I start in the name of Allah, The Merciful. Complete praise is due to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. Praise be to Allah for guiding us to this true path, for without His guidance, we would not be guided. May Allah raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad sallallahu ^alayhi...
Read More إقرأ المزيدHow to Perform ^Umrah The first integral step for the person intending to travel to Makkah to perform the Umrah is to establish the intention in his heart to enter the actions of Pilgrimage (Umrah). It is this intention and not just donning the clothes of ihram...
Read More إقرأ المزيدAllah created the heavens, the earths, and the mountains. Allah created the rivers and the seas. Allah created the sun, the moon, the stars, and the planets. Allah created the shrubs, the trees, the humans, and the animals. The first thing Allah created was water....
Read More إقرأ المزيدThe evening after the ^Id, the pilgrim goes to Mina and spends the night there. The next day is the first of the Tashriq days. After the zawal time of the first Tashriq day, the pilgrim goes to throw seven (7) pebbles at each of the three (3) jamrah stations. He...
Read More إقرأ المزيدFor a period of time, Prophet Ibrahim resided with his wife Sarah in Palestine. At 70 years of age, Sarah was an infertile old lady who was so keen to see her 86 years old husband Prophet Ibrahim become a father. For that reason, she offered him Hajar, her maid...
Read More إقرأ المزيدUpon entering the haram of Makkah, (the boundary lines of Makkah defined by Prophet Ibrahim) it is sunnnah to say: O Allah, this is the place to which You granted a special status and made a place of safety. اللهم هذا حرمك وأمنك So protect me from Hellfire. فحرمنى...
Read More إقرأ المزيدProhibitions 1.To use perfume: It is sinful for the man or woman to use perfume after entering into the state of ihram, although, it is sunnah to do so prior to entering this state. Lady ^A’ishah reported that she used to put perfume for the Prophet before he made the...
Read More إقرأ المزيدPerforming Hajj and ^Umrah once in a lifetime becomes obligatory upon the Muslim when he is free, accountable, and can afford to reach Makkah and return to his homeplace. This includes that one has in excess of one’s debts, appropriate lodging and clothing, and what...
Read More إقرأ المزيدThere is consensus among the scholars that it is sunnah to visit the grave of the Prophet, Sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, both for he who lives in al-Madinah and he who travels there for the express purpose of visiting the Prophet’s grave, and doing so is a great act...
Read More إقرأ المزيدThe scholars of Islam have four sayings as to why the Night of Qadr was named as such. The first is that Qadr means greatness. The second is that it is a night when the Earth is very crowded with angels who come down to Earth. The third is that it is a night in which...
Read More إقرأ المزيدOn the occasion of the advent of Ramadan of this year, as is the case every year, many people pose the question ” do we need to observe the crescent of Ramadan to establish the beginning of fasting when we live in the era of the Internet and Google...
Read More إقرأ المزيدThe great scholar, Hujjat-ul-lslam, Abu Ja^far al-Warraq at-Tahawi (239-321AH)[1], may Allaah have mercy on him, while he was in Egypt said: This is an elucidation of the beliefs of ahl-as-Sunnah wa al-Jama^ah, according to the school of the jurists of this religion,...
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