Question: Is the (pronouncement of) divorce by the one who is intoxicated carried out? Response: We do not issue fatwa rulings in these matters, unless such an issue has actually occurred with a particular person. However, the general rule is that this matter should be taken to the (sharee’ah) court. And if the court decides […]
Husband divorced his wife without informing her.
Question: A man remained absent from his wife for a long period of time, and then divorced her without informing her (or anyone else). So does the divorce stand? Response: The divorce stands even if he did not inform his wife. If a person pronounces the divorce and says: “I have divorced my wife”, then […]
Why God’s Book Cannot Contain Errors.
1. God Revealed it “Those who disbelieve in the Reminder when it comes unto them (are guilty), for indeed it is an unassailable Scripture. Falsehood cannot come at it from before it or behind it. (It is) a revelation from the Wise, the Owner of Praise” (Qur’an 41:41-42). “Praise be to Allah* Who has revealed […]
A Call to the Real Salvation.
This is an invitation to observe, to ponder and to be with us, aware and certain that it is our duty and moral obligation to convey the message of our Creator. In the search for truth, it is indispensable that we take some time and effort to know the basis of our faith, and as […]
Sûrat Al-Ahzâb (The Confederates) XXXIII.
n the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. O Prophet (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)! Keep your duty to Allâh, and obey not the disbelievers and the hypocrites (i.e., do not follow their advice). Verily, Allâh is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise. 2. And follow that which is revealed to you from your Lord. Verily, […]
The Belief (I’tiqad) and Essentials of the Ahl Al-Sunnah.
No school of thought (madhhab) was needed during the Age of Happiness and the time of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs, because people learned the faith directly from Prophet Muhammad (saas) and his Companions. As heretical movements and divisions based on un-Islamic ideas and practices (bid`ah) gradually emerged, devout scholars still following the path of […]
The Prophet (saas) explained that Allah possesses infinite might.
In order that people should appreciate the power of Allah and adopt a nobler morality out of awe of Him, the Prophet (saas) used to tell people of the might of Allah and of the proofs of the splendour in His creation. He thus became the means whereby they would love Allah and fear him. […]
Sûrat Hûd [(Prophet) Hûd] XI .
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. Alif-Lâm-Râ. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’ân and none but Allâh (Alone) knows their meanings]. (This is) a Book, the Verses whereof are perfected (in every sphere of knowledge), and then explained in detail from One (Allâh) Who is All-Wise […]
Tawheed ar-Rububiyah necessitates Tawheed al-Uluhiyah.
Tawheed ar-Rububiyah necessitates Tawheed al-Uluhiyah i.e., he who declares Tawheed ar-Rububiyah and affirms that there is no Creator, Provider or Controller of the Universe except Allah -then he is required to proclaim Tawheed al-Uluhiyah – i.e., no one deserves any form of worship except Allah, none is to be invoked and sought help from except […]
Sujud us-Sahu” Prostrations of Forgetfulness.
It is confirmed that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) sometimes forgot something in the salah (prayer). It is also true that he said: “I am a human being and forget like you forget. If I forget, remind me.” In instances like these, he (SAWS) performed what are known as the prostrations of forgetfulness (Sujud […]