Debating With The Salafis
This evening, I had a talk with a top scholar of the Amukoko Salafiyyah branch. After which I respectfully challenged him to a public dialogue, he made it clear to me reasons they can’t come out to hold a dialogue, because they posit it may not really benefit the audience but cause more confusion. Even […]
Islamic ruling on dyeing to color black?
Questioner: What is the ruling of dyeing the hair to black (if my hair color is originally black)? Ibn Taofeeq Abdul Azeez: The famous hadith on this subject is the hadith of Jaabir bn Abdillah who narrated that when the father of Abu Bakr (radiya Allahu anhumaa), Abu Quhaafah was brought to the Prophet on […]
For those who asked about 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐛𝐮𝐲 phone loan “installment plan”: From my research, I can conclude their plan is usury and haram. The basic plan is a loan which its maximum is ₦50,000. You subtract the ₦50k from the total amount of the phone and pay the value as downpayment. They give an “installment” repayment […]
ISLAMIC RULING ON DICE GAMES
All shari’ah rulings are legislated with at least an objective it aimed at fulfilling. For every ruling there is a wisdom behind its legislation; known to man or hidden to him. A famous hadith of the Prophet solla Allahu alayhi wa sallam recorded in Saheeh Muslim, narrated from Buraydah that the Prophet said: “whoever plays […]
The GRAND MUFTI OF ILORIN
The noise shouldn’t be on the reasons the newly appointed Mufti does not worth the sit. It shouldn’t be on his past heresies. It is a done deed already and non of the antagonists can change the appointment. Certainly, if the Emir of Ilorin had appointed a “sunni” Muslim as the Mufti, there would have […]
WHAT IS THE SIN OF AL-QARADAAWI?
In the first three volumes of this discuss, I specifically mentioned that the intent behind these clarifications is not to defend blindly the personality of al-Qaradaawi; rather, the purpose is to scrutinize and learn about those allegations, using al-Qaradaawi as a case study. Al-Qaradaawi is a scholar par excellence, and a blessing for this Ummah. […]
YEARLY ISLAMIC CAMPING HAS BASIS IN ISLAM!
One of the claims of the antagonists of camping programmes is that the activities are held during Easter, Christmas and New Year periods. But can this claim stand the test of critical research? Isn’t it high time we shot down claims that are devoid of strong intellectual basis and veritable evidences as we had been […]
ON THE LATEST RELEASE BY THE SAUDI SENIOR SCHOLARS ON IKHWANUL MUSLIMEEN
I also read the latest release by the Council of Senior Scholars of Saudi Arabia whereby they warned against the Ikhwanul Muslimeen and regarded them as a terrorist movement. I have the below few points to make: 1: Let me re-affirm it that I am not a spokesperson for the Ikhwanul Muslimeen, neither am I […]
Regarding Boycott
Boycott is not something new. And it can be traced in Islamic History. It is an economic war against terrorism, islamophobia, illegal occupation of the Muslim lands or blasphemy. An example is the incident which took place in the 6th Hijra which helps Muslims to understand the need to employ boycott against oppressors to help […]
DEMOCRACY IS NOT KUFRU
Questioner: What is the ruling of democracy in Islam and is democracy outrightly kufr(disbelief)? Ibn Taofeeq Abdul Azeez: Democracy is not outrightly kufr; democracy is just like a transparent vessel that only reflects its content. It is how you practice your democracy that makes it kufru or otherwise. Democracy is not the same everywhere in […]