Is alcohol in food haram?
Is it permissible to consume a small quantity as it is not intoxicating? It is not allowed to consume alcohol even in small quantities, including confectionery, or in meals that are cooked with alcohol,...
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Make the Quran your best friend
Allah Almighty mentioned the importance of His revelation repeatedly – the final revelation and the perfect message which He sent to humanity. The Sunnah is the manifestation and explanation of the Quran – the...
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Do women have to wash plaited hair during ghusl?
Ghusl requires washing the whole body Ghusl is required to come out of a state of janabah (ritual impurity) and ghusl involves washing the entire body including the hair. Aisha narrated: Whenever the Prophet...
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Should I recite the Fatiha behind the imam in congregation?
There are different opinions and evidences in the four schools of thought. 1. Hanafi: Do not recite the Fatiha in any congregational prayer According to the Hanafi school of thought, you do not recite...
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A father’s golden advice
Surat Luqman is a beautiful surah containing the advice of Luqman to his son. He gave us ten wise tips to nurture our children. Who was Luqman? Was he a prophet or a righteous...
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Seize the day! Another lockdown. Another chance to turn adversity to opportunity.
Here we go! Another challenge. Another lockdown for four weeks. As many people have braced themselves, and the high streets have shut down, and we go into a sort of hibernation, we have to...
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Is it permissible to be bare below the sleeves in hospitals?
The Prophet (peace be on him) said: The woman’s entire body must be covered. (Sunan Tirmidhi) This means that a woman in the presence of a non-mahram (i.e her brother or husband and anyone...
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How do I dispose of papers with Allah’s name on them?
If you have to dispose of papers or books that have Allah’s name on them, or Quranic verses, you may burn them, or shred them, as long as the shredding is fine and the...
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How would the Prophet (peace be on him) feel if he was alive today?
How do we honour the Prophet (peace be on him)? Everyone is talking about this topic during this painful time and I also want to share my thoughts on this with you. This Islamophobic...
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How should Muslims react to the events in France following Charlie Hebdo’s cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him)?
The art of ignoring the ignorant It’s so easy to bring the Muslim ummah to their knees. It only takes a bunch of people – ignorant or planted to rile the ummah. The easily-baited...
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Are these really ‘unprecedented times?’
We are constantly being reminded that we are facing a tough time We keep hearing that these are very difficult times and the phrase ‘this is an unprecedented situation’ keeps popping up. The news...
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Suicide in Islam
Suicide is prohibited in the Quran And do not kill the self that Allah has prohibited, except with the truth (i.e., by right, in the course of justice). Allah Almighty sanctified our soul,...
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What can you do when you’re worried about what’s coming?
There is palpable anxiety because we are facing the prospect of being locked-down again and people are understandably afraid and upset. We have already endured months cut off from our loved ones and being...
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If you thought swearing was no big deal, think again
Islam teaches us not to throw words without weighing them. The Prophet (peace be on him) taught us about major sins (Kaba’ir), including shirk, killing and zina (fornication/adultery). Each one of these comes with...
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2020 – The year of calamities and tests. How to protect your blessings.
These days, with the return of the coronavirus and the news getting worse every day, I want to share with you a very beneficial du’a. ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them)...
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