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The Neglected Sunan of Prayer

The Prophet ﷺ was reported to have said: "Whoever performed a good sunnah in Islam will have the reward of it and the reward of those who perform it after him." (Narrated by Imam Muslim) The Prophet ﷺ also said: "Pray as you have seen me praying."...

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33 Ways of Developing Khushoo': Humility and Devotion in Prayer

Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Munajjid’s little book is perhaps one of the most widely-circulated among Muslims today. This is because the topic touches worshippers where it hurts—we know that we often lapse into an automatic sort of prayer when...

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Ahmad ibn Hanbal's Treatise on Prayer

This treatise by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, the deeply knowledgeable Imam of the Hanbali school of juristic reasoning, was written several hundred years ago for the benefit of the inhabitants of a town where the Imam stayed for a period of time. It takes the...

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Common Mistakes Regarding Prayer

Formal prayer (salat) is the second pillar of Islam, and the most important of a Muslim's acts of worship. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: "The first of one's actions for which a slave of Allah will be held accountable on the Day of Judgment will be one's...

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...

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Salah & Its Essential Conditions

Yahya Ondigo details the essential prerequisites/conditions of salah. Salâh is one of the five pillars on which the edifice of Islam rests. Most of us feel that we already know all there is about salâh – the formal prayers of a...

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The Evolution of Fiqh: Islamic Law and the Madh-habs

Fiqh or Islamic jurisprudence is a complete set of instructions for everyday life driven from legitimate Islamic sources. This book is a historical perspective on the formation and divisions of schools of fiqh. In addition to that Dr Bilal Philips has...

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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...

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Fiqh Course, vol. 1: Tahaarah, Salaah & Janaa'iz

This course was compiled for English-speaking Muslims and is especially beneficial for new Muslims. It covers tahârah (purification), salâh (prayer) and janâ‘iz (funerals). It is set out in an easy-to-understand manner, citing...

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Fiqh Us-Sunnah

About Fiqh-us-Sunnah, the respected scholar as-Sayyid Sabiq writes: In dealing with the subject [of fiqh, or jurisprudence of the Sunnah], I have recorded what is basic, to the point, and what a Muslim is supposed to know…I say with confidence...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Making Sense of the Portents of the Hour

Are things inevitably getting worse and worse, year after year, century after century, with no way to alter the course of events? Is the Muslim Ummah doomed to experience failure and humiliation until the Mahdi arrives? Will he restore its former glory...