[Quote] You should start with yourself first when supplicating

It is befitting for the individual that when he supplicates (makes du'ā') he starts with himself first. Mūsā, may peace be upon him, said: ​

{O my Lord! Forgive me and my brother} [Sūrah Al-A'rāf 7:151]

Nūh, may peace be upon him, said:

 {My Lord! Forgive me, and my parents} [Sūrah Nūh 71:28]

Thus having given priority to himself over his parents. And the Prophet, may peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Start with yourself". Starting with oneself is more appropriate when it comes to supplicating.

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih Al-'Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him

Translated by Salafi-Dawah.com.
Source: Explanation of the Alfiyyah of Ibn Mālik 1/43.

 قـال الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين رحمه الله "ينبغي للإنسان إذا دعا أن يبدأ بنفسه أولا -قال موسى عليه السلام {رب اغفر لي وﻷخي} -وقال نوح عليه السلام {ربنا اغفر لي ولوالدي} فقدم نفسه على والديه -وقال النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام {إبدأ بنفسك} والبداءة بالنفس هي الأولى في الدعاء [شرح ألفيّة ابن مالك ٤٣/١]

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[Audio] The Orlando Shooting: Salafi Muslims Respond / Moosaa Richardson

AN INSIDE LOOK: In one of his daily Islamic classes delivered to an all-Muslim audience at the First Muslim Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Education Director Moosaa Richardson denounces the mass shooting that took place on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Using passages from the Quran and Sunnah, he proves how the behavior of the shooter is flagrantly against the basic laws and ethics of Islam.

Source: al-Masjid al-Awwal (1MM)

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[Article] Does involuntary vomiting necessitate making up for the day?

The first, second and third questions of Fatwa no. 9517

Q: If a fasting person vomits involuntarily during the daytime in Ramadan, should they make up for that day?

A: Involuntary vomiting does not invalidate Sawm (Fasting); therefore, the one who experiences it does not have to make up for the day, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Whoever vomits involuntarily is not required to make up the fast, but whoever vomits deliberately, must make up the missed fast. (Related by Imam Ahmad and the Compilers of the Sunan [Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidhy, Al-Nasa’y and Ibn Majah] through an authentic Isnad [chain of narrators])

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`Abdul-Razzaq `Afify	`Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

Source: Fatwas of the Permanent Committee

[Article] Leaving to say Du‘a’-ul-Qunut during some Tarawih Prayers

The first question of Fatwa no. 20815

Q 1: Is true that Du‘a’-ul-Qunut (supplication recited while standing after bowing in the last unit of Prayer) should not be constantly made in Ramadan i.e. the Imam can supplicate once or twice during the same night either in the first, middle, or last ten nights of Ramadan? Did that happen during the lifetime of the Messenger (peace be upon him) and his Sahabah (Companions)? What is actually followed in Madinah, Makkah the central city of Masjids (mosques), and Riyadh? If Du‘a’-ul-Qunut is permissible once or twice during Ramadan, please explain this to the Ummah (nation based on one creed) to be made clear in every Masjid no matter big or small.

 A: Du‘a’-ul-Qunut in Witr (Prayer with an odd number of units) is Mustahab (desirable) because of the Hadith reported by Al-Hasan ibn ‘Aly (may Allah be pleased with them) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) taught me some words to say during Qunut in the Witr Prayer. They are, 'Allahumma ihdini fiman hadayta, wa ‘afini fiman ‘afayta, wa tawallani fiman tawallayta, wa barik li fima a‘tayta, wa qini sharra ma qadayta, fa inaka taqdi wa la yuqda ‘alaik, wa inahu la yadhilu man walayta, tabarakta Rabana wa ta‘alayta [O Allah! Guide me among those You have guided. Protect me among those You have protected. Take me into Your Care among those You have taken into Your Care. Bless me in what You have bestowed (on me). Guard me from the evil of what You have decreed, for You are the One Who decrees, and none can decree over You. Truly, the one whom You patronize can never be abased. Blessed and Exalted are You, our Lord].' (Related by Ahl-ul-Sunan [authors of Hadith compilations classified by jurisprudential themes: Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Al-Tirmidhy and Al-Nasa’y])

(Part No. 6; Page No. 71)

It is permissible for the Muslim to say this Du‘a’ sometimes and leave it at other times, whether during Ramadan or in any other month. May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions!

