Author: Jaamiu Oye

All praise belongs to Allah and may His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad. As we all know that gratitude is part of our Deen, Islam. Reciting some dua after eating means that we acknowledge His mercy and provision over us. Some people might be wondering and asking why we need to recite some after-meal dua. Yes, we have to. We are praising Allah with some of these duas that we recite after eating. We acknowledge that every morsel that we put into our mouth is from Allah, the ability to eat is from Allah and why…

Questioner: Assalaam Alaikum. Please I have a question that is bothering me which I need a good answer to. Can a Muslim participate in Christmas celebration? Answer: Wa alaikumus salaam warahmatullahi wabarakaatuh. Praise be to Allah and may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad. As the season of Christmas approaches, questions often arise concerning Muslims participating in Christmas celebrations. Islam provides clear guidance on this matter and there is a scholarly consensus on it. The direct answer to this question is that it is not permissible for a Muslim to participate in Christmas celebrations and any other…

All praise be to Allah and may His peace and blessings be upon the Prophet Muhammad. In the hustle and bustle of our present economic situation, there’s no doubt that many of us find ourselves burdened by debt, and we are going to learn some authentic, beneficial dua to pay off debt today in sha Allah. Before we discuss the dua to settle debt, we as Muslims should be conscious of acquiring so much debt a lot. Debt can weigh heavily on the heart, disrupting peace and causing anxiety. Debt can feel like an overwhelming shadow, weighing heavily on one’s…

This hadith on choosing the right husband is generally applicable to females to whom a man brings a proposal or her Waliy (guardian). We should take note of this hadith pointing out what to look at when choosing the right husband. Hadith On Choosing The Right Husband (Arabic) عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ  إِذَا خَطَبَ إِلَيْكُمْ مَنْ تَرْضَوْنَ دِينَهُ وَخُلُقَهُ فَزَوِّجُوهُ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوا تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَفَسَادٌ عَرِيضٌ 1084 سنن الترمذي كتاب النكاح باب ما جاء إذا جاءكم من ترضون دينه فزوجوه 1084 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن صحيح في صحيح…

There’s no doubt that most of us now rely on Muslim Apps like Deen Minder App and the rest to calculate or determine the time of Solah these days. We need to know that these apps are programmed to calculate the weather based on how the sunnah of the Prophet (Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) taught us the Islamic namaz time which is generally known as Islamic prayer times. We need to know how to determine the Islamic prayer times manually by following the Sunnah way because we might find ourselves in a place where we won’t…

Knowing the obligatory five Islamic prayers time is compulsory for us Muslims and we are going to discuss one of the hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that explains the moment for each prayer time. Hadith On Islamic Prayers Time (Arabic) عن عبد الله بن عمرو رضي الله عنهما : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، قال: «وقت الظهر إذا زالت الشمس وكان ظل الرجل كطوله، ما لم يحضر العصر، ووقت العصر ما لم تَصْفَرَّ الشمس، ووقت صلاة المغرب ما لم يَغِبْ الشفق، ووقت صلاة العشاء إلى نصف الليل الأوسط، ووقت صلاة الصبح من…

“Call upon Me; I will respond to you” (Quran 40:60). What a beautiful promise from Allah that He’s always ready to listen and respond to our supplications. The good part is that our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) also made us know the best times to make Dua and easily get them answered. Now, imagine knowing the right moments to call on Allah — when the heavens are open, and your supplications are most likely to be answered. These moments are like treasures too gifted to us by Allah, out of His great compassion and mercy. The importance of…

Assalaam alaikum, brothers and sisters in Islam, as we all know that wealth is one of the most sought-after blessings in life, and we also know that Allah is the one who gives wealth to whom He wants. The question now is that “Is there a specific dua for wealth” in the Quran or sunnah that we can use to seek or call on Allah for wealth? Absolutely no, there’s no specific dua for wealth. What’s the solution now? Worry less, we are going to teach some recommended dua for wealth from the Quran and sunnah that is perfect…

Let’s learn the reward of someone who spends in charity and those who withhold. Hadith on Angels Praying Upon Who Spends In Charity (English) Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There is not a day upon which the servant awakens but that two angels descend. One of them says: O Allah, repay one who spends in charity! The other says: O Allah, give destruction to one who withholds charity!” Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) in Sahih Bukhari 1442 and Sahih Muslim 1010 Hadith on Angels Praying Upon Who Spends In Charity…

Hadith on The Meaning Of Backbiting (English) Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do you know what backbiting is?” They said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” The Prophet said, “To mention your brother in a way he dislikes.” It was said, “What if it is true about him?” The Prophet said, “If what you say about him is true, it is backbiting. If it is not true, it is slander.” Sahih Muslim 2589 Hadith on The Meaning Of Backbiting (Arabic) عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ…