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The Truth about the Number of Rak‘ahs in Tarawih

By Shaykh Mohammed H. Abasoomer
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In recent times there has been a growth in the number of lay people who, influenced by a certain ideology, claim that the tarawih consists of only eight rak’ahs rather than the established twenty rak’ahs. There is, therefore, a need to discuss the tarawih prayer, which is a special type of salah (ritual prayer) only offered in Ramadan.
The practice of performing tarawih in eight rak’ahs is in total contrast to the practice of the Ummah throughout the ages. Given the fact that tarawih is an… »

The Severity of Narrating Fabricated Reports on the Praise of the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace)

By 'Allamah 'Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi

Know that the fuqaha and the muhaddithun in their entirety have clarified in their books that it is prohibited to narrate, cite and transmit fabricated (mawdu’) [hadiths], and act upon its purport while believing it to be established, except with a warning that it is fabricated. Leniency (tasahul) in this [matter] is prohibited, whether [the… »

Repelling the Deceits of Al-Barelwi surrounding the Issue of Imkan al-Kadhib

By Mawlana Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri

Did the eminent shaykh, the scholar of his time, Mawlawi Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, say that the Creator (Exalted is He) has actually lied, and that the one who says this has not erred, or is this amongst the fabrications against him? Assuming the latter, how do you respond to what al-Barelwi mentioned that he has… »

Reprimanding Men for Denying the Athar of Ibn ‘Abbas

By 'Allamah 'Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi

The one whose only manual work is the acquisition of sins, and only profession is the perpetuation of misdeeds, the one hopeful of the pardon of his Lord, Possessor of Grace and Bestowals, Abu ‘l-Hasanat… »

A Query Regarding the Barelwis

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

What does the shaykh, may Allah protect him, say regarding the Barelwi group, as this group is not found in our lands and I have not found a book in Arabic on them except a… »

The Cosmic Significance of the Descent of ‘Isa (peace be upon him)

By Shaykh al-Islam Mawlana Shabbir Ahmad 'Uthmani

Know that when Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) intended to manifest the attribute of His grace (in’am) and vengeance (intiqam), He created the creation and put it into categories. Thus, he created the fountains… »

Unacceptable Narrator Criticism in the Science of Hadith

By 'Allamah 'Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi

If jarh (narrator criticism) is issued due to partisanship, enmity, loathing, or the likes, then it is rejected, and only he who is rejected relies on it. In light of this, the statement of Imam… »

The Concept of Bid’ah in the Shari’ah

By Shaykh al-Islam Mawlana Shabbir Ahmad 'Uthmani

The upshot is that legal bid’ah is an invented matter which does not have substantiation from the four sources of the religion, while believing it to be from the religion, and something in which one… »

A call to Deobandi-Barelwi unity — Fatwas from two leading Deobandi institutes

By the 'Ulama of Deoband and Saharanpur

What say the scholars of the faith and muftis of the firm Shari’ah about the following matter. For almost the past two years this difference is increasing day by day and the people associated with… »

Is it a condition for the Imam to be from Quraysh?

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

“People are subservient to Quraysh in this matter: the Muslims among them [being subservient] to the Muslims among them, and the disbelievers among them [being subservient] to the disbelievers among them.” (Sahih Muslim)
His statement “from… »

Advice to Students of Knowledge

By Shaykh al-Adab Mawlana Muhammad I'zaz 'Ali

Know, my dear son (Allah give you knowledge and enable you to please Him), that religious knowledge depends on two things:
First: earnestness in acquiring it and severing thought about all that is besides it, since… »

The System of Rule in Islam

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

What becomes evident from studying the rules of the Shari’ah on politics, and what is mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah on this subject, is that Islam does not specify a particular “form of government”… »

Haji Imdadullah on Mawlana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi - Part Two

By Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki

From the needy servant Imdadullah Chishti, in the service of all my friends:
This needy servant has recently received some letters from India, in which was written that some people harbour ill-thoughts concerning Molwi Rashid Ahmad… »

Sports and Entertainment in Islam

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

As regards to the ruling of entertainment and sports in general, my teacher and my father ‘Allamah Mufti Muhammad Shafi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) compiled an independent treatise on it, published in his… »

Shattering the Wahhabi Myths surrounding Shah Isma‘il Shahid

By Saad Khan

A salient feature of the innovators of this age is to hurl charges of Wahhabism against the great scholar, muhaddith, sufi, reformer and mujahid, ‘Allamah Shah Muhammad Isma’il Shahid Dahlawi. It is interesting to note… »