Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, According to Imam Shafi’i, playing chess is slightly disliked [karahah tanzih]. In Ithaf al-Khayrat

Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, There is a narration ascribed to the Prophet Muhammad under the discussion of

Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, It is disliked [makruh] for a woman to pray wearing niqab [a face covering], except

الحمد لله رب العالمين ، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين، وبالله التوفيق In the early years

When the iqamah is given the imam may either already be in the masjid, or not. If he is already

الحمد لله رب العالمين ، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين، وبالله التوفيق فاستعمال الإناء من ذهب

It is sunnah to wipe the head thrice in ablution. (Fath al-Wahhab 1/14; al-Hawashy al-Madaniyyah 1/77; Tuhfat al-Muhtaj 1/230-31) Some early authorities

Facing the direction of prayer in ablution is recommended in the Shafi’i school (al-Majmu‘:1:189, Mughni al-Muhtaj: 1:107) Some of our

Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, In Fath al-Mu’in along with its commentary I’anat al-Talibin (vol. 3, pg. 386), a husband giving his

The laws pertaining to marijuana (hashish) have been treated by Imam al-Zarkashi in his treatise Zahr al-’Arish fi Tahrim al-Hashish. In