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Shaykh al-Hind Mawlana Mahmud Hasan Deobandi

September 30, 2009 Brief Notes On Shaykh al-Hind Mawlana Mahmud Hasan Deobandi (may Allah shower His mercy upon him)   Mawlana ‘Ubayd Allah Sindhi writes: ‘‘Shaykh…

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Mawlana Muhammad Mazhar Nanautwi

Mawlana Muhammad Mazhar Nanautwi[1] (1238-1302 /1823-1885)   Mawlana Muhammad Mazhar ibn Lutf ‘Ali ibn Muhammad Hasan al-Siddiqi al-Hanafi Nanautwi—the righteous imam, ‘arif (knower of Allah) and mujahid—was amongst the…

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After wiping the water of wudhu with a handkerchief, how is it to place it in front of oneself at the time of salah?

Question: If someone performs wudhu, then dries himself with a handkerchief. Then he places this wet kerchief in front of himself at the time of…

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If a person remembers in ruku that he did not recite the surah, then what should he do?

Question: A person was perfoming four rakaats of fardh salah and he forgot to recite the surah after fatihah in the second rakat. He directly…

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Sajdah sahw is not necessary if a person recites two subhaana rabbiyal a’alaa before at-tahiyyaat

Question: Zaid led the Esha prayer. In the first qaa’idah (sitting), after lifting his head from sajdah and before the at-tahiyyaat, he recited two tasbeehs…

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It is makrooh tahreemi (highly reprehensible) to perform congregational salah more than once in an official Masjid

Question: In our college, salah is performed in congregation which is led by an Imam. Those who are unable to join this congregation, perform salah…

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Due to lack of space the muqtadi can stand alone behind the imam

Question: Due to lack of space in a train, can an Imam stand between two seats and the muqtadi (follower) stand directly behind him? Or…

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Why is the Qirat recited silently in Zuhr and Asr and audibly in Maghrib, Esha and Fajr?

Question: Why is the Qirat recited silently in Zuhr and Asr, and audibly in Maghrib, Esha and Fajr? Also why is it audible in the…

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Shaykh Imdad Allah al-Faruqi al-Thanawi

The Great and Splendid Gnostic: Shaykh Imdad Allah al-Faruqi al-Thanawi March 8, 2009 An original Deoband.org article By ‘Allama Sayyid ‘Abd al-Hay ibn Fakhr al-Din…

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Maulana Qasim Nanotwi

Maulana Qasim Nanotwi Nov 16th, 2008  by Ahmed.   (1248AH – 1297AH) (1852AD – 1901AD)   Hadhrat Maulana’s background and education Hadhrat Maulana Qasim Nanotwi (Rahmatullah Alayhi) was…

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