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Suhayb ibn Sinan, may Allah be well pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “How wonderful is the situation of the believer, for all his affairs are good, and such a condition is only for a believer. If something good happ

Al-Agharr ibn Yasar al-Muzani said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “O people! Turn in repentance towards Allah and ask His forgiveness. I turn towards Him a hundred times a day.” (Sahih Muslim, Dhikr, 42; Sunan Abu Dawud, Witr, 26).   N

Umar ibn al-Khattab reports: “We were sitting with Allah’s Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, when there appeared a man before us a man whose clothes were exceedingly white, whose hair was exceedingly black, upon whom traces of travelling could not be seen, and whom none of u

TRANSLATION “It is related from Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Actions are judged according to intentions. One is rewarded for whatever one intends to do. Whoever emigrates for Allah and

North East Islamic Community Center in collaboration with Lehigh Dialogue Foundation organized the Rumi Celebration Seminar. On December 14 the Turkish cultural center hosted the cultural celebration that focused on the poet Mavlana Jalaladdin Rumi. The poet Mavlana was recognized by

WEAK HADITH DEFINED Hadith that are not acceptable with regard to the criteria concerning their reliability have been regarded as rejected, or mardud. Such hadiths have also been referred to with the word saqim (unsound or infirm) used as the opposite of sahih. Weak hadiths are those

DEFINITION OF SAHIH HADITH From the moment the hadith were first recorded onwards, they were meticulously protected with even the slightest errors not being overlooked, but identified. Certain essentials have been established in view of preserving the Prophetic Traditions and preventi

DEFINITION OF SAHABA The Companions of Allah’s Messenger are referred to as Sahabi (pl. Sahaba or Ashab), denoting ‘companion, associate, comrade, fellow, friend, or fellow-traveler’ in Arabic. Those believers who saw and heard the Messenger at least once, and who died as Muslims have

MEANING OF “HADITH” The Arabic word hadith denotes “news” or “tidings” and “a word,” with the plural form being ahadith. In ancient Arabic, the term was employed to express important news and words that are esteemed. The Arabs used to refer to the news of their famous and important da

Zakat, with its specific nisab (required minimum wealth) and conditions, was decreed compulsory after the decree of fasting, in the second year of the Hijra, during the Medinan Period. Scores of verses pronounce, unambiguously, the obligation of zakat. Among these are the following ex