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Ruling on cremation and the funeral prayers

Question What is the verdict given by the learned Ulama and the respected Muftis of Islam with regard to the below issues? In our country, the law imp...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
3 Dec 2020 · 15 min
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Is it Halal to use hand sanitisers containing alcohol?

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Mufti Saheb, people are rather concerned about the outbreak of Coronavirus and as a result, questioning the permissibi...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
7 Mar 2020 · 8 min
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Divorce given in writing and during menstrual cycle

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته My husband and I have recently been married, and due to pressure from family and anxiety building up, my husband wrote...

18 Aug 2019 · 3 min
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Ruling on Talaaq given in writing and during menstrual cycle

Question Salaams, I required some advice in regards to my current situation. My husband and I have recently been married, and due to pressure from fam...

18 Aug 2019 · 3 min
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Goonje Gi Kaano Mai Kab Yeh Sadaa, Aao Madinah Bulaawa Hai Aaya

Kalaam written by Mufti Zahid Hussain al-Qadiri Goonje Gi Kaano Mai Kab Yeh Sadaa, Aao Madinah Bulaawa Hai Aaya. Arsah Huwa Bu’d Sehta Nahi, Kehdo...

30 Jun 2019 · 5 min
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Bequest (Wasiyyah) by Sayyidi Taaj al-Shari’ah

“The religion of us Qādirī servants is the same religion as that of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī. My bequest (waṣiyyah) is that you all stay firm up...

22 Jul 2018 · 2 min
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Bequest (Wasiyyah) by Sayyidi Taaj al-Shari’ah

The religion of us Qādirī servants is the same religion as that of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī. My bequest (waṣiyyah) is that you all stay firm upo...

21 Jul 2018 · 2 min
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When and how can a wife demand divorce from her husband?

Wife wants a divorce from husband but her husband refuses to give. She wants to apply for a khula, what is the correct way? She wants a divorce on the...

8 Jan 2018 · 6 min
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Qurbani for children and for those who have passed away

Question I have been told that Qurbani is not required for children even if one has the affordability. Is this accurate? Can one also do Qurbani for m...

21 Aug 2017 · 1 min
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Salah behind an Imam who prays behind a Tafzili

Question Al-Salaam ‘Alaykum Dear Respected Scholars of Islam, What is the Shar’i ruling regarding Zayd, a Sunni Imam, who prays Salah behind a Tafzili...

16 Jul 2017 · 2 min
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Salah when Imam’s Aqeedah is unknown at University Society run by deviants

Question اَلسّلامُ عَلیْکُم و رَحْمَۃُ اللّٰہِ و بَرَکا تُہ Hope you are in the best of health. I am currently at university and we have an Islamic so...

16 Jul 2017 · 2 min
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When to raise the finger in Tashahud

Question bismillaah, assalaamu alaykum dear mufti saheb, I am a Hanafi muslim and I would like to know how to do isharah with the index finger while p...

10 Jul 2017 · 2 min
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Constructing a toilet facing the Qiblah

I need to construct a toilet and sink in a very small washroom. In order to be able to do wudu in that washroom, I will need to install the toilet in...

10 Jul 2017 · 2 min
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Giving Zakah to a poor person who wants to start his own business

Question السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته Can I give Zakat to someone in India who is very poor and wants to start his own business, so he doesn’t ha...

8 Jul 2017 · 1 min
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Watan e Asli after moving from birthplace

Question Assalamu Alaikum, My question is regarding birthplace which is called watan e asli. I want know that if someone leaves his birthplace and shi...

8 Jul 2017 · 2 min
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Zakah on Trade Goods

Question Salam Alaikum If a person has ordered some merchandise which he will sell for profit but it has not arrived yet and is thus not in his posses...

22 Jun 2017 · 3 min
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Sequence and Length of Surahs in Taraweeh Salah

Question As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu Q1. If I’m praying taraweeh and in the first 1st rak’at I pray Surah Kawthar, 2nd rak’at I pr...

20 Jun 2017 · 6 min
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Imam stays silent in 3rd Rak’at of Witr Salah

Question Salaam In Ramadan when imam leads witr, he stays silent in 3rd rakat (reads fatiha and surah quietly) and calls taqbeer for qunoot and goes i...

20 Jun 2017 · 2 min
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Warning against fake peers

WARNING AGAINST FAKE PEERS Some signs of fake peers which are common in today’s society: He is generally an open sinner with a very short or non-exist...

31 Dec 2016 · 4 min
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Lam Yaati Nazeeruka Fi Nazarin – Translation

Lam Yaati Nazeeruka Fi Nazarin – Poem written in 4 different languages by Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Recited by Sayyid Abdul Wasi Noori Translate...

11 Dec 2016 · 4 min
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Reciting the Qur’an loudly when praying Salah alone

Question Assalamu Alaykum Wa RahmatUllahi Wa Barakatahu, Hazrat, My question is Is it must to pray Fajr, Maghrib and Isha Prayers Loudly even when pra...

10 Dec 2016 · 2 min
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Kissing and foreplay while fasting

Assalamualykum. Is kissing and foreplay allowed with wife during fasting. What is the ruling on fast if madhiyy is produced during fasting. Is having...

10 Dec 2016 · 2 min
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Is eating Lobster Halal or Haram?

Is eating lobster Halal or Haram? Answer Lobsters are from among the animals found in the water, and from the animals found in the water, only fish ar...

9 Oct 2016 · 3 min
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What is the ruling on a person who disrespects a Sayyid?

What is the ruling on a person who labels a Ba-Sharah Sunni Sahih ul Aqeeda Sayyid as a “rabid dog”? Answer To disrespect another fellow Muslim with w...

18 Jul 2016 · 2 min
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Imaamat of an individual who has illicit conversations

Assalamu Alaykum Respected Mufti Sahib What is the ruling of Shariah regarding the Following? A certain Sunni Aalim was approached for treatment by a...

18 Jul 2016 · 3 min
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Love and Hate in Islam

Assalamualaykum respected Mufti Saheb. I wanted to know what the opinion of the Ulema of the Ahl-e-Sunnat have on the aspect of hate in Islam: Is ther...

6 Jul 2016 · 2 min
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Wearing and selling gold and metal watches

Question Asalaamualaokum Hazrat. I’de like to know if it is permissible to sell gold coloured or any other coloured metal watches for ladies. Answer W...

