Author Archives: Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

About Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

About Shaykh Gibril Haddad

Hazrat ‘Umar Radiallah ‘Anhu

Q: The Shias claim that Hazrat Umar may allah be pleased with him, was a cause of Fatima may Allah bless her’s death, as they say he burned her house, how true is this claim? Continue reading

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Mukhtasar Minhaj Al Qasidin

Q: Was Mukhtasar Minhadj al Qasidin really wrote by Ibn Qudama Al Maqdisi? Continue reading

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males shaving pubic hair

its an awkward question but i need your help on this when males are shaving pubic hair… Continue reading

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41 orders and salaat al fatih

Q: I want to request you to mention 41 orders existing today (with a brief description). Continue reading

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Forgiveness of Sins – Subhanallah wa bihamdihi

Q: When Hadith state that if a person recites subhanallah wa bihamdihi 100 times daily, they will have their sins forgiven even if they are as numerous as the foam on the sea, does this include both major and minor sins, or just minor ones? Continue reading

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Lunar Eclipses

Q: Inshallah in North America, we will observe a lunar eclipse on Dec 21. The question comes in two parts: Is there any specific meaning to a lunar eclipse in Islam? Is there any specific prayer from the Sunnah to take advantage of this event?

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Name Change After Marriage

Q: I had a question about females taking the husband’s last name after marriage. I was always told that traditionally, women keep their family name after marriage. Continue reading

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Solat Hajat

Q: I would like to know the sequence of the Hajat Prayers according to our Tariqah.[fr]Q: I would like to know the sequence of the Hajat Prayers according to our Tariqah.[/fr] Continue reading

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female circumcision

Q: I hear a lot about female circumcision in Islam and wondered why if women have to do it why is it not widespread among Muslim women, or is the practice of mainly Africans Egypt etc. Continue reading

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Escaping the prison

Let us say, the basic structure of an imprisoned nafs is, that it wants something, which “is not”, while the purified nafs wants, whatever the creator wants, that means, whatever “is”, cause whatever is, is by the will of the creator – right? Continue reading

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