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The Shafi’i author and jurist Abu Is-haq Ash-Shirāzī stated, “It is not permitted for women to visit the graves due

Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, We understand that what is intended in the question to be that a

Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, If a woman pays her own zakat al-fitr, while her husband is capable to

Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, Imam Nawawi stated that it is recommended [mustahabb] for one to write صلى

Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, It is permissible to translate an Islamic work, in Shafi’i fiqh or other subjects, and

Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, Sh. Muhammad b. ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Ahdal related that one may use soap made

Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, In regards to using ahad reports on points of belief, some scholars maintained that ahad reports are

The madhahib (sing. madhhab) should not be construed as four walls that surround its adherents, preventing them from any kind of exit. Rather,

Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, Imam Bukhari (Rady Allahu anhu) related on the authority of Jabir (Rady Allahu

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate The preferred opinion of the later fuqaha of the Shafi’i madhhab,