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The Meaning of “Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah” – Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen
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Ibn Qayyim Al Jawzya.The description of the Paradise
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Ruling on a person who said to his Salah-abandoning friend, "You are Kafir"
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Facing The Ka'bah
Facing The Ka'bah When the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) stood for prayer, he would face the Ka'bah in both obligatory and voluntary prayers1, and he (sallallaah
Allowing Oneself to Enter Into Fitan Out of Feeling Safe From The Plot of Allaah
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Audio Cassettes Are Not Like Paper
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Supererogatory Prayer Once the Iqaamah for the Prayer is Called
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The Ruling on reciting Surah Al-Kahf on Friday
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The ruling on changing the Garments of Ihram
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Magazines That Contain Pictures of Unveiled Women
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The Ruling on Marrying a Jewish or Christian Woman
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Ruling concerning trading in cigarettes and giving in charity from its profits
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Kitaab At-Tawheed, Chapter: 35
Kitaab At-Tawheed, Chapter: 35 It is a Form of Shirk to Perform a (Good) Deed for Worldly Reasons Allah (swt ), says: " To whomsever desires the life of this world and its glitter, We shall pay [the price of] their deeds therein - without decrease. They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter except the Fire: Vain are their deeds therein" (Qur'an 11:15-16) Allah (swt ), Most High, informs us in these verses that whoever performed a righteous deed in order to obtain some worldly benefit from it, such as one who fights in Allah's cause with the intention of...
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Claiming the people have control over the Divine Predestinat...
Claiming the people have control over the Divine Predestination Question: The poet Abul-Qaasim Ash-Shaabee wrote: "If the people one day want revival, then Al-Qadar (Divine Predestination) has no choice but to answer."Answer: This is a direct form of disbelief. And it indicates that the people have gone far away from the knowledge. So they are not aware of what is permissible and what is not permissible for Allaah alone, as well as what is not permitted for those other than Him. This is due to neglectfulness - and it is from the factors that have made this poet say such a thing. And...
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Remembrance said in the morning and evening-2
Remembrance said in the morning and evening (as-sabah) translated morning: after Fajr prayer until the sun rises (al-masa/) translated evening: after AAsr prayer until the sunsets however some scholars say: after the sunsets and onwards. (75) In the evening: ‘We have reached the evening and at this very time unto Allah belongs all sovereignty and all praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone without partner to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He is over all things omnipotent. My Lord I ask You for the good of this night and the good of what follows it and I...
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Kitaab At-Tawheed, Chapter: 35
Kitaab At-Tawheed, Chapter: 35 It is a Form of Shirk to Perform a (Good) Deed for Worldly Reasons Allah (swt ), says: " To whomsever desires the life of this world and its glitter, We shall pay [the price of] their deeds therein - without decrease. They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter except the Fire: Vain are their deeds therein" (Qur'an 11:15-16) Allah (swt ), Most High, informs us in these verses that whoever performed a righteous deed in order to obtain some worldly benefit from it, such as one who fights in Allah's cause with the intention of...
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Claiming the people have control over the Divine Predestinat...
Claiming the people have control over the Divine Predestination Question: The poet Abul-Qaasim Ash-Shaabee wrote: "If the people one day want revival, then Al-Qadar (Divine Predestination) has no choice but to answer."Answer: This is a direct form of disbelief. And it indicates that the people have gone far away from the knowledge. So they are not aware of what is permissible and what is not permissible for Allaah alone, as well as what is not permitted for those other than Him. This is due to neglectfulness - and it is from the factors that have made this poet say such a thing. And...
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Remembrance said in the morning and evening-2
Remembrance said in the morning and evening (as-sabah) translated morning: after Fajr prayer until the sun rises (al-masa/) translated evening: after AAsr prayer until the sunsets however some scholars say: after the sunsets and onwards. (75) In the evening: ‘We have reached the evening and at this very time unto Allah belongs all sovereignty and all praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone without partner to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He is over all things omnipotent. My Lord I ask You for the good of this night and the good of what follows it and I...