Tag Archives: fiqh

Which way to pray

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

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 | Comments Off

Book recommendation

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Do you recommend this book:

Al-Hidayah: v. 1: The Guidance (Hardcover) Continue reading →

Posted in Halal & Haram | Tagged book, Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani, fiqh, Hanafi, Hidaya, Shaykh Nuh Keller, The Reliance of the Traveller | Comments Off

Hanafi belief in Awliya Allah

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

What did Imam Abu Hanifa (R.A) say on having a shaykh, and on esaale sawab and calling upon the pious, Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine | Tagged `ulama, `uzlah, akhlaq, al-qawm, conveyance of reward, Dawud at-Ta'i, dead, dhikr, fiqh, Hanafi, Ibn `Abd al-Barr, Ibn `Abd al-Salam, Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam as-Sakhawi, Imam Ibn as-Subki, intercession, isal ath-thawab, jurisprudence, jurists, means, Mullah `Ali al-Qari, Qadi Iyad, Quran, recitation, righteous, Salaf, salihin, scholars, seclusion, solitude, Sufi, tasawwuf, tawassul | Comments Off

Investing in supermarkets

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

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 | Comments Off

Following only one school of fiqh

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

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 | Comments Off

Madhhab of Hadith Imams

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

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 | Comments Off

Adab of Ijazah

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question: Salaam O Alaykum wr wb Most Respected Awliya. If a mureed of Sultan ul Awliya Mawlana Saydi Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Al Haqqani receives Ijaza from another Shaykh in Islamic sciences [i.e. Fiqh] and would now like to teach theses … Continue reading →

Posted in Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged fiqh, idhn, ijazah, Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, murid, permission, rabitah | Comments Off

Meaning of Sunnah

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Eshaykh Staff

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 | Comments Off

Qur’an and Menses

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Hajjah Naziha Adil

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 | Comments Off

Why Do the Imams Differ?

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Eshaykh Staff

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 →

Posted in Halal & Haram | Tagged `ulama, fiqh, hadith, hakim, ijtihad, imam, judgment, knowledge, Quran, scholar, Shaykh Muhammad Ilyas Faisal | Comments Off

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