The reality of Paradise is something which people will never be able to understand until they actually enter it, but God has shown us glimpses of it in the Quran. He has described it as a place essentially different to the life of this world, both in the very nature and purpose of life, as […]
Month: March 2012
70 Matters Related to Fasting.
Introduction Praise be to Allaah, we praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own selves and from our evil deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides cannot be misled, and whomsoever He leaves astray cannot be guided. I bear witness that there is no god except Allaah […]
Making (Qada’) for missed prayers.
The scholars agree that it is obligatory for one who has forgotten the salah or slept through its time to make up the missed [qada’) prayer. This opinion is based on the hadith of the Prophet mentioned earlier: “There is no negligence while one is asleep but forgetfulness occurs when one is awake. If one […]
One Who Ignores His Prayers.
Not praying and denying its obligation is seen as disbelief and places the person outside the religion of Islam. All scholars agree on this point. They base their opinion on several hadith, some of which are: Jabir reports that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, “Between a person and disbelief is discarding prayer.” (Related […]
Sûrat Tâ-Hâ. XX.
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. Tâ-Hâ. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’ân, and none but Allâh (Alone) knows their meanings]. 2. We have not sent down the Qur’ân unto you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to cause you distress, 3. But only as a Reminder to […]
How did the spread of Islam affect the World?
The Muslim community constituted to grow after Prophet Muhammad’s death. Within a few decades, vast numbers of people across three continents – Africa, Asia, and Europe – had chosen Islam as their way of life. One of the reasons for the rapid and peaceful spread of Islam was the purity of its doctrine – Islam […]
Prohibition of shaking hands with a non-related woman.
Question: Why does Islaam forbid a man from shaking the hand of a woman whom he is not related to? Does shaking hands without lust invalidate one’s ablution? Response: Islaam has forbidden that because it is a temptation. One of the greatest forms of temptation is for a man to touch a woman he is
Ruling concerning a woman looking at men.
Question: What is the ruling concerning a woman looking at men on television or casual looks in the streets? Response: A woman looking at a man must be one of two cases, regardless of whether it be on television or otherwise.
converting from Christianity to Islam.
Before I begin, I must mention that I am leaving on a flight from here (Washington, DC) to Atlanta in 30 minutes to speak at a special event there. You had requested information on how a Christian priest (a Catholic priest friend of ours named Peter Jacobs), a preacher (myself) and a reverend (my father […]
Final Messenger Muhammad sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam .
Final Messenger Muhammad (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam: may Allaah Exalt his mention and render him save from every derogatory thing) [ Say: “O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allaah – to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Laa ilaaha illa Huwa {none deserves to be worshiped but He}; […]