MCCGP Podcast

Friday September 9, 2022 Safar 12, 1444   This episode on the Fiqh of prayer reviews the prostration of forgetfulness and covers the prostration of recitation (tilawa) and making up missed prayers.   Checkout the webpage for the course: http://mccgp.org/fard-ayn-certificate-course.html   The slides and notes for this class are available at: https://bit.ly/3BqFlht   Watch this episode on YouTube: h...

Friday September 9, 2022 Safar 12, 1444   Society is bombarded with messages such as 'Your truth' 'My truth,' and 'Live your truth.' We live in a time where objective reality is denied and morality is deemed relative. In this khutba we address the importance of seeking and upholding objective truth.

Wednesday September 7, 2022 Safar 10, 1444   In this episode of 'Ask The Imam', Imam Abdul Aziz addresses the following questions:   1. Abortion in Islamic law for cases of rape or incest.   2. You mentioned ‘liberation through obedience’ in your Eid Khutba. What does that mean and what are some examples?   3. How does one pray in areas of the extreme north where the prayer times are extremely lon...

Sunday September 4, 2022 Safar 7, 1444   This episode looks at Prophet's (Allah bless him and give him peace) entry into Medina proper. It also examines the meaning of the name Medina and the other names given to this 'City of Light,' and some of the virtues of Medina. Finally, it discusses how the Prophet's residence was chosen and the great reverence of the Companions for the Prophet (Allah bles...

Friday September 2, 2022 Safar 5, 1444   This eighth session of Module Five (Fiqh of Prayers) covers the Witr prayer, the prayer of the traveler, the emphasized Sunna prayers, and the 'prostration of forgetfulness'.   Checkout the webpage for the course: http://mccgp.org/fard-ayn-certificate-course.html   The slides and notes for this class are available at: https://bit.ly/3AIEQ0B   Watch this epi...

Friday September 2, 2022 Safar 5, 1444   Allah mentions time as a blessing that one must be grateful for, as well as something for which we will be accountable. In this Khutba we examine the blessings of time and how the early Muslims made the best of their time, and consider practical guidance for making the most of our time in this world.

Sunday August 28, 2022 Muharram 30, 1444   This first episode of the Medinan Period looks at Prophet's (Allah bless him and give him peace) stay in Quba and his departure and examine the very first Jumu'a sermon he gave to the Umma.

Friday August 26, 2022 Muharram 28, 1444   This seventh session of Module Five (Fiqh of Prayers) discusses the etiquettes of prayer, what invalidates the prayer, things that are disliked in the prayer, what is permissible to do in prayer, and how one breaks the prayer. Checkout the webpage for the course: http://www.mccgp.org/fard-ayn-certificate-course   The slides and notes for this class are av...

Friday August 26, 2022 Muharram 28, 1444   The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) tells us that at the end of time we will see the rise of the Ruwaybida -- shallow minded and ignorant people who position themselves as authorities. How do we recognize the Ruwaybida and avoid getting influenced by them or becoming like them?

Friday August 19, 2022 Muharram 21, 1444   Guided Choices: The Value of the Istikhara Prayer, What it Means, and How to Perform It.

Friday August 19, 2022 Muharram 21, 1444   This sixth session of Module Five (Fiqh of Prayers) discusses the Sunna actions in prayer and then takes a look at some of the practices in prayer that are differed over among scholars, such as the position of the hands, saying 'Amin' audibly, raising the hands, etc.   Checkout the webpage for the course: http://mccgp.org/fard-ayn-certificate-course.html...

Sunday August 14, 2022 Muharram 16, 1444   This final episode of the Meccan Period looks at the Hijra route of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) and Abu Bakr and at the encounters they had, as well as their arrival and stay at Quba before the grand entrance into Medina, the City of Light.

Friday August 12, 2022 Muharram 14, 1444   This fifth session of Module Five covering prayer discusses the obligations of prayer ('wajibat'), from the opening 'takbir' to the closing 'salams'.   Checkout the webpage for the course: http://mccgp.org/fard-ayn-certificate-course.html   The slides and notes for this class are available at: https://bit.ly/3QgXKm4   Watch this episode on YouTube: https:...

Friday August 12, 2022 Muharram 14, 1444   This Khutba explores the meaning of the word "Deen". What it means to be 'religious,' and the five functions of religion that must be in our lives to having purposeful lives that please Allah.

Sunday August 7, 2022 Muharram 9, 1444   This episode journeys into the Hijra narrative of the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) and looks at the first few days of the epic migration: how he and Abu Bakr left, their stay in the Thawr cave, the pursuit of Quraysh and bounty hunters, and the sacrifices of Abu Bakr to accompany the Prophet.

Friday August 5, 2022 Muharram 7, 1444   This fourth session of Module Five covering prayer discusses the remaining conditions of Salat including locating and facing the Qibla, intention for Salat, and the pillars/integrals of Salat.   Checkout the webpage for the course: http://mccgp.org/fard-ayn-certificate-course.html   The slides and notes for this class are available at: https://bit.ly/3oLhjq...

Friday August 5, 2022 Muharram 7, 1444   The Virtues of Imam Husayn (Allah be pleased with him) and the Lessons of his Struggle

Wednesday August 3, 2022 Muharram 5, 1444   In this episode of 'Ask The Imam', Imam Abdul Aziz addresses the following questions. Questions are submitted anonymously. If you wish to submit one, please go to http://mccgp.org/ask-the-imam.   Also, please donate to support this and other programs. To donate, please go to http://mccgp.org/donate   1. The rulings of hair dye.   2. Advice for adult son...

Wednesday June 27, 2022 Zul Hijja 28, 1443   Introduction to the story of the 'Seven Sleepers in the Cave' (Ashab al-Kahf).

Sunday July 31, 2022 Muharram 2, 1444   Having received the command to migrate, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) instructs the Muslims in Mecca to make their way to Yathrib. This episode takes a look at the Hijra of Suhayb al-Rumi and then the events that led to the Prophet's Hijra and the plans that were made for the trip.

Friday July 29, 2022 Zul Hijja 30, 1443   This third session of Module Five covering prayer covers what we must know concerning the Azan and Iqama and covering the body properly in prayer as a condition of it.   Checkout the webpage for the course: http://mccgp.org/fard-ayn-certificate-course.html   The slides and notes for this class are available at: https://bit.ly/3J8Jl8I   Watch the video of t...

Friday July 29, 2022 Zul-Hijja 30, 1443   As we come upon the Islamic New Year which marks the migration from Mecca to Medina, what are the lessons of the migration that apply to us?

Wednesday June 8, 2022 Zul Qa'da 8, 1443   Introduction.

Wednesday June 22, 2022 Zul Qa'da 22, 1443   Relationships b/w Suras before and after. Explanation of Verse 1. Explore meanings of verses 2-8

Sunday July 24, 2022 Zul Hijja 25, 1443   Having received the command to migrate, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) instructs the Muslims in Mecca to make their way to Yathrib. This episode takes a look at the first people to migrate and what happened with them, how the Hijra became secretive, and explores the Hijra stories of Abu Salama and his wife Umm Salama, and 'Umar b. al-Khat...