Question: I wanted to know about a matter concerning the RIGHT hijaab What is the proper hijaab? I mean so many different hijaabs are to choose from, Could you please tell us where it says that the hijaab SHOULD be LONG (JILBAAB) over the chest (Question published as received) Answer: …
Read More »Religion / Islamic Shariah Law is not based on logic and opinion
Question What is the reference for this narration of Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu)? “If the religion were based on opinion, it would be more important to wipe [masah] the under part of the leather sock than the upper” Answer Imam Abu Dawud (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration. Hafiz Ibn …
Read More »40 day Mourning Period
Nasihah (Advice): Duration for Mourning the Deceased Sayyidatuna Ummu Atiyya Radhiyallahu Anha narrated, “We were forbidden to mourn for more than three days except for a husband.” (Bukhari) ________________________________________________ Question and Answer: Q: Aslm Mufti, hope you well, I wanted to find out what the significance of the 40 …
Read More »Is there a problem with eating beef?
Answered By: Mufti Abdullah Nana Source: IlmGate Mawlana Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi (Allah have mercy on him) writes, “The incident of Rasulullah (Allah bless him with peace) sacrificing a cow on behalf of his wives during the Farewell Hajj and distributing its meat to his wives is recorded both in Sahih al-Muslim (#294) and Sahih …
Read More »Passing away on a Friday
Question: It is popularly believed that the one who passes away on a Friday is not punished in the grave. What is the status of this Hadith? Answer: This Hadith has been narrated by several Sahabah through several chains of transmission: (1) Hadrat Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al-aas radiyallahu …
Read More »Tawassul (Supplicating Allah through an intermediary)
Question: This question is about ‘Tawassul’. Clearly, the sect of the Salafs state that it is shirk to do this act of worship and it breaks the Aqeedah of tawheed, even the people of the city of Saudi Arabia have dislike in this, and this Aqeedah has even been adopted …
Read More »Sahih Hadiths Outside The Six Famous Books
Question Are we to only follow Hadiths from the sihah sittah? Or are the Hadiths in other books, like Musnad Ahmad etc also acceptable? Answer In matters of jurisprudence (fiqh) we should follow whatever our Fuqaha have deduced from the Hadiths. One should never endeavour to follow Hadith directly without the …
Read More »Authenticity of The Story Regarding The Son of UMARرضي الله عنه Fornicating
Authenticity of the story regarding the son of ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him) fornicating Question There is a story that is regularly mentioned in the context of the justice of Sayyidunā ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him). The story is that his son fornicated with a woman …
Read More »Kissing The Fingers Upon Hearing The Shahadatain in Azaan
Question Is the kissing the fingers upon hearing the Prophet’s (sallallahu’alaihi wasallam) name a sunnah? Answer The aforementioned practice is unfortunately very common in different parts of the world. It is based on a narration which has been classified as a fabrication by the masters of Hadith. Some of them …
Read More »Authenticity of Salatut Tasbih
Question: Is Salat al Tasbih authentic? Answer: http://www.al-miftah.com/authenticity-of-salatut-tasbih/ In these times of neglect towards din, its sad that some people prefer to discourage the masses from proven acts of worship. The sad part is that it’s all done in the name of promoting Islam! One such deed is: Salat al-Tasbih. …
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