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Is the Satanic Verses Story True?
Sidi Gibril f. Haddad
Is the Satanic verses story true? Story of The Cranes or "Satanic Verses" Sidi Gibril F. Haddad Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim 1. Ibn Sa`d (d. 230) in his al-Tabaqat al-Kubra (reprint Beirut: Dar Sadir), vol. 1 said: [p.
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Jesus Christ The Son of Mary and His Blessed Mother
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Jesus Christ The Son of Mary and His Blessed Mother Upon our Prophet Muhammad and his House and upon them the blessings and peace of God Translation of a talk given in Arabic at Dâr al-Fatwâ in Beirut , Lebanon on 10 Jan…
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"Make much remembrance of Allah, until they said, 'He is mad.'"
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Rasulullah (SAW) is reported to have said: "Remember Allah so much that people begin calling you a mad man." Where else is this hadith narrated and what is its level of authenticity?
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Mujtahids & Method
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I have just 5succinct questions that I need to tackle for my dissertation I was hoping you could help me with: 1. Logically and legally speaking is it not only obligatory to follow a mujtahid and not necessarily a mujt…
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Non-Madhhabism: Re: Following a Madhhab
Sidi Gibril Haddad
: Re: Following a Madhhab As-Salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah: The fitna of La-Madhhabiyya [Not following an Islamic School] is among the modern heresies in Islam. There are many proofs against it. It is a superficial prob…
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Obituary: Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah: Great Scholar, Simple Man
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Obituary: Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah: Great Scholar, Simple Man Obituary: Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah: Great Scholar, Simple Man Posted: 16 Shawwal 1423, 21 December 2002 www.albalagh.net Dr.
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RE: Does one have to be Ashari or Maturidi?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Which commentaries of the Tahawiyyah would you recommend? Walaikum assalam, The best one in print is Shaykh Abd al-Ghani al-Ghunaymi al-Maydani's. He is the author of al-Lubab fi Sharh al-Kitabin Hanafi fiqh.
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Religious Efforts & The Prophetic Era
Shaykh Abu Usama
: Religious Efforts & The Prophetic Era Religious Efforts & TheProphetic Era A Talk by AllamaAbdal-Hafidhal-Makki, a Khalifaof Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyya [Faraz notes: Interesting, my friend, Shaykh Ahmad Abdal-JabbarSnob…
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Rumi: True and False Sufis
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
True and False Sufis True and False Sufis, from Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi (Allah be pleased with him) False Sufis steal the words of the Sufis and present them as their own, and thus trick people with the beautiful teachin…
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Saints in Islam? Is this not a Christian concept?
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
What is a saint? Should Muslims believe in saints? How does one know if a person is a saint or not? Wa`alaykum as-Salam: "Saint" is the English word often used to refer to a wali, pl. awliya', which literally means a fri…
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Shariah: The Clear Path
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shariah: The clear path Shariah: The Clear Path http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/beliefs/sharia/index.shtml “For each We have appointed a divine law and a traced-out way. Had God willed, He could have made y…
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Shaykh Al-Allamah Mawlana Abul Wafa al-Afghani al-Hyderabadi
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Shaykh al-Allamah Mawlana Abul Wafa al-Afghani al-Hyderabadi [sent by a subscriber] Brief Biography of Imam Abul Wafa al-Afghani al-Hyderabadi: (born: 1310 AH / d.
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The Statement "If the Hadith is Authentic, that is my Madhhab
Shaykh GF Haddad
The Statement "If the Hadith is Authentic, that is my Madhhab" One of the most misunderstood statements of Imàm al-Shàfi‘ï is his famous phrase: “When the authenticity of the hadïth is established, that is my madhhab.”
