Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. In this fatwa: If someone gives you a gift, and you are not sure whether his money is all halal or haram, then you are allowed to …
There are so many things we do in our youth that we may not be able to do in the coming years due to physical or mental decline. Though we take it for granted and feel it is a life long ability. This gift of youth must then be acknowledged, cherished and…
What makes the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah so significant? Why does Allah swear by them? Why does the Prophet say they are the greatest days in the dunya? “The reason is truly so remarkably beautiful, as noted by Ibn Hajar Al-Askalany, the great Hadith…
Ask yourself are you pleased with what you did last Ramadan? Will this Ramadan be the same as last year? Let this Ramadan be the beginning of real change. Make this Ramadan different from previous ones. Start to practice an act of worship that you never did before, or increase the acts of worship that you used to do before.
“The coolness of my eyes was placed in my prayer.” The reason why the Prophet says that is because Allah gave it to him as a gift, as an escape from this world so that he could taste that sweetness of that relationship with God. So whenever anything happened…
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to love cleanliness and good scent. It was highlighted, in many hadiths, his love of fragrance and good scent like musk and ambergris.
Gifts are like treasures in many ways. They are rare. Gifted people, according to certain specific criteria, constitute somewhere between two and five percent of the total population. In truth, all people are gifted in one way or another, but this is only realized if their gifts are discovered and encouraged…
Is it better to give money in charity to the poor and the needy, or to give a gift to one of my relatives or friends?
Marriage is an exclusive right given to human beings. Yet, mating would include all species — including even the plant kingdom.
Why did God favor humans with such high honor?
“Would you sell both your eyes for a billion dollars?” Dale Carnegie wondered: “What would you take for your two legs? Your hands? Your hearing? Your children? Your family? Add up your assets, and you will find that you won’t sell what you have for all the gold ever amassed. But do we appreciate all this?
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