How Our People Live
I
look up!
The beautiful sky is smeared with a Jet fighter's trail!
I look at the Horizon!
An ugly monster of steel is rumbling towards us!
Father! Mother! Where are you!
I am scared!
Ya Allah! Make me strong!
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Muslims Protest Against Denmark
To whom it may concern:
Peace be upon those who follow the true guidance
I have reviewed what some of the news agencies dealt with
concerning the Danish news agency Jyllands-Posten and what had been
published. I believe it to be a heinous mistake and dreadful
deviation from the path of ...
Accepting a gift from a kaafir on the day of his festival
My neighbour is an American Christian, and she and her family brought me a gift when it was Christmas. I could not refuse the gift, lest she be offended.
Can I accept this gift, as the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) accepted gifts from kaafirs?.
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Celebrating with non-Muslims to encourage them to celebrate with us
Can we take part in non-Muslim celebration only so that they might be attracted to our celebrations too?
Praise be to Allaah.
If these celebrations are the festivals of the kuffaar and mushrikeen, it is not permissible to take part in those innovated festivals, because ... Continue Reading
Prohibition on celebrating the festivals of the kuffaar
Praise be to Allaah.
It is not permissible for the Muslim to join the kuffaar in their festivals and to express joy and happiness on these occasions, or to take the day off work, whether ... Continue Reading
Selling greeting cards for Christian holidays
At work - I am a cashier, and there are Christmas cards with shirk on them "Jesus is God - and Loves You" etc... If a customer brings these to me, and I ring him up and put the money in the register - am I a kaafir? I hate the shirk, ......., ......, am I a kaafir?
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Can she attend Christmas celebrations in order to greet her relatives?
She says: I want to become Muslim, but my family gather to celebrate Christmas, and I want to go and greet them. This is not with the intention of celebrating or joining in, but simply to make the most of the opportunity of my relatives getting together. Is this allowed?
We ... Continue Reading
Description of Hajj
Hajj is one of the best acts of worship. It is one of the pillars of Islam with which Allaah sent Muhammad and without which a person's religious commitment is incomplete.
Worship cannot bring a person closer to Allaah and cannot be accepted unless it meets two conditions:
1 - Sincerity ...
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Hajj is obligatory for women as it is for men
Hajj is fard 'ayn (an individual obligation) which every Muslim who is accountable and is able to do it must do once in a lifetime. It is one of the pillars of Islam, an obligation which is proven to be so in the Qur'aan and Sunnah, and by scholarly consensus.
1 - In the Qur'aan, Allaah says ...
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Etiquette of Hajj and 'Umrah
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"The Hajj (pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known (lunar year) months (i.e. the 10th month, the 11th month and the first ten days of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, i.e. two months and ten days). So whosoever intends to perform Hajj therein ...
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Delaying Hajj for no reason
Sincerity in Hajj
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Sincerity (ikhlaas) is a necessary condition ...
