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Qunoot e Nazilah

A very good message from Mufti Ebrahim Desai: ” This is important and needs to be relayed through the general public to our Imams. Muhtaram Ulama e Kiraam In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh We make Dua you are well. The situation in Gaza and the Wesbank has […]

Virtues of Long, Hot Summer Fasts

Taken from: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbalī’s “Latā’if Maʿārif” As the blessed month of Ramaḍān coincides with the summer months, many Muslims are apprehensive of the long fasts and, admittedly, struggle to stay hungry and thirsty for such a lengthy period. The following extract from Imām Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī’s Laṭā’if al-Maʿārif will, inshā-Allāh, change our perspective and […]

The Morning Azkaar (Remembrance)

Recite: Surah Ikhlas Surah Falaq Surah An-Naas (Recite These Surahs Once Each) Recorded In Musnad Ahmad, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan Tirmizi and Sunan Nasa’i أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ وَ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَذَا الْيَومِ وَخَيْرَ مَا […]

Etiquettes of Qiyaam-ul–Layl (Tahajjud)

Intention Before any action a person must contemplate as to why they are doing the action. As it is mentioned in the famous Hadith: عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنَ الخَطَّابِ رَضيَ اللهُ عَنهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ يَقُولُ: «إنَّمَا الأعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ، وَإنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إلَى دُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أوْ إلَى امْرَأةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا، فَهِجْرَتُهُ إلَى […]

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The princess & the dhobhi's son: beautiful reminder

ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﻧﻈﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺪﯾن ﺍﻭﻟﯿﺎﺀ ﺭﺡ ﺍﮐﺜﺮ ﺍﯾﮏ ﺟﻤﻠﮧ ﮐﮩا ﮐﺮﺗﮯ ﺗﮭﮯ ﮐﮧ ’’ ﮨﻢ ﺳﮯ ﺗﻮ ﺩﮬﻮﺑﯽ ﮐﺎ ﺑﯿﭩﺎ ﮬﯽ ﺧﻮﺵ ﻧﺼﯿﺐ ﻧﮑﻼ، ﮨﻢ ﺳﮯ ﺗﻮ ﺍﺗﻨﺎ ﺑﮭﯽ ﻧﮧ ﮨﻮ ﺳﮑﺎ ‘‘ ۔ ﭘﮭﺮ ﻏﺶ ﮐﮭﺎ ﺟﺎﺗﮯ – ﺍﯾﮏ ﺩﻥ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﻣﺮﯾﺪﻭﮞ ﻧﮯ ﭘﻮﭼﮫ ﻟﯿﺎ ﮐﮧ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﯾﮧ ﺩﮬﻮﺑﯽ ﮐﮯ ﺑﯿﭩﮯ ﻭﺍﻻ ﮐﯿﺎ ﻣﺎﺟﺮﺍ […]

Value of time

In the smallest Surah of Quran, Allah takes and oath on time and says: “By the time! Man is loosing out! Except for people who (do 4 things) 1, believe properly, 2, do good deeds, 3, encourage one another to do good, and 4, encourage one another to be patient” This Qasam shows the value […]

Food & drink in Ramadhan

Common mistakes in Ramadhan regarding food & drink: 1. Drinking “vimto” on a daily basis – Why: It contains high amounts of sugar, additives and colarants – Solution: If you have to, drink it twice a week maximum 2. Drinking large amounts of water at iftaar time – Why: Filling the stomach with water is […]

Zakah Calculator

During Ramadan, Muslims normally  pay Zakah. What follows is a Zakah Calculator which you can use to calculate how much you must pay. Please read the instructions below before using the calculator. Zakah Calculator Instructions Alhamdulillah, the month of Ramadhan has been bestowed upon us by Allah (swt). Zakah is one of the five fundamental pillars of Islam, […]

Why do we have to fast??

