Ramadan 2009 *Trivia*

*Questions

** Insha Allah this is for everyone who wants to participate so Please feel free to post your answers in the comment box, and Insha Allah I will post all the answers towards the end of Ramadan  . To make it funner who ever get the most correct answers will receive a prize from me  insha Allah .**I Forgot to mention men can participate in the trivia as well but the prizes are for women only insha Allah  if a brother win maybe you can give it to your wife or sister insha Allah***thanks for asking.

8/22/2009

1.which surah has “Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim” in it 2 times ?Suratul Naml

2.Which surah does not have Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim ?Suratul Tauba

8/23/2009

 

 

2. Which act of prayer is to be  performed on 7 bones?  Sujuud

3.How many other sons did Prophet Ya’qub Alayhi Salaatul Salaam  have in addition to Prophet Yusuf Alayhi Salaatul Salaam?11

4. Which ayat in the Quran confirms the Islamic Religion as the complete religion ?Al-Mã´edah ayat 3

5. Fatima Radi’Allahu Anha  and her husband had five children Hassan,Hussain, Umm Kulthum name the other two. Al Muhassin,Zainab

6.Who accompanied Prophet Muhammad salahu ‘alayhi wa salaam during his hijrah? Abu Bakr

7.Who amongst the “Mothers of the Believers” was nicknamed “Umm ul Masakeen” ( Mother of the Poor) ?Zainab bint Khuzaimah

  8/24/2009

1. Which 2 surahs have the 2 sujdas name the surahs and ayah?7:206,13:15,16:49,17:107,19:58,22:18,22:77,25:60,27:25,32:15,38:24,41:37,53:62,84:21,96:19

2.Which surah was revealed in full at on time? Al Fatiha

3. Name the surah with the repition of the same sentence 31 time? what is that sentence ?Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? Surah Rahman

4. The most authentic book after the Holy Quran is what ?Sahihul Bukhari

5. What does la ikrah fi dheen mean ?There is no compulsion in religion

6.Name the Angel who blows the horn on the last day ?Israfil

7.Name the two people who’s death made Prophet Muhammad “sallalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam” so sad, in the year 10 A.H. ?The deaths of his wife Khadeeja and uncle Abu Thalib

8/25/2009

1 The human being is created in the best of moulds is a verse from what surah? Sura al Tin

2 Who was known as Khalilullah ? Prophet Ibrahim

3 What completes the fast of Ramadan? . Payment of Sadaqa-al-fitr

 4 Which surah contains the longest ayah in the Holy Quran? Al Baqarah

5 Where were the first ayats revealed to the Prophet Muhammad Sallalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam? Cave of Hira

6 In which battle was the Prophet’s Sallalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam  uncle Hamzah Radi Allahu Anhu killed. Battle of Badr

7 Who was called “Tahirah”(pure) among the Mothers of the Believers Radi Allahu Anha? Khadijah

8/26/2009

 

1 Name all the Prophets mention in the Quran.

1. Hadhrat Adam  (Adam)
2. Hadhrat Idrees

3. Hadhrat Nooh (Noah)
4. Hadhrat Hood

5. Hadhrat Saleh 
6. Hadhrat Loot  (Lot)
7. Hadhrat Ibraheem  (Abraham)
8. Hadhrat Ismael  (Ishmael)
9. Hadhrat Ishaq  (Isaac)
10. Hadhrat Yaqoob  (Jacob)
11. Hadhrat Yousuf  (Joseph)
12. Hadhrat Sho`aib

13. Hadhrat Ayyub  (Job)
14. Hadhrat Mu’sa (Moses)
15. Hadhrat Haroon (Aaron)
16. Hadhrat Dawood (David)
17. Hadhrat Suleman (Solomon)
18. Hadhrat Yunus  (Jonah)
19. Hadhrat Ilyas  (Elijah)
20. Hadhrat Al-Yasa  (Elisha)
21. Hadhrat Zu-Al-Kifal 
22. Hadhrat Zakariya  (Zechariah)
23. Hadhrat Yahya (John)
24. Hadhrat Esa  (Jesus)
25. Hadhrat Muhammad

