Fiqh
Mawlid, Deoband and Hanafi fiqh
There are three types of mawlid gatherings and the ruling for each is different.
The first type of gathering is that which does not contain any of the prevalent and customary restrictions (quyud). Neither [does it contain] mubah (permissible) restrictions nor makruh (prohibitively disliked) ones, i.e., it is free from all [sorts of] restrictions. For… »
Inner Dimensions of the Zakat
You should know that when a need presents itself to the poor person, and he entreats God about it either verbally or through hit condition, his entreaty knocks at the door of the Divine Generosity. Sometimes the best interest will be fulfilled by inspiring the heart of a pure person to furnish the remedy for… »
Joining Shoulders and Feet in Prayer Rows
There has been a growing tendency in recent times within some quarters of the Muslim Ummah to attempt to understand the hadiths of the beloved Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) without the proper prerequisite knowledge of fiqh and its principles. Movements have emerged, a fundamental part of whose methodology… »
The Practice of Calling Adhan Over Graves
First of all, it is not established from any authentic hadith that Satan comes in the grave. But, if we do [hypothetically] accept that he does come in the grave, then his coming poses no possibility of harm (or threat), because the ability of misleading others is particular to this world [and not to the… »
Condition of Pride in Isbal
By Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi
In regards to wearing trousers below the ankles (isbal) it is mentioned in a hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said that [on the day of judgment] Allah Most High will not look with mercy towards the person… »
The Niqab and its obligation in the Hanafi madhhab
By Mufti Husain Kadodia
It is with great sadness that we note confusion in the minds of many students and even some scholars concerning the obligation of the niqab (veil) in the Hanafi madhhab, which expressly classifies covering the face as binding on women and forbids the exposure of the face in the presence of ghayr… »
Folding One’s Clothes for Salah
In regards to folding one’s clothes while praying and the issue of isbal (wearing one’s garment below the ankles), Shaykh al-Hadith Mawlana Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi (may Allah have mercy on him) writes in Lami’ al-Darari (vol. 1, pg. 327-28): “Qadi ‘Iyad considers the tying back of the hair and folding of the clothes undesirable for… »
Tashahhud with Sighah al-Khitab
Question: Can the ‘ulama comment on the issue as to why we read al-salamu ‘alayka ayyuhannabiy (peace be upon you, O Prophet) in tashahhud and not al-salamu ‘alannabiy (peace be upon the Prophet) with the sayings of the Islamic jurists and hadith scholars… »
Musafahah (Greeting) With Both Hands
Question: My dear honoured and respected Mawlana, May peace, Allah’s mercy, and His blessings be upon you. To proceed. Please inform this servant of an authentic hadith regarding musafahah (clasping hands when greeting) with two hands, and Allah blessed be He, Most High, will grant you a great reward. I have enclosed a letter for… »
Participating in Bid‘ah With the Intention of Reforming
Living in the vicinity of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Mawlana Mufti ‘Ashiq Ilahi al-Bulandshehri (1925-1999)—a respected and acclaimed student of the North Indian hadith master Shaykh al-Hadith Mawlana Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhalawi—was a prolific writer, a Hanafi mufti, and a hadith scholar of great… »