Loving Allah and His Messenger
Love and hate are among the actions of the heart. It is obligatory upon the pubescent person to use these two emotions in accordance with the rules of the Religion. One must love Allah and what is in accordance with the rules of Islam. Also, one must hate the devil...
Read More إقرأ المزيدLearn to be Patient and to submit to the Will of Allah
Allah, the Exalted, said in the Qur’an يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اسْتَعِينُواْ بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلاَةِ ۚ إِنَّ اللّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ Ista^inu bis-sabri was-Salati innallaha ma^as-sabirin. Ayah 153 of Suratul-Baqarah means: {Strengthen yourselves by patience...
Read More إقرأ المزيدBeing Sincere in Obedience is Integral to Success
Sincerity (Ikhlas): Sincerity in obeying Allah is among the obligations of the heart. It is also one of the good characteristics. Sincerity in obeying Allah is doing the good deeds for the sake of Allah only. It is not doing them seeking the praise and respect of...
Read More إقرأ المزيدCongregational Prayer (Jama^ah)
The Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, encouraged performing the congregational prayer. He ordered the people to pray the five (5) prayers in congregation in a way that anyone who wants to pray in congregation can easily find the place to do so. When people gather...
Read More إقرأ المزيدConditions for the Validity of Prayer
The conditions of prayer are the matters that are not part of the prayer, but must be satisfied before starting the prayer. They are: Islam: Prayer is not valid from a blasphemer. To be at the age of mental discrimination (mumayyiz), i.e., the age at which the child...
Read More إقرأ المزيدRecommendations of Prayer
Can you list some of the recommended matters during prayer ? There are many recommended (sunnah) matters during prayer and among them are: Placing the right hand over the left above the belly button and under the chest. Reciting the du^a’ of iftitah before reciting...
Read More إقرأ المزيدthe integrals of prayer
What are the integrals of prayer? Prayer has integrals and recommended matters (sunnahs). The integrals are those matters that are part of the prayer and, if not done the prayer is invalid. The recommended matters are the rewardable matters the leaving out of which...
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Allah, ta^ala said: إِنَّ الصَّلاَةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَاباً مَّوْقُوتاً Innas-salata kanat ^alal-mu’minina kitabam mawquta Ayah 103 of Suratun-Nisa’ means: {Certianly, the [obligatory] prayers have been prescribed to the believers to be performed at...
Read More إقرأ المزيدBelieving in the Qadar
Allah, ta^ala, said in the Qur’an: إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ Inna kulla shay’in khalaqnahu biqadar Ayah 49 of Suratul-Qamar means: {Allah creates everything according to His Destining.} The Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: الإيمانُ أن...
Read More إقرأ المزيدBelieving in what the Prophet Conveyed
The Bridge, Basin, and Intercession Paradise and Hellfire Among what the Prophet conveyed and is obligatory to believe in are: the Bridge, Basin, and Intercession. The Bridge: It is a bridge that stretches above Hellfire, which all the people will cross. One of its...
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Believing in what the Prophet Conveyed The Torture and Enjoyment in the Grave and The Questioning by the Two Angels: Munkar and Nakir The Day of Judgment, Resurrection, and Assembly Allah, ta^ala, said in the Qur’an: وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَى 3 إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا...
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