Why you should fast on the Day of Arafah
The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah are the best ten days of the year and the month of Hajj. The Prophet (peace be on him) highly recommended that we should fast during the...
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Is it permissible to trim your nails and cut your hair if you intend to do a sacrifice (qurbani) on Eid?
Is it permissible to trim your nails and cut your hair if you intend to do a sacrifice (qurbani) on Eid? When a person enters a state of ihram for Hajj, they are not...
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Honouring knowledge from learning to legacy
The etiquette of seeking knowledge In Islam, it is not just knowledge which we are interested in, but how we seek knowledge is also important. Our attitude towards learning, and our teachers and fellow...
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Lessons from the knowledge seekers
Aside from the entertaining aspect of the stories, there are many valuable lessons we can glean from Shaykh Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah’s 400 page book, The Patience of the Pious Predecessors, which he divided into...
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Folding time and space
Ali ibn Hasan (Abu Qasim) Ibn Asakir al Dimashqi The great scholar Ibn Asakir is one of the very well known scholars of the 6th century Hijri. Born in Damascus in 499AH, he passed...
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4 ways to boost your rizq
Your rizq Rizq (your provision) is mentioned in many verses of the Quran, for instance in Surat adh-Dhariyat, Allah Almighty says: I did not create the jinn and the humans except to worship Me....
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The ten books you should read
When you start your journey to seek knowledge what books should your read when taking your first steps to get the necessary knowledge? I often get asked this question and these are the top...
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The boy who sold his father’s mule for a book
Never a wasted moment Imam Abu al-Wafa Ali Ibn Aqil ibn Ahmad al-Baghdadi (431-513AH/ 1040–1119AD) He is a top scholar in the Hanbali school and of his time. The summary of his long biography,...
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How important is it to fix your tajweed (recitation of the Quran)?
What is Tajweed? The word Tajweed linguistically means proficiency or doing something well. It comes from the same root letters as the word Jayyid, which means good. In order to recite the Quran correctly,...
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Who was Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him)?
The Inspiring Companions Series It was narrated from Abdullah bin Abi Talha, from his father, that: The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) came one day with a cheerful expression on his face,...
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How to unblock your troubles
These days we have a lot of suffering – many people are struggling and many are in financial need. You yourself may be finding it hard on many levels, emotionally, physically or mentally. When...
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Why is alcohol prohibited in Islam? (part 2)
Alcohol clouds the brain Allah Almighty called alcohol Khamr (intoxicant) in Surat un-Maidah from ‘cover’. Khimar means head cover*. Therefore khamra is something which covers, clouds and befuddles the brain. When someone is intoxicated they...
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Why do we send salah (supplication) and salam (blessings) on the Prophet (peace be on him)?
It was narrated from Abdullah bin Abi Talha, from his father, that: The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) came one day with a cheerful expression on his face, and we said: ‘We...
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Where does it say that alcohol is prohibited in the Quran (part 1)
The prohibition of alcohol was introduced gradually. It happened in stages. This is gradualism. As Islam was revealed over 23 years, the dos and dont’s were not delivered in a single complete package as...
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The gifts of Allah are there for the taking, so grab them
The gifts of Allah Nafahatullahi are the gifts of Allah Almighty. There are plenty of narrations of the Prophet (peace be on him) which mention such gifts. One of these narrations is by Anas...
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