Hajj is obligatory for women as it is for men
Hajj is fard 'ayn (an individual obligation) which every Muslim who is accountable and is able to do it must do once in a lifetime. It is one of the pillars of Islam, an obligation which is proven to be so in the Qur'aan and Sunnah, and by scholarly consensus.
1 - In the Qur'aan, Allaah says ...
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A short story about Tawkul
{وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إِلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ} [غافر44]
(Interpretation of the Meaning): "And I entrust my affair to Allah . Indeed, Allah is Seeing of [His] servants."
[Surat Ghafir, Verse 44]
One of the ...
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The Spiritual and Health Benefits of Ramadan Fasting
By Shahid Athar M.D.
At the onset of Ramadan Muslims all over the world start fasting from dawn to dusk daily for 30 days as ordained in Quran.
"O you who believe fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you so that you can learn Taqwa" (Quran 2:183)
The ...
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Ramadan Origin & Fasting
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Thinking Well of Others Relieves the Heart
Episode 1: A Spotlight on His Birth and Childhood صلى الله عليه وسلم
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Sheikh Abdullateaf Al-Ghamdi: "Verily, Allah looked at the inhabitants of the world and despised them, both the Arabs and foreigners among them, Both White and Black, except for some remnants from the people of ...
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The Muslim Home – 40 recommendations
Introduction
Bismillaah il-Rahmaan il-Raheem
In the Name of Allaah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
All praise be to Allaah, we praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own selves and from our evil deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides, no one ...
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