17 Jun 2016 · 1 min
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When will Sayyiduna Isa alayhis salam arrive?

Question As’Salamu’Alaykum. Is there an approximate hijri year that the Sunni Ulema with esoteric knowledge have predicted that Isa (Alayhi’Salam) wil...

17 Jun 2016 · 1 min
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Is the mother allowed to leave the maternity house within 40 days?

Question Assalamualaikum, after a women gives birth a common practice is that the mother and new born are not allowed to leave the maternity house for...

17 Jun 2016 · 1 min
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Refutation of permitting smoking and using asthma inhalers while fasting

Does smoking or taking an inhaler invalidate the fast? Please can you respond to the attached article which says smoking and taking an inhaler whille...

12 Jun 2016 · 13 min
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The Sanctuary of Solace: On the Etiquette of Visiting Our Master Muhammad ﷺ

Visiting the blessed resting place of the Master of Creation ﷺ is a virtuous and rewarding action, which none will deny except a deviant and stubborn...

10 Jun 2016 · 6 min
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Praying Salah behind the Wahabiyah

Question: Assalamualaikum Hazrath, I have got a job in Saudi. My question is all masjids in Saudi are Bad Aqeedah and Wahabis, so how can we perform o...

7 Feb 2016 · 8 min
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The Grand Gnostic

The Grand Gnostic Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir s/o Abū Ṣāliḥ Mūsā Jangī Dost s/o Abū ʿAbd-Allāh s/o Yaḥyā al-Zāhidī s/o Muḥammad s/o Dāwū...

25 Jan 2016 · 4 min
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Delaying Salah until near the beginning time of the next Salah

Question Salaam. What is the permissibility of delaying Namaaz until close to the time of the next Namaaz? One of the brothers at work delays reading...

18 Jan 2016 · 3 min
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Have three Talaaq occurred?

Question AssalamoAlaikum.. My husband divorced me 3 times at 2 different occassions , so i want to know if 3 divorces really occurred or not.. (1) he...

16 Jan 2016 · 2 min
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Spiritual Assistance from Non Muslims

Question Can a Muslim go to a non Muslim to seek spiritual help for example the Muslim goes to the non Muslim seeking help for Jinns Black magic or me...

10 Jan 2016 · 2 min
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Marriage and Wazaif

Question Asalaamualaykum Mufti Sahib, I have a couple of questions; 1) Is it preferred to get married young? I’m 19 and wish to get married but especi...

8 Jan 2016 · 8 min
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Using the names ‘Suhaan’ and ‘Parvez’

Question Assalamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. My Name is Parvez Shaikh I’m from Maharashtra Nasik, my question is I kept my sons name as Mo...

6 Jan 2016 · 2 min
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Prioritise Deen over Dunya

Speeches are beneficial and I do not say that religious gatherings are not beneficial, they are also very beneficial. However, in religious gatherings...

30 Dec 2015 · 2 min
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Message of Taajush Shari’ah to the Muslim Ummah

The Message of Sayyidī Tājush Sharīʿah to the Muslim Ummah Urs e Razvī 1437/2015 At this moment in time, countless religious tribulations have arisen....

21 Dec 2015 · 4 min
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Imam Ahmad Rida at a glance

On mobile devices, this page is best viewed in landscape mode. 1276 AH (1860 CE) Aged four, Imām Aḥmad Riḍā completed the reading of the Qur’ān. 1278...

25 Nov 2015 · 4 min
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Calculating Qaza for Jumu’ah Salah

Question Asalaam Alaikum wa Rahmatullah. When calculating qaza e umri namaaz and specifically the namaaz of Friday, should we calculate 2 qaza farz of...

20 Nov 2015 · 1 min
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Correct method of disposing Islamic literature

Question Assalaamu alaikum Are we allowed to dispose of old Islamic literature especially old worn-out Quraanic texts, Hadith texts, books of scholars...

9 Nov 2015 · 2 min
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Women praying Salah in Congregation at Masjid

Question Assalamualykum Is it haram for the women to go to masjid? Or it is better for them to pray at home? Does it have anything to do with their re...

30 Oct 2015 · 6 min
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Hair and Eyelash Extensions

Question Assalaamu alaykum Respected Mufti. What is the ruling on the believing women who enhance their beauty with false eye lashes and to those who...

17 Oct 2015 · 5 min
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A tribute to Sayyiduna Umar ibn al-Khattab

Summarised from a monograph written by Imam Ahmad Rida on the topic of the compilation of the Qur’an. Full English translation of this monograph to be...

15 Oct 2015 · 3 min
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Wahabi Misquotations and Lies against Ala Hazrat

Question Salam just got this text Ahmad Raza Khan said, “If someone is in the land of the disbelievers residing in a village, for example if there are...

10 Oct 2015 · 12 min
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The Counsel of Mufti Abu Dawud Muhammad Sadiq

The Counsel of Mufti Abu Dawud Muhammad Sadiq rahimahullahu Ta’ala (1929 – 2015 / 1348 – 1436 H.) Be steadfast in fulfilling Salah, fasting, Hajj, Zak...

6 Oct 2015 · 2 min
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Marrying Cousins

Question As-salam alaikum Why does Islam allow cousin marriage if it is exclusively for our Dearest Prophet and not for followers as mentioned in Qura...

30 Sept 2015 · 3 min
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Huzur Muhaddith-e-Kabeer

Huzoor Allama Zia Al Mustafa is the son of the great Sadr Al Shari’ah Allama Amjad Ali Radi Allahu Anhu. Allama Sadr Al Shari’ah was deeply loved by I...

29 Sept 2015 · 6 min
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Natural Death, Accidental Death & Suicide

What are the beliefs and details about natural death and accidental death. What happens after death and also there is a rumour saying that the ruh (so...

27 Sept 2015 · 5 min
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How did Allah create the word “kun”?

If everything is created by the word “kun”, how did Allah create the word “kun”? Answer Every creation that existed, exists or will exist has been or...

9 Sept 2015 · 3 min
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Tablighi Jamaat and their Deceitful Veil of False Sufism

Could you explain what a Chilla is? We hear that the great Awliyas did Chilla and the current day Tableegis/Wahabi deviant sects do chilla for 3-7-21-...

5 Aug 2015 · 8 min
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Is it permissible to use nail polish containing alcohol?

I have a question on whether or not nail polish is permissible, and the reason due to it. Also, I had heard that the reason it may not be permitted is...

1 Aug 2015 · 2 min
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Downloading software illegally (Pirating)

Question Salams, is it allowed in Islam to download apps freely from pirate bay. They place the expensive android apps there for free, so that everyon...

