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.

`ahd and wa`d

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: I write to request your comment on the difference in meaning between ‘ahd and wa’d and if there is a reason why one is mentioned after another in the famous sayyidul istighfar? Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Sunnah | Tagged `ahd, Battle of Badr, contract, Day of Resurrection, meethaq, mithaq, promise, wa`d, Yawm al-`Ahdi wa 'l-Mithaq, Yawm alastu bi-rabbikum | Comments Off

To keep or not to keep the practice of Rasullah S.A.W

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

We are in a delima that our parents are asking to shave our beard and to remove our cap. . We are trying out best to up keep the tradition of our beloved Prophet Muhammad S.A.W because of the love of him. Continue reading →

Posted in Family Issues, Sunnah | Tagged beard, hat, Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, murid, obedience, parents, Prophet Muhammad (s), shave, Sunnah | Comments Off

Blue eye against evil eye?

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

Q: We were recently gifted a chain with a blue eye, its supposed to repel evil eye. Somewhere i believe i have heard it be referred to as the eye of Fatima r.a. Does this have any real basis in islam? Continue reading →

Posted in Sunnah | Tagged `ayn, `Azimat, blue-eye amulet, evil eye, hasad, protection, Quranic verses, ruqya, Sayyida Fatimah (r), taweez, tawiz | Comments Off

Should I tell my sins on the past?

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Taher Siddiqui

Q: I am a woman, had divorced and in thinking to married for second time with my friend.
I did things my past and being regretfull so much. Even though its my past, i lied about it to him. Continue reading →

Posted in Family Issues, Sunnah | Tagged adultery, as-Sattar, conceal, expose, forgiveness, fornication, kaba'ir, repentance, reveal, shafa`ah, The Concealer, The Veiler, zina | Comments Off

Confusion about living under the rule of a tyrant
Confusion about Living under the Rule of A Tyrant

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

I am writing from Cairo, Egypt. I feel really confused these days regarding what is going on… Continue reading →

Posted in Sunnah | Tagged action, confused, country, dangerous, demonstrate, demonstrations, duty, Egypt, fitna, hypocrite, movements, oppression, participate, prayer, selfish, stay home, tyranny, tyrant | Comments Off

Origins of the Hadrah

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Is the correct understanding of Shaykh Dabbagh’s statements from al-Ibriz, regarding the Hadra? Continue reading →

Posted in Sufism (Tasawwuf), Sunnah | Tagged `Abdul-`Aziz ad-Dabbagh, `arifeen, `arifin, `ibadah, `ulama, al-raqs, awliyaullah, bida`, dhikrullah, ecstasy, fear of God, fiqh, first three generations, fuqaha, gnostics, god-fearing, god-wary, guidance, hadra, ihsan, Imam al-`Izz ibn `Abd al-Salam, Imam as-Sakhawi, Imam Ghazali, iman, innovation, instruments, jurists, knowers, mawlid, misguidance, music, proofs, Prophet Muhammad (s), qiyam al-layl, remembrance of Allah, sama, Sayyid Muhammad ibn `Alawi al-Maliki, Sayyidina `Ali (r), Sayyidina Muhyidin ibn `Arabi, scholars, Shaykh `Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi, Sufism, Sunnah, taqwa, tasawwuf, wajd, wali, wilayah | Comments Off

Is this marriage valid

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Q: Assume that every other condition has take place without a doubt. Duas made, Kor’an is read by an imam. But there is no available two men in the village and the witnesses are imam (a male) and his wife. Continue reading →

Posted in Family Issues, Halal & Haram, Sunnah | Tagged acceptance, agent, comprehended, conditions, female, guardian, ijab, imam, male, marriage, nikah, offer, qabul, requirements, shurut, validity, witnesses, zawaj | Comments Off

40 days after death

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Maulana Shaykh Nazim Efendi said that 40 days after someone dies the soul leaves this world… Continue reading →

Posted in Hadith, Sunnah | Tagged `ulama, 40 days, al-Munawi, Anas ibn Malik (r), arba`een, barzakh, dead, death, Fayd al-Qadir, forty days, grave, heaven, heavenly body, Ibn Abi ad-Dunya, Ibn al-Mubarak, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, Ibn Sa`d, Imam ash-Shawkani, Imam Malik, inheritors, isthmus-life, knowers, Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, Prophet Muhammad (s), prophets, ruh, Sayyidina Salman al-Farsi (r), scholars, soul, Surah Yasin | Comments Off

Imam Mehdi
Imam Mahdi

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Taher Siddiqui

Q: I have a few questions in regards to the coming of Iman mehdi,Isa pbuh,and the dajjal.[fr]J’ai quelques questions par rapport à l’arrivée de l’Imam Mahdi, de Issa (as) et de Dajjal…[/fr] Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Sunnah | Tagged al-Mahdi, anti-Messiah, Armageddon, Dajjal, Damascus, hadith, Jesus Christ, Last Days, Prophetic narrations, Sayyidina `Isa, Sham, Ummayyad Mosque | Comments Off

Batin Martial Art

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

Q: I would like to know if the Batin Martial Art is practice in Islam throughout the generation of any prophets? Someone said there is Saidina Ali Sword practice where u can use your hand as a sword. Is this true? Continue reading →

Posted in Sufism (Tasawwuf), Sunnah | Tagged archery, batin, caliphs, danger, desire for power, dhikr, duality, haram, istighfar, jinn, martial arts, martial sports, salawat, Sayyidina `Ali (r), silsilah, spiritual authority, swordplay, swordsmanship, tariqah, transmission, tyranny, unity, weaponry | Comments Off

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