Sunnah



Sunnah denotes a qawl (saying ), fi`l (action) or approval (taqrer) related from (nuqila `an) the Prophet (upon him be blessing of Allah and peace) or issuing (sadara) from him other than the Qur’an.


Are these sunnah practices?

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Where I live there are traditions that it is not good to sleep or take a bath between the hours of late asir time and before the magrib athan has been called… Continue reading →

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two taweez

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Taher Siddiqui

alhamdulillah i have two taweez – one from MSH the day after i took baya a year and a half ago, the other from Hajjah Nazihe more recently Continue reading →

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Burning Incense

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

I heard that it is not good to burn certain or all types of incense in the home because they might attract negative energy and scare the angels away… Continue reading →

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meaning of Mahdi?

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

What is the meaning of Mahdi? Continue reading →

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Hunting

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Shaykh Senad Agic

I would like to know what is the proper way to hunt with a gun?… Continue reading →

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Maintaining Beard

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Shaykh Senad Agic

I am growing my beard as per the Sunnah insha’Allah. It is just more than half a fist length. It is quite voluminous on the sides and I have very short head hair. I have two questions:
1) What is the sunnah length of the beard according to Hanafi madhab, and if its a fist length, does that mean I should grab my chin hair and see if the hair exits the bottom of my fist Continue reading →

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I need Proof from Sharea’ Plz

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Taher Siddiqui

I am a Naqshbandi and I love Mawlana Shekh Nazim, but I have so many questions that confuse me… Continue reading →

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Secrets of Wearing a Vest

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

What is the history of the vest and why we are wearing vest. Any secret behind the vest?… Continue reading →

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shaving newborn’s hair

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

Is it required for Naqshbandis to shave their newborn babies’ hair? My grandmother was objecting since we have a girl. Continue reading →

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Meaning of ALI, SHALAWAT OR SHALI

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

What is the meaning of ali in the following sentence : allahuma shali ala Muhammad wa ala ALI Muhammad wa salam?… Continue reading →

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