22 Jul 2015 · 3 min
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Questions about Interest, Zakah and Sadaqah

Question I have some questions regarding Zakaat and Interest which i would like to request you kindly guide me on: INTEREST 1. What should one do with...

13 Jul 2015 · 7 min
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Walking in front of a person praying Namaz

Question Salaam, I heard the local imam saab quoting a hadith mubarak that it is better to wait 100 years then to walk in front of someone who is pray...

10 Jul 2015 · 3 min
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Using eye drops while fasting

Salam-alaykum Is it permissible to use eye-drops whilst fasting? Answer Wa alaykumussalam. It is permissible to use eye drops whilst fasting and by us...

7 Jul 2015 · 3 min
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Do injections break the fast?

Salaam, What is the permissibility of having an injection whilst fasting please? A family member has made the intention to go for hajj this year In Sh...

7 Jul 2015 · 3 min
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Method of praying Istikhaarah Salah

Question Please can you tell me how to pray the Istakhara salat. Is it permissible to read the dua that is written on paper or from mobile phone. Answ...

4 Jul 2015 · 3 min
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Message to Muslims about ISIS

4 Jul 2015 · 1 min
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Using an inhaler while fasting

Asalaamu’alaykum Hazrat, Is it permissible to use asthma inhaler during fasting? Does using it invalidate the fast? Answer Wa alaykumussalam. Using an...

1 Jul 2015 · 1 min
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Do ear and nose drops break the fast?

Salam-alaykum Will ear drops, nose drops, inserting water in the ear, swallowing phlegm invalidate the fast? Answer Ear drops and nose drops will inva...

1 Jul 2015 · 1 min
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Calling a Kafir a Kafir

Respected Mufti Sahib, Someone that says that we mustn’t call a kaafir as a kaafir as because what if he died whilst reciting the Shahadah. As we know...

29 Jun 2015 · 8 min
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Using toothpaste while fasting

Salam-alaykum Is it permissible to brush your teeth with toothpaste whilst fasting? Answer Wa alaykumussalam. It is Makruh (disliked) for one to brush...

26 Jun 2015 · 2 min
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Is it permitted to miss an obligatory fast while travelling?

Salaam I just wanted to know the permissibility of a Musafir missing a fast. I will be travelling from Birmingham to London on Friday In Sha Allah. I...

26 Jun 2015 · 3 min
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Listening to speeches or reading books by deviants

Is it permissible for a ghayr Aalim (non scholar) to listen to speeches or read books by a deviant? Answer It is not permissible to read any books wri...

23 Jun 2015 · 8 min
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Seeing Allah in a Dream

Question Is it possible / permissible for someone to state that they saw Allah in their dream? Answer It is possible to see Allah in the dream. This i...

21 Jun 2015 · 2 min
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Giving Zakah to a charity that propagates the Deen

Question Is it permissible to give Zakaat to a charity that propagates the deen? Answer It is permissible to give Zakah to a charity, if the charity i...

21 Jun 2015 · 3 min
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Giving Zakah before the completion of the year

Question If one year on possessions will complete on 1st Zi Qa’ad for the first time and a person wants to give Zakat on those possessions during Ramd...

18 Jun 2015 · 2 min
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General Questions about Zakah

Question As salamu alaykum. May i know some facts regarding zakath, 1. What assets is it taken out on? 2. I think you have to own the asset for 2 year...

18 Jun 2015 · 3 min
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Brides wearing flowers in hair dress

Question It’s been a tradition in weddings that bride and her family ladies fix natural roses in their hair dress or keep a bunch of Jasmine’s or any...

15 Jun 2015 · 1 min
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Curing Black Magic

Question Assalamu Alaikum Hazrat I Am Very Much Ill Plz I Am Suffering From Severe Sifli Black Magic From Many Years 6years I Am In Lot Of Trouble In...

15 Jun 2015 · 2 min
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Slave Women in Islam

Question I am so stressed as I have read that concubines or slave women are halal in Islam and that our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had...

13 Jun 2015 · 8 min
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Fighting Desires and Temptations

Question I struggle to control myself/my desires or wants. As soon as I get an idea in my head it doesn’t seem to go away and then that just leads to...

10 Jun 2015 · 15 min
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Nikah of Sayyidah Zaynab

Question I have a question on Ahlul Bayth. Did Prophet Muhammad peace and Allah’s blessings be upon him have an adopted son named Zayd and did he marr...

8 Jun 2015 · 5 min
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Raising the finger in Thana

Question Can we raise finger in Thana while in namaz? Our imam said I can’t do it. Answer with the help of Allah the Almighty In the beginning of Sala...

8 Jun 2015 · 1 min
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Importance of performing Qaza Salah

The true performers of Salah will be called from Bab al-Salah (the Gate of Salah). Nowadays, crowds are lining up to perform Taraweeh yet people are n...

2 Jun 2015 · 2 min
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Poem in praise of Imam e Azam Abu Hanifah

Imam al Muslimeen, Imam al Aimma Sayyidunaa Imam Azam Abu Hanifah Numaan Ibn Thabit Radi Allahu Taala anhu by Hadrat Abdullah ibn Mubarak Radi Allahu...

31 May 2015 · 2 min
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Virtues and Excellences of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr in the Ahadeeth

The genealogy of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq radiyAllahu ‘anhu is: ‘Abd-Allah (Abu Bakr) Son of ‘Uthman (Abu Quhafah) Son of ‘Amir Son of ‘Amr Son of...

12 Apr 2015 · 4 min
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Was Abu Talib a Muslim?

Question: The general mass has been confused by the shias whether the uncle of our Beloved Prophet SallAllahu Alayhi Wasallam, Abu Talib recited the S...

24 Mar 2015 · 8 min
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Translation of “Zarre Jhar Kar Teri Pezaaro Ke” – Kalaam e Ala Hazrat

Kalaam written by Sayyidi Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Rida Khan (Allah is pleased with him), translated by Mufti Zahid Hussain al-Qadri Zarre Jhar Kar Teri...

19 Mar 2015 · 2 min
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Solar Eclipse – what to recite and other FAQ

In sha Allah, a solar eclipse is predicted to happen in the UK, Europe and other parts of the world on the morning (approx 9am GMT) of Friday 20th Mar...

17 Mar 2015 · 3 min
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Clarifying an accusation levelled against Tajush Shariah

On the 1st of March, we came across an English article regarding a conference that was held in Dehli. From it we found out many things about the confe...

