The 3 Uncle’s Guardianship
As salamu alaykum wa rahmatuLlah,
All praise is to Allah. And, prayers and salutations are upon the Prophet Muhammad.
In the ques...
Tarawih in Congregation or at Home?
The 8th century mujaddid Zain al-Din al-’Iraqi relates the following incident in his work Taqrib al-Asanid wa Tartib al-Masanid,
“’U...
The Addition “Wa Bi Hamdi Hi” in Ruku’ and Sujud
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
In his Tahqiq, Imam Nawawi maintains that the addition of bi hamdi Hi is recommended...
The Celebration of Mawlid in Light of the Shafi’i School
The Celebration of Mawlid in Light of the Shafi’i School
The present era has seen several works authored for and against the celebra...
The Difference between a Man & Woman’s Sujud & Ruku
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
The way in which the man and woman’s prayer is performed is similar, except for it b...
The Hadith of “Man Lam Yutahhirhu al-Bahr fa la Tahharahu Allah”
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
The hadith is related:
In Kitab al-Umm v. 2, p. 6, Imam Shafi’i related it via Mo...
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...