- Introduction
- What’s zakat?
- Zakat in the Qur’an
- Zakat in the Sunnah
- The ruling (hukum) of zakat
- The importance (objective) of zakat in Islam
- When does one have to pay zakat?
- Who deserves (to receive) zakat money?
- Disbursement of zakat [funds]
- Can (all the amount of) zakat be given to one category or one person?
- Can zakat be transferred?
- Can one pay their zakat early, or delay paying it?
- The difference between zakat and sadaqah
- The difference between zakat and tax
- Facts about zakat
- Conclusion
Introduction
Alhamdulillah; all thanks are due to Allah. All praises are due to Allah. All good are in the Good Hands of Allah. All affairs shall be returned to Allah, alone. No god deserves to be worshiped but He, alone. We seek His Forgiveness at all times, and to Him, alone, we repent. May His Peace and Blessings, always be upon our Master, Habibi Muhammad, his family members, his companions and all those who follow his guided path.
In our article today, we going to have a look into zakat, from a different angle, hopefully, it can contribute in a way or another, to our search for solutions to the growing financial problems in our Muslim communities.
Introduction
All praises are due to Allah. All thanks are due to Allah. All good are in the Good Hands of Allah. All affairs shall be returned to Allah. No god deserves to be worshiped, except Allah. We seek His Forgiveness at all times, and to Him we repent. May His Peace and Blessings be upon our Master; Habibi Muhammad, his family members, his companions and all those who follow their guided path, till the Day of Judgment.
In my previous article, Du’a and its Etiquettes (1), we went through the definition of Du’a, and its virtues. We also came to an understanding that Allah loves to be asked. We took a look into the etiquettes in the du’a of Rasulillah, s.a.w., the etiquettes that can be found in the du’as of other Prophets, as well as those (etiquettes) in the du’as of the (true) Believers and people of piety.
- Introduction
- What is du’a?
- Virtues of du’a
- Allah loves to be called
- What do we ask for, when we call Allah?
- The etiquettes of Rasulullah in his du’a
- The etiquettes of du’as of other Prophets
- What about the Believers and people of piety?
- The bottom line
- The idea of Istikhara
- Conclusion
Introduction
Alhamdulillah; thanks and praises are, and shall always remain; due to Allah, alone, Lord of the unseen and the seen. May His Peace and Blessings always be upon the best man in invocations and supplications; Habibi Muhammad, his family members, his companions, and all those who follow their guided path, till the Day of Judgment.
Du’a is known to be an essential aid tool, for the survival and happiness of every Muslim. Thus, we pray to (ask) Allah in all situations; in happy and easy times, as well as in difficult times; in our private, as well as in our open. The young does pray and invocate to Allah, as much as the old does. Females turn to Allah in their du’a as much as males do, or more. The (materially) rich humbles before Allah, similarly as the humbled poor does, or even in a better way.
Alhamdulillah; all praises are due to Allah. All thanks are for Allah. All good belong to Allah. All affairs will be brought back to Allah; We seek His forgiveness and to Him we repent. May His Peace and Blessings be upon Habibi Muhammad, his family members and all his companions, at all times.
It was Azan for Fajr prayers, this morning, Monday, 2 April, 2012 (0549, Singapore time), when I set my left leg outside the house, to go to the mosque for Subh prayers, and thereafter to work, when my phone rang; it was my dad. It was an expected unexpected call. ‘What’s up’, Dad? He tried his best to calm me down, but all he could say was, ‘Allah has made His decision. He has called your brother, who on his part, responded to the call of his Lord’. Innilillah wainna ilaihi raaji’oun! Abdul-Rauf is no longer (with us)!
Introduction
Alhamdulillah; glory be the One and Unique, Who has created death and life, so that He might test us, and find out whom amongst us is best in conduct. Peace and Blessings be upon our Master of all times; Habibi Muhammad, his family members, companions and those who follow their guided path, till the Day of Judgment.
Our topic today, may seem very common, yet strange, scary, and hence, ignored pretentiously by most of us, if not all. Our topic today, is about nothing, but death.
We all believe in death, regardless of our religions, ages, languages, races and colours. I can, even comfortably say, that death is believed in, to be existed, more than God Himself is believed to be in existence. In other words, every human being who is in, or ever came into existence believes in death, though their interpretation to it may differ, from one person to another, or from one belief to another, but not every human being believes in God as God and Creator. Some (claim that they) don’t even believe in His existence.
- Introduction
- How I came to know Ustaz Muhd Noor Bin Taib
- The favour I will always keep, for Ustaz Muhd Noor
- He could trust and have confidence in his staff too
- Ustaz Muhd Noor, the old man visitors to MWTI will miss…
- His weakness
- Random collection of tributes to Ustaz Muhd Noor
- Lessons from the life of Ustaz Muhd Noor Bin Taib
- The farewell
- Conclusion…
- …and du’a
Introduction
Alhamdulillah; all praises and thanks are due to Allah, Who has made death a mandatory point of entry, into the wider world of Akhirah, for all His creatures, and has prepared for the righteous among them, forgiveness and greater reward. May His Peace and Blessings be upon the Blessed and Chosen Prophet of His; Habibi Muhammad, his family members, his companions, and all those who follow their guided path, till the Day of Judgment.
