
Moon Sighting: Between Sharee’ah and Astronomy - II
… Continued Allah The Almighty is aware of the great progress of astronomy in the future. However, He did not consider it crucial in confirming the causes of acts of worship. Allah The Almighty revealed this to the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa...

The virtue of voluntary Night Prayer in Ramadan and Its rulings
It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "Whoever stands (in voluntary payers on the nights of) Ramadan out of faith and hoping for reward from Allah, his...

Ramadan and the rules of fasting
Living long enough to witness the month of Ramadan and to be able to fast in it is indeed a great bounty from Allah Almighty. Our righteous Salaf (predecessors), may Allah be pleased with them, used to supplicate to Allah during the six months prior to Ramadan...

Do You Want Salvation? - III
Fear that we seek: Here we must learn an important lesson: fear should not be an end in itself, but a means towards an end. When that end -- the ultimate pleasure of Allah The Almighty -- is attained, there is no need for fear. There is no fear upon the people...