Is it permitted to dispose CDs or tapes containing haram Nasheeds

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 …

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Does smile on dead person’s face indicate his good ending?

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 …

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Story of survival of two Rohingya children “Mohammad & Senwara”

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SITTWE, Myanmar: The two children stood on the beach, at the end of the only world they knew, torn between land and sea. They couldn’t go back to their tiny Muslim village in Myanmar’s northwest Rakhine because it had been devoured in a fire set by an angry Buddhist mob. In the smoke and chaos, the siblings became separated from …

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Nullifiers of Islam Text (Matn) Eng-Arab

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Nawaaqid Al-Islam – Nullifiers of Islam is an excellent book authored by the Noble Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhaab. The Nullifiers of Islam – like many of the writings of al-Imaam Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhaab (rahimahu-llah) – though small in size, is great in benefit. It’s subject is of the utmost importance to each and every Muslim: i.e. those matters, whether …

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Arabic Text (matn) of Usool ath-Thalaatha (as-salasa)

The Three Principles (Al Usool Ath Thalaathah) by Muhammad ibn Abdil Wahhaab, coveres the three questions we will be asked in our graves once we die: “WHO IS YOUR LORD? WHAT IS YOUR RELIGION? WHO IS YOUR PROPHET?” Shaykh Saalih al Fawzaan said in his explanation of the book: “So before us is this treatise – the treatise “The Three …

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What if you die next week?

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 …

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Niyyah (intention) & Ikhlas (sincerity) – an advice for every Muslim

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 …

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Supplications go Unheard due to Shirk & Bida’h in our deeds

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 …

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How to be a good husband in Islam

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 …

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How does your name sound in Japanese? check it out…

Assalamualaikum (Peace be on you), Dear readers, Have you ever wondered how your name would sound if it was spelt in Japanese? Well if you haven’t ever tried, then check it now. Below are the respective sounds against each alphabet of English. Just replace the spelling of your name with these: Try your Name in Japanese : A=ka B=tu C=mi …

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