Category «Harvested Jewels»
Riba (interest) and Doctrine of Necessity
Some appellants (to the permissibility of Riba’ in modern times) have tried to attract the doctrine of necessity to the case of ribaand argue that the Holy Qur’an has allowed even to eat pork in the case of extreme hunger to save one’s life. The argument of some appellant was that the interest-based system has now become a universal necessity and no country can live without it.
Fasting in the holy month of Muḥarram
Ibn ʿAbbās said: When the Prophet ṣalallāhu ʿalayhi wasallam came to Medina, he found the Jews observing fast on the day of ʿĀshūrā’; so they were asked about it (by the Prophet). They said: This is a day on which Allah gave Moses domination over Pharaoh. We fast on it out of reverence to him. The Messenger of Allah ṣalallāhu ʿalayhi wasallam said: We have a closer connection with Moses than you have. He then gave orders that it should be observed…
We are the architect of our own destruction…
Where should the gaze be during Salah?
When performing salah, there are a few possible places where ones gaze could be:
1.Towards the sky: However many ahadith clearly prevent this practice, to such an extent that Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihu Wasallam) has warned those who do so that there is a great possibility of their sight being snatched away.