- Method of cleaning impure items

There are two types of impure items. Firstly there is the item that is in itself impure which is known as impurity, such as: a) alcohol, b) faeces, c) urine, d) dung etc. these items until they keep to it's original form, they cannot be made clean....

- Istinja (Cleaning the private parts)

Respects of Istinja 1) When performing excretion or urination or when washing, do not face towards Qibla nor have the Qibla behind you. Whether you are in the home or in a field, and if you do have your face or rear pointing towards the Qibla then change direction as soon as you remember as this may then be forgiven [Fatahul Qadir]. ...

- Food Leftovers And Perspiration (Sweat)

Whose leftovers are clean? 1) Human's leftovers (whether they are need of bathing or a woman who is on her menstrual cycle or still bleeding after childbirth) are clean [Khaniya, Hindiya). ...

- Istihaza

Recognition and rules of Istihaza 1 The blood that comes out of a woman's vagina but is not due to menstruation or childbirth (Haiz or Nifas) is known as Istihaza. ...

- Nifas (Meaning Blood after Childbirth)

Definition of Nifas and time 1) Nifas, meaning the blood discharged by a woman after childbirth. It has no minimum time, meaning even if one drop of blood comes out from when the child has half come out then this is Nifas. The maximum time for Nifas is forty days and nights. ...

- Menstruation (Period)

What is menstruation? 1) After a female becoming a teenager, the blood that comes out from the vagina on a fixed time basis and is not due to childbirth or illness, is known as menstruation or period (Haiz). If the blood is due to illness then it is known as Istihaza, if it is due to childbirth then it is known as Nifas. ...

- Rules of Mosque

1) Close to Allah the best place is the Mosque and the worst is the town centre (shopping areas). ...

- Iqamat

1) Iqamat is the same example as the Adhan. Meaning the rules that have been stated for Adhan also apply to Iqamat. However, there are a few differences. In Iqamat after 'Hayya Alal Falah' also say 'Qad Qamatis Salaat' twice. Also the volume whilst calling the Iqamat should be loud but not as loud as the volume for Adhan. But loud enough so that all that are present can hear. ...

- Adhan (Azan)

The reward of Adhan It is stated in the Hadiths that there is a lot of reward for Adhan. In one Hadith it is stated that the Prophet has said "If people knew how much reward there is for calling the Adhan, then there would be fighting of swords between them [Riwa'al Hamd]. ...

- Mazoor

1) All people who have a certain illness within a time, whereby with Wudhu they cannot pray full Salaah and the time passes but this illness does not stop, is known as a Ma'zoor. Meaning in all the time the illness did not stop so that they could perform Wudhu and pray Fardh Salaah. ...

Sunnah And Nafls Salaah

Rules of Sunnah-e-Maukida and Ghair Maukida There are many Sunnahs which are regarded as Maukida, whereby it has been regarded as important in Shariah and to miss it even once without reason is worth reprimanding, and to make a habit of missing them would mean being a wrongdoer (Fasiq) who's giving oath would not be counted and is worthy of hel...

- Where is it better to pray Sunnah and Nafl

It is better to pray the Sunnah and Nafl in the home [Hidaya etc.]. Do not talk between the Sunnah and Fardh Salaah as the reward is reduced [Fatahul Qadir], the same rule applies to any action which is forbidden as soon as Takbeer-e-Tahrima is said (i.e. eat, drink, talk etc.) [Tanweer, Bahar]. ...

Qadha Salaah

To make a Salaah Qadha without genuine Shariah reason is a big sin and to pray the Salaah is Fardh and is necessary to perform repentance with sincerity. By the use of repentance or having the Hajj accepted will eradicate the sin for delaying the Salaah [Durr-e-Mukhtar]. ...

- Salaah is Mustahhab during times of difficulty or fear

It is Mustahhab to pray two Rakat Salaah for the following situations; Hurricane, darkness during the day, fearful light during the night, strong storm, heavy snow, the sky goes red, lightning, thunder, plague or other disease spreading, earthquake, fear of an enemy or any other difficult situation. [Alamgiri, Durr-e-Mukhtar]. ...

- Vitar (Witr) Salaah

1) The Salaah of Witr is Wajib and if for some reason it has not been prayed during it's allocated time then it's Qadha is also Wajib [Alamgiri, Hidaya]. Witr Salaah contains three Rakaat to be performed with one Salaam, the same as the Maghrib Salaah. The first Qaidah is Wajib, meaning after two Rakaats you must sit down and only pray Attahiyat and then stand back up and pray Alhamdu...

- Juma (Friday Prayer)

Juma is Fardh-e-Ain meaning obligatory on all individuals. It's obligation is more important than Dhuhr and those who reject it is a Kafir [Durr-e-Mukhtar, etc.]. It is quoted in the Hadith that those who miss three Jumas has thrown Islam behind them, and he is a hypocrite and is disassociated from Allah [Ibne-Khuzaima, Imam Shafaee]. ...

- Salaah of Tahajjud

After praying 'Isha and after sleeping, the time that you wake up is the time of Tahajjud, however, it is better to pray in the last third of the night. Tahujjud is Sunnah and is prayed without the intention of Sunnah and is at least two Rakats and most is eight Rakats [Fatahul Qadir, Alamgiri]....

- Salaah Ishraq

This Salaah is also Sunnah. After praying Fajr keep on praying the Durood . After the sun has risen slightly meaning at least twenty minutes from the start of sunrise has passed, then pray two Rakat...

- Salaah of Chaast

This is also Sunnah and there are at least two Rakats or at the most twelve Rakats, and it is better to pray all twelve. The time for this is when the sun has well risen upto the start of midday, however, it is better to pray it when the sun has quarter risen in the sk...

- Salaatul Awaabeen

1 After Maghrib, to pray six Rakats is Mustahhab and they are known as Salaatul Awaabeen. It is better to pray them in two, two Rakats [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar]....

- Salaah-e-Haajat (Fulfilling Needs)

When someone has a need from Allah Ta'ala or requires something from a person or they are in some sort of difficulty, then carefully perform Wudhu and then pray two or four Rakats Nafl Salaah....

- Salaah of Istikhara

It has been quoted in the Hadiths that when a person makes an intention for something then he should pray two Rakats Nafl....

- Salaah for the sick

If a person due to illness cannot stand and pray Salaah then they should sit and pray Salaah. Whilst seated he should perform Ruku by leaning far forward and pray 'Subhana Rabbial Azueem' and then sit back up straight and then go into Sajda as normal. If he is not able to pray Salaah whilst being seated then he should lay down and pra...

- Praying Salaah on a conveyance

Whether a person is a traveller due to religion or due to worldly affairs once he leaves the outskirts of his town he can pray Nafl Salaah on his conveyance (vehicle of travel e.g. car, horse, camel etc.) whilst seated and he can perform the Salaah whilst seated and perform the Ruku by action and the Sajda by bending slightly more than the Ruku. Do not place your head on an ornament...

- Salaah for Traveller

According to Shariah a traveller is a person who leaves his village or area with an intention of travelling for a distance of three days....

- Salaah of Tarawih

Tarawih is the twenty Rakat Salaah that is Sunnah-e-Maukida and is prayed in the month of Ramadan after the Fardh Salaah of 'Isha every night. 1)  The time of Tarawih is after praying the Fardh of 'Isha until the beginning of the break of dawn [Hidaya]. In Tarawih the Jamaat is Sunnah-e-Kifayaa, meaning if all the people of the Mosque missed it then they would all be responsible...

- Salaah of Eid

Eid (meaning Fitr and Eid ud Duha) Salaah is Wajib but not for all. It is only Wajib for those for whom Juma is Wajib and the conditions for it are the same as those Juma except in Juma the Khutba is Wajib and for Eid it is Sunnah. ...

