Lecture by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi | Transcribed by Zara T. [The following is the video and transcript of Shaykh Yasir Qadhi's khutbah "Making Families Work." The transcript includes slight modifications for the sake of readability and clarity.] The khutbah can be viewed here. My dear brothers and sisters in Islam, in today's ... Read More »
In our previous parts, we discussed the travel distance required to be considered a traveler. In the final installment of this series, we shall discuss the time duration that one remains a traveler. Read More »
Shaykh Yasir Qadhi teaches the fiqh of Hajj and shares practical advice on how to have a memorable Hajj. Read More »
So what exactly does a "day's journey" mean? Not surprisingly, there is no easy method of converting classical measurements into modern ones. It appears that many researchers (classical and modern) did not pay due attention to scientifically converting such measurements into modern ones. What follows is my brief attempt to illustrate the hurdles that one faces. Read More »
The question that arises, however, is: when does one legally become a "˜traveler"? And for how long may one continue to shorten the prayer? To answer this question, we will divide this article into two sections. Firstly, we shall discuss the opinions of scholars regarding the distance that constitutes "travel". This will also require us to go into a tangent and convert the distances narrated in the classical and medieval textbooks into modern measurements. Secondly, we shall discuss the opinions of the scholars regarding the time-duration that is required for the status of a traveler to change into a resident once he arrives at some destination. Read More »
Brothers and sisters, every one of us has raised the bar this month. When we raised the bar, what have we discovered? Raising the bar is not that difficult. In fact, the rewards and pleasure are worth it. Now that Ramadan is over, what are we going to do after this? Are we going to back to where it all began? Read More »
On these nights, one of the greatest acts of worship is to make du'ā', and your Lord is saying, “If you make du'ā' to Me, I will respond to you.” Read More »
Ramadan 2012 Posts Lecture by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi | Transcribed by Sameera This lecture is brought to you by the Memphis Islamic Center (MIC). For more information about MIC, please visit www.memphisislamiccenter.org [The following is the audio and transcript of Shaykh Yasir Qadhi's lecture "Surah Ghaafir: External Etiquettes of du‘ā’." The transcript ... Read More »
This is a topic that is very important for every single one of us - to have a vision, a plan and aim for something grandiose in this world and the next. Our Islamic history is full of people who have impacted the ummah even though they didn’t start off thinking they would have the type of impact they did. I want to mention some of these stories to soften our hearts. Read More »
Since the normative applications of Jewish law are stricter than those for Islamic law, in most cases these laws will not affect Muslims who wish to consume kosher, but would affect Jews who might be interested in ḥalāl meat. The most pertinent examples will be discussed in this paper. Read More »
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