The Greatest Right of Allah upon His Slaves Know that the greatest right of Allah upon His slaves is to clear Him from resemblance to the creation and to not associate anything with Him. Associating partners with Allah is the most enormous sin a slave can commit; it is the sin that Allah does not forgive but forgives what is…
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Among the miracles of the Prophet Muhammad, SallAllaahu ^alayhi wa sallam, and the best Miracle that can still be seen today, is the miracle of the Holy Qur’aan. The Qur’aan is a miracle which stands as proof of the truthfulness of our Master Muhammad, SallAllaahu ^alayhi wa sallam, and that he was a Prophet sent by Allaah. Allah the exalted…
Allah, ta^ala, said in the Qur’an, Ayah 8 of Surat Qaf, what means: “Whatever one says, be it good or evil, two angels Raqib and ^Atid write it.” The wise person should be keen to protect his tongue from everything that is evil. Among what is evil is: gossip, fabrication, and tale-bearing. These three matters are among the sins of…
The chapter of Tadhkiyah, Slaughter and Hunting in the books of Islamic jurisprudence Fiqh did expound on the four integrals of Tadhkiyah matters in detail. Suspicious Meat The slaughter has to fulfill the four aforementioned integrals without any doubt. When this is true, the Muslim may eat the meat. Let one know that the Islamic scholars unanimously agreed on the…
Integrals of Islamic Slaughter One examines four integrals before judging whether the meat is lawful or unlawful (halal or haram). When these integrals are satisfied, the slaughter is Islamically acceptable, i.e., tathkiyah is proper. These integrals are as follows: the method of slaughter, the person doing the slaughter, the slaughtered animal and the tool used for slaughter. 1. Method: The…
Fasting the Day of `Aashooraa’ • `Aashooraa’ falls on the 10th day of Muharram, which is a greatly blessed day, and it will be on September 30, 2017 this year. Muharram is the first month of the Lunar Calendar. • Fasting `Aashooraa’ has a great merit and an old recognized status due to its honor. It was known among the…
The servant is a worldly benefit, but to praise and glorify Allah in the manner described will bring the person a greater and everlasting benefit in the Hereafter, evidenced in the meaning of the previously mentioned Ayah of the Qur’an وَالآَخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَى : {The Hereafter is more beneficial and everlasting}. In those early days, people used to grind the…
The proof that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلَّم benefits in his life and after his death by Allah’s Will Hafidh alBazzaar and hafidh alBayhaqiyy narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلَّم said: the Prophets are alive in their graves and are praying. This hadith confirms that the Prophet’s souls go back to their bodies and they have life…
The State of Ihraam: Prohibitions and Expiation Due 1.To use perfume: It is sinful for the man or woman to use perfume after entering into the state of ihraam, although, it is sunnah to do so prior to entering this state. Lady ‘A’ishah reported that she used to put perfume for the Prophet before he made the intention to…
Allah created the human being in the best of forms. He made him benefit from what is in the sky and Earth. He endowed upon him a mind, tongue, lips, eyes and ears so that one uses these organs in the accepted way to obey Allah. Allah, ta^ala, said in the Qur’an: وصوركم فأحسن صوركم وإليه المصير Ayah 3…