13 Mar 2015 · 3 min
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Taajush Shari’ah on Mujahid e Millat & Muhaddith e Surati

Question: It is the Urs Sharif of Mujahid e Millat Hazrat Mawlana Habeebur Rahman Sahib ‘Alayhir Rahmah on 6 Jamad al-Ula and of Hazrat Mawlana Wasi A...

3 Mar 2015 · 3 min
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Satanic Whispers and their Cures – Part 1

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Rida Khan (Allah is pleased with him) recommended many ways to stay away from satanic whispers (waswasa), which can sometimes ta...

22 Feb 2015 · 2 min
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Wazeefah to help wake up for Fajr Salah

Question: Please provide a Wazeefah (litany) or action that will help one wake up for Fajr Salah. Answer: Recite Durud Shareef in abundance, recite Ay...

12 Feb 2015 · 1 min
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Maslak e Ala Hazrat & Ikhtilaaf from Ala Hazrat

Transcribed from a speech by Sayyidi Taajush Shari’ah – Listen to the inspiring and powerful speech here Quick Links to Particular Points: The Prophet...

31 Jan 2015 · 11 min
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Water falling back into the bucket during Ghusl

I just have a question regarding Ghusl. Now at my parent’s house, they don’t have a shower, they just have a bath with a bucket and a jug, now when pe...

27 Jan 2015 · 2 min
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Taj al-Shari’ah’s message to the Muslims of the world

Download Urdu Graphic | Download English Graphic Taj al-Shari’ah’s message to the Muslims of the world (Urs e Razwi 1436): آپ حضرات پر سب سے اہم فرض ا...

19 Jan 2015 · 4 min
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Is the Asr Salah of a Hanafi valid in the Asr time of the Shafa’i school?

Is the Asr Salah of a Hanafi valid in the Asr time of the Shafa’i school, which is also the opinion of the Sahibain in the Hanafi Madhab? Answer Accor...

11 Jan 2015 · 5 min
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Did Sayyiduna Imam Abu Hanifa write any books?

Demolishing the forts of the Ghayr Muqallideen by praising Imam e A’zam In the auspicious time of Imam e A’zam, many Sahaba and countless Tabi’een wer...

1 Jan 2015 · 5 min
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Did Sayyidi Ala Hazrat condone grave worship?

The deviant sects, who the notable Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Rida al-Qadiri al-Bareilwi refuted and silenced, raise baseless and futile objections upon hi...

18 Dec 2014 · 4 min
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The relationship between Hazrat Khidr & Hazrat Ilyas

Question: What do the scholars of the religion say regarding the following: What relationship is there between Hazrat Khidr (Upon him be peace) and Ha...

17 Dec 2014 · 2 min
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Refuting the Allegation that Sayyidi Ala Hazrat Disrespected Sayyidah Aa’isha

Answering the Baseless Allegation that Sayyidi Ala Hazrat Disrespected Sayyidah Aa’isha in Hadaiq e Bakshish Volume 3 Assalaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah...

1 Dec 2014 · 6 min
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Closing eyes whilst in Salah

Question: Is it allowed to perform your Salaah with closed eyes, because you can concentrate better and can concentrate on the presence of Allah ta’al...

27 Nov 2014 · 1 min
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Ghawth e Azam and Salahuddin Ayyubi

Al-Ghawth Al-Aʿzam RadiyAllāhu ʿAnhu and Salāh Al-Dīn Al-Ayyūbī RadiyAllāhu ʿAnhu Shaykh Ahmad Al-Rifāʿī writes in his book that Sayyidunā Al-Ghawth A...

25 Nov 2014 · 3 min
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Are Barelwis a new sect?

Apart from in India and Pakistan, are there any other people with “Barelwi” Aqaaid (beliefs)? Answer Alhamdulillah, Barelwis are not a new sect. When...

14 Nov 2014 · 2 min
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Permissibility of Using Mehndi for Women

Question: I had a question regarding the permissibility of putting mehndi on hands of women? Answer: It is permissible for women to adorn their hands...

11 Nov 2014 · 2 min
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Labelling a Disbeliever as a Disbeliever (Kafir)

An exclusive TheSunniWay Release, Dedicated to Sayyidi Huzur Mufti e Azam (Allah is pleased with him), released for his 34th Urs (14th of Muharram). F...

7 Nov 2014 · 4 min
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The Lofty Status of the Princes of Paradise

10 Hadith Regarding the Blessed Rank of Imam Hasan, Imam Husain and the Prophetic Household 1. Hazrat Bara’ bin Azib (Allah is pleased with him) narra...

3 Nov 2014 · 3 min
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Ten Qualities of Sayyiduna ‘Uthman RadiyAllahu ‘Anhu

Ameer Al-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna ‘Uthman Ibn ‘Affan RadiyAllahu ‘Anhu was martyred on the 18th of Dhū Al-Hijjah, in the year 35 H. His Khilafah lasted 12...

13 Oct 2014 · 2 min
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Great Words for a Great Person by a Great Scholar

“Listen! In this day and age, if there is any fountain-head of Ala Hazrat’s blessings and excellence, a complete representative of Ala Hazrat and a tr...

22 Sept 2014 · 2 min
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Be with the Truthful!

Allah says in the Holy Qur’an: يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّـهَ وَكُونُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ O People who Believe! Fear Allah,...

18 Sept 2014 · 2 min
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Observe Each and Every Letter of the Fatwa

Transcribed from a speech by Sayyidi Huzur Muhaddith e Kabeer Allamah Zia ul Mustafa Azmi Now, fitna has arisen even in the fight between truth and fa...

11 Sept 2014 · 4 min
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Calling Yourself “Mawlana”

To write ‘Maulwi saheb’ (or similar appellations) for yourself without a valid Islamic excuse is sinful and against the ruling of the Qur’ān. Allah sa...

6 Sept 2014 · 2 min
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Are your prayers void for 40 days if you consume marijuana?

What is the ruling on weed, marijuana etc.? If it is Haram does Ghusl become Fard after using it? And do the prayer and duas get void for 40 days? Ple...

3 Sept 2014 · 4 min
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Urs of Sadr us Shari’ah 1435 AH

The 2nd of Dhul Qa’da marks the Urs of the Great Islamic Jurist, Khalifa e Ala Hazrat, Sadr us Shari’ah Allamah Mufti Amjad Ali Azmi (Allah is pleased...

