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.


Lunar Eclipses

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

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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Female circumcision

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Eshaykh Staff

Q: Female circumcision is islamic? or cultural, from africa?[fr]Q: Female circumcision is islamic? or culutral, from africa?[/fr] Continue reading →

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Name Change After Marriage

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

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

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

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

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

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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beard and it importance

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: What is the importance of beard in Islam? Would those facing their faces be punished for that act on doomsday? Continue reading →

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Seeing Laylat al Qadr.

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: What does it mean if some human being has seen Laylat ul Qadr for real and not in a dream, please? Jazak Allah bi Khayr. Continue reading →

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Expiation for broken vow

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: I made a vow last year (fulfilling all the conditions of an oath in Shariah) not to indulge in a particular act of sin for a period of six months (so, for example, if I made the vow on 01 July, it was up to 31 Dec). I stipulated a condition in the vow that if I did engage in that act, I would give X amount of money in charity within 03 days of committing the sin…? Continue reading →

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jewellery

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Q: I have heard that muslim men can wear only silver rings of a weight of 4 grams but I see many ulema wearing rings which look like more than 4 grams. Continue reading →

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Three kalimats after fard Salah

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: I have a question concerning the three la il la ha il Allah ‘s that are read after the fard Salah and its origin. Continue reading →

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