When I was giving a Hajj seminar a few weeks ago for a group of participants from our community, I noticed that every individual was concerned...
โฆ who is the fairest of us all? That’s what the question is, usually โ but today is different. Dhul Hijjah is upon us. The hujjaaj...
This is a continuation of Hajj journal, chapter 1. The first leg of our trip took us from New York to Madinah. Once we got to...
My husband and I went on hajj two years ago, alhamdulillah, and I kept a journal of my experiences. I’m sharing it here, and will do...
This was quite an interesting Ramadan for me, and one that has personally affected me in a number of ways. What follows is a compendium of...
Whether you are celebrating Eid today, tomorrow or on Saturday, the staff and specialists of MuslimMatters wishes all our readers and friends a blessed Eid. Eid...
This is an old piece that I hastily wrote in regards to the annual disputes about the number of rak`ahs for Tarawih and moonsighting. I am...
Courtesy of Sh. Haitham Hamdan at Multaqa Ahl al-Hadith: Over 250,000 palestinians praying in Al-Aqsa Masjid
The Triangle of virtue- Part II: The Qur’an and Taqwa (Part 1 can be found here) There is no doubt that the Qur’an is the book...
This article seeks to discuss, in moderate detail, the fiqh ruling on giving zakฤt al-fiแนญr in the form of money instead of staple food item. In...