Qurbani

As Eid ul Adha is approaching, I thought this article by Shaykh Saleem Dhorat would be useful. 
Qurbani is a practice commanded by Allah (SWT):
“So turn in prayer towards your Lord and sacrifice (animals).”
There is nothing dearer to Allah during the days of Qurbani than the sacrificing of animals. The sacrificed animal shall come on the [...]

More targeted insults towards Islam; a toilet with Verses from the Holy Qur’an

Italian Muslims have swiftly acted to stop the sale in local stores of toilet seat covers that feature verses of the Noble Qur’an in an unprecedented blasphemous act, reporting the matter to appropriate authorities and politicians, who proved forthcoming.

The Lazio-based Orizzonte Company unveiled this month a new collection of bathroom products including the offensive toilet [...]

‘Deeds are by intentions’

Everyone has heard the hadith (or part of it) that mention ‘deeds are by intentions’. It is the first hadith mentioned in most ahadith books including the saheeh sittha (the six most authentic hadith collections). But what is the origin of this hadith and what does it truly mean? Here, Shaykh Riyadul Haq explains. The hadith [...]

The Four Poisons of the Heart (Part 4 of 4)

Keeping Bad Company
Unnecessary companionship is a chronic disease that causes much harm. How often have the wrong kind of companionship and intermixing deprived people of Allah’s generosity, planting discord in their hearts which even the passage of time-even if it were long enough for mountains to be worn away-has been unable to dispel. In [...]

The Four Poisons of the Heart (Part 3 of 4)

Too Much Food
The consumption of small amounts of food guarantees tenderness of the heart, strength of the intellect, humility of the self, weakness of desires, and gentleness of temperament. Immoderate eating brings about the opposite of these praiseworthy qualities.
Al-Miqdam ibn Ma’d Yakrib said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah say: “The son of [...]

The Four Poisons of the Heart (Part 2 of 4)

Unrestrained Glances
The unrestrained glance results in the one who looks becoming attracted to what he sees, and in the imprinting of an image of what he sees in his heart. This can result in several kinds of corruption in the heart of the servant. The following are a number of them:
It has been [...]