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Gheebah (Backbiting) - The Major Sin (Kabira) That Da'wah Carriers Can Fall Into

﷽ The carriers of the Islamic Da'wah usually refrain from the major sins ( Kaba'ir ) as they endeavor to ensure that their mentalities and dispositions are in line with the Islamic creed. The Kaba'ir are grave sins which are not easily forgiven. Allah (swt) says:   إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَنُدْخِلْكُمْ مُدْخَلًا كَرِيمًا   "If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble entrance [into Paradise]." [TMQ An-Nisa: 31] And He (swt) says: الَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَائِرَ الْإِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ إِلَّا اللَّمَمَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنْشَأَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنْتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ فَلَا تُزَكُّوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقَى "Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in

Q&A – The Hukm regarding paying Zakah on Crops, Fruits, Livestock & Trading Goods

Question:-  What is the Hukm regarding paying Zakah on crops, fruits, livestock and trading goods. Is Zakah applicable on these items? And where can i find more details about this subject and is this from the adopted matters? Answer:-  Firstly, Zakah is applicable on the mentioned matters and this subject is from the adopted matters. This subject is discussed in detail in the Adopted Book –  AlAmwal fee Dawlatil Khilafah – Funds in the Khilafah state , by Shekh Abdul Qadeem Zalloum, the following is the Quote from the book on page 124: Zakat is obliged upon the man, woman, child and insane person due to the general form of the sound Ahadith that oblige Zakat without restriction. Amru bin Shu’aib narrated from his father from his grandfather he said: “The Prophet preached to the people and said: ‘Verily, whoever has charge over an orphan with wealth then let him invest it. He should not leave it to be eaten by Sadaqah.’” From Anas (in a Marfu’ narration): “Trade in the o

The reality of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and the shari’ah rule regarding them

The following is the translation of an Ijtihad by Ustadh Abu Khaled al-Hejazi, please refer to the Arabic original for exact meanings. Today, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are proposed as alternate currency models compared to the traditional currencies such as the Dollar, Riyal and euro, albeit there are some fundamental differences between the two and the most important being that cryptocurrencies are a digital currency that exist only on the Internet without having a physical or tangible existence to it. In addition to this there is no centralized organization that issues the currency and there is no real world asset that backs these currencies. The users of these currencies can purchase the currencies through Cryptocurrency exchange websites on the internet and they can also convert these currencies back into traditional currencies. Who issues cryptocurrencies? Contrary to traditional currencies which are generally backed by assets such as gold or by other stronger