Massage therapy from Islamic perspective

massageIslam, the true religion of Allah, encourages Muslims to seek medication and make use of modern science in this field as long as there is no violation to the dictates of Shari`ah.

As for massage therapy, it’s permissible, in principle, provided that it does not involve uncovering the `Awrah (parts of one’s body which should not be exposed in front of others).

Woman changes her father's surname to her husband's surname

surnameQuestion:

Assallamu-alaikum. I got married in 1989, and it was the norm then that when a woman gets married she changes her father's name to her husband's name, the implication of that was not known to us. But when I grew up I read one hadith of the Prophet (SAW) that he was commanded by Allah (SWA) to make Zaid (his adopted son) to revert to his father's name. I made a lot more consultations that proved that a woman should maintain her surname even after marriage.

Dibalik teori evolusi

Charles Robert Darwin, menghadirkan sebuah ”teori” yang menolak penciptaan manusia, termasuk juga menolak adanya penciptaan itu sendiri. Teori tersebut lahir pada pertengahan akhir abad ke XIX. Meskipun teori ini hanyalah sebuah ”asumsi”, namun ada diantara manusia yang mendukung teori ini dan menganggap adanya bukti ilmiah yang dapat  mendukung teori tersebut dalam menyalahi realitas penciptaan.

Teori tersebut mengklaim bahwa asal mula kehidupan berawal dari makhluk kecil tunggal yang berkembang dengan sendirinya dari air. Berdasarkan teori ini, ”lingkungan” turut menentukan perubahan struktur secara spesifik pada organisme tersebut yang menghasilkan ciri-ciri baru. Perubahan ini kemudian diwariskan kepada keturunan berikutnya dan semakin bertransformasi lebih jauh seiring dengan berjalannya waktu yang menghasilkan makhluk yang lebih berkembang (maju) dimana manusia adalah bentuk tertingginya. Inilah teori Darwin.

When were zakah payable?

zakat_0 Question:

Assalam Alakum, I have been advised that zakah is only payable on money that has been with you for 1 year (i.e. not accumulated during the year). Please advise is that correct. Thank you.

Answer:

Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

7 General guidelines to raise our children Islamically

muslimfamilyAllah Almighty has entrusted parents with their children. Parents bear the responsibility to raise up their children in the Islamic way. If they do that they will be blessed in this life and in the Hereafter, and if they don't, they will get bad result during their life and in the Hereafter.
That is why Islam has ordered parents to take care of their children and to bring them up according to the Islamic manners.

Men and women, fathers and mothers share the responsibility to raise up, educate, and build the new generation in the correct method and the right way.

Mengobati penyakit dengan Al-Qur'an dan As-Sunnah

"Dan Kami turunkan dari Al-Qur'an sesuatu yang menjadi penawar dan rahmat." (Qs. Al-Isra` ayat 82)

Jika kita mengkaji Al-Qur`an lebih dalam, kita akan menemukan bahwa Al-Qur`an telah menyebutkan dengan gamblang berbagai masalah penting yang sangat berguna bagi manusia dalam menjaga kesehatan tubuh dan menyembuhkannya. Al-Qur`an juga menyebutkan berbagai pemecahan tentang halal dan haramnya makanan atau minuman yang kita konsumsi, sehingga tubuh kita senantiasa sehat dan selamat dari penyakit saat kita mengikuti petunjuk Al-Qur`an dalam hal makan dan minum itu.

Pregnant woman due to a case of rape abort her fetus

fetus Question:

Salaam. Should a pregnant woman due to a case of rape abort her fetus whether before 120 or after? Please clarify for us this ruling and is it true?

Answer:


Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.