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Source:  Fatwas of the Permanent Committee

[Article] Sawm in the case of a seriously ill person

Fatwa no. 1447

Q: I suffered from a serious disease in the last ten days of Ramadan, 1395 A.H. I broke the Sawm (Fast) for four days in this blessed month because of my sickness. I hoped that I could make up for these days when I restore my health, but I am still ill up to now and the coming Ramadan is about to start. I am unable to make up for these days and to fast the next Ramadan. Additionally, I am not sure that I will restore my health later. Would you please tell in writing what I should do and the cash value of feeding at present? If there are a few poor persons in our village, shall I repeat paying this value to these poor people?

A: If the case is as you have mentioned, you have to be patient until Allah cures you of your illness.

(Part No. 10; Page No. 198)

You then can make up for the days you missed in the months of Ramadan. The basic rule in this respect is the Saying of Allah (Exalted be He): ...and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Saum (fasts) must be made up] from other days. Your uncertainty of recovery cannot be a basis for deciding that your healing is hopeless or set you free from liability for making up and permit you to the act of feeding the poor for the missed fasts. Rather, you should think good of Allah and hope for recovery while getting ready for the Hereafter. May Allah cure you of every disease and help you perform the obligations. When the doctors decide that your sickness which render you unable to fast is incurable, then you should feed one poor person for every day (past or coming) missed of Ramadan half a Sa‘ (1 Sa‘ = 2.172 kg) of the local staple food, dates or something else. If you give a poor person dinner or lunch for the number of days that you did not fast, that will be sufficient. As to paying in cash, it does not discharge the obligation.

 May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!

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Member	Deputy Chairman	Chairman
`Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan	`Abdul-Razzaq `Afify	`Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

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[Article] Fifteen-year-old youth breaks Sawm during the daytime in Ramadan

The first question of Fatwa no. 6355

Q 1: What is the ruling on a 15-year-old youth who breaks his Sawm (Fast) during Ramadan, under the excuse that he is very tired and cannot complete his Sawm on that day? If he is required to make up for that day, can he make up for it after yet another Ramadan passes?

(Part No. 10; Page No. 237)

A: It is prohibited for a Mukallaf (person meeting the conditions to be held legally accountable for their actions) - someone who is a sane, adult, healthy, resident (non-traveling) Muslim - to break their Sawm during the daytime in Ramadan. If they experience hardship and are forced by to break their Sawm, exactly as someone who is forced by necessity to eat dead meat, they may only eat as much as is needed to remove the hardship. Then they have to abstain from all that breaks Sawm (Fast) for the rest of the day, and make up for that day after Ramadan. If they delay making up for it until the following Ramadan with no legitimate excuse, then they have to make up for that day and also feed a needy person for every day not fasted. Anyone who has fully attained fifteen years of age is an adult person. The same is true for a boy who discharges Maniy (sperm) out of desire in wet dreams or the like or has coarse hair around his pubic region. A girl has an additional fourth sign of puberty, which is menstruation.

 May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!

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Member	Member	Deputy Chairman	Chairman
`Abdullah ibn Qa`ud	`Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan	`Abdul-Razzaq `Afify	`Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

Source: Fatwas of the Permanent Committee

[Audio] Explanation of Book of Fasting from Bulugh Al-Maram / Dr Saleh As Saleh (رحمه الله)

Explanation of Book of Fasting from Bulugh Al-Maram, explain by Dr Saleh As Saleh (رحمه الله)

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[Article] Offering Tarawih Prayer at home

Offering Tarawih Prayer at home

The fourth question of Fatwa no. 7617

Q 4: The month of Ramadan has come and it is time to offer Tarawih (special supererogatory night Prayer in Ramadan), is it better to go and attend it in the Masjid (Mosque) or offer it at home?

(Part No. 7; Page No. 202)

I am not an Imam (the one who leads congregational Prayer), but a Ma’mum (person being led by an Imam in Prayer). I love to recite the Qur’an and prefer reciting to listening. Is there any sin if I pray Tarawih at home?

