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Short articles and step-by-step modules, sourced and reviewed by the Dalil committee: Quran, Sunna and reference works. For a personal situation, consult your imam.
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Praying in congregation at the mosque
Twenty-seven times the reward, steps that erase sins, tightly packed rows: why praying in congregation holds such value, and how to find a mosque near you.
FamilyThe Rights of Parents: Kindness Right After Worshipping Allah
The Quran places kindness to parents right after worshipping Allah. What this means in daily life, with verses and hadiths.
FamilyMarriage in Islam and in Côte d'Ivoire
Consent, guardian, dowry, witnesses: the conditions of marriage in Islam, according to the Maliki school. And why, in Côte d'Ivoire, civil marriage remains essential.
FamilyInheritance in Islam: the shares fixed by the Quran, and why to consult
Inheritance shares are fixed by Allah in three verses of Surah An-Nisa. The verses, each person's share, a worked numerical example, the one-third rule, and what Ivorian law says.
SocietyThe neighbor: a right so strong it nearly became an inheritance
Shared courtyard, building, neighborhood: Islam gives the neighbor very strong rights. What the Quran and the Sunna say, and how to live them day to day.
SocietyCleanliness and environment: half of faith
Purify yourself, keep the street clean, plant trees, don't waste: Islam ties cleanliness to faith and nature to charity. The texts, and simple actions for the neighborhood.
SocietySolidarity: zakat, sadaqa and waqf in the neighborhood
Zakat is obligatory, sadaqa is voluntary, waqf lasts forever: three ways to help, from the simplest to the most lasting. What the texts say, and how to practice them in Côte d'Ivoire.
Islamic financeZakat in Côte d'Ivoire: the nisab for 1447-1448 and the Zakat Waqf Foundation
The nisab is set at 1,065,050 FCFA until Sha'ban 1448, by the Board of Scholars of the Zakat Waqf Foundation, supported by COSIM. Who sets the threshold, how, and how to pay one's zakat.
Islamic financeRiba: why Islam forbids usury
Permitted trade, forbidden usury: what the Quran and the Sunna say, what riba is, and why the rule protects the lender as much as the borrower.