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Numeral 786 as Basmala
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Is it not a reprehensible innovation to use ‘786’ instead of the full Basmala [=‘In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate’]? Some say that it also spells out Hare Krishna… As-Salamu `alaykum: To write 786 in…
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On Death and Dying
Sharafuddin Maneri
On Death and Dying (The Fiqh of the People of Allah) On Death and Dying by Sharafuddin Maneri Makhdum al-Mulk Sharafuddin b. Yahya Maneri, r.a. (d.1381) had met Hazrat Nizamuddin Awliya, r.a. (d.
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Placing green Stalks on Graves: Ibn Abidin & The Other Madhhabs
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Gibril mentioned that it is allowed to place green stalks on graves. But other scholars on the internet affirmed it is a bid`a. Given the difference of opinion, is it not best to avoid the whole issue?
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Planting green stalks on top of graves
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Planting green stalks on top of graves It is established in the Sahihayn and others that the Prophet (SallAllahu `alayhi wasallam) planted 2 date-pal m s talks on top of two graves and said that as long as these branches…
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Proofs for Visitation of the Graves by Women
GF Haddad
Proofs for Visitation of the Graves by Women Proofs for Visitation of the Graves by Women – GF Haddad “The most correct position is that the dispensation (rukhsa) for the visitation of graves is firmly established for wo…
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Protection From Magic & Sorcery
Shaykh Ilyas Patel, Keighley, UK
What can one do to prevent others from using sorcery or reciting bad duas for them? What are some duas one can recite?
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RE: Grave Headstones
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is permitted and not permitted with headstones for graves? For example, is the name of the person permitted, a description, a message about them, a photo?
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Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad: War can show us at our worst, but also at our best
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
War can show us at our worst, but also at our best as-salaam alaikum To listen to Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad click http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/realmedia/thought/t20030322.ram Thought for the Day, 22 March 2003 Abdal Haki…
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The Significance of Eid al-Fitr
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
The Significance of Eid al-Fitr Islam has two major holidays, Eid al-Fitr (Post-Fasting Festival) and Eid al-Adha. The word Eid itself is an Arabic word, whose root connotation is ‘that which comes back, time after time,…
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Slavery: How is it that Islam, a religion inspired by God for the good of humanity, allows slavery?
Fethullah Gulen
How is it that Islam, a religion inspired by God for the good of humanity, allows slavery? There are historical, social and psychological dimensions to this question, which we must work through patiently, if we are to ar…
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Spooky Fiqh? UFO's & Ghosts, and what to do about them
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
In the past before Islam , I know for a fact that I have seen things of the unexplained. As a child myself & my younger Brother actually saw a UFO. & photographed it, and on other occasions my brother and myself have see…
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The Sunna as Primordiality
Abdal Hakim Murad
The Sunn a as Primordiality The Sunna a s Primordiality Abdal Hakim Murad (April 1999) From: http://www.masud.co.uk Twentieth-century Western art is not a subject for which we Muslims have much time.
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The Takbirs of Eid: From the Fajr on the 9th of Dhu'l Hijjah to Asr on the 13th
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
The Takbirs of Eid: From the Fajr on the 9th of Dhu'l Hijjah to Asr on the 13th The Takbirs of Eid In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. All praise is to Allah, Lord of the Worlds.
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Trim Beards & True Love?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
It's a very interesting point you mentioned that your shuyukh in fiqh in Damascus had less than fistful beards and I have noticed that of all the scholars coming from Syria I haven't seen a single one with a beard comply…
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Trimming Hair During The Ten Days for Those Slaughtering
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it true that if a person intends to offer a sacrifice should not cut his/her nails and hair during the 1st ten days of Dhul Hijjah until he/she has offered the sacrifice? If so, can you give me the source please?
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University Islam & The Destruction of Islamic Learning
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
University Islam & The Destruction of Islamic Learning Walaikumassalam, I don't have the intellectual energy to debate with Harvard students, and probably could not hold my own if I did, but: The point of traditional edu…
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Using Ta'wizes (Amulets)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Salafis say tawizes [amulets] are haram, shirk, and it is wajib for them to be avoided. What is the correct understanding of ulamae-hajj [the true scholars] ?
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Watching TV and falling into the haram
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I do realise that watching evil programmes on TV is absolutely haram, and one must give it up. And, i do want to give up these sinful activities, because i want to gain the pleasure of Allah Ta'ala.
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We Are Fighting Israeli Occupation, Not Jews
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
We Are Fighting Israeli Occupation, Not Jews Faraz notes: While we may have many objections to Shaykh Qaradawi's fiqhi methodology, several of my teachers, including Shaykh Mahmoud Ashraf al-Uthmani, praise his political…
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What Can I Do To Help Iraq
Prepared by Islaah Publications
What can I do to help Iraq submitted [and edited] by a subscriber Hope: At this critical juncture when war is the buzz word of the War Mongers, many Muslims are left in despair and in a state of hopelessness.
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What is the Ruling of Shaving One's Mustache in the Hanafi School?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is the ruling of shaving one’s mustache in the Hanafi school?
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What is special about Zamzam?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is special about the zamzam water? People think if you drink it, and make a wish, your wish will come true. Is that true? Walaikum assalam, There are things that Allah has made special. The water of Zamzam is one of…
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Women Visiting Graves
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Recently my father passed away. I had heard previously that women are notsuppose to visit graves. I blindly followed this, until it came to my father. I felt unable to comply anymore.
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Working at a cinema, finding it hard to pray and avoid the haram
Sheikh Zia ul Haque Sheikh
I am currently working as an Assistant Manager in a cinema. I'm finding it very hard to protect my Islam and good character in this job.
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Ten Days Allah Swore By: The First Ten Days of Dhu'l Hijjah
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Ten days Allah swore by: The first ten days of Dhu'l Hijjah Ten Days Allah Swore By The First Ten Days of Dhu'l Hijjah In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate The first ten days of Dhu’l Hijjah (which start…
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Sayyidi Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani on Absolute Trust in Allah
Sayyidi Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani
Sayyidi abd al-Qadir al-Jilani on Absolute trust in Allah.
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Are we accountable for the things which we do not know?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
Are we accountable for the things which we do not know, for example if there is a fualt in our prayer or an fiqh issue. will we be accountable for these things.
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Balancing daily worship and family commitments
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I feel overwhelmed with my daily schedule of worship. I wake up about 60 minutes before Fajr time comes in, and perform makeup prayers (about 2 ½ days worth). Then, I do a lot of dua, and read fiqh. I also do an hour of …
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The Basis of Inner Peace or Peace of Heart
Shaykh Syed Mubarak Ali al-Jilani al-Qadiri
The basis of inner peace or peace of heart The Basis of Inner Peace or Peace of Heart Taken from Qur'anic Psychiatry By Shaykh Syed Mubarak Ali al-Jilani al-Qadiri "Know that in the thikr of Allah (also following the gui…
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Blowing Into Our Hands After Reciting The Three 'Qul' Surahs Before Sleeping
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
Please could you clarify if we are supposed to recite the final 3 surahs and then blow into our hands and then pass them over our bodies OR should we blow into our hand s f irst and then recite the final 3 surahs and the…