Verily, fasting is a great opportunity for the purification of hearts and clearance of their filth, and a precious opportunity to brighten the souls by upgrading them to high statuses, noble ranks, and purification. However, that is only achieved if the one who observes the fast completes it perfectly. This…
It is recommended for the one who has performed Wudu' (Ablution) to offer two Rak'ah voluntary prayer immediately after finishing the Wudu'. This is because the Prophet (Salla-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There is no Muslim who performs Wudu' and does it well (perfectly), then stands up and prays two…
6 - Being excessive in using water during the performance of Wudu' Allaah (Ta’ala) says: وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ "And waste not by extravagance. Verily, He likes not Al-Musrifun (those who waste by extravagance)." [Surat Al-An'aam 6:141] Al-Bukhaari and Muslim reported on the authority of Anas ibn Maalik (Radia-Allaahu 'anhu) that he said: "The…
Procrastination or evasion (avoidance) of a payment (or settlement) of debt, or a right which one has to fulfill towards others is considered Dhulm, i.e. injustice, especially when a person is in a position to make its payment immediately. Abu Hurairah (Radia-Allaahu ’anhu) narrated that Allaah’s Messenger (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa…
Shaikh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaimeen said: “Contraception is of two types, one that is intended for birth control, i.e. the person does not exceed a certain number of children of males and females; that is not permissible because the matter is in Allah’s Hand and this person does not know…
Some scholars took the following Hadeeth as evidence to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet (Salla-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam). They said that the following Hadeeth indicates the significance of the day that he was born and was commissioned as a Prophet. Abu Qatadah (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) narrated that Allaah's Messenger (Salla-Allaahu…
It was narrated from 'Aasim ibn Sufyan ath-Thaqafi (Rahimahullaah) that they went out for the battle of As-Salaasil, but they missed the fighting, so they kept watch. Then they went back to Mu'awiyah (Radia-Allaahu 'anhu) and Abu Ayyub and 'Uqbah ibn ‘Amir (Radia-Allaahu 'anhuma) were with him. 'Aasim said: “O Abu…
Read Part 1 of this article It is not permissible to pay Zakaat to people who fall under the following categories, continued: 4) A poor woman if she has a rich husband spending on her This is because sufficiency is fulfilled through the obligatory expenditure. However, if her…