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Impressibility of the Salaf
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Impressibility of the early Muslims Impressibility of the Early Muslims "I would come to Ibn Hurmuz, whereupon he would order the servant to close the door and let down the curtain, then he would start speaking of the be…
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Intention, Validity & Sincerity: Important Points
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I always get messed up about how to intend, and what to intend, and then get doubts and problems about if I intended right or if I did really make a right intention. I want to please Allah, but how?
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Is mediation to relieve stress permissible in Islam?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is meditation to relieve stress permissible in Islam? Walaikum assalam, It would depend on the nature of the meditation.
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Is taking a shaykh on the spiritual path an innovation?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I am new to Islam and I have a query on this topic. So far in all the literature written by Hanafi scholars I have read concerning someone taking Bayah to a Sheikh as far as I know it is permissible.
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Is there something special about Surat Baqara and Surat Aal-Imran?
Shaykh Ilyas Patel, Keighley
Is there something special about Surat Baqara and Surat Aal-Imran?
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Is a weekly group dhikr an innovation?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is it wrong to gather weekly, on a specific day, for a group dhikr including the sending of salat and salam on the Prophet, as some followers of some shaykh named Muhammad Zakariyya do? Is this not going against the sunn…
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Jihad al-Nafs (Striving Against One's Lower Self) & the Path of Sufism
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I was listening to some girls talk the other day, and they were saying that there was no evidence for jihad al nafs, that all the evidence for it was fabricated, or so weak as to be worthless, and so jihad can only mean …
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Jihad al-Nafs: Striving for Self-Perfection
Sidi Gibril Haddad
I was listening to some girls talk the other day, and they were saying that there was no evidence for jihad al nafs, that all the evidence for it was fabricated, or so weak as to be worthless, and so jihad can only mean …
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Jihad in the Way of Allah
As-Sayyid Al-Habib 'Ali Al-Jifry
Jihad in the Way of Allah Jihad in the Way of Allah As-Sayyid Al-Habib ‘Ali Al-Jifry An Address on the 20th of Ramadan 1422 Tarim, Yemen Translated and Edited by: Hasan Sidky and Khalil Abu Asmaa All praise belongs to Al…
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Learning, Memorizing, At Home Tips
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Do you have any tips on how to make memorizing easy and how I should set my day out for learning knowledge. Like at certain times, for how long? This would be useful Walaikum assalam, 1. Seeking to learn for Allah's sake…
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Love & Hate for Allah
Muhammad Iqbal
Love & hate for Allah I am beginning this sweet discussion about love at the feet of the holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihe wa sallam), the pride of the Universe, the Friend of Allah, and his illustrious companions (radhial…
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Method of Memorizing the Qur'an and Retaining One's Memory
Shaykh Ilyas Patel, UK
Method of Memorizing the Qur'an and Retaining One's Memory It has been reported by Tirmidhi, Hakim and others that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) reports that he was once in the company of the Messenger …
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No Clergy or Hierarchy in Islam?
Sidi al-Hajj Gibril Haddad
How would you respond to those modern day writers who say there is no clergy or hierarchy in Islam? How would you differentiate between the hierarchy in Islam with that in Catholicism?
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'There is no reward without intention'
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Do you get reward for following a personal whim or desire that happens to be an act of sunnah, or do you have to have full intention of performing the sunnah for ibadah in order to be rewarded? Walaikum assalam, In the n…
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Operational Certainty: Examples (Re: Baseless Misgivings (Waswasa): Some General Principles)
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Could you please give an example of the following usul - "The default assumption about a matter is akin to certainty"? Walaikum assalam, The default assumption about water (or the ground) is that it is pure. This is our …
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Past Sins
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What would you advise someone to do who committed zina a long time ago and although they have made tawba for it it still haunts them? Is there something else they can do to make up for their sin?
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The Path to Safety
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
The path to safety The Path to Safety From: Ilm al-Hal: An Essential Hanafi Fiqh Handbook © Faraz Rabbani, 2002.
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Personally obligatory and required knowledge, and the works of hadith literature in English
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
a) What is the minimum level of knowledge of his deen that is fardh for a Muslim i.e. in terms of aqeeda, ibadath, mua'milat etc.
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Prayer Beads
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is the hanafi position on the tasbih. should we do it on our fingers or on the beads? Walaikum assalam, The tasbih is a means to do dhikr.
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Preparation for Returning to Allah
Ibn hajar al-Asqalani
Preparation for Returning to Allah Preparation for Returning to Allah The Chapter of Tens by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani Translated by Shaykh Zaid Shakir Ibn Abbas, may Allah protect his soul, said that the Prophet, peace and …
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Prophetic Guidance Regarding the Excellence of Reciting the Qur'an (from Imam Nawawi's Gardens of the Righteous)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Prophetic Guidance Regarding the Excellence of Reciting the Qur'an (from Imam Nawawi's Gardens of the Righteous) From Imam Nawawi’s Gardens of the Righteous (Riyad al-Salihin) Recitation of the Qur'an 180. On the Excelle…
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A Question on Intention
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
"It should be noted, then, that there are three aspects to the intention: 1) the minimum legally valid intention, which is to firmly resolve to perform an action; 2) intention needed for reward, which is to also intend t…
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Are bad thoughts counted against you by the recording angels
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Are evil/wicked thoughts counted by the angel on your shoulder?
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Are bad thoughts haram, or merely acting on them
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it haraam in Islam to have homosexual thoughts (ie. lust beyond whispering of shaitan) or is it only sinful if you act upon those thoughts (ie sodomy)?
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'Are prayer beads an innovation?'
Sidi Faraz Rabbani & Hajj Gibril Haddad
‘Are prayer beads an innovation?’ Shaykh Hajj Gibril: Imâm al-Suyûtî recounted in one of his fatwas entitled al-Minha fîl-Sibha (“The Profit In Dhikr-Beads”) the story of ‘Ikrima, who asked his teacher ‘Umar al-Mâlikî ab…
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RE: 70 Excuses?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
On numerous occasions, it has been said that a person should give "70 excuses" for any (wrong) action done by a fellow Muslim. For example, if you see a person doing doing/incorrect then give them 70 excuses.
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Re: Method of memorizing the Qur'an...Did you post a fabricated hadith, Sir? (No, we did not)
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: You posted a very interesting hadeeth on memorizing the Quran - from a posting by Sh. Patel. I appreciated that it was said, "it has been related" or, some such form, which made me verify authenticity of the hadeeth. A…
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RE: Seeking Knowledge Quote
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Where is the famous quote from SayyidunaMu`adh(Allah be pleased with him) on acquiring knowledge from? Walaikumassalam, It was related by Ibn Abdal-Barr in his "Jami` Bayanal-`IlmwaFadlihi," and Mundhirirelated it thro…
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Repeating a Divine Name
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
: I have this book called the names of Allah. IT gives all 99 names and in it it says that if u say each name a certain number of times, you will gain some reward or something amazing will happen.
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Repentance: Keep Erring, Do I Have To Tell?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Ikeep falling flat on my face. Iwas not practicing, and used to have relationships with girls. Now, Alhamdulillah, Iam practicing, but now and then I keep falling into the same old errors and… To protect myself, I have…