Jul 20, 2010

Author: Shaykhul Islaam Ibnul Qayyim The first: The category of the oppressor to himself, the negligent one, one who is deficient in performing ablution for it, negligent with its appointed time periods, its boundaries and its pillars. The second: One who preserves it appointed time periods, its boundaries, its outward pillars and ablution for it. However, he...

Jul 14, 2010

Virtues of the Prayer Author: Scholar: Imaam Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-’Uthaimeen The Prayer: is the second pillar from the pillars of Islaam and the most important pillar of Islaam after the Shahaadah (testimony) of Faith. The Prayer: is a link between the servant and his Lord. The Prophet (saws) said: “Indeed, when one of you prays, he speaks...

Jul 1, 2010

Jabir bin Abdullah (RA) said: “The Prophet (SAW) used to teach us to seek Allah’s Counsel in all matters, as he used to teach us a Surah from the Qur’an. He would say: When anyone of you has an important matter to decide, let him pray two Rak’ahs other than the obligatory prayer, and then say: Audio Download: Here (Right Click Save...

Mar 22, 2010

The Nine Conditions for Prayer There are nine conditions or requisites for prayer: Islam, sanity, (the age of) discernment, the removal of Hadath, removal of any impurity, the covering of one’s Awrah (any area of that body the must be covered), the entrance of its time, facing the Qiblah, and intention. In Arabic, the conditions are called Shuroot, the...

Feb 16, 2010

By Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah The Invocation of God – Al-Wabil al-Sayyib min al-Kalim al-Tayyib 55. All [religious] practice prescribes the remembrance of God, and to achieve this remembrance is its goal. God says, ‘And establish regular prayer for My remembrance.’ [20:14] ‘My remembrance’ is said to have an active sense: ‘In order that I [God] might...