The Shafi’i Madhhab on the Ash’aris
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The two relied-upon sources for fatwa in the Shafi’i Madhhab are Ibn Hajar’s Tuhfat ...
The Ruling on Staying in the Masjid While Menstruating
الحمد لله رب العالمين ، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين، وبالله التوفيق
يحرم على المرأة دخول المسجد فى حالة الحيض وإن ك...
The Shafi’i Ruling as Well as Proofs for Qunut in Salat-ul-Fajr
Compiled by Abul Layth
Imam An-Nawawī states in his primer Al-Minhāj,
“And the Qunut is a Sunnah when rising from the bowing positi...
The Shafi’i View on Women Visiting the Graves
The Shafi’i author and jurist Abu Is-haq Ash-Shirāzī stated,
“It is not permitted for women to visit the graves due to what is repor...
The Talaq of One Intoxicated
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We understand that what is intended in the question to be that a husband issues a ta...
The Wife Paying Her Own Zakat al-Fitr?
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If a woman pays her own zakat al-fitr, while her husband is capable to pay it, then ...
Using Acronyms Like “SAW”
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Imam Nawawi stated that it is recommended for one to write صلى الله عليه وسلم out i...
Translating Islamic Works and Then Selling Them
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It is permissible to translate an Islamic work, in Shafi’i fiqh or other subjects, a...
Using Impure Soap to Remove Dirt and Filth
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Sh. Muhammad b. ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Ahdal related that one may use soap made from an i...
Using Ahad Reports for Aqa’id and Hudud
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In regards to using ahad reports on points of belief, some scholars maintained that ...