1.5 billion Muslims of the world celebrate their holiest month of Ramadan every year. It is an obligation on every adult and healthy Muslim to fast during the month of Ramadan. Fasting is a total abstention from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from dawn to dusk for 29 or 30 …
Read More »… On the Death of Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) Son
Narrated by Anas bin Malik : We went with Allah’s Apostle (pbuh) to the blacksmith Abu Saif, and he was the husband of the wet-nurse of Ibrahim (the son of the Prophet). Allah’s Apostle took Ibrahim and kissed him and smelled him and later we entered Abu Saif’s house and …
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“The Fast of David… There is No Better Fast than That”
“The Fast of David… There is No Better Fast than That” – Sheikh Muhammad Muhammad Salim `Abd al-Wadud The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to `Abd Allah b. `Amr b. al-`as: “Fast one day and break your fast one day. This was the fast of David (peace be upon …
Read More »Spreading Salaams
One of the first words that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is reported to have said on entering Madinah were: “O people! Spread Salaam (glad tidings/greetings of peace), feed (the poor and needy), maintain the ties of the wombs, and offer prayer when the people are normally asleep, and (thus) enter …
Read More »Building the Prophet’s Mosque – A New Society being Built
The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) arrived in Madinah on Friday, 12th Rabi‘ Al-Awwal 1 Hijri, i.e. September 27th. 622 A.D. On Friday morning, the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), sent for Bani An-Najjar, his maternal uncles, to come and escort him and Abu Bakr to Madinah. …
Read More »“O Messenger of Allah! Indeed, I love you…”
A’ishah reported that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of Allah! Indeed, I love you more than I love myself, and I love you more than I love my family, and I love you more than I love my children. …
Read More »How the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) would Complain
It is related that when Abu Talib died, the Prophet Muhammad (sallaAllahu alayhi wasallam) went out on foot to Ta’if to call its people to Islam. They rejected his call, and he walked away until he got to the shade of a tree. So, he prayed two rak’at and said: …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Between Our Civilization and Theirs
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Between Our Civilization and Theirs – by Imam Al-Haramain, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Ibn Abdul Aziz-as-Sudais from the Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah, 18 Dhul-Qa‘dah, 1422 (February 1, 2002) The Transcript: All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. May peace and blessings of Allah …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Uncomparable Love
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Uncomparable Love Shaykh Yasir Qadhi gave a khutbah at Islamic Foundation Masjid in Villa Park, Chicago, IL, Friday 14 March, 2008. May Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala reward Bint Abel Hamid for doing the transcription. The Transcript: In one of our classical books of history and narrations, …
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