Category: SUNNAH

PROOF FOR FATIHA FOR THE DEAD – CAN I RECITE YASEEN FOR MY DEAD GRAN – MERITS OF CERTAIN SURAS IN THE QUR’AN – ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

April 12, 2011

We have been blessed with The Qur’an, The Uncreated Word of Allah The Everlasting Most Merciful, and as a guide as to how to use the Qur’an Allah sent His last and Final Messenger, Muhammad Ibn Abdulla peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

Everything he did, we should do, everything he abstained from, we need to stop doing.

If we only understood, that the ur’an was revealed to people who were alive, we would change our perspectives completely, The best surah you can recite is the one you recite while you are alive!

I hope this deep article with listed ahadith and their sharh will aid everyone who is confused about what surah to use where. We ask Allah for Guidance and Help. … More PROOF FOR FATIHA FOR THE DEAD – CAN I RECITE YASEEN FOR MY DEAD GRAN – MERITS OF CERTAIN SURAS IN THE QUR’AN – ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

HOW DO I PASS MY EXAMS – I AM STRUGLING WITH MY LEARNING – ADVICE BY SHAIKH AL-SHINQEETI – EVERY STUDENT WILL BENEFIT

December 28, 2010

Making actions sincerely for the face of Allah, and desiring that which is with Allah, for indeed Allah rewards a person according to the degree of his intention. Therefore, the student of knowledge should never allow his inclination for this world to overcome that of the hereafter. … More HOW DO I PASS MY EXAMS – I AM STRUGLING WITH MY LEARNING – ADVICE BY SHAIKH AL-SHINQEETI – EVERY STUDENT WILL BENEFIT

ARE WE BROTHERS IN ISLAM OR NOT – KHUTBAH ON UKHUWA – TRUE BROTHERHOOD – NO INCENTIVES EXCEPT PARADISE

October 8, 2010

And from the rights of brotherhood between the Muslims and the believers is that they refrain from unjustified suspicion in those affairs that are between them, and they refrain from spying on each other, and they refrain from backbiting each other. … More ARE WE BROTHERS IN ISLAM OR NOT – KHUTBAH ON UKHUWA – TRUE BROTHERHOOD – NO INCENTIVES EXCEPT PARADISE

SHURA – MASHURA – MASHWARA & DEMOCRACY IN ISLAM – IS THE SHURA NECESSARY IN THE SHARI’AH

September 7, 2010

Many traditional Sunni Scolars agree that to be in keeping with Islam, a government should have some form of council of consultation or majlis al-shura. While the classical Sholars and some Contemporary Scholars with authority claim that although shura must be recognized; Allaah & His Laws and never the people are sovereign. Thus Shura can never resemble a people rule governance. … More SHURA – MASHURA – MASHWARA & DEMOCRACY IN ISLAM – IS THE SHURA NECESSARY IN THE SHARI’AH

POSITION OF FINGER WHILE SITTING – IN TASHAHOOD – WHAT DO I DO WITH MY INDEX FINGER WHILE PRAYING

July 4, 2010

May Allah grant us clear understanding of the Qur’an and Sunnah, so that we can better follow in the footsteps of his last and final Messenger, Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. … More POSITION OF FINGER WHILE SITTING – IN TASHAHOOD – WHAT DO I DO WITH MY INDEX FINGER WHILE PRAYING

WHAT TEXTS SHOULD I BE STUDYING TO ATTAIN ISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE – WHAT IS THE CURRICULUM IN UNIVERSITIES LIKE MADINAH AND AL AZHAR – WHAT DID I STUDY?

February 21, 2010

One of the basic questions from anyone the least bit interested in studying Islam is, what texts should be studied. Or the question may be, what is studied to get intermediate and advanced knowledge in Islamic Studies.

Meaning, the brothers and sisters want to know, what the surriculum is, in these “Arab Salafi” universities. I am being satirical.

What I have done here below is break down the subjects by their root and the main books that are studied in 99% of Athari/Salafi Universities world wide… … More WHAT TEXTS SHOULD I BE STUDYING TO ATTAIN ISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE – WHAT IS THE CURRICULUM IN UNIVERSITIES LIKE MADINAH AND AL AZHAR – WHAT DID I STUDY?

IS PRAYING BAREHEADED HARAM – DO I HAVE TO WEAR A KUFI WHEN I AM PRAYING – DO MUSLIMS WEAR TURBANS

November 3, 2009

Narrated Umm Qays bint Mihsan: Hilal ibn Yasaf said: I came to ar-Raqqah (a place in Syria). One of my companions said to me: Do you want to see any of the Companions of the Prophet (SallAllaahu Álayhi Wa sallam)? I said: A good opportunity. So we went to Wabisah. I said to my friend: Let us first see his mode of living. He had a cap (kufi). … More IS PRAYING BAREHEADED HARAM – DO I HAVE TO WEAR A KUFI WHEN I AM PRAYING – DO MUSLIMS WEAR TURBANS

ASKING FOR PARDON FROM ALLAH – IBN TAYMIYYAH ON MAGHFIRA AND ISTIGHFAR

September 19, 2009

The servant is always in the blessings of Allah, which necessitate thankfulness, and in sinfulness, which requires seeking forgiveness. Both of these matters are required and essential for the servant at all times, as the servant does not cease to alternate between Allah’s (various) favours and blessings, and does not cease to be in need of repentance and seeking forgiveness.

This is why the Master of the Children of Adam, and the Leader of the Pious, Muhammad, (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) sought forgiveness in all circumstances. He said in an authentic Hadith reported by al-Bukhari:

“O people repent to your Lord, for verily I seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to him more than seventy times in a day.” (Bukhari) … More ASKING FOR PARDON FROM ALLAH – IBN TAYMIYYAH ON MAGHFIRA AND ISTIGHFAR

DIFFERENT FORMS OF GHEEBAH AND NAMEEMAH – IBN TAYMIYYAH – BACKBITING AND TALE CARRYING

August 5, 2009

From them are those that make apparent backbiting through the form of anger and disapproving something abominable. So there becomes manifest in this aspect certain things from the adornment of speech which contains fallacies. Whilst his intent was other than what he made apparent. And Allaah’s aid is sought. … More DIFFERENT FORMS OF GHEEBAH AND NAMEEMAH – IBN TAYMIYYAH – BACKBITING AND TALE CARRYING