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The fourth rukn: fasting in Ramadan
Fasting the days of the month of Ramadan is one of the main pillars of Islam. Anyone who denies its obligation is an apostate unbeliever.
zakat
Allah has made zakat obligatory so that it cleanses people’s hearts of greed and miserliness, provides help for the poor and the needy and gives it Allah’s blessing.
The third rukn: zakat
Zakat is one of the five pillars upon which the structure of Islam is built. Zakat is obligatory to every Muslim who owns more than its threshold.
Status of One who does not pray
Whoever does not offer prayers, denying it as an obligation, is, in effect, a disbeliever and such deliberate negligence places the one who is guilty of it outside the Islamic faith.
The second rukn: prayer
Prayer is the second most important act of worship. It makes one’s status as a Muslim clearly evident. Therefore, Islam attaches great value to it.
The importance of the declaration
it is the first rukn of Islam, providing the essence of faith and religion. It is what brings a person into the faith of Islam.
What the declaration means
‘Muhammad is Allah’s messenger’, means that we are required ‘to obey all his orders, believe whatever he stated and refrain from everything he prohibited.
What the declaration means
There is no deity worthy of being worshiped other than Allah’, means that no one may be rightly worshipped except Allah, the Glorious, the Most High.
The first rukn: the declaration
I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of being worshipped other than Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is Allah’s messenger.’ This declaration testifying to two important facts is the gateway to Islam.
Categories of zakat
Zakat is paid on 5 types of properties; cattle, gold and silver, commercial goods, grains and fruits and mineral resources. Each has its conditions. Those who neglect paying it are promised a painful suffering.
The Zakat
Zakat is one of the 5 pillars of Islam. It is a charity duty imposed on a certain threshold of excess money and paid to the poor. It is the most important pillar after testifying that there is no deity than God and prayer.
How to calculate Zakat?
How to calculate Zakat for pensions, savings, loans, debts and property.
Do Angels have Free Will?
Do Angels have Free Will?
Eating food of innovated events
Eating food of innovated festivals like Mawlid, Muharram, Khatam etc - Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem.
What is recommended in Friday Prayer
It is recommended, i.e. a Sunnah, to go to the mosque early to earn great reward.
Conditions making wiping over the khuffs invalid
Wiping over khuff during ablution is a form of Islam easiness when it is hard to remove it or its likes. But some conditions make it invalid like; time limit and feet exposure. More cases are clarified in this article.
Nullifiers of ablution
There are some things that make ablution invalid; such as any discharge from private parts and this applies to stool, urine, semen, blood, and wind. Also, Deep sleep and touching one’s private parts break ablution.
Wiping over the khuff
Kuff is what is worn over the feet. It includes socks and could be made of various materials. God has permitted his servants to wipe over it during ablution if they cover the feet up to the ankles as a form of easiness.
Ablution - part two
Wudu means cleanliness and brightness. But in Islam, it refers to washing the face, arms, head, and feet with clean water. In other words it is called ablution. It is obligatory before prayer or similar worship acts.
Ablution
Wudu means cleanliness and brightness. But in Islam, it refers to washing the face, arms, head, and feet with clean water. In other words it is called ablution. It is obligatory before prayer or similar worship acts.