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Blessed Days [First 10 Days of Dhul Hijjah] Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “There are no days during which the righteous action is so pleasing to Allah than these days...
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...
Rewards for Sickness and Etiquettes of visiting the sick Every one of us becomes ill, now and then. Most go through the normal sickness, such as; flu, cold, fever etc. Others may go through specific illnesses for short term, whereas others will go through long term...
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...
The Prophet of Allaah, Muhammad (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When one of you passes by the gardens of Paradise then take from them." The Companions (radhiyallaahu 'an hum) said: "And what are the gardens of Paradise, O Messenger of Allaah?" So he...
Why do Muslims have to pray 5 times a day? Islam is based on five pillars which the Messenger sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam has explained for us, when he said: “Islam is built upon five [pillars]: the testimony that there is no god worthy of worship except Allaah and...
Description of the Prophet’s prayer Praise be to Allaah. 1 – Facing the direction of the Ka’bah 1- When you stand up to pray, face the direction of the Ka’bah wherever you are, in both fard (obligatory) and naafil (supererogatory) prayers. This is one of the...
Conditions for the validity of Salah “Guard strictly the (five obligatory) prayers….”[Baqarah 2:238] “Islam is built upon five pillars….(amongst them the second pillar) Salah…”[Muslim] “And perform as-Salah (Iqamah-as-Salah) for my remembrance.” [Ta-ha 20:14] The...
27 reasons why it is better for men to pray in congregation (behind the main Imam) Imâm ibn Hajr (rh) has mentioned in his work Fath al-Bârî, one can enumerate 27, if not more, excellent reasons to pray in Jamâ‛ah due to all the following hasanaat (actions that are...
