The Muslim Voice, Nigeria

Is feeling proud of one’s religion a kind of blameworthy pride?

Question Is there anything wrong with a person feeling proud of his religion or feeling proud of a person who does something good? Because we know that pride in the heart is something bad. Answer Praise be to Allaah. Firstly: Read more…

The rights of one Muslim over another include those that are obligatory and those that are mustahabb

Question We know the hadeeth of the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) about the rights of one Muslim over another. My question is: Will we be sinning if we do not fulfil one of these rights Read more…

His heart does not feel humble when he hears Qur’aan but he is moved by nasheed

Question When I hear the Qur’aan or read it, I am not moved by hearing it and my heart is not stirred and does not feel humble, whereas sometimes when I listen to nasheed I am moved deeply. What is Read more…

She adheres to the Sunnah and is being accused of being a fanatic, and she wants advice

Question I was a born muslim but other than praying i was ignorant of all the things now by the blessings of allah my eyes have open and i have started acting according to quraan and sunnah to my best Read more…

Enthusiasm when one first repents, followed by slackening off

Question When a person repents, he makes a vigorous start and says, “The Shaytaan is telling me to slow down,” so he does more acts of worship. Then his enthusiasm cools down, and he says, “Allaah does not burden any Read more…

The Islamic life is the best life, but sometimes I feel as if I cannot continue along this path

Question The Islamic life is the best life that a person could live, but sometimes things get so difficult that I feel that I have no hope of carrying on. Answer Praise be to Allaah. You have done well by Read more…

Different kinds of humility

Question I suffer from an inclination to be arrogant towards people and to feel superior towards them, and I would like to be humble. I hope that you can tell me something about the virtues of humility and its various Read more…

Between hypocrisy and politeness

Question 1. I would like to know the dividing line between hypocrisy and courtesy, because in many cases I feel that there is some two-facedness in people’s behaviour and dealings, based on their interests and whims and desires, and it Read more…

Ruling on disputes and the virtue of reconciling between two disputing parties

Question In our class we have two classmates who were not speaking to one another during Ramadaan, and they have been like that for a long time. My relationship with them is not strong, but I want to reconcile between Read more…