THE RAK’AH OF SOLAAT TARAAWEEH
Reading through the opinions of the famous scholars of Madh-hab and how they understood and interprete the Islamic evidences, we found that: The Hanafiyyah are of the opinion that solaat Taraawiih is of twenty rak’ah. The Shaafi’iyyah and Hanabillah also hold to the view that the rak’ah is twenty rak’ah. While the Maalikiyyah are of […]
Cultural Greetings: Prostration and Kneeling Down (Part 2)
We asked earlier,“Then, what is the ruling of Stooping, Bowing, Kneeling and Prostration?” It must be categorically stated that there is no distinctive and clear-cut evidence (دليل قطعي الثبوت) either in the Qur’an or Sunnah of the Prophet that prohibits stooping and Kneeling to greet. And no single hadith was reported in all the Kutub […]
Cultural Greetings: Prostration And Kneeling Down (Part 1)
In some Africa countries, most especially Southern Nigeria; in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, bowing or prostrating is the predominant form of greeting known to men; while the females go on their kneels to greet. Some see this as a form of being respectful in greeting while others frown at this cultural act claiming it goes against […]
Keeping or Trimming The Beards
Yet another controversial issue among Muslims today is the issue of keeping, shaving or trimming of the beards. Some have been considered ahlu bid’ah (innovators) for shaving or trimming their beards; while others have been seen as Sunnis for keeping their beards. Likewise some Muslims disregard growing of the beards as part of Islam. Are […]
Politics in Islam: Democracy/Voting (Volume 1)
Democracy simply gives the people the authority to choose their own leader, and the people’s choice are known through voting. So it’s left to the people to either choose a trustworthy leader or a tyrant who doesn’t have the fears of God. It is high time the Muslims who want to be ruled by the […]
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 […]
TAWASSUL FROM THE SALAF (Volume 4)
The upshot is that the recommendedness of tawassul to Allah The Most High – through the living or the dead – is the position of the Shafi’i school, which is why both the author of Shaafi’iyyah, Ibn Naqib Al-Misri, and Imam Nawawi in his “Al-Adhkar (281-282)”, and “al-Majmu” explicitly record that “tawassul” through the Prophet […]
THE RULING AND EVIDENCES OF TAWASSUL (Volume 3)
In another ahadeeth, the Prophet said:من زارني بعد موتي فكانما في حياتي.“Whoever visits my grave after my death, it is just the same as visiting me in my lifetime.” reported by Bayhaqi in Sha’b al-eeman no 4154 من جائني زاءرًا لا تهمه حاجة إلا زيارتي كان حقاً علي أكون له شفيعاً يوم القيامة.“Whoever comes to […]
TAWASSUL/TABARRUK WITH THE PROPHET’S RELICS AND RIGHTEOUS SCHOLARS (Volume 2)
Take note! There are those who antagonise using the Prophet (or a righteous scholar/saint) as an intermediary (waseela), during his lifetime and also after his death, and some among the antagonist only claim that it was only permissible during his lifetime and impermissible after his death. Both are highly insincere in their verdicts. The former […]
TAWASSUL/TABARRUK WITH THE PROPHET’S RELICS AND RIGHTEOUS SCHOLARS (Volume 1)
This is a topic that often stirs controversy amongst Muslims in a community. It is as well a topic that people often discussed with unbridled passion. Also, it is an infamous subject matter because of which some parties have given others unbefitting names. Some have labeled others with bad appellations and attributes such as pronouncing […]