Nobody can deny that we all have to depart from this world one day, sooner or later. People often dislike speaking about this fact. Yet the truth is that we all love this worldly life and all its glamour, its wealth and luxuries, its power, status and desires, and its comforts and happiness. The sad…
مَحْظُورَاتُ اَلْإِحْرَامِ تِسْعَةٌ إِزَالَةُ شَعْرٍ, وَتَقْلِيمُ أَظْفَارٍ, وَتَغْطِيَةُ رَأْسِ ذَكَرٍ, وَلَبْسُهُ اَلْمَخِيطِ إِلا سَرَاوِيلَ لِعَدَم إِزَارٍ, وَخُفَّيْنِ لِعَدَم نَعْلَيْنِ, وَالطِّيبُ, وَقَتْلُ صَيْدِ اَلْبَرّ ِ وَعَقْدُ نِكَاحٍ, وَجِمَاعٌ, وَمُبَاشَرَةٌ فِيمَا دُونَ فَرْجٍ The things that are not permissible in the state of Ihram are 9: Removing Hair Clipping the Nails Covering of the head for the man…
Loving the believers and disavowing from those who reject Allah is from the very foundations of tawheed. Loving the disbelievers and the hypocrites is completely impermissible and an extremely hateful thing to do. Rather they are to be hated because of their disbelief and associating partners with Allah. What if a person claims to love…
زَكَاةُ اَلْمَكِيلِ . وَتَجِبُ فِي كُلِّ مَكِيلٍ مُدَّخَرٍ خَرَجَ مِنْ اَلْأَرْضِ, وَنِصَابُهُ خَمْسَةُ أَوْسُقٍ, وَهِيَ ثَلَاثُمِائَةٍ وَاِثْنَانِ وَأَرْبَعُونَ رِطْلًا وَسِتَّةُ أَسْبَاعِ رِطْلٍ بِالدِّمَشْقِيّ ِ وَشُرِطَ مِلْكُهُ وَقْتَ وُجُوبٍ, وَهُوَ اِشْتِدَادُ حَبٍّ, وَبُدُوُّ صَلَاحِ ثَمَرٍ, وَلَا يَسْتَقِرُّ إِلَّا بِجَعْلِهَا فِي بَيْدَرٍ وَنَحْوِهِ Zakah is compulsory upon everything measured by volume (كِيل) and stored that comes…
The miracle of our mother, Hajar عليها السلام is one that is close to my heart. Maybe because she’s a woman or maybe because I’m her namesake. Or maybe because it’s one of the few miracles that will exist till time immemorial and one that I can see for myself. I haven’t formally studied Tafseer (Quranic…
أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ أَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]? Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain. [Surah at-Tur, Ayah 35,36] When an atheist asserts that coincidence is what led…
The world was flooded yet the ark of Nuh عليه السلام survived. Today the world is flooded with darkness yet the ark of Sunnah is here for us to survive. Ibrahim عليه السلام was thrown into a raging gigantic fire that could be seen and its heat felt from miles yet, the fire didn’t harm him….
Before marriage, the place of Deen (religion) in my life was only limited to praying the Friday prayers and fasting the month of Ramadan. After marriage, my life was nothing different from that of a normal married girl – expecting a lot from your husband, glowing with happiness at his praise and appreciation, and feeling…
Ramadan flew past us like the breeze, rejuvenating our soul and giving life to our heart. The question now is, has this Ramadan done enough to improve our Iman? Or have we sunken into the ocean of this Dunya, struggling to keep up with the fast moving, hectic life with our iman paying the price?…
It is said that the best of months is Ramadan. The best of days are the days of Dhul Hijjah. The best of nights are the nights of Ramadan and the best of those is the Night of Power aka Laylatul Qadr. It is up to us that we make the most of the last…