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11/02/2009 11:18
Charity May Be Better Than Voluntary Hajj
Charity may be better than voluntary Hajjj
IBN Kathir related the following in his famous history book, Al-Bidayah wa An-Nihayah: The scholar – who was also a businessman – Abdullah Bin Mubarak, set out to perform Hajj. As he was passing by a certain region, he noticed a bird...
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11/02/2009 11:02
Warding Off Distractions in Prayer
Warding Off Distractions in Prayer
Allah has specified the qualities of successful believers who will inherit the Highest Paradise, Jannah Al-Firdous, in the Qur’an. One of them is Khushoo’.
“Successful indeed are the believers. Those who offer their Salat (prayers) with...
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10/29/2009 09:00
Giving sincere Advice
Giving sincere advice to Muslims
Jareer, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I pledged allegiance to the Prophet (peace be upon him) to establish the prayer, give the Zakat and advise every Muslim.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Ibn Hibban narrated (this...
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10/29/2009 08:57
Fatwas on Inheritance From non-Muslim Parents / Learning From Disobedient Teachers / Charity for an Orphan
Fatwas on Inheritance From non-Muslim Parents / Learning From Disobedient Teachers / Charity for an Orphan
Inheritance from non-Muslim parents
Q- A family of a father, a mother and eight children – four males and four females – were all Christians. Three of the sons...
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10/29/2009 08:53
Fatwas on Taking Father’s Money / Hair Transplant
Fatwas on Taking Father’s Money / Hair Transplant
Taking father’s money
Q- If my father gives me money to buy things, and then some of that money remains, can I keep the remaining sum without telling him?
A – The extra that remains from what your father entrusted...
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10/29/2009 08:46
Winter: Best Season For a Believer
Winter: Best Season For a Believer
The righteous people of the past would rejoice with the approach of winter. Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali mentions its virtues in his book Lata’if Al-Ma’arif (pg. 276)
Winter is the best season for the believer because Allah strengthens his practice...
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10/25/2009 00:55
30 Interesting Facts About Islam
30 Interesting Facts About Islam
1) “Islam” literally means “peace through the submission to God”.
2) “Muslim” literally means “anyone or anything that submits itself to the will of God”.
3) Islam is not a cult. Its followers number over one billion worldwide. Along with Judaism and...
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10/16/2009 16:24
The Importance of Education in Islam
The Importance of Education in Islam
To seek knowledge is a sacred duty, it is obligatory on every Muslim, male and female. The first word revealed of the Qur’an was "Iqra" READ! Seek knowledge! Educate yourselves! Be educated.
Surah Al-Zumr, ayah 9 reveals: "Are those...
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10/15/2009 22:04
10 Lessons Ibn Al-Mubarak Taught Us
Abdullah Bin Al-Mubarak was a scholar known for simultaneously combining numerous traits of virtue. In fact, his friends would sit and count all of the good things that were part of his character and personality. Reading through his life story, one cannot help but derive brief yet heavy...
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10/14/2009 11:36
Purpose of Hajj
Hajj: The Magnificent Journey
Hajj: The Magnificent Journey
From Islamic Newsletter 'As-Sunnah' Issue no: 10
Compiled by Sister Shawana A. Aziz
Linguistically, Hajj means, 'He prepared, or betook himself, to or towards a person… or towards an object of...