Category: Tazkiyah
Laughing at a statement of Kufr is kufr
There is no doubt that if a person makes a statement of kufr in a form of a joke, he becomes a kafir. But did…
Women speaking on microphones
Questions: In gatherings of women they speak on the microphone. Their voices are heard from far off. Are women allowed to speak on the Deen over…
Women in front of Peers or Shaikhs
Question: Is it allowed for women to become mureeds of a peer of tariqah (shaikh of tasawwuf)? Will the peer then become her mahram? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما…
I married without my parents permission and now I'm not happy with the wife. What should I do?
Question: A boy and girl made nikkah without parents’ consent as they both follow hanafi madhab, while the boy was in Jamaat. However, the boy…
Is it permissible to publish an English translation of the Qur’an without the Arabic text?
It is not permissible to publish or sell or purchase or distribute a translation of the Qur’an without the Arabic text. This is the unanimous…
Freedom of Expression?
In light of the Paris shootings and call for “freedom of speech” we reproduce the following: With the latest in-your-face act of the Facebook, the…
Belittling a Sunnah
To belittle an established Sunnah of the Messenger عليه الصلوة و السلام is kufr. من لم يُقِرَّ بِبَعْضِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عليهم الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ أو لم يَرْضَ…
Travelogue of a Muslim Charity Worker
12 Days in India – Visit to 7 States By: Shaikh Yusuf Shabbir (حفظه الله عزوجل). Day 1 – Saturday 4 October In the name…
Services of the Indian ʿUlamā to Bukhāri Studies: A Timely Contribution.
Services of the Indian ʿUlamā to Bukhāri Studies: A Timely Contribution. by HADRAT MAULANA DR. KHALĪL AL-RAḤMĀN SAJJĀD NUʿMĀNI[2] ABSTRACT [1]: The Indian Subcontinent has…
The Higher Objectives of Islamic Law and the Boundaries of Maqasid al-Shari’ah
The Higher Objectives of Islamic Law and the Boundaries of Maqasid al-Shari’ah Translated by Mateen A. Khan Translators comment: Maqāsid al-Sharī‘ah refers to the set…