The Impermissibility of Reserving a Place in the Masjid - Abu Talhah Dawud Burbank

Here is something that is taking place more and more these days in our masaajid (plural of masjid) and that this the reserving of places by individuals.  

There are two main reasons for this.  Firstly, due to people being ignorant with regards to its ruling. Secondly, due to those who know its ruling, not ordering the good and forbidding the evil.  

This action of reserving places in the masjid is not a legislated practice in Islam.  An innovation, according to Shaykh Ibn al-'Uthaymeen (rahimahullah Ta'ala) as you will come to know.

This benefit has been taken from a series of 5 lectures I posted not so long ago by Abu Talhah Dawud Burbank (rahimahumullah Ta'ala) titled: The Excellence of Standing in the First Row in Salah.

May Allah enable us to understand and implement that which we hear, Aameen.
Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that The Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever invites to guidance will be rewarded like those who follow him in the guidance are rewarded, and that will not decrease the reward of those who have followed him." [Collected by Imām Muslim]

Follow us: Telegram | Twitter | Website  | YouTube

Please leave a comment below describing the contents of this audio and how you benefitted from it.  These comments may be helpful to others.

The Excellence of Standing in the First Row in Salah - Abu Talhah Dawud Burbank

Here are 5 lectures from the Chapters from Riyadh-us-Saliheen taught by Abu Talhah Dawud Burbank (rahimahumullah Ta'ala).  They specifically deal with the explanation of the hadeeths related to the issue of the excellence of standing in the first row in the Salah.

Some amazingly insightful benefits can be found in these audios.

They were initially posted on SalafiSounds.com.

A lot of work has gone into editing these audios and improving their overall quality, due to some of the excellent lessons that can be learnt from them.

Lecture 1:
Lecture 5:
Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever invites to guidance will be rewarded like those who follow him in the guidance are rewarded, and that will not decrease the reward of those who have followed him." [Collected by Imām Muslim]

Conditions to re-use / re-post: No modification of any audio files. Any website that posts them must link back to the sources mentioned above. Material not for sale.

Follow us: Telegram | X | Website  | YouTube

Please feel free to leave a comment below describing the contents of this audio and how you're doing it.  These comments may be helpful to others.

Virtue of the Messenger & His Companions - Abdulilah Lahmami

On the 21st of November 2021 a lecture titled: A Look at Some Statements of Abdullah Ibn Mas'oud was delivered for Tower Hamlets Dawah by Abdulilah Lahmami (hafidhahullah Ta'ala).  

This lecture was based around a total of 13 statements of Abdullah Ibn Mas'oud (radiAllahu anhu).  This lecture was subsequently posted on their official SoundCloud account. 

Here is the first of those 13 statements.  It has been digitally edited before being posted here.  If you want to listen to those other 12 benefits, click here, barak Allahu feekum!
Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever invites to guidance will be rewarded like those who follow him in the guidance are rewarded, and that will not decrease the reward of those who have followed him." [Collected by Imām Muslim]

Conditions to re-use / re-post: No modification of any audio files. Any website that posts them must link back to the sources mentioned above. Material not for sale.

Follow us: Telegram | X | Website  | YouTube

Please feel free to leave a comment below describing the contents of this audio and how you're doing it.  These comments may be helpful to others.

The Prophet & Proofs of His Prophethood - Shaykh Khalid adh-Dhafiri

This was the fourth lecture at “Life of the Prophet” Conference in Manchester, in January 2020.

A brief and beneficial tele-link with Shaykh Khalid adh-Dhafiri (hafidhahullah Ta'ala) translated by AbdulHakeem Mitchell (hafidhahullah Ta'ala).

Some of the points covered include: 
  • Proofs of prophethood
  • The truthfulness of the prophet
  • The dua of the prophet being answered, eg when he asked for the mother of Abu Hurairah to be guided to Islam
  • Water coming out of his fingertips on a journey
  • The Qur'an, the greatest miracle that no one else can reproduce until now.
  • The splitting of the moon
  • The Israa and Mi'raaj. The night journey.
And many more benefits.

The audio has been digitally cleaned up to remove some of the excessive background noise and improve its overall quality.

This is a beautiful heart-softening reminder for us all, in a time when the hearts have become hard.
Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever invites to guidance will be rewarded like those who follow him in the guidance are rewarded, and that will not decrease the reward of those who have followed him." [Collected by Imām Muslim]

Conditions to re-use / re-post: No modification of any audio files. Any website that posts them must link back to the sources mentioned above. Material not for sale.

Follow us: Telegram | X | Website  | YouTube

Please feel free to leave a comment below describing the contents of this audio and how you're doing it.  These comments may be helpful to others.

Tabligh, Deobandiyyah, Their Roots and Founders - Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Waahid

This benefit has been extracted from lesson 9 of a series of lectures explaining: Foundations of the Sunnah Imām Ahmad bin Hanbal delivered by Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Waahid (hafidhahullah Ta'ala).  An expose of this deviant sect that has many major mistakes in Aqeedah.

This benefit has been digitally edited before being posted below, walhamdulillah.
For further benefits:

For a fatwa of Shaykh Abdul-'Aziz ibn Baaz (rahimahullah Ta'ala) regarding them, click here.


Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever invites to guidance will be rewarded like those who follow him in the guidance are rewarded, and that will not decrease the reward of those who have followed him." [Collected by Imām Muslim]

Conditions to re-use / re-post: No modification of any audio files. Any website that posts them must link back to the sources mentioned above. Material not for sale.

Follow us: Telegram | X | Website  | YouTube

Please feel free to leave a comment below describing the contents of this audio and how you're doing it.  These comments may be helpful to others.

