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 ...
Complete 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 ...
The Month of Sha'baan
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
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