On 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,...
Read More إقرأ المزيدKnow that lying is among the sins of the tongue. lying is to utter false information while knowing that what one is saying is not the truth. It is sinful (haram) whether done seriously or jokingly. The Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: لاَ يَصْلُحُ...
Read More إقرأ المزيدWhat one does to enter into the actions of Hajj or ^Umrah (become in the state of ihram). The first integral step for the person intending to travel to Makkah to perform the Pilgrimage (Hajj) is to establish the intention in his heart to enter into the actions of...
Read More إقرأ المزيدAll praise is due to Allah The Exalted, and may Allah raise the rank of our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, his kind relatives and companions, and protect his nation from that which he feared for them thereafter. Performing Hajj and ^Umrah once in a...
Read More إقرأ المزيدThe Zakah of Fitr is due on every Muslim who is alive part of Ramadan and part of Shawwal (the month after Ramadan.) According to Imam ash-Shafi^iyy, the due Zakah for each is a “sa^” or four times of a pair of average-sized hands cupped together (“mudd”) filled...
Read More إقرأ المزيدIn Defense of At-Tawassul – A Reason for the Fulfillment of Needs Praise be to Allah. I ask Allah humbly to raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad, his Al and Companions, and to protect his nation from that which he fears for it. I ask...
Read More إقرأ المزيدSunday 20th of September 2009 is the Day of ^Idul-Fitr Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, Who ordered us to implement what the Messenger brought and to refrain from what he forbade. Dear brothers and sisters in Islam, Imam Ahmad in his ‘Musnad’,...
Read More إقرأ المزيدEach night to make the intention to fast the following day To abstain from sexual intercourse, masturbation, and inserting anything with a volume into the head or the body cavity through an open inlet, excluding one’s pure, tahir saliva while still inside the mouth...
Read More إقرأ المزيدWho is obligated to Fast It is obligatory for the one to fast the month of Ramadan if the following conditions are met: 1- If the one is Muslim 2- Pubescent 3- Sane 4- The one whose body can tolerate fasting 5- Pure (exempting the menstruating and postpartum...
Read More إقرأ المزيدPraise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. May Allah The Exalted raise the rank of our master Muhammad peace be upon him, his Al and Companions, and protect his nation from that which he fears for it. Fasting the month of Ramadan is an obligatory and great worship....
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