In the early morning of February 6, 2012, one of the things I had in my virtual ToDo list, was to make a phone call to Ustaz Muhd Noor Bin Taib, later in the afternoon. Three hours later, at 1033 hrs (to be exact), I received the sad (not bad) news; “Mudir [of] MWTI has just passed away”, an SMS read. A few notifications of SMSs popped up in my phone, carrying the same meaning (message), from several friends of mine; some of whom are students, current staff or former staff of Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiah (MWTI).
Introduction
Alhamdulillah; infinite thanks and praises are due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May His Peace and Blessings be upon the master of Khaashi’oun, Habibi Muhammad, his family members, companions and all those who follow their guided path, till the Day of Judgment.
In my previous article, ‘Why do I Find it Difficult to Pray?‘, we promised each other, that today, we will discuss and then share, trying to find out; how to focus and attain khushu’ in solat. Before we proceed, it’s important that we remember this: The previous article is about how to get on our feet and pray. Whether or not we focus in the solat and concentrate; that is what we are going to discuss in this article, insha Allah. Therefore, I assume that, you have read that article beforehand, and also, you have enough time for this ‘another long’ reading. 
So, what is ‘khushu’, in the first place?
- Introduction
- Solat is a heavy duty indeed
- How do we motivate ourselves to steadily adhere to Solat?
- Remember that solat was decreed and prescribed by Allah
- Visualize the rewards awaiting those who establish solat
- Be mindful of the consequences of missing solat
- Let’s seek our provision through performing solat
- Our sense of value for solat can reflects on our sense of amanah
- The impact of our commitment to solat on our children
- Be submissive and seek Allah’s guidance
- Conclusion
Introduction
Alhamdulillah; all thanks and praises are due to Allah, alone; Lord of the worlds. May His Peace and Blessings be upon the best establisher of solat, Habibi Muhammad, his family members, his companions and all those who follow their guided path, till the Day of Judgment.
Sometimes, we start to feel lazy, as solat time gets closer. Or, the nearer it is time for solat, the busier we get. One may not yawn the whole day until they stand in front of Allah and say ‘Allahu Akbar’. One may not be able to sleep the whole night, but wait until it’s five minutes to azan for ‘fajr’, they suddenly (unwillingly, luckily) go into very deep worlds of dreams. At times, we prioritize sleeping over solat, and as a result, we delay the solat (in the best scenarios), or we don’t perform it, at all (in the worst scenarios). Many are the times, in which we forgot the Surah we recited in the immediate solat, which we just performed.
If you have experienced any of the above, and have realized it happening to you often, then, you have certainly asked yourself, in your conscious or subconscious mind, this question; Why do I find it difficult to pray?
‘Why do I find it difficult to pray?’ is a common reflective question, which every Muslim asks himself, especially those who are concerned about their religious and spiritual progress. But the truth is that, this question, besides being a subject of concern for the religion-conscious, it also demonstrates and proves one of the greatness of Allah, s.w.t. in His creatures, as well as it proves the Prophecy of our beloved Prophet, Muhammad, s.a.w. and it also proves that the Qur’an is a book of Allah, s.w.t.
Bismillah.. Alhamdulillah.. Wasallallahu ‘alaa Rasulillah…
It’s a New Year, at least academic wise and administrative wise.
Tomorrow, everybody, including infants will be dragging our feet to our workplace and to our school. First day of work/school, after a long break is never welcomed, even though, surprisingly, I heard some who claim they “can’t wait to go back to school or to work”.
However, good start is likely to produce good ending, good results and satisfaction. So I thought of sharing with you one of the du’as of Rasulullah, s.a.w., so we can reflect upon it, learn from it, and, hopefully, include it in our daily supplications, insha Allah.
If you want to be a good family member, be a good Muslim.
If you want to be a good member of a community, be a good Muslim.
If you want to be a good citizen, be a good Muslim.
If you want to be a good employee, be a good Muslim.
If you want to be a good leader, be a good Muslim.
And
To be a good Muslim, be a good follower of Rasulullah, s.a.w.
To be a good follower of Rasulullah, s.a.w., follow him with knowledge and not with blindness.
Following Rasulullah with knowledge will certainly entitle one to carry out his sunnah righteously, and with confidence and pride.
And following him blindly, may unfortunately cause one to bring harm to the sunnah of Rasulullah, either unintentionally or intentionally.
قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّـهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّـهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ، وَاللَّـهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Meaning, “Say, “If you love Allah, follow me, and Allah will love you, and forgive you your sins. Allah is most Forgiving, and most Merciful.” [Surah Aali Imran, 3:31].
مَّن يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّـهَ، وَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا
Meaning, “He who obeys the Messenger obeys Allah. As for those who turn away, know that We have not sent you to be their keeper.” [Surah Al-Nisaa, 4:80].
وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا، وَاتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ، إِنَّ اللَّـهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
Meaning, “Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatever he forbids you, abstain from it. Fear Allah; surely, Allah is severe in retribution.” [Surah Al-Hashr, 59:7].
Allahu Hafiz
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