As believers, we understand that winter brings blessings, with longer days allowing us to engage in pious actions like fasting, pleasing Allah tala. Additionally, the longer nights are an excellent opportunity to seek forgiveness and favors from Allah tala through prayer. Join us in embracing the winter season as a chance for spiritual growth and connection with our Creator.
the winter season is a true blessing for believers, providing extended periods of time for pious actions such as fasting to please Allah and praying for forgiveness and blessings during the long nights for prayers. it provides a wonderful opportunity to engage in pious actions such as fasting to please Allah and seeking forgiveness for our sins. Similarly, the longer nights offer a chance to stand in prayer and ask for Allah’s favors and mercy .Join us as we strive to strengthen our faith and connect with Allah in this favorable season.
At London Muslims, we aim to create a supportive and nurturing environment for our community members. We provide various services, including educational programs, community outreach initiatives, and social events, to help individuals strengthen their faith and build meaningful connections. Join us as we embrace the blessings of the winter season and embark on a journey of spiritual growth and introspection.
Al-Quran & Winter
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ
Verily, Allah gives favor to the people but most of the people are not grateful.Surah Ghafir 40:60
لِيَأْكُلُوا مِن ثَمَرِهِ وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۖ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ
They eat of His fruit and their hands have not produced it, so will they not be grateful?
Surah Ya Sin 36:35
رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِۚ ( الرحمن: ١٧ )
He is the Lord of both points of sunrise and both points of sunset.
يَعْنِي: مَشْرِقَيِ الصَّيْفِ وَالشِّتَاءِ، وَمَغْرِبَيِ الصَّيْفِ وَالشِّتَاءِ.The east of summer and winter, and the west of summer and winter( ibn kathir)
فَلا أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ [الْمَعَارِجِ: ٤٠]
So, I swear by the Lord of all the points of sunrise and sunset in the east and the west. (70;40),
، وَذَلِكَ بِاخْتِلَافِ مَطَالِعِ الشَّمْسِ وَتَنَقُّلِهَا فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ، وَبُرُوزِهَا مِنْهُ إِلَى النَّاسِ.This is due to the differences in the risings of the sun, its movement every day, and its prominence from it to people.(ibni kathir)
وَقَالَ فِي الْآيَةِ الْأُخْرَى:
﴿رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلا [الْمُزَّمِّلِ:٩] .
The Lord of the east and the west; none has the right to be worshipped but He. So take Him alone as a trustee. (73;9),
مُّتَّكِـِٕيْنَ فِيْهَا عَلَى الْاَرَاۤىِٕكِۚ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيْهَا شَمْسًا وَّلَا زَمْهَرِيْرًاۚ ( الانسان: ١٣ )
wherein they will be reclining on couches, feeling neither heat of the sun nor intense cold.
Winter & Prophet PBUH’s Sayings
خرج الإمام أحمد من حديث أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه عن النبي قال: (الشتاء ربيع المؤمن) وخرجه البيهقي وغيره وزاد فيه: (طال ليلَه فقامَه وقصٌرَ نهارُهُ فصامَه) (،
‘The Winter is the believer’s best season’.(Winter is the spring of the believer)
al-Bayhaqi and others mentioned the addition: ‘the nights are long for him to stand in them and its days are short for him to fast in them’d:
Ibn Rajab said: “Winter is considered the spring of the believer, because he revels in the orchards of obedience and goes in the fields of worship and his heart having the pleasure of strolling in the gardens of deeds which are easy during winter.”
