Shahadah in Islam

Al-Qasas (The Narration) Chapter 28: Verse 80 Those Endowed With True Knowledge said: "Woe to you. Allah's reward is best for those who believe and act righteously. But none except those who are patient shall attain to this." Korah, a contemporary of Moses, peace be upon him, was an extremely wealthy man. Wealth in itself is neither good nor bad. It is simply a means to an end and can be beneficially used or abused. But, as we see in this surah, Korah decided that he had earned his wealth by sheer genius and personal hard work alone, and that he was therefore justified in doing with it as he pleased. When those whose desires and inclinations were for the world saw his adornments and splendour, they wished that they could have the same as he had been given. This verse is the response of the people of beneficial knowledge. "Allah's reward", in this verse, means that clean and bounteous provision which comes to a man both in this world and in the Next a...

What is the ruling on a father preventing his daughter from marrying who she wants? Question: Some fathers prevent their daughters from marrying someone who is compatible with them. What is the ruling on this? What is the daughters' position? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. This question was put to Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him), who said: This is a serious issue and a major problem. Some men – we seek refuge with Allaah – betray Allaah and betray their trust, and cause problems for their daughters. The guardian is obliged to do that which pleases Allaah and His Messenger. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): " And marry those among you who are single (i.e. a man who has no wife and the woman who has no husband)" – i.e., give your daughters in marriage – "and (also marry) the Saalihoon (pious, fit and capable ones) of your (male) slaves and maid-servants (female slaves). " [al-Noor 24:32] The Prophet (peace and...

Al-Asr (The Declining Day) Chapter 103: Verses 1-3 Declining Day "I swear by the declining day, that man is a certain loser, save those who have faith and do righteous deeds and counsel one another to follow the truth and counsel one another to be steadfast." This short surah of three verses outlines a complete system for human life based on the Islamic viewpoint. It defines, in the clearest and most concise form, the basic concept of faith in the context of its comprehensive reality. In a few words the whole Islamic constitution is covered and in fact, the nation of Islam is described in its essential qualities and its message in one verse only: the third. This is the eloquence of which Allah alone is capable. The great fact which this surah affirms is simply that throughout the history of man there has been one worthwhile and trustworthy path - that which the surah indicates and describes. All other paths lead only to loss and ruin. As it says in outline, that path is ...

The Registers of Deeds In a hadith narrated by Sayyida Aisha, the Prophet said that all the deeds that we perform are written down in three registers: One register contains the deeds of those who have associated partners with Allah. Allah will not forgive those who commit shirk or polytheism. He forgives all sins except shirk . The second register contains those deeds that Allah will not forgive, unless they have been compensated for. These are the ones between fellow human beings. The third register contains the deeds about our personal duties to Allah. They are the deeds between man and his Creator like Salat and Sawm Allah determines whether they are forgiven or not. The second register of deeds is especially important for us to consider because there is no Divine pardon in cases where personal rights have been violated. Forgiveness can only come from the person concerned - either directly or when Allah makes it possible for that person to grant a pardon. The Prophet...

Assalamaualaikum A single pious, practicing woman is equal to 70 saints (aulia ekraam ) A single bad (evil) woman is equal to 1000 bad men . Two rakaats namaaz of an aalimah woman are better than 80 rakaats of ordinary women .. A breastfeeding woman gets one good for each drop of milk that is fed to the child. When a husband comes home full of worries and the wife extends warm welcome to him and consoles him; she receives the reward of half jihad A woman, who is deprived of sleep owing to her child crying at night, receives the sawaab of freeing 20 slaves. When a husband and a wife look at each other with love and affection, Allah Paak himself looks at both of them with love and affection. A woman who sends out her husband in the path of Allah and stays at home by herself, maintaining her honour and dignity ( i.e. protecting her against temptation and dishonesty) will enter jannat ...

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Interrogation Some Muslims today have gotten into the habit of interrogating their brothers and sisters about matters of faith and law. They ask them questions about the particulars of the Islam creed or some details of various legal ruling, but their intention is not to learn anything. They already know the answers. What they want to do is see if the person they are asking is on the right creed or has adopted the correct position in certain matters of Islamic Law â€" or have the correct "Islamic" attitude about certain issues. A classic example of this is to ask "Where is Allah." Yes, the Prophet (peace be upon him) did once ask a slave girl this question. However, the people who go around with this question on their lips, foisting it on every passer-by, forget that the Prophet...

The sayings of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) "Don't you know what your Lord said? Your Lord observed: 'I (Allah) have never endowed My bondsmen with a favor, but a section amongst them disbelieved it, and said: stars, it was due to the stars!'" Sahih Muslim Hadith 133 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Medical physical cure from Quran Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters, As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you) One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question: Assalam-alaikum ! Actually I am facing few physical problems since long time and needs to know the Surah or Ayaat of Quran that helps me in curing them. 1. My Memory is very very weak. As per the Quran could u please tell me how to overcome from this problem? 2. I am only 29 but i am losing my hairs big time. I heard that there is a specific Ayah o...

SLEEP Assalamu alaikum warahmatu lalhi wabarakatuhu! Do you know what happens when you sleep?? Allah says in the Quran: It is Allah that takes the souls (of men) at death; and those that die not (He takes) during their sleep: those on whom He has passed the decree of death, He keeps back (from returning to life), but the rest He sends (to their bodies) for a term appointed. Verily in this are signs for those who reflect. Quran, Chapter 39 verse 42 This means: every time you sleep, Allah takes your souls, amongst many other souls he takes during sleeping. Then Allah decides who is going to be given another chance. For those who are blessed with another chance, Allah will permit their souls to go back to their bodies, the rest he keeps back from returning to life i.e.they die. This means: each time you go to bed you should never be sure you ...