2 What does zam zam mean in english ? stop stop

3 Prophet Muhammad Sallalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam preached islam secretly during the first 3 years of his Prophethood. How many people accepted islam during those 3 years? 40

 

4 Who was the first person to greet Prophet Muhammad Sallalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam  with As Salaamu Alaikum?Abu Dharr al Ghiffari

  

 

5 Prophet Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam, built the Ka’ba , which prophet built Masjid Al Aqsa? Prophet Sulaiman, alayhis salaam

 

6 How many times has the name of Rasool-ullah Sallalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam  mentioned in the Quran? Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) – 4 times Ahmed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) – 1 time

7 Name the Prophet whose name is mentioned and discussed most in the Quran? ) Moosa (Alahis-Salaam)

8/27/2009

  

1 How many Prophets are mention in the Quran?25

2 What are the names of Prophet Ibrahim’s Alayhi Salaatul Salaam  wives?Hagar Sarah

3 How old was Ali Radi Allahu Anhu when he accepted Islam? 10 years

4.Which Prophet did Allah order to be sacrificed? Prophet Ismail

5 Who are the rightly Guided Calliphs ? Abu bakr sidheeq Umar Bin Khatab Usman Bin Affan Ali Bin Ali Talib

6 One Prophet was the son of aProphet and the father of another Prophet who is the blessed one? Prophet Ishaq

7 Who are known as “Ummahathul Mu’minin“? The wives of the Prophet

8/28/2009

 

1  Which sea is known as the Lot’s sea? Dead Sea

2 Who  is the brother of Musa and was sent as a Prophet to help Musa ? Haroon

3 In which Sunnah prayer we have 4 standing , 4 rukoo and 4 sujud? Salathul Khusoof prayer on Eclipses

4 Which two hillocks the pilgrims walk between during Hajj and Umra? Safa and Marwa

5 Which Prophet was swallowed up by an enormous fish ?Prophet Yunus

6 Which Prophet was born without a father and spoke as an infant in the cradle? Prophet Isa

7  Who named the Prophet salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam Muhammad?His grandfather Abdul Muttalib.

8/29/2009

1 What is the arabic word for Angel?Malaka

2 Does a person  become a muslim if they recite the shahadah without understanding its meaning and sense? No

3 Who was Hadrat Ali’s Radi Allahu Anhu father? Abu Talib

4 Who was Hadrat Abu Bakr’s Radi Allahu Anhu wife? Umm Ruman

5 What does “dua” mean?. Supplication to Allah

6 Who was the first man to commit a murder?  Qabil, the son of Adam

7  What was Hadrat Usman Radi Allahu Anhu first wife name? Ruqayyah

8/30/2009

 

1 Who is called “Bilqas” to Islam? Prophet Suleman

2 Who was  Hadrat hassan and Hussain’s Radi Allahu Anhum mother? Fatima

3 Name any Prophet whos name starts with A (arabic name)? Adam or Ayyub

4 In which city is the Hira cave? Mecca

5 When you  make a promise you should say what? Insha Allah

6 Which foot do you use  to enter the toilet? left

7 What should you say after sneezing?Alhumdulilah

8/31/2009

1 who was the first couple who fell martyrs for the cause of Islam? Yasir and Sumayya

2What are the names of Prophet Muhammad’s  sallalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam sons?Kasim, Abdulla, Ibrahim

3 What are the names of his sallalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam daughters?Zainab, Umm Khulthoom, Rukhiyya,  Fathima

4Who was the first man to believe in Prophet Muhammad Sallalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam? Abu Bakr Sadeeq

5 Who was the first to stand  on top of the  Kabah and call the Azan?  Bilal Bin Rabah

6  Name the cave in which Prophet Muhammad sallalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam received the first revelation? Cave Hira

