The first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah are the most beloved to Allah. The Prophet testified to that. He said: “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days” (Bukhaari) WHAT ACTIVITIES IN THESE 10 DAYS WILL BRING THE REWARD OF JANNAH? Obviously, Hajj is one of the best deeds that one [...]

Narrated Al-Bara ‘bin ‘Azib : "The Prophet (sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam ) said to me, "Whenever you go to bed perform ablution like that for the prayer, lie or your right side and say, Allahumma aslamtu wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu amri ilaika, wa alja’tu Zahri ilaika raghbatan [...]

Assalaamu’alekum Dear Brothers/Sisters in Islam - Sorry for the long delay in keeping Islamation.com up to date. Too many things happen in life at the same time and kept me running minute to minute. I hope to keep Islamation.com refreshed with Islamic information as much as I cann, insha’Allah. If anyone is interested to write [...]

The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said “There are over 70 branches of faith. The highest is to bear witness that There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (La Ilaha Illallahu Muhammadur Rasulullah). The lowest is the removal of harm from the road. Modesty [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

We leave the blessed month of Ramadan, its beautiful days and its fragrant nights. We leave the month of the Qur’an, Taqwa, patience, jihad, mercy, forgiveness and freedom from hellfire… Have we fulfilled the requirements of Taqwa and graduated from the Ramadan school with the diploma of the god-fearing? Have we fought our souls and desires [...]