Subtle acts of showing off are used the most by Iblis to deceive worshipers. Thin postures, pale faces, messy hair, and soft voices are all obvious acts of showing off. So is showing off in charity and in prayers. We refer to the Prophetic saying: “Indeed actions are according to intentions.” When Allah’s Face is…
How can you increase the enjoyment you get from the five daily prayers? How can you feel more personally connected to Allah (swt) during salah? How can you prevent salah from becoming a mindless ritual? Read to find out!
Imagine a person who visits a sorcerer even when they know that it is a form of shirk in Islam. If this person does not sincerely repent to Allah, then they continue to commit that sin till they basically believe in the sorcerer more than they believe in Allah and His Messenger.
“The Prophet (ﷺ) [said] about the major sins: “Shirk with Allah, disobeying the parents, taking the life, and false statement.” (Tirmidhi)
Ghusl is the act of purifying oneself from the ritual impurity (najasat) caused by sexual intercourse, discharge of semen or blood, menstruation, post-natal bleeding and from other legislated circumstances. In order to make a complete form of ghusl, especially after sexual intercourse do the following: Form the intention in the heart to purify oneself from…
By Fatima Khaled When Ibrahim ‘alayhi’l-salām (peace be upon him) was going to sacrifice his son, Shaytan came to him in the form of a man to try and distract him and encourage him to disobey Allah subḥānahu wa ta’āla (glorified and exalted be He), so Ibrahim ‘alayhi’l-salām (peace be upon him) pelted stones at him….
He was one of the first eight people to accept Islam and was one of the ten who were assured of entering Paradise. He was one of the six people chosen by `Umar ibn al-Khattab to form the council of Shura to choose the Caliph after his death. His name in pre-Islamic days was Abu…