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The Strangeness of the Sunnah and its Adherents
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: The strangeness of the Sunnah and its adherents The Strangeness of the Sunnah and its Adherents by Al-Hàfidh Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbalï (736H-795H) from Kashf-ul-Qurbah fï Wasfi Hàli Ahlil-Ghurbah Concerning the statement of…
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Is Sufism a 'Gross Innovation? What is the Reality of Sufism?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
The imam of our local mosque, who seems to be a very righteous man who worships Allah very much, and is devoted to following the Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) very much, but he always speaks badly of sufism,…
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Sufism: The Opium of the Masses? Answering Some Bizarre Claims of Dr Faruqi
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I was reading Ismail R al Faruqi & Lois Lamya'al Faruqi's "The cultural Atlas of Islam" (which is one of the encyclopedia series from Macmillans) when I came across a disturbing chapter on Tasawwuf.
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Triple Fetal Terminology Hadith
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Triple fetal terminology hadith TRIPLE FETAL TERMINOLOGY HADITH Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated from Anas that the Prophet said - upon him and his House blessings and peace: << Allah Most High has appointed an angel over …
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Using Albani Editions Of Hadith Works To Memorize Hadiths
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
I recently obtained a copy of Sahih ul Jaami` waz-Ziyaadah printed by the salafis. They have split it into two sets, one they have called weak and the other sahih. However, I know that they are wrong in this and I memori…
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Was Abu Hanifa an Anthropomorphist? And what's with the Tahawiyya?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is Aqida Tahawiyya an Ashari Aqeeda text or a Salafi Aqeeda text because I have seen both groups use it? I was informed that according to Imam Abu Hanfifa that its obligatory to believe Allah sits on his throne above the…
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Weak Hadiths in Bukhari?
Shaykh GF Haddad
Weak hadiths in Bukhari Weak Hadiths in Bukhari? by GF Haddad Ibràhïm ibn Ma‘qil said: I heard Muhammad ibn Ismà‘ïl al-Bukhàrï say: “I was with Ishàq ibn Ràhuyah when a man said: ‘Why don’t you compile an epitome (mukhta…
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What is the big deal about fiqh? Why all these details and stuff? Isn't it just too much?
Shaykh Naeem Abdulwali, UK
What is the big deal about fiqh? Why all these details and stuff? Isn't it just too much?
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What Happens When the Imam and His Main Students Differ?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In the Hanafi school, is it a general rule that when the sahibayn agree on something, against the position of the Imam, that the relied upon position is usually that of the sahibayn? Insha Allah, I hope to see you soon b…
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What are the Proofs for the Authenticity of the Hadiths of the Prophet (pbuh)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
In the family, many of my family members question the truth of the sunnat of our Prophet (SAWS). How do I prove it to them that his hadiths (SAWS) are true? I believe it, but don't know how to explain it well.
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What is a relied opinion in the Hanafi School? Past and Present
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What is a relied opinion in the Hanafi School? Past and Present Walaikum assalam, Unless the times change, that which the major late scholars have determined is the fatwa position in the school: 1. Ibn Abidin in his Ra…
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Wahhabism: Imam Muhammad Abu Zahra Explains
Translated and annotated by Shaykh Gibril Haddad
To my mind it is pretty clear, given the extreme violence from groups like Al Qaeda and the extreme repression found in Saudi Arabia, that Wahhabism can be an ideology of evil. ...
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Why are there differently-worded narrations to one hadith?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf, CA
Why are there differently-worded narrations to one hadith?
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Why Madhabs? Isn't It Like Christianity?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
You keep talking about madhab.. the hanafi madhab, the sh'afi madhab....and so on. It gets confusing...I mean it makes Islam sound like Christianity...like they have divided their religion in so many sects...Islam should…
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Why do some Sufis pierce themselves, eat fire, & other such things? Rifa`i knife-piercing feats
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
: I was asking before brothers from hanafi group about Ruffai practice of piercing with knifes and alike is it mubah [allowed] or not and they didn't know so do you maybe know or can you ask someone who knows about this …
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Two Jumahs??
Shaykh Abu Usamah & Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In my college the lunch break is from 2:00 to 2:30, so on Friday by the time all the Muslim students go for Juma'ah, it's over. So is it permissible to pray Juma'ah for the second time in the same mosque after the first …
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Twenty Cycles of Tarawih?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it sahih to pray less than twenty cycles of taraweeh? If one does, is one committing a sin, will one's praying of eight, ten, etc. cycles be valid? Is praying eight cycles only a salafi practice?