Salah is a prescriptive form of worship. It is performed in accordance with the way the Prophet (peace be upon him) performed it. Based on the various hadith that recorded the way the Prophet (peace be upon him) sat during his salah, different schools of thought vary in their understanding. As all schools follow authentic…
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Indeed, Allah folded the earth for me, and I saw its east and west, and the dominion of my Ummah will reach what was folded for me.” (Muslim) This hadith is a glimpse into the future—a part of the Unseen (ghayb). Knowledge of the Unseen belongs only to…
In Surat Nur, Allah Almighty stated: فِی بُیُوتٍ أَذِنَ ٱللَّهُ أَن تُرۡفَعَ وَیُذۡكَرَ فِیهَا ٱسۡمُهُۥ یُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ فِیهَا بِٱلۡغُدُوِّ وَٱلۡـَٔاصَالِ (Such light shines) in houses which Allah has permitted to be raised up and in which His name is remembered. Highly exalting Him therein, mornings and before sunset, (24:36) رِجَالࣱ لَّا تُلۡهِیهِمۡ تِجَـٰرَةࣱ وَلَا…
The topic of the signs of the Day of Judgment is a very huge topic, and scholars, such as Imam Qurtubi have written books on it. There are indeed many books dedicated to these signs based on verses in the Quran as well as narrations from the Sunnah. Here, I will focus on some of…
One of the principles that is important in Islam: the concept of “satr,” which is concealing faults and mistakes. This concept applies in two directions: personal and private mistakes, and the mistakes or sins of others. Satr – concealing faults Concealing faults is one of the main principles in Islam. Islam encourages us to conceal…
Leaving what does not concern you is one of the main principles of Islam. In the very famous hadith, reported by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Part of the excellence of a someone’s Islam is that he leaves what does not concern him.”…
A young boy said to me after my Eid Khutbah: “You are the best Imam!” I don’t think this is the case, however at Eid Al-Adha one year, I led the prayer and delivered my usual short Khutbah – about 5 minutes at the Muslim World League at Goodge Street in central London. After I…
In the verses of fasting in Surat al-Baqarah, Allah says that He wants ease for us, not hardship, and that we should complete the prescribed days and glorify Him for guiding us — and that we may be grateful. وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ“…and so that you complete the prescribed period,…
If you travel during Ramadan, it’s possible that the place you arrive at is celebrating Eid a day earlier than where you started. In that case, you should celebrate Eid with the local community and not fast while they are celebrating. You should then make up the missed fast after Ramadan, as soon as possible.
After all Yusuf (peace be on him)’s trials, he was finally released from prison when the king saw a dream that no one around him could interpret it. Someone who had been in prison with Yusuf (peace be on him) remembered that he could interpret dreams, and went to ask him about it. Yusuf (peace…
The Quran is filled with stories of prophets and messengers who faced immense challenges from their people. Each nation had its own test. Take, for example, Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him). His people reacted with hostility and violence when he challenged their worship of idols. After he destroyed the idols to demonstrate their futility,…
1. Allah’s favours can be a test too In Surah Yusuf, we see that Yusuf (peace be on him)’s beauty was a test for him. Not only with his brothers, but also with the wife of al-Aziz, who would not have come near him if he was not beautiful. His beauty was a blessing from…
Surah Yusuf is the longest story in the Quran that is all told in one continuous stream. There are other long and detailed stories in the Quran, such as the story of Prophet Musa (peace be on him), but it is split up into many pieces in different surahs. The dangers of hasad One of…
Surah Hud contains the stories of several prophets, including Shuayb (peace be upon him). He said to his people: إِنْ أُرِيدُ إِلَّا ٱلْإِصْلَـٰحَ مَا ٱسْتَطَعْتُ ۚ وَمَا تَوْفِيقِىٓ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ I want nothing but to set things right as far as I can. My ability to do anything comes from none but Allah. [11:88] There…
In Surat Hud, Allah Almighty mentions different stories from different prophets and messengers, including Nuh, Hud, Salih and Ibrahim (peace be upon them). After the story of Nuh, Allah says to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): تِلۡكَ مِنۡ أَنۢبَآءِ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ نُوحِيهَآ إِلَيۡكَۖ مَا كُنتَ تَعۡلَمُهَآ أَنتَ وَلَا قَوۡمُكَ مِن قَبۡلِ هَٰذَاۖ فَٱصۡبِرۡۖ إِنَّ ٱلۡعَٰقِبَةَ…