Islamic Lifestyle

BY OYEWUNMI .O. KAFAYAT Fig is one of the fruits mentioned in the Holy Quran and it has a lot of health benefits to humans. Ficus carica is the scientific name for fig, a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, it has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown…

BY OYEWUNMI.O.KAFAYAT People can enter Hellfire through three doors: the door of doubts, which leads to hesitation in ALLAH's religion, the door of lusts, which leads to preferring desires over Allah's obedience, and the door of fury, which leads to aggression against HIS creation.The sources of every sin are three matters: arrogance which…

BY OYEWUNMI O.KAFAYAT QuestionA man led the prayer in congregation, and in the first rak‘ah after al-Faatihah he recited Soorat Al-Masad (no. 111), then in the second rak‘ah he recited Soorat Al-Feel (no. 105). That was in ‘Isha’ prayer. What is your opinion on that, may Allah reward you with the best reward, because I heard that it is not…

BY OYEWUNMI .O.KAFAYAT Salaat prayer is the most important practice in Islam after declaring faith in Allah and His Messenger. The Prophet described the prayer as a light, the pillar of Islam, and among the best deeds. Prayer (salaat) is the most important practice in Islam after declaring faith in Allah and His Messenger. The Prophet…

BY OYEWUNMI KAFAYAT OLASEYI Dates are fruit from the date palm, the fruit of the Prophet (ﷺ), and a popular fruit among Muslims around the world. Dates are a staple in any Muslim home, and we all know and love them – but do you know why dates are so important in Islam? Dates, or the date-palm, are referenced in the Qur'an 22 times, more than…

BY OYEWUNMI KAFAYAT OLASEYI Offering Salah in the Masjids containing graves is not permissible and such graves must be exhumed and the remains must be moved to the public cemetery. Each burial is to be in an individual grave as is the case for all graves. It is not permissible for any grave to remain in a Masjid, whether of a grave of a pious…

OYEWUNMI .O. KAFAYAT The NASFAT Agency for Zakat and Sadaqat (NAZAS) has provided N350 million to 40,000 indigents. Hafiz Bakare, Chairman of the NAZAS Board of Directors, stated this at the weekend’s Annual General Meeting (AGM)/Muharram Zakat Disbursement in Lagos. According to him, the amount represents disbursements made since the…

 By OYEWUNMI KAFAYAT OLASEYI Who wrote the Qur'an and how was it put together? Praise be to Allah. The First: Allah has guaranteed to preserve this Qur'an Himself. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Verily, We, it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Qur'an) and surely, We will guard it…