7 Name the cave in which the Prophet and Abu Bark hid in during their migration to Madina?Cave Thaur

9/1/2009

1 How many years did Prophet Muhammad Sallalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam preach?23 years

2 What was Prophet Muhammad’s Grandfather name?Abdul Muttallib

3 What is the Quran? Word of Allah

4 Prophet Muhammad Sallalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam  used to meditate in cave Hira in the mountain called what? Nur

5 What is the name of the book sent down to Prophet Ibrahim Alayhi salaatul salaam? Sahifah

6 What is the revelation from Allah  is called in Arabic ?Wahi

7  How long did it take to complete the revelation of the Quran? 23 years

9/2/2009

1 Where was Prophet Muhammad salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam born? Makka

2 Which country did Bilal Bin Rabah Radi Allahu Anhu belong to? Abyssinia

3 Name the festival that comes during Hajj. Idd-ul-Adha

4 One of the pillars of Islam is to share our wealth with the poor. What is this pillar called ? Zakat

5 How many fard rakahs do we pray in Salat al Asr ?4

6 What is the revelation from Allah (Subhana Wa Ta Allah .)  called in Arabic? Wahi

7  What’s  the name of the  Angels who write down what we do ?Kiraman Katibin

9/3/2009

1 A prophet is called  what in Arabic?Nabi

2 Who made the sun, the moon, the stars, the sky, the hills, the rivers, the flowers etc.? Allah

3   The first month of the Islamic Calendar is what month ?Muharram

4 What is the language of the Quran? Arabic

5  Believing in Allah, in His angels, in His books, in His messengers, in the last day, in destiny and in life after death means a Muslim has what? Iman

6 “Fasabbih bihamdi rabbika wastaghfirhu” means what ?Then celebrate the praises of your Lord, and seek His forgivenness

7 “You alone we worship and you alone do we ask for help” is from which Surah ?Al-Fatihah

9/4/2009

1 What is the meaning of An-Nas ?The people

2 What is the meaning of Al-Falaq ?The dawn

3 What is the meaning of Al-Fil ?Elephant

4 What is the meaning of “Astaghfirullah” ? I ask Allah for forgiveness

5 What is the first duty of a Muslim ?Shahadah

6 What is one unit of prayer called ?Rakah

7 what does “Iman ” mean ?belief or faith

9/5/2009

1 In Surah Al-’Asr, man is surely in loss except those?

2 “Say He is Allah, the One. Allah is Eternal and Absolute. None is born of Him nor is He born and there is none like Him”…. is from which Surah ?Al-Ikhlas

3 What do we call the meal taken before dawn in Ramadan ?Suhur

4 We seek Allah’s refuge from whispers of the jinn and the mankind is from which surah?Al-Nas

5  “Wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqab” means  what?From the evil of the darkness when it is intense

6 “Fasalli lirabbika wanhar” means what?So pray to your Lord and make sacrifice

7  When is Witr salat offered ?After Isha

9/06/2009

1 Pillars of Islam are also called  what?Arkanal Islam

2 What is the name of the book sent down to Prophet Muhammad salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam?Quran

3 Maliki yawmiddin” is from which surah? Al Fatiha

 4 In which year did Prophet Muhammad Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam become the prophet of Allah?

5 What is the purpose of Salat ?To remember Allah

*6 Allah Subhana Wa Ta Allah  says in the Quran “Surely *(_______)* keeps you away from the indecent and the forbidden”. What is it ?Salat

7  What surah is  it from *6 ? An Nissa

9/7/2009

1 That the human being is created in the best of moulds” is from which surah? Sura al Tin

2 what is the meaning of Bayyinah ?The Clear Evidence

3 What does Jahiliyyah mean ?Ignorance

4 What does “ Dinul Fitrah” mean ?Religion of Nature

5  Who has the most rights on a person after his or her spouse & children ?Immediate relatives

6 When can the obligatory Friday prayer be substituted with Duhr prayer ?when you are just by yourself

7 Name the Angel who takes our soul away ?Izra’il

9/8/2009

1 When was Makkah was conquered by Prophet Muhammad Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam?20th Ramadhan of 8th year of Hijrah

