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Brother sent this question: "As-salamu `alaykum. Dear scholar, I feel that I haven't prepared myself well for Ramadan as I should have done some time earlier. What can I do in the rest few days? Thanks and regards."Your question does show your zeal to welcome the blessed month in a fitting manner....

Ablution (wudu' ) is a condition for the validity of prayer. Allah, ta^ala, said in the Qur’an: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ فاغْسِلُواْ وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُواْ بِرُؤُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَينِ Ya ayyuhal-ladhina amanu idha qumtum ilas-salati faghsilu wujuhakum wa aydiyakum ilal-marafiqi wamsahu biru’usikum wa arjulakum...

When it comes to the day of Ashura, people fall into three distinct categories, each demonstrating either excess, negligence, or the balanced path prescribed by authentic Islam. 1. The Extremists The first group are the extremists — those who exaggerate and are rigid in the religion, innovating what the Sharia...

Sister Theresa wrote: I am not a materialistic person. As a child, I chose to wear second-hand clothes. My wedding cost $5. My dream car? One that doesn’t break down. But the idea of asceticism or living a zuhd lifestyle never appealed to me. As a Muslim, I have always sought...