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EID'UL FITR

Salat-ul Eid-(Eid prayer) is Wajib (obligatory) and extra takbeers in the Eid Salah is Sunnah (favored upon). Missing the takbeers, doing extra one or less does not nullify the Salah. it is best for you to pray according to the Imam that is leading the prayer. There is no confusion in this and no contradictions in this. By the infinite wisdom and mercy of Allah(swt), all the Sunnah's of the Prophet (saw) are preserved in the practices of the four Madhabs (schools of fiqh).

The Prophet (saw)) performed it consistently and commanded all the people to go out for it. He even specifically commanded all of the women to attend.

Ash-Shawkaanee (radiyallaahu `anhu) said:
"Note that the Prophet consistently performed this prayer on every Eid, never neglecting it. He commanded the people to go out for it; he even commanded the free women, the virgins, and the menstruating women to go out, instructing the latter to refrain from praying, in order for all of them to witness this good and the Muslims' supplications. He further commanded the woman who did not own a jilbaab (outer overall garment for women) to borrow her friend's." (al-Bukhari)"

The first of Shawwaal is known as Eid ul-Fitr, Thirteen things are sunnah on the day of Eid:

• To adorn oneself according to the Shariah.
• To have a bath.
• To use miswaak.
• To wear the best of clothing which one possesses.
• To apply perfume.
• To wake up very early in the morning.
• To go early to the Eid prayer place.
• To eat something sweet, such as dates, before going to the Eid prayer place for Eidul Fitr.
• To give the sadaqatul fitr before going to the Eid prayer place.
• To offer the Eid prayer in the Eid prayer place. That is, one should not offer Eid prayer in the masjid without any valid reason.
• To return from the Eid prayer place taking a route that is different from the one that he had taken when going towards the Eid prayer place.
• To go to the Eid prayer place on foot

IFTAR FOR THE ONES WHO PRAY

One day of Ramadan, the Abbasid Caliph Harun Rashid ordered the following to Behlul Dana: "For the maghrib prayer go to the mosque, and invite all the ones who pray to Iftar."

Then sun had set and the Maghrib Salah was prayed. After the prayer, Behlul went back with a group of 5-10 people. Harun Rashid was surprised, he said:

"Behlul who are these? Didn't I tell you to invite all of those who prayed to the iftar at the palace? But you, among all of those people in the congregation, didn't even bring enough people to fill up one table". To this Behlul replied: "Master, you told me to invite those who prayed, not those who attended to the mosque, I myself waited at the exit, and asked everyone who was leaving, which surah the Imam read. Only these people were able to answer my question correctly. There were a lot of people who attended the mosque, but these people were the ones who prayed."

ZAKAT CALCULATOR

"A time will come when one will not care how one gains his money, legally or illegally"

Hadith – Sahihi Bukhari

ZAKAT

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Zakat (Alms giving) is a part of devotion enjoined upon Muslims by the Holy Qur'an. It is a means where the well-off pay a set amount of their wealth. Zakat means to purify oneself. It is obligatory on Muslims to pay a little percentage of their accumulated wealth via Zakat, which is used for a benefit of the needy and the poor.
Zakat is not levied on one's property that is in personal use, rather on the assets which have a means of increasing and which are surplus to one's needs. It is a means of social justice and order. It teaches sympathy of the highest order.
The obligation of Zakat is mandatory on every Muslim who possesses the minimum Nisaab (Nisaab is the minimum amount of wealth owned by an individual for one year that obligates the individual to pay Zakaat (ie) Pure Gold = 87.48 gram or Pure Silver = 612.36 gram), whether the person is man, woman, young, old sane or insane. Because the proof of Zakat in Al-Qur'an and Sunnah is general and does not exclude young or insane. Allah (swt) stated that: "Of their goods take alms so that thou mightiest purify and sanctify them…" (Surah Tawbah Ayah 103).
Anas bin Malik reported that Rasulullah (saw) said: "Trade with the money of the orphan, lest it is eaten up by Zakat." (At-Tabraani) in another Hadith "Amru bin Shuaib related from his grandfather that Rasulullah (saw) said: "Whoever is entrusted with money of an orphan should trade with it and should not leave it sitting to be used up by charity." (Tirmidhi).
The point of reference in these reports is that the Messenger (saw) urged the trustee on the estate of people who due to age or other reasons can not manage their own financial affairs, to invest it in a business that will yield a return and make it grow until they are in a position to do so themselves. For, if proper investment is not made with an orphan's inheritance, it will be depleted by charity, thus leaving the orphan with little or nothing.
The Qur'an demands that individuals take material responsibility for poverty and suffering in the Muslim community (Ummah). That is why the Qur'anic revelation demands that each person gives up a certain amount of material wealth to support the poor, the indigent, the sick, and the suffering.
Generally, charity in Islam is of two types: voluntary and obligatory. A Muslim should pay a certain percentage of his wealth every year; this is Zakat, which is obligatory charity. Any other money Muslim spent for the sake of Allah (swt) is voluntary charity (Sadaqa). All Muslims, rich or poor are to pay charity proportionally.

