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SuhaibWebb.com & Ella Collins Institute Call for “Global Qiyam for Syria”

Global Qiyām for Syria: Friday May 17th. Mobilize for Change! Like many of you, we at SuhaibWebb.com and Ella Collins Institute have paid special attention to the crisis in Syria. Syria holds a special place in the hearts of Muslims because of religious and family bonds shared with Syrians, and because of statements of Prophet [...]

No Room for Radicals

By Suhaib Webb and Scott Korb Originally Published as an Op-Ed Article in the New York Times. Just hours after the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were identified as Muslims, Representative Peter T. King of New York, the Republican chairman of the House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, called for an “increased surveillance” [...]

Letter of Love to Boston Community

Dear friends, I greet you invoking God’s peace and blessings upon you. Friday’s are special for me because at the ISBCC I get to see the fabric of our community. One of my favorites is seeing our security staff early in the morning, smiling and greeting everyone who walks in. Br. Muhammad Ubai always asks [...]

I’m a Homosexual and I want to Embrace Islam

Originally posted in June 2007 Question: I am not a Muslim but I met a guy who never drinks or wastes any of his time, which I found to be impressive. While talking to him I realized that he was a Muslim and I started studying the religion. The complications lie in the fact that [...]

Start with the Qur’an

Lecture by Suhaib Webb | Transcribed by Fuseina Mohamad Surat Luqman, Qur’an 31 The Prophet ﷺ  (peace be upon him) said in a hadith recorded in Bukhari, related by Uthman ibn Affan: “.خيركم من تعلم القرآن و علمه” “The best of you is the one who learns the Qur’an and teaches it.” The word  تَعَلَّمَ  ta`allam is [...]

The Lesser of Two Good Deeds

Lecture by Suhaib Webb | Transcribed by Fuseina Mohamad Surat Al-Fatiha Series: Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part VIII | Part IX | Part X | Part XI | Part XII | Part XIII | Part XIV| Part XV | Part XVI | Part XVII | Part XVIII | Part XIX | Part XX | Part XXI | Part XXII | Part XXIII | Part XXIV | Part XXV   The Lesser of Two Good Deeds The sixth trick of Shaytan – if he can’t make [...]

30 Something

Originally published in May 2007 The Prophet ﷺ (peace be upon him) said, “Order your children to pray at seven and hit1 them [for not praying] at the age of ten.” In a recent comparative law class this hadith (narration) was addressed by one of our professors. He writes that the order here is not [...]

Small Steps to Satan

Lecture by Suhaib Webb | Transcribed by Fuseina Mohamad Surat Al-Fatiha Series: Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part VIII | Part IX | Part X | Part XI | Part XII | Part XIII | Part XIV| Part XV | Part XVI | Part XVII | Part XVIII | Part XIX | Part XX | Part XXI | Part XXII | Part XXIII | Part XXIV Minor Sins The fourth attack of Shaytan (Satan) is to get us to commit minor sins. Here you [...]

Satan’s Seven Strategies

Lecture by Suhaib Webb | Transcribed by Fuseina Mohamad Surat Al-Fatiha Series: Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part VIII | Part IX | Part X | Part XI | Part XII | Part XIII | Part XIV| Part XV | Part XVI | Part XVII | Part XVIII | Part XIX | Part XX | Part XXI | Part XXII | Part XXIII   Last time we talked about the protection that Surat Al-Faatiha provides us from Shaytan (Satan). We also discussed the [...]

Is Hijab an Obligation? Don’t Religious Rules Change?

Question: Why do we have to wear Hijab in America? Don’t religious laws change according to time and place? Isn’t there room for this to change? Answer: Asalamu `alaykum dearest Sister, I pray that this message reaches you well and full of faith. I would like to thank you for taking the time to write [...]

The Prophet Muhammad as My Role Model

Imam Suhaib talks about the legacy of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, peace be upon him, at the ICNA-MAS 37th Annual Convention.

Ramadan Mubarak!

With the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Merciful On behalf of SuhaibWebb.com, our family (staff), friends and relatives we wish you all a blessed Ramadan. Folks get excited when shopping centers open early and close late after or before certain holidays. Well, Paradise is about to open and Hell is about close so [...]

The Three Doors of Iblees

Lecture by Suhaib Webb | Transcribed by Fuseina Mohamad Surat Al-Fatiha Series: Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part VIII | Part IX | Part X | Part XI | Part XII | Part XIII | Part XIV| Part XV | Part XVI | Part XVII | Part XVIII | Part XIX | Part XX | Part XXI | Part XXII We go now to the statement of Ibn Abbas radi Allahu `anhu (may Allah be pleased with him). He explains that when [...]

Spiritual Challenges Pt 3

Imam Suhaib gives a third khtubah (sermon) on Spiritual Challenges at ISBCC.

Length of Friday Khutbah (Sermon)

Question: Our MSA (Muslim Student Association) wants to start Friday khutbahs (sermons). A discussion came up regarding the length of the sermon. Please share with us, how long should it be? Answer: Imam Malik radi allahu `anhu (may God be pleased with him) did not offer any opinion regarding the length of the Friday Sermon. For that [...]

Spiritual Challenges Pt 2

Imam Suhaib Webb continues the sermon on Spiritual Challenges at ISBCC.

Spiritual Challenges

Imam Suhaib Webb gives a khutbah (sermon) at ISBCC on Spiritual Challenges (Part 1).  

Tafsir of Surat al-Hujurat Part 3

Imam Suhaib continues the discussion on the Chapter of the Rooms at ISBCC on Friday, January 20th.

Syria Awareness Event

The Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center and Imam Suhaib Webb hosted a Syria Awareness Event. Danny Abdul Dayem, a British citizen of Syrian descent who witnessed the Syrian revolution and the brutality of the Syria regime in Homs, shared his experiences in Syria. May Allah (swt) free the people of Syria from the oppressive [...]

Tafsir of Surat Al-Hujurat 2

Imam Suhaib Webb welcomes Imam Taalib Mahdee as they continue to discuss Surat al-Hujurat at ISBCC’s Friday Halaqa. Part I | Part II