Question: Who is the Miskin (needy) who is a recipient of Zakah and what is the difference between him and the Faqir (poor)? Answer: The Miskin is the Faqir (poor person) who cannot find what completely suffices his needs, and the Faqir is in more severe need than he (the …
Read More »Mahr (Dowry) should be a small amount and that people should not compete – Imaam Ibn Baaz
[Q]: I and many others have observed that many people are very excessive when it comes to the matter of the mahr (wedding dowry that is paid to the bride), and that they seek great amounts of mahr when it comes to the marriage of their daughters, and they stipulate as a condition the giving …
Read More »How to be Fair When Spending on Children – Shaykh Saaleh Al-Fawzan
Question: If a father gives to all his children, the one who is in need from them and the one who is not in need, and he sometimes pays their debts. Is it incumbent upon him to be equal (between them), and how is this equality (achieved) if some do …
Read More »Can I Give Money Instead of Food For Zakat Al-Fitr?
Question: What is the ruling on giving money for Zakat Al-Fitr because there is someone who says that it is permissible? Answer: It is not unknown to any Muslim that the most important pillar of the upright religion of Islam is the testimony that none has the right to be …
Read More »Six Points regarding the Supplication said when Breaking Fast
Marwan ibn Salim al-Muqaffa’ said: “I saw Ibn Umar holding his beard with his hand and cutting what exceeded the handful of it. He (Ibn Umar) said that the Prophet (Sallallaahu alayhi wassallam) said when he broke his fast: ‘Thirst has gone, the arteries are moist, and the reward is …
Read More »Your Relatives of The Womb! [Arhaamukum!] – One of The Final Advice [or Commands] of The Messenger
Your Relatives of The Womb! Your Relatives of The Womb! [Arhaamukum! Arhaamukum!] – One of The Final Advice [or Commands] of The Messenger In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Ana’s Bin Maalik (radiyallaahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (Sallallaahu alayhi wassallam) said – during …
Read More »Al-Quran Recitation with Urdu Translation by Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi
Al-Quran Recitation with Urdu Translation by Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi Quran Recited by: Abdul-Rahman Al-Sudais & Saud Al-Shuraim Urdu Translation by: Maulana Muhammad Juna Junagarhi Urdu Translation read by Professional Urdu Radio Host. Darussalam This translation by Maulana Muhammad Juna Junagarhi is considered among the most authentic Urdu translation and recommended …
Read More »Janazah Regulations due to COVID-19 Restrictions
Praise be to Allaah. In the event of a calamity, epidemic or pandemic, the remedy is to repent to Allaah, may He be exalted, and humble oneself before Him and beseech Him, and to right any wrongs that have been done, and also to seek forgiveness a great deal, glorify …
Read More »Congregational Prayers at Home – Where to stand?
Congregational Prayers at Home. The correct position to stand as per authentic Sunnah. Please refer to the picture.
Read More »Islam is not a religion of Equality but of Justice, giving Rights where due
Islam is not a religion of Equality but of Justice – Shaykh Uthaymeen There are some people who speak of equality instead of justice, and this is a mistake. We should not say equality, because equality implies no differentiation between the two. Because of this unjust call for equality, they …
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