Fiqh Aspect of Salatul Eid (part 1)
This post will be discussing 3 among the 6 frequently asked questions about solaatul Eid; and the part 2 will discuss the remaining 3 in shaa Allah. Question One: When should the tekbeeraat be said? Answer: There are two valid sayings as regard when the tekbeeraat be said in the solaat. The first opinion: The […]
Fatwa Has Taken Over Real Scholarship!!!
You see today when some set of people quote fataawa of scholars on Islamic matters(of which ordinarily there’s nothing wrong with), if the fataawa are not correct and cannot be justified by Islamic evidences or devoid scholarship; a person trying to put the common fatwa/fataawa in a right perspective will be accused of waging war […]
Choosing A Date For Laylatul Qadri:
The consensus of the scholars is that Laylatul Qadr is only found in the month of Ramadhaan; except Abu Haneefah who said Laylatul Qadri is found in all months of the year. Those who agreed that laylatul Qadri is in the month of Ramadhaan further disagreed upon when it is in the month of Ramadhaan. […]
Episode Fourteen: The False Messiah (1)
The meaning of Messiah: Abu Abdullah Al Qurtubi mentioned twenty-three sayings as regard the etymology of this word; the author of the book “Al Qaamuus” mentioned it to be fifty sayings. This word “Messiah/المسيح” can be said to mean “The truthful person”, and “The misguided person that misleads people and perpetual liar”. Allah qualified Isa […]
Fiqh Zakaat
Questioner: can someone whose annual salary is more than the nisab calculate the zakat payable at the beginning of the year and pay, considering he may not meet the nisab at the end of the year due to family expenses? Ibn Taofeeq Abdul Azeez: So far he doesn’t meet it at the end of the […]
Episode Thirteen: The Appearance of Mahdi: Between Superstition and Truth (2)
Those who opine the appareance of the Mahdi is a superstition also presented an hadeeth related by Al Haakim and Ibn Maajah, the hadeeth narrated by Anas bn Maalik, in which the Prophet was reported to have said: “and no Mahdi except Isa the son of Maryam لا مهدي إلا عيسى بن مريم” Some scholars […]
Episode Twelve: The Appearance of Mahdi: Between Superstition and Truth(1)
The name “Mahdi” means someone who is rightly guided. That is derived from the word “هدي guidance”. Anyone can name his child Mahdi without the claim of being the reformer of the last hour; as anyone can also name his child Isa without claiming being the expected messenger of Allah; there is no prohibition in […]
Episode Eleven: Fallacies Surrounding The Appearance of Mahdi
An authenticated hadeeth narrated by Abu Hurayrah, the Prophet said: “At the beginning of every century, Allah will send to this ummah someone who will renew its religious understanding.” On a new century day, the first of Muharram 1400AH, the masjid Al-haraam in Makkah experienced a terrible seizure led by a Saudi militant (Juhayman Utaybi) […]
Episode Ten: The Mahdi(2)
In the previous episode, we were able to discuss the reformer of the last hour, the person of Mahdi. We talked about his name and attribute, his appearance before Isa alayhi salaam and Dajjaal. We continue from these points. His place of exit: certainly, there are different narrations regarding where Imam Mahdi will appear from. […]
WHAT IS THE SIN OF QARADAAWI? (Volume 1)
Sheikh Yuusuf Al-Qaradaawi(hafizohu Allahu) widely known as “Qaradaawi”. There is a short video where he was accused of kufr for saying: “الحرية مقدمة على تطبيق الشريعة”Meaning: “Freedom is a precursor to shari’ah application”. In this 59 sec. video, his statement was presented, and then the statement of Sheikh Saalih Al-Fawzaan where he said “there is […]