February 2012
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Virtues of doing wudhoo before going to sleep
Upon the authority of Ibn Umar -Radhiyallahu ‘Anhumaa -who said that the Messenger – Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Was Salam Said:
“Purify these Bodies (of yours), May Allah grant you purity, for indeed there is not a servant that spends the night in a state of purification except that an angel spends the night with him in his garment. He does not turn at anytime during the night except that the angel says:...
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The Effect of Committing Sins on Being Deprived of...
A Piece of Advice to Students of the Islamic University at Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah (Issued on 18/10/1388 A.H.)
All Praise be to Allah Alone. May peace be upon His Servants whom He has chosen!
I recommend sons of the students of the Islamic university to observe Taqwa (fearing Allah as He should be feared) in all cases, adhere to seeking knowledge, study well your curricula, listen...
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Supplicating to Allah in the English language
Q: Is it permissible to say Du`a’ (supplication) in English?
A: It is permissible for a Muslim to supplicate to Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) in any language they speak, whether it is Arabic, English, Urdu, or any other language. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.
The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research...
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قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي...
Say (O Muhammad to mankind): “If you (really) love Allah then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur’an and the Sunnah), Allah will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” Aali Imran 3:31
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“وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ...
“And the men and women who remember Allah frequently, Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and great reward.” – Al-Ahzab 33:35
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Q: What is the ruling on taking stimulants that...
A: The harm these drugs incur is greater than their benefit; when harm prevails over benefit, the relevant matter is prohibited. A Muslim may resort to other alternatives that are more beneficial and free from side effects. Students can spread out their study hours and this is more effective to keep information by heart and help them understand it deeply, so they hardly forget it. Drivers can take...
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“The right of a Muslim on another is six things.”...
Al-Bukhari, Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, p. 319, no. 925. Muslim, vol. 4, p. 1705, no. 2162. And Ahmad, al-Tirmidhy, an-Nasa’y, and others.
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Celebrating Valentine’s Day
Fatwa no. 21203
Q: Some people celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14 by exchanging red roses, dressing in red, and congratulating one another on that day. Some cake shops make heart-shaped cakes in red and draw hearts on them and other shops advertise special items on sale for this day. What is your opinion on:
First: Celebrating this day?
Second: Buying from these stores on this...
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Abdur-Rahman Al-Maharabi said: A man was on his...
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Anonymous asked: assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah!... i really don't know how to say this... but, i'll try my best inshallah... there is a boy that a lot of girls have told me about, and he sounds like the boy i would like to marry. But the problem is, that one girl told me that he isn't ready to get married... now i kinda think im love in his character and who he is.. what should i do? ... i really...
It is reported that Al-Fudayl b. ‘Ayyâd – Allâh...
Alhamdulillah, I arrived to the UK and am settled in after lots and lots of troubles (just little things but such is the beauty of traveling).
I shall write more about the positives soon, but right now, I’m reaching out to my Muslim followers…
So the question is…
What are the rulings women on living with men?I requested an all-female house and was literally told that my house was such (*I have...
January 2012
17 posts
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Walykom salam
Linguistically bid’ah (innovation) means ‘a newly invented matter’. The Sharee’ah definition of bid’ah is: “A newly invented way [beliefs or action] in the religion, in imitation of the Sharee’ah (prescribed Law), by which nearness to Allaah is sought, [but] not being supported by any authentic proof - neither in its foundations, nor in...
Celebrating the Mawlid al nabawee (The prophet's...
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The Warning about Shaytaan (Devil) and an...
Shaykh Husayn al-Awaa’ishah hafidhahullaah
From ‘The Book of Sincerity’
Since the matter reaches the level of danger and seriousness that it has there is no doubt that being rescued from riyaa’ and those things which nullify actions will make the truthful muslim concerned. The first thing which requires caution and alertness is knowing the causes of this very dangerous...