Allah (swt) says:

"And whatsoever you spend of anything (in the cause of Allah), He will replace it. He is the Best of those who grants sustenance." (Surah Saba Ayah 39)."

Charity purifies the human personality by removing selfishness, greed and materialism. It creates compassion, care, love and kindness among Muslims and it makes a person more thankful to Allah (swt). Zakat helps the needy and provides funds for good causes and for community projects.
Shariah stated clearly the rates for Zakat;
a) Wealth: 2 ½ % annually
b) Produce:
i. 5% on all items which are produced by interaction of both labor and capital
ii. 10% on items which are produced such that the basic factor in producing them is either labor or capital
iii. 20% on items which are produced neither as a result of capital nor labor but actually are a girt to Allah (swt)
A poor person does not have to give Zakat. Generally, it is 1/10 of fruits and produce of the soil, but 1/40 of money and merchandise, who possesses the minimum Nisaab (Nisaab is the minimum amount of wealth owned by an individual for one year that obligates the individual to pay Zakat)
Zakat can be given as of personal possessions to an individual; it can also be spent on projects for his welfare.
Zakat should be given to the poor, needy and on the collective requirements of the Muslims.
In fact, no other economic system gives financial aids to individuals in debt or to wayfarers as Islam does.
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Zum Zum water is not fit for drinking?

Research by Tariq Hussain, Riyadh.

Come the Haj season, and I am reminded of the wonders of Zum Zum
water. Let me go back to how it all started. In 1971, a doctor wrote
to the European Press, a letter saying that Zum Zum water was not fit
for drinking purposes. I immediately thought that this was just a form
of prejudice against the Muslims and that since his statement was based
on the assumption that since the Ka'aba was a shallow place (below sea
level) and located in the center of the city of Makkah, the wastewater of the city
collecting through the drains fell into well holding the water.

Fortunately, the news came to King Faisal's ears who got extremely
angry and decided to disprove the doctor's provocative statement.
He immediately ordered the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources
to investigate and send samples of Zum Zum water to European laboratories
for testing the potability of the water.
The ministry then instructed the Jeddah Power and Desalination Plants
to carry out this task. It was here that I was employed as a
desalting engineer (chemical engineer to produce drinking water from
seawater).

I was chosen to carry out this assignment. At this stage, I
Remember that I had no idea what the well holding the water looked like.
I went to Makkah and reported to the authorities at the Ka'aba
explaining my purpose of visit. They deputed a man to give me
what ever help was required. When we reached the well, it was hard
for me to believe that a pool of water, more like a small pond,
about 18 by 14 feet, or 6 x 4.5 meters was the well that supplied
millions of gallons of water every year to Hajjis and millions of
gallons to visitors since it came into existence at The time of
Hazrat Ibrahim A.S., many, many centuries ago.

I started my investigations and took the dimensions of the well. I
asked the man to show me the depth of the well. First he took a
shower and descended into the water. Then he straightened his
body.
I saw that the water level came up to just above his shoulders.
His height was around five feet, eight inches. He then started moving
from one corner to the other in the well (standing all the while
since he was not allowed to dip his head into the water) in search
of any inlet or pipeline inside the well to see from where the water
came in. However, the man reported that he could not find any
inlet or pipeline inside the well. I thought of another idea. The water
could be withdrawn rapidly with the help of a big transfer pump
which was installed at the well for the Zum Zum water storage
tanks.
In this way, the water level would drop enabling us to locate the
point of entry of the water. Surprisingly, nothing was observed
during the pumping period, but I knew that this was the only
method by which you could find the entrance of the water to the well.
So I decided to repeat the process. But this time I instructed the man
to stand still at one place and carefully observe any unusual thing
happening inside the well. After a while, he suddenly raised his
hands and shouted, "Alhamdollillah! I have found it. The sand is
dancing beneath my feet as the water oozes out of the bed of the
well." Then he moved around the well during the pumping period and
noticed the same phenomenon everywhere in the well. Actually the
flow of water into the well through the bed was equal at every
point, thus keeping the level of the water steady. After I
finished my observations I took the samples of the water for European
laboratories to test.

Before I left the Ka'aba, I asked the
authorities about the other wells around Makkah. I was told that
these wells were mostly dry.

