The wisdom behind the late prescription of fasting the ninth of Muharram
Question: Why did the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, not order the Companions to fast the ninth of Muharram except a year before his death, despite the fact that the Jews left Madeenah a long time before this? Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger. The answer...
Praying but not fasting
Question: Suppose you pray but don't fast? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, may Allah exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions. The person who does not fast in Ramadan commits a major great sin no matter how punctual he is with the prayers. In fact, fasting is one of the five pillars of...
Prawns with Creamy Pesto Dip
Serves 8 - 1 kg/2 lb. cooked medium prawns, shelled, deveined, tails left intact - 2 carrots, cut into thick strips - 220 g/7 oz snow peas (mange tout), blanched - 1 red pepper, cut into thick strips CREAMY PESTO DIP - ...
Conditions and Rulings of Repentance - II
Repentance is not merely a word to be uttered by the tongue; rather, it has conditions and pillars in order to be valid and accepted. These conditions were deduced by prominent scholars from the text of the Quran and the Sunnah (Prophetic tradition) of the master...