Ata (r.a.) narrated that he heard Ibn 'Abbas (r.a.) saying, "Allah's Messenger (s.a.w.s.) asked an Ansari woman, 'What prevented you from performing Hajj with us?' She replied, 'We have a camel and the father of so-and-so and his son (i.e. her husband and her son) rode it and left one camel for us to use for irrigation.' He (s.a.w.s.) said (to her ( Read more... )

"Permission to fight is given to those who are fought against because they have been wronged -truly Allah has the power to come to their support- those who were expelled from their homes without any right, merely for saying, 'Our Lord is Allah'..." (Qur'an, 22:39-40)

"Fight in the Way of Allah against those who fight you, but do not go beyond the ( Read more... )

Question #35914: I often hear that there is great wisdom behind the calamities that befall people. What is this wisdom?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Yes, there is great wisdom behind calamities, including the following:

1 - To attain true submission and servitude (‘uboodiyyah) to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds.Many people are slaves to their ( Read more... )

Question:
dream interpretation in islaam..i've got a book by ibn-sirine... i want more details about it..

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

1. True dreams are a part of Prophethood, as it was reported that the Prophet
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Part 1.

Allaah, the Exalted, said:

"O you who believe, have taqwaa of Allaah and do not die except while you are Muslims (in a state of submission to Him)."In every Muslim's mind a question should arise upon reciting or reading this verse. This verse should make everyone think ( Read more... )

The Road to Paradise
by Dr. `Abdullah al-ShimemeriCertainly the ultimate goal of every Muslim is Paradise. As with all aspects of the Unseen, it can be only imagined through analogy, yet its realities are far beyond description in any human language. Allah (subhaanahu wa ta`aala) has prepared for His servants, "what no eye has seen and no ear has ( Read more... )

In the battle between reason/religion and whims/desires, we have the following weapons at our disposal ( Read more... )

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A person s life in this world is not stable. One passes through alternating periods of happiness and dismay, strength and weakness, wealth and
poverty, health and sickness, etc. A true believer is one who maintains a clear level of faith throughout the worldly fluctuations. He continues to remember
Allah and ascribe the bounties to Him, and he turns ( Read more... )