By Mufti Zameelur Rahman When considering the permissibility or otherwise of the “Mawlid”, it is necessary to define what is meant by “Mawlid”. “Mawlid” can be used in two different senses: 1....
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Ḥijāb and The Erosion of Ḥayāʾ
In recent years, it has been observed that the Muslim Ummah is experiencing an influx of fitan (trials and tribulations). It is becoming extremely difficult to hold firmly onto the pure and pristine...
Hadith Proofs for the Hanafi Procedure of Witr
By: Shaykh Abul Hasan (Darul Tahqiq) This is a collection of hadith proofs for the Hanafi method of Witr. It is divided into five sections: 1. The first section is on the evidences for Witr...
Witr in the Ḥaram: Response to Ml. Yusuf Shabbir (Islamic Portal)
By: Mufti Zameelur Rahman I have been asked to address the following piece: nawadir.org/2016/04/02/witr-salah-in-makkah-and-madinah/ * The article is misleading on several points. On the classical...
Ḥanafī Ruling on Women Attending Congregational Prayers
Question: Salam Sheikh, I have been reading different articles about Hanafi fiqh. There is a website run by Sh Faraz Rabbani with a lot of information. I read the following on there: "The...
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...
Which Glands are Impermissible to Consume?
Amongst the parts of an animal that are makruh tahrimi to consume is one named الغدة. This is translated as “glands”, however does it refer to a particular gland or are all glands makruh tahrimi?...
The Obligation of Adhering to a Single Madhhab in all its Rulings
By Mufti Zameelur Rahman If the obligation of a non-mujtahid is only to follow, or make taqlid, of qualified mujtahids, why do scholars insist on the added obligation of restricting one’s taqlid to...
Gathering in the Masjid on the Blessed Nights
By Muftī Rashīd Aḥmad Ludhyānwī Question: What do the noble scholars say in respect to gathering in the masājid for the purpose of dhikr and the recitation of the qur’ān on the nights of the two...