Voices of Beneficial Knowledge

Ahamdulillāh.
By the grace, mercy, and favor of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, we are pleased to announce the completion of the First PDF Compilation of Fatāwā Nūr ʿalā al-Darb (Tape 1) by His Eminence, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Sālih al-ʿUthaymīn رحمه الله.

Alhamdulillāh, after several days of translation, editing, formatting, proofreading, and compiling, this work has now been completed and is ready for the students of knowledge and English-speaking Muslims.

The PDF contains:

• The original Arabic text
• A carefully prepared literal English translation
• The Arabic and English arranged paragraph by paragraph for easier study
• References for the ahādīth mentioned by the Shaykh, together with their authenticity where applicable
• A clean and professional layout suitable for reading, studying, and sharing

Contents of Tape 1:

كيفية رد السلام على الكافر
How to Return the Greeting of a Disbeliever

هل يلزم الإمام أن يسكت بعد الفاتحة بما يكفي لقراءة المأمومين الفاتحة؟
Is the Imām Required to Pause After Sūrah al-Fātihah Long Enough for the Congregation to Recite It?

حكم ذبائح أهل الكتاب والذبح بالصعق الكهربائي
The Ruling on the Slaughtered Animals of the People of the Book and Slaughter by Electrical Stunning

كان ناظراً للوقف وانشغل عنه حتى تعطل الوقف
He Was the Supervisor of an Endowment (Waqf) but Neglected It Until It Became Defunct

حكم الاستمتاع بثديي الزوجة
The Ruling on a Husband Enjoying His Wife's Breasts

لعن الوالدين من كبائر الذنوب
Cursing One's Parents Is Among the Major Sins

حكم المبالغة في ضرب الحيوانات
The Ruling on Excessively Beating Animals

حكم بيع وتعليق اللوحات التي يكتب عليها آيات قرآنية
The Ruling on Selling and Hanging Plaques Bearing Qur'anic Verses

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We kindly ask everyone to download it, benefit from it, share it with others, and help spread beneficial Islamic knowledge. Whoever guides others to goodness will have a reward similar to those who act upon it, by the permission of Allah.

A Special Word of Appreciation

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Ummu Yusuf. May Allah reward her with abundant goodness for her valuable assistance, encouragement, and contribution toward the completion of this project.

May Allah accept this effort from her, make it heavy on her scale of good deeds, forgive her shortcomings, bless her in this life and the Hereafter, and grant her the highest ranks of Jannatul-Firdaws.

Finally, we ask Allah سبحانه وتعالى to make this work sincerely for His Noble Face alone, to accept it from us, to forgive our shortcomings, to benefit the Muslims through it, and to make it a continuous charity (Sadaqah Jāriyah) for everyone who contributed to its production and distribution.

Please remember us, our parents, our teachers, and all the Muslims in your sincere duʿāʾ.

بارك الله فيكم، وجزاكم الله خيرًا.

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Ahamdulillāh, by the grace and favor of Allah, we have completed the First Tape of the Fatāwā Nūr ʿalā al-Darb series by His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad ibn Sālih al-ʿUthaymīn رحمه الله.

We are now pleased to announce that, Insha Allāh, we will begin compiling all eight questions from this first tape into a professionally arranged PDF book.

The book will contain:
• The original Arabic text
• A complete and clear English translation
• A clean and easy-to-read layout for students of knowledge and English-speaking Muslims

The PDF will be completely free and will be available for download through our Telegram channel, bi-idhnillāh.

Table of Contents

1. كيفية رد السلام على الكافر
How Should One Return the Greeting of a Disbeliever?

2. هل يلزم الإمام أن يسكت بعد الفاتحة بما يكفي لقراءة المأمومين الفاتحة؟
Is the Imām Required to Pause After Sūrah al-Fātihah Long Enough for the Congregation to Recite It?

3. حكم ذبائح أهل الكتاب والذبح بالصعق الكهربائي
The Ruling on the Slaughtered Animals of the People of the Book and Slaughter by Electrical Stunning

4. كان ناظراً للوقف وانشغل عنه حتى تعطل الوقف
He Was the Supervisor of an Endowment (Waqf) but Neglected It Until It Became Defunct

5. حكم الاستمتاع بثديي الزوجة
The Ruling on a Husband Enjoying His Wife's Breasts

6. لعن الوالدين من كبائر الذنوب
Cursing One's Parents Is Among the Major Sins

7. حكم المبالغة في ضرب الحيوانات
The Ruling on Excessively Beating Animals

8. حكم بيع وتعليق اللوحات التي يكتب عليها آيات قرآنية
The Ruling on Selling and Hanging Plaques Bearing Qur'anic Verses

We ask Allah ﷻ to make this humble effort sincerely for His Face alone, to benefit the Muslims through it, and to place it among our righteous deeds on the Day when neither wealth nor children will benefit anyone except the one who comes to Allah with a sound heart.

Please do not forget us in your sincere duʿāʾ, asking Allah to grant us sincerity, beneficial knowledge, steadfastness upon the Sunnah, and acceptance of this work.

