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.

Tarawih Prayer: Its Meaning, Rulings and Manners

Tarawih Prayer: Its Meaning, Rulings and Manners

What do you know about the Tarawih Prayer? How should we perform it? How many rak`ahs should be prayed in Tarawih? How did the Prophet and Sahabah perform it?
Ramadan: Get Ready for the Season of Goodness

Ramadan: Get Ready for the Season of Goodness

Ramadan is the season of goodness, blessings; a time in which rewards are multiplied and heart is purified of all spiritual diseases and the body of burdens and worldly desires.
Women’s Prayer in Mosques: Allowed or Not? (Part 2)

Women’s Prayer in Mosques: Allowed or Not? (Part 2)

When is it permissible for a woman to go to the mosque for prayer and attend gatherings for the remembrance of Allah, and when is it forbidden?
7 Tips to Prepare for Ramadan

7 Tips to Prepare for Ramadan

to help you prepare for and during Ramadan…
Women’s Prayer in Mosques: Allowed or Not?

Women’s Prayer in Mosques: Allowed or Not?

Does Islam allow women to attend the mosques to witness congregational prayer and assemblies for remembering God? What do the Qur’an and Sunnah say about that?
Ghusl on Friday: Recommended?

Ghusl on Friday: Recommended?

Why should the Muslim perform ghusl before going to Friday Prayer? Is it obligatory or preferred? What is the proof of that from the Sunnah?
Significance of Al-Israa’ and Al-Mi`raj

Significance of Al-Israa’ and Al-Mi`raj

One night, as the Prophet was asleep in the home of his cousin Umm Hani in Makkah, the Angel Gabriel came and woke him up and took him by hand…Where to? What happened?
What Are the Conditions and Obligatory Acts of Wudu?

What Are the Conditions and Obligatory Acts of Wudu?

Every Muslim should know that ablution has certain conditions, obligatory acts, and sunnah practices to be observed while performing it
Nawafil (Supererogatory) Prayers: Their Significance and Rulings

Nawafil (Supererogatory) Prayers: Their Significance and Rulings

What are nawafil prayers, and why are they legislated? Should it be offered in one’s house or in mosques? Is it acceptable for one to make nawafil while sitting even though he has the ability
Ghusl (the Complete Ablution): Its Rulings from Qur’an and Sunnah

Ghusl (the Complete Ablution): Its Rulings from Qur’an and Sunnah

Ghusl means to wash the entire body with water. What are the rulings of ghusl from Qur’an and Sunnah? When is it obligatory?