Easy Rewards
عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ
الْغَنِيمَةُ الْبَارِدَةُ الصَّوْمُ فِي الشِّتَاءِ
797 سنن الترمذي كتاب الصوم باب ما جاء في الصوم في الشتاء
5149 المحدث السيوطي خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في الجامع الصغير
‘Amir ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Fasting in the winter is the easy reward.”Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 797.Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti
Hellfire Breath
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ وَاشْتَكَتْ النَّارُ إِلَى رَبِّهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا رَبِّ أَكَلَ بَعْضِي بَعْضًا فَأَذِنَ لَهَا بِنَفَسَيْنِ نَفَسٍ فِي الشِّتَاءِ وَنَفَسٍ فِي الصَّيْفِ فَهُوَ أَشَدُّ مَا تَجِدُونَ مِنْ الْحَرِّ وَأَشَدُّ مَا تَجِدُونَ مِنْ الزَّمْهَرِيرِ
512 صحيح البخاري كتاب مواقيت الصلاة باب الإبراد بالظهر في شدة الحر
617 صحيح مسلم كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة باب استحباب الإبراد بالظهر في شدة الحر لمن يمضي إلى جماعة ويناله الحر في طريقه
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When the heat is severe, let it cool down for prayer. Verily, severe heat is from the raging of Hell. The Hellfire complained to its Lord, saying: My Lord, my parts are eating each other. It was given permission to make a breath in the winter and in the summer. They are the strongest heat you feel, and the strongest cold you feel.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 512, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 617
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
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« أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ “
مَنْ صَلَّى الْبَرْدَيْنِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ ”
“Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ‘Whoever prays the two cool prayers (`Asr and Fajr) will go to Paradise.’ “Sahih al-Bukhari 574
:أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
أَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى مَا يَمْحُو اللَّهُ بِهِ الْخَطَايَا وَيَرْفَعُ بِهِ الدَّرَجَاتِ
Shall I not tell you of a deed by which Allah expiates your sins and raises your status?
They said, “Of course, O Messenger of Allah.” The Prophet said:
إِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ عَلَى الْمَكَارِهِ وَكَثْرَةُ الْخُطَا إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ فَذَلِكُمْ الرِّبَاطُ
Thorough ablution despite difficulty, taking many steps to the mosque, and waiting for one prayer after another. That is like guarding the frontier.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 251, Grade: Sahih
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbal comments, with regards to this hadith, ‘Performing wudu in the intense cold is one of the best actions
مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُصِبْ مِنْهُ
If Allah intends good for someone, then He afflicts him with trials.
Source: Sahih Bukhari 5321, Grade: Sahih
فَمَا يَبْرَحُ الْبَلَاءُ بِالْعَبْدِ حَتَّى يَتْرُكَهُ يَمْشِي عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مَا عَلَيْهِ خَطِيئَةٌ
The servant will continue to be tried until he is left walking upon the earth without any sin.
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2398, Grade: Sahih
عَجَبًا لِأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ
إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ خَيْرٌ وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ لِأَحَدٍ إِلَّا لِلْمُؤْمِنِ
إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ
وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ
Wondrous is the affair of the believer for there is good for him in every matter and
this is not the case with anyone except the believer.
If he is happy, then he thanks Allah and thus there is good for him, and if he is harmed,
then he shows patience and thus there is good for him.Source: Sahih Muslim 2999, Grade: Sahih
likewise
عَجِبْتُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَقْضِي لِلْمُؤْمِنِ قَضَاءً إِلَّا كَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ
I am amazed by the believer. Verily, Allah does not decree anything for the believer except what is good for him.Source: Musnad Ahmad 12495, Grade: Hasan
Prophet pbuh’ Companions & Winter
‘Umar bin al-Khattab , may Allah be pleased with him
عن عمر بن الخطاب:
«الشتاءُ غنيمةُ العابد»
رواه أبو نعيم بسند متصل
‘Umar bin al-Khattab said: “Winter is the prize of the worshippers.”
Ibn Rajab al-Hambali said in ‘Lata’if al-Ma’arif’ (p. 276):
AbduAllah Ibn Mas’ud , may Allah be pleased with him
عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه أنّه قال:
‘مرحبًا بالشتاء، تنزل فيه البركة ويطول فيه الليل للقيام ويقصر فيه النهار للصيام’
And it was narrated that Ibn Mas’ud said: “Welcome to winter! Blessings descend in it, its nights are long to pray in, and its days are short to fast in.
Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him
عن أبي نعيم عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ
أَلا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى غَنِيمَةٍ بَارِدَةٍ قَالُوا مَاذَا يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ الصَّوْمُ فِي الشِّتَاءِ
1356 حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم أبو هريرة
Abu Nu’aym reported: Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Shall I tell you about easy spoils?” They said, “O Abu Huraira, what are they?” Abu Huraira said, “Fasting in the winter.”
Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 1356
When it was winter time
وعن عبيد بن عمير رحمه الله أنّه كان إذا جاء الشتاء قال:
‘يا أهل القرآن! طال ليلكم لقراءتكم فاقرؤوا، وقصر النهار لصيامكم فصوموا’
,‘Ubayd bin ‘Umayr would say: “O people of the Qur’an! Your nights are now long for you to recite in. So, recite! Your days are now short for you to fast in. So, fast! Night prayer in the winter equals fasting during the day in the summer.”
Ibn Rajab (may Allah mercy him) said: “Praying at the night of winter equals fasting at the day of summer.”
That is how
This is why Mu’adh wept on his deathbed and said: “I weep because
I would love to see Allah tala however i will miss three things :
1-thirst I felt when I fasted, 2-praying at night during the winter, and 3-sitting knee to knee with the scholars during the gatherings of knowledge.”
Night prayer
كَانُوْا قَلِيْلًا مِّنَ الَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُوْنَ ( الذاريات: ١٧ )
They used to sleep little in the night; ( يهجعون: ينامون. و الهَجعة: النومة.)
وَبِالْاَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ ( الذاريات: ١٨ )
and in the hours before dawn they used to pray for forgiveness,
Ibn Abbas said,”Every night, they would worship Allah, even during a little part of the night.”
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ
أَطْعِمُوا الطَّعَامَ
وَصِلُوا الاَْرْحَامَ
وَأَفْشُوا السَّلَأمَ
وَصَلُّوا بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ
تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِسَلَم
O people!
Feed with food,
keep relations to kith and kin,
spread the Salam,
pray at night while people are asleep,
and you will enter Paradise in peace.”
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Abdullah bin Umar said that the Messenger of Allah said,
إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ غُرَفًا يُرَى ظَاهِرُهَا مِنْ بَاطِنِهَا وَبَاطِنُهَا مِنْ ظَاهِرِهَا
Verily, there are lofty rooms in Paradise in which their outside can be seen from inside and their inside from the outside.
Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari said, “Who are they for, O Allah’s Messenger” He said,
لِمَنْ
أَلَانَ الْكَلَمَ
وَأَطْعَمَ الطَّعَامَ
وَبَاتَ للهِ قَايِمًا وَالنَّاسُ نِيَام
For those
who use soft speech,
feed food and
spend the night in voluntary prayer while people are asleep.
Get protected from Hellfire by fasting
عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ
مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ النَّارِ خَنْدَقًا كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ
1624 سنن الترمذي كتاب فضائل الجهاد باب ما جاء في فضل الصوم في سبيل الله
1624 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن صحيح في صحيح الترمذي
Abu Umamah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever fasts a day in the way of Allah, Allah will make a trench between him and the Hellfire whose distance is like that between the heavens and the earth.”Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1624,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani
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عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بَعَّدَ اللَّهُ وَجْهَهُ عَنْ النَّارِ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا
2840 صحيح البخاري كتاب الجهاد والسير باب فضل الصوم في سبيل الله
1153 صحيح مسلم كتاب الصيام باب فضل الصيام في سبيل الله لمن يطيقه بلا ضرر ولا تفويت حق
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever fasts a day in the way of Allah, Allah will move his face away from the Hellfire by a distance of seventy years
.”Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2840, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1153,Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
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عَنْ عَمْرُو بْن عَبَسَة قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بَعُدَتْ مِنْهُ النَّارُ مَسِيرَةَ مِائَةِ عَامٍ
3249 المعجم الأوسط للطبراني
988 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح لغيره في صحيح الترغيب
‘Amr ibn ‘Abasah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever fasts a day in the way of Allah, Allah will distance him from the Hellfire by a distance of one hundred years of travel.”
Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 3249,Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani
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عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
مَثَلُ الْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ يُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِهِ كَمَثَلِ الصَّائِمِ الْقَائِمِ وَتَوَكَّلَ اللَّهُ لِلْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِهِ بِأَنْ يَتَوَفَّاهُ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ أَوْ يَرْجِعَهُ سَالِمًا مَعَ أَجْرٍ أَوْ غَنِيمَةٍ
2787 صحيح البخاري كتاب الجهاد والسير باب أفضل الناس مؤمن مجاهد بنفسه وماله في سبيل الله
1876 صحيح مسلم كتاب الإمارة باب فضل الجهاد والخروج في سبيل الله
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of one who strives in jihad in the way of Allah, and Allah knows best who strives in His way, is that of one who is always fasting and praying. Allah guarantees that one who strives in His way will enter Paradise if he passes away, or he will return home safely with a reward or spoils.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2787, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1876,Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
Related : Helping the poor is jihad in the path of Allah
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
السَّاعِي عَلَى الْأَرْمَلَةِ وَالْمِسْكِينِ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَوْ الْقَائِمِ اللَّيْلَ الصَّائِمِ النَّهَارَ
5353 صحيح البخاري كتاب النفقات باب فضل النفقة على الأهل
2982 صحيح مسلم كتاب الزهد والرقائق باب الإحسان إلى الأرملة والمسكين واليتيم
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “One who lends effort to the widows and the poor is like one waging jihad in the way of Allah, or one who regularly prays at night and fasts during the day.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5353, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2982 ,Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
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قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا مُجَادَلَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ فِي الْحَقِّ يَكُونُ لَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا بِأَشَدَّ مُجَادَلَةً مِنْ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لِرَبِّهِمْ فِي إِخْوَانِهِمْ الَّذِينَ أُدْخِلُوا النَّارَ قَالَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا إِخْوَانُنَا كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ مَعَنَا وَيَصُومُونَ مَعَنَا وَيَحُجُّونَ مَعَنَا فَأَدْخَلْتَهُمْ النَّارَ قَالَ فَيَقُولُ اذْهَبُوا فَأَخْرِجُوا مَنْ عَرَفْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ قَالَ فَيَأْتُونَهُمْ فَيَعْرِفُونَهُمْ بِصُوَرِهِمْ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَخَذَتْهُ النَّارُ إِلَى أَنْصَافِ سَاقَيْهِ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَخَذَتْهُ إِلَى كَعْبَيْهِ فَيُخْرِجُونَهُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا قَدْ أَخْرَجْنَا مَنْ أَمَرْتَنَا قَالَ وَيَقُولُ
أَخْرِجُوا مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَزْنُ دِينَارٍ مِنْ الْإِيمَانِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَزْنُ نِصْفِ دِينَارٍ حَتَّى يَقُولَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَزْنُ ذَرَّةٍ
قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَمَنْ لَمْ يُصَدِّقْ فَلْيَقْرَأْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ إِلَى عَظِيمًا
‘No one of you disputes more intensely for something that is rightly his in this world, than the believers will dispute with their Lord for their brothers who have entered the Fire. They will say: ‘Our Lord, our brothers used to pray with us and fast with us, and perform Hajj with us, and you have caused them to enter the Fire?’ He will say: ‘Go and bring forth whomever you recognize among them.’ So they will go to them, and will recognize them by their appearances. Among them will be those who have been seized by the Fire up to the middle of their shins, and some among them those whom it has taken up to his ankles. They will bring them forth, then they will say: ‘Our Lord, we have brought forth those whom You commanded us (to bring forth).’ He will say: ‘Bring forth everyone in whose heart is faith the weight of a Dinar.’ Then He will say: ‘Everyone in whose heart is faith the weight of half a Dinar,’ until He will say: ‘In whose heart is faith the weight of the smallest speck.'” Abu Sa’eed said: “Whoever does not believe this, let him read the Verse: ‘Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should >Sunan an-Nasa’i 5010