Misconception Concerning Tarawih.

1. What number of raka’at is the tarawih prayer consist of? Does it have a specific number? What number of raka’at is best? By the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. All Praise is due to Allah, and may the Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Allah’s Messenger, and upon his […]

Some Short Advice for Ramadan.

Here’s some advice to try and make your Ramadhan experience that little bit more beneficial insha’Allah. So, starting TODAY and as a list of minimums: Read one entire juz’/siparah of the Qur’an in Arabic each day starting right now before the firstTarawih. Use a mushaf which is nice and easy for you such as one of those Pak or the South African […]

The Day And Night In Ramadan.

After performing the dusk prayer, Muslims return to their homes either to continue with their appetizers or eat dinner.  Most people, however, choose not to eat much, as it will hinder them in performing that worship which is the delight of the believer in Ramadan – the taraweeh prayer.  This prayer is held immediately after […]

(The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said, “The parable of the believers, regarding their mutual love, mercy, and sympathy toward one another, is in the likeness of the single body: when one organ suffers, the rest of the body shares in sleeplessness and fever.”) (Al-Bukhaari: 6011, Muslim: 2586) Scientific Analysis Intensive and progressive […]

Islamic Manners-Entering/ Leaving A house.

Enter or leave your house with your right foot first, as it was the tradition of the Prophet. Imaam Abul Ala Hasan ibn Ahmad al-Hamazani, a great scholar of Hadith of his time, was so keen on applying this Sunnah to the extent that if someone entered his house with their left foot first, he […]

Importance of Islamic Manners.

Islamic Manners have been practically demontsrated to us by Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and have been recorded through numerous hadeeth on the subject.  It is sad though that many Muslims do not pay attenttion to the Islamic Manners they should be adopting and instead restrict their view of religion merely to Ibadat (external acts of worship).  […]

Refrain from Doubts.

الحديث الحادي عشر عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِي بْنِ أبِي طَالِبٍ سِبْطِ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَرَيْحَانَتِهِ رَضِيَ الله عَنْهُمَا قَالَ : حَفِظْتُ مِنْ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: دَعْ مَا يَرِيْبُكَ إِلَى مَا لاَ يَرِيْبُكَ [رواه الترمذي وقال : حديث حسن صحيح] 11th Hadith Translation On the authority of Abu […]