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Interest (Riba)
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said… “A Dirham (Currency used at the time) a manĀ receivesĀ as interest is, in the sight of Allah, is more serious than 33 acts of fornication or adultery in Islam.” Hazarat Muammar (R.A.) A great scholar, has said… ” We have heard from saints that 40 years do not pass before the one thriving on interest begins to experience loss.” The Definition Of Interest The literal meaning of interest or Al-RIBA as it is used in the Arabic language means to excess or increase. In the...
read moreSmoking an Islamic perspective
Smoking did not exist in the time of the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) yet we know that Islam forbids all things that are harmful to the body in general, along with anything that harms one’s neighbors or wastes money. We put before you the following evidence regarding the ruling on smoking so that you can discern for yourself whether or not it is halaal (permissible) or haraam (forbidden). We do not advocate each individual making Islamic rulings on their own. Our aim in taking this approach is to give the reader an...
read moreI am only Joking
It has been proven that The Prophet (Peace be upon him) joked. It has also been prohibited to joke. In Tirmidhi (an authentic hadeeth book) a narration of Sayyidina Abbas (R.A) is reported to wherein it has been prohibited to joke. Imaam Nawawi has compared the two in this manner and said that excessive joking which will result in the heart becoming hard, or it will keep one away from the remembrance of Allah, or it may become a means of troubling a muslim, or it may lessen the dignity and degrade one. All these are included in the...
read moreThe manners of reciting The Holy Quraan.
Perform Wudhu. It is a sin to touch The Holy Quraan without Wudhu. Sit in a clean place and dress in clean clothes. Sit respectfully and humbly. Do not lean against anything nor stretch out your legs whilst reciting The Holy Quraan. Make sure your mouth is clean and free from unpleasant smells. Whilst reciting The Holy Quraan place it on a High and clean place, similarly when recitation is completed place it on a high, clean and elevated place. Also do not place anything on The Holy Quraan. Do not talk during the recitation of The Holy...
read moreThe rules of reciting The Holy Quraan
Ta-awuz:Tasmiyyah: Before reciting, it is necassary to recite Ta-awuz. Before beginning any Surah (except Surah Tawbah) it is necessary to recite Tasmiyyah. If during recital the need arises to talk, even though it may be a single word, recite Ta-awuz before commencing the recitation of The Holy Quraan. If one wishes to start the recital of The Holy Quraan from the middle of a Surah, it is optional to recite Tasmiyyah. However it is desirable to do so. Ta-awuz is exclusive to The Holy Quraan. Do not recite Ta-wuz for any other literature....
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