 2  The proper etiquettes for a husband on returning home should first announce his arrival and then enter his house. True or False True

3 What was the reaction from the elders of Quraysh when Abu Bakr delivered his speech inviting them to Islam. They attacked him and his face started to bleed

  

 4 The closing divine message will come with Prophet Isa when he re-appears ?False

5 Abu Bakr had freed a blind woman which he had brought from Syria. What was her name ? Zanira

 6 Surah At-Taubah was also known as Surah?Al-Bara’at which means release

 7 Hajj-i-Akbar’ mentioned in Surah At-Taubah refers to what?Hajj performed on the 10th of Zil-Hijah

9/9/2009

1 Surah At-Taubah was revealed in ?The late part of Madani period

3  After migration to Madina Prophet Muhammad Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam sent his first scouting party commanded by who?Hamza

4 Allah Subhana Wa Ta Allah commanded the Prophet Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam  not to pray at their graves and ask for forgiveness from Allah for them. Who were these people?Munafiqeen

5 The laws of Islam are eternal and are based on what?The same principle of nature on which man has been created

6 When the first part of Sura Al Taubah was revealed, who did Prophet  Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam asked to go and convey the revealed Message to those gathered for Hajj ?Ali

7 Uluhiyah means what?The absolute sovereignty of Allah

9/10/2009

1  Abu Bakr  were appointed by Prophet Muhammad Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam himself as the leader of the Hajj in which year of Hijrah ?9th year of Hijrah

2 Until what year of Hijra, did Abu Bakr stayed in Madinah with Prophet Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam ?8th year of Hijrah

3 Why did Abu Bakr went into the cave Thawr before the Prophet Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam entered ?he wanted to make sure that it is safe for Prophet to enter the cave

4 Prophet Muhammad’s Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam mission was to establish the Law of Allah on the earth

5 The Islamic political system makes the ruler and the governmen tresponsible firstly to Allah and then to who ?the people

6 How long did it take Prophet Muhammad Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam to conquer the entire Arabian Peninsula?9 years

7 According to Qur’an these two things become the responsibility of the Islamic State to establish in the society ? What are they ?Salat and Zakat

9/11/2009

1“Iqra, bism Rabbikallazi Khalaq” ..means what?Read, in the name of yourLord

2 Participation in Funeral Prayer is an obligation on who ?collective obligation of the community

3 What is a Mahram ?one who is forbidden to marry with

4 Adultery, fornication and other forms of indecencies are prohibited in Islam why? they are haram

5 zakat cannot be given to who?To one’s own father

6 What is the first requirement of faith ? Submission to Allah

7 Al-Bara’at which means release was also the name of which surah?At-Taubah

9/12/2009

1 Those who broke the treaty and failed to keep up the terms, Prophet Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam was commanded to do what?To fight against them until they correct their behavior

2 In verse 2 of Surah At-Taubah: “You are free to move about in the land for four months ” which four months are referred to in this case ?10th Zil-Hajj to 10th Rabi-ul-Thani

3 Prophet Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam after migration to Madina sent his first scouting party commanded by who?Hamza

4 The approach of the earliest Muslims towards the Quran was to do what ? Translate the Message into action

5 Prophet Mohammed’s Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam  lineage was from which branch of the Quraish ?Banu Hashim

6 Shariah has rules for how many parts of our lives?Every Part

7  Celebrate the Praises of your Lord and pray for His forgiveness is an ayaht from which surah?Surat-Al-Nasr

 

 

 

3 The primary question dealt by the Quran in it’s first thirteen years of Makkan revelation was to address the ?

4 What is the definition of “Shariah”?

5 What is the basic purpose of Shariah ?To establish Ma’ruf and remove Munkar from the society

6 Umar bin al-Khattab felt that if many of the men who knew the ________ by heart died, then a large part of the ________ may be lost. He thought the _______ must be collected and put into writing. Quran

7 What was Bilal’s job?To call Muslims to prayer

 

 

*2 Before God sent Prophet Muhammad Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam as the last prophet, he kept on sending new ones why?

