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Ramadan is a time of goodness and blessings and is akin to a school for nurturing the emerging generations in their devotion to acts of obedience. During this sacred month, the Muslim learns numerous moral lessons and beneficial teachings.

In the book written by Imam at-Tahawiyyyy [‘Ahmad ‘Ibnu Salamah at-Tahawiyy is a great Imam of the Salaf (229 – 321 A.H.).] which he called: “Mentioning the belief of ‘Ahlu s-Sunnah wa l-Jama^ah, according to the madh-hab of the fuqaha’ (scholars) of Islam, ‘Abu Hanifah an-Nu^man ‘Ibnu Thabit al-Kufiyy , ‘Abu Yusuf Ya^qub‘Ibnu ‘Ibrahim al-‘Ansariyy, and ‘Ab u ^Abdi l-Lah Muhammad ‘Ibnu l-Hasan ash-Shaybaniyy ” his two companions and others, Imam at-Tahawiyy negated the hadd about Allah by saying what means: He (Allah) is majestically above (He does not have) the hudud (plural of hadd)…

  "If I have a missed prayer that I wish to make up, but I have not yet performed the current prayer and the time for the current prayer is about to end, what should I do?

It is narrated from ‘Anas, may Allah accept his deeds, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when retiring to his bed, would enumerate and mention some of Allah's blessings, expressing gratitude for them, such as food and drink. He would say: “الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا، وَكَفَانَا وَءاوَانَا، فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لَا كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلَا مُؤْوِيَ”

Another practice from the Sunnah is shaking the bedding three times. ‘Abu Hurayrah, may Allah accept his deeds, reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “إِذَا جَاءَ أحَدُكُمْ فِرَاشَهُ فَلْيَنْفُضْهُ بِصَنِفَةِ ثَوْبِهِ -أي طَرَفِهِ- ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، وَلْيَقُلْ بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي وَبِكَ أرْفَعُهُ، إِنْ أمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا، وَإِنْ أرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ”

It was reported that ^Aliyy ibnu ‘Abi Talib, may Allah accept his deeds, mentioned that Fatimah, may Allah accept her deeds, complained about the pain in her hands caused by the millstone (ar-raha[1]), which she used for grinding grain.

It is among the recommended matters for those who wish to sleep to follow the guidance of the Prophet ﷺ as reported by Jabir ibnu ^Abdi l-Lah, may Allah accept his deeds. He said: “إذا كانَ جُنْحُ اللَّيْلِ -أوْ قال: أمْسَيْتُمْ- فَكُفُّوا صِبْيانَكُمْ؛ فإنَّ الشَّياطِينَ تَنْتَشِرُ حِينَئِذٍ، فإذا ذَهَبَ ساعَةٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَخَلُّوهُمْ، فأغْلِقُوا الأبْوابَ، واذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ؛ فإنَّ الشَّيْطانَ لا يَفْتَحُ بابًا مُغْلَقًا، وأَوْكُوا قِرَبَكُمْ واذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ، وخَمِّرُوا ءانِيَتَكُمْ واذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ، ولو أنْ تَعْرُضُوا عليها شَيئًا، وأَطْفِئُوا مَصابِيحَكُمْ” “W…

It is known that acquiring the knowledge of the science of genealogy is among the required matters and recommended forms of knowledge, due to what is incumbent upon it of religious judgments and rites; the purified Islamic laws have applied it in several situations, among which are:

It is known that acquiring the knowledge of the science of genealogy is among the required matters and recommended forms of knowledge, due to what is incumbent upon it of religious judgments and rites; the purified Islamic laws have applied it in several situations, among which are: