Food Manners
Some Ahadith are presented here on Food Manners in general. Excessive Eating: عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ...
Forbidden Gains and assisting an evil government
The ‘Ill-gotten’ gains will have detrimental effects not only on its earner but also on all those who consume or...
Forgiveness and Kindness
Summary: Prophet-saww said: And from the honourable manners is that the man pardons the one who is unjust to him,...
Forming Government, Selecting a Leader
Summary: Forming government and/or selecting a leader is beyond the capability of ordinary people, if one votes for a leader...
Friends and Friendship
Introduction: Good friends are an asset. Amir-ul-Momineen-asws says: Unfortunate is the one who cannot gain a few sincere friends during...
From Deeds, only Pure ones are Accepted
Allah-azwj Accepts only what is purely performed for Him-azwj; nothing from the showing-off ascends to the Heavens and is returned...
Funeral Rituals and Women and their presence in a Graveyard
Summary: Some Muslim sects are totally against women visiting graveyards, for example women cannot enter into the famous graveyard of...
Gambling and Games of Chance
Gambling is forbidden in Islam (i.e., Quran Verses 2:219, 4:30, 5:3). Some believers conveniently exclude from gambling horse racing, lotteries,...
Gatherings to join or avoid
Imam Ali-asws says: It is pleasure and hatred which gather the people, and the she-camel of Samood was hamstrung by...
Generosity and its Scope
The limits of generosity are to remain within the limits imposed by Allah-azwj, e.g., مع، معاني الأخبار أَبِي عَنْ سَعْدٍ...
Getting an Answer from the Imam-ajfj
One can get answers to his questions from the Divine Imam who is in occultation, see for example some Ahadith:...
Ghadeer e Khum
Summary: The event of Ghadeer e Khum took place after the completion of farewell Hajj in 10 A.H. (It has...
Ghair Allah-Who are and Who aren’t
Summary: The word ‘لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ’ has been used in the Holy Quran approximately seven times (2:173, 5:3, 6.14, 6:145, 6:164,...
Ghulu-Ghali (Fabrication) and Taqseer-Muqassir (Ignorance)
Summary: This a very delicate and complex topic, the intention of writing is to prepare ourselves to stay clear of...
Ghusal-Bathing
Summary: We clean ourselves with water on regular basis both for comfort and for a healthy life-style – this is...
Good Manners
The 6th Imam said; The most perfect of the ‘Momineen’ (Believers) in Emān is the best of them in manners....
Good Relationships Avert Death
Death has a fixed time, but in Ahadith we find that Allah-azwj may delay it due to one’s maintaining kinship...
Graves and Domes over Holy Graves
Summary: These days, the media has taken over almost all our affairs including religion, as we are so busy in...
Greeting Etiquettes in Islam
Summary: Greeting etiquettes keep on changing with the norms of modern-day life style. Here, a brief overview of the Islamic...
Grieving and rejoicing in the love of Ahl Al-Bayt-asws
Rejoicing sometimes gets mixed-up with those actions which are abhorred by God, therefore celebrations become unholy, Pleasure of God is...
