Category: Religion
Charity Benefits Us
دومره چی موږ د خیرات ثواب ته اړتیا لرو، دومره غریب خیرات ته اړتیا نه لرې! "We need the reward of charity more than the poor man needs the charity"...
View DetailsLetter & Spirit Of The Law
Do we stick to: The LETTER of the text (حرفية النص), Or the SPIRIT of the text (روح النص)? Well ...both methodologies are valid - but sticking to the spirit (intended meanings/objectives) of the text seems to be the correct methodology, inshaAllah....
View DetailsAnkle to Ankle
Is it compulsory that the ankles touch each other in Congregational Prayers? No. The narrations mention: "Shoulder to Shoulder" - يَلْزَقُ مَنْكِبَهُ بِمَنْكِبِ صَاحِبِهِ (Sahih - Abu Dawud, 662). "Ankle to Ankle" - وَكَعْب...
View DetailsThe Book: ‘Fath al-Bari’
They asked Imam al-Shawkani: "Why don't you write a commentary on Sahih Bukhari - like others have done?" He replied: 'Laa Hijrah ba'd al-Fath!' - لا هجرة بعد الفتح (there is no Hijrah (no need to go anywhere else) after 'Fath al-Bari' was written ...
View DetailsFasting While Sinning
If someone doesn’t pray or doesn’t wear Hijab - is there any point in fasting? Yes ... it may be that God guides that person to Pray and wear Hijab - because of their intention to fast. Imam Ibn Qudamah wrote 800 years ago: كنت في قافلة بالشام فخرج...
View DetailsThe Ruling On Isbaal
So ... what is the ruling on Isbaal? (extending garments below the ankle) In short: According to the majority of scholars, it is not Haram to extend your garment below your ankles (إسبال) - unless its done out of arrogance/pride/vanity (تكبر - خيلا...
View DetailsTypes of Obligations
Some people assume, that when the Qur'an and Sunnah say: "do this 'افعل'" or "don't do this 'لا تفعل'" - that it automatically becomes either: obligatory (واجب) or prohibited (حرام)... If that was the case, we would have had 1000's of obligations an...
View DetailsFaith of the Elderly
The simple, yet unshakeable faith of the elderly - إيمان العجائز It is said that Imam Raazi once visited the city of Nisabur, and many people gathered around him. An old woman was told: "This is a scholar who has found 1,000 evidences for the exist...
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