I don’t understand the meaning of what I recite from the Qur’aan, so will I be rewarded?
Question: The female questioner asks: Will one be rewarded for reading the Qur’aan even though he (or she) does not know its meaning? Answer: Yes he (or she) will be rewarded due to general statement of the Messenger (sallal laahu alayhi wa sallam): Whoever reads the Qur’aan, he will have ten rewards for every letter.’’ […]
A Muslim Woman intends to perform an optional fast, but she is genuinely prevented from doing so; what is her reward (InShaa-Allaah)?
Question: The questioner asks: if a woman makes an intention to fast the ninth and tenth of Muharram, but then her monthly menstrual circle prevents her from that, will she be rewarded for her intention? Answer: If a person is determined to perform an act of worship but then he (or she) is (genuinely) prevented […]
Live with your wife/wives honourably!
Allaah (The Most High) said: وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ”And live with them honourably.” [Soorah An-Nisaa: Ayah 19] ”This includes intimate companionship (in) speech and action. It is incumbent upon a husband to live with his wife honourably with regards to beautiful companionship, averting harm, kind treatment and good dealings. Spending (on her) and (providing her with) clothing is […]
The Khutbah Today: Reminder to my noble Salafi brothers and sisters at Masjid Al-Furqan Stoke-on-Trent [The only Salafi Masjid in Stoke (may Allaah preserve you all)]
In The Name of Allaah The Most Merciful The Bestower of Mercy Today’s khutbah was based on Shaikh Saaleh al- Fawzaan’s (may Allaah preserve him) commentary on a hadeeth of Hudhaifah Ibnul Yamaan. I apologize because it was impossible to transmit the entire speech of the Shaikh due to time constraints. Here is the full […]
Be good to your grandmothers!
The questioner asks: A relative of mine has children and those children neither sit with their grandmother nor do they visit her except occasionally, and the excuse they give is that she is harsh towards them. Her son is the only one who sits with her, so is this (behaviour of her grandchildren) permissible? Answer: […]
Will my supplication for my uncle benefit him after he has passed away, even though i am not his son?
The questioner asks: The prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam): ‘’When a person dies, all his deeds cease three: Sadaqah Jaariyah (ongoing charity), beneficial knowledge (he left behind), or a righteous child who supplicates for him.’’ So will my supplication for my uncle (rahimahullaah) benefit him after his death because I love him dearly but I am not one […]
You expose yourself to a great danger by being disrespectful to parents
The questioner asks: Indeed he (i.e. this person) had a disagreement with his father about some wealth and this led him to hate his father, shouted at him and refused to sit with him; so is he sinful for boycotting his father, who is now very old and ill? Answer: What this son has done […]
Neighbours are three type and they have different rights
Question: The questioner asks: What are the rights of a neighbour? Answer: The rights of a neighbour are great and many. Indeed many ahaadeeth have been narrated regarding the rights of a neighbour and among them is the hadeeth narrated by Abdullaah Ibn Umar (radiyallaahu-anhumaa) that the Messenger of Allaah (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said: Jibreel did not […]
Be good to your relatives even if they are bad to you!
Question: The questioner asks: We have blood relations who revile us, so is it obligatory that we have to visit them and maintain the ties of kinship? Answer: Maintaining the ties of kinship is from the best of deeds due to the saying of the Messenger (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam): Whoever would like his provision to be increased […]
The great reward for those who exercise patience
Question: The questioner asks: What is the status of patience and what is the reward for those who exercise patience? Answer: Patience has a great status in the sight of Allah (The Most High). The Eemaan of a slave (i.e. a male or female Muslim) cannot be perfect without patience. Patience is from the best […]
