Islamic Articles

قَالَ الإمَامُ عَلِيُّ عَليهِ السلامْ: ...مَا نَدِمَ مَنِ اسْتِخَارَ. al‑Imam 'Ali (‘as), said, "Whosoever asks the best (from Allah) will never be regretful.” 4 The greatest outcome of asking for the best from Allah before performing an action an...

قَالَ الإمَامُ عَلِيُّ عَليهِ السلامْ: ...مَا نَد...

قَالَ رَسُولُ الله {عَليهِ السَّلامْ}: يَا عَلِيُّ! مَا حَارَ مَنِ أسْتخارَ ولاَ نَدِم مَنِ اسْتَثارَ. The Prophet of Islam(‘s) said, "O' 'Ali! Whosoever asks the best (from Allah), will never be confused, and whosoever asks (others) for advice wil...

قَالَ رَسُولُ الله {عَليهِ السَّلامْ}: يَا عَلِيّ...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ { عَليهِ السَّلامْ}: مَا إِسْتَخَارَ الله عَزَّ و جّلَّ عَبْدٌ مُؤْمِنٌ إلاَّ خَارَ الله لَهُ وَإِنْ وَقَعَ مَا يُكرِهُ. al‑Imam Jafar al‑Sadiq (‘as), said: "There is no believing slave (of Allah) that asks Allah ‑the Glo...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ { عَليهِ السَّلامْ}: م...

قَالَ الإمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَلامْ: ...مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ مُؤْمِنٍ يَسْتَخِيرُ اللهَ فِي أَمْرٍ يُرِيدُهُ مَرَّةً واَحِدَةً إِلاَّ قَذِفَهُ بِخَيْرِ الأَمْرَيْنِ. al‑Imam Jafar al‑Sadiq (‘as), said: "... there is no believing slave (of Allah) w...

قَالَ الإمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَلامْ: ...مَا...

اَلإمَامُ الْباقِرُ{ عَليهِ السَّلامْ }: كُنَّا نَتَعَلَّمُ الإسْتِخَارَةَ كَمَا نَتَعَاَّمُ السُّورَةَ مِنْ اللهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ. al‑Imam al‑Baqir (‘as), said: "We (the Ahl al‑Bait) teach the method of Istikhara (asking Allah for what is best) jus...

اَلإمَامُ الْباقِرُ{ عَليهِ السَّلامْ }: كُنَّا ن...

اَلإِمَامُ عَلَيٌّ{ عَليهِ السَّلامْ } فِي وَصِيَّتِهِ إِلى إِبْنِهِ { عَليهِ السَّلامْ } : ...وَ أَكْثَرِ الإِسْتِخارَةَ، إِذا أَمْضَيْتَ فَاسْتَخِرْ. al‑Imam 'Ali (‘as) in the will to his son recommended that, "... (In all your actions) continuou...

اَلإِمَامُ عَلَيٌّ{ عَليهِ السَّلامْ } فِي وَصِيَّ...

In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful This is the Last Will and Testament of me of made the ___ day of 1993. 1. I REVOKE all former Wills, Codicils, and Testamentary Dispositions previously made by me. 2. I APPOINT of and of to be the jo...

In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful ...

In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful This is the Last Will and Testament of me of made the ___ day of 1993. 1. I REVOKE all former Wills, Codicils, and Testamentary Dispositions previously made by me. 2. I APPOINT of and of to be the jo...

In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful ...

7. Parent + Wife + Daughter + Son father or mother 1/6; wife 1/8; male child gets twice the share of female child 8. Parent + Husband + Daughter + Son father or mother 1/6; husband 1/4; male child gets twice the share of female child 9. Parent + Wi...

7. Parent + Wife + Daughter + Son father or mothe...

1. Wife + Daughter + Son wife (1/8); male child gets twice the share of female child 2. Husband + Daughter + Son husband (1/4); male child gets twice the share of female child 3. Wife + Daughter + Sons wife (1/8); male child gets twice the share o...

1. Wife + Daughter + Son wife (1/8); male child g...

Heir Children of Deceased Basic Shares FATHER deceased had a child 16.66% (1/6) deceased had no child whatever remains after share of the mother and/or the spouse MOTHER deceased had a child or brother (*) 16.66% ...

Heir Children of Deceased Basic Shares FAT...

In this part of the world, it is very important to write in your will about the guardian and custodian of your children. Under normal circumstances, the surviving spouse is made the guardian, and this is indeed the best decision. Here, for the sake ...

In this part of the world, it is very important to...

(A) It is a normal practice to appoint your spouse or another family member as the executor of your will. There is nothing wrong with this. The only conditions which are necessary for an executor/executrix is he or she should be bâligh, sane, a...

(A) It is a normal practice to appoint your spouse...

Firstly, as the definition of the “estate” shows, a house jointly-owned by a couple is divided - according to the shari'ah - into two: half becomes part of the estate of the deceased, and the other half was from before the property of the surviving s...

Firstly, as the definition of the “estate” shows, ...

An "estate" is the collective name for everything that you own. The estate consists of the followings: • all properties, goods and investments that are in your name. • half of the specified portion of the goods and investments in which yo...

An "estate" is the collective name for everything ...

After a person dies, what is the relationship between him and his estate? There are three possibilities: • He has full control over it through a will. • He has partial control over it through a will. • He has absolutely no control o...

After a person dies, what is the relationship betw...

Although the law (Canadian as well as Islamic) does not say that making of the will is a must, but by looking at the consequences of not having a will, it is necessary - both from legal aspect as well from the shari’ah aspect. Firstly, if a person d...

Although the law (Canadian as well as Islamic) doe...

According to A. Ghazali, the wealth collected by Bayt al-Māl for the various expenses can be categorized into special wealth and general wealth.7 Special wealth includes all revenues that are determined by the Shari‘ah. This wealth cannot be spent o...

According to A. Ghazali, the wealth collected by B...

The Bayt al-Māl is a broad concept and is based on the faith that everything belongs to God, and that man being His agent on the earth may possess some of these things only temporarily and secondarily.5 There are three types of the Bayt al-Māl: 1) B...

The Bayt al-Māl is a broad concept and is based on...

According to A. Ghazali,3 the philosophy of the Bayt al-Māl is to form the basis of public financing. The final aim is to mould a society committed to balancing material and spiritual values by ensuring that wealth obtained by individuals is distribu...

According to A. Ghazali,3 the philosophy of the Ba...

This theory is against our intuitive feeling that both sides of the act even after the completion of all prerequisites are still equal to us as voluntary agents. We feel no necessity. This can be replied by saying that it is indeed an essential featu...

This theory is against our intuitive feeling that ...