28 Aug 2014 · 3 min
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Is vinegar that is made from alcohol Halal?

What is the ruling regarding vinegar that is made from alcohol such as spirit vinegar, white wine vinegar, etc? Answer The dictionary defines vinegar...

2 Aug 2014 · 2 min
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Is Coca Cola, Pepsi etc Halal?

What is the ruling on consuming Seven Up, Pepsi etc. and serving them as Niyaz in Majalis and Mehfils? Answer Until it is proven in the Shar’i way tha...

2 Aug 2014 · 2 min
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The Supreme Form of Fasting

There are 3 kinds of fasting: Fast of the common people (Awām): Abstinence from eating, drinking and sexual relations. Fast of the elite people (Khawā...

2 Jul 2014 · 2 min
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Shab e Bara’at – Following Weak Hadith

The deviants claim – unsurprisingly – that Shab e Barā’at (or Laylat al-Nisf min Shaʿban) is a bidʿah, insisting that it has no basis from the Sunnat...

12 Jun 2014 · 6 min
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Salah behind a scholar who classes Wahabis and Sunnis as alike

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan was asked a lengthy question regarding Salah behind an individual who classes a Wahabi and a Sunni scholar as similar...

3 Jun 2014 · 1 min
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Some frequently asked questions about Mi’raj

Did the Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam) see Allah on the night of Mi’raj? Imam Ahmed narrates in his Musnad from Abdullah Ibn Masood: “The Proph...

26 May 2014 · 3 min
Essay

How many Rak’ats in Taraweeh Salah?

Question: How many Rakahs is ‘Taraweeh’ according to Hanafi fiqh? Also, is there any conflict about this within the Hanafi Madhab? I’ve heard quite a...

7 May 2014 · 3 min
Essay

Khwaja of Hind, how lofty is your court!

Poem written in praise of Sultan e Hind Huzur Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz alayhir rahmah, by Taajush Shari’ah Mufti Akthar Rida Khan Khwaja-e-Hind woh Darbar...

6 May 2014 · 1 min
Essay

Imaamat of an individual who hides his Aqeeda

Ala Hazrat was once asked about the Imaamat of an individual who, when asked about his Aqeedah (beliefs), conceals it and doesn’t mention it [his Aqee...

3 May 2014 · 1 min
Essay

Performing Sajdah e Tilawat after Fardh of Fajr and Asr

Question: Is it permissible to perform Sajdah e Tilawat after the Fardh of Fajr and Asr? Are the rulings on the times permissible similar to that of N...

26 Apr 2014 · 2 min
Clothing

Sunnah way of wearing a ring

Question: What is the Sunnah way of wearing a ring, like which hand and finger should it be on? Also how heavy should the ring be? Also can we wear mo...

23 Apr 2014 · 3 min
Islamic Personalities

Representative of Maslak e Ala Hazrat – Qari Muslehuddin Siddiqui Saheb

Last speech by Qari Muslehuddin Siddiqui [Allah is pleased with Him] Maut – Speech by Taajush Shari’ah on the day before Qari Saheb’s demise Manqabat...

7 Apr 2014 · 4 min
Islamic Personalities

Incidents from the Life of the Teacher of Teachers

The Teacher of Teachers – Hafiz e Millat Hazrat Allama Abdul Azeez Muhaddith e Muradabadi Huzur Hafiz e Millat is the founder of the famous Dar ul Ulu...

2 Apr 2014 · 5 min
Islamic Personalities

Come and follow the Maslak of Imam Ahmad Raza!

Al-Salamu Alaykum I received a phone call last night after midnight and also another call tonight after midnight. The caller said he was calling from...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Feb 2014 · 11 min
Salah

The Secret Behind the Lifting of the Finger

In Salah and other acts of worship, which have been commanded to us, there are certainly secrets hidden within them; whether we understand these secre...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
3 Feb 2014 · 2 min
Poetry

Subh Taiba Mein Hui [Translation]

Subh Taibā Mein Huī Bat’tā Hai Bāra Nūr Ka Sadqa Laine Nūr Ka Aayā Hai Tārā Nūr Ka Dawn broke in Madina and blessings of Nūr dispersed Arrived a star...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
13 Jan 2014 · 6 min
Salah

Calculating Qaza Salah

Assalamu Alaykum I have only been regular and punctual in my 5 daily prayers for the last 1 year. Before this I used to pray now and again, i.e. when...

Mufti Sufyaan al-Qadiri
1 Dec 2013 · 5 min
Islamic Personalities

Tribute to Huzur Mufti e Azam

A lot has been written about Mufti Azam e Hind and a lot will be written, in fact; it will continue to be written. Rather, I say, without any doubt, t...

Mufti Shareef al-Haq Amjadi
19 Nov 2013 · 5 min
Islamic Personalities

Spiritual Pilgrimage of Huzur Mufti e Azam

Released on the blessed occasion of the Urs of Huzur Mufti e Azam, 14th Muharram 1435 AH. May Allah accept these humble efforts through his blessed Wa...

18 Nov 2013 · 2 min
Islamic Personalities

Spiritual Perception of Huzur Mufti e Azam

Released on the blessed occasion of the Urs of Huzur Mufti e Azam, 14th Muharram 1435 AH. May Allah accept these humble efforts through his blessed Wa...

17 Nov 2013 · 6 min
Salah

Secrets Pertaining to the Times of Salah

Fajr When Sayyiduna Adam alay his salam descended on the Earth from Heaven, it was the time of night, and it was the first time he had seen this world...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
1 Nov 2013 · 4 min
Spirituality

Cure for Heart Illnesses

Once I was experiencing heart pains so I presented myself in the court of my teacher Ustād ul Ulema Hafiz e Millat. In my grief, i was envisaging that...

Muhaddith-e-Kabeer Allamah Zia ul Mustafa
22 Aug 2013 · 2 min
Essay

Twenty Rak’ats for Tarawih

Hadrat Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah has said, من قام رمضان إيمانا واحتسابا غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبه “…whoever prays during the nigh...

6 Jul 2013 · 9 min
Ramadan & Fasting

The Month of Ramadan

1. Hadrat Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu reported that the Messenger of Allah (SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam) has said, إذا دخل رمضان فت...

Mufti Jalaluddin Ahmed Amjadi
6 Jul 2013 · 13 min
Ramadan & Fasting

Sighting of the Crescent Moon

Hadrat Sayyiduna Ibn-e-‘Umar Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu reported that the Messenger of Allah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam has said, لا تصوموا حتى تروا اله...

