Tag: Justice العدل
Are suicide bombings lawful in Islam?
ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Are suicide bombings or “martyrdom operations” allowed in Islam? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Our position is that suicide bombings are unlawful in every circumstance as it involves the deliberate destruction of one’s life and often involves killing innocent bystanders. Suicide is [...]
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Reading the Quran
ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful An-Nawawi records in his book, Riyad us-Saliheen: Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شَفِيعًا لِأَصْحَابِهِ Recite the Quran, for on the Day of Resurrection it [...]
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Kindness to Women
ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful An-Nawawi records in his book, Riyad us-Saliheen: Allah said: وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ Live with them in kindness. Surah An-Nisa 4:19 And Allah said: وَلَن تَسْتَطِيعُوا أَن تَعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ النِّسَاءِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتُمْ ۖ فَلَا تَمِيلُوا كُلَّ الْمَيْلِ فَتَذَرُوهَا كَالْمُعَلَّقَةِ وَإِن تُصْلِحُوا [...]
Did the Prophet burn down people’s houses for missing the prayer?
ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Some people claim the Prophet burned down people’s houses because they were absent from prayer. Is it true? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful There is a tradition of the Prophet which states that he wanted to burn down the houses of the [...]
What does Islam teach about homosexuality and sodomy?
ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Many Muslims have started supporting gay rights and same-sex marriage. What does Islam teach about homosexuality? What should a Muslim do if he has homosexual desires? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful A Muslim who experiences homosexual desires should exert effort to control [...]
Islam is a Peace Offering to the World
“O people, spread peace, feed the hungry, and pray at night when people are sleeping and you will enter Paradise in peace.”
–Sunan Ibn Majah 1334
Islam is Good Neighborliness to All, Believers and Unbelievers
“Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away…”
Surah An-Nisa 4:36
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Freeing Slaves
ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful An-Nawawi records in his book, Riyad us-Saliheen: Allah said: فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ But he has not broken through the difficult path, and what will make you know what is the difficult path? It [...]
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Martyrdom without Fighting in Battle
ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful An-Nawawi records in his book, Riyad us-Saliheen: Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: الشُّهَدَاءُ خَمْسَةٌ الْمَطْعُونُ وَالْمَبْطُونُ وَالْغَرِقُ وَصَاحِبُ الْهَدْمِ وَالشَّهِيدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ The martyrs are of five kinds: one [...]
Are Muslims allowed to lie for Islamic causes? Taqiyya explained
ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Taqiyya is an Islamic doctrine that allows Muslims to lie to non-Muslims and the Prophet said “War is deceit.” So can we trust what any Muslim says? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful According to Lane’s Lexicon, Taqiyya comes from the root word [...]
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