By Mawlana Qari Abdullah Saleem Masjid Namira at Mount Arafat – Photo Mustafa Ozer AFP Getty Images Concerning the different rituals of worship of Salat and fasting in Islam, one may not be made to depend on the other. Similarly, Eid-ul-Adha and Hajj are two separate rituals of worship not dependent upon each other. […]
Concerning the Dates of Eid al-Adha and Hajj
June 27, 2013 By
By Mawlana Qari Abdullah Saleem Masjid Namira at Mount Arafat – Photo Mustafa Ozer AFP Getty Images Concerning the different rituals of worship of Salat and fasting in Islam, one may not be made to depend on the other. Similarly, Eid-ul-Adha and Hajj are two separate rituals of worship not dependent upon each other. […]
Is the Friday Prayer Obligatory After the Eid Prayer?
June 27, 2013 By
By ‘Allamah Ibn Rushd al-Qurtubi Translated by Shaykh Hamzah Wald Maqbul A Translation From the Bidayat al-Mujtahid of Ibn Rushd al-Hafid al-Qurtubi, An Authoritative Manual on the Fiqh of the Four Madhhabs and the People of the Sunnah. [The people of knowledge] have differed about [what to do] when the ʿid and the Friday fall on the same […]
Accountability for the Things We Do Not Know
June 27, 2013 By
Answered by Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Question: Are we accountable for the things which we do not know, for example if there is a fault in our prayer or an fiqh issue? Will we be accountable for these things? Answer: Assalamu alaykum. In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful. It is necessary for every Muslim […]
Concerning the Dates of Eid al-Adha and Hajj
June 4, 2013 By
By Mawlana Qari Abdullah Saleem Concerning the different rituals of worship of Salat and fasting in Islam, one may not be made to depend on the other. Similarly, Eid-ul-Adha and Hajj are two separate rituals of worship not dependent upon each other. 1. Looking at the history of the prescription of the two rituals, Hajj […]
Warnings Regarding Misappropriation of Property
June 1, 2013 By
Mawlana Muhammad Manzoor Nu’mani Translated by Mohammad Asif Kidwai M.A., Ph.D If an article is bought from someone on a price, it is called Ba’i and Shira (buying and selling), in the special usage of the Shari’ah; if it is made use of on payment of a hire or rent, it is called Ijra; and […]
Warnings Regarding Misappropriation of Property
June 1, 2013 By
Mawlana Muhammad Manzoor Nu’mani Translated by Mohammad Asif Kidwai M.A., Ph.D If an article is bought from someone on a price, it is called Ba’i and Shira (buying and selling), in the special usage of the Shari’ah; if it is made use of on payment of a hire or rent, it is called Ijra; and […]
A Quick Look at Some of the Usool of Imam Abu Hanifah
June 1, 2013 By
Condensed from Ta’neeb ul-Khateeb of Shaykh Zahid Al-Kawthari Prepared by Mawlana Muhammad Karolia It is quite common these days to hear people criticizing Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah because “he doesn’t practice on the Hadith of Bukhari that…”. Such people don’t realise that due to his high level of Taqwa, it is impossible that Imam Abu […]
