Nafl, voluntary fast Allaah says:] Fasting is Mine and it is I Who give reward for it. (Al-Bukhaari, Fath, no. 1904) There is nothing equivalent to fasting. (Al-Nisaai, 4/165; see also Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1/413) The prayer (duaa) of the...
What do the Scholars of the Sunnah say regarding the so called ‘Islaamic Anasheed’ ? Shaykh Saleh al-Fawzaan has stated in; Al-Khutub al-Mimbariyyah (3/184-185, 1411AH Edition) “What deserves attention also is: The tapes that are being increasingly circulated...
Correct methodology with regard to advising the Rulers Imam Al-Nawawi’s Riyad-us-Saliheen Chapter 78 Obligation of Rulers to show Kindness to their Subjects Allah, the Exalted, says: “And be kind and humble to the believers who follow you.” (26:215)...
Dinosaurs – Did they actually exist? We live here in the west and we have some non-Muslim friends who discuss Islam with us. They are very interested in science and theories about the universe, and they have a question: Is there any mention of the dinosaurs in Islam?...
No one is to be excused due to ignorance with regard to the principles of the Religion Question: “A brother from the Arab Republic of Egypt, Sinai asks: There was a dispute between two people about whether or not someone who walks around the graves and asks help of...
From Abu Usamah adh-Dhahabi This is the BEST advice - thus far - I’ve heard ANY Sheikh give concerning the recent drama that has fallen on our UMMAH in Palestine...….. May Allah raise the rank of Sheikh Uthman al-Khamees in the Dunyah and the Hereafter....
Salatul Witr – According to the sunnah According to this Hadith the Prophet ( صلى الله عليه وسلم ) said: لا توتروا بثلاث تشبهوا المغرب "Do not pray Witr with three rak'ahs that resemble Maghrib." The hadeeth narrated by al-Haakim (1/304), al-Bayhaqi (3/31) and...
The Historical events that occurred in the blessed month of Ramadhan We all know that Ramadhan is the month of fasting, abstinence and reflection. However, what we may not know is that Ramadan also just happens to be a month of awesome history defining events that...
Disease of staying up late at nights The favors of Allah upon His slaves cannot be enumerated. Among the favors is that He created sleep, and He created the night so that we may rest in it. “And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest; and We have...
Etiquette of Female Speaking With The Opposite Gender By Shaykh Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid www.islam-qa.com In brief, what the scholars have said about womens voices is that they are not Awrah in and of themselves, and there is nothing wrong with listening to them...