📖 The PDF will be released soon, In shāʾ Allāh, and will be available for free download on our Telegram channel.

بارك الله فيكم، وجزاكم الله خيرًا.

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The *Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

“Were you unable to be like the old woman of the Children of Israel?”*

Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Prophet ﷺ visited a Bedouin, and the Bedouin treated him generously. The Prophet ﷺ then said to him, "Come and visit us." The Bedouin later came to him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Ask for whatever you need."

The Bedouin said, “A she-camel for us to ride, and some goats for my family to milk.”

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said:
“Were you unable to be like the old woman of the Children of Israel?”
They said, “O Messenger of Allah, who was the old woman of the Children of Israel?”
He said:
“When Musa (Moses) set out with the Children of Israel from Egypt, they lost their way. He said, ‘What is this?’ Their scholars replied, ‘When Yusuf (Joseph) was near death, he took a covenant from us by Allah that we would not leave Egypt until we carried his bones with us.’
He said, ‘Who knows the location of his grave?’
They replied, ‘An old woman from the Children of Israel.’
So he sent for her, and she came to him. He said, ‘Show me the grave of Yusuf.’
She said, ‘Not until you grant me my request.’
He said, ‘And what is your request?’
She said, ‘That I be with you in Paradise.’
He disliked granting her that, so Allah revealed to him, ‘Grant her what she has requested.’
She then led them to a small lake, a place of stagnant water, and said, ‘Drain this water.’ They drained it. Then she said, ‘Dig here.’ They dug and brought out the bones of Yusuf. When they carried them onto dry land, the path became as clear as the light of day.” ( Shaykh Al-Albani said in al-Silsilah al-Sahīḥah under Hadith no. 313:

Benefit: “For a long time, I found the wording in this hadith—‘the bones of Yusuf’—to be problematic, because its apparent meaning seems to conflict with the authentic hadith:
‘Indeed, Allah has forbidden the earth from consuming the bodies of the Prophets.’
This remained unclear to me until I came across the hadith of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), in which it is reported that when the Prophet ﷺ grew heavier in body, Tamim al-Dari said to him:
‘O Messenger of Allah, shall I make for you a pulpit that will gather—or carry—your bones?’
He replied, ‘Yes.’
So he made for him a pulpit with two steps.
This was narrated by Abu Dawud (1081) with a good chain of narration according to the conditions of Muslim.
From this, I understood that they used the word ‘bones’ while intending the entire body. This is an example of mentioning a part while intending the whole, just as Allah, the Exalted, says:
﴿وَقُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ﴾ ('and the Qur'an of dawn') [Al-Isra': 78],
meaning the Fajr prayer.
Thus, the difficulty was removed, and all praise belongs to Allah. I have written this here to clarify the matter.”)

*Authentic. Narrated by Abu Ya‘lā and al-Hākim.*

This is the story of an old woman from the Children of Israel. She was presented with a tremendous opportunity, and she seized it and made the most of it—not to gain the wealth and pleasures of this worldly life, but to attain the highest ranks in the Gardens of Bliss.

Musa (peace be upon him) asked her to show him the grave of the Prophet Yusuf (Joseph), so that he could take his body with him when leading the Children of Israel out of Egypt to al-Sham (Greater Syria). No one knew the location of Yusuf's grave except this woman. However, she refused to show him the grave unless he granted her request: that she would be with him in Paradise on the Day of Resurrection. Allah then granted her request.

This story contains a tremendous lesson about taking advantage of opportunities, having lofty aspirations, and striving for the highest goals. When this elderly woman was given the opportunity to ask and set a condition, she accepted nothing less than the greatest request possible—to accompany the one to whom Allah spoke directly, Musa, in Paradise.

Life is full of opportunities. How many an elderly woman is, by Allah, better than a thousand young men when it comes to making the most of opportunities! For this reason, the Prophet ﷺ made her an example to be followed in seeking the highest and noblest goals.

This also serves as a gentle rebuke to the Bedouin. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered him the chance to ask for whatever he wished and encouraged him to seize that opportunity, because life is full of opportunities. Yet he failed to take advantage of it, asking only for a riding camel and some goats to milk. These are merely worldly possessions that are insignificant compared to the goodness of the Hereafter.

This is guidance for the people to strive for lofty ambitions and to seek the everlasting rewards of the Hereafter rather than the fleeting gains of this worldly life.

Reference: Al-Hayātu Furas (Life Is Full of Opportunities), pp. 29–30.