When I reached my office in Jeddah I reported my findings to my
boss who listened with great interest but made a very irrational
comment that the Zum Zum well could be internally connected to the Red
Sea.
How was it possible when Makkah is about 75 kilometers away from
the sea and the wells located before the city usually remains dry? The
results of the water samples tested by the European laboratories
and the one we analyzed in our own laboratory were found to be almost
identical.

The difference between Zum Zum water and other water (city water)
was in the quantity of calcium and magnesium salts. The content of
these was slightly higher in Zum Zum water. This may be why this
water refreshes tired Hajis, but more significantly, the water
contains fluorides that have an effective germicidal action.
Moreover, the remarks of the European laboratories showed that the
water was fit for drinking.

Hence the statement made by the doctor was proved false.
When this was reported to King Faisal he was extremely pleased and
ordered the contradiction of the report in the European Press. In
a way, it was a blessing that this study was undertaken to show the
chemical composition of the water. In fact, the more you explore,
the more wonders surface and you find yourself believing implicitly
in the miracles of this water that God bestowed as a gift on the
faithful coming from far and wide to the desert land for
pilgrimage.

Let me sum up some of the features of Zum Zum water.

1. This well has never dried up. On the contrary it has always
fulfilled the demand for water.
2. It has always maintained the same salt composition and taste
ever since it came into existence. Its potability has always been
universally recognized as pilgrims from all over the world
visit Ka'aba every year for Haj and Umrah, but have never complained
about it. Instead, they have always enjoyed the water that
refreshes them.
3. Water tastes different at different places. Zum Zum water's
appeal has always been universal.
4. This water has never been chemically treated or chlorinated, as
is the case with water pumped into the cities. Biological growth
and vegetation usually takes place in most wells. This makes the
water unpalatable owing to the growth of algae causing taste and
odor problems. But in the case of the Zum Zum water well, there
wasn't any sign of biological growth.

Centuries ago, Bibi Hajra A.S. searched desperately for water in
the hills of Safa and Marwa to give to her newly born son Hazrat
Ismail A.S. As she ran from one place to another in search of water,
her child rubbed his feet against the sand. A pool of water surfaced,
and by the grace of Allah, shaped itself into a well which came to
be called Zum Zum water.

THERE ARE TEN STEPS TO REACH THE ADAAB OF DUA

"It is not Halal, for one (Muslim) person to be in disagreement with their brother (in Deen) for more than three days."
Hadith – Muttafakun Alayh

THERE ARE TEN STEPS TO REACH THE ADAAB OF DUA

1) To Search for the best, most virtueful times, i.e. The start of sehri, day and night of Jum'ah, the day of Ashoora and the month of Ramadan.

2) To make the most of the most virtuous times, ie. Between Adhan and Iqamah; during time of fasting; when performing Sajdah and when the army of Islam meets the Kuffar, The last third part of the night, A traveler Dua and a Parent's Dua.

3) To face the Kaabah while making the Dua. Ibni Abbas (ra) explains; Rasulullah (saw) would join his hands together and the palms of his hands would be facing his face while doing Dua.

4) To make Dua very quietly, within yourself, in Surah Araf Ayay 55 Allah (saw) says: "Pray quietly from your heart to your Rab."

5) One should refrain himself from using meaningless words while making the Dua. The person doing Dua must be very respectful and full of Adaab and must refrain from using strong language.

6) One should always be in hope and in full repentance while doing dua. In Surah Anbiya, Ayah 9) Allah (saw) says: "So We responded to him and gave him Yahya and made his wife fit for him; surely they used to hasten, one with another in deeds of goodness and to call upon Us, hoping and fearing and they were humble before Us."

7) One should be persistent while doing Dua. Out Prophet (saw) says: "A person doing Dua should really believe his Dua will be accepted. Because this is a lot easier for it to be accepted by Allah (swt)". Sufyan bin Uyayna (ra) says: "No-one should stop himself from praying to Allah (saw) due to the sins they have committed. As Allah (swt) has accepted the prayers of the shaitan". Allah (swt) says, in Surah Araf, Ayahs 14 and 15: "Give me respite till the day they are raised up." And Ayah 15 (Allah) said: "Be thou among those who have respite."

8) To be persistent in repeating the Dua. Ibni Mesud (ra) says the following about Rasulullah (saw) "When he made Dua, he would repeat it three times. When he (saw) asked for something from Allah (swt), he would ask for it for 3 times."

9) Start your Dua with Al-Hamd and Salawaat-e-Shareef. Out Prophet (saw) says "When you ask for something from Allah (swt), start with salawaat-e-Shareef. This is because when Allah (swt) accepts one of the two prayers you make, Allah (swt) will be more generous in accepting the second prayer you make."

10)The most important adaab of Dua is to repent, to wave your rights over others and vice versa, and to know and accept that everything comes from Allah (swt)