9/14/2009

 

1 The best way to acquire knowledge of Allah, His attributes and His law is by doing what?By studying the Quran and example of Prophet Muhammad

 

 

3 If a Muslim wants to stay as a guest with someone then he should not expect his hospitality to continue for more than how many days? 3

9/15/2009

1 Adab al-Islam, means what?Good manners adopted by Islam

2 The Quran is the actual word of Allah  Subhana Wa Ta Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam through Angel Gabriel True or False?True

3 It is within the nature of humankind and everything else in this universe to obey Allah Subhana Wa Ta Allah True or False?True

 

 9/16/2009

1 Tahnik means what?Chewing a date and feeding a newborn after the birth

2 Khatam-an-Nabiyyin means what ?The Last of them. (prophets)

3 The teachings, sayings and life-example of Prophet Muhammad is called what? Hadith

9/17/2009

1 What is the name of the book sent down to Prophet Ibrahim ?Sahifah

2 Al-Ghashiyah means what? The Overwhelming

3 What is the meaning of Al-A’la ? The Most High

9/18/2009

1 Because the religion that Allah showed through Prophet Muhammad Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam was a complete and universal message for humankind, there is no need for new prophets. True or False. True

2 Sura Al Ghashiyah, Verse 12 is “There in will be a bubbling spring”. The spring described in this verse refers to what ? spings in Jennah

3 Prophet Muhammad Salalahu Alayhi Wa Salaam is also known as Al-Amin. What does it mean? The Truthful

****THIS WILL BE THE LAST OF THE TRIVIA I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THEM******* I’LL POST ALL THE ANSWERS SUNDAY NIGHT SO IF YOU ALL ARE STILL PLAYING PLEASE SEND IN YOUR ANSWERS INSHA ALLAH BEFORE SUNDAY 9/20/2009

If I missed any please let me know or if any of the answers are wrong please let me know as well.

  

 

2 True social justice can prevail only if what?

9/13/2009

 

1 The laws of Islam are eternal and are based on what?

Saying Ramadan Kareem……**Rewind**

As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahamatulahi Wa Baraktu

Ramadan Mubarak ! Ahhhh finally the blessed month of Ramadan is upon us alhumdulilah I love Ramadan and this time of the yr masha Allah. I will insha Allah call my previous posted post **Rewind** just to indicate i’ve posted this before, insha Allah you all will find this particular post a great reminder in this month of Ramadan alhumdulilah  . I was reminded last night by one of my co-wives that today is my birthday masha Allah, the kids and I went to Taraweeh prayer last night alhumdulilah  during the 5 min break we took during taraweeh prayer the imam made an anouncement saying the masjid will have a quran memorizationcontest and will ask two trivia questions on Quran  every night until the 27th night of Ramadan masha Allah this will be good for the kids I will post the questions asked every night and post the answers later insha Allah this will be something fun for the kids and us as well  . I pray you all have a blessed month of Ramadan  and may Allah accept our fast and dua’s  Ameen. 

Questioner: When the fasting person falls into a sin and he is prohibited from that sin he will say, “Ramadan Kareem”. So what is the ruling concerning this phrase and what is the ruling concerning this behavior?

