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 congregational Eid prayer is necessary (wajib) upon the same individuals who are...
Ghībah (Backbiting)
From the many creations of Allāh Taʿālā, one is perfect and does not err and another is imperfect and prone to error and sin. Angels are the perfect creation of Allāh. They obey Allāh without fail and never disobey Him. They carry out only those things which they have...
Pornography and Masturbation
Pornography Addiction — Effects and Remedies In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. In this era of high-tech progression, accessing data and retrieving information has become far easier than before. Numerous inventions have taken place 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...
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...