Qadianiyyah in the light of Islam
Q: I appeal to you to answer the questions that I have previously submitted or to answer the one that follows, as the problem has for months caused me nothing but trouble in my local community. Even if I had the support of a fatwa, it might not help because this local community does not respect ...
Continue ReadingComplete vs. acceptable ghusl
Q: I do ghusl following menses as
follows:
1- I form the intention to purify myself in my heart, without
uttering it out loud.
2- I start by standing beneath the shower and letting the water
flow all over my body.
3- I wash my entire body using a loofah and soap, including the
private parts.
4- ...
Starting-point for one who wants to enter Islam
Q: I want to know is there a starting point
for a man who Is interested in the true religion of Islam. I have
been given many different answers.
A: Yes, there is a very important
starting-point, which is to pronounce the Shahaadatayn (Declaration
of Faith). This is the only answer to your ...
Yousef al Khattab, Ex-Jew, USA
Punishments for neglecting jihad for the sake of Allaah
Is there a specific punishment
that is deserved by those who neglect jihad for the sake of
Allaah?
Praise be to Allaah.
The command to wage jihad for the sake of Allaah, and the warning
against neglecting jihad, appear in many verses of the Qur'aan and
ahaadeeth.
If the Muslims neglect ...
Etiquette of Eid
What are the Sunnahs
and etiquettes that we should act in accordance with on the day of
Eid?
Praise be to Allaah.
The Sunnahs that the Muslim should observe on the day of Eid are as
follows:
1 - Doing ghusl before going out to the prayer.
It was narrated in a saheeh hadeeth in al-Muwatta' ...
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 ...
Are Muslim women oppressed?
Among the many topics of interest to non-Muslims, the status of Muslim women and the theme of their rights -- or rather, the perceived lack of them - seems to be foremost. The media's portrayal of Muslim women, usually outlining their "oppression and mystery" seems ...
Retaining One's Composure in Anger
By Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
All of us
have to wrestle with the emotion of anger, an emotion that flares
up and tests a person's ability to control himself and keep himself
from stooping to the level of the one who wronged him.
There are reasons why some people can keep their composure ...
Respect For Our Daughters
Sheikh Salman
al-Oadah
A person's need to feel import is something perfectly natural,
something instilled in human nature. It may well be that this
feeling is behind many of humanity's greatest inventions,
achievements, and noble acts.
This is why Allah mentions to us that Abraham (peace be ...
Wake up!
People of today come back to your senses
Before the day comes where there'll be no recompenses
We are wasting our time at heaven's expenses
Claim over the fences and lay over the Benz's The west looks at me with a funny type of way
Frown, clown do ... Continue Reading
The Light of Guidance
Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Rahmaan al-Swiyaan
(Al-Bayaan magazine, issue # 152, Rabee' al-Aakhir 1421, pp. 66-67)
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