Category: Acts of Worship
This section gives details on the Islamic acts of worship (salah (prayer), zakah (charity), sawm (fasting), hajj (pilgrimage) and how they are performed.
What’s After Ramadan?
What should we do after Ramadan? How should we carry the torch of Ramadan forward? How should we benefit from taqwa (God-consciousness) that we gained in Ramadan? Click to know.
Prayers of the Pious (27): You Took My Kids
In today’s episode, Sheikh Omar Suleiman reflects upon the righteous du’a of `Umar Ibn `Abd Al-’Aziz after he suffered the loss of his children.
Zakah: Great Wisdom and Many Reasons
Now a Muslim, why am I obliged to pay zakah? Why has it been prescribed at all? If it is about charity, shouldn’t I have the choice to give it or not?
Prayers of the Pious (26): You Are You, and I Am Me
Today’s du`aa’ is an example of how making du`aa’ to Allah doesn’t have to be complicated, and the beauty behind the process of supplicating.
Prayers of the Pious (23): My Sincerity to Your Creation
We may do good deeds to help others, but how is our sincerity in our private lives? Sh. Omar Suleiman covers the beautiful du`aa’ of Yusuf Ibn Al-Hussein.
Prayers of the Pious (24): Your Beautiful Veil
Today’s episode covers the beautiful du`a’ of Sufyan Ibn ‘Uyaynah, and the benefits of privatizing our good deeds as we do our sins.
Prayers of the Pious (25): Oh Teacher of Abraham
In today’s episode, Sheikh Omar Suleiman covers a prayer narrated by Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim that highlights Allah’s power to grant knowledge and wisdom.
Prayers of the Pious (22): Your Perfect Light
This episode walks us through the beautiful nightly prayer of `Ali Ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) and the beauty of praising Allah.
Prayers of the Pious (16): A House on Fire
In today’s episode, Sheikh Omar Suleiman reflects upon the story of a burning town, and the power of making du`a’ with conviction and trust in Allah.
Prayers of the Pious (17): His Prayer Amazed the Prophet
Today’s du`a’ is from an unknown Bedouin who called to Allah with so much praise he amazed the Prophet.