Question: Is henna decoration allowed for women? Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh Thank you for your question. Applying henna is permitted in Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessing upon him) encouraged his followers to apply henna. (See Bukhari and Muslim) It should be noted...
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: Can I read Qur’an if I am on my period? Answer: Thank you for your question. It is generally agreed by mainstream classical and Islamic jurists that it is prohibited for women menstruating to recite the Qur’an. ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Omar reports that the...
By MANSOOR AHMED When Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala (exalted is He) loves someone, He honours them both in this life and in the Hereafter. As such, we find in the Qur’an that Allah (swt) always lovingly addresses His Messengers and Prophets in the way that a mentor addresses his student. The...
Assalamualaykum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh My name is Amir Shahid formerly known as Anthony Johnson. This is my story on how Allah SWT opened the doors of Islam for me. I used to live a life of sin and pretty much everything I used to do was haram. From drugs and alcohol to other crime...
Preface: These articles are only a summary of the lives of the great Companions and do not cover all the points of their life stories. These stories are not intended as biographies, but rather to provide a glimpse of the main incidents of each companion’s life. For ease of reading...