- Salaah of the Eclipse

1) The Salaah of Sun Eclipse is Sunnah-e-Maukidah and the Salaah for a Moon Eclipse is Mustahhab. It is Mustahhab to pray the Sun Eclipse Salaah by Jamaat but it can be prayed alone. If it is prayed with Jamaat then all the conditions are the same as per Juma except for the Khutba. The same person leads this Salaah as the same for Juma and if they are not available then the Salaah should...

- Mustahhab Salaah

Four Rakaat Salaah before 'Isha and 'Asr and four Rakats after 'Isha all with one Salaam is Mustahhab....

- Salaah of janaza

Illness is a blessing Illness is also a great gift and there are many benefits from it although by looking at it may seem as if it is giving you difficulty, but in reality it is a source of rest and easiness and the illness that is of the body is actually a great source of medicine for the recovery of the soul....

- Salaah

After ensuring that your belief and faith is correct, the biggest obligation of all obligations is Salaah. There has been many messages in the Qur'an and Hadith in relation to the importance of Salaah....

- Qaulification of Salaah

Before we show you the way in which Salaah should be prayed, we will first of all show you the six conditions/qualifiers that must be performed, otherwise the Salaah will not begin. These are known as the 'Shara'it-e- Salaah and are as follows;...

- 1st Qualification of Salaah - Cleanliness

Method of performing Ablution (Wudhu)...

- 2ed Qualification of Salaah (Satre Aurat - Covering of the body)

1) It is compulsory to cover the body, meaning how much of the body in Salaah should be covered at least. ...

- 3ed Qualification of Salaah (Time)

Time of Fajr...

- 4th Qualification of Salaah (Facing towords the qibla)

1) The fourth qualifier for Salaah is facing towards the Qibla, meaning to point your face towards the Kabah. ...

- 5th Qualification of Salaah (Niyyat - Intention)

1) Niyyat means a fixed intention of the heart, only a thought or an indication is not sufficient until there is a fixed intention....

- 6th Qualification of salaah (Takbeer-e-Tahrima)

What is known as Takbeer-e-Tahrima ?...

- Fardh (Obligatory) actions within Salaah

There are seven action within Salaah which are Fardh. ...

- Wajib (necessary) actions of Salaah

1. In the Takbeer-e-Tahrima to use the words 'Allahu Akbar'...

- Method of How to Pray Salaah

The method of praying Salaah is as follows; ...

- Sajda-e-Shukr (Thanks)

The method of performing a Sajda for thanking Allah is the same as for Sajda-e-Tilaawat. ...

- What is Sajda-e-Tilaawat?

This is the Sajda which becomes Wajib when you pray or hear the verse of Sajda. It's proper method is to stand up and say Allaho-o-Akbar whilst going into Sajda and then pray at least three times 'Subhana Rabbi'al Aalaa' and then whilst saying Allahu Akbar stand back up. ...

- Sajda-e-Sahoo (Sajda for faults)

When is Sajda-e-Sahoo Wajib ? If those actions which are Wajib in Salaah are not performed by mistake, it is Wajib to perform the Sajda-e-Sahoo to substitute for the action missed. ...

- Actions that break the Salaah

1) Speaking nullifies the Salaah, meaning to speak in Salaah would break the Salaah whether it was done purposely or by mistake one half of a word or more. ...

- The Makroohats of Salaah

a) To play with the clothes, body or beard is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi....

- What is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi ?

1) To cough without reason or to yawn without reason is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. If you yawn naturally then there is no harm but you should try and stop it and if you cannot then you should bite your lips and if you still cannot then cover your mouth with your hand, whilst in Qayam use your right hand and in all other position use your left. ...

- Makrooh-e-Tanzihi

In Sajda or Ruku, to say the Tasbeeh less than three times is Makrooh-e-Tanzihi. If however, you do this because there isn't enough time or you are going to miss the train, then there is no problem. &nbs...

- Makrooh Times

1) Whilst the sun is rising or setting and at exactly midday, at these three times no Salaah is allowed. No Fardh, no Wajib, no Nafl, no Ada (current), no Qadha (expired), no Sajda-e-Tilawat, No Sajda-e- Sahoo. However, if the 'Asr Salaah for that day is still left to pray then you must pray whether the sun is setting, but to delay it for so long is Haram. ...

- Jamaat - Congregational Prayers

1) There has been a lot of emphasis given to Jamaat and it carries a lot of reward, upto the extent that a Salaah prayed with Jamaat gains reward twenty seven times more than a Salaah prayed on it's own. ...

- Praying Salaah on a conveyance

Whether a person is a traveller due to religion or due to worldly affairs once he leaves the outskirts of his town he can pray Nafl Salaah on his conveyance (vehicle of travel e.g. car, horse, camel etc.) whilst seated and he can perform the Salaah whilst seated and perform the Ruku by action and the Sajda by bending slightly more than the Ruku.&nbs...

- Compensation for Salaah (Fidya)

1)  If a person's Salaah has become Qadha and he dies then if he has left an order in his will to pay Fidya for his Qadha Salaah and he has left some money or goods, then Fidya should be paid from one third of the money or goods left by him and one half Sa'a (approx. 4lb 8oz) of wheat or one Sa'a (approx. 9lb) of Sadqa is to be given to the poor for every Fardh or Wajib missed....

- Beliefs Relating To Allah's Self And His Characteristics

1)  Allah (The Exalted) is one. ...

- Guidance and Misguidance is from Allah (The Exalted)

1) Guidance or to go astray is given by Him. Whoever He wishes will have faith, whoever He wishes will gain infidelity....

- Allah (The Exalted)'s existence

1) Allah (The Exalted) is Pure from body and parts. Meaning He is not a body nor are any things connected to Him that you would find in a body, in fact this is impossible to Him....

- Allah's Self and His characteristics are not from creation or from power

1)  Except for Allah (The Exalted's) Self and His characteristics every thing is created meaning it did not exist but was created after. ...

- Allah (The Exalted)'s presence

1) Allah (The Exalted) is Wajibul Wajood meaning that his presence is necessary and disappearance impossible. ...

- Destiny

1)  Within the knowledge of Allah (The Exalted) there is what was going to happen in the world and whatever servants were going to do, Allah (The Exalted) found this out from the beginning and wrote it down....

- Prophets And Messengers

1)  Just as it is necessary to know Allah (The Exalted's) self, characteristics, and attributes, it is also as important to know what aspects should be present in a Prophet and what should not be, so that a person can be protected from infidelity....

- Who is a Prophet

1)  A Prophet is the person who received the Wahi (revelation) meaning a message from Allah (The Exalted) for the guidance of mankind to show people the path to the Lord. Whether this message came via angels to the Prophet or whether the knowledge was given direct to the Prophet from the Lord. ...

- Prophet's walking, conduct, looks, features, nobility and family

1) A Prophet's walk, conduct, looks, features, nobility, family, ways, manner, talk and conversation are all good and free from faults. A Prophet's intelligence is complete....

- Who is Ma'soom (immune from Sin)

1) A Prophet or an Angel are Ma'soom, meaning they are completely immune from sin and therefore cannot commit a sin. ...

- To believe a Wali to be better than a Prophet

1)  Regardless of how high a rank of a Wali is, they can never be equal to a Prophet. ...

- Belief - Knowledge of a Prophet

1) Allah (The Exalted) gave the Prophets the knowledge of the unseen (Ghaib). Every particle of the sky and earth are in front of the sight of all the Prophets. This knowledge of the unseen (Ilm-e-Ghaib) is given to them by Allah (The Exalted). Therefore this knowledge is 'given knowledge' (Ataayi) and because Allah (The Exalted's) knowledge is 'not given' to Him by anyone it is 'self...

- The first human and the first Prophet

1) Adam (upon whom be peace) is the first human, before him the existence of man was not a possibility. All humans are his children. He is also the first Prophet. Allah (The Exalted) made him without the need of a mother or father and was made from soil, and made him His Caliph. Allah (The Exalted) gave him the knowledge of all things and their names. He gave the order to Angels to ...

