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  • A Pleasing Record on the Day of Judgment

    All of us make mistakes and commit sins; however, all of us wish to have a pleasing record of deeds on the Day of Judgment; on the day about which Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children, But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart.} [Quran 26:88-89] The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu.. More

  • Becoming Worthy of Paradise

    ‘Ubaadah ibn As-Saamit, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Allah will admit into Paradise regardless of his deeds, any one who says, 'I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah alone without a partner, and that Muhammad is His Slave and Messenger, and.. More

  • Averting Divine Punishment: Step by Step

    We all make mistakes and we are all in dire need forgiveness for the sins which we commit knowingly and unknowingly every day. It is only out of the mercy of Allah The Almighty upon us that He has facilitated many ways to attain forgiveness. As long as a person is a believer and does not practice any form of Shirk (associating partners with Allah The.. More

  • Congregational Iftaar

    All perfect praise be to Allah Who Conferred upon us the month of fasting, and Bestowed upon us the gifts of mercy and forgiveness in it. May Allah Send blessings and peace upon the best of people, who spent all his life in the worship of his Lord: fasting, prayer, Qiyaam, and all other acts of worship in which he was sincere to Allah, The One, The.. More

  • Actions that Avert Punishment in the Grave

    Imam ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said: "In general, refraining from what causes punishment in the grave is the best way to avoid being punished. A person must sit for a while before he goes to bed and hold himself accountable for what he gained during that day and what he lost, then renew his sincere repentance to Allah and.. More

  • Repentance in Ramadan

    Allah Says (what means): {And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers that you might succeed.} [Quran 24:31] And also (what means): {O you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance.} [Quran 66:8] Therefore, repentance is not only requested from one who has committed a sin, but rather it is demanded from all people including.. More

  • Our Fasting and Theirs

    We willingly experience hunger and thirst in this blessed month out of worship and drawing closer to Allah The Almighty. If we worship Allah by abandoning food and drink for one month every year, Allah, the Exalted, knows that there is a considerable number of our fellow Muslims who unwillingly and forcibly experience hunger along the year. The thirst.. More

  • Making up a missed fast on Friday alone

    Question: salam. its forbiden to fast on friday(only) but can we fast if we are keeping obligatory missed fasts ? jazakAllahukhairan. Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. It is.. More

  • 11 Good Reasons to Do Good Deeds

    Allah The Almighty enjoins us to remember Him frequently and perform good deeds because forgetfulness is a disease that leads to neglecting virtuous deeds. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And indeed We made a covenant with Aadam before, but he forgot, and We found on his part no firm willpower.} [Quran 20:115] One's good deeds should be based.. More

  • In Ramadan – For the Youth Only

    My young brother and sister, Just a few days ago, we welcomed Ramadan, a blessed month that means a lot to you and us. Like all Muslims, you certainly rejoiced at the advent of this noble month. It pleases me, my dear brother and sister, in this noble month, to offer you the most precious and valuable thing that I have, adopting an approach of frankness.. More

  • The Battle of a Lifetime

    I have nothing new to say about the merit of fasting and night prayer and the merit of this noble month. Indeed, the vast majority of Muslims possess knowledge about this, making it needless to exert a lot of effort in this area. Rather, it is more appropriate for a person addressing people on this occasion to draw their attention to the fact that.. More

  • A New Guest! Is There Anyone Who Can Welcome Him?

    It gives us and every Muslim much pleasure to have this guest amongst us. Unfortunately, the time will not be long enough for certain reasons that no one knows except the Knower of the unseen and the Witness (Allah Almighty). We ask Allah, the Most Great, the Benefactor, to help us to honor this guest. Let us get acquainted with him: · Our.. More

  • Zakah Al-Fitr is Purification for the Fasting Person and a Means to Please the Poor

    Allah, The Exalted, prescribed the obligation of Zakat al-Fitr after the completion of fasting in the blessed month of Ramadan to purify the fasting person from idle and foul speech he did whilst fasting, a means to please the poor, and a tool to revive the spirit of cooperation, solidarity and compassion within the Muslim community. Allah, The Exalted,.. More

  • The Situation of the Muslim

    By Muhibb Ad-Deen Al-Khateeb We are in Ramadan, a month that is like a yearly alarm clock that invites the people to something other than that to which they are accustomed. It invites us to change our living style and move from the life of comfort and permissibility to a life of extraordinary restrictions and commitment to things by which we do not.. More

  • Bleeding and fasting during Ramadan

    Question: salam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa Barakatu I had an abortion one week ago; by the begining of Ramadan I will be in my second week. Now I have little drops of blood, but I am praying. Shall I fast or not? Please explain, if I only have drops every now and then, not flowing blood. Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds... More