Question: If a newborn child was to die right after birth, is the ‘aqeeqah obligatory for him? Response: If a child is born after the completion of four months (in the mother’s womb), then the‘aqeeqah should be carried out for him, and (likewise) he should also be named. This is because after the passing of four months, life […]
Advice to those unable to Conceive
Question: A woman is grieving because she is not pregnant; And sometimes she cries and ends up thinking a lot and becomes withdrawn from life, so what is the ruling and what advice do you have for her? Response: It is not befitting for this woman to grieve and cry because she is unable to […]
Seeking abortion due to inability to look after additional children
Question: There is a woman who has been unable to conceive; the doctors carried out some tests and discovered the eggs (in the womb) are dead. So they carried out an operation to implant (more) eggs, and now she is pregnant with four (babies). When the doctors discovered this, they informed her husband. He said […]
Sûrat Al-Kahf (The Cave) XVIII
n the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, Who has sent down to His slave (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Book (the Qur’ân), and has not placed therein any crookedness.
Honey: The Antibiotic of the Future! Part 2
Ali (raa) once said, “The Muslim is like the bee who eats only good things and only good things come from them.” Last week we learned about the benefits of honey. This week we will explore other bee products. Bee pollen: Pollen is the ultra-fine powder that makes up the male element of a flower. Honeybees, […]
Honey: The Antibiotic of the Future! Part 1
In the Qur’an, Allah says that in paradise will be “rivers of honey pure.” “Then to eat of all the produce (of the earth), and find with skill the spacious paths of its Lord: there issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colors, wherein is healing for men: verily in this is a Sign for […]
Benefits and Fruits of Faith
Out of His wisdom, Allah The Almighty has decreed that the hearts of the believers sense and taste the fruits of Faith (Iman) so that they might race towards attaining Allah’s pleasure and ultimately put their trust in Him. Indeed, if the tree of faith is strong, deeply rooted, extensively branched and sprouts of its […]
Belief in Qadar (Divine Decree)
It is obligatory for every Muslim to believe in Qadar since it is one of the six mandatory articles of faith. Allah Almighty says:”Verily, We have created all things with Qadar (Divine Preordainments of all things before their creation, as written in the Book of Decrees Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz)”. [Qur’an 54:49] Belief in Qadar is to know that everything that happens lies under the […]
Allah is Near to whoever supplicates Him and the necessary means for answering Du’aa [supplication].
Allah Almighty says in the Qur’an: “And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed Near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or intercessor). So let them obey Me and believe in Me, […]