Amat Al-Ghafoor bint Ishaaq Al-Dihlawi___ (scholar of Hadeeth)

One example of a great Muhaddithah (scholar of Hadeeth), a non-Arab, of the 13th Century. ‘Non-Arab’ is outlined because many feel that these great women were great only because they were lucky to have Arabic as their mother-tongue and ancestry was from the Arabs. On the contrary, many of our great scholars, even from among the men, the likes of Imam Al-Bukhaari, may Allaah have mercy upon him, were not from the lineage of the Arabs. In the same way, the Muhaddithah, Amat Al-Ghafoor bint Is-Haaq Al-Dihlawi, may Allaah have mercy upon her, was from Delhi — India.

Her father was one of leading scholars of India and so she, may Allaah have mercy upon her, would learn from his company, covering many books of Hadeeth and Fiqh with him. In this way, she acquired high authority in both Hadeeth and Fiqh. Her father married her to a scholar; whenever he faced difficulty he would turn to his wife. Amat Al-Ghafoor, may Allaah have mercy upon her.

Al-Hasani says, ‘When her husband, himself a great scholar, faced any difficulty in Hadeeth or Fiqh he would consult her and benefit from her.’

Truly this is a blessing that Allaah blesses to whomsoever he wishes of his believing maid-servants.

Beautify you obedience to Allaah

Wahb ibn Munabbih said:

You should beautify you obedience to Allaah with knowledge, forbearance and understanding.

Honour yourself by rejecting the characteristics of the fools 
instead 
subject yourself to the characteristics of the scholars.


accustom yourself to the actions of the gentle, patient ones 
and 
forbid yourself from the actions of the wretched, 


make it compulsory upon yourself that you follow the behavior of the scholars 
and 
separate yourself from the ways of the wicked people.

Wahb ibn Munabbih ibn Kaamil al Yamaanee as-San'aanee was one of the trustworthy Taabi'oon, his biography is found in Tahdheeb at-Tahfheeb (11/166) and Hilayah as-Awliyaa (4/23)

How to treat women

Prophet Muhammad, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, said: “Woman was created from a rib, and if you try to straighten a rib you will break it, so deal with her gently.” [Reported by Ahmad, 5/8; Ibn Hibbaan, 1308; Saheeh al-Jaami’, 2/163] (Manners In Islam on FB) Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) said: “Woman is created from a rib that will never become straight. So if you enjoy her, then enjoy her with the crookedness that is in her, for if you try to straighten her you will break her, and breaking her means divorcing her.”  (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3153; Muslim, 1468.) According to another report: “Be kind to women, for they were created from a rib, and the most crooked part of the rib is the top. If you try to straighten it, you will break it, and if you leave it alone, it will stay crooked. So be kind to women.”  (Reported by al-Bukhaari from Abu Hurayrah. Al-Fath, no. 5186.)

In your hearts

“‘If Allaah knows any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you’”
~ Surat ul-Anfaal, 8:70

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-’Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah) says:
“When Allaah knows that there is good in a person’s heart, He gives him good. Allaah, ta’aala, said: {O Prophet (Muhammad (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)), say to the captives that are in your hands: If Allaah knows any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you, and Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful}. So rectify your heart between you and Allaah, and you will find all good.”


Shaykh Sultaan bin ‘Abd ir-Rahmaan al-’Eed (hafidhahullaah) says:
“Slaves of Allaah, don’t let your hearts attach to any sin, and know that whoever leaves something for the sake of Allaah, then Allaah will replace it with something better, {If Allaah knows any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you}.”

~

asaheeha translations
 Tafseer Surat ul-Hadeed, Shaykh ibn al-’Uthaymeen’s website; Khutab, Ramadhaan tawbah wa inaabah, Shaykh al-’Eed’s website

There are ten signs of good manners

Yusuf ibn Asbat said:
“There are ten signs of good manners and they are:

1. Little arguing;
2. Listening well;
3. Avoiding searching for shortcomings;
4. Covering mistakes;
5. Finding excuse;
6. Patience when annoyed;
7. Blaming one’s own self;
8. Seeing one’s own faults rather than other people’s faults;
9. Having a beaming face with the young and the old;
10. Saying kind words to those who are below and above one (with regards to religious knowledge, righteousness, social status, and so forth).”

The signs of Laylat al-Qadr

Lailat-ul-Qadr or the Night of Decree is not known but it is definitely one of the last ten nights of Ramadhaan. There are signs which if they appear are indications that the night has arrived. Some signs appear during the night itself, and others may occur the following morning.

Signs that occur during that night are described in the following Hadeeth:

Ahmad reported from Ubaadah Ibn As-Saamit, may Allaah be pleased with him, that he said that the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam (may Allaah exalt his mention), said: "Lailat-ul-Qadr is a clear and shining night as if there were a bright moon in it. It is calm and tranquil. It is neither cold nor hot and no shooting stars are thrown in it till the morning".

Imaam Muslim, may Allaah have mercy upon him, also reported from Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him, who said: "We were talking about Lailat-ul-Qadr in the presence of the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam (may Allaah exalt his mention), and he said: "He who amongst you remembers (the night) when the moon arose and it was like a piece of plate (at the fag end of the month in a state of waning)".

Some scholars, may Allaah have mercy upon them, say that this means that it is in the last part of the month of Ramadhaan.

Signs that come the next day are the sun appears the following morning, white and without rays (beamless) as well as:

It was reported in Saheeh Muslim from the hadeeth of Ubayy ibn Ka’b (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) announced that one of its signs was that when the sun rose on the following morning, it had no (visible) rays. (Muslim, 762).

It was reported from the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbaas narrated by Ibn Khuzaimah, and by al-Tayaalisi in his Musnad, with a saheeh isnaad, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Laylat al-Qadr is a pleasant night, neither hot nor cold, and the following day the sun rises red and weak.” (Saheeh Ibn Khuzaymah, 2912; Musnad al-Tayaalisi).

It was reported by al-Tabaraani with a hasan isnaad from the hadeeth of Waathilah ibn al-Asqa’ (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Laylat al-Qadr is a bright night, neither hot nor cold, in which no meteors are seen.” (Narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer. See Majma’ al-Zawaa’id, 3/179; Musnad Ahmad).