Category: Usulul Fiqh
Principle of Debate: Do not Abandon Your Sources of Evidence
Once the famous ghair muqallid, Talibur Rahman said to Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Ameen Safdar (رحمهما الله): “Look, you believe in the Quran and Hadith and…
Pokieman (Numaan Ali Khan)
Question: Is this anything less than Kufur. Fabricating a Hadith, making fun of sahabah and of Ahadith and making people laugh at the teaching of…
Qiyas or Analogy in Ebadaat or Acts of Worship: Ibn Uthaimeen
The following answer of Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen shows that qiyas or analogy is permissible in ebadaat and acts of worship according to him. Question: Will…
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…
Sources for Mufta bihi opinions in the Maliki Madhhab
The mufta bihi positions of the madhhab can be found in the Hashiyat al-Dusuqi on Dardir’s al-Sharh al-Kabir on the Mukhtasar Khalil. The Mukhtasar Khalil…
Chronological Order of Major Hanafi Jurists
The importance of knowing the dates of birth/death of the scholars cannot be stressed enough. For one, it savesnice4 a researcher from obvious blunders and…
Ihtiyaat: Principle of Passing Fatwa
A statement full of deep wisdom and taqwa: Mufti Ebrahim Desai saheb (May Allah preserve him) said: “We would rather err [in giving a fatwa] on…
Sadd al-dharā’i‘ or “blocking the means to evil”
Sadd al-dharā’i‘ or “blocking the means to evil” is a principle in Shari’ah that serves as a preventative measure from committing Haram. If in those acts…
Kufa, Iraq: A Hub for Hadith Knowledge
A sign of ignorance of these so called shaiks concerning hadith and its history is their claim that, Imam Abu Hanifah (رضي الله عنه) did not know much…
Should I do Ijtihad?
In these days of darkness and ignorance many people are pleased with their own opinions. They would rather derived laws directly from the the Quran…