Question: What is the youngest age a male can be a mahram for a woman if she wanted to travel? Response: The youngest age at which a male can become a mahram for a woman is the coming of age; And that (occurs after) the completion of 15 years (of age) or seminal discharge with desire or the growth […]
Month: May 2012
Women Lenient in their Speech with Men.
Question: What is your opinion regarding some women who are easy going and free when talking to men? It is hoped that you could offer them (some) words of guidance, and may Allaah reward you with good. Response: It is not permissible for a woman to extend her speech beyond that which is necessary with […]
Friday – The Best Day of the Week.
Friday is a very important day for Muslims. It is more significant and more beneficial than any other day of the week. It is the day that Muslims gather together to pray in congregation. Directly before the prayer they listen to a lecture designed to empower them with valuable knowledge about God, and the religion […]
Zakat – Obligatory Charity: Purifying Wealth.
In the glossary of The Noble Quran[1] the term Zakat is defined as follows, “A certain fixed proportion of the wealth and of every property liable to Zakat of a Muslim to be paid yearly for the benefit of the poor in the Muslim community. The payment of Zakat is obligatory as it is one of […]
Sûrat Al-Isrâ’ (The Journey by Night) XVII.
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. Glorified (and Exalted) be He (Allâh) [above all that (evil) they associate with Him][1] Who took His slave (Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) for a journey by night from Al-Masjid-al-Harâm (at Makkah) to Al-Masjid-al-Aqsâ (in Jerusalem), the neighbourhood whereof We have blessed, in order that We might show […]
Our Prophet (saas) was a person of extraordinary beauty.
Messengers before you were also mocked, but those who jeered were engulfed by what they mocked. (Qur’an, 6:10) Caricatures in cartoons recently published in Denmark have caused great distress in the Muslim world. However, it is all too obvious that the figures pictured in these caricatures are the artists themselves. A number of caricatures reflecting the […]
Why Did God Create Everything?
Allah says in His Quran He did not create all of this for any foolish purpose. Allah Says: And I did not Create the jinn and humans except they should worship Me. [Noble Quran 51:56] He created us for the purpose of worshiping Him, Alone and without any partners.
The significance of fasting.
Question: What is the status and significance of fasting as a form of worship in Islaam, especially (during) the month of Ramadhaan? Response: The status of fasting in Islaam is that it is one of its great (important) pillars, without which one’s religion is incomplete. And as for it’s significance in Islaam, then it has been […]
The ruling and wisdom behind fasting.
Question: What is the ruling of and the wisdom behind fasting? Response: With Allaah lies all success. As for its wisdom, Allaah(subhaanahu wa-ta’aala) mentioned a very incorporating meaning in that regard: {O you who believe fasting has been prescribed for upon you as it was prescribed upon those that came before you that you may […]
Words of advice for Ramadhaan.
Question: What words of guidance do you have for the Muslim ummah, on the occasion of the month of Ramadhaan? Response: In the name of Allaah, all praise is to Allaah alone, and may Allaah send prayers and salutations upon our Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) and his family and his companions and whoever is guided (aright) […]