Praise be to Allaah. Allaah says in the Quran: “Verily, the prayer is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours.” [Surah an-Nisa’, 4:103] Allaah has enjoined upon His slaves five prayers throughout the day and night at specific times decreed by the wisdom of Allaah so that the slave may …
Read More »The Prostration is on all Seven
If a person does not prostrate on all seven parts of the body, then is his prayer invalid? Praise be to Allah. When a worshiper prostrates, he must prostrate on all seven parts of the body on which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded …
Read More »Does Allah come down to the first heaven on the night of fifteenth Sha’baan?
Praise be to Allah. This is mentioned in some ahaadeeth, but there is some scholarly difference of opinion as to the soundness of those ahaadeeth. There is no saheeh hadeeth concerning the virtue of the night of the fifteenth of Sha’baan. It was narrated from Abu Moosa al-Ash’ari that …
Read More »Shab-e-barat: Bid’ah of Sha’baan
Praise be to Allah. Some Muslims celebrate the middle of Sha’baan, fasting on that day and spending that night in prayer (qiyaam). There is a hadeeth concerning that which is not saheeh, hence the scholars regarded celebrating this day as an innovation (bid’ah). Muhammad ‘Abd al-Salaam al-Shuqayri said: Imam al-Fatni …
Read More »Come to prayer, Come to success
With Allah’s permission, Salah (prayers) brings success in this life. That does not, however, mean to say that it removes from the next. Nope, that’s the thinking of the uninspired, the hopeless. Allah’s Mercy is so vast that it encompasses everybody in every sphere of life. Now, how does one achieve …
Read More »Picture Perfect : Hayya alas Salah, Hayya alal Falaah
Hayya alas Salah, Hayya alal Falaah Come to prayer, Come to success. Five times a day, at any nook and cranny at any given time of the day, these phrases are echoed all over the world. Come to success. It’s the call people yearn for, what one would spend hundreds …
Read More »Pray Taraweeh (Qiyam al-Layl) in Ramadan
Pray Taraweeh (Qiyam al-Layl) in Ramadan It is narrated by Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever prays qiyaam with the imam until he finishes, it will be recorded for him that he spent …
Read More »Picture Perfect : Switch your Mobiles off in the Mosque
Respect the House of Allah – when you are in the Mosque, switch your Mobile Phones Off or turn it to Silent.
Read More »A Glorious Call to Prayer
by Maha Samir ProductiveMuslim.com We may hear this call 5 times a day, but have you ever genuinely listened to the adhan? Have you ever felt it as a call from Allah, The Mighty and Majestic, addressed to you specially as a Muslim? Indeed it is calling us to the …
Read More »Picture Perfect : Seek guidance from Allah (Istikharah)
Perform Istikharah to seek guidance from Allah in all matters.
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