The Imam Abu Bakr Al-Qaffal “Al-Kabir” Ash-Shashi
He is the scholar of Quranic exegesis (tafsir), the master of Hadith, the Usuli, the Grammarian and poet, the Imam of the Shāfi’is and ...
The Issue of wiping over a cast
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlah wa barakatuHu,
Regarding having a broken wrist that necessitates a cast for a few weeks and is not p...
The Importance of Mughni Al-Muhtaj of Khatib Ash-Shirbini: Q&A With Shaykh Taha Karan
While the Muhadhdhab holds many advantages on account of its lucidity and style, its major drawback is that it does not, for natural re...
The Measurement of Qirbah
Wa`alaikum Assalam Warahmatullahi wa Barakatuh
In his very beneficial book (Al-Makayeel Wal Mawazeen Ash-Shar’iyah) Islamic Measuremen...
The length of the Short integrals of Prayer
Standing after ruku/bowing’ (‘itidal) and sitting between prostrations are considered short integrals of the prayer. Although they are ...
The Non-Qualified Person Issuing Fatawa
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
In Ibhaj v. 3, p. 268, Ibn al-Subki stated that the majority opined that if one has ...
The Narrations on Joining Prayers While Resident
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
The relied-upon opinion in the Shafi’i School is that prayers may be combined for ra...
The Pre-Conditions of Combining Prayer (Jama’) in Rain
The Shafi’i school states that combining the prayers (jama‘), whether Thuhr or ‘Asr or Maghrib and ‘Isha’, when it is raining is permis...
The Number of Rawatib
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
The supererogatory prayers connected to the prescribed prayers are rawati...
The number of Rakaat for Tarawih
Khatib Ash-Shirbini (rahmatullah ‘alayh) states in Mughni Al-Muhtaj,
“It is 20 raka’at with 10 taslimat (saying of salams), in ever...