Question I have a twelver Shia friend, many times he has told me about the 12 imams and that they believe that imam mahdi is alive but in hiding for now. I would like to know the sunni view on the 12 imams and if imam mahdi is the 12 imam. How different are our […]
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Haircuts
Question What is the ruling of haircuts? Answer Men are permitted to cut their hair.This is based on the fact that there are numerous narrations which mention that Rasulullah sallallahualaihiwasallam and the Sahabah radhiallahuanhum cut, trimmed or shaved their hair. However, there are; as with any other aspect of a Muslims life; certain restrictions and boundaries. Everyone […]
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The Hijab of Women and its Boundaries
By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Translated by Mawlana Zameelur Rahman Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah and Abu Kurayb narrated to us. They said: Abu Usamah narrated to us: from Hisham: from his father: from ‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her): she said: “Sawdah (Allah he pleased with her) went out [in the fields] in order […]
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The ruling of istighathah.
Question Assalamu Alium There are people in our area who seek help from Auliya ullah who are dead (Istigasa). I understand that these people are committing Shirk. Now the questions are: Are these persons among those Mushrikeen about whom Allah says that they remain in the Hell forever. And is it that type of Shirk about […]
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Enthusiasm for Islamic Knowledge
Enthusiasm for Islamic Knowledge Yahya ibn Yahya ibn Kathir ibn Wislan ibn Shimlal ibn Munghaya was a great faqih (jurist) of Andalus. He was born in the year 152 Hijri and studied Hadith under the great Imam Malik (Rahmatullah Alaih), during the last days of the Imam’s […]
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Caution!! Social Media and the Circulation of Ahādīth
Social Media and the Circulation of Ahādīth With the invention of cell phones along with the technological advances in the past two decades, it has become a norm to see messages attributed to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ being circulated on the internet to thousands of users in a matter of minutes without any […]
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Feeling Helpless – What Muslim Ummah can do to help during times of war
Feeling Helpless – What Muslim Ummah can do to help during times of war 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. It may seem that the death of millions of innocents is now inevitable, but […]
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