First Words of a Little Girl

The following incident was mentioned by a Shaikh from Toronto, Canada.
The incident is about his 18 months old daughter. The shaikh also has
a son who is about 3 years old. The shaikh has already started
teaching the young son about Quran and ahadith without wasting any
time. Mashallah, the boy has already memorized surah Fatiha and
variousother surahs. One day, his young daughter whois only 18 months
old was sitting beside the son while he was asked to recite surah
Fatiha by the shaikh. This little girl is pronouncing her first words
clearly in these days. Now, when the sonrecited the 5th verse of surah
Fatiha untill"Ihdina Sirat...", the small girl suddenly said"Al
Mustaqim" and completed the verse. Subhanallah! How blessed is this
child whose first words are among the words of the Holy Quran, which
she learned through her father when he was teaching her brother.
It is very important to teach Islam to our children in their early
childhood. We can easilybend trees in any direction when they are
still small. But when the trees become big and tall, 10 people pushing
together is unable to bend them. Similarly, teaching the children when
they are young is necessary so that they go towards the right
direction.

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A Crocodile Testifies

It is related that an Arab who was a huntsman had caught a
land-crocodile, which hewas carrying to his house as food for his
family and children. While he was on the way, he suddenly perceived a
large gathering of people and asked for the cause of it. The people
replied"Muhammad, the son of 'Abdullah (Sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)
is hereand claims to be a prophet." The Arab forcibly entered the
crowd, went up to Muhammad, and said"Ya Muhammad, I shall not believe
you until thiscrocodile believes," and threw the land-crocodileat
Rasulullah's feet; but itwanted to run away; therefore his holy and
prophetic lordship (Sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) exclaimed"Lizard,
approach." The animal obeyed, replying in eloquent and distinct
language "I await your commands with pleasure." His lordship asked
"Whom worshippest thou?" The animal replied "I worship Allah, whose
throne is in heaven whose dominion is on earth, whose power is inthe
sea, whose mercy is in paradise, and whose punishment is in hell."
Rasulullah asked, "Who am I?" The animal said,"You are the Rasul of
theLord of both worlds and the seal of Prophets; blessings be on you!
Whoever believes you will be saved, and whoever accuses you of
falsehood will be damned." When the huntsman heard these words of the
crocodile he took the finger of astonishment between the teeth of
meditation, and said "After this I wish for no other proof of your
veracity. I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that
you are His servant and his Rasul. This professionI now make
externally and internally. I swear by Allah that when I first
approached you, there was no man on the face of the earth whom I hated
more than you' now, however, I love you more than my own eyes, ears,
father, mother, and children. Hisholy and prophetic lordship
(Sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) replied, "Thanks and praises be to
Allah, who has shown you the right way."

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Stipulating a condition [about exiting ihram] in Hajj and ‘Umrah for one who is afraid that her menses may come

A woman wants to do 'Umrah but there is the possibility that her
period may come after she enters ihram and before she does tawaaf. Can
she stipulate a condition [about exiting ihram] because she is afraid
that she may hold her family up?.
Praise be to Allaah.
If a woman wants to do 'Umrah but is afraid her menses may come before
she completes it, she may stipulate a condition [about exiting ihram],
then if she gets her menses she can exit ihram and will not have to do
anything.
The basic principle about it being permissible to stipulate such a
condition is the report narrated by al-Bukhaari (5089) and Muslim
(1207) from 'Aa'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) who said: The
Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) entered
upon Dubaa'ah bint az-Zubayr and said to her: "Perhaps you want to
doHajj?" She said: By Allah, I am always in pain. He said to her: "Go
for Hajj but stipulate a conditionand say: O Allaah, I will exit ihram
from the point where You have prevented me (from continuing, if some
problem should arise)."
If a person is afraid of illness or if a woman fears that her menses
may come, she may stipulate this condition.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: With
regard to stipulating a condition [about exiting ihram] in Hajj, are
there any specific cases in which the pilgrim shouldstipulate this
condition and say: "If something prevents me (from continuing), I will
exit ihram from the point where You have prevented me (from
continuing)"?
He replied: Stipulating a condition in Hajj means saying, when
entering ihram: "If something prevents me (from continuing), I will
exit ihram from the point where You have prevented me (from
continuing)."
Stipulating this condition is not prescribed unless there is some fear
of sickness, or if a woman fears that her menses may come, or if a
person is delayed and fears that he may miss Hajj. In these cases he
or she should stipulate this condition. If he stipulates this
condition and something happens that prevents him from completing the
rituals, then he may exit ihram and leave, and does not have to do
anything.
But if he is not afraid (of any of these things happening), the Sunnah
is not to stipulate a condition; rather he should be firm in his
resolve, put his trust in Allah and think positively of Allah, may He
be glorified and exalted.
End quote from Liqa' al-Baab al-Maftooh, 25/18
And Allah knows best.

If the people around him are reciting the Talbiyah in unison, should he remain silent?

My question is about reciting the Talbiyah in unison. I have read your
fatwa and the commentsof Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy
on him). I would like to know: What should a person doif he is on the
bus and it is difficult for them to recite the Talbiyah individually,
and even if they start to do that, they end up reciting it together.
The Sahaabah (may Allah be pleased with them) did not travel
altogether in the same group; they may have been far from one another.
So do the pilgrims have a reason for doing that, i.e., reciting the
Talbiyah in unison? Especially because of the fitnah that may result
for the one who acts differently from the people, most ofwhom think it
is permissible to do that. I also want to ask: is it better for a
person to remain silent because hecannot help reciting with them
otherwise, or should he recite it with them? May Allah bless you for
explaining this important matter.
Praise be to Allaah.
Reciting the Talbiyah in unison was not related from the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or from his Companions.
Hence a number of scholars stated that this is an innovation (bid'ah).
It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah (11/358): What is the ruling
on pilgrims reciting the Talbiyah together, whereby one person says it
and the others follow?
Answer: It is not permissible to do that because it was not narrated
from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or from
the Rightly Guided Caliphs who succeeded him (may Allah be pleased
with them). Rather it is an innovation. End quote.
This applies to those who deliberately recite the Talbiyah in unison.
As for the one who is reciting the Talbiyah with other people nearby,
and their voices coincide unintentionally,there is no blame on him.
What usually happens when people are together, reciting the Tabliyah
out loud, is thattheir voices will coincidesometimes. If the people
around you are reciting the Talbiyah in unison, you should not keep
quiet; rather you should recite the Talbiyah out loud too.
If you are afraid that thismay result in negative consequences, if the
people around you notice that you are reciting the Talbiyah on your
own, then recite in a quiet voice, But remaining silent is not
appropriate, because the Talbiyah is a righteous deed and a beneficial
act of worship.
An-Nasaa'i (2753), at-Tirmidhi (829), Abu Dawood (1814) and Ibn Maajah
(2923) narrated from as-Saa'ib ibn Khallaad that the Messenger of
Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Jibreel came
to me and said: 'O Muhammad! Tell your companions to raise their
voices when reciting the Talbiyah.'" Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani
in Saheeh an-Nasaa'i.
A version narrated by Ibn Maajah says: "Let them raise their voices
when reciting the Talbiyah, for it is one of the symbols of Hajj."
At-Tirmidhi (827) and Ibn Maajah (2896) narrated from Abu Bakr
as-Siddeeq that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
was asked: Which (actions of) Hajj are best? He said: "Raising the
voice in Talbiyah andslaughtering the sacrificial animal."
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh at-Tirmidhi.
And Allah knows best.