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.

Zakah: Great Wisdom and Many Reasons

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
Prayers of the Pious (20): Don’t Ask Allah for Patience

Prayers of the Pious (20): Don’t Ask Allah for Patience

In this episode, Sheikh Omar Suleiman goes over a narration that gives us insight into some do’s and don’ts of du`a’, especially about praying for patience.
Prayers of the Pious (15): The Prayer of a Tree

Prayers of the Pious (15): The Prayer of a Tree

In today’s episode of Prayers of the Pious, Sheikh Omar Suleiman reflects upon a prayer made by a tree and the beauty of prostration.