other piece of land over it.
I hope I don't live to see this time for it will be extremely saddening to hear such news. May Allah keep our hearts firm on Deen. :(

Ka`bah to be Demolished Once More (Hadith No. 1361)


Bismillah.
Volume 2, Book 26, Number 661:
Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallaahu `anhu):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "Dhus-Suwaiqa-tain (literally: One with two lean legs) from Ethiopia will demolish the Ka'ba."
This Hadith talks about the end of times, when people will have forgotten the Quran altogether, and there'll be no khayr (good) on Earth. The time when Ka`bah will also be removed from Earth, as it is also 'good'. Black/Ethiopian people will rise to power and it'll be one among them who'll demolish the Ka`bah. And Allah knows best.

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/kabah-to-be-demolished-once-more-hadith-no-1361/

Whatever Happened to "Time"? (Hadith No. 845)


Assalamu`alaykum,
Bismillah.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 845:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until (religious) knowledge will be taken away (by the death of religious learned men), earthquakes will be very frequent, time will pass quickly, afflictions will appear, murders will increase and money will overflow amongst you."
(See Hadith No. 85 Vol 1).

Another related post here.

Brothers and sisters, this is no funny business. The Day of Judgement isn't far away. We see the predictions coming true.

Knowledge will be taken away (by the death of religious learned men) - check.
Earthquakes will be frequent - check.
Time will pass quickly - a big bold check.
Afflictions will appear - check.
Murders will increase - check.
Money will overflow amongst you - check.

Talking about time. Isn't it like so true? It goes by like anything. Even faster than sand slipping from one's hands! What happened? It wasn't like this in the old days, when we'd play for hours in summer afternoons and it'd seem that the day will go on forever. (Ahhh, those were the days!)

You know what the problem is? It's lack of 'barakah' in our time. Barakah does not necessarily mean having plenty of something. It means that even less would suffice. That you'd be able to do more in less time.

Why has the barakah been taken out of our lives and times? Because, ahem, we tend to sleep after Fajr. :P
Now I know many will say there's nothing wrong with that, and if one wakes up for tahajjud at night, or is up late studying, then they need to sleep at that time. Okay. Okay. Let's see..

One of my friends told me the other day that she studies/works all day, sleeps around 10, and still can't stay up after Fajr. And this is what I told her: you need to take a nap during the day, sleep right after `Ishaa', and do the studying/working after Fajr. Because that's the best time to do it. Because that's the time where you can find barakah! Because that's when you'll see that you're able to study more in less time. True story. I've experienced it myself, so no one is allowed to deny me. e_e

Abu Productive says in "Sources of Barakah":
Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: "Allah made the early hours blessed for my Ummah".
This hadeeth was the reason for me to start ProductiveMuslim.com! Such gems of productivity are actually sources of blessings that we should seek to make our life productive. Waking up early is such an important part of being blessed and feeling blessed throughout your day.Try to wake up for tahajjud, pray, and then work during the hours before fajr salaat and tahajjud. If you can't, then at least wake up for fajr and stay up till sunrise before you go back to sleep. Those hours are so blessed. If you're able to go to work in those hours, do so, you'll get much more work done than the whole day put together!
Ismail Kamdar:
Tips for Barakah in Time: Pray Fajr in the Masjid then get down to work. Do not sleep after Fajr as that time has barakah in it.
The secret to a productive day is taking advantage of the times that Allah (swt) put barakah (blessing) in. The Prophet ﷺ taught us that there is barakah in the early hours of the morning. By spending the hour before fajr in prayer, recitation of Qur’an, and in the remembrance of Allah, you will get the spiritual nourishment your body requires for that day. Just like we need to eat breakfast every morning to give us energy, the spiritual nourishment our body needs is equally important. Without it, we will not have much barakah in our time and we will find ourselves getting tired easily and not being very productive. 

Additionally, having suhoor (pre-dawn meal) gives us barakah. The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Have suhoor, for in suhoor there is barakah.”
[Bukhari]

Make sure you wake up every morning before fajr, pray at least two rak’aat, make some du’a (supplication), read a bit of Qur’an, and have a bite to eat (even if it’s just a few dates). If you try this, I guarantee you, with Allah’s will, that one hour in which you deprive yourself of sleep for Allah’s sake will grant you so much barakah that day. You’ll find that you will finish your work early and still have plenty of time on your hands for your ibaadat.
[Help taken from radiyeen.wordpress.com]


Wassalam.