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Surah 114 An-Nas (Mankind) - Revealed in Makkah
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
Say: “I seek refuge with (Allâh) the Lord of mankind, (An-Nas 114:1)
مَلِكِ النَّاسِ
“The King of mankind, (An-Nas 114:2)
إِلَهِ النَّاسِ
“The Ilâh (God) of mankind, (An-Nas 114:3)
مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ
“From the evil of the whisperer (devil who whispers evil in the hearts of men) who withdraws (from his whispering in one’s...
It is reported that Al-Fudayl b. ‘Ayyâd – Allâh...
Rewards of Reciting Quran
The rewards of reciting the Quran are many. An authentic hadith in At-Tirmithee states:
Whoever reads a letter from the Book of Allah, he will have a reward. And that reward will be multiplied by ten. I am not saying that “Alif, Laam, Meem” is a letter, rather I am saying that “Alif” is a letter, “laam” is a letter and “meem” is a letter.” So increase your recitation of the Qur’an to gain these...
The servant has a Lord that he will stand in front...
Who is to blame if a Magician printed your picture...
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The Meaning and Conditions of Laa Ilaaha Illallah →
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Having Taqwaa of Allaah
Question: [Advice to the Muslims to fear Allaah when seeking provision, and during hardships and trials]
Shaykh al-Albaani (rahimahullaah) says:
“Our calamity today is that we have turned away from the main purpose for which we were created, which is: worshiping Allaah, tabaarak wa ta’aala. So most of us don’t worship Allaah, and the few who do worship Allaah don’t know how to worship Him....
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With Which Intellect and Religion Can Suicide... →
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A Comparison between Those Obsessed with Takfīr &... →
Allaah loves from His slave that he beautifies his...
Ibn al-Qayyim – ‘al-Fawaid’ 327
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How Do We Deal with Those Who Try to Validate... →
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On the authority of son of Abbas (may Allah be...
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Bombings and Destruction: What are the Causes?
Author: Aḥmad Ibn Yaḥyá al-Najmī
Bombings and Destruction: What are the Causes?
All praise and thanks are for Allah. May prayers and peace be on the messenger of Allah, his family, and companions.
Some people claim that the incidences of Takfīr1 and bombings that occur from some of the youth result from unemployment and lack of jobs; these issues lead them to commit such acts. But this is a...
'If shaytaan rushes you in salah, remember that...
December 2011
6 posts
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“Whoever would like his Rizq (provision) to be...
The Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam [Bukhari]
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قُلْ إِنَّ صَلاَتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ...
Say (O Muhammad): “Verily, my Salaat (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the ‘Alameen (mankind, jinns and all that exists). (Al-An’am 6:162)
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Concerning Belief, Faith in Allaah - 2
In Part 1 we established that faith in Allaah consists of singling out Allaah in His actions (Ruboobiyyah) and singling out Allaah in His right to be worshipped (Uloohiyyah) and singling out Allaah in His Names and Attributes (Asmaa was-Sifaat). In this article we want to complete this subject. The first part was related to what we affirm in our belief in Allaah. In this second part, we are going...
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Humility in Prayer →
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Concerning Belief, Faith in Allaah - Part 1
Belief in Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, is one of the most important of the foundations of Eemaan (belief, faith), and it is the greatest of them in importance. It is the foundation of all the foundations of faith, and its pillar and support. The rest of the foundations of faith branch off from it, are based upon it and return back to it.
Belief in Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic is to believe...
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18 Benefits of Prayer
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah [d.751] Source: Zaad al-Ma’aad (4/304-305)[1]
[In the Name of Allaah, the Compassionate, the Most Merciful…]
In his excellent book, Zaad al-Ma’aad, in the section which includes the book, At-Tibb an-Nabawee, Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have Mercy on him) stated in his alphabetized discussion of medicines and nutrition:
Prayer
Allaah the...
November 2011
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Beware of the bandit !
