The Ruling of the Shafi’i Jurists on Celebrating the Prophet’s Birthday
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Abu Shamah al-Maqdisi wrote a treatise dealing specifically with innovation under th...
The Ruling on a Woman “Traveling” by Herself, without a Mahram
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
It is impermissible for a woman to travel except when accompanied by a mahram. The P...
The Ruling on a Barrier Between Men and Women in the Masjid
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
All praise is to Allah...
The Ruling on Circumcision
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
The Shafi’i School’s relied-upon opinion is that circumcision is obligatory on both ...
The Ruling on Riba
As salamu alaykum wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Riba is unlawful. Allah says in the 275th verse of Surah al-Baqarah,
الذين يأكلون...
The Ruling on Learning Black Magic
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
In Sharh al-Muhadhdhab v. 1, p. 27, Imam Nawawi mentioned that learning magic is fr...
The Ruling on “Farewell Sex”
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Ibn Hajar al-Haytami counted this from amongst the major sins . (al-Zawajir v. 2, p....
The Ruling on Saying the Basmala in Wudu
Alhamdulillah – Allah praise and thanks is to Allah who gives us the ability to worship Him! Peace and blessings be upon Him and His fa...
The Ruling on Salatul Eid
Both of the Salahs of the two Eids are Sunnah Mu’akkadah , and it is recommended to be prayed in Jama’ah .1
The ruling is sunnah –...
The Shafi’i Madhhab on the Ash’aris
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
The two relied-upon sources for fatwa in the Shafi’i Madhhab are Ibn Hajar’s Tuhfat ...