Sheik Uthaymeen: said:
The ruling concerning this is, this phrase “Ramadan Kareem” is not correct, and the only phrase that should be said is “Ramadan Mubarak”or what resembles that. Because Ramadan is not the one that gives such that it can be called generous (Kareem), rather it is only ALLAH the Exalted that put virtue in it and made it a virtuous month and made the time period for performing (the fasting) a pillar from Islam. And it is as though the one who said this thinks that due to the nobility of this month it is permissible to commit sins. And that is in opposition to what the people of knowledge have said (for they have said) that the sins are multiplied if they are done during virtuous times or noble places so this is the opposite of what this person has pictured. And they have said that it is incumbent upon the person to have Taqwaa of ALLAH the Mighty and Majestic during every time and in every place especially during virtuous times and in noble places. And ALLAH the Mighty and Majestic says “Oh you who believe fasting has been prescribed for you like it was prescribed for those before you that you may obtain Taqwaa.” So the wisdom behind the obligation of fasting is to gain Taqwaa of ALLAH the Mighty and Majestic by doing what He has ordered and avoiding what He has prohibited. And it has been established that the Prophet peace and blessing be upon him said “Whoever does not abandon falsehood in word and action, then Allah Mighty and Majestic has no need that he should leave his food and drink”. Therefore fasting is worship for ALLAH and cultivation for the soul and a safeguard for it from the prohibitions of ALLAH. And it is not like this one without knowledge has said that due to the nobility of this month and its blessing, sinning is allowed in it.

Ramadan Has Arrived

Ramadan has arrived!
By Abdullah Bin Saleh Al-Fowzan
 
Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Ramadan has come to you – a blessed month. Allah has made obligatory upon you its fasting. In it, the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hellfire are closed and the devils are chained.

To Allah belongs a night in it, which is better than a thousand months. Whosoever is denied its good, then he has been deprived.” (Musnad Ahmad and An-Nasa’i).
 
It is unfortunate that many people neither know the value of this auspicious month nor do they consider it to be sacred. So Ramadan, for them, is no longer a significant time for obedience and worship like reciting the Qur’an, giving in charity and making remembrance of Allah.

Instead, to such people Ramadan is a month to prepare and relish different types of dishes. Others spend Ramadan sleeping during the day and meeting people and attending gatherings during the night. Some even sleep past the time of the obligatory prayers, thus not praying in congregation or at their proper times. This is the extent to which views (of Ramadan) have changed.

Some of the pious predecessors used to say: “Indeed Allah, the Most High, has made the month of Ramadan as a competition for His creatures, in which they may race with one another to attain His pleasure, by obeying Him.

Thus, one group comes first and so they prosper and another group comes last and so they fail.” (Lata’if-ul-Ma’arif of Ibn Rajab, pg. 246)

Also, one does not know if this is the last Ramadan he will ever see in his life. How many men, women and children fasted with us last year, and yet now they lie buried in the depths of the earth, depending on their good deeds. And they expected to fast many more Ramadans!

Likewise, we too shall follow their path. Therefore, it is upon Muslims to rejoice at this great opportunity of doing good deeds. They should not neglect it, but instead be busy with what will benefit them and what will lead them to reap its everlasting fruits.

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Nawafil Prayers

Narrated by Abu Huraira (Radhiallaho anho): Allah’s Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam)said, “Whoever fasted the month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith (i.e. belief) and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his past sins will be forgiven, and whoever stood for the prayers in the night of Qadr out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven .” Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 231

Q/A Children who do not Pray

Children Who Do Not Pray
Question:

What is incumbent upon the family regarding children who have abandoned prayer?
Answer:

If they have children who do not pray, then it is incumbent upon them to compel them to pray, either by speaking to them and ordering them, or by beating them, according to the words of the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alaihi-wasallam)
”And beat them if they do not do it by the age of ten .” [1]
If beating does not benefit them, then their case must be referred to the responsible authorities in the government, may Allah grant them success, in order to force them to do it, and it is not lawful to remain silent regarding them. Because doing so entails endorsing sin, since abandoning prayer is kufr which removes the perpetrator from the fold of Islam, so the one who abandons the prayer is a disbeliever who will dwell eternally in the Fire. If he died thus, it is not permissible to wash his body, nor to pray over him, nor to bury him in the graveyards of the muslims. We ask Allah to save us from that.
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[1] Reported by Imam Ahmed 2:187 , by Abu Dawud in the Book of Prayer, in the chapter: When Should a Boy be Ordered to Pray? 9495,496) and this hadith is in the book sahih Al-Jami’ (5868)
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Fatawa Arkanul-Islam – Darussalam – Pg 403-404