Mufti Jalaluddin Ahmed Amjadi
6 Jul 2013 · 13 min
Key Islamic Events

The 15th Night of Shabaan – Shab e Bara’at

The 15th night of Shabaan is a very blessed night. According to the Hadith Shareef, the name of this Mubarak night is “Nisf Shabaan” which means 15th...

20 Jun 2013 · 11 min
Islamic Personalities

“Where is that poor man? Find him!” – An incident from the life of Mufti e Azam

Mawlana Dr. Muhammad Aasim Aazmi narrates that Hadrat Mufti Aziz-ul-Hasan Qibla Khalifa e Mufti-e-A’zam narrated an incident of Qutb-e-Aalam Huzur Muf...

28 Mar 2013 · 4 min
Essay

Dawaa Jo Dil Mai Rehti Hai! – Kalaam by Mufti Zahid Hussain

Mere Allah Ki Hamd-o-Sana Yeh Dil Mai Rehti Hai, Ta’reef-e-Muhammad Mustafa Yeh Dil Mai Rehti Hai! Khuda Ki Khalq Ka Aaqaa Tu Hi Sab Kuch Tu Hi Imaa(n...

19 Dec 2012 · 2 min
Miscellaneous

Admonition Pertaining to the Usage of Fireworks

Discussing the various customs prevalent during Islamic months, the noble Muftī writes: On the occasion of Laylat ul-Barā’ah (15th night of Shaʿbān),...

Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan Naeemi
7 Nov 2012 · 2 min
Qurbani

Does a poor person have to do Qurbani?

[The ḥadīth collections] Abū Dā’ūd and Nisā’ī contain the narration of Sayyidunā ʿAbdullāh bin ʿAmrū that the Messenger of Allāh SallAllaho Alayhi wa...

Sadr al-Shari'ah Mufti Amjad Ali Azmi
19 Oct 2012 · 1 min
Messenger of Allah ﷺ

How to Respond to Blasphemous Film – by Taajush Shari’ah

Question: Nowadays, a tribulation in the form of a film is spreading rampantly. Islam, the Muslims and especially the Beloved Prophet [peace be upon h...

Taaj al-Shari'ah Mufti Akhtar Raza Khan
26 Sept 2012 · 2 min
Islamic Personalities

The wrath upon those who desecrate the graves of the Friends of Allah

Imam Nabahani writes: Imam `Abdul Wahab Sh`arani stated, “Our brother Shaykh Salih al-Hajj Ahmed Halabi [may Allah sanctify his secret] informed me th...

Imam Yusuf al-Nabahani
26 Aug 2012 · 1 min
Aqeedah

Superlative Knowledge of the Friends of Allah – extracts from Inba ul Hayy by Imam Ahmed Rida Khan

`Allāmah Ibrāhīm Bayjūrī [may Allāh be pleased with him] states in his explanation of Qasīdah Burdah, “For every verse of the Qur’ān, there are a thou...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
10 Aug 2012 · 3 min
Poetry

Bahaar e Jaan Fiza Tum Ho [Translation]

bahār-e jāN fiza tum ho, nasīm-e gulsitān tum ho bahār-e bāg-e rizwāN tum se hai, zaibe jināN tum ho You are spring for the air that gives life; you a...

Mufti-e-Azam Imam Mustafa Raza Khan
5 Aug 2012 · 3 min
Key Islamic Events

The Dreadful Noise in Ramadan

From Fatawa Ridawiyyah, volume-27, page-42 Question: What do the scholars of the religion say with regards to the following issue, that a grimly event...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
2 Aug 2012 · 2 min
Aqeedah

Allah exists without a place

`Allāmah Sa`aduddīn Taftāzānī [may Allāh have mercy on him] states: “Allāh [exalted is He] is free from being in a place [makān]. Due to this, He is a...

16 Jul 2012 · 2 min
Key Islamic Events

Shab e Bara’at Message by Ala Hazrat

Shab-e-Bar’aat is near. In this night, the deeds of everyone are presented to Allah Almighty. For the sake of the dignified Messenger [sallAllahu alay...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
4 Jul 2012 · 2 min
Poetry

Last Verse of Tu Sham e Risaalat

ābād issay farma vīrāñ hai dil e noorī, jalway teray bass jāyeiñ ābād ho vīrāña Maulana Abdul Hamid Sahib Razawi Africi was reciting this na’at (Tu Sh...

29 Jun 2012 · 1 min
Manners & Etiquettes

Abbreviating Durud (SAW, PBUH etc)

Some people are using the Abbreviation of Durood Sharif i.e. SAW, PBUH, RA, AS (ma’azALLAH) instead of writing the complete Durood and Salam. Abbrevia...

13 May 2012 · 6 min
Friends of Allah

The title ‘Tāj ush-Sharī’ah’

The blessed title ‘Tāj ush-Sharī’ah’ (the Crown of Sharī’ah) was given to ash-Shaykh Muhammad Akhtar Ridā (may Allah preserve him) on the 18th August...

23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Life of the Beloved Prophet ﷺ

The blessed Children of the beloved Prophet sall Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam

All the blessed children of the beloved Prophet sall Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam were given birth by Umm al-Mu’minīn Sayyida Khadīja radiyAllahu ‘anha as...

23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Blessed Companions

Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq radiyAllahu anhu name was Abdullah

It is narrated from Zuhrī, that Sayyidunā Abu Bakr rađiyAllāhu ánhu name is Abdullah bin Uthmân bin Aamir bin Amr bin Ka’ab bin Sa’ad bin Taeem bin Ma...

23 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Blessed Companions

Hadith: It is wajib (obligatory) upon my Ummah to love Abu Bakr

The Beloved Rasūl of Allâh Almighty şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam stated, It is wajib (obligatory) upon my Ummah to love Abū Bakr [rađiyAllāhu ánhu] In...

23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Poetry

woh su’ey laalah zaar phirtey haiN [Translation]

Translation by Asif Jehangir woh su’ey laalah zaar phirtey haiN tere din ay bahaar phirtey haiN He is coming towards the tulip-fields Your fortune, O’...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 3 min
Poetry

sarwar kahuN ke mālik o maulā kahūN tujhe [Translation]

Translation by Abu Hasan [sunniport.com] sarwar kahuN ke mālik o maulā kahūN tujhe bāgh e khalīl kā gul e zeybā kahūN tujhe Shall I call you my prince...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 3 min
Poetry

Rukh Din Hai Ya [Sharh & Translation]

Translation and Explanation by Abu Hasan [sunniport.com] rukh din hai yā mihr-e-samā, yeh bhi nahiN who bhi nahiN shab zulf yā mushk-e-khatā, yeh bhi...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 13 min
Essay

Tumhare Liye [Translation]

Translation by Asif Jehangir 1. zamīn o zamāN tumhāre liye; makīn o makāN tumhāre liye chunīn o chunāN tumhāre liye; baney do jahāN tumhāre liye. 2. D...

