Various Scholars
Manners related to answering the call of nature
Of Malls and Mus'ab bin 'Umair
By: Umm Rashid
Big city, bright lights. Cars flash in fast lanes. Young Muslims are getting ready to hit the "night scene". Branded shoes and designer clothes in place, clutching the latest mobile gizmos and sporting the trendiest watches, their perfume smells --- more than anything else - of ...
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Reasons behind the Names of the Lunar Months
To Muslim who decided to travel
Alhamdu Lelah, recently , the phenomenon of families (Husband and wife and sons and daughters) traveling abroad, has increased. Sometimes sons and daughters and the mother travel without the father to spend vacation in infidel country or some Arab country that ... Continue Reading
Various Scholars
Bashfulness is full of goodness
Translation of the meanings of surah Al-Anbiyaa (2)
(51) (51) And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before,[891] and We were of him well-Knowing
[891]- i.e., before Moses. Allāh had guided him from early youth.
(52) (52) When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"
(53) (53) They ...
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The defence of the Sunnah 1/2
Translation of the meanings of surah An-Nisaa (2)
(101) (101) And when you travel throughout the land, there is no blame upon you for shortening the prayer,[215] [especially] if you fear that those who disbelieve may disrupt [or attack] you.[216] Indeed, the disbelievers are ever to you a clear enemy.
[215]- The four rakʿah prayers are ...
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#11 Delaying Suhur
Delaying Suhur (meal before dawn)
Delaying Sahour is a very merciful Sunnah, it gives the Muslim strength for fasting and the ability to tolerate the burden of thirst and hunger. Zaid bin Thabit said; "We took Sahur with the Messenger of Allah then we went to pray." I asked the Prophet (ﷺ):"How ...
How Should We Speak to Them about Islam?
Muslims going to
America and Europe are faced with a flood of questions about Islam.
People have many ways of asking these question and different
motivations for doing so, but their questions are essentially as
follows:
Why does Islam permit polygamy?
Why is a woman counted as half a man in ...
11 Good Reasons to Do Good Deeds
Various Scholars
Zakat al-Fitr: a Purification of your Fasts
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