Tag Archives: Imam Ghazali

Imam Ghazali’s Chapter “On Death”

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I have been reading Ghazali’s chapter “On Death” in the “Ihya…” and about the agonies during death… Continue reading →

Posted in Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged agonies, agonies of death, death, ease, frightened, Imam Ghazali, reading, salawat, Ya Wadud | Comments Off

Shafi`is on Hadrah

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Could you kindly comment on some of the ‘retractions’ of the Shafi’is from their opinions on the Hadrah and the position of Imam Shafi’i mentioned here: Continue reading →

Posted in Halal & Haram, Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged al-raqs, bida`, blameworthy innovation, corrupt Sufis, dancing, ectasy, hadrah, Imam al-`Izz ibn `Abd al-Salam, Imam Ghazali, Imam Subki, sama, Sufism, tasawwuf, wajd | 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

Meaning of “ameen”

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

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Posted in Salat - Prayer, Sunnah, Takhrij | Tagged al-Bayhaqi, al-Hafiz ibn Hajar, aloud, ameen, amin, Fath al-Bari, follower, imam, Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam al-Baydawi, Imam Ghazali, muqtadi, silent | Comments Off

Study Sharia and Arabic language

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I am intending to learn Arabic language and sharia (Quran and Hadith). Can you advise me about where I should learn (the most preferable or best place to study and to learn)? Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged `ilm, `ujb, adab, angels, arrogance, Arwaniyya, hadith, Imam Ghazali, intention, kibr, Kudus, naqshbandi, Nusantara, pride, Quran, self-admiration, shahid, study, tasawwuf | Comments Off

How to prepare for hajj

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: If one’s niyyah is to go for hajj, in what ways can he, being a weak servant, prepare himself so that he visits the Holy Maqaam of Rasoolullah (saw) and Makkah al-Mukkarrama in the most purest and perfected state, Continue reading →

Posted in Hajj, `Umrah & Ziyarah | Tagged debt, farewell, forgiveness, good-bye, hajj, Imam Ghazali, preparation, relatives, will | Comments Off

Mukhtasar Minhaj Al Qasidin

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

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

Posted in History | Tagged Ibn al-Jawzi, Imam Ghazali, Muwaffaq al-Din Ibn Qudama | Comments Off

Regarding Permissibility of Music

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Eshaykh Staff

Q: Someone told me that all four madhabs say it is illegal to listen to music…

A: Here is a relatively strict interpretation of what is and is not permitted from music/sama… Continue reading →

Posted in Halal & Haram | Tagged arouse, awtar, birth, circumcision, daff, Eid, festivals, halal, haram, Imam Ghazali, intoxicants, Ismā`īl Dhul-Qarnayn, kubah, laborers, lovers, majamir, marriage, mourning, music, pilgrims, sama, sexual desire, tar, wine | Comments Off

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