Shahadah in Islam

Living to Die or Dying to Live! A reminder concerning the harsh and fearful reality of death. You know Allaah; yet you do not obey Him. You recite the Qur`aan; yet you do not act according to it. You know Shaytaan; yet you continue agreeing with him. Shaykh ’Alee Hasan al-Halabee said: "Death is a harsh and fearful reality, faced by everyone who lives. No one has the power to avoid it, nor does anyone around the dying person have the ability to prevent it. It is something that happens every moment and it is something encountered by the young and the old, the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak. They are all the same in that they have no plan, or any means of escaping it, no means of intercession, no way to prevent it or to delay it." [1] Allaah the Exalted says: "Say: Indeed, the death from which you flee will surely meet you, then you will be sent back to Allaah, the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. And He will then tell you what

Q: What is the Du`a' (supplication) that I can recite in order to be answered? A: The times when Du`a' is answered are numerous and they all are mentioned in the Sunnah as follows: 1- The time between Adhan (call to Prayer) and Iqamah (call to start the Prayer). The Messenger (peace be upon him) said: ( Part No : 26, Page No:121) The supplication made between the Adhan and the Iqamah is not rejected. 2- The middle of the night and the last portion. There is an hour during the night in which any Du`a' will be answered, especially, in the middle or the last portion of the night. It was authentically reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he said: Our Lord descends every night to the lower heavens when the last third portion of the night begins. He announces: Is there any supplicant that I might answer him? Is there any seeker of My

What are jinns/shayateen repulsed by? Answered by Shaikh Muhammad Al- Maliki Taken from: http://albaseerah.org/forum/showthread.php?t=4377   6. Question :  Yaa Shaykh may Allaah Preserve you. Is it true that the jinn/shayateen are repulsed by frankincense (bakhoor) and the angels are attracted to it? Do angels accompany cats and do jinns occupy vacant places and if a person moves into a house that has been vacant for a period of time are there any procedures that the Muslims should take to free the house of jinns/shayateen?  Answer :  The Shaykh praised Allaah and sent salaah and salaam upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said: First of all let me give you this information and glad tidings: "The jinn are a creation that fears the Believers most." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab [26]: يا عمر بن الخطاب ما سلكت طريقاً ولا دخلت فجاً شعبا إلا سلك شيطان طريقاً وشعبا غير الذي سلكت So the shayateen – the jinn, they are scared of the B

Question: What are the  times when du'aa are accepted during Ramdaan? What specific du'aa should you say during the different parts of Ramadaan and on Laylatul-Qadr or the last 10 days of Ramadaan? Answer: Wallaahi, the first issue: the times of du'aa are mentioned, they are: between the Adhaan and the Iqaamah, in Ramadaan or other than Ramadaan between the Adhaan and Iqaamah there is du'aa mustajaab. On Friday when the Imaam climbs the minbar – at the time he climbs the Minbar, that is the time for du'aa mustajaab. In the last third of the night there is du'aa mustajaab. For the person who is fasting, his whole day is a time of du'aa mustajaab. The time of breaking the fast is a time of du'aa mustajaab. When the rain is falling it is a time of du'aa mustajaab. And du'aa is good at any time and that's why Allaah تعالى said: وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا ل

  How to feed the poor during the month of Ramadan by Sheikh Bin Baz http://www.binbaz.org.sa/mat/13359/ Translated by Rasheed Barbee Q: I am sick and not able to fast, and if I fast it will harm me, do I have to do expiation or what should I do? Answer: This needs some detail, if the sick person is likely to become healed and the doctors are saying if he gets the treatment it's anticipated that he will be healed, then the fasting remains as a debt; the fasting remains as a debt until the sick person becomes healed then they should make the fast up. But if the doctors have established that the sick person is not likely to be healed from this sickness, rather it is a permanent illness then he is like the elderly person who is not able to fast and therefore he should feed one poor person for every day missed of the fast. The sick person that does not anticipated being healed from the sickness whether male or female should feed one poor per

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A Disbeliever at the Time of Death Indeed the disbelieving (In another narration: wicked, immoral) servant, when he reaches the departure from this life and the arrival of the hereafter, angels [harsh and severe] come down from the sky to him, their faces dark. They will have with them sackcloth [from the fire.] They will sit as far away from the deceased as the eye can see, then the Angel of Death will come and sit beside his head and say, "Oh filthy soul, come out to displeasure and anger from Allah." The prophet  continued: The disbeliever's soul will then scatter, dispersing throughout his body, but the Angel of Death will rip it out violently similar to how a skewer [with many forks] is yanked through wet wool [ripping with it the veins and nerves].[Every angel between the heaven and earth and every angel in the heaven will curse the person. The gates of heaven will be closed and there will be no group of gatekeepers except that those angels wi

  Hajj Every night and sleep Assalamualaikum.     Once the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihi wasallam) said to Hazrat   Ali (R   A   ): Ali! Do these five things before going to bed at night:     1.  Give 4000 Dinaars in Sadaqa and then sleep 2.  Read one complete Quran and then sleep 3.  Pay the price for Janna'h and then sleep 4.  Make two people happy with each other when they are upset and then sleep 5.  Do one hajj and then sleep

  Juwairiyah bint Al-Harith (May Allah be pleased with her) reported, the Mother of the Believers: The Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi wa Sallam) came out from my apartment in the morning as I was busy in performing the dawn prayer. He came back in the forenoon and found me sitting there. The Prophet (S.A.W.S) said, " Are you still in the same position as I left you ?'' I replied in the affirmative. Thereupon the Prophet said, " I recited four words three times after I had left you. If these are to be weighed against all you have recited since morning, these will be heavier. These are: Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, `adada khalqihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinatah `arshihi, wa midaada kalimatihi ( سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ: عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَتِهِ )   [Allah is free from imperfection and I begin with His praise, as many times as the number of His creatures, in accordance with His Good Pleasure, equ