The First Creation: Water When Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, was asked how this universe started to exist, he said: “Allah existed [eternally] and nothing else existed with Him. He created the ^Arsh (Throne) [and placed it] above the water. Then He...
Read More إقرأ المزيدA woman while breast feeding her baby daughter, breast fed a baby boy that she did not give birth to for a period of twenty five days. Is it allowable according to the Islamic law for that baby boy, as a man to take in marriage the sister of the baby girl with whom he...
Read More إقرأ المزيدThe Attributes of Allah The scholars of Islam said that it is obligatory upon every mukallaf to know thirteen Attributes of Allah. They are: Existence, Oneness, Eternity, Everlastingness, Non-neediness of others, Power, Will, Knowledge, Hearing, Sight, Life,...
Read More إقرأ المزيدAllah is the Creator of This World Allah, ta^ala, said in the Qur’an: { أَفِي اللّهِ شَكٌّ }سورة إبراهيم 10 Afi-llahi shakk. Ayah 10 of Surah Ibrahim means: {There is no doubt about the existence of Allah.} The first obligation on the mukallaf person is to know about...
Read More إقرأ المزيدThe Accountable (Mukallaf) Islamically, the accountable person (mukallaf) is the one who is pubescent, sane, and has received the message of Islam. Pubescence happens when one reaches the age of fifteen (15) lunar years, or otherwise. The sane person is the one who...
Read More إقرأ المزيدAllah, ta^ala, said in the Qur’an: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلاَ تَمُوتُنَّ إِلاَّ وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ} (102) Ya ayyuhal-ladhina amanut-taqullaha haqqa tuqatihi wa la tamutunna illa wa antum muslimun. Ayah 102 of Suratu Al...
Read More إقرأ المزيدFrom what is istinja’ obligatory? It is obligatory to make istinja’ from every wet material emitted from the eliminatory outlets, like urine or feces. Istinja’ is performed using pure and purifying water or a solid, dry, uprooting and unrespectable...
Read More إقرأ المزيدWhat is the invalidators of wudu’? The invalidators of wudu’ are matters which break wudu’. When one’s wudu’ is invalidated, one must make wudu’ again to pray. The invalidators are: • Materials exiting from the eliminatory outlets, such as...
Read More إقرأ المزيدState the integrals & recommended Matters in Wudu? Ablution (wudu’ ) is a condition for the validity of prayer. Allah, ta^ala, said in the Qur’an: {يا أيها الذين آمنوا إذا قمتم إلى الصلاة فاغسلوا وجوهكم وأيديكم إلى المرافق وامسحوا برؤوسكم وأرجلكم إلى...
Read More إقرأ المزيدHow many types of najas-filth are there? Among what is considered najas-filthy are urine, feces, blood, puss, vomit, alcohol, and the maytah , including its bones and hair. The corpse of a dead human is not najas-filthy. The najas-filth is divided into two types:...
Read More إقرأ المزيدWhat is the Islamic Judgment pertaining to the actions of every human? In Islam, every action we do is classified into one or more of the below seven (7) types: The obligatory (wajib), recommended (mandub), prohibited (haram), disliked (makruh), permissible (mubah),...
Read More إقرأ المزيدDear brothers in Islam Allah said: [ مِنَ المُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللهَ عَلَيْهِ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَى نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلا]. This ayah means:“ There are men among the believers who have been true to their...
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