Category: Aqeedah (Islamic Faith)

Polytheism in Supplication

Shirk ad-Du'aa (Polytheism in Supplication)

Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid


Question: Ya sheikh, I have question regarding the tawasul, I was telling someone that seeking tawasul at graves and asking the person who died to make dua to Allah it's wrong, he told me what is wrong with if I asked ...

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Is There Evidence God exists?

Is There Evidence God exists?

By - Yusuf Estes

Yes. Allah has sent down miracles, revelations and messengers to give clear proofs He exists and more important, what we should do once we come to this realization.

Allah has sent prophets and messengers with many proofs throughout the ages for ...

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The Call for the Unity of Religions

Wahdatul Adyaan

(The Call for the Unity of Religions)
According to Quran and Sunnah


Definitions:
Deen - Way of life

Kaffir - "One who rejects", specifically rejects belief in Allah, in His Oneness, in His Angels, in His Books, in His Messengers, in the Day of Resurrection, in Al-Qadar ...
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The Conditions of Laa ilaaha illa-Allaah

The Conditions of Laa ilaaha illa-Allaah

Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

The first condition is knowledge, in the sense of negating what is negated in the Shahaadah and affirming what is affirmed therein - as opposed to being ignorant of that.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meanings):
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True Monotheistic Concepts - Tawheed, Shirk, Islam

True Monotheistic Concepts - Tawheed, Shirk, Islam

Based on a Document By: AbuBakr Karolia - December 26, 1999

Tawheed (montheism)
The term is derived from the three consonants root w-h-d, which serves as the vehicle for the basic concept of 'oneness,' or 'unity," along with the closely ...
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Celebrating with non-Muslims to encourage them to celebrate with us

Question:
Can we take part in non-Muslim celebration only so that they might be attracted to our celebrations too?

Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.

If these celebrations are the festivals of the kuffaar and mushrikeen, it is not permissible to take part in those innovated festivals, because ... Continue Reading

Prohibition on celebrating the festivals of the kuffaar

Question: Is it permissible for Muslims to take part in their festivals, such as Christmas?

Answer: Praise be to Allaah.

It is not permissible for the Muslim to join the kuffaar in their festivals and to express joy and happiness on these occasions, or to take the day off work, whether ... Continue Reading

Selling greeting cards for Christian holidays

Question:
At work - I am a cashier, and there are Christmas cards with shirk on them "Jesus is God - and Loves You" etc... If a customer brings these to me, and I ring him up and put the money in the register - am I a kaafir? I hate the shirk, ......., ......, am I a kaafir?

Answer:

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Can she attend Christmas celebrations in order to greet her relatives?

Question:
She says: I want to become Muslim, but my family gather to celebrate Christmas, and I want to go and greet them. This is not with the intention of celebrating or joining in, but simply to make the most of the opportunity of my relatives getting together. Is this allowed?

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Accepting a gift from a kaafir on the day of his festival

Question:
My neighbour is an American Christian, and she and her family brought me a gift when it was Christmas. I could not refuse the gift, lest she be offended.
Can I accept this gift, as the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) accepted gifts from kaafirs?.

Answer:
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Shahada


           The words that are spoken when one becomes a Muslim, are few but so significant. With the utterance of these words, a person acknowledges Allah as the Creator and Sustainer of all, and the messengership of His Prophet (peace be upon him). With these words, which come from the heart, ... Continue Reading

Allah is Beautiful & Loves Beauty


From 'Abdullaah Ibn Mas'ood (radiyallaahu 'anhu) who said that the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "No one will enter Paradise who has an atom's weight of pride in his heart." A man said, "What if a man likes his clothes to look good and his shoes to look good?" He said, " Continue Reading

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