How many times do I say "Allahu akbar" in 'Eid salaah?
What’s the wisdom behind the extra takbeer in ‘Eid salaah? Some scholars are of the opinion that it is there to explicitly express gratitude for...
Fiqh of Sadaqah al-fitr (Glance & Go)
Whoever possesses assets beyond his necessities, equivalent to the value of 612.36g of silver, he will be obliged to pay sadaqah al-fitr. (Sharh fath al-qadeer...
The fiqh of Sadaqah al-fitr (in detail)
The great Hanafi jurist Ibn al-Humaam mentions, “Sadaqah al-fitr is compulsory upon every free Muslim.” (Sharh fath al-qadeer 2/285 Dar al-kutub al-ilmiyyah) The evidence: All...
The bubble that once ruled a decade by Bilal Mussa BSc Econ.
Since the mid-late 90’s Britain experience a significant growth in the housing market. Not only was this determined by the sheer increase in the purchase...
The ripple effect by Bilal Mussa BSc Econ.
A question that has been asked time and time again is regarding the government spending on projects which perceived by the average person to be...
Republican or Democrat?
As revolution sweeps through the Arab world, questions are being asked as to what’s next? The 2012 US presidential election race is well under way;...
An introduction to Sadaqah al-fitr
Sadaqah al-fitr is composed of two words: sadaqah and fitr. Sadaqah literally means charity. One of the exquisite features of the Arabic language is that...
The stock market by Bilal Mussa BSc Econ.
Recently we have seen many of the world stock indices fall by amounts only seen by when the recession loomed over us during the year...
The lion, the rats, the snake and the honey comb
Once a man saw in his dream that a lion was chasing him. The man ran to a tree, climbed on to it and sat...
A step by step guide for preparing a speech Part 3
1) Delivery: There are many practices authentically attributed to the finest of speakers, the most eloquent of orators, the Messenger of Allah salallahu alaihi wasallam....
Emission of pre-coital fluid whilst fasting
Question Respected scholar, I have faced a problem whilst fasting. I went to the toilet to for istinjaa and i was cleaning myself, when all...
10 reasons why we should marry
1) To please Almighty Allah Allah has blessed us with a religion which is at equilibrium; entrenched between the two poles of extreme...