RESOURCES FOR UNDERSTANDING ISLAM

This is essential for any Bible believing
Christian who wants to understand
how Muslims think.

You need to read some of the Web
sources, for they reflect the soulish
and zealous side of Islam today.

• Description of Prayer (Salaat)

• Benefits of Prayer

• Prayer Times for anywhere in the world
• Date Converter for Hijra Dates
• Page on Moon sighting
• Qibla Direction--The Mathematical Basis

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Signs of Day of Judgment
and Life After Death

• Signs Before the Day of Judgement

  • Signs of the Last Hour
  • IBN KATHIR'S THE SIGNS BEFORE THE DAY OF JUDGMENT
  • THE APPEARANCE OF GOG AND MAGOG
  • Jesus Will Descend at the End of Time
  • Al-Mahdi, Muhammad ibn Abdullah and a Caliphate that Follows the Guidance of the Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam
  • Muslims' Victories Before the Dajjal's Appearance
  • Signs of the Appearance of the Dajjal and His Destruction
  • Sign of the Hour: Financial Income From Doubtful Sources
  • Sign of the Hour: Greeting 'Salaam' is Limited to Known Only
  • Sign of the Hour: Appearance of Tyrants and Their Oppressive Sheriffs
  • Sign of the Hour: Excessive Use of Musical Instruments
  • 50 Signs of the Day of Judgment From the Words of Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam) By Dr. Suhaib Hasan
• Paradise and Hellfire

  • al-Jannah wa an-Naar (Paradise and Hellfire) In The Light of the Qur'aan and Sunnah Based on the Book by Dr. Umar Sulaiman al-Ashqar
  • Everlasting Life in Paradise by Dr. `Abdullah al-Shimemeri
  • THE GATES OF PARADISE
  • The Lowest Rank of Those in Paradise By Saeed al Qahtani
  • What are we working for?
  • The Way to Paradise is Very Hard by By Dr. `Umar Al-Ashqar
  • The Least Torture for Those in the Hell By Saeed al Qahtani
  • The Evil Deeds that Lead one to Hell By Dr. `Umar Al-Ashqar
  • The Highest Position in Paradise By Dr. `Umar Al-Ashqar
• Death

  • Life after Death -WAMY Series
  • Closer and closer comes the Reckoning..
  • What Happens in the Grave?
  • The First Night In The Grave
  • The Faculty of hearing of the Dead
  • Benefitting the Dead
  • The Islamic Will
  • On Death by Abu Bilal Mustafa al-Kanadi
  • Seize the Day, Tomorrow is not Yours
  • The Islamic Laws of Inheritance By Dr. A. Hussain
  • The Life of this World is Fleeting Enjoyment By Imam Ibn Kathir
  • Illustrated Janazah guide

• Fasting and Ramadhan

  • 70 Issues Related to Fasting by Mohammad S. Al-Monajjid (Arabic)
  • Ramadan and Fasting
  • The Rulings of Ramadan
  • Establishing Ramadhan and Other Islamic Dates
  • Important Lessons to Learn From Ramadaan
  • Ramadan - Month of the Qur'an
  • The Inner Secrets of Fasting
  • How to Seek Laylatul-Qadr-
  • Itikaaf
  • The virtue of the last ten days of Ramadaan and Laylat al-Qadr
  • Repentance In Ramadhan
  • Reciting the Quran in Ramadhan
  • The Wisdom Behind Ramadaan
  • Spreading the Good News of Ramadaan
  • LAYLAT UL-QADR
  • Ramadan Calls For The Preservation Of Time
  • Ramadan: The Month of Mercy to Muslims
  • The Salaf In Ramadaan
  • Reaping the Benefits of Ramadhan by Ali Al-Timimi
  • The Virtues of the Night of Al-Qadr
  • Sunnahs Neglected in Ramadaan by Imaam Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen Al-Albaanee
  • How the Prophet Fasted In Ramadaan
• Hajj

