Fruit Picking Farms
Question: Country: South Africa السلام عليكم In a close by town there is a strawberry farm where visitors pay a set entrance fee and are allowed to pick and eat as much or as little of strawberries as they want. The amount of the strawberries picked and eaten is not...
Mufti Husain Kadodia – A Biographical Profile
Muftī Husain Kadodia was born (in the year 1398 H/1978 CE) in South Africa to a household known for its commitment to Islām. After graduating from high school, he spent a few months in the Indian Subcontinent in the effort of Tablīgh. Upon returning, he enrolled (in...
Under a Truly “Maḥmūd” (Commendable) Shade
My Time With Mufti Ebrahim Desai (may Allāh have mercy on him) at Dārul Iftā’ Maḥmūdiyyah The following is an article I wrote while studying at Dārul Iftā’ Maḥmūdiyyah. The purpose of the article was to pen down some of my memories of Mufti Ebrahim Desai (may...
Theological Debates on Divine Omnipotence – Response to Dr Gibril Haddad
By Mufti Zameelur Rahman In a recently published book titled The Maturidi School, Dr Gibril F Haddad provides a simplistic and evidently one-sided analysis of a highly complex controversy over divine omnipotence.[1] He paints Deobandī theologians and their...
Lowering the Gaze
Allāh ﷻ has blessed the human with innumerable bounties and blessings which one cannot count nor comprehend. Allāh ﷻ says in the Holy Qurʾān: وَإِن تَعُدُّواْ نِعْمَةَ اللّهِ لاَ تُحْصُوهَا إِنَّ اللّهَ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ “Were you to [endeavour to] count the...
Is it Better to Perform Sunnah Ṣalāhs at Home or in the Masjid?
Question: Country: United Kingdom Assalamualaikum I hope you are in the best of health and iman. 1. I Would Like To Ask is it more rewarding for me to pray my sunnah and nawafil at home. 2. Can I pray the 2 rakaats of fajr sunnah in the masjid if salah is about to...
Final Word – Advice by ibn Juzayy al-Kalbī (may Allah have mercy on him)
The following has been adapted from the English translation of al-Nūr al-Mubīn of Imām ibn Juzayy al-Kalbī. The text was translated from the original Arabic by Mawlānā Fahim Hoosen of South Africa and published under the title “The Clear Light”. We found the Khātimat...
The Niqāb and Its Obligation in the Ḥanafī Madhhab
By Mufti Husain Kadodia (may Allah protect him) بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Our discussion will entail the following: 1. Introduction 2. The juristic definition of shahwah (desire) 3. The Hanafi stance 3.1. Types of gazes and their respective rulings 3.1.1. A gaze...
Ramaḍān FAQs
Q1: Is it necessary to make an intention (niyyah) for each fast daily or one intention (niyyah) at the beginning of Ramaḍān suffices for the entire month? A: It is necessary to make niyyah daily for each fast. However, waking up for suḥūr (pre-dawn meal) will be...
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