Who are the Naasibis and what is the ruling on them?
Q: I would like
to know about the following terms:
1- What is the definition of a Naasibi?
2- What is the ruling on such a person - is he a Muslim, a kaafir
(disbeliever), one who has gone astray, or an innovator?
3- Are there some references which speak about the Naasibis?.
A:
Praise be to ...
'Umrah in the month of Rajab
Q: Is there any
particular virtue in performing 'Umrah in the month of
Rajab?.
A:
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
There is no report from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) - as far as we know - to suggest that there is any
particular virtue in performing 'Umrah in the ...
Extravagant Sufism 1/3
Sufism reached its most organized form by the end of the third century after the Hijrah (Prophet Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Madinah, which occurred in 623 AD), when one of the well-known and infamous Sufi teachers, Al'Husayn ibn Mansoor Al-'Hallaj, announced his most deviant and ...
Continue ReadingPenomee (Dr. Kari Ann Owen), Ex-Jew, USA
There is no god but God, and Muhammad, may God praise him, is
his messenger."
These are the words of the Shahadah oath, I believe.
The Creator is known by many names. His wisdom is always
recognizable, and his presence made manifest in the love, tolerance
and compassion present in our ...
Are the Sufi shaykhs really in contact with Allaah?
Q: What is the place of sufism in Islam? What truth is there in 'religious experiences', contacts with the Divine, etc.? Some people hold such phenomena in high regard, claiming the similarities between experiences of people from different religions and from opposite corners of the globe, to be ...
Continue ReadingRulings on istihaadah
Q: What are the rulings to do with
istihaadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding)?.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
We explained when bleeding is menses (hayd) and when it is
isthaadah. When it is menses then it is subject to the rulings on
menses, and when it is istihaadah it is subject to the rulings ...
William, Ex-Jew, USA
My name is William, and I live in a large Midwestern city in the United States. I am a typical American in many ways that are reflected in both my professional and personal lives. Professionally, I am a supervisor with a major police department, and I have been in the military, both active duty ...
Continue ReadingDeep Thinking
Have you ever thought about the fact that you did not exist
before you were conceived and then born into the world and that you
have come into existence from mere nothingness?
Have you ever thought about how the flowers you see in your living
room everyday come out of pitch black, muddy soil ...
Solution to the Palestinian issue
What is the way of solving the
Palestinian issue which becomes more complicated each
day?
Praise be to Allaah.
The Muslim is deeply grieved and filled with sorrow as the
Palestinian situation goes from bad to worse, and gets more
complicated, until it has ended up in the state we have seen ...
Why Mrs. Cecilla Cannoly accepted Islam?
Mrs. CECILLA CANNOLY [Rashida] (Austrian)
Why did I become a Muslim? Let me tell you sincerely that I became a Muslim without even noticing it myself. For, at a very young age I had already completely lost my confidence in Christianity and had begun to ...
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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