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Praise be to Allaah. Masturbation (for both men and women) is haraam (forbidden) in Islam based on the following evidence: First from the Qur’aan: Imam Shafi’i stated that masturbation is forbidden based on the following verses from the Qur’aan (interpretation of the meaning): “And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal sexual […]

“Ashura” is an Arabic word that literally means “tenth”. Since it is originally “Aramaic” and came along in Arabic after Islam, it is considered to be common in all Semitic languages. The Day of Ashura, which is the common date of various events concerning the history of humanity, is significant not only for Muslims, but […]

Tawaf or circumambulation of the Ka‘bah is a great act of worship, and is one of the visible symbols of Islam. It has been prescribed since the Ka‘bah was built. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): “and We commanded Ibrahim (Abraham) and Ismail (Ishmael) that they should purify My House (the […]

Hajj is one of the best acts of worship.If a person is able to do Hajj and meets all the conditions of it being obligatory, then he must do Hajj early

Allaah has made things easy for His slaves, Muslims can skip fasting for a legitimate shar’i reasons like sickness, travelling, pregnancy, senility, thirst

Before Islam, the family was based on mistreatment and oppression.Islam gave women their rights of inheritance and other rights,honours women as wives.

Du’aa’s and ta’awwudhaat [prayers seeking refuge with Allaah] are like a weapon, and a weapon is only as good as the person who is using it.

So-called artificial rainfall was first invented in 1946 CE. If it worked, the entire earth have turned green and no country would suffer drought.

Pig is a dirty and filthy animal, and eating it is harmful to man. Moreover it lives on dirt and filth, and it is something that is off-putting to those of a sound nature who refuse to touch it, because eating it is either a cause or a sign of a person’s oddness. Allaah has forbidden […]

Good deeds are those which are in accordance with sharee’ah, and which are done sincerely for the sake of Allaah. The following hadeeth enumerates several good deeds: Al-Bayhaqi narrated that Abu Dharr said: I said, “O Messenger of Allaah, what will save a person from Hellfire?” He said, “Belief in Allaah.” I said, “O Messenger […]