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 »Slaughtering for other than Allaah
Allaah the Exalted said: “Say: Verily my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.” [Quran, 6:162,163] Allaah the Exalted also said: “Therefore …
Read More »Ten Points for the First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah
Ten Points for the First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah 1. The first ten days are actually nine days with the addition of the day of Eid. It is called the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, but only nine of it is for fasting as the tenth day is the beginning …
Read More »Ramadan : Obligation of Zakatul-Fitr (Sadaqatul-Fitr)
Obligation of Zakatul-Fitr (Sadaqatul-Fitr) Ibn Umar (radhiAllaahu anhu) narrated: “Allah’s Messenger (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) made obligatory the payment of one Sa’ (approx 2.6 Kg) of dates or one Sa’ of barley as zakatul-fitr on every Muslim slave or free, male or female, young or old; and he ordered that it be paid before the …
Read More »Wishing you and your families a Happy Eid!
Eid Mubarak to you all, may the blessings of Allah be with you today, tomorrow, and always! Wishing you and your families a Happy Eid! “Taqabbal Allahu minnaa wa minkum” May Allah accept (the fast and worship) from us and from you.
Read More »The Caliph and the New Clothes – An Eid Story
The Caliph and the New Clothes – An Eid Story Posted by Muhammad Wajid Akhter • Source : MuslimMatters Two little boys came running to their mother with a request. “Jarir and Mughiz have both got new clothes for Eid. Can we have some new clothes as well?” Their mother, …
Read More »Picture Perfect : Preparation for Eid
Do Shopping for Eid before Ramadan Most of us do shopping for Eid on the last 10 days of Ramadan, which is a very crucial time for us on performing our Ibadah, since those days are the most important days where we can observe the Laylatul Qadr and earn a …
Read More »Picture Perfect : Moments from the Blessed month of Ramadan
Allah – the Most High – said: “The month of Ramadan in which the Quran was revealed, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance of the Criterion between right and wrong. So whosoever of you sights the crescent for the month of Ramadan, he must fast that …
Read More »Picture Perfect : Hajj – The Journey of a Lifetime
Moving images, striking panoramas, majestic mosques and minarets, special aerial images, intimate scenes of rapturous pilgrims – these are just a few rare close up moments of one of the Most important cities in the world, Makkah and Madinah. These pictures are recent (most from 1431 Hijri [2010]) and I believe …
Read More »Picture Perfect : Cattles for Sacrifice
Allah says in the The Holy Quran, Surah Al Hajj [22:28] “”That they may witness the benefits (provided) for them, and celebrate the name of Allah, through the Days appointed, over the cattle which He has provided for them (for sacrifice): then eat ye thereof and feed the distressed ones …
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