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The Fiqh of Sadaqat al-Fitr
By: Mufti Faraz ibn Adam Source: http://www.ilmgate.org/ The great Hanafi faqih (jurist) Imam Ibn al-Humam mentions: “Sadaqat al-Fitr is compulsory upon every free Muslim.” (Sharh Fath al-Qadir, 2:285) The Evidence All the scholars base their...
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Message of Ramadan
By Khalid Baig POSTED: 19 SHA’BAN 1423, 26 OCTOBER 2002 We observe Ramadan every year. Do we also listen to it? Ramadan is the most important month of our calendar. It is a tremendous gift from Allah in so...
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Manners of Visiting
1. KEEPING APPOINTMENTS, DELAYS AND CANCELLATION In the first verse of Surat Al-Mai’da, Allah called upon the believers ‘O’ you the Believers, fulfill your promises.’ In Surat Maryam Allah also praised Prophet Ismail may peace...
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10 Green Ahadith (Islam and Environment)
By Muhammad Fathi Did the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) say anything about saving our planet? Did he promote any ideas or practices relevant to the world’s growing concern about the future of...
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Excellence of Attachment with the Masjid
From Aboo Hurairah radiyallaahu anhu who said that I heard Allah’s Messenger, sallallahu ?alaihi wa sallam, say: “There are seven whom Allaah will shade in His shade on the Day when there is no shade...
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Ignoring what does not concern him
Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ?alayhi wa sallam, said, what translated means, “A sign of one’s excellence in his Islam, is ignoring what does not...
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Laws Relating to the Deceased
BATHING * SALAT AL-JANAZAH * BURIAL * TA`ZIYAH * INHERITANCE & ESTATES * ISAL AL-THAWAB * WILLS &TESTAMENTS Source: http://daruliftaa.net/~dar60/index.php/articles/burial BEFORE DEATH The person on his deathbed should be turned to his right side facing...
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The Month of Muharram
By Shaykh Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh Muharram, the first month of the Islāmic calendar, is one of the four sacred months mentioned in the Glorious Qur’ān: Lo! The number of the months with Allāh...
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Importance of Akhlaq
by Shaykh Asif Husain Farooqi of England Allah’s Nabi(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) has intimated that each ummati of his is beautiful. But this beauty is not due to colour or any such thing; rather the beauty...