The Imprisoned Heart - Ibn Taymiyyah - Abu Idrees Muhammad

Here is a benefit extracted from A Summarised Biography of Shaykh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahulllah Ta'ala) by Abu Idrees Muhammad (hafidhahullah Ta'ala).

This audio benefit has been digitally edited before being posted below, walhamdulillah.
Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever invites to guidance will be rewarded like those who follow him in the guidance are rewarded, and that will not decrease the reward of those who have followed him." [Collected by Imām Muslim]

Conditions to re-use / re-post: No modification of any audio files. Any website that posts them must link back to the sources mentioned above. Material not for sale.

Follow us: Telegram | X | Website  | YouTube

Please feel free to leave a comment below describing the contents of this audio and how you're doing it.  These comments may be helpful to others.

as-Salafiyyūn, Really Have to Move On - Abu Umar Farooq

Here is a beautiful benefit from Abu Umar Farooq (rahimahulllah Ta'ala) extracted from a lecture titled:  They Never Made a Just Estimate of Allah as Is Due to Him, which was originally delivered during a dawrah that took place at Markaz Muaadh in 1435, titled: The Belief of Ahlus-Sunnah In Regards to the Beautiful Names & Lofty Attributes of Allah.

He talks about the importance of really taking care of trying to memorise and understand the affairs of the religion. Most of us do not have the ability like the likes of Ibn Taymiyyah and others who were blessed with that knowledge entering into their hearts. The reality is that we are far from that, so what should we be doing in our situation? Listen to the following benefit and then go back to the original audio linked above and listen to the entire lecture, barak Allahu feek!
Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever invites to guidance will be rewarded like those who follow him in the guidance are rewarded, and that will not decrease the reward of those who have followed him." [Collected by Imām Muslim]

Conditions to re-use / re-post: No modification of any audio files. Any website that posts them must link back to the sources mentioned above. Material not for sale.

Follow us: Telegram | X | Website  | YouTube

Please feel free to leave a comment below describing the contents of this audio and how you're doing it.  These comments may be helpful to others.

A Summarised Biography of Shaykh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah - Abu Idrees Muhammad

Here is a summarised biography of Shaykh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahulllah Ta'ala) from the introductory lessons of the explanation of al-Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah delivered by Abu Idrees Muhammad (hafidhahullah Ta'ala) with the explanation of Shaykh Ahmad an-Najmee (rahimahulllah Ta'ala) at the Salafi Masjid in Birmingham.

It was delivered over 110 lessons. It started at the end of October 2016 and finished at the beginning of April 2022.

The audio has been digitally edited before being posted below, walhamdulillah.
Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever invites to guidance will be rewarded like those who follow him in the guidance are rewarded, and that will not decrease the reward of those who have followed him." [Collected by Imām Muslim]

Conditions to re-use / re-post: No modification of any audio files. Any website that posts them must link back to the sources mentioned above. Material not for sale.

Follow us: Telegram | X | Website  | YouTube

Please feel free to leave a comment below describing the contents of this audio and how you benefitted from it.  These comments may be helpful to others.

And All of the Muslims Too! - Shaykh Ahmad an-Najmee - Abu Idrees Muhammad

Here is a benefit from a summarised biography of Shaykh Ahmad ibn Yahya an-Najmee (rahimahullah Ta'ala) that was delivered by Abu Idrees Muhammad (hafidhahulllah Ta'ala) about 12 years ago.

Although beneficial, you will not understand its title until the end of the audio, in shaa Allah!
Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever invites to guidance will be rewarded like those who follow him in the guidance are rewarded, and that will not decrease the reward of those who have followed him." [Collected by Imām Muslim]

Conditions to re-use / re-post: No modification of any audio files. Any website that posts them must link back to the sources mentioned above. Material not for sale.

Follow us: Telegram | X | Website  | YouTube

Please feel free to leave a comment below describing the contents of this audio and how you benefitted from it.  These comments may be helpful to others.

He Struggles to Pray Salatul-Fajr in Congregation - Shaykh Abdul-Khaliq Madi

A while back a conference took place at Markaz us-Sunnah, Alperton.  The guest speaker was Shaykh Dr. Abdul-Khaliq Madi (hafidhahullah Ta'ala). 

Over 3 days the Shaykh (hafidhahullah Ta'ala) taught:  The Beneficial Means to a Happy Life by Shaykh Abdur-Rahman al-Sa'di.  Also, during this conference there was an almost 3 hours long.

All of the classes were translated by Abu Ukkashah Abdul-Hakeem (hafidhahullah Ta'ala).

The question below has been slightly paraphrased for ease of understanding:

Question 7: The question comes in two parts. The first part is, what is the ruling for a husband that struggles a lot to pray Fajr in Jama’ah and his wife has tried a lot, almost everything to wake him up for Salah, but he doesn't! Very rarely does he go to Jama’ah, and his excuse is that he's always tired and he's stressed, and he has lots of debt problems and his family on the south of and all of this doesn't help him.  I’ve tried giving him naseehah, cold water, threatening with asking for divorce, but it's not working, and he says that he's tried but doesn't really know why he’s struggled so much with Fajr and why he doesn't pray. As his wife I feel I hate staying with him.

The second part is that he also smokes, and I've told him that it is Haram to smoke and it's like killing and he says that this is my weakness, and I cannot give up smoking the one go! What is your advice to me and my husband as he might be hearing this lecture now and note that we have a son together, and I fear that he might have bad influence on him?
Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever invites to guidance will be rewarded like those who follow him in the guidance are rewarded, and that will not decrease the reward of those who have followed him." [Collected by Imām Muslim]

Conditions to re-use / re-post: No modification of any audio files. Any website that posts them must link back to the sources mentioned above. Material not for sale.

Follow us: Telegram | X | Website | YouTube

Please feel free to leave a comment below describing the contents of this audio and how you're doing it.  These comments may be helpful to others.