Sheikh Abu taubah gives short biographies of three great American leaders and activists who recently passed away -- Assata Shakur, Talib Abdurrashid, and Jameel al-Amin -- and connects their lives to our responsibilities as Muslims in the West.More

Sheikh Abu taubah explains chapter 11.3 (conditions of imamate in salah) through 11.5b (praying multiple prayers in the masjid) of the classic Maliki text, ar-Risalah of ibn Abi Zaid al Qayrawaani. Topics include the nature of fiqh as therapy, the position of various people in the salah, and the role of the imam.More

Sheikh Abu taubah explains chapter 11.1 (conditions of imamate in salah) through 11.3c (only one group prayer) of the classic Maliki text, ar-Risalah of ibn Abi Zaid al Qayrawaani. Topics include consistency and sincerity and praying behind an imam praying a different salah from you.More

Sheikh Abu taubah explains chapter 10.11k (Praying witr late) through 11.1e (conditions of being the imam) of the classic Maliki text, ar-Risalah of ibn Abi Zaid al Qayrawaani. Topics include how to make up witr if you missed it, tahiyyat al masjid (prayer for greeting the mosque), women leading salat, and the excellence of growing the hair for men.More

Sheikh Abu taubah explains the poem "A String of Pearls" by Imam al-Bukhari, a poem on the aqeedah (creed) of a Muslim. More

Sheikh Abu taubah explains chapter 10.7b (maghreb salat nafila) through 10.11j (oversleeping) of the classic Maliki text, ar-Risalah of ibn Abi Zaid al Qayrawaani. Topics include the description of isha, tahajjud (night prayer), and witr, and some rulings surrounding witr.More

Sheikh Abu taubah explains chapter 10.3h (tasleem) through 10.7b (maghreb salah) of the classic Maliki text, ar-Risalah of ibn Abi Zaid al Qayrawaani. Topics include the tasleem, the length of recitation in various salah, and the sunnah (nafilah or voluntary) salah.More

Sheikh Abu taubah explains chapter 10.1t (qunut) through 10.3h (tasleem) of the classic Maliki text, ar-Risalah of ibn Abi Zaid al Qayrawaani. Topics include the tashahhud, sitting positions in salah, the qunut, and the tasleem.More

Sheikh Abu taubah explains chapter 10.1n (sujud) through 10.1t (qunut) of the classic Maliki text, ar-Risalah of ibn Abi Zaid al Qayrawaani. Topics include sujud, coming from from sujud, and the difference between a text and a scholar's assumption,More

Sheikh Abu taubah continues to explain chapter 10.1n (sujud) of the classic Maliki text, ar-Risalah of ibn Abi Zaid al Qayrawaani. Topics include the posture and remembrances in sujood or prostration in salah and some subtle mistakes in the present day.More