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Step by Step Guide for Umrah Prepared by Mohamed Baianonie, Imam at the Islamic Center of Raleigh Al-Ihraam (Clothing) Ihraam is mandatory (waajib) clothing to be worn during Umrah. The...

A 218 page book on the various fiqh differences in At-Tahaarah (Purification) & As-Salaah (Prayer) Differences_in_Fiqh_Made_Easy_Part_I_&_II

Friday prayer and Eid prayer occurring on the same day If the day of Eid occurs on Friday, then Friday prayer is no longer an obligation upon those who performed...

Basic rules of Islamic funerals In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful “Every soul shall have a taste of death; and only on the Day of Resurrection shall...

The Excellence of Salah Allah the Exalted says what can be translated as, “Verily, As-Salat (prayer) prevents from Al-Fahsha (great sins) and Al-Munkar (evil and wicked deeds).” (Qur’an, 29:45)   The Prophet Muhummad, peace be upon him, once asked his companions,...

What Invalidates Salah 1. Willful negligence of any essential posture of Salah like Rukoo’, Sujood, etc. 2. Talking. 3. Laughing. 4. Eating or drinking. 5. Uncovering parts of the body that should be covered....

Salatul Witr The Witr (odd number) prayer is extra prayers that the Prophet practiced and highly encouraged Muslims to practice as well. He (pbuh) never left it even when traveling. You can...

How to Perform Salah Having cleansed yourself by Wudu, you may proceed to perform Salah. Wudu is a ritual cleansing. Before you begin your Salah, however, you must make sure that you have a clean body,...

Iqamah Iqamah is another call to prayer that is said just before the actual start of Salah. Iqamah is exactly like the Adhan, except that after “Hayya alal Falah” the following is added:   “Qad qamatis Salah This...

The Times of the Five Daily Prayers Fajr From dawn until just before sunrise. Dhuhr After the sun’s zenith until late afternoon. Asr From late afternoon until...

What Tayammum Makes Permissible After performing Tayammum a person is pure and may do any of the acts requiring ritual purification, such as prayer.   What Nullifies Tayammum Everything that nullifies an ablution nullifies Tayammum. If...

Wudu (Ablution) Before we perform Salah we must first prepare ourselves. This preparation includes making sure that we are clean from any physical impurities and performing Wudu.   Wudu (ablution) is required for performing Salah. We...