Know that the month of Ramadan is a month full of blessings and obedience. In it, Muslims compete to increase their worship, fasting, tarawih prayers, reading the Koran, giving alms, and waking up at night to pray to Allah. However, there are many important questions worth pondering: Will this obedience be maintained after Ramadan has … [Read more…]
Fatwa of Sheikh Muhammad Ali Ferkous Question: A person who was fasting in the month of Ramadan saw on one of the beaches that a fisherman was struggling against drowning. He felt he was physically too weak to save her if he didn’t eat something to gain the strength to help her. Is it permissible … [Read more…]
Fatwa of Sheikh Muhammad Ali Ferkous Question: A woman usually breaks the fast (not fasting) one or two days in the month of Ramadan after the cessation of menstruation in the first four years after she reaches puberty (the start of menstruation). He did that because he didn’t know sharia law. Is that sinful? Is … [Read more…]
Allah menjadikan bumi sebagai tempat mencari rezeki. Manusia dapat menjadikan apa yang ada di bumi menjadi rezekinya untuk menopang kebutuhan peribadatannya di dunia. Allah berfirman, وَابْتَغِ فِيمَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ ۖ وَلَا تَنْسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا “Dan carilah (pahala) negeri akhirat dengan apa yang telah dianugerahkan Allah kepadamu, tetapi janganlah kamu lupakan bagianmu di … [Read more…]
Readers, may Allah bless you, Islam is the perfect religion because it has explained various aspects of human life, including the nature and sexual tendencies of a person towards the opposite sex. Among the phenomena that have occurred recently is the re-emergence of the Prophet Luth or LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) people in … [Read more…]
Being criticized is a painful thing, especially if we are criticized not because of our badness, nor because we made a mistake. Sometimes we are criticized simply because of other people’s hatred, accused of doing things we didn’t do, sometimes we are even criticized when we are trying to do good. This really hurts our … [Read more…]
Visit Baitullah al-Haram, The Kaaba is every Muslim’s dream. One of the perfect pillars of the Islamic religion is the Hajj pilgrimage. Some scholars also believe that Umrah is an obligation for Muslims who can afford it. That way, we should learn what worship services we can perform when performing the Hajj and Umrah. Among … [Read more…]
Fatwa Sheikh Muhammad Ali Farkus Question: What is the ruling on a person who fasts on the first day of Ramadan in his country, then fasts on the second day in the country he is going to, and the residents of that country fast twenty-nine days (29 days), while he only fasts twenty-eight days (28 … [Read more…]
Every year, millions of people move simultaneously leaving big cities for villages and hometowns. The roads are congested, the terminals are full, the stations are crowded, the airports are crowded. People are willing to take long journeys, drain their energy, even save for months for one goal: going home. Homecoming is not just an annual … [Read more…]
There are questions that arise in our minds regarding who and where Dajjal is. Is the Dajjal alive (currently)? Did he already exist during the time of the Prophet Muhammad? sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam? Before answering this question, it would be good for us to know first about Ibn Shayyad’s story. Jewish youth who lived … [Read more…]