  • Hajj and Umrah from A to Z by Mamdouh N. Mohamed (Part II)
  • Some Lessons From the Prophet's Farewell Pilgrimage
  • The Call of Ibrahim By Muhammad Al-Shareef
  • The Story of Ibrahim's Sacrifice
  • The Best Days in the World
  • How to Perform the Rituals of Hajj and Umrah by Shaikh Muhammad As-Salih Al-Uthaimeen
  • Manaasik ul-Hajj wal-Umrah The Rites of Hajj and Umrah by Shaikh Naasir ud-Deen al-Albaanee
  • Is The Black Stone an Idol- Is Pilgrimage A Pagan Rite-
  • Islaam.com Hajj Page
  • So That Our Hajj May Be Accepted By Shaykh Faysal bin `Ali Al-Ba`dani
  • Fiqh for Women in Hajj by Muhammad Alshareef
  • Advice and Guidelines for those Performing Hajj
  • Superior Days For Righteous Deeds
• Zakat

  • Zakat Resource Page
  • Zakaah al-Fitr by Shaikh Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
  • The Payment of Zakaatul-Fitr in Money by Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saaleh Al-Uthaymeen
  • Zakat Calculation and Information
  • The Prophet's Guidance in Giving out the Zakaat-ul-Fitr
• Eid

  • Rulings of Udhiyah (Sacrifice)
  • Celebrations In Islam. This is a QSS publication compiled by Muhammad al-Jibaaly and edited by Abu Khaliyl
  • Eed Celebrations
  • Eid Greetings
  • Some Aspects of `Eed - Islamic Celebration
  • The Excellence of Friday - by al-Imaam Ibn ul Qayyim
  • Ahkaam AL-Eid
• The Milaad - A Caution Against Innovation by Sheikh `Abdul `Aziz bin `Abdullaah bin Baaz
• To You Be Your Celebrations, And To Me Mine
• Thirteen Blessed Days by Muhammad al-Jibaly
• The Yearly Celebration of the Night of Isra' and Mi`raj by Shaykh `Abdul `Aziz ibn Baz
• Celebrating Non-Muslim Holidays
• First Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah: Days of Virtue And Righteous Deeds By Jimas
• Ruling on celebrating the middle of Sha'baan
• Virtues of Muharram & Aashooraa
• The month of Sha’baan
• The month of Rajab
• On Giving Christmas Greetings

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Women, Family, and Marriage

• Articles by Prof. Abdur Rahman I. Doi
• Women in the Quran and the Sunna
• Women in Society
• Marriage
• The Etiquettes of Marriage & Wedding by Sheikh Muhammad Naasirudden al-Albaani
• Women of Paradise
• Women of Paradise:Asmaa' bint Abi Bakr
• What is Hijab
• Some advice from one Muslim woman to another
• The Virtues of Hijab
• The Obligatory Conditions For An Islamic Hijab
• Why Two Women Witnesses?
• Fatawas Regarding Women by Sh. Bin Baz and Other Scholars
• Muslim Woman's Dress by Sheikh Nassir-uddeen al-Albani
• Causes [of Nushooz] That Can Be Traced Back to the Husband Himself or His Friends
  by Dr. Salih as-Sadlan
• How A Pearl Protects Itself, A Khutbah for the Muslim Women by Muhammad Alshareef
• My Mother! My Best Friend! by Muhammad Alshareef
• Women in Dawah
• Equality of Men and Women in all Three Levels of Islam By Shaykh `Abdul Rahman `Abdul Khaliq
• Rulings on marriage
• Rulings on divorce and connected matters in the Qur’aan
• Checking on married daughter and her husband
• Sleep disturbances in children
• Women are working
• Fear Allaah and treat your children fairly
• The Ideal Muslimah
• Why Do I Wear Hijab?
• The Muslim Woman And Her Husband
• The Young Marriage of 'Aishah (radiallahu 'anhaa)
• The Qur'aan and Sunnah On Parents
• Love Your Parents  
• Watch Out for The Arrow
• The Rights of Relatives - Sheikh al-Uthaymeen
• Weddings- A Time to Thank Allah - Muhammad ash-Shareef

• PARENTS & CHILDREN , WHOSE RIGHTS ?
• Parents Rights ... What Kind of Rights Are They?
• What Does Obeying The Parents Mean?
• Behavior Towards Non-Muslim Parent
• What Every Child Should Know
• Disobeying The Parents Is A Grave Matter

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Muslim Character

• Care in Building Characteristics of the Believers by Sh. Ahmad Fareed
• The Acceptance of Good Deeds by Hussein al-Awaysha
• Desertion and Abandonment of Muslims by Aa`id `Abdullah al-Qarnee
• Plentiful Charity - A Characteristic of the Salaf
• Human Being Has a Great Capacity for Self-Delusions by al-Imaam Ibn ul Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
• On the Ways of Satan in Leading Humans Astray! by al-Imaam Ibn ul Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
• 40 Hadith on the Islamic Personality
• DIRECTIONS TO GIVING NASEEHAH
• Islamic (Rabbaani) Growth And Development Compiled by Abu Abdirrahman Muhammad Moataz al-Hallak
• The Moral System of Islam
• Human Rights in Islam
• ISLAMIC MANNERISMS SERIES by Jawad Ahmed
• The Rank of Al-Ishfaaq
• Preserving the Usool By Shaikh Muhammad bin Saalih al-Uthaimeen
• Muslim Character by Muhammad Al-Ghazali
• Seeking Knowledge and One's Intentions by Shaikh Saaleh Ibn Abdul-Azeez Aal Shaikh
• Al-Wassiyat-us-Sughrah (The concise Legacy) by Ibn Taymiyyah
• Strangeness and the Strangers
• Shakawa Wa Hulool - Problems & Solutions by Sheikh Mohammad S. Al-Monajjid
• The Acceptable Action From Hussain Al-Awaa'ishah's "Kitaab ul-Ikhlaas
• The Great Virtue of Lowering the Gaze by Imaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
• Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil - By Imaam Al-Bayhaqi
• Commanding the Evil and Preventing the Good by Shaykh `Aa'id al-Qarnee
• Requirements of the Journey By Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
• Living Islaam Daily Shaykh Husayn al-Awaaishah
• The Way To Happiness
• Truthfulness By Shaykh Salman al-`Awdah
• Al-Istighfaar (Seeking Forgiveness) By Imam Ibn Taymiyyah
• The People of Bliss By Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
• Station of Toma'aneenah (tranquillity) by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
• Dishonouring Others By Imam Ibn Taymiyyah
• Love, Fear, and Hope
• Striving in Worship
• Turning away from the faults and shortcomings of others
• Tests for the Believers
• Principles of Forbidding Evil by Salim Bahnasawi
• Salvation Lies Between Fear and Hope By Imam Ali Ibn Abi al `Izz al Hanafi
• 30 Signs of the Hypocrites By Shaykh `Aa'id Abdullah al-Qarnee
• Explanation of the hadeeth- “Anyone who possesses a speck of Pride in his heart will not enter Paradise”
• The Disease Of Envy
• The Muslim Is Easy-Going In His Business Dealings
• Sign Of The Hypocrites- Causing Mischief Whilst Claiming to Establish Peace
• The Dead Heart and Weak Iman
  • ibn al-Qayyims 'ad-Daa`u wa ad-Dwaa`u' (the Ailment and the Cure)