23 Apr 2012 · 4 min
Essay

Muzdah Baad Aye Aasion [Sharh and Translation]

Translation and Explanation by Abu Hasan [sunniport.com] 1. Glad tidings be to you O sinners; your intercessor is the prince of righteous 2. Congratul...

23 Apr 2012 · 7 min
Poetry

Sar Suey Roza [Translation]

Translation by Prof G.D Qureshi 1. Why do you grumble if my head bowed towards the Prophet’s grave involuntarily? O Najdi! Why do you grumble? My hear...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Poetry

Hajion Aao [Translation]

By Asif Jehangir Come Hajis, Complete your Hajj There is a Hadith: ‘One who came to Hajj, and did not visit me has betrayed me.’ AlaHazrat’s famous po...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 5 min
Key Islamic Events

What is the wisdom in fixing dates of Urs of Awliya?

Question: Is there any wisdom in fixing dates of Urs of Awliya? Answer: Yes, on the day of their Wisaal (passing away), their souls have greater conce...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Knowledge & Scholars

Is it true that to visit or see an Aalim of Deen earns you Thawaab?

Question: Respected Sir! Is it true that to visit or see an Aalim of Deen earns you Thawaab? Answer: Yes, the Sahih Hadith Shareef reports: “To see th...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Key Islamic Events

There are three types of Qiyamah

From al-Malfūdh Sharīf, pp. 380: There are three types of Qiyāmah. The first type is, Qiyamah al-Sughrā [small/minor Qiyāmah] and that is death. It is...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Photography

Taking pictures of Awliya or pious individuals

From al-Malfūz al-Sharīf, pp. 280: Can one take photographs of the Awliya and pious individuals and keep them for the sake of barakah? The photos Sayy...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Essay

Method of achieving Ziyārah of the Beloved Master Sayyidunā Rasūlullāh şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam

From al-Malfūz, pp 75-76. — Imam Ahmed Rida Khan Recite Salawāt [Durūd Sharīf] excessively at night. Also continue reading Durūd Sharīf during the day...

23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Holy Qur'an

Imāms of Tafsīr

From al-Malfudh Sharif, pg326: Question There are many places where the comment of the Imāms of Tafsīr are not accepted, e.g. Qādī Baydāwī and Khā’zin...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Essay

Ladies attending the Mosque

From al-Malfudh Sharif, pg 350 – 351: Question If there are women performing salāh and behind theme there is a wall. What is the condition of the salā...

23 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Manners & Etiquettes

How must one reply to the Salām of a young ghayr mehram woman?

From al-Malfūdh Sharīf, Pg 341: Question How must one reply to the Salām of a young ghayr mehram woman? Answer Reply to her softly in the heart and no...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Manners & Etiquettes

Folding one’s beard

From al-Malfūdh Sharīf, Pg 302, Question Is it permissible to fold one’s beard? [I.e. push it under one’s chin] Answer It is stated in Hadith Sharif:...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Marriage & Divorce

Marrying in the family of Deviants

Question: Is it permissible to marry in the family of Rafzees (Shiaa)? Nowadays, it is so complicated that either someone’s uncle or someone’s brother...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Knowledge & Scholars

What is the meaning or concept of Ilm (Knowledge)?

Question: What is the meaning or concept of Ilm (Knowledge)? Answer: The meaning of Ilm is that one be fully equipped and aware of the Aqaa’id (Belief...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Food & Drink

Sunnah way of eating food

Question: What is the Sunnah way of eating food? Answer: Sitting on the floor with the right leg upright and left leg lying flat across you. Hold the...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Friends of Allah

Recognition of a Walī of Allāh Almighty

From al-Malfūdh Sharīf, Pg 509: How can one recognize a Walī of Allāh Almighty? In a Hadīth Sharīf, our Master Sayyidunā Rasūlullah şallAllāhu álayhi...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Holy Qur'an

Always have in mind the love and respect of the blessed Qurân

Question People generally place the blessed Qurân safely in a box or bag and travel in a train. Sometimes the rush is so heavy that there is hardly pl...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Friends of Allah

The replacement of a Ghaus

Question When a Ghaus passes away who takes his place? Answer The seat of the Ghaus is replaced in the following sequence: – The seat of the Ghaus is...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Manners & Etiquettes

Shaking hands and embracing one another

Question Is there a prohibition in shaking hands at the time departure? Answer No, when the blessed Sahāba rađiyAllāhu ánhum ajmaýīn met, they shook h...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Manners & Etiquettes

Ala Hazrat’s advice on abstaining from religious debates

A student of Imâm Râzi questioned an illiterate peasant: ‘what is your faith?’ He replied ‘I am a sunni muslim’. The student asked, ‘do you have any d...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 4 min
Islamic Personalities

The Sanad of Ala Hazrat

Taken from the preface of al-Fatawa ar-Ridawiyyah: The degree of authorization of this supplicant in his asking of the light-some alms; whose chain of...

23 Apr 2012 · 12 min
Aqeedah

Kissing the thumbs

What do the learned ‘Úlamā of Islam state in the following case whether it is permissible in the light of Sharī’á, to kiss the nails upon hearing the...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Aqeedah

Imaan e Kaamil (Strong Imaan)

Question: What is the ruling of the learned Ulama about what is Imaan-e-Kaamil (Completely strong Imaan) and how can one make ones Imaan Kaamil? The A...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Wives of the Beloved Prophet ﷺ

Age of Sayyidah A’ishah when she got married to our Beloved Prophet [peace be upon him]

Answer: After looking at various references regarding the age of our beloved mother Sayyidah A’ishah (Allah is pleased with her) at the time of her ni...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
23 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Marriage & Divorce

Is it permissible to use a condom/contraception in Islam?

Question: As salaamu alikum. I would like to know weather a husband can use condom/contraception whilst performing intercourse with his wife. Does isl...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
23 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Marriage & Divorce

Rules regarding intercourse

Question: AssalamuAlaykum Wa rahmatullahi Wa Barakatahu.. I have some questions regarding marriage. After some days i am going to marry and want to kn...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
23 Apr 2012 · 3 min
Manners & Etiquettes

Washing hands before eating does away with destitution (dependence)

Washing hands before eating does away with destitution (dependence) It has been reported on the authority of Sayyidunā ‘Abdullah ibn AbbâsrađiyAllāhu...