Witr - Timing (Hadith No. 808)


Assalamu`alaykum,
Bismillah.
When to pray witr? Should I offer it right after `Ishaa' or delay it? And how far can I delay it? Is there an ending time for witr?


Well, you know how it goes. Please keep reading..

Volume 2, Book 16, Number 808:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle offered Witr prayer at different nights at various hours extending (from the 'Isha' prayer) up to the last hour of the night.

Time for witr starts with `Ishaa' and ends when dawn begins. More on it here.

The Timing of Witr:

It starts when a person has prayed ‘Isha’, even if it is joined to Maghrib at the time of Maghrib, and lasts until dawn begins, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah has prescribed for you a prayer (by which He may increase your reward), which is Witr; Allaah has enjoined it for you during the time between ‘Isha’ prayer until dawn begins.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 425; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.
Is it better to offer this prayer at the beginning of its time or to delay it?
The Sunnah indicates that if a person thinks he will be able to get up at the end of the night, it is better to delay it, because prayer at the end of the night is better and is witnessed (by the angels). But whoever fears that he will not get up at the end of the night should pray Witr before he goes to sleep, because of the hadeeth of Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever fears that he will not get up at the end of the night, let him pray Witr at the beginning of the night, but whoever thinks that he will be able to get up at the end of the night, let him pray Witr at the end of the night, for prayer at the end of the night is witnessed (by the angels) and that is better.” Narrated by Muslim, 755.
Al-Nawawi said: This is the correct view. Other ahaadeeth which speak of this topic in general terms are to be interpreted in the light of this sound, specific and clear report, such as the hadeeth, “My close friend advised me not to sleep without having prayed Witr.” This is to be understood as referring to one who is not sure that he will be able to wake up (to pray Witr at the end of the night). Sharh Muslim, 3/277.
[IslamQA]
Some additional 'fiqh' points:
What if..
  • you forgot to pray witr, or kept sleeping till Fajr? Read answer here.
  • you were praying witr right before dawn, and Fajr adhaan was called. Read answer here.
Wassalam.

The Special Hour of Friday (Hadith No. 755)


Assalamu`alaykum,
Bismillah.
Volume 2, Book 13, Number 755:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) talked about Friday and said, "There is an hour (opportune time) on Friday and if a Muslim gets it while praying and asks something from Allah, then Allah will definitely meet his demand." And he (the Prophet) pointed out the shortness of that time with his hands.
This 'hour' can be either of these two:
  1. when the Imaam sits on the pulpit until the end of the (Jumu`ah) prayer.
  2. after the `Asr prayer until the Maghrib prayer (most correct of the two opinions).
Read on for details, or simply watch this video. Caution: this will be very informative and beneficial inshaAllah. :)

Don't forget to share it with others!
Firstly: 
The saheeh Sunnah indicates that there is a time on Friday when du’aa’s may be answered, and no Muslim happens to ask Allaah for good at that time but He will give it to him, as it says in the hadeeth narrated by al-Bukhaari (5295) and Muslim (852) from Abu Hurayrah who said: Abu’l-Qaasim (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “On Friday there is an hour when, if a Muslims happens to pray at that time and ask Allaah for something good, He will give it to him.”

There are many views on when this time is. The most correct are two views:

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: The most correct of these views are two which are mentioned in proven ahaadeeth, and one of them is more likely than the other.
  1. The first is that it is from the time when the imam sits on the minbar until the end of the prayer. The evidence for this opinion is the report which was narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh (853) from Abu Burdah ibn Abi Moosa al-Ash’ari who said: ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar said to me: Did you hear your father narrating from the Messenger of Allaah (S) concerning the (special) hour on Friday? I said: Yes, I heard him say: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (S) say: “It is between the time when the imam sits down, until the prayer is over.”

    Al-Tirmidhi (490) and Ibn Maajah (1138) narrated from Katheer ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf al-Muzani from his father from his grandfather that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “On Friday there is an hour of the day during which no person asks Allaah for something but He will give it to him.” It was said, When is that time? He said, “When the iqaamah for prayer is given, until the prayer ends.” [Shaykh al-Albaani said: It is da’eef jiddan (very weak)].
     
  2. The second view is that it is after ‘Asr, and this is the more correct of the two views. This is the view of ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Salaam, Abu Hurayrah, Imam Ahmad and others.

