The messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: Whoever turns in repentance before the sun rises from the west, Allah shall except his repentance. 
Continuously Remembering Allah-
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Methods to Adopt For Improving Motivation
QUESTION: Can you please give suggestions on what methods to adopt for improving our motivation? ANSWER: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. 1... -
Smoking Cigarettes Invalidates The Fast But Does Not Invalidate Wuḍūʾ
QUESTION: I was told many years ago by a person that smoking cigarette breaks the wudu. Recently I learned that it is not the case. Can you please confirm the smoking does not break fast. If t... -
What Should be Done With a Placenta & The Hair & Nails of a Newborn?
QUESTION: When a baby is born, it is customary in the UK for the Muslims to ask (which hospitals comply with) the placenta. Also the trimming of the hair and nails. Now it should be that those items ... -
Advice on Learning Dīn
By Shaikh Muḥammad Ashraf ‘Alī (Allah have mercy on him) [Rendered in to English by Mufti Sufyan] He said[1] that I say with emphasis to my friends specifically and all the M... -
WHAT TYPE OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE DĪN SHOULD WE ACT UPON?
[Translator’s note: The following piece of writing is not an open invitation to act upon whatever one desires. Rather, it is a retortive/rhetorical response to those who leave out acting upon the a... -
Commentary on the Dua “I ask you for steadfastness in all matters”
Shaddād ibn Aws (Allah be pleased with him) said, shall I not teach you what the Prophet ﷺ would teach us (i.e. the following du’ā): اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَل... -
Missing prayer in Hospital While Conscious
QUESTION: A person was ill in hospital in a lot of pain due to being terminally ill from cancer. They were unable to do their salahs as a result. They have now passed away. Is there anything ... -
Praying Asr Prayer Just before Sunset
QUESTION: If a person finishes Asr prayer 2 minutes before sunset would the prayer be valid? ANSWER: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Yes. However, that is the... -
Obeying a ban on Friday prayers?
QUESTION: A local masjid is not allowing anyone that has any sickness to attend Friday prayers, not just illnesses related to Covid-19, and their reasoning is that people may become concerned if they ... -
Behind The Veil
Inner Meanings of Women's Islamic Dress CodeBy Abdullah Galadari (The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 2012. Pg.115-125) The purpose of this paper is to cr...
Quraan
And He it is Who in the heaven is God, and in the earth God. He is the Wise, the knower-
If the imām misses “māliki yawm... QUESTION: If the Imam misses “maliki yawmid-deen” in salah, what is the ruling? ANSWER: In the name of Allah, Most Compassiona... -
A very brief look at the Islamic Me... USŪL AL-FIQH, AL-QAWĀ’ID AL-FIQHIYYAH, FIQH AL-AQALIYĀT AND MAQĀȘID AL-SHARĪ’AH Usūl al-fiqh Usūl al-fiqh is the methodology of ... -
The Best Days Of The Year Are Here ... The Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ said: "There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved... -
Does a contradiction really exist b... QUESTION: Compare surah 10:3 with surah 41:9-12 of the Quran. There seems to be a contradiction. In 10:3 Allah created earth etc., in six d...
Hadeeth
Whoever takes a path upon which to obtain knowledge, Allah makes the path to Paradise easy for him.-
Transferring Father's Land on One's... QUESTION: I live in UK. I have gone on holiday to Pakistan. There is a land in Pakistan which was in my father’s name. I am trying... -
The perfection of one’s Islam It is reported from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), He Said: The messenger of Allah Said ﷺ: From the perfection ... -
Chapter of what is disliked of goin... Hadith no: 7305 Some points need to be understood in order to understand this Hadeeth: Amr bin Haarith says: “T... -
The occurrence of the hour Nawwaas bin Samaan says that the messenger of Allah mentioned Dajjal one morning, so he lowered therein and raised to the extent that we per...
Fiqh
My Lord, grant me wisdom; join me with the righteous;-
Smoking Cigarettes Invalidates The ... QUESTION: I was told many years ago by a person that smoking cigarette breaks the wudu. Recently I learned that it is not the case. ...
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Faraidh, Sunan and Wajibaat of Ablu... Faraidh - obligatory Wajibaat - necessary Sunnan - An act done or liked by the prophet We perform wudhu to carry out task... -
2 Types of Impurity 1. Ghalitha The amount equivalent to 1 *Dirham may be overlooked. Prayer is permitted with this amount of impurity. Examples: ... -
Ramadhan and fasting Fasting is a major part of Islam and is amongst its main pillars. Fasting is a way of expressing love and devotion for one’s creator. Pray...
History
In their history verily there is a lesson for men of understanding.-
Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be p... Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was born thirteen years after the year of the elephant, which makes him approximately 13 year... -
Birth of the Prophet Every chapter of the lives of great men is worthy of study and scrutiny, and what greater man can there be than the Beloved of Allah, Muhamm... -
Brief Biography of Ibraheem (Peace ... The well-known messenger Ibraheem (Peace Be Upon Him) was the son of Aazar. Ibraheem (Peace Be Upon Him) is well known not only to Muslims b... -
Halima Sa`diyah Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was breastfed by his mother Aminah for the first few days after his birth. After that Thuwayba who wa...
Reminders
My Lord, grant me wisdom; join me with the righteous;-
Small steps to build lifelong habit... Coming across an Islamic reminder earlier this week inspired Friday reflection: “Pick one good deed to do every... -
Reflection on Qur’an 27:62: Who R... أَمَّن يُجِيبُ ٱلْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَيَجْعَل... -
Prophetic Principles to Live By The Islamic tradition offers timeless guidance to shape a believer’s heart, behaviour, and relationships. The following principles com... -
Everything You Do Is for Your Own S... There is a powerful truth that the Qur’an reminds us of repeatedly: everything we do ultimately comes back to us. Our guidance benefit...
