Identifying with Idols
Sultaan Mahmood Ghaznawi – Part Two In the era of Sultaan Mahmood, Sawmnaat was the name of a large city and also the name of an idol which was housed within its temple. Sawmnaat,...
Qadha Salaah
Qadha Salaah is the performance of obligatory Salaah that were not performed at their appointed times. It is compulsory to compensate missed Salaah by making Qadha of them unless the Salaah was missed due to...
Money Matters
1. It is important that the owner of every item in the home be clearly identified and recorded. Exactly what belongs to the husband should be known and exactly what belongs to the wife...
Remaining Firm on Zikr
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Sometimes we begin to mislead ourselves and feel what is the need to make zikr when my mind is straying away. Hazrat Haaji Imdaadullah (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) used...
Handling my Parent’s Divorce
Question: Assalaamu ‘alaikum Right now I am having abit of a hard time. My parents are going through a divorce and I maybe a little impatient. How can I be a better daughter? Answer:...
Isal-Thawab (Your link to the Deceased)
Whoever comes to this world has to depart and therefore everyone suffers the loss of a dear and near person at some point in his or her life. One method of reducing the grief...
The Effect of Haraam on our Duas
عن أبي هريرة، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أيها الناس، إن الله طيب لا يقبل إلا طيبا، وإن الله أمر المؤمنين بما أمر به المرسلين، فقال: يا أيها الرسل كلوا من...
Appreciating our Elders
Imaam Ahmad bin Hambal (rahimahullah) mentions: “For the last 30 years, I have not slept without first supplicating and seeking forgiveness for Imaam Shaafi‘ee (rahimahullah).” ‘Abdullah (rahimahullah), the son of Imaam Ahmad bin Hambal...
Missing a Girl
Question: I miss this one girl. I can’t stay without her. What do I do? Answer: The Nafs (one’s carnal, base desires) and Shaitaan are old ‘pros’. The mind games they play have baffled,...
Children watching ‘Islamic’ Cartoons
Question Please can you advise me on the permissibility of children watching Islamic cartoons to learn Arabic numbers, colours, alphabets etc. These videos contain animated people etc Please guide me in upbringing my child....