Q. If someone misses the Khutba, but makes the Jama'ah, is the Jummah prayer still valid or should the person then pray Dhuhr to make up?
A. In the name of Allah the Most Beneficent and Merciful.
The Khutba is an obligation for the Jummah prayer to be valid. However, it is not an obligation for the person attending Jummah to have taken part in the Khutba.
Q. What is the ruling on reading Jummah when you're at work because depending on your job/employer it’s not always possible to read Jummah Salah in this country? So what should one do?
A. In the name of Allah the Most Beneficent and Merciful.
Jummah prayer is only an obligation if it fits the following six qualifiers:
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Editorial: Thank God I'm A British Muslim!
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The whole issue of singing is controversial, whether it is with musical accompaniment or not. Some issues succeeded to gain the Muslim scholars’ agreement, while others failed.
All scholars have unanimous view on the prohibition of all forms of singing and music that incites debauchery, indecency, or sin.
As for musical instruments, given the weakness of the evidence indicating that they are forbidden, the rule to be applied here is the one states that all things are originally deemed permissible as long as there is no Shari`ah text that prohibits them.
Desires... what comes to mind when you hear this word, would it go along the lines of “wow that girl/guy is fitâ€, “a wild night of clubbing with matesâ€, “smoking and getting high on drugsâ€, “driving a beamer to impress the ladies†or is it “being with my boyfriend/girlfriend†... you get the point right?
When you do any of the above it is out of enjoyment, it’s great being “loved†by someone who says he/she will do anything for you (ever tried asking them to jump off a cliff for you?), it’s great dancing to the music in the club and at the same time checking out fit gals/guys and pulling and how wonderful is it when you’re joy riding, all this dangerous excitement, how cool does it feel?!
My journey to Egypt was the first time I had ever set foot in an Islamic country, and because I had recently become a Muslim, I went there with a mixture of excitement and trepidation.
Would it live up to my expectations or was I in for a horrible let-down? Arabs are famous for their generosity and hospitality, but I’d also been told scare-stories of tourists who’d been duped into being parted with their money. I travelled with two brothers: one Malaysian and one Filipino.
Eid and Hajj Mubarak to all those receiving this message.
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May Allah (swt) accept the Hajj and the dua of those who are currently performing hajj and give the rest of us the chance to do the same, while benefiting from the act of hajj and understanding its historical significance and history.
A recording of The Revival's "Let's Talk Show" from 14 September 2008 where Shaykh Ibrahim Ossi Effa is bombarded with questions about Islam mainly on topics where there are misconceptions held either within the Muslim community or by Non Muslims.
Questions were asked and answered on many topics mainly focussing on:
A few other questions were sprinkled in for good measure.
The Revival's Humayra Sadiq had the opportunity to talk exclusively to Sami Yusuf about his latest single: ‘You Came to Me.’ Here he tells us about his albums, his charity work and his plans for the future.
Br Sami, Jazakallah for agreeing to take the time out to do the interview with the Revival Magazine.
My pleasure, no problem at all!
You have had a lot of success in the past few years. What inspired you to go down the line of music? Was it something you’ve always wanted to do?
Well, yes I mean everyone – at some point - kind of searches deep inside their souls to find out they have one, or perhaps few, multiple talents that they think they can use and utilise to contribute in their field. For me that ‘one’ talent was music.
By Irfan Jalil
This is an online exclusive article added to the website for Issue 14.
From the death of Jesus and World War I to the death of Tupac and 9/11, Jews get the blame for anything that goes wrong and everything that is bad. It's as if they control the world and whatever they say goes. All perfectly plausible you might think. But this idea that a group of people secretly plot major events and manipulate political happenings from behind the scenes is called a conspiracy theory.
