Al-'Ateerah and rulings thereon
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Al-'ateerah is a sacrifice was that was offered by the people of the Jaahiliyyah during the month of Rajab. They made that a tradition amongst themselves, like the offering of the udhiyah sacrifice on Eid ...
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Extravagant Sufism 2/3
Their belief in the Fire and Paradise: It is unbecoming of the Sufis to seek Paradise, as this is a sign of weak Imaan (Faith), so they claim!;ABakr Al-Kalabathi said in his book, At-Ta'arruf li Mathahib Ahl At-Tasawwuf (Gaining Knowledge in the Schools ...
Poncardas Romas, Ex-Christian, Philippines
I was born on December 2, 1959, in Kawit, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. Since birth my parents were devoted Seventh Day Adventists, one of the thousand branches in Christendom. I was a former Evangelist of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA). Since childhood until I became Muslim in ...
Continue ReadingThe aqtaab and abdaal in Sufi thought
Q: I have heard
and read about what are known as abdaal and aqtaab etc. Do they
really exist amongst us? Is the hadeeth, "Do not revile the people
of Syria, for there are abdaal among them" saheeh or not?.
A:
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
According to Ahl al-Sunnah, the wali (in the sense of ...
Rulings on menstruation
Q: What are the rulings on menses in
women?.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
There are many rulings to do with menstruation, more than twenty,
of which we will mention those which we think are most essential.
They are:
1 - Prayer
It is haraam for a menstruating woman to pay both obligatory ...
Ruling on hating the Sahaabah
Q: I was having a discussion with some people about the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them), and he told me that it was possible for any one of us to hate any one of the Sahaabah without that contradicting Islam. He said perhaps that (hating the Sahaabah) may put a person beyond the pale ...
Continue ReadingHeinz, Ex-Christian, UK
Abdul Hakeem Heinz was brought up in the south of London. He was
first introduced to Islam at the tender age of seven when his
mother embraced Islam.
Years later he traveled and lived in Egypt for a few years and
further developed his knowledge and understanding of Islam as well
as his skills ...
The reason why jihaad is prescribed
Why do Muslims wage
jihad?
Praise be to Allaah.
Allaah has enjoined jihad for His sake upon the Muslims, for the
great benefits that result from that and because of the harm caused
by abandoning jihad, some of which are mentioned in Question no.
34830.
Some of the reasons why jihad for ...
Status of Eid prayer in Islam
The Eid Prayer is wajib (obligatory) according to the majority of scholars. The Prophet (peace be upon him) performed it consistently and commanded all the people to go out for it.
He (peace be upon him) even specifically commanded all of the women to attend; Umm ...
Obligation of performing Hajj straightaway
Is it permissible for a
person who is able to do Hajj to delay Hajj for a number of
years?
Praise be to Allaah.
If a person is able to do Hajj and meets all the conditions of it
being obligatory, then he must do Hajj straight away, and it is ...
What After Ramadan?
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST GRACIOUS AND THE MOST MERCIFUL
AlHamdulillahi wa kafaa, was-Salatu was-salamu `alaa `ibaadihi-lladheena Stafaa Amma baad:
We leave the blessed month of Ramadan, its beautiful days and its fragrant nights. We leave the month of ...
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