A Description of Hellfire (part 2 of 5)
Its Location
There is no exact mention from the Quran or the sayings of Prophet
Muhammad which pinpoint the location of Hell. No one knows its
exact place except God. Due to some linguistic evidence and context
of certain hadeeth, some scholars have stated that Hell is in ...
Jason Cruz, Ex-Priest, USA
Alhumdulillah (Thank God), I have been blessed by Allah with the gift of Islam since 2006. When I was asked to write about the path that I took and how Allah has blessed me, I was hesitant. I have seen others get caught up with personal fame by telling how they came to Islam and I knew that I ...
Continue ReadingFasting in the month of Rajab
Q: Is there any
special virtue in fasting during the month of Rajab?.
A: Praise be to
Allaah.
Firstly:
The month of Rajab is one of the sacred months of which Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Verily, the number of months with Allaah is twelve months (in a
year), so was it ...
Melissa Riter, Ex-Christian, USA
I was raised in a sadly dysfunctional family. My father was anti-religion (all religions) and my mother was a non-practicing Southern Baptist. On my father's side of the family, religion was something to ridicule while one was "straight" and to adopt when one was drunk or high. On my mother's ...
Continue ReadingThe status of the imams of the Ithna 'Ashari Shi'ah
Q: What is the
position on the 12 Imams of the Shia, especiallt the later
ones?
A: Praise be to
Allaah.
Firstly:
The Raafidis, Imamis or Ithna 'Asharis ("Twelvers") are one of the
branches of Shi'ism. They are called Raafidis because they rejected
(rafada) most of the Sahaabah and they ...
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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