Shaykh Afifi Al-Akiti Ash-Shafi’i’s Talk on Ikhtilaf Al-Ummah
This was an interview given in late August of 2009 on Radio IKIM.fm. in Malaysia. He discusses several issues of disagreement, such as ...
Saying Salams in Writing and the Necessity to Reply
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Replying to the salam when received in written correspondence is obligatory. (Imam N...
Saying the Intention Aloud
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
The intention is an integral of the prayer. In fact Ibn Al-Mundhir states in his wo...
Should Jumuah or Janazah be made first?
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
If a Friday prayer and funeral prayer enter, and time is not tight, then the funeral...
Should a Man Cover His Head In Salah?
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
According to Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, uncovering the head (for a man, non-pilgrim) is d...
Should the Aqiqah still be performed after the regular prescribed time?
The aqīqah is an emphasized sunnah for any individual entrusted by sacred law to take charge of the financial needs of a new born. In m...
Should One with Intermediate Drops of Urine Pray Standing or Sitting?
One suffers from intermediate drops of urine, such that if he prays standing, the urine flows, and if he prays sitting the urine cedes....
Standing to Urinate?
As salamu alaykum wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
In Rawdah v. 1, p. 220, Imam Nawawi stated that it is disliked to stand and urinat...
Standing while Urinating
Wa alaykum Salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
In Rawdat At-Talibin v. 1, p. 220, Imam Nawawi states that it is disliked to stand ...
Subh’s Qunut in a Hanafi Madrasah
Linguistically, the word qunut means to stand. Imam Muslim relates an example of this on the authority of Jabir who said, “The Prophet ...