All praise and thanks are due to Allāh, the Lord of the worlds. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet, Muhammad, his family and all his Companions. The following is a clarification of the rulings concerning Zakāh al-Fitr, this great symbol of Islām, for Muslims. A question and answer regarding Zakat Ul-Ftr presented by by Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih Ibn 'Uthaymeen. Download PDF ... [Continue Reading]
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A Guide For The New Muslim
Congratulations to the New Muslim "" The goal of this work is to present the new Muslim with a basic guide that will help him understand and implement Islam. As already noted, the newly converted Muslim has set himself upon a new path that, most likely, is very different from the path that He/She was on before. Especially in these times with so many barriers placed in front of Islam and so many negative untruths spread about it, it is a great blessing from Allah that He gives specific ... [Continue Reading]
Zakat al-fitr
Zakat al-Fitr is a kind of charity (sadaqah) that is obligatory at the time of breaking the fast of Ramadan. The word zakaat is connected by idaafah (genitive structure in Arabic grammar) to fitr because the occasion of breaking the fast is the reason why this zakaat becomes obligatory. Reasons for zakaat al-fitr and what Islam says about it Ibn ‘Abbaas said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) made zakaat al-fitr obligatory as a means of purifying the ... [Continue Reading]
Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim is one of the Kutub al-Sittah (six major ahadith) of the hadith in Islam.It is the second most authentic hadith collection after Sahih al-Bukhari, and is highly acclaimed by all Muslims. It was collected by Ibn al-Hajjaj, also known as Imam Muslim The collector of the Sahih Muslim, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, was born into a Persian family in 204 AH (817/18 CE) in Nishapur (in modern-day Iran) and died in 261AH (874/75 CE) in the city of his birth. He travelled widely to gather his ... [Continue Reading]
Sahih Bukhari
Sahih Bukhari is a collection of sayings and deeds of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), also known as the Sunnah. The reports of the Prophet's (pbuh) sayings and deeds are called ahadeeth. Imam Bukhari lived a couple of centuries after the Prophet's (pbuh) death and worked extremely hard to collect his ahadeeth. Each report in his collection was checked for compatibility with the Qur'an, and the veracity of the chain of reporters had to be painstakingly established. Bukhari's collection is ... [Continue Reading]
80% Quran Vocabulary
All praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings of Allah be upon his Prophet, Muhammad. Allah says very explicitly in His Book, " (This is) a Book (the Qur'an) which We have sent down to you, full of blessings that they may ponder over its verses, and that men of understanding may remember [38:29]." If we don't understand the Book, how can we ponder on its verses! This book presents word lists commonly mentioned in the Qur'an. The lists include nouns, verbs, prepositions, pronouns and more. ... [Continue Reading]