Hadith

Question Mufti i would like you to analyse the Fatwa below regarding folding the trousers above the ankles in salaah, which states that it is makrooh e tahreemi to fold the trousers above the ankles because of the hadeeth mentioned in the Fatwa.I would also like to know if the …

Question: Assalaamu ‘alaikum Respected ‘Ulama I shared this article on your website, regarding women working, with some of my friends. Someone then mentioned that since Khadeejah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) was a merchant and used to work, it should be fine for Muslim women to work as well. What is the correct answer to …

Question: Is slavery still allowed in Islam in this day and age? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Before answering your query, we shall reproduce an excerpt regarding slavery in Islam from Ma’ārif al-Qur`ān by Mufti Muhammad Shafi Uthmani below: …

Answered according to Hanafi Fiqh by Askimam.org During our bayans some of the brothers narrate the incident of during jahiliya Sayyidna Umar RA buried his daughter alive. 1. Is the narration authentic? Is there any truth to the incident? 2. Of course Allah is pleased with him, so the incident even if true …

I have two questions concerning the Imam Mahdi and The coming of Prophet Isa (AS) Are all the minor signs done and are we just wait for Imam Mahdi to emerge? Will the Prophet Isa (AS) marry during his second coming? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, …

SPEAKING LIES BLACKENS THE HEART Question Does it appear in a Hadith that speaking lies blackens the heart?   Answer Imam Malik (rahimahullah) has recorded this as the statement of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu). The nature of this Hadith is not such that could’ve been derived from his …

Spending on the family on ʿĀshūrāʾ (Part 2) Summary of the treatise of Imam Ibn al-Qaṭṭān al-Fāsī al-Mālikī (d. 628/1231) بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم Last year, I wrote an article regarding the status of the narration which encourages increasing expenditure on the family on ʿĀshūrāʾ (10th Muḥarram). The various views of …

Question It is famous that the grave of Prophet Ibrāhīm (peace be upon him) is located in Hebron, which is also known as Al-Khalil, because of this. Is this authentic? There are also graves of Prophet Mūsā and other Prophets in the surrounding regions. How authentic are they? بسم الله …

  Question: Is it wrong to gather weekly, on a specific day, for a group dhikr including the sending of salat and salam on the Prophet, as some followers of some shaykh named Muhammad Zakariyya do? Is this not going against the sunna? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most …

Nasihah (Advice): Gain Rizq through charity   Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah Radhiyallahu Anhu reports from Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam that Allah Ta’ala has said, “Spend, O son of Adam, and I shall spend on you.” (Bukhari)   ________________________________________________   Question and Answer:     If you give sadaqah in someone else’s name, …