Crying: The Eye That Weeps Will Not Be Touched By The Fire Of Hell

Crying: The Eye That Weeps Will Not Be Touched By The Fire Of Hell Crying is a part of man’s natural disposition: Man cannot help stop himself from crying because he was created with it as Allah Says (to the meaning): “And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep” [Quran: 53:43]. When commenting on […]

Shirk The Unforgiveable Sin

Shirk: The Unforgiveable Sin In Islam  All sins in Islam like murder, adultery, lying, stealing etc can be forgiven, but if you commit shirk, you will NEVER be forgiven, and forever spend eternity in hell. Who says so? Allah says so. “Verily, Allaah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), […]

Shahaadah: IS IT ENOUGH TO “SAY” IT?

The Shahaadah: IS IT ENOUGH TO “SAY” IT?   Many Muslims believe that simply uttering the shahaadah, “I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger” is sufficient for them to enter paradise, and believe that as long as they have […]

To Mawlid Or Not To Mawlid

To Mawlid Or Not To Mawlid   What is Mawlid or Milad? Mawlid or Milad-un-nabi is commonly referred to as observance of the birthday of Prophet Mohammed, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. The truth is that the actual date of birth is unknown. The scholars differ concerning the exact date of the […]

Takfeer- Calling A Muslim Kafir

In Islamic law, takfir or takfeer  refers to the practice of excommunication, one Muslim declaring another Muslim as kafir (infidel). The act which precipitates takfir is termed the mukaffir     Imam Al-Nawawi’s Riyad-us-Saliheen Chapter 326 Prohibition of Calling a Muslim an Infidel   Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “When […]

Seven Conditions Of The Shahadah

Seven Conditions Of The Shahadah   The following article was written by Dr Saleh As-Saleh (rahimahullaah) taken from AbdurRahman.org   The Testimony of Tawheed What Does It Mean? This is the first principle in the belief in Tawheed (Oneness and Uniqueness of Allaah). Allaah is One in His Lordship, One is His Godship and One […]

Story Of Barsisa The Worshipper

Story Of Barsisa The Worshipper At the time of Bani Israel, there was a man in a small village, called Barsisa. He was, what you call, a monk. But he was a true Christian. He believed in Tawheed and believed Isa (peace be upon him) was a messenger of Allah. One day three brothers decided […]

Statement Of Imam Bukhari On Innovation

Statement of Imaam Bukhari Concerning Innovation   Source: Sharh Usool ul-I’tiqad of Imaam al-Laalikaa’ee   Imaam Bukhari (rahimahullah) said: I met more than a thousand men amongst the people of knowledge from the people of al-Hijaaz, al-Makkah, al-Madinah, al-Koofah, al-Basrah, Waasit, Baghdad, Sham and Misr … and I never saw a single one of them […]

Pearls Of Wisdom

The Most Important, Basic And Fundamental Thing In Islaam Is Tawheed     Without tawheed one can perform Haj every year, fast every day, give thousands to charity, do as many prayers as you can. But it will all count to zero and you will end up in hell, if your belief, aqeedah, is not […]

The Saved Sect

Abu Huraira (may Allah be please with him) reported the Apostle of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as saying: The Jews were split into seventy one or seventy two sects: and the Christians were split into seventy one or seventy two sects: and my community will be split up into seventy […]

How To Live Your Life According To Abu

Why Delay   Why delay in doing anything when you can do it now. Do the hard work now, and chill out enjoy yourself afterwards: rather than thinking I’ll do it later. Because then it will always be niggling in your mind. oh I need to do this.. oh I need to do this, you […]

7 Most Common Bid’ahs Within Our Community

Keep to my Sunnah and that of the rightly guided Caliphs and bite on to it with your molars. But beware of innovations for verily they are all bid’ah (heresy) which themselves are all misguidance leading to the hellfire. Sunan Abu Dawud: Eng Trans: vol 3 pg1294 no 4590   1: Kissing the thumb   […]

Being Kind Or Cruel To Animals Can Determine Heaven Or Hell

Allah’s Attributes of Mercy and Forgiveness are vast. If He wants He may forgive a person even for a very small amount of good action done by him. People who seem to be sinners to others are sometimes greatly blessed by the mercy of Allah. Some actions done with pure intentions are seen highly by […]

Words of advice for Ramadhan

Question: What words of guidance do you have for the Muslim Ummah, on the occasion of the month of Ramadhan? Response: In the name of Allah, all praise is to Allah alone, and may Allah send prayers and salutations upon our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his family and his […]

Exposing Your Awrah Can Nullify Your Prayer

A mans awrah is from the navel, all the way around his back, and down to his knees. It is a common sight one sees in the masjids, when some people go into rukuh or sajdah , and their shirts come out of their trousers thus revealing their lower backs. Awrah in Arabic means a […]

SO MANY GROUPS?!

From the book: Al-Qutubiyyah: Hiyal-Fitnah Fa’rifoohaa by Abu Ibraaheem ibn Sultan al-Udnaanee In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful   All Praise is to Allah who says in his book:   “This day have I completed (perfected) your religion for you and have completed My favour upon you and have chosen […]

Do Not Steal From Your (jamaat) Prayers

Prayer is the most important act of religious devotion, it should therefore be observed with dignity, and tranquillity of mind. It would be a pity if only a fraction of the full reward was received due to a badly performed prayer. In our mosques unfortunately, prayer is observed without due care and attention amongst the […]

Without Praying Your Fasting And Good Deeds Count To Zero

With Ramadaan, we prepare, and we get excited at its arrival. But a major sin that some people do is to fast, BUT DO NOT PRAY the 5 daily prayers.   The Ramadaan fast, and indeed any righteous deed, is NOT ACCEPTED if you do not pray! That is because not praying constitutes kufr as […]

Fear Allah’s Punishment But Be Hopeful of His Mercy

If you are to die today, right now: and you know the sins that you have committed during your life, and you believe in Allah. You will be very fearful of the punishment that Allah could afflict you with. As Muslims we are told: ‘O you who believe! Fear Allah, and let every soul look […]

Don’t Be Sad – Be Happy

The only reason why some of us become saddened and grieved is simply because we forget the fact that we are being tested by Allah. Wake up…what is your problem! It’s a test! Simple and easy, therefore relax, chill out my friend. Allah not only has given us the test, but also the answer!! …patience […]