Who Is Free from Disbelief (Kufr)?
A position for an imam became vacant at a mosque here in England, so the mosque trustees engaged one of our friends to serve.…
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The Educational Institution Where the Questioner Is Hunted
The relationship between education and questioning is much like that between a lamp and its light. If a lamp exists but gives no light,…
Guidance for Muslims living as minorities
An academic recently asked me to reflect on the situation of Muslims who live as minorities and are exposed to systemic injustices, marginalization, and,…
Faith, Family & the Future: Navigating Chaos with Purpose
The religion of Islam is not merely a set of rituals but a comprehensive way of life that prepares the believer for the Last…
Women’s Travel: a balanced perspective on freedom and safety
The faculty of discerning between what is righteous and what is reprehensible has been bestowed equally upon both men and women. This moral faculty…
How to benefit from the Qur’an
Today I will be talking about different aspects of how we, as believers, can get from the Qur’an the benefit that, by the grace…
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Surah Al `Imran: Overview
The tried and tested way of teaching the Qur’an is to work through it verse by verse, striving to deepen our experience of the…
The Standing on the Plain of ʿArafah
Translated by Dr. Abu Zayd Standing in ʿArafah is ṣalāh just as ṭawāf is ṣalāh, for Ḥajj combines all forms of ṣalāh together. Ṣalāh…
The Meaning of the Expression InshāʾAllāh
By this link: What is the meaning of the expression inshāʾAllāh? I replied: Can the meaning of this expression, which happens to be a…
What should the Muslims’ response be
after the passing of the “triple talaq” bill People have called and written me to report that Muslims in India are very angry and,…
The Food of the People of the Book
By this link They said to me: We have some problems understanding verse five of Sūrah al-Māʾidah: “and the food of those given the…
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PREFACE (§1–3; 1–3) The opening supplication is followed by a statement of author intent. Ibn Taymiyya aims, in response to a request to do…
Sahih Muslim
The two most sound books of hadith are Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, both of which have always been studied and taught in the…
Children Attending the Mosque
By this link: We’ve noticed that some Imāms and mosque administrators prevent young children from attending the mosque and chastise them when they do.…
Presenting Islam without deception
Allah has commanded presenting the religion to non-Muslims in a good way, that is to say, with patient courtesy and kindness, and by every…
Vegetarianism/veganism
A vegetarian or vegan diet may be the right one to adhere to in particular situations. The reasons for this may be that this…
The Nexus between Qurʾān and Sunnah
By this link: Clarify for us the true connection between the Qurʾān and the Sunnah. I asked: What do you mean? They replied: Islamic…
Women doing qada’ of their missed fasts
Your question: Can women who missed some days of their their fasting in Ramadan due to menstruation or post-natal bleeding combine the intention of…