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…
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 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…
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…
Prophet’s Migration, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam • The immigration of Prophet Muhammad, otherwise known as the Hijrah, was not about running away from being killed, nor was it about fear, or a retreat from bidding…
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلَّم fasted the 10th of Muharram and then said: if I lived next year I will fast the 9th. He, صلى الله عليه وسلَّم , however, died before he could…
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…
All praise is due to Allah The Exalted, and may Allah raise the rank of our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, his kind relatives and companions, and protect his nation from that which…
It was said about al-Hassan al-BiSriyy that he once stood at the edge of a grave after its occupant had been buried in it. Then he turned to a man who was next to him…
The great waliyy and scholar the Shaykh AHmad Ar-rifaa^iyy may Allaah increase his rank, advised one of his students saying: "O my child, if you really had a mind, you would never be inclined towards…