One of the benefits derived from the Qur’anic stories is that it makes clear and confirms some legal rulings which are approved of in all the Divine Laws. These stories also show that these rulings are not abrogated, rather they are asserted and fixed. Moreover, the stories show the wisdom…
First: Making a Distinction between the Obligatory Prayers and the Raatibah (voluntary prayers) Mu'awiyah (Radia-Allaahu ’anhu) narrated: "The Prophet (Salla-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) commanded us not to join one prayer to another unless we talk or go out." [Muslim] An-Nawawi (Rahimahullaah) said that in this is evidence that it is…
One of the most important topics that one should take care of when pondering over the Qur’an is its stories. This is because the stories in the Qur'an show the impact of Allaah’s Names and Attributes. They also show Allaah’s Actions with His creation, with His Awliyaa’ and with His…
Combining prayers means to join Dhuhr with ‘Asr, and Maghrib with ‘Isha during travel, irrespective of whether the joining is done at the time of the validity of a former prayer (advanced joining) or the later one (delayed joining). Some people think that joining cannot be except at the end…
The issue of donating and transplantation of organs is a matter of dispute among the scholars. They are divided into two groups; one group disapproves of donating the organs and the other group approves of it with certain conditions. Shaikh Ibn ‘Uthaimeen (Rahimahullaah) said that it is not lawful for…
'Abdullaah ibn 'Amr (Radia-Allaahu 'anhu) narrated: "It was said to the Messenger of Allaah (Salla-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam): 'Which of the people is best?' He said: 'Everyone whose heart is Makhmoom and truthful (sincere) in speech.' They said: 'Truthful (and sincere) in speech we know, but what is a heart that is Makhmoom?'…
12 – Wiping only the front part of the head (i.e. wiping over the forelock only) Allaah (Ta’ala) says in Surat Al-Ma’idah [5:6]: وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْ “Rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads.” ‘Abdullaah ibn Zaid (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) narrated as regards the ablution of the Prophet (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam):…