The first thing you will be asked about is your Salah

We are living in uncertain times. We have witnessed huge losses of life worldwide, through the pandemic and world disasters, and personally we have all ...

Read more

O what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive

Man is created with the innate disposition to tell the truth. Over time and through one’s environment, one can fall into the habit of telling ...

Read more

Don’t be the one who has to win every time

The argumentative one Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, ‘The most detested of people[i] to ...

Read more

If my clothes are impure and I can’t change them, should I miss salah or not?

Q&A

Is it permissible to pray in impure clothes out of necessity (such as the clothes on which urine has fallen), if one cannot change one’s ...

Read more

Heatwaves, wildfires and how to protect yourself from The Fire

As temperatures soar, breaking records, the parched earth thirsts for water, and wildfires burn, smoke and smoulder in multiple countries around the world, we are ...

Read more

What’s wrong with lingering by the side of the road…? The multi-dimensional lessons of a simple hadith

Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said:  ‘Avoid sitting by the roadside.’ They (the ...

Read more

Why you should not doubt people’s motives

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said:  ‘Avoid (you people) suspicion for indeed suspicion is ...

Read more

What are the etiquettes of visiting a mosque?

Q&A

Mosques are sacred places. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ ...

Read more

Is it necessary to recite bismillah before reciting a surah?

Q&A

Reciting the bismillah What does it mean to say ‘Bismillah’ – In the name of Allah? Bismillah is invoking Allah at the beginning of an ...

Read more

Muharram, Hijrah and fight against tyranny

Continual struggle The Prophet (peace be on him) had given dawah (invited people to Islam) tirelessly for 13 years until 610 CE, and withstood escalating ...

Read more