    • Chapters 1-6
    • Chapter 12
  • I Want to Fight My Soul So What Is The Way?
  • Dead Hearts by Ibn ul Qayyim
  • WHY OUR SUPPLICATIONS ARE NOT ANSWERED
  • The Keys to the Life of the Heart
  • Seeking Knowledge - a Cure for Weak Iman
  • The Tree of Iman by Dawud Adib
  • The Hardness of the Heart by ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
  • Remembering the Destination of mankind in the Hereafter - a Cure for Weak Iman by Ibn ul Qayyim
  • Types of Diseases That Attack the Heart and Their Cure By Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
  • The Weakness of Faith - Its Symtoms - Causes & Cure by Mohammad S. Al-Monajjid
    • The Reality of Faith
    • Thinking about and trying to understand the meanings of the Qur'an
    • Feeling Allah's Might, by knowing His Names and Attributes and studying their meanings
  • The Hardening of the Heart [Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5] By Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
• Sincerity
  • Sincerity and Sincere Advice by al-Imaam an-Nawawee
  • HOW DOES ONE ATTAIN SINCERITY by ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
  • Humbleness By Shaykh Salman al-`Awdah
  • The Station of Al-Khawf by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
  • IKHLAAS - The Things Which Shaytaan Flees From
  • How Might One Obtain Ikhlaas by Ibn ul Qayyim
• Sin
  • Prohibitions that are taken too lightly by Mohammad S. Al-Monajjid
  • The Effects of Sin from Al-Jawaab al-Kaafi of Ibn Al-Qayyim
  • The major sins (a brief summary of Kabair by ad-Dahabi)
  • A Warning about Shaytaan and His Plans
  • On Being Pleased When Sin is Widespread By Shaykh `Abdul Rahman `Abdul Khaliq
  • FALLING INTO SIN
  • The Heart's Captivation and Imprisonment by Sin
• Stress, Worries, and Grief
  • The Prophet's Guidance on Recovery from the Affliction of Distress and Grief
  • Dealing with Worries and Stress by Mohammad S. Al-Monajjid
• The Tongue (Backbiting, Gossip, Pointless Talk)
  • Hold That Tongue by Muhammed Al-Shareef
  • "The Many Dangers of the Tongue" compiled by Imraan Hussein
  • How to Stop Gossip
  • The Virtue of Speaking Up For a Muslim in His Absence and Opposing Ghibah
  • Turning Away From Pointless Talk
  • The Sign of Excellence in Islam by Shaykh Nathim Sultan
  • Gossip
• Repentance
  • Repentance
  • I would like to repent, But!
  • The State of Repentance by Imaam Ibn ul Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
  • Repentance
• Intention
• The Intention is the foundation of every action
• Correctness and Intention
• The Purification of the Soul
• SINCERITY
• THE NATURE OF INTENTION
• TYPES OF HEART
• Symptoms Of the Heart's Sickness & Signs of Its Health
• The Four Poisons Of The Heart
• Remembrance of Allah & Recitation of the Qur'an
• Seeking Allah's Forgiveness
• Fitrah
  • Shaving The Beard: A Modern Effeminacy
  • Maintaining the Characteristics of the Fitrah