23 Apr 2012 · 3 min
Bathing (Ghusl)

Obligatory acts of Ghusl

There are three obligatory elements of Ghusl. They are: To rinse the mouth making sure that every part of the mouth from the beginning of the lips up...

23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Ablution (Wudu)

The one who dies in a state of Wudhu is a martyr

The one who dies in a state of Wudhu is a martyr The beloved Messenger of Allah şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam said to Sayyidunā Anas rađiyAllāhu ánhu, ‘...

23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Ablution (Wudu)

7 benefits of staying in a state of Wudhu at all times

7 benefits of staying in a state of Wudhu at all times The great Imam of Ahle Sunnah, Imam Ahmad Rida al-Qadri rađiyAllāhu ánhu says, ‘Some A’rifīn (G...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Cleanliness

A reason for decrease in ones provision

Sadr-as Sharia’ Mawlana Mufti Muĥammad Amjad ‘Alī Aazmi rađiyAllāhu anhu says, It is desirable to trim one’s nails on Friday but if they are very long...

Sadr al-Shari'ah Mufti Amjad Ali Azmi
23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Ablution (Wudu)

Four obligatory acts in ablution

The following four (4) acts are obligatory in ablution: First obligation Washing the entire face: that is from the top of the forehead to the bottom o...

23 Apr 2012 · 3 min
Ablution (Wudu)

Sunnah acts of Ablution

The following acts are Sunnah in ablution: Making an intention (niyyah) for obeying Allah Almighty and for the gaining of reward. Performing ablution...

23 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Knowledge & Scholars

Excerpt from The Excellence of Knowledge and the Ulama

Excerpt from The Excellence of Knowledge and the ‘Úlamâ/fadlul ‘ilmi wal-‘Úlamā, written by Badr al-Fuqaha Imām Muĥammad Naqī ‘Alī raĥimahullah. —– Th...

Imam Naqi Ali Khan
23 Apr 2012 · 4 min
Knowledge & Scholars

The Excellence of Pursuing Knowledge over Worship

The Excellence of Pursuing Knowledge over Worship, al-Majmu’ Sharh al-Muhadhab (Arabic). Abu Darda’ said: ”a moment of revising knowledge is better th...

23 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Food & Drink

Is KFC Halal?

As-salam-mu alaikum, Is it permissible to eat the so-called “Halal” KFC’s which are now opening around the country? They say they are certified by the...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Salah

Isha Times during UK Summer Time

Question: Assalamu Alaikum Mufti Sahib. I am a mureed of Huzoor Taajush Shariah and studying Hifz. Every year i lead a few rakaats of Taraweeh. The is...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 3 min
Salah

Status of Salah behind non Hanafis

Question: Assalaamu Alaykum respected Mufti Sahib, I have a question regarding the status of our Salah if we were to read behind Imams who are not Han...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 5 min
Salah

Clarification on the Degrees on which Namaaz Timetables are created

Question: Assalamu Alaikum Mufti Sahab, Hope you are well and InshaAllah hope to see you soon. I have been researching about how we have differences i...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 3 min
Musical Instruments

Ruling on listening to Music

Question: Salaam my question is sometimes i have to listen to music i have no option. i was wondering will this be classified as a sin?reasons why i h...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Musical Instruments

Is it permissible to listen to Qawwali?

Is it permissible to listen to Qawwali? Answer To listen to Qawwali is permissible if its conditions are met. This is for the Ahl (capable) as agreed...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 5 min
Tawassul & Istighatha

Are Hanafi’s Grave Worshippers?

Asalam Wa alakum, I recently watched a short video of a somewhat popular ‘Shiek’ putting Hanafis in the same category as Grave Worshippers. I would ju...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 7 min
Taqleed

Why is the Hanafi Madhab the correct one?

Why is the Hanafi Madhab the correct one? Answer The Hanafi school of thought is not the only correct school of thought. There are four schools of tho...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 3 min
Aqeedah

Islamic Understanding of Jewish Sabbath

Question I just wanted to know how Sabath was practiced during the time of Musa (Moses) alaihis salam time. I want to know the Islamic understanding o...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 6 min
Holy Qur'an

Forgetting Quran after Memorisation

Question Assalamualaykum, I have memorized Quran 6 years ago and now due to my laziness i have forget it….Please help me telling the way that how to m...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Clothing

Covering the Body

Question What is the compulsory ruling of covered elements needed for a man and women. for example allowed to show face, hands etc… Answer The Almight...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Zakaat

Calculating Zakaat Nisaab

Question AsalamAlikum Do we exclude or include the amount of NIsaab(85/87 grams or equivalent) before calculating Zakat? For Example Nisaab is equival...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Food & Drink

Is it permissible to smoke Sheesha?

Answer The usage of the Huqqah (also known as sheehsha and water pipe) can be permissible and can be impermissible, depending on its contents (substan...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Key Islamic Events

What was the purpose of RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam going on Meraj in their bodily form?

Question What was the purpose of RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam’s going on Meraj in their bodily form? As many claim that as there was no purp...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Cleanliness

Does changing clothes nullify ablution?

Is changing dress after doing wuzu (ablution) allowed? If allowed, what are the conditions? Answer Changing dress after ablution is permissible as the...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Ahl-e-Bayt

Are the Ahlul Bayt superior to all the Prophets?

Question What is the ruling regarding those people who state that the Ahlul Bayt are more afzal than all the Prophets alaihis salaam except RasoolAlla...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Blessed Companions

Is there Ijma on Afdaliyat of Siddiq-e-Akbar?

Question Is there ijmah on Afzaliyat of Siddique e Akbar or Maslak of Jamhoor? If someone says Hazrat Ali is afzal is he still a Sunni? Some people sa...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 8 min
Blessed Companions

Is saying “Narah Tahqeeq” correct?

Question: Is saying Narah Tahqeeq correct? Some people say that you should say “Haq Sab Yaar”? Because Imam Hasan is missed out in “Haq Chaar Yaar”, t...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 4 min
Salah

Is it permissible to pray Salah behind Deobandis?

Is it permissible to pray behind Deobandis? Answer Wa Alaykum Al-Salam, From amongst the conditions of an Imam for Salah is that he must not be an ope