Sheikhul -Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) said:” Every time a person wants to turn his heart to Allah, whispers of other matters come to him. The Shaytan is like a bandit, every time a person wants to travel towards Allah, he wants to intercept him. Hence it was said to one of the salaf, ’ the Jews and the Christians say, we don’t experience waswas (whispers) .He replied,...
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Good Manners
1) Abu Darda (May Allah be please with him) reported that Rasulullah (Salah lahu ‘Alayhee Wasalam) said, “Nothing is weightier on the Scale of Deeds than one’s good manners.”(Al-Bukhari)
2) Abu Hurairah (May Allah be please with him) said, “I heard Abu al Qasim Rasulullah ( Salah lahu ‘Alayhee Wasalam), say, ‘The best among you in Islam are those with the best manners, so long as they...
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He is Allaah
He is Allaah..
The First: Nothing is before Him. The Last: Nothing is After Him. The Most High: Nothing is Above Him. The Most Near: Nothing is beyond His Reach. He Begets Not, Nor was He Begotten. The Creator, Provider, and All-Rich. The All-Seer, The All-Knower. He is One and Self-Sufficient. He is not Nature, or any part of it. He ascended above His Throne, High above the Seven Skies. No...
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Does Islam Degrade Women?
Even though many aspects of Islam are misunderstood by non-Muslims, the ignorance, misinformation and incorrect assumptions that are made in regards to Islam’s treatment of women are probably the most severe. Numerous verses of the Qur’an make it clear that men and women are equal in the site of God. According to the teachings of Islam, the only thing that distinguishes people in the...
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The Tawheed of the Prophets and Messengers
The Tawheed of the Prophets and Messengers (alaihimus-salaam) by Abdur-Rahman As-Sa’dee (rahimuhullah)
Here is a brief outline of the book: الحق الواضح المبين في شرح توحيد الأنبياء والمرسلين The Clear Manifest Truth in Explanation of the Tawhid of the Prophets and Messengers by Al A’llaamah Abdur Rahman As-Sa’dee, rahimahullah.
The book is an explanation of As-Sa’dee of a...
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Increasing Eemaan (Faith)
Question: I begin my question by seeking your advice that I may benefit from you with regards to how I may increase my eemaan (faith?)
Answer: We advise you to recite the Qur’aan frequently and that you increase in your hearing of it and in your recitation of it. Reflect and consider its meaning to the best of your ability and what you do not understand of it, then ask the people of knowledge of...
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وَمَنْ أَرَادَ الآخِرَةَ وَسَعَى لَهَا سَعْيَهَا...
And whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it, with the necessary effort due for it (i.e. do righteous deeds of Allah’s Obedience) while he is a believer (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism), then such are the ones whose striving shall be appreciated, thanked and rewarded (by Allah).
(Al-Isra 17:19)
buraqrider asked: What does the jinn eat? I heard in a lecture once that they only eat smoke and bones. But recently I was told that they eat najisa.
A question about asking the dead for help
Q : My father believes in the righteousness of a dead shaykh known as a Waliy (a pious person). He makes Tawassul (supplicating to Allah through a means) by this shaykh and associates him with Allah in Du`a’ (supplication), for example, he says: “O Allah! O master Abdul-Salam!” What is the ruling on this, taking into account that my father performs Salah (Prayer), observes...
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The sole reason Allaah created Man and Jinn
Allah Subhaanahu Wata’ala said:
{I have not created the jinn and mankind except to worship me. I do not want from them any sustenance and I do not want (from them) that they feed me. Indeed Allah is the provider, the possessor of power and strength.} [51: 56-58]
This is the sole reason that Allaah created the jinn and mankind, and the reason that Allah sent the messengers, in order to call...
caitlinandthewhale replied to your post: Can a women live alone? Can a women travel by herself?
What if you have no mahram?
Initially it is forbidden for the Muslim woman to travel without being accompanied by her husband or a Mahram. But the Fuqaha (scholars of Islamic jurisprudence) excepted from this prohibition, the cases of necessity like the emigrating woman or the one who is a prisoner....