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The Tireless Pursuit of Knowledge by the Early Hadith Scholars

They Could Only Find Time to Read to the Shaykh at Night:

It is mentioned in al-Jarh wa al-Ta‘dil by ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Hatim, and in Tahdhib al-Kamal by al-Mizzi, in the biography of the hafiz Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman ‘Abdullah ibn Maslamah al-qa‘nabi al-Madani, who resided in Basrah and then Makkah al-Mukarramah, and who died there in the year 221 AH, the student of Imam Malik, may Allah the Most High have mercy upon them both, the following:
‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Hatim said:
“I said to my father: ‘Is al-Qa‘nabi more beloved to you regarding the Muwatta’, or Isma‘il ibn Abi Uways?’
He said: ‘Al-Qa‘nabi is more beloved to me. I have not seen anyone more humble than him. We asked him to read the Muwatta’ to us, so he said: “Come in the early morning.”
We said: “We have a gathering with al-Hajjaj” — Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, known as Ibn al-Sha‘ir.
He said: “Then when you finish with al-Hajjaj?”
We said: “We go to Muslim ibn Ibrahim al-Azdi.”
He said: “Then when you finish?”
We said: “It will be the time of Zuhr, and we go to Abu Hudhayfah” — Musa ibn Mas‘ud al-Nahdi al-Basri.
He said: “Then after ‘Asr?”
We said: “We go to ‘Arim” — al-Sadusi.
He said: “Then after Maghrib.”
So we used to come to him at night, and he would come out to us wearing only a kaba’, with nothing underneath it, during the summer in the intense heat. He would read to us while wrapped in his garment, though if he wished, much wealth could have been given to him.”


Ibn Abi Hatim Reading to His Father While He Was Eating, Walking, and in the Restroom:

It is mentioned in Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’, in the biography of the noble imam, distinguished hadith scholar and critic, the hafiz Abu Hatim Muhammad ibn Idris al-Hanzali al-Razi, who was born in the year 195 AH and died in the year 277 AH, may Allah the Most High have mercy upon him, the following:
‘Ali ibn Ibrahim al-Razi said:
Ahmad ibn ‘Ali al-Raqqam narrated to us: I heard al-Hasan ibn al-Husayn al-Darastini say: I heard Abu Hatim saying:
“Abu Zur‘ah said to me: ‘I have not seen anyone more eager in seeking hadith than you.’
So I said to him: ‘Indeed, my son ‘Abd al-Rahman is truly eager.’
He said: ‘Whoever resembles his father has done no wrong.’
Al-Raqqam said: So I asked ‘Abd al-Rahman about the consistency of his extensive listening and his questioning of his father.
He said: ‘Sometimes he would be eating while I read to him, and walking while I read to him, and entering the restroom while I read to him, and entering the house in search of something while I read to him.’”

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Alhamdulillāh, the Episode 1 PDF of our Arabic Text with Literal English Translation of Sharh al-Usūl ath-Thalāthah (Explanation of the Three Fundamental Principles) by Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz رحمه الله is now available.
This edition presents the Arabic text followed by its English translation paragraph by paragraph, making it easier for students of knowledge to study the explanation.

You can download the PDF here:
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May Allah make this work sincerely for His sake, benefit the Ummah through it, forgive our shortcomings, and grant us success in completing the remaining episodes.
Please remember us in your sincere duʿāʾ.
Feel free to share it with others so the reward may spread, by the permission of Allah.

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

By the permission of Allah, We have begun working on an English translation of Sharh al-Usūl ath-Thalāthah by our noble Shaykh, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz رحمه الله.
The project will be presented in a parallel Arabic-English format, with each Arabic passage followed directly by its English translation. This will, by Allah's permission, benefit students of knowledge, seekers of Islamic creed, and those who wish to improve their understanding of the Arabic language while studying authentic Islamic texts.
The completed lessons will be compiled into PDF format and made available for free download through our Telegram channel:

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We ask Allah ﷻ to make this work sincerely for His Face, to grant accuracy and acceptance, and to make it a source of benefit for the Ummah.
Please remember us in your duʿāʾ that Allah eases this project, grants us sincerity, blesses our time and effort, and allows us to complete it upon goodness and correctness.

جزاكم الله خيرًا

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📢 New Telegram Channel Announcement

As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa rahmatullāhi wa barakātuh.

By the grace of Allah, we have launched our official Telegram channel:

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The channel will serve as an additional platform for sharing beneficial Islamic content, including translated lectures, reminders, and educational materials from the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah.

We invite all brothers and sisters to join, benefit, and share the channel with others.

May Allah make it a means of spreading beneficial knowledge and grant us sincerity in speech and action.

Jazākumullāhu khayran.

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📢 New Series Announcement

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

By the grace of Allah, we are pleased to announce a new translation series:

📖 Explanation of Al-ʿAqīdah Al-Wāsiṭiyyah by Imām Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله

with the explanation of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Sālih al-ʿUthaymīn رحمه الله

This blessed work is among the most important books written on the creed of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamāʿah, particularly regarding the Names and Attributes of Allah, Tawhīd, faith, and other foundational matters of Islamic belief.

We ask Allah to make this effort sincerely for His sake, to benefit the Muslims through it, and to forgive our shortcomings.

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New Series Coming Soon
By the permission of Allah, we are pleased to announce a new series on this channel:
Explanation of Sahih al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib by Shaykh Sulayman bin Salimullah ar-Ruhayli (may Allah preserve him).
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The lessons will be presented with clear English translation to help English-speaking Muslims benefit from the explanations of the scholars.
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