The wisdom behind I‘tikaaf
Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, said that as the soundness of the heart and its adherence to its way to Allah depends on its full devotion to Allah The Almighty, and because excessive food, drink, intermixing with people, talk and sleep all distract...
Examples of Taqwa in the Lives of Early Muslims
The early Muslim community was par excellence in terms of integrity, nobility of character, and engaging in commendable competition to earn the Satisfaction of Allah The Exalted. Taqwa (consciousness of Allah The Almighty) was a prominent and distinguished feature...
The Verses of Fasting and Contextualization - II
The value of the life of the Muslim individual was established through the ruling of legal retribution. Then the value of the Muslim individual himself was proved by means of testimony. Then came the verses of fasting in the same context, covering two basic aspects:...
How love affects the fast
Question: Does merely loving a girl without a future marriage contract or engagement with her invalidate the fast of Ramadan? 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 mentioned love does not invalidate the fast, as long as it does not lead to an act that invalidates the fast such...