Tag: Reform الإصلاح
An-Nawawi on the Sin of Enjoining Good but Practicing Evil
Share 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: أَتَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ الْكِتَابَ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ Do you order righteousness for the people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture? Then will you not [...]
Are images, pictures, photos, and cartoons forbidden in Islam?
Share By Abu Amina for FaithinAllah.org Question: Is it forbidden for Muslims to use pictures and photos for useful purposes? Is it permissible to use images for education or to keep memories of family members? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Image-making (tasweer) is a controversial issue among Muslims due to [...]
What does Islam teach about homosexuality and sodomy?
Share 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 [...]
What is the meaning of Jihad? Holy war or spiritual struggle?
“The one who strives in the way of Allah the Exalted is he who strives against his soul.”
Are Muslims taught to hate the infidels or to love their neighbors?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Are Muslims taught to hate the infidels? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful The Prophet taught Muslims to love goodness for all creation, to treat people the way they would love to be treated, and to hate sinful deeds but not the sinners [...]
Is the Sharia a single code of law? An Explanation of Sharia, Fiqh, and Islamic Law
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Is the Sharia a single code of law that must be imposed upon all people? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful The Sharia is the collection of values and principles that form the moral and legal philosophy of Islam. It is distinguished from [...]
Does Islam teach that women are inferior or deficient in religion, reason, and testimony?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: The Quran says a woman’s testimony is worth half of a man and your prophet said women are deficient in reason and religion and more women are in Hell. Does this mean women are inferior to men? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful [...]
Did the Prophet kill apostates who convert to another religion?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Your prophet said, “Whoever changes his religion, kill him.” This means there is no freedom of religion in Islam. Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful There is an important context to the statement you have cited. Apostasy is divided into two types: major [...]
Al-Bukhari on Consultation: People are not consulted except that the best possibility will be made available to them
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Al-Bukhari recorded in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Abu al-Haytham: هَلْ لَكَ خَادِمٌ؟ Do you have a servant? He said no. The Prophet said: فَإِذَا أَتَانَا سَبْيٌ فَأْتِنَا If we are given prisoners of war, then come to [...]
Ibn Khaldun on Science: The Prophet was sent to teach Religious Law, not ordinary technical matters
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Ibn Khaldun wrote in his Al-Muqadimah, the Introduction: والطب المنقول في الشرعيات من هذا القبيل وليس من الوحي في شىءوإنما هوأمر كان عادياً للعرب. ووقع في ذكر أحوال النبي صلىالله عليهوسلم من نوع ذكرأحواله التي هي عادة وجبلة لا من جهة أن ذلك مشروع على ذلك النحو من [...]
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