A: There is no sin on you if you offer Tarawih at home, because it is a Nafilah (supererogatory prayer). However, it is better to pray it with the Imam in the Masjid following the example of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with them). When the Prophet (peace be upon him) led his Sahabah in Tarawih on some nights until the end of the first third of the night, one of them said to him: We wish that you would lead us in Nafilah Prayer for the rest of the night. He (peace be upon him) replied: Anyone who prays Qiyam (optional Night Prayer) with the Imam until he finishes, it will be recorded for him as spending the whole night in prayer. (Related by Ahmad and the Compilers of the Sunan through a good Isnad [chain of narrators] from the Hadith of Abu Dhar) May Allah grant us success!

May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions!

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Member	Deputy Chairman	Chairman
`Abdullah ibn Qa`ud	`Abdul-Razzaq `Afify	`Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

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[Article] Experiencing Istihadah during the daytime in Ramadan

Istihadah

The second question of Fatwa no. 6495

Q: What is the ruling on the blood that comes out of a woman outside the menstrual or post-partum period? Should she make up later for the days in which she experiences such blood during the daytime of Ramadan?

A: All praise be to Allah Alone, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family and Companions.

(Part No. 5; Page No. 404)

If the blood referred to above comes out of her during the daytime in Ramadan and it is not menstrual blood or postpartum blood, she is obliged to observe Sawm (Fasting) and Salah (Prayer). She must not stop observing Sawm or Salah, and she does not need to make up later for the days in which she observed Sawm and Salah while having Istihadah (abnormal vaginal bleeding outside the menstrual or post-partum period). May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!

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Member	Deputy Chairman	Chairman
`Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan	`Abdul-Razzaq `Afify	`Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

Source:  Ramadan Fatwas

[Article] Q: Does fasting expiate both minor and major sins committed by a Muslim? Is the sin of an evil action committed in Ramadan augmented?

Fatwas of Ibn Baz (رحمه الله)

Sins are multiplied in a sacred place or time in terms of quality not quantity

Q: Does fasting expiate both minor and major sins committed by a Muslim? Is the sin of an evil action committed in Ramadan augmented?

A: What is prescribed for a Muslim in Ramadan, and in other times, is to strive against his self that is inclined towards evil until it becomes tranquil and inclined towards goodness.

(Part No. 15; Page No. 447)

Muslims must fight against the enemy of Allah, Satan, until they are safe from his evil and his whispers. In this world, the Muslims are engaged in a great ongoing struggle against their selves, their desires, and Satan. Therefore, they must repent often and pray for forgiveness at all times. However, times vary one from another. So, Ramadan is the best month of the year, for it is the month of forgiveness, mercy, and salvation from the Fire. If the month is special and the place is special, the rewards for good deeds performed therein are multiplied and the recompense for misdeeds is also multiplied. An evil deed done in Ramadan is more heinous than one done at any other time, just as an act of worship done in Ramadan brings a greater reward from Allah than the one done at any other time. As Ramadan has such a great status, an act of worship done during this month is especially rewarded and its reward is greatly multiplied, while a sin committed during this month is worse and more grievous than a sin committed at any other time. Hence, the Muslim has to make use of this blessed month by performing acts of worship and righteous deeds, and refraining from bad deeds, so that Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) may bless him by accepting his good deeds and help him remain steadfast in adhering to the Truth. But a bad deed receives only one sin and is not multiplied in terms of quantity, either in Ramadan or at other times. On the other hand, the reward for a good deed may be multiplied tenfold or more. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) states in Surah Al-An`am: Whoever brings a good deed (Islâmic Monotheism and deeds of obedience to Allâh and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall have ten times the like thereof to his credit, and whoever brings an evil deed (polytheism, disbelief, hypocrisy, and deeds of disobedience to Allâh and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall have only the recompense of the like thereof, and they will not be wronged. There are

 (Part No. 15; Page No. 448)

many Qur'anic verses in this regard. Similarly in special places, such as Al-Haramayn Al-Sharifayn (the Two Sacred Mosques: the Sacred Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah), good deeds are multiplied greatly in quantity and quality, while evil deeds are multiplied in quality, but not in quantity, when done at special times or in special places, as is referred to above. May Allah grant us success.

Source: Obligatory Sawm