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A piece about Hajj experience
This is a piece about my Hajj experience for 2006. I am not trying to write about how to do Hajj and I will explain this as I write. Firstly I would like to express my personal and sincerest gratitude to some of the people who made my Hajj possible and a success. To my wife who stood beside me in every decision that I made from the time we made.. More -
Contemplation – I
Contemplation is one of the greatest deeds performed by the heart; it is the key that opens the door which allows the light of guidance to enter; it is the initial step in the direction of correct understanding and comprehension; many people know its virtue but are unaware of its reality, essence and its fruits. Allah has commanded us to contemplate,.. More -
Contemplation – II
Regarding contemplation upon the Quran and the Sunnah, Allah Says what means: “And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know. [We sent them] with clear proofs and written ordinances. And We revealed to you the message [i.e., the Quran].. More -
Common mistakes in Hajj
In Aqeedah (the Muslim’s Belief): · Many Pilgrims when they travel to Madeenah they pray to the graves. They make Dua’ (supplication) to the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam. This could not only ruin their Hajj, it could nullify their Islam. · Do not rub graves for blessings. · Do not supplicate to anyone except.. More -
The First Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah
The virtues of the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah: Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, narrated that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "No good deeds done on any other days are superior to those done on these days (first ten days of Thul-Hijjah).” Some of his companions asked, “Not.. More -
Mistakes that many pilgrims commit
1. Passing the Meeqaat (designated point for assuming Ihraam) without assuming the state of Ihraam (ritual consecration). Those who assume the state of Ihraam from Jeddah or at the borders of the Haram while being non-Makkan pilgrims should slaughter a sacrificial animal. 2. Entering Makkah without assuming the state of Ihraam when the person is going.. More -
Banishing pre-Islamic remnants – I
Al-Ma`roor ibn Suwayd, may Allah be pleased with him, reported: “I saw Abu Thurr, may Allah be pleased with him, wearing a fine gown, and his slave was wearing one similar to it. So I asked him about it, and he said that he had exchanged harsh words with another person during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa.. More -
Merits of Hajj and ‘Umrah - II
Hajj is (a type of) Jihaad Jihaad is of different kinds and ranks, including striving with the soul and property, striving with the tongue and word and striving against one’s own desires in obedience of Allah, and this latter type is very clearly manifested in Hajj, which combines the striving of the body along with the spending of wealth in.. More -
Merits of Hajj and ‘Umrah - I
Ever since Allah The Almighty commanded His Khaleel (intimate friend) Ibraaheem (Abraham), may Allaah exalt his mention, to proclaim Hajj to the people, hearts have been in longing for this House and location, and crowds of visitors come to it from every distant pass in response to the call of Allah The Almighty. In this respect, Ibn ‘Abbaas,.. More -
Supplications and Athkaar (Remembrances and Mentionings) - III
(Continued) Succinct Supplications from the Sunnah اللهم إني أسألك من الخير كله عاجله وآجله ما علمتُ منه وما لم أعلم، وأعوذ بك من الشر كله عاجله وآجله ما علمتُ منه وما لم أعلم ، اللهم إني أسألك من خير ما سألك منه عبدك.. More -
Supplications and Athkaar (Remembrances and Mentionings) - II
(Continued) Succinct Supplications from the Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {ربنا لا تؤاخذنا إن نسينا أو أخطأنا ربنا ولا تحمل علينا إصرا كما حملته على الذين من قبلنا ربنا ولا تحملنا ما لا طاقة لنا به واعف عنا واغفر لنا وارحمنا.. More -
Supplications and Athkaar (Remembrances and Mentionings) - I
Reported supplications for particular occasions 1- The traveler's supplication for his resident brothers and sisters: It is an act of Sunnah that the resident Muslims say to the traveler: " أستودع الله دينك وأمانتك وخواتيم عملك " Astawdi‘ullaaha deenaka, wa amaanataka, wa khawaateema a‘maalik (I.. More -
The Accepted Hajj
It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “The performance of two ‘Umrahs [lesser pilgrimage] expiates the sins that are committed in the interval between them, and the accepted Hajj commands no reward except Paradise.” [Al-Bukhari.. More -
Aims of ‘Eed
The established and unchanging norms of Allah with respect to His creation necessitate that the events of life should not remain on the same mode and be monotonous; on the contrary, the established ways to which both life and the living have been predisposed by nature necessitate variation and change. Thus, ‘Eed has been prescribed to meet the.. More -
Al-Masjid Al-Ḥaraam (The Sacred Mosque in Makkah)
Al-Masjid Al-Ḥaraam includes the Ka‘bah, the area around it that is allocated for Tawaaf (circumambulation), the buildings of the mosque, the equipped praying spaces, and all the expansions that the mosque has undergone throughout history. Al-Masjid Al-Ḥaraam is located in the heart of the valley of Ibraheem, may Allah exalt his mention... More
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