- Our Prophet's unique virtues and excellence

1) Allah (The Exalted) created from his light our beloved Prophet, before any other thing. Prophets, Angels, Earth, Skies, Heavens etc. have all been created from the ray of the Prophet's light (Noor). ...

- Belief. To treat something relating to the Prophet as low: Kafir

If someone treated any of the Prophet's sayings, actions, deeds or situations as not worthy or looked upon them with degrading value then they are a Kafir. [QaziKhan, Shifa Kaazi Ayaaz etc]...

- Maujizaa - miracles performed by Prophets

1) The action which is impossible to perform, and a Prophet performs it to prove their prophecy and astonishes infidels is known as a Maujizaa. For example to bring back to life the dead, with the movement of the finger to split the moon into two. ...

- Important Rule - The Prophet's mistakes

The mistakes that have been committed by the Prophets, to talk about them except for when praying about them in the Holy Qur'an and Hadith is Haram, meaning strictly forbidden....

- Book of Allaah azzawajalla

1) Allah (The Exalted) revealed to his Messengers his statement and message. ...

- Malaik (Angels)

1) Angels are creations of light. ...

- The Jinn

1)  Jinn are created from fire. ...

- What is death ?. Does the soul die ?

1)  Every single person's age is fixed. It cannot increase from it's fixed time nor can it decrease. When the time of life is finishing, Izraeel (upon whom be peace) comes to extract the dying person's soul and the dying person looks to his left and right and sees Angels everywhere....

- What are Munkar Nakkeer like and what do they ask ?

1) At that time two angels called Munkar and Nakeer come ripping through the earth, their faces look very fearful and scary. Their body is black, eyes green and black and very large in size popping out like the Jinn's eyes and made of fire. Their hair is very scary and long from head to toe, their teeth are very long with which they rip through the earth....

- Tightening of the grave & Who's body cannot be eaten by the soil

The tightening of the grave 1) After burial, the grave tightens up and presses the dead. It presses the Muslim like a mother holds a child. It presses the infidel to the extent of crushing them, like the left side bones end up on the right side....

- Who will not be asked questions in the grave

1)  The Prophets will not be asked questions in the graves nor will their graves tighten. ...

- The Coming of Qiyamah and Some Signs

1) One day all the world, humans, animals, jinn, angels, earth, skies and whatever that is in them will be finished. Except for Allah (The Exalted) there will be nothing left. This is known as the coming of Qiyamah. ...

- Exposing of the Dajjal

1) The characteristics of Dajjal and his actions...

- Descending From the Sky of Isa (Jesus) Alaissalam

1) When Dajjal completes traveling the whole world and goes to Syria, 'Isa (Jesus) (upon whom be peace) will descend from the sky and arrive in the Jamia Mosque in Damascus on the east minaret....

- Imam Mehdi Becoming Apparent

1) Imam Mehdi will be from the descendant of the Prophet and a Hasani Sayyed . ...

- Yajooz Majooz Becoming Apparent

1) This actually is a tribe and are from the children of Yafis Bin Nooh (upon whom be peace) and it's quantity is large....

- Dabatul Ardh Becoming Apparent

1) This is an astonishing type of animal. It will come out from the mountain of Safa and will travel the whole world in great speed. ...

- When And How Will Qiyamah Come ?

1)  After the passing away of 'Isa and when there will be only forty years to go for Qiyamah. A cold wind will pass underneath everybody's armpits and it's effect will be that all the souls of Muslims will be extracted and only infidels will remain. ...

- Intercession And Different form of intercession

Different forms of intercession ...

- Meezan, Siraat, Hauz-e-Kausar, Muquam-e-Mehmood, Liwaul Hamd

MEEZAN A41.1 Meezan is also fact. This is a weighing implement and will have two scales. Peoples good and bad deeds will be put on these and weighed. The good deeds scale being heavy means that it will raise, opposite to the scales in this world. ...

- Jannat - Paradise

1) Jannah is a very large and very beautiful place. It has been made by Allah (The Exalted) for Muslims. It's walls have been made of bricks of gold and silver and it's cement is made of musk. The ground is made of saffron and ambergris (a wax like substance). Instead of stones there will be diamonds and pearls. To house the residents of Jannah, there are mansions and large conservatories...

