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Which way to pray
Our Prophet ( SAW) said, “Pray as you see me pray “.
Some people hold their arms against their sides during prayer. Continue reading
Posted in Salat - Prayer, Sunnah
Tagged bodily pain, companions, differences, fard, fiqh, Four Imams, hand pressure, hand-position, hands, health, leeway, Maliki, mercy, Mujtahid Imams, Prophet Muhammad (s), qabd, rukn, sadl, salat, Sayyida `Ayesha, shart, Sunnah
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Book recommendation
Posted in Halal & Haram
Tagged book, Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani, fiqh, Hanafi, Hidaya, Shaykh Nuh Keller, The Reliance of the Traveller
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Investing in supermarkets
Q: Is one allowed to make investments in terms of stocks and shares in supermarkets? Bearing in mind, that some of the products they sell may contain pork or alcohol? Continue reading
Posted in Halal & Haram
Tagged alcohol, business, Christian, Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, enormity, European Fiqh Council, fiqh, haram, kabirah, pork, profit, sin, transaction
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Following only one school of fiqh
Question: If one follows a school of fiqh does he have to follow it in every matter; if he does not, is he a person of bidah? Answer: No to both questions. For example, Shafi`is in Hajj routinely follow the … Continue reading
Posted in Halal & Haram
Tagged ablution, contact, fiqh, hajj, madhhab, nosebleed, one school, wudu
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Madhhab of Hadith Imams
Q: What is the position of the Great compilers of hadith in matters of fiqh? Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Ahl al-Hadith, fiqh, Ibn Abi Ya`la, Imam Abu Dawud, Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Ahmad, Imam ash-Shafi`i, Imam Bukhari, Imam Ibn as-Subki, Imam ibn Majah, Imam Malik, Imam Muslim, Imam Tirmidhi, madhhab, mujtahid, mujtahid murajjih, mujtahid mutlaq, schools
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Meaning of Sunnah
In the terminology of usul al-fiqh or principles of jurisprudence, sunnah denotes a saying, action or approval related from the Prophet (s) or issuing from him other than the Qur’an…. the jurists have stressed that the basis for all acts of worship categorized as sunnah is “obligatoriness” not “permissiveness”. Continue reading
Posted in Belief & Doctrine
Tagged action, approval, deed, fiqh, nabawi, Prophet Muhammad, Prophetic, Sunnah, usul al-fiqh
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Qur’an and Menses
Q: Should women read or touch the Qur’an during menstruation?…[fr]Q: Should women read or touch the Quran during menstruation?…[/fr] Continue reading
Posted in Halal & Haram, Women's Issues
Tagged awrad, dhikr, fiqh, Hanafi, hijab, mashaf, menses, Quran, scarf, touch, translation
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Why Do the Imams Differ?
At times a difference of opinion occurs due to the different narrations that are found with regards to a particular aspect. One Imam gives preference to one narration on the basis of various criteria while the other Imam, in the light of his knowledge, prefers the other narration. Continue reading