Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq: His Life and Times

The life of the first Rightly-Guided Caliph, Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq (may Allah be pleased with him) is a valuable roadmap for the Muslims of today. One of the first people to believe and embrace the Prophet’s Message of Islam, Abu Bakr remained a...

The Days of Prophet Muhammad with His Wives

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ had a large and lively household that was ‘ruled’ by his good nature and common sense. His marital life was an example of activity, vitality, and sympathy. He had a pure nature that filled his household with warmth and...

The Life of Prophet Muhammad: Highlights and Lessons

It is very important for anyone who wants to spread the message of Islam to study the life of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and discover how he undertook the mission of da‘wah, or calling to Islam. This book is a blueprint...

Riba: Usury or Interest

The Noble Qur’an states: "… Fear Allah, and give up what remains of your demand for usury/interest, if you are indeed believers. If you do not do so, then take notice of war from Allah and His Messenger." (Qur’an 2: 278-279) Despite...

Hajj and Umrah According to the Qur'an and Sunnah

This handy pocket-sized guide to the Hajj and the ‘Umrah, written by Dr. Bilal Philips is packed with explanations, descriptions of the rulings and conditions governing the pilgrimage, and even transliterations of the supplications and phrases to...

Fasting, Taraweeh and Zakah

In accordance with the teachings of the Noble Qur’an and the honourable Sunnah, fasting, tarâweeh and zakâh are three acts of worship that every righteous Muslim should perform. The first and third of them are pillars of Islam, and...

Wudoo': The Prophet's Ablution

Wudoo’: The Prophet’s Ablution is a small yet comprehensive book aimed at conveying authentic knowledge of the manner in which the Prophet ﷺ purified himself for prayer. The attributes of the Prophet’s ablution are detailed fully,...

The Purity of the Muslim

According to a well-known hadith, cleanliness and purity are half of the faith. It is obligatory for a Muslim to be clean and in a state of purity in order to offer formal prayer and recite the Qur’an by way of ablution, a ritual shower, or dry...

Al-Jumu'ah: The Day of Congregation

In our busy lives, Friday comes around once a week. It often comes and goes without our being really aware of it. For many Muslim men, it may be punctuated by the congregational prayer that they make special efforts to attend. For many Muslim women, it...

Funeral Rites in Islam

‘Death is the ultimate reality of life.’ This life on earth is only a transitory phase on the way to paradise or hell, as the case may be.Islam as the complete code of life has a set of complete instructions for both the dying person and for...

The Concise Presentation of the Fiqh of the Sunnah and the Noble Book

Was there ever a point in your life where you realized how many things you've done incorrectly, simply because you don't know the right thing to do according to your deen? And have you ever searched for a book or a person or anything to sort things out...

Bid'ah: Understanding the Evil of Innovation

The Prophet ﷺ said: "If anyone introduces into this affair of ours [Islam and the Sunnah] something that we have not commanded, that [innovation] is to be rejected." (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim) Innovations into the religion, such as new rituals, new...

The Three Fundamentals, the Four Precepts and the Conditions of Prayer

As its title indicates, this booklet informs the reader about the fundamental tenets of Islam and explains the precepts of monotheism and humanity’s contract with its Creator. The author then describes the preconditions and conditions required for...

Hell-Fire: Its Torments and Denizens

In all the divine revelations there is a constant warning that wrongdoers may end up in Hell-fire, though Allah’s kindness and mercy are extended to many people. Reading about the Hell-fire enables one to know it, fear it, and try utmost to keep...

Paradise: Its Blessings and How to Get There

The title of this little book sums up its contents succinctly: ‘Ali Hasan ‘Abdul-Hamid describes Paradise and its inhabitants as portrayed in the Qur’an and the Hadith, then discusses the various rewards and blessings that are promised...

The Grave: Punishment and Blessings

What will happen to us after we die? How do we know? In Western societies, there is often a great reluctance to talk about these matters. Muslims, however, are encouraged to seek out this information. Islam has the answers to these questions. Being a...

Manmade Laws vs Shar'iah

This book appears at a time when many other books and ideas are being propagated to justify the status quo of the Ummah (community), and the position of those who are not ruling by that which Allah has revealed, and to detract from the seriousness of the...

Ibn Taymiyah's Essay on the Jinn (Demons)

Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips has rendered Ibn Taymiyah’s treatise, “Eedâh ad-Dalâlah fee ‘Umoom ar-Risâlah”, from volume 19 of Majmoo‘ al-Fatâwâ (A Collection of Religious Rulings) into very...

Shahadah & Its Essential Conditions

For a Muslim, the testimony of faith is the affirmation that there is no god other than Allah and that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and messenger. This testimony is second nature to most Muslims; yet it is disappointing to note that many of them are...

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Kitab at-Tawheed Explained

“There is no god but Allah.” This fundamental Islamic statement of faith sums up the concept of tawheed, or perfect monotheism. That there is one and only one God is the basis of all monotheistic religion. Yet, despite the simplicity of this...