QUESTION Assalamu Alaikum, Some well known Muslim Scholars in …………… have given Fatwa that it is not right for Muslims to live in non Muslim countries unless it is ONLY for Dawah (spreading Islam). What are your thoughts on this topic, what we as women can do about this, shall we ask our families to relocate back? ANSWER Assalamu Alaikum, Alhamdulillah, [...]

In brief – What to do in the month of Hajj? Fasting – Keep fast on the 9th day of the month of Hajj (Wednesday, 19th December 2007) Glorification of Allah Almighty – From the Fajr prayer of 9th (Wednesday, 19th December) till the Asr prayer of 13th (23 December) day of the month of Hajj, [...]

Entering Ihram Some pilgrims bypass the designated Meeqat (Station of Ihram) on their route without either being in Ihram or entering into Ihram there, proceeding until they reach Jeddah or some other place, at which they enter into Ihram. This is against the command of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) that every pilgrim should [...]

Is it permissible to speak the intention out loud for example when I want to slaughter a sacrifice on behalf of my deceased father and I say, “O Allah, it is the Ud’hiyah for my father [name],” or is it sufficient simply to do the deed without saying anything out loud?. The seat of the intention [...]

We would like to point out some things that some people do out of ignorance of the laws of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). These include the following: 1 – The belief of some that it is prescribed to spend the night [...]

Allah Ta’ala has made all living creatures out of water. People require water for almost for everything but not all water carries the same value and significance.Muslims refer to the water of Zamzam as something revered and unique. They crave this mysterious liquid and love to drink it whenever they can. And for those [...]

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QUESTION Assalaamu’alekum, I have a question about week Hadiths. I recently have joined an Islamic book club and my teacher was giving example of one week Hadith, which is "Jannat lies underneath the feet of mother". She said this is not in major book of Hadith. I just want to confirm it so I don’t tell other [...]

Question: I have a question regarding blood donation or accepting blood from a non-Muslim. I have been told its Haram for Muslims to donate blood as equivalent to organ donor. I wonder how far it is true?  Since non-Muslims eat pork and drink beer is it ok to accept blood from a non-Muslim? Answer: First of all we [...]

For Blood Pressure A person who has blood pressure, If he/she reads this ayah 101 times daily, Insha Allah it will certainly be benefit. Surah Al-E- Imraan verse 134 وَٱلۡڪَـٰظِمِينَ ٱلۡغَيۡظَ وَٱلۡعَافِينَ عَنِ ٱلنَّاسِ‌ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ To remove difficulty from the heart To remove difficulty from the heart one should read this ayah 41 times and blow in water [...]