Wisdom behind fasting بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم يا أيها الذين آمنوا كتب عليكم الصيام كما كتب على الذين من قبلكم لعلكم تتقون Like other injunctions of Islam, the benefits of Ramadhaan are not limited purely to either “spiritual” or “temporal”elements of life. In islam, the SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL and PSYCHOLOGICAL all intermingle in a […]

Importance of proper Libaas

While shaykh Yunus Saheb was here, someone brought a little girl for dum (blessing). He gave duas and then he said “These tights should be avoided. Even little girls should be trained to wear the shalwar, so that the shape of the body is not visible.” Yesterday I was driving and I saw mature Muslim […]

Q901: Are we allowed to eat Mcvities Mini Chocolate Croissants?

Question اسلامعليكم Moulana, I have an enquiry to make. Are we allowed to eat McVitie’s Mini Chocolate Croissants? The Ingredients are: Chocolate Flavour Fillings (34%) (Sugar, Vegetable Fat, Water, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder (2.5%), Dried SkimmedMilk,Preservatives (Alcohol, Potassium Sorbate), Emulsifier (E472b), Flavourings, Gelling Agent (Sodium Alginate)], Wheat Flour, Margarine [Vegetable Oil, Water, Emulsifier (E471), Salt, Citric […]

Q900: What should I do if someone joins me while I'm praying my Sunnah?

Assalamu alaikum,   Mawlana saab, last saturday i started praying in the masjid by myself.i was praying the 4 rakah sunnat of zohar,then a brother joined me as if i were praying fard but i was praying sunnat.then another brother joined as well.i prayed noramlly and concluded the prayer.then moved to a different spot and […]

A 899: I visited some sites, my Iman is at risk, how can I strengthen it?

Salam,  Recently I have had extremely weak Iman and I don’t know what to do. After visiting sites such as…………………………….., I feel very low and I just need to increase my Iman. ___________________________________________________________________ Wa Alaikum Salaam Alhamdulillah that you felt the need to increase your imam. You shouldn’t visit such websites. They have been founded […]

Q898: Ruling for a non muslim's leftover and for unintentional oath

Assalamoalykum.   1: Is this allow to eat/drink the food water leftover (kafir ka jhota) by a Kafir or if in a plate Muslim and Kafir can eat together?   2: If a person unintentionally say Qasam that I will not do some thing (without being intention) is Kaffara is due if he do that […]

Q 897: Mashwera for marriage

asalamu alaikum,   Hi im 30yrs old, severely deaf and am diabetic. As you know its hard for me to finding spouses as no one come for my hands, and my parents find it embarrassing to find spouse for me. However i decided that i should find spouse myself through matrionmoal site. I have found […]

Female Circumcision From a Muslim Doctor

The western media has made a big fuss about female circumcision and called it Female genital mutilation. However, what they don’t tell us is that the commonest operation done for non medical reason in the uk for women’s private parts is an operation fancifully called clitoral hood reduction and labioplasty!! Having spoken few years ago […]

Reality check on shaykh Saalih munajjid's fatwa re: non Arabic khutbah

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillah, the few words I wrote regarding Khutbah in Arabic, were shared by many friends as well as many Ulamaa-e-Kiraam. One friend posted a question on our comments page and asked for some clarification regarding a Fatwa on Islamic Q&A. I thought it will be more beneficial if I posted the answer […]

Q896: Any basis for Azaan in newborn's ears?

Respected Shaikh Assalam o Alikum, Is giving Azan in newborn’s ears does not have any basis?.we have been following this practice from our elders.as usual objection is raised against this ptactice by the ghair muqallids that there is no strong evidence for this.   ——————————————————-   Wa Alaikum Salaam Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu   Giving […]

Q895: Correct amount of Mehr-e-Fatimi.

Assalamualykum, shaikh I hope you are in the best of health and Imaan! May Allah always keep you and your family safe! Ameen Shaikh I want to ask please could you tell me what is the least amount of Mehr Fatimi that can be given? And please could you tell me in pounds? InshaAllah I’m […]

Jumuah khutbah in English???

Question: Salam shaikh, I am from a university and they do their khutbah in English. I follow the hanafi madhab and I enquired with the head of the Islamic society regarding the khutbah in english and he said that it is allowed in the hanafi madhab as his teachers were hanafis and they said it […]