- Dozakh (Jahannam) - Hell

1) This is also a place where there is complete darkness and strong black fire, which has no shine to it and this place, has been made for the sinners and the infidels to live. The infidels will be imprisoned here forever. It's fire will continue to get hotter. The fire of hell is so strong that if a pinpoint of it was thrown into this world every single person would die from it's heat....

- Imaan And Kufr - Faith And Infidelity

What is Imaan-Faith ?  Faith/Imaan is to listen to what Allah (The Exalted) and his Messenger has stated and to believe it true in your heart....

- What is Shirk - Polytheism

1)  For a person to become a Muslim it is necessary for them to believe Islam as the true religion and does not reject any of it's necessary aspects, and also does not have beliefs contradictory or against the religion's necessary aspects (Zaruriyat-e-Deen).&nbs...

- The order of someone asking for forgiveness for an Infidel

1)  Whoever performs a prayer of forgiveness for a dead infidel, or calls an infidel as a forgiven or a Jannatee, or if someone calls a dead Hindu a 'Bekanth Baashi (Jannatee) are themselves an infidel. ...

- What is Bi'dah? - Innovation in religion

Whatever action is not proven by the Prophet is known as Bi'dah (innovation in religion). ...

- Imamat and Khilafat - Leadership And Caliph

There are two types of Imamats, Imamat Sugra and Imamat Kubra. Imamat Sugra is the Imamat that is performed in Salaah and will be explained in the Salaah sectio...

- Khulafa-e-Rashideen - Pious Caliphs

1) After the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) his true Caliphs and related Imam is 'Abu Bakr Siddique (may Allah be pleased with him). After him it is 'Umar Farooque (may Allah be pleased with him). Then it is 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). After him it is 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and then Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him). These leader's...

- Who is a Sahhabi ?

1) Sahhabi (companion) is that Muslim who has assisted in the court of the Prophet (in the Holy Prophet's presence) and has passed away from this world with faith. All Sahhabis are of praise and are pious and are also sincere in their Islamic Judgement and the same for their Islamic actions. When there is talk of a Sahhabi, it is compulsory that it be with praise....

- Who is Ahl-e-Bait (the Holy Prophet's immediate family)

1)  Ahl-e-Bait is the Prophet's wives and children. Just like the Sahhabis, there have been a lot of virtuous verses and Hadiths for them. To love the Sahhabis and Ahl-e-Bait is to love the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). ...

- Wilaayat - Friendship of Allaah (The Exalted)

1) Wali is a pious Muslim who due to his knowledge and closeness to Allah (The Exalted) has been given a specific position. Usually this grade is given after strictly following the Shariah and also devotion and worship....

- What qualifications are necessary for a Spiritual guide (Pir) ?

1) To become followers of Awliya and to become involved with them is a worthy action to gain reward in both worlds, it is therefore necessary for these four qualifying aspects to be necessary in a Peer, for one to perform Bay'ah (take oath...

- Taqleed - The Following of the four imams

1) Taqleed, meaning to follow one of the four Imams of religion in orders of Islamic law (Shariah), i.e Imam Azam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Shafa'ee or Imam Ahmad bin Hambal and to pray Salaah as per their way or perform Siyam, Zakah etc. is necessary (Wajib) to follow one of them and is known as Taqleed Shakhshi....

- Allah's Self and His characteristics are not from creation or from power.

1) Except for Allah (The Exalted's) Self and His characteristics every thing is created meaning it did not exist but was created after....

- Allah (The Exalted)'s existence

1) Allah (The Exalted) is Pure from body and parts. Meaning He is not a body nor are any things connected to Him that you would find in a body, in fact this is impossible to Him....

- Book of Beliefs

1)  Beliefs Relating To Allah (The Exalted)'s Self And His Characteristics (Allah (The Exalted)'s Monotheism [Oneness] And His Qualitie...