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Nov 2024
The impermissibility of suicide In the Quran, Allah tells us of the sacredness of human life and the inviolability of the soul. It is a core principle. Allah has explicitly forbidden taking life unjustly, and suicide is considered impermissible in all major religions. Indeed, the unlawful taking of any life is a major sin. Allah is the One who gives life, and He alone is the One who has authority to take it. He says: وَلَا تَقۡتُلُوۤا۟ أَنفُسَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمۡ رحيماً And do not kill yourselves .......
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Nov 2024
One should not feel happy if they did not receive punishment when they did something wrong. It is very serious. Istidraj has been mentioned in the Quran twice – it appears in Surat al Araf and also in Surat al Qalam. What is istidraj? It is to receive blessings, wealth, success, or other worldly pleasures despite one’s disobedience or lack of faith. It is not a sign of Allah’s favour, but a period of time in which one can slip further from Allah’s grace, while thinking they have got away with it,......
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Nov 2024
Signs of the end of time عَنْ أَنَسٍ رضي الله تعالى عنه قَالَ: لأُحَدِّثَنَّكُمْ حَدِيثًا لاَ يُحَدِّثُكُمْ أَحَدٌ بَعْدِي، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: “مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يَقِلَّ الْعِلْمُ، وَيَظْهَرَ الْجَهْلُ، وَيَظْهَرَ الزِّنَا، وَتَكْثُرَ النِّسَاءُ،وَيَقِلَّ الرِّجَالُ، حَتَّى يَكُونَ لِخَمْسِينَ امْرَأَةً الْقَيِّمُ الْوَاحِدُ ”.البخاري. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I will narrate to you a Hadith and none other than I will tell you about it. I heard Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) saying: From among the signs of the Hour are (the following): 1.......
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Nov 2024
For someone who is ill and finds it too difficult to stand during prayer, it is allowed for them to sit. If sitting is also challenging, they may pray while lying down. Prayer of the Sick Person Al-Quduri (973–1037 CE), the prominent Hanafi jurist and scholar, laid out the following rules in his best known work “Mukhtasar al-Quduri” (“Quduri’s Concise Manual”), which is a foundational text in Hanafi jurisprudence: 1. When it is impossible for a sick person to stand, he prays sitting, performing ruku` and sujud. if he is unable to......
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Nov 2024
Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say, three days before his death: وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَقُولُ: «لَا يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ الظَّنَّ بِاللَّه». رَوَاهُ مُسلم ‘None of you should die except while having a good opinion of Allah.'” (Muslim) This is confirmation that we should trust Allah, His power and His plans, especially when things are bitter in our lives. During these tough times, and it has been......
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Nov 2024
In Surat al Isra, Allah Almighty says: إِنَّ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ یَهۡدِی لِلَّتِی هِیَ أَقۡوَمُ وَیُبَشِّرُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ ٱلَّذِینَ یَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمۡ أَجۡراً كَبِیراً. وَأَنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡـَٔاخِرَةِ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لَهُمۡ عَذَابًا ألِيماً Indeed, this Quran guides to what is most upright and gives glad tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that for them there is a supreme reward, and that those who do not believe in the Hereafter—We have prepared for them a painful punishment. (17: 9-10) The Quran is the final revelation, sent by Allah Almighty through Angel Jibril......
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Nov 2024
If one is praying a Sunnah or Nafl prayer other than Fajr, it is generally advised to end the prayer and join the Fard Salah, as the congregational prayer holds greater importance.
This understanding is based on the principle that congregational prayer has a higher priority, and missing the Fard prayer with the congregation should be avoided if possible.
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