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It is Waajib (compulsory) for a Muslim male to grow a beard. It is also Waajib to let the beard grow a fist length. It is prohibited to cut or shave the beard. He who does so is a Faasiq (sinner) and to shorten it less than a fist length is Makruh Tahrimi (near Haraam). This is the view of the majority of scholars. (see Wujoob I’efaaul-lihyah of Shaykhul Hadith, Ml. Muhammad Zakariyyah and the footnotes of ex-grand Mufti of Saudia – Shaykh ibn Baaz)

Verdict of Keeping the Beard according to the Hanafi Madhab  Read more... (2126 words, estimated 8:30 mins reading time)

Hazrat Ibn Abaas R.A. said: “Whoever has enough money to perform Hajj and does not do so, or enough wealth making Zakaat obligatory on him, and he does not give it, he shall surely at the time of his death beg to be sent back to the world.”

The fact that they shall beg to be returned to this earth is a reference to the verse I n Surah Mu’minoon which is thus: “In falsehood and deception will the be until when death comes to one of them, he says: “O My Lord, send me back to life, in order that I may work righteously in the thing I neglected.’ By no mean! But is a word he says.” Before them is a partition till the day they are raised up.”
(Surah 23 verse 99 and 100)  Read more... (493 words, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

At first, we formally detail below some necessary instructions about jinayat of Ihram.

Instruction.No.1
Jinayat of Ihram are as follows :
(1) To use Perfume.
(2) Males to wear sewn cloths.
(3) Males to cover their heads and faces while females to cover their faces only.
(4) To remove hair from any part of one’s body.
(5) To prune nails.
(6) To kill a louse or to remove it from one’s body.
(7) To have a sexual intercourse or to enjoy kissing and embracing lustfully.
(8) To hunt any of the land animals. (Ghunya).  Read more... (3857 words, estimated 15:26 mins reading time)

Hazrat Ibn Abbaas R.A. reports that Rasulullah Sal’am said: “whoever desires to perform Hajj, should hasten towards performing i.” (this Hadith encourages the performing of Hajj as soon as is possible after having made sincere intentions towards it, as was said by Rasulullah (Salallaho Alaihi Wassallam)).

In another Hadith it has been stated: “Hasten to perform your obligatory Hajj, for one knows not what shall happen (to prevent it).” (Targheeb)

In one Hadith it is stated: “Make haste to perform Hajj, because one knows not what lies ahead. Perchance illness may overtake you or some other necessity (may demand your attention). (kanz)  Read more... (255 words, estimated 1:01 mins reading time)

Here, the reference is to a person who passes on to others what he hears from someone in such a manner that will cause dissension among people. It is unanimously unlawful according to the opinions of the Muslim scholars. There are many proofs that maintain the prohibition of that abhorred action. The following are some of them:

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said,

“He who stirs up enmity among people by quoting their words to each other will not enter paradise.” (Bukhari and Muslim)

Once the Messengers of Allah (pbuh) passed by two graves and said,  Read more... (798 words, estimated 3:12 mins reading time)

There is very great merit in qurbâni. Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “During the days of qurbâni, Allah Ta’âla does
not like any act more than qurbâni. In the days of qurbâni, the act of qurbâni
surpasses all other acts of piety. At the time of sacrificing the animal, this
noble act is accepted by Allah Ta’âla before the blood of the animal can reach
the ground. Therefore, make qurbâni happily and open-heartedly.” Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam also said: “For every hair that is on the
sacrificial animal, one reward is recorded for the person making the qurbâni.”
Glory be to Allah! Can there be a reward greater than this, that a person
receives hundreds and thousands of rewards for just one single qurbâni! If a
person had to count the strands of wool on a sheep from morning till evening he
will not be able to complete the count. Just try and imagine the innumerable
rewards for one single qurbâni. Piety demands that even if qurbâni is not
wajib on a person, he should make it in order to receive such great rewards.
When this day of qurbâni passes, when will one ever get an opportunity like this
again, and how will he be able to receive such innumerable rewards so easily? If
Allah Ta’âla has blessed a person with wealth, then apart from making
qurbâni for himself, he should also make qurbâni for his
relatives such as his parents who have passed away so that their souls will also
be amply rewarded. One should also try and make qurbâni on behalf of Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, his wives, on behalf of one’s spiritual guides,
etc. If all this is not possible, one should at least make on one’s own behalf
because qurbâni is wajib on the person who is wealthy. Qurbâni is
wajib on the person who is wealthy and who has been blessed with everything.
If he does not make qurbâni despite all this wealth, who can be more unfortunate
than him? Apart from this, he will also be regarded as a sinner.  Read more... (2841 words, 9 images, estimated 11:22 mins reading time)

1. Upon the expiry of
   the year, zakât should be given immediately. It is not a good habit to delay in
   carrying out good deeds because it is possible that death may overcome a person
   and this duty will still remain on his shoulders. If the paying of zakât is
   delayed to such an extent that the second year also expires, the person will be
   a sinner but he can still repent for this sin and pay the zakât immediately. In
   other words, he should pay the zakât that is incumbent upon him at some time or
   the other in his life and should not leave it out.

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1. It is wajib to recite the Quran correctly. Every
letter should be pronounced correctly. Just as there are differences in
pronouncing the “ain” and “hamza”, there are similar differences
in pronouncing the following letters:

All these have to be pronounced correctly and no letter
should be pronounced in place of another.

2. If a person is unable to pronounce a particular letter
correctly, it is incumbent on him to practise pronouncing it correctly. If he
does not make an effort to pronounce it correctly, he will be a sinner and no
salaat of his will be correct. However, even if he is unable to correct himself
after making concerted efforts, then there is no compulsion.  Read more... (387 words, 5 images, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)