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Is Shirk Forgivable?
Allah has told us that he will forgive all sins for the one who repents to Him. He says (interpretation of the meaning): “Say: ‘O My slaves! who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah, verily, Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most…
How can I start to seek knowledge of hadeeth?
Praise be to Allah. We may sum up our advice concerning the methodology of seeking knowledge of hadeeth as follows: Firstly: Paying a great deal of attention to memorising the texts of the Prophet’s Sunnah, because this is the aim and purpose for which the scholars established all the sciences of hadeeth. So it is…
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How to pray Salaat al-Istikhaarah ?
The description of Salaat al-Istikhaarah was reported by Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah al-Salami (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to teach his companions to make istikhaarah in all things, just as he used to teach them soorahs from the Qur’aan. He…
What constitutes being able to go for Hajj?
Praise be to Allah. The definition of being able to go for Hajj is: a person should be physically healthy; he should have the means of travelling to the Sacred House of Allaah by plane, car or riding-beast, or have the money to pay for transportation; and he should have sufficient provision (food) for the…
person who has tattoos Can perform Hajj ?
Praise be to Allah. Tattooing , in which the skin is pierced with a needle and a blue or other coloured dye is injected, is haraam in all forms, whether it causes pain or not. This is because it involves changing the creation of Allah, and because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be…
The Lower Heavens in the holy Qur’an
What’s meant by lower heavens that are mentioned in the holy Qur’an? If we contemplate the galaxies of the universe, we’ll realize that such galaxies consist of billions of stars and such stars adorn the sky, heavens. It could be said, therefore, that all the stars and galaxies that we see around us is within…