    The evidence for this view is the report narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad (7631) from Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri and Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “On Friday there is an hour when no Muslim happens to ask Allaah for good at that time but He will give it to him, and it is after ‘Asr.” [In Tahqeeq al-Musnad its says: The hadeeth is saheeh because of corroborating evidence, but this isnaad is da’eef (weak)].

    Abu Dawood (1048) and al-Nasaa’i (1389) narrated from Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Friday is twelve hours in which there is no Muslim who asks Allaah for something but He will give it to him, so seek the last hour after ‘Asr.” [Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani].

    Sa’eed ibn Mansoor narrated in his Sunan from Abu Salamah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmaan that some of the companions of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) gathered and spoke of the (special) hour on Friday, then they parted and did not disagree that it is the last hour on Friday. [al-Haafiz classed its isnaad as saheeh in al-Fath, 2/489].

    In Sunan Ibn Maajah (1139) it is narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Salaam said: I said, when the Messenger of Allaah (S) was sitting, We find in the Book of Allaah that on Friday there is an hour when no believing slave happens to pray and ask Allaah for anything at that time, but Allaah will meet his need.

    ‘Abd-Allaah said: The Messenger of Allaah (S) pointed to me, saying, “Or some part of an hour.” I said, You are right, or some part of an hour. I said, What time is that? He said, “It is the last hours of the day.” I said, It is not the time of the prayer? He said, “Indeed, when a believing slave prays and then sits with nothing but the prayer keeping him, he is still in a state of prayer.”
    Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani.

    In Sunan Abi Dawood (1046), al-Tirmidhi (491) and al-Nasaa’i (1430) it is narrated from Abu Salamah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmaan that Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The best day on which the sun rises is Friday. On it Adam was created, on it he was sent down (to earth), on it his repentance was accepted, on it he died and on it the Hour will begin. There is no living being but it is in a state of apprehension on Friday from dawn until sunrise fearing the onset of the Hour, except jinn and mankind. On it there is an hour when no Muslim happens to pray and ask Allaah for what he needs, but He will give it to him. Ka’b said: Is that one day in every year? I said: No, it is every week. He said: Ka’b read the Tawraat (Torah) and said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) spoke the truth. Abu Hurayrah said: Then I met ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Salaam and told him of my meeting with Ka’b, and ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Salaam said: I know which time it is. Abu Hurayrah said: I said to him: Tell me about it. ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Salaam said: It is the last hour of Friday. I said: How can it be the last hour of Friday when the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “No Muslim happens to pray at that time,” but there is no prayer at that time. ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Salaam said: Didn’t the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “Whoever sits waiting for the prayer is in a state of prayer until he prays”? I said: Then this is it.

    Al-Tirmidhi said: A saheeh hasan hadeeth. Some of it is mentioned in al-Saheehayn. [It was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani.] End quote from Zaad al-Ma’aad (1/376). 
Secondly: 
According to the view that it is from the time when the imam sits down until the end of the prayer, that does not mean that the one who is praying behind the imam should distract himself with du’aa’ and not listen to the khutbah, rather he should listen to the khutbah and say ameen to the du’aa’ of the imam, and supplicate during his prayer, when prostrating and before the salaam.

By doing so, he will have offered du’aa’ during this special time, and if he also says du’aa’ in the last hour after ‘Asr, that is even better.

And Allaah knows best.
Tomorrow's Friday. Don't miss this special hour. Make the best of it! And do remind others about it, so you can get double the reward. ;)
Wassalam.

Time of Jumu`ah Prayer (Ahadith 725 - 727)


Assalamu`alaykum,
Bismillah.

Volume 2, Book 13, Number 725:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet used to offer the Jumua prayer immediately after mid-day.

Volume 2, Book 13, Number 726:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We used to offer the Jumua prayer early and then have an afternoon nap.

Volume 2, Book 13, Number 727:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet used to offer the prayer earlier if it was very cold; and if it was very hot he used to delay the prayer, i.e. the Jumua prayer.

The time of Jumu`ah is the same as the time for Zuhr salah. It was offered right after noon in Prophet (SAW)'s time.


P.S. you'll notice that companions used to have food and nap after the Jumu`ah prayer. Some really interesting narrations regarding it coming in the next few days inshaAllah. :)

Wassalam.

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