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In Medina, the Muslims were facing a scarcity of fresh and tasty water. There was only one well available, but its water was being sold at an exorbitant price. To alleviate the situation, the Prophet encouraged the wealthy companions to buy the well and promised them a reward in paradise for providing the Muslims with water to drink. Responding to the call, ^Uthman swiftly purchased the well and made it accessible to the Muslims. Priceless drops: the value of water from the sole Well God authorised Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his companions to emigrate from Mecca to Medina the Illuminated. Up…

Among the most famous issues that were confirmed about ‘Ibnu Taymiyyah by the reporting of the scholars contemporary to him and others who came after them, are his prohibiting the tawassul by the ‘ anbiya’ and salihun (righteous Muslims) after their death and in their absence while alive and tabarruk by them and their traces, and his prohibiting to visit the grave of the Prophet, ﷺ, for the purpose of tabarruk.

The Prophet ﷺ did not exclude any specific day for visiting graves. Lady ^A’ishah, may Allah accept her deeds, said that whenever it was her night, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would go out towards the end of the night to visit Al-Baqi^ (cemetery).

During the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when a man would say to his wife, 'You are divorced the battah', they intended by "battah" to emphasise a single divorce. It was regarded as one divorce unless the intention was to mean three. This practice continued during the time of ‘Abu Bakr and in the early caliphate of ^Umar. However, over time, the usage among the people evolved, and they began saying, 'You are divorced the battah', to signify three divorces.

The Holy City of Jerusalem has been, and will continue to be, the Arab capital of our beloved Palestine and one of the most revered cities in Islam.