`Ibadat – Worship



Worship of Allah, the Creator, in all its various forms.


Salah whilst walking

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

Q: What is the ruling as regards reading your salah while walking? Continue reading →

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Wudu and use of kohl

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

Q: I and my husband have worn kohl for eye ailments and for the Sunnah of our Beloved Prophet (SAW). And i have also wore it as make-up Continue reading →

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Going to collective zikr

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: I sure wish to join an official zikr center , but the nearest one is in Jakarta, which means I must take plane every week and I’m afraid not being able to afford that. Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipses

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Inshallah in North America, we will observe a lunar eclipse on Dec 21. The question comes in two parts: Is there any specific meaning to a lunar eclipse in Islam? Is there any specific prayer from the Sunnah to take advantage of this event?

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Break Wudu During Jamaat

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

Q: Can you advise please what would be the right thing to do if one’s wudu breaks whilst reading salaat with jamaat, particularly if one is in a long line? Continue reading →

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Eid al-Adha and Moon-Sighting

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Taher Siddiqui

Q: Every year at times of Eid (Fitr and Adha), there is dispute regarding when it is. Many who are ahlusunnah wal jamaah sight the hadith about starting the month with sighting of the moon. [fr]Q: Every year at times of Eid (Fitr and Adha), there is dispute regarding when it is. Many who are ahlusunnah wal jamaah sight the hadith about starting the month with sighting of the moon. [/fr] Continue reading →

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Prayer Question

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Taher Siddiqui

Q: I believed that the moment I took baya, I was like a newborn.I made intention to be a better Muslim. From the day I took baya, I started afresh and monitor my prayers. Continue reading →

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Seeing Laylat al Qadr.

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: What does it mean if some human being has seen Laylat ul Qadr for real and not in a dream, please? Jazak Allah bi Khayr. Continue reading →

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Salat an Najat

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Eshaykh Staff

Q: What is Salat an Najat and when and how do you pray this particular prayer? Continue reading →

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Zikr in Unison (Jama’ah or Congregation)

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: I am a follower of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al Haqqani, Grand Shaykh of the Tariqa. I need yours point of view on this article to remove confusion “Chanting the Dhikr/Zikr/Remembrance of Allah in Unison (Jama’ah or Congregation)”. Continue reading →

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