All praises be to Allah Who opened my heart to the Light of Islam and blessed me with His Grace unto the True Path. To begin with, I would like to say that the ultimate conclusions that I reached in my quest were in fact a natural result of my initial disregard and indifference. My […]
Modesty and Dignity in Islam
Humbleness can be divided into two basic categories. The first kind is humbleness before God, which implies faith in Him and total submission to His will and commands without feeling haughty. The second category is humbleness with people, usually defined in dictionaries as the quality of being humble or modest and lacking pride, boastfulness or […]
In the Belly of the Whale: The Story of Prophet Yunus { peace be upon him}
Have you ever felt as though things are just too much for you, that you are in a situation you see no way of getting out of? Do you look at problems in our world today and wonder how they can ever be solved? All this, and more, is the story of Prophet Yunus (peace […]
Congratulation
I would like to congratulate all my brothers in Islam by Eid-AlFitr 2024 and say Eid Mubarak. Website Supervision.
Eid al-Fitr.
More than a billion Muslims around the world observe Ramadan (“month of blessing”), with prayer, fasting and charity. They celebrate the end of Ramadan with a three-day festival, called Eid al-Fitr, which means “breaking of the fast.” It’s one of the most important holidays in Islam. (Islam is the name of the religion practiced by […]
How To Perform The Eid Prayer.
Praise be to Allaah. Eid Prayer consists of two Rak’ahs The Eid prayer is one where the imam attends and leads the people in praying two rak’ahs. ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The prayer of al-Fitr is two rak’ahs and the prayer of al-Adha is two rak’ahs, complete and not shortened, on the […]
The congregational takbeer for the `Eid prayer.
Question: What is the ruling regarding the congregational takbeer for the `Eed prayer. Response: It has been legislated for a person to make takbeer from his home to the musallaa (area designated for the `Eed prayer), and whilst at the musallaa he should audibly (continue to) do so, each person unto himself, such that the place vibrates with the […]
Is it permissible to discharge Zakaatul-Fitr in money?
Question: Is it permissible to discharge Zakaatul-Fitr in money? – with mention of the evidences *Please appropriately reference this fatwa to: www.fatwa-online.com, thankyou!* Answer: Zakaatul-Fitr is not permissible except (to be paid) from FOOD. And it is not allowed to discharge its value in money. This is because the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) made […]
Is it permissible to discharge Zakaatul-Fitr from meat?
Question: Is it permissible to discharge Zakaatul-Fitr from meat? Some of the desert dwellers don’t have food to distribute for Zakaatul-Fitr, so is it permissible for them to slaughter some of their animals and distribute it to the poor? *Please appropriately reference this fatwa to: www.fatwa-online.com, thankyou!* Answer: This is not correct, because the Prophet […]
The ruling for denying Zakaatul-Fitr.
Question: What is the ruling for denying Zakaatul-Fitr and how is the denier to be dealt with? Response: It’s denial is not permissible (muharram)! Because it is egressing from that which the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) has legislated, as has just preceded from the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Umar (radhi-yallaahu ‘anhumaa) (who said): […]