Islamic Knowledge

Question: “Is it permitted for me to break or delete those CDs/cassette tapes which contain Nasheeds and Naats?” Answer: Praise be to Allah! If it is your property, then you can break or delete them or do what you want with them. However if it is someone else’s property and you find “shirk and haraam things” in the naats and …

A similar question was asked to Shaykh Muhammad Al-Wassabi as given below: Question: Is The Smile On The Face Of A Dead Person An Indication Of Husn Al Khatimah (I.E. Good Ending Of One’s Worldly Life)? Shaykh Muhammad Al-Wassabi : Husn al-khatimah has been mentioned in various hadiths. So we should rely solely on what was reported from the Messenger …

Assalamualaikum (Peace be upon you), Dear Readers My son “Isaam Ali” (who is 6 years old) bombards me with hundreds of questions daily. Some are very cute, Some are very irritating while some put me into deep thought process. One such question hit me yesterday. In an effort to avoid studying, he asked “Abu, you always say that death will …

Assalamualaikum, Dear Readers, Niyyah (Intention) and Ikhlas (sincerity) form the basis of every action that we do in our lives. It is based on these that your actions shall be accepted or rejected by Allah. If this is not in place, then every act you do is a waste for your Akhirah. How would you feel when, even after doing …

Assalamualaikum (Peace be on you), Dear Readers, It is quite amazing to see how people end up following innovations in their religion, thinking that it is a part of the revelation of Allah. What amazes me is that in the worldly aspects or work, people question so much about the authenticity of certain financial deal or transaction and get to …

Assalamalaikum (Peace be upon you), Dear Readers, How to be a good husband in Islam is something that every Muslim man should learn before entering into a wedlock. For a long time now, I have been wondering why so much has been written about a woman being an “Ideal wife in Islam” as against writing about a man being an …

Islamic Etiquette Of Dialogue And Criticism – commenting on criticism among Du`ah ( Sheikh Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz ) Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon our trustworthy Prophet Muhammad, his family, Companions and those who follow his Sunnah until the Day of Judgment. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) …

Assalamalaikum (Peace be upon you), I had informed you all in my previous post, that i would be traveling on a Journey to the well known madrasa “Jamia Darusaalam, Oomerabad”. Well i just returned back from it and trust me, it was a great experience! I am sure there are many amongst you who are not aware of Oomerabad. Well …