Can Zakat Be Used To Pay For Hajj?
Question: Can Zakat money be used to fund a person’s trip to Hajj if the person cannot afford it? Answer: As for using Zakat money for the purpose of paying for one to go to Hajj, this is somewhat of a problematic issue
Abrogation In The Qur’an
Question: I have been attending a lecture series during Ramadan alhamdullilah, and there are several new and interesting things being said by the speaker, which I have not really come across and I wanted to ask you about your understanding.
Are Pictures Haram in Islam?
Question: My intention is to open a mail order website selling items. In keeping with my understanding of the Deen, there can be no pictures of animals or humans on this website. My question is what exactly are the restrictions with
INTERPRETING ON THE FAULT LINES: TRENDS OF IJTIHAD IN NORTH AMERICA
INTERPRETING ON THE FAULT LINES: TRENDS OF IJTIHAD IN NORTH AMERICA An Interview with Ustadh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali by Ali Albarghouthi View Pdf Version My first question, Shaykh, is about the definition of ijtihad, or what does ijtihad mean to you? Ijtihad has basically two
Is There No Arafah Except The One In Arafah?
“Is There No Arafah Except the One in Arafah?” Shaykh Abdullah Ali Besides the normal dispute over when Ramadan begins and ends, there is the dispute every year over whether or not the correct day of Arafat is the one being observed
How Islamic Is Critical Race Theory?
HOW ISLAMIC IS CRITICAL RACE THEORY? By Abdullah bin Hamid Ali Click HERE PDF version Critiquing ideologies is often mired by oversimplification. And, such critiques, likewise, result in the terms under scrutiny being stigmatized along with their advocates. This applies to ideological targets like
Bilal & Other Racial Minorities in Early Islam
Click here for PDF version For many Muslims, Bilal b. Rabah, is the typical starting point of conversations about blackness and social marginalization. In the present, however, he is rarely the starting point of discussions about faith, fidelity, and sincerity to
A New Political Vision for Muslim America
By Abdullah bin Hamid Ali “And, he turned away saying: “O my people! I have delivered you my Lord’s message and have offered you counsel. You, however, do not love those who offer counsel.” Quran Al-A’raf: 79 “There is no good in people
Is There an Interreligious Threat To Religious Freedom?
The Constitution of the United States provides that “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.” During the ratification debates, a framer of the Constitution explained that this
The Place Of Isnad In Islamic Education: Demystifying “Tradition”
The Place of Isnad in Islamic Education: Demystifying “Tradition” By Abdullah bin Hamid Ali Epilogue by Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya Ninowy Click HERE for PDF version During the last few decades of the twentieth century, Muslims in a number of English speaking countries witnessed