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Repentance, Talking About Past Sin, and Avoiding That Which Does Not Concern One
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
If one commits some sin, lets say he/she killed someone or committed zina. The person is truly sorry and makes sincere istighfaar and never does this again. Is it true that if asked sometime in the future if has ever pre…
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Repentance for zina and drinking
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Could you please advise the best method of repentance for the following: 1) Adultery 2) Drinking alcohol Wa `alaykum as-Salam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh: There is no legal punishment (hadd) for these offenses in our tim…
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On Seeking Allah's Pleasure and Selfish Drives
Hajj Gibril Haddad
> Question: Recently, a sister said that she understands that in Islam, one must do everything for the sake of pleasing Allah, and His pleasure is our only goal in obedience and submission, yet at the same time we are do…
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Sidi Gibril on: The Permissibility of Loud Dhikr
Sidi Hajj Gibril
: The Permissibility of Loud Group Dhikr Salam `alaykum: Sunan Abu Dawud: Book 25, Number 3659: Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: That I sit in the company of the people who remember Allah th…
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Slaughtering for Healing? Seeking a Means to Allah's Pleasure
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: A couple had a baby. This baby became sick soon after birth, and therefore has to undergo an operation.
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The Spiritual Pauper
Sayyidi Abd al-Qadir Jilani
: The Spiritual Pauper The great Qutb, Sayyidi Abd al-Qadir Jilani (Allah sanctify his secret) said: "What is required of the spiritual pauper [faqir] is that he should be flexible in thinking [fikr] and centered in reme…
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Struggling with Fiqh and Intentions
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
1) Must a person review their fiqh often to make sure they don't forget things? if they forget the fard actions in wudu etc. and they realize this, they must repeat it right? but if they forget the sunnahs its ok right?
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Sufism and Shariah
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
What is the relationship between Islam and Sufis? Assalamu alaikum, A good article on this: http://www.haqq.com.au/~salam/sufishar/sufishar.html] Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi Assalamu alaikum, The Shari`ah is of fundamental imp…
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Supplicating in Times of General Tribulation (Qunut al-Nazila)
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What is the hukm of qunuut naazilah during a time like now, is it an emphatic sunnah? How often should it be conducted during the whole length of a said event or at intervals? Can it be conducted alone?
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Suras to Read Regularly
Shaykh Ilyas Patel, UK
: I was wondering if possibly you could enlighten me as to which Suras one should read daily and their benefits? For example, I have heard one should read Sura Yasin after Fajr, Sura Waqiah after Mughrib, and Sura Mulk a…
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Taking Bay'a with a Shaykh?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
A lot of people say that taking a baya with a sheikh is bida. can you please tell me other than taking baya with rasulAllah (sallal lahu alaihi wassallam) as noted in the seerah, what is the hanafi position on taking bay…
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Talking About Sin?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Talking About Sin Walaikum assalam, [This is in response to a private email:] Sidi, what I mentioned were not mere wise words: this is the position of the fuqaha of Islam. Mentioning a sin is a sin in itself.
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Thinking of Sin & Determining to Sin
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Thinking of sin is a sin. Thoughts of sins that come to one, but which one shuntsaside are not sinful.Can you clarify this please, for it would seem to make usaccountable for our thoughts? Are we not accountableonly fo…
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Using The Left Hand For Dhikr
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I was doing dhikr on my fingers of both hands and one brother came upto me and told me not to do dhikr on left hand because prophet Muhammed peace be upon him said to do all good things with right hand.
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Virtue of Ikhlas
Sh. Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani
: Virtue of Ikhlas [of Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani] 2. CONCERNING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SINCERE DEVOTION [IKHLAS].
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Sh. Abd al-Qadir: Virtue of Sincerity
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Virtue of Sincerity http://www.al-baz.com/shaikhabdalqadir/Books_and_Text_of_Wisdom [Reproduced on Hanafi Fiqh List with explicit permission of Al-Baz Publishing] 2. CONCERNING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SINCERE DEVOTION [IKHLA…
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Warding Off Evil Eye (Nazr)
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
: Warding off evil eye (Nazr) It has been narrated to us in Tirmidhi, Nasa'i and Ibn Majah on the authority of Abu Saeed al-Khudari (Allah be pleased with him) that he said, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peac…
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Baseless Misgivings (Waswasa): Some General Principles
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I was wondering about doubts while fasting. I rinsed my mouth for Wudu but thereafter had doubts whether I had swallowed water or not. I understand that for matters of Tahara, doubts are ignored, is this the case with ib…
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What are the six kalimas?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf, CA
What are the six kalimas? Assalamu alaykum Actually, these kalimas were compiled together for children to memorize and learn the basic fundamentals of a Muslim's beliefs.
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What Brings About the Love for Allah
Imaam Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali
What Brings About the Love for Allah? [sent by a subscriber] [Instinshaq Naseemul-Uns min Nafahaati Riyaadil-Qudus, pp. 22-30] 1: Recognizing the bounties Allah has bestowed upon His slaves. These bounties [are so many t…
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What the Seeker Needs
Ibn al-Arabi
What the Seeker Needs Assalamu alaikum, Moderator's Note: I know that this is not a "Hanafi fiqh" posting, but Imam Abu Hanifa defined fiqh as, "The knowledge of that which is for your soul and against it."
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What is Sincere Repentance
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
How do you know if you are truly repentant? because I always feel bad for my sins & ask forgiveness - (all past sins) but then I think 'am I only saying I'm sorry so I don't go to hell or because I'm really sorry for it?…
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Why virgins?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
An 'effective virgin' is a woman whom people consider still a virgin, even though she may have had sexual intercourse in the past without this being presently known about her.
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Wiping Away of Sins
Shaykh Ilyas Patel, UK
I have heard a hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him) said that if you commit a sin follow it up with a good deed for good deeds wipe out sins. (I am sorry I do not have the exact wordin…
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Wiping Face After Dua: Sunna Not Bid`a
Shaykh Abu Usama & Faraz Rabbani
Some people when they finish making the dua after the prayer wipe their face after they have made the dua. Is that a bida; is there any contextual evidence from the sunna for it's permissibility. sorry if that sounds too…
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Wiping the slate clean? Getting back to praying regularly
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
If someone I know used to pray regularly 5-times a day, but then over a period of time, started to get less and less motivated about salat to the point where they seldom pray, what practical advice could I give them that…
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Wisdom...Fariuddin Attar: The Way To Paradise
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
The way to Paradise The Way To Paradise Dhu'l-Nun was asked: "What causes a devotee to be worthy of entrance to paradise?"
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Worship or Seeking Knowledge?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Which is better: seeking knowledge, or devoting oneself to worship? In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. All praise is to Allah, Lord of the Worlds.
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Three Hadiths on Matters Particular to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
I have heard the hadith where a slave of RasulAllah (sallallahu 'alahi wasallam) accidentally drank his urine in the night. Upon discovering what happened RasulAllah (sallallahu 'alahi wasallam) told the slave they will …
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A Question on Madhhab Discord
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
My question is that what could be some possible reasons on why in the past, discord among the madhhabs existed?