• Seize the Day, Tomorrow is not Yours
• Mus'ab ibn 'Umair - The First Envoy of Islam
• Ikrimah ibn Abu Jahl: The Avowed Enemy - The Devout Mujahid
• The Sahabat: What made these stars shine so brightly? by Mahvash Chaudhri
• The Rightly Guided Caliphs
• Abbad ibn Bishr
• Julaybib (R) - A Short Biography
• Abu Dujaana - The Red-Banded Warrior
• A Letter of Admonition From Abu-d-Dardaa' radiyallaahu `anhu
• The Prophet's sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam Advice to Mu`aadh ibn Jabal
  from Sharh Riyaadh as-Saaliheen by Sh. Ibn `Uthaymeen
• The Khutbah of Umar Bin Abdul Azeez
• Umar ibn Abdil Aziz
• Quotes From the Salaf By Abdul Malik Al-Qasim
• Letters of Ibn Taymeeyah From Prison
• The Ten Who Were Given Glad Tidings of Paradise By Dr. `Umar Al-Ashqar
• Companions of The Prophet

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The Methodology of Giving Dawah

• 21 questions: Swift & Logical replies to common questions about Islam
  Prepared by Muhammad Alshareef
• How Does a Learned Person Call to Allah? by Ibn ul Qayyim
• The Methodology of the Prophets In Calling To Allaah
• Individual Da'wah by Mustafa Mashoor
• The Fundamentals of Da`wah By Dawood Adib.
• Da`wah - An Obligation
• The Necessity of Putting Fundamentals in Order
• Da`wah Priorities in the Qur'aan
• Da`wah Priorities in the Sunnah
• Illuminating the Way - Priorities in Calling to the Message
• One Hour a Day
• Inviting to Allaah and the Qualities of a Preacher by Shaikh Bin Baaz
• Obligation of a Muslim Towards a Disbeliever
• The Necessity of Putting the Fundamentals in Order by Shaykh Salman al-`Awdah
• Warnings to the Daa'ee by Shaikh Bin Baaz
• From "Moral Code of the Daa`iya" - by Sh. Salmaan al-`Awdah

  • Patience
  • Compassion
  • Ambition
  • A Muslim and a Daa'iya
  • Truthfulness
  • Perfecting Moral Integrity
  • Moral Character of the Daa`iya (Conclusion)
  • Humbleness
• Style and Content
• Callers to Allah: Ibraheem and Nuh (`alayhim as-salam) By Shaykh Saalih as-Sadlaan
• Informed Talk By Shaykh Muhammad Al-`Abdah
• What is the Conflict About? By Shaykh Salman al-`Awdah
• Shaamah (Distinctive Feature That Accentuates Beauty) By Shaykh Muhammad Al-`Abdah
• Using Media for Giving Da`wah
• What And Who Determines If A Certain Action Serves The Best Interest Of The Dawah-
• Five Premises, Five Means and Five Results of the Islamic Propagation
  by Shaykh `Aa'id Abdullah al-Qarnee
• Majmu'at Rasayil Al-Imam Al-Shaheed Hassan Al-Banna
• Individual Da'wah by Mustafa Mashoor

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Jihad

• Jihad in the Quran and Sunnah by SHEIKH ABDULLAH BIN MUHAMMAD BIN HUMAID
• The Right to Judge by Sayyid Qutb
• Paving the Way by Sayyid Qutb
• The World's Bravest People By Muhammad Alshareef
• The Help of Allah and His Victory from Adwaa al-Bayaan by `Allaamah Muhammad al-Ameen ash-Shanqeetee
• The Reasons for Victory
• Jihad by Hasan Al-Banna
• Causes of Victory and Defeat

• The Islamic Verdict on Hijacking and Kidnapping

• The Islamic Verdict on Suicide Bombings
  

• September 11, 2001 attacks - Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi Condemns Attacks Against Civilians
  and Statement of Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia
• Islam - A Religion of Terror?- The truth about Jihad, suicide bombings, terrorism, and the media

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Fatwas and Questions/Answers

• Fiqh-us-Sunnah by Sayyid Sabiq
• The Lawful And The Prohibited In ISLAM by Sh. Qaradawi--
  Note: Use this guide to the weak hadeeth when reading this book
• Islam-Question and Answer:
  Get your questions on Islam answered by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
• Fatawas by Sh. Bin Baz and Other Scholars
• Q & A with Sh. Albani
• FATAWA FROM ALJUMUAH MAGAZINE
• Articulating the Intention by Imaam Ibn Taymiyyah
• Fatwaa on Unification of Religions
• Matha Taf'al - What to do in certain Situations by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
• Muharamaat - Prohibitions by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
• Residing in Land of Unbelievers
  Fatawa by Sh. Muhammad Taqi al-Uthmani and Sh. Muhammad ibn Salih al-`Uthaimeen
• Music and Singing in the Light of the Quran and Sunnah by Abu Bilal Mustafa Al-Kanadi
• Fatwa Online - Questions answered by Ibn Baz, Ibn Fowzaan, etc.
• Ruling on Celebrating Valentine's Day By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-`Uthaymeen

