The 5 Pillars of Islam
Islam is built upon 5 pillars which are the Shahada (the sincere enunciation of the declaration of faith), the salah (the 5 daily obligatory prayers), sawm (fasting the month of Ramadan for those who are eligible), zakah (alms-giving paid from yearly savings, if eligible), and Hajj (a once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Makkah, if…
The Six Pillars of Iman (Faith)
Faith in Islam is not blind – it is based upon evidence and logic. Not seeing something does not imply its nonexistence. For instance, no one has ever seen their great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother since any observable evidence of her existence cannot be found – this includes her…
The Virtues of Salah
If salah were limited only to the action of limbs, then working out at the gym would be more productive. However, salah is not about praying hard, but rather, it is about praying with heart. We tend to elongate our stay in what gives us comfort, so if the salah does not give you [enough]…
The Conditions of Salah
For prayers to be accepted, we must pray to Allah in the manner Allah has prescribed it. 1 – Prayer Times The five obligatory prayers which are required day and night are Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib,and Isha. A good website that will give you the prayer times based on where you are is: http://www.islamicfinder.org/. The…
Dua’ is Worship The Virtue of Supplication (Dua’) Shaykh Sulayman ar-Ruhayli
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيدنا نبينا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين Below is an Excerpt from the book “Explanation of the concise advice of Shaykh-ul-Islam ibn Taymiyyah” by Shaykh Sulayman ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله: The status of du’a is great. Du’a is worship. Allah Subhanahu w Ta’ala said:وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ…
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