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...

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How to view Hardships ? Allah has decreed that, in this life, hardships and disasters strike both believers and non-believers. For a non-believer, they are inconveniences that hinder him from proceeding with his normal involvement in the worldly life. For a believer, on the other hand, they are instances of rest and remembrance, tests that promise great rewards, and indications of atonement and expiation of sins. Regardless of how little is the harm that strikes a believer, it carries with it good news of forgiveness and elevated rank ( in Jannah ). The Righteous Predecessors used to be pleased when a hardship afflicted them, seeing it as a token of Allah's forgiveness and benevolence. Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets reward for that (good) which he has earned, and he is punished for that (evil) which he has earned. " Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on thos...

The Debt We Owe to Religion By: Ibrahim N. Abusharif The Arabic word commonly translated as "religion" is deen . "Religion" is a fairly good translation, but as many will point out, there is a problem in the modern idea of religion that diminishes the value of the word for this translation. (This is a linguistic argument, not a point to make against modernity.) Religion has come to mean different things because of secular cultural pressure, a common influence in definitions: Religion may mean certain hollow rites that people do during certain seasons of the year; or peculiar acts taken over by culture or family pressure, although they once were connected to devotion; or charming involvement with some vague tradition, with shades of transcending meaning or none at all, stuff that add color to how we live. The relationship of religion binding with the unseen and the Hereafter has become almost vestigial. That really creates a translation problem for deen (although ...

Seriousness of debt Source by: Islam Q&A.com Question: I am working to help my husband for our living, as his salary is not sufficient for our basic needs and education of our kids. I have borrowed some money from different people to settle our other debts. Alhamdulillah, I can say that ALLAH tests our faith in terms of "money". One day, I was listening to a lecture about severe punishment for a Muslim who has not settled his debts and he also mentioned that during the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him), he never prayed to the deceased person who has not settled his debts. The lecturer mentioned a dua but I was not able to write it down. Can you please tell me what are punishments in the grave and dua to help me settle my debts. Answer: Praise be to Allaah. Firstly: The fuqaha' define dayn (debt) as an obligation to be fulfilled, as it says in al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah (21/102). The linguistic meaning of the word dayn (debt) in Arabic has t...