• The Ruling on the Television - Shaykh Muhammad Naasir Ud-Deen al-Albaanee

• The Islamic Laws of Inheritance By Dr. A. Hussain

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Comparative Religion

• Bible / Torah
• What is the sign of Jonah?
• Let the Bible Speak
• Corruption of the Torah
• What the Bible Says about Muhammad(pbuh)
• The Truth About The Original Sin by Dr. Abdallah H. Al-Kahtany
• Is The Bible GOD'S Word (AHMED DEEDAT)
• Who Owns the Old Testament
• Is the Bible God's Word?
• What is His Name?
• Who Moved the Stone?
• 50,000 Errors in the Bible
• The Bible Led Me to Islam
• Examining The Bible
• The Bible ... a closer look
• A List of Biblical Contradictions

• The Muslim View of the Ascension of Jesus

• THE TRUE MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST Dr.bilal philips
• The Ultimate Test of Jesus
• Did Jesus and Isaiah PROPHESY the coming of MUHAMMAD?
• The God That Never Was
• Christ in Islam
• RESURRECTION OR RESUSCITATION?
• The Truth About Jesus by Dr. Maneh Al-Johani
• What Did Jesus Really Say?
• Mary & Jesus in Quran
• The reality of Jesus 
• What is his name? by Ahmed Deedat
• MUHAMMED (PBUH) THE NATURAL SUCCESSOR TO CHRIST (PBUH)
• CRUCIFIXION OR CRUCI-FICTION
• Some Thoughts on the 'Proofs' of the Alleged Divinity of Jesus by Dr. Gary Miller
• The Descent of Jesus near the End of Time -
  The correct beliefs regarding the return of Prophet Jesus

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Misc. Pamphlets

• Unity & Politics
  • The Reason for the Weakness of the Muslims and the Path Towards Restoring their Honour
  • A Principle Concerning Unity and Splitting - the reason for this and their resultant effects - by Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah
  • The Criterion between the Allies of the Merciful and Allies of the Devil
  • The Evils of Nationalism by Sh. Abdul-Aziz bin Baaz
  • Unity Among Western Muslim Communities by Dr. Ja`far Shaikh Idris
  • The Bonds of Faith Are the Bases of the Links Between Men By Dr. Akram Diya Al-Umari
  • Separation Of Church And State By Dr. Ja`far Sheikh Idris
  • If you separate them, you can break them one by one
  • Be in agreement and not in dispute
• The Future Is For Islam By Prof. Muhammad Qutb
• The Future Is For Islam By Sh. M. Al-Albani
• Shaykh al-Hudhayfee's Khutbah
• Islamic ruling on Homosexuality
• Contemplation from Sharh Riyaadh as-Saaliheen by Sh. Ibn `Uthaymeen
• The Real Obstacle by Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
• Witness Unto Mankind by Sayyid Abul Al'a Maududi
• CREATION IS IN NEED OF ALLAH
• Milestones by Sayyid Qutb
• Smoking: A Social Poison
• The Other Side of Sufism
• Abusing the word "Islam"
• AL WALA' WAL BARA' ACCORDING TO THE AQEEDAH OF THE SALAF By Muhammad Saeed al-Qahtani
• The Muslim Khilafa
• The Fundamentals of Da`wah By Dawood Adib.
• ibn Taymiyyah
• Knowledge, the Key to Success
• The Muslim's Enthusiasm for the Deen
• The Process of Islamization by Dr. Jaafar Sheikh Idris
• Secularism and Moral Values by Dr. Ja`far Sheikh Idris
• Take Pride in Islam
• Why Should I Study? by Muhammad Al-Shareef
• The Qur'an Cares About the Environment By Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi
• Qur’anic Illumination on the Phenomenon of Sexual Deviance
• The United Colors of Islam
• Quran & The Clouds
• Islamic method of Slaughtering animals is better
• Quran & The sensory characteristic of the skin
• The Miracle of Zam Zam Water
• What Shape is the Earth
• Impartial Search For Truth, Avoiding Bias And Observing The Accepted Ethics Of Debate
  By Shaykh Saleh Abdullah bin Humaid

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Khutbahs and other short talks

• The Earthquakes By Shaykh Saalih Al-Hamraani

• What will your excuse be tomorrow before Allaah? by Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid