Laws Pertaining to the Burial

1. Just as the ghusal, kafan and Janaazah Salaah are fardh-e-kifaayah, similarly, burying the deceased is also fardh-e-kifaayah.[1] 2. It is mustahab to bury the corpse in the place where he/she has passed away. If the corpse is transported to another place in a very short while and there is …

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Fast Two Days on the Occasion of ‘Aashura

عن ابن عبّاس رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله  صلى الله عليه وسلم صوموا يوم عاشوراء وخالفوا اليهود صوموا قبله يوما أو بعده يوما (مسند أحمد، الرقم 2154) Hazrat Ibn Abbaas (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “Fast on the Day of ‘Aashuraa and contradict the …

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Virtue of Fasting on the Day of ‘Aashura

عن أبي قتادة الأنصاري رضي الله عنه أن رسول اللّه صلى الله عليه وسلم سئل عن صوم يوم عاشوراء فقال يكفر السنة الماضية (صحيح مسلم، الرقم: 1162) Hazrat Abu Qataadah (radhiyallahu anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was asked regarding (the virtue of) fasting on the Day of `Aashuraa …

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The Sign of an Accepted Hajj

Q: What is the sign of an accepted Hajj (Hajj Mabroor)? A: The fuqahaa have stated that the sign of an accepted Hajj is that after one returns from Hajj he reforms his life, he practises the sunnats more punctually and diligently, his desire for increasing good deeds intensifies and …

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