Changing One's Name After Accepting Islaam
Question:
When a person accepts Islaam, must he change his name - for example, from George or Joseph?
Answer:
Unless a person's name signifies him being a worshipper of the other than Allaah, it is not
...The Golden Principle (Masalih & Mafasid) - Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli
Timeline 1:40 - 10:25 - Importance of Fiqh of Masalih and Mafasid, 10:30 - 13:00 - What is a masala according to Arabic language and Shariah 13:00 - 17:00 - 5 key masalih for
The Ruling on Wearing a Coat Made from Pigskin
Question:
Recently some brothers have argued about coats made from animal skin. Some brothers point out that coats are normally made from pigskin. Supposing this to be correct, can we wear such coat
...Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana'iz)
Book 20, Number 3083:
...Narrated Amir ar-Ram:
We were in our country when flags and banners were raised. I said: What is this?
The (the people) said: This is the banner of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him). So
Quran verses about Dawah
مَا عَلَى الرَّسُولِ إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا تَكْتُمُونَ (99)
Not upon the Messenger is [responsibility] except [for] notificat
...What is Paradise ?
The reality of Paradise is something which people will never be able to understand until they actually enter it, but God has shown us glimpses of it in the Quran. He has described it as a place essentially different to the lif
Remembrance said in the morning and evening-2
(89)
‘O Ever Living O Self-Subsisting and Supporter of all by Your mercy I seek assistance rectify for me all of my affairs and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.’
يَا حَيّ
...Food, Meals
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 286:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari:
The Prophet said, "Give food to the hungry, pay a visit to the sick and release (set free) the one in captivity (by paying his ransom)."
Chapter 343
Prohibition of passing in front of a Worshipper while he is offering Salat (Prayer)
1758. Abul-Juhaim `Abdullah bin Al-Harith (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "If the person who passes in fro
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