Author: Zinaid Abu Naser

RAISING HANDS IN PRAYER – RAFI-YADAIN – SUNNAH OR BID’AH – WHICH MADHHAB SAYS TO RAISE HANDS

July 2, 2009

Alhamdulillah, it has become common place that brothers or sisters raise their hand at apropriate times in their salaah, however the knowledge has not reached every Muslim in the dunya, and many times people are persecuted for raising their hands when other members of the jama’ah are not raising their hands.

For those looking for proof, below I have compiled a list of Sahih Hadith that mention the same, from rasulAllah (saws) to his sahaba r.a. … More RAISING HANDS IN PRAYER – RAFI-YADAIN – SUNNAH OR BID’AH – WHICH MADHHAB SAYS TO RAISE HANDS

10 WAYS TO REMOVE PUNISHMENT FOR SINS – TEN WAYS TO CLEAN OURSELVES FROM SIN – TEN WAYS PUNISHMENT IS REMOVED

June 29, 2009

The punishment for a sin committed by a believer is removed in ten ways:

1. He repents to Allah (taubah), so Allah accepts his repentance, for the one who repents from sin is like the one who has no sin.

2. He seeks forgiveness from Allah (istighfar), so Allah forgives him. … More 10 WAYS TO REMOVE PUNISHMENT FOR SINS – TEN WAYS TO CLEAN OURSELVES FROM SIN – TEN WAYS PUNISHMENT IS REMOVED

TYPES OF TAWHEED – ULUHIYYAH – RUBOOBIYYAH – ASMA WAL SIFAT – HAAKIMIYYAH

June 18, 2009

Tawheed in Arabic means attributing Oneness to Allaah and describing Him as being One and Unique, with no partner or peer in His Essence and Attributes. Believing that Allaah is One with no partner or associate in His Lordship (ruboobiyyah), divinity (uloohiyyah) or names and attributes (al-asma’ wa’l-sifaat). There is also the issue of Hakkimiyyah… … More TYPES OF TAWHEED – ULUHIYYAH – RUBOOBIYYAH – ASMA WAL SIFAT – HAAKIMIYYAH

CONDENSED FIQH OF TAHARA – HOW TO DO WUDHU – ABLUTION – BATHING – MENSTRUATION – PURIFICATION IN ISLAM EXPLAINED

May 13, 2009

The principle ruling concerning any kind of matter is that of permissibility and purity (That is, they are to be considered permissible and pure unless proven otherwise). If someone, therefore, claims that an object is impure, then the burden of proof is upon him to bring forth some evidence for the impurity of that object.

If he does, his conclusion will be followed. If he is not able to bring forth such proof or if he does not present an acceptable proof, then our judgment will be according to the original principle and it being free of any impurity. Since declaring something to be impure is an obligation that concerns all people, it is not permissible to make such a declaration unless a proof has been established for it. … More CONDENSED FIQH OF TAHARA – HOW TO DO WUDHU – ABLUTION – BATHING – MENSTRUATION – PURIFICATION IN ISLAM EXPLAINED

RECKLESS TAKFIR OF MUSLIMS – THE OBSESSION WITH TAKFIR – YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE TAKFEER MASALA

April 18, 2009

There is an epidemic of people in the west who occupy their free time with this mas’ala, and their target are Muslims, not realizing the severity of the action, what the outcome is once a person is declared a murtad, in an Islamic state the matter is clear, but what do these westerners wish to achieve, is it the pleasure of Allah they seek??? Or is it just flexing the little bit of information that they have learnt and thus proving they are muwahiddeen to their close circle of friends. … More RECKLESS TAKFIR OF MUSLIMS – THE OBSESSION WITH TAKFIR – YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE TAKFEER MASALA

WAJIB & SUNNAH OF EID – HOW TO CELEBRATE EID THE SUNNAH WAY – HOW DID THE SAHABA CELEBRATE EID?

October 9, 2008

One often asked question every year is, what are the confirmed sunnahs of the two Eids, meaning what is confirmed from RasulAllah and his Sahaba regarding the Eid Celebrations. Here below is a list of the confirmed sunnahs, may Allah allow us to follow in the footsteps of His Beloved Messenger peace be upon him, and his blessed companions.

The days of the two Eids are days of joy and happiness, and these days are singled out for some acts of worship, special practices, and traditions, including the following:  … More WAJIB & SUNNAH OF EID – HOW TO CELEBRATE EID THE SUNNAH WAY – HOW DID THE SAHABA CELEBRATE EID?

RAMADHAN – رمضان‎ – KHUTBAH – THE THREE WAYS TO HAVE ALL OUR SINS FORGIVEN

September 10, 2008

One more blessing of Ramadan – Ramadan is the month that when you perfect your fasting in it, you may enter Jannah by a special door. It is a special door set aside for those who fast. The Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said: In Jannah there is a special door called Ar-Rayyan. And Ar-Rayyan means ‘that which will give you lots of water’. So it is called ‘that which will give you water’ because the way to get to it is to deprive yourself of water. How so? … More RAMADHAN – رمضان‎ – KHUTBAH – THE THREE WAYS TO HAVE ALL OUR SINS FORGIVEN

CONDENSED DESCRIPTION OF THE EID PRAYERS – HOW DO I DO THE EID PRAYER AT HOME – PRAY EID WITH FAMILY

September 5, 2008

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed said: The Messenger of Allaah SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to come out on the day of al-Fitr and al-Adha to the prayer place, and the first thing he would do was to offer the prayer. Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 956 … More CONDENSED DESCRIPTION OF THE EID PRAYERS – HOW DO I DO THE EID PRAYER AT HOME – PRAY EID WITH FAMILY

MOON SIGHTING ISSUES – HILAL SIGHTED OR CALCULATED – WHERE LIES THE ISSUE?

August 29, 2008

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Yes, it’s that time of the year again when brothers and sisters frantically begin calling family and friends, asking, “What did Shaykh so-and-so say?” and “Did they see the moon yet?” and, the single most effective question that seals the fate of one’s own fast, “What are YOU going to do?” In this post, … More MOON SIGHTING ISSUES – HILAL SIGHTED OR CALCULATED – WHERE LIES THE ISSUE?