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The Muslim Has A Sense Of Humour Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Hashimi The Ideal Muslim The Muslim has a sense of humour, which makes people like him. He mixes with them and jokes with them when it is appropriate to do so, without going to extremes or saying anything hurtful. Similarly, when he is serious, he does not go to extremes of harshness and strictness. His humour is within the limits of Islamic tolerance, and does not go beyond the bounds of truth. This is the example of the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) and the Sahabah in their jokes and humour. It is reported that the Sahabah said to the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam): "You are joking with us." He said, "But I never say anything but the truth." (Bukhari) The Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) used to joke, but he never said anything but the truth in his jokes. The Sahabah took the same approach to humour. There are many delightful reports about the jokes exchanged between the Prophet (sallalla

What is Hukm Shariah The text of both the Qur'an and Sunnah address many topics such as, stories of previous Ummahs, the Day of Judgment, and others. However, the text which specifically addresses our actions of what to do or what not to do is referred to as Hukm Sharii.The term Hukm Sharii, in Arabic, means the address of the Legislator related to our actions. Islam addresses all of our actions, whether they are permitted or not. Accordingly, all of our actions have to be guided by the Hukm Sharii.Many Muslims are too quick to conclude that something is either Haram (prohibited) or Fard (compulsory) after a quick reading of an Ayah or a Hadith. Not all commands in the legislative sources are Fard or Haram. the rules which are used to differentiate the types of Hukm Sharii are again related to Usul al Fiqh.There are 5 different categories of Hukm Shariah.They are 1.Fard or Wajib(obligatory) 2.Mandoub(reccommended) 3.Makrooh(Disliked) 4.Haraam(prohibited) 5.Permitted Actions(Mubah)

At any Muslim family gathering, a favourite topic (amongst the men at least) is how best to go about accumulating more wealth. When in attendance at such gatherings, I have often been advised, which stocks and shares to invest in or which riba (interest) based mortgages to enter into. Ironically, those advising me to commit flagrant transgressions against Allah (swt) in an attempt to become more wealthy, were Muslims! Islam teaches us that a man should go and earn his living, and this is a noble act in the eyes of Allah (swt). Most of us have several responsibilities, be they to our parents, our children, or both. There are always bills to pay.RizqWe know through the forewarning of Allah (swt) that we must use only allowed (halal) means in the pursuit of wealth. Why then do some Muslims persist in pursuing their wealth through prohibited (haram) means? Much can be attributed to man's weakness, and desire for immediate gratification and comfort, which lead to his short sightednes

Sister Retno Biber writes: Assalamualaikum wr wb, Here are our wedding pictures. I am Retno Biber, Indonesian. I am 21 years old and I married a Bosnian. His name is Senad Biber. We married on 28 December, 2001 in my hometown calles Kediri in Indonesia. We met in MIRC in one Islamic channel and at the time we made a prayer to Allah to give us soulmates as our life partners. Two months after we met in the chat, he came and proposed to me and then on December 2001 he came to see me. By Allah's blessing, on the first day we met, he asked to marry me. Now we are living in Bosnia Herzegovina and working. I also want to continue my study here in Sarajevo. Alhamdulillah we met each other because of our love for Allah. We never chose each other but we married Inshaallah for da'wah. We have to help each other as life partners to worship Allah. Information about the pictures: first pic is when the aqad nikah was performed in the Masjid and then he gave me the mahr. For the mahr, I asked

Beginnings: His respected name is Abu Al-Fida, ‘Imad Ad-Din Isma’il bin ‘Umar bin Kathir Al-Qurashi Al-Busrawi – Busraian (Busra) in origin, Dimashqi (Damascus) in training, learning, and residence. Ibn Kathir was born in the city of Busra in 701AH. His father was the deliverer of the Friday Khutba in his village and he died when Ibn kathir was only four years old. Ibn Kathir’s brother, Shaykh Abdul-Wahhab raised him and taught him until he moved to Damascus in 706AH at the age of five. Teachers:Ibn Kathir studied Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) with Burhan Ad-Din, Ibrahim bin ‘Abdur-Rahman Al Fizari, known as Ibn Al Firkah (died in 729AH). Ibn Kathir listened to Hadith from ‘Isa bin Al-Mutim, Ahmed bin Abi-Talib (Ibn Ash-Shahnah) (died in 730AH), Ibn Al-Hajjar (died in 730AH), the Hadith narrator of Ash-Sham (modern day Syria and surrounding areas), Baha Ad-Din Al-Qasim bin Muzaffar bin ‘Asakir (died in 723AH), Ibn Ash-Shirazi, Ishaq bin Yahya Al-Ammuddi, aka ;Afif Ad-Din, the Zahriyyah

by H ARUN Y AHYA He Who created the seven heavens in layers. You will not find any flaw in the creation of the All-Merciful. Look again—do you see any gaps? Then look again and again. Your sight will return to you dazzled and exhausted! (Qur’an, 67:3-4) He to Whom the kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs. He does not have a son and He has no partner in the Kingdom. He created everything and determined it most exactly. (Qur’an, 25:2) Materialist philosophy emerged with the claim that all the systems in nature and the universe were like machines that functioned on their own, that the flawless order and balance within them were the work of chance. However, today, the false nature of materialism and of Darwinism, its so-called scientific foundation, has been scientifically demonstrated. (See Harun Yahya, The Evolution Deceit, 8th ed ., Taha Publishers, 2004 and Darwinism Refuted, Goodword Books, 2003.) The scientific discoveries of the 20th century that followed swiftly, one after

The Lessons from Death by HARUN YAHYA Life slips away second by second. Are you aware that every day brings you closer to death or that death is as close to you as it is to other people? As we are told in the verse "Every soul shall taste death in the end; to Us shall you be brought back." (Surat al-'Ankabut: 57) everyone who has ever appeared on this earth was destined to die. Without exception they all died, every one. Today, we hardly come across the traces of many of these people who passed away. Those currently living and those who will ever live will also face death on a predestined day. Despite this fact, people tend to see death as an unlikely incident. Think of a baby who has just opened its eyes to the world and a man who is about to breathe his last. Both had no influence on their individual birth or death whatsoever. Only God possesses the power to inspire the breath of life or to take it away. All human beings will live until a certain day and then die; God

THE HIGHEST BLESSING: ALLAH'S GOOD PLEASURE Allah has promised the men and women of the believers Gardens with rivers flowing under them, remaining in them timelessly, forever, and fine dwellings in the Gardens of Eden. And Allah's good pleasure is even greater. That is the great victory. (Surat at-Tawba, 72) Earlier, we looked at the dazzling blessings found in Paradise. The picture that emerges is one of letting people experience the greatest pleasures and delights of the five senses. But the biggest blessing of all is Allah's good pleasure, and the joy and happiness a believer feels when he or she wins it. As one hadith also relates: "Allah would say to the inmates of Paradise: 'I shall cause My pleasure to alight upon you' " (Muslim). Moreover, being content with everything that Allah has given and offering Him continual thanksgiving brings a noble contentment. The Qur'an draws our attention to this, as follows: Allah is pleased with them and they

This is a talk that i've given to summer Youth Project in my Area... Assalamualaikum wr wb All praise to Allah that today we can get together again, maybe some of you saw me on the last summer project and I just want to say that it was lovely to see u again and discuss about Islam again with all of you, the youth and the reviver of this ummah. inshaAllah today we will discuss about one of the article of the belief that is about qadla wa qadar….maybe some of you memorize what we called as imanu mujmal….amantu billah, wamalaikatihi wa kutubihi warusulihi wal yaumil akhiri wal qada’i khairihima wa syarrihima minallahi ta’ala… Yes! We will talk about the last bit of the imanu mujmal…. Before hand I just want to know how many of you do memorize that imanu mujmal. And how many of you understand the meaning of it? And how many of you can explain about all those 6 things and its relation with our life in this world??? If none can explain then here I am to explain it and that’s why I want y