The Shaykh’s Insights on the Muslims’ Condition and Responsibilities in America
Translated by Sh. Hamza Yusuf during the Sheikh’s talk 1999
[Bismillah irahman iraheem. The shaykh began his talk by praising Allah subhaana wa ta'aala and sending prayers on the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam.] I wanted to speak tonight about your conditions, [...]

Lowering Your Gaze Heart
Bismillah,
Sometimes, as a Muslim youth in America, going through high school and college while keeping your emaan can be really difficult. I want you to recall back to the last time you were in one of the following situations:

You were walking on campus (or in the hallway) on a hot summer [...]

The Abandoned Prayer
A few years ago, I came across a book that one of my relatives had called: “The Three Abandoned Prayers”. In it, the author discusses three prayers that have been largely underused by many Muslims, but which hold great power. They were Salat-ut-Tawbah (The Salah of Repentence), Salat-ul-Istikhara (The Salah of Seeking A [...]

Question:
Asalamu alaykum,
I was recently looking into the issue of praying the funeral prayer in a masjid.
I looked up the various opinions of the madhahib:
1) Hanafi: not to be prayed in a masjid (Hidayah and Muwatta Imam Muhammad)
2) Maliki: can be performed in the masjid (Muwatta)
3) Shafi’i: recommended to be in a masjid (Reliance)
Ibn Rushd’s Bidayat [...]

Introduction by the Translator

I came across Risalat Sharh as-Sadr at the Dar as-Salaam Bookstore in Cairo a few months ago. It was a tiny booklet hidden away on a corner shelf, tucked in-between much larger volumes, as if it was patiently waiting to be discovered. It drew my attention [...]

The Hadith:
“Whoever imitates a people is from them.”
This hadith was related on behalf of four different Companions: ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar, Abu Hurairah, Hudhayfa and Anas bin Malik [May Allah be pleased with them].
The narration of ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar was related by Ahmed, Abu Dawod, al-Tabarani in al-Kabir through Abu Munib al-Jarshi but this chain is [...]

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On the authority of Shaddad ibn Aws, may Allah be pleased with him, the Prophet, Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Aalihi Wa Sallam, said, “The chief of prayers for forgiveness is:

Asalamu alaykum,
“What is the status of the hadith, “Wear white [clothing]. For, indeed, it is from the best of your garments.”and what is the ruling on wearing white?”
The Hadith
This hadith was related by Imam al-Shafi, Ahmed, Abu Dawod, al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Ibn Hiban, al-Hakim and al-Bayhaqi with a similar meaning from The [...]

The Question:
My husband works for a company in London. Recently he asked his boss if he would excuse him on Fridays to observe the Friday Prayer. His boss refused and my husband is unable to observe it. What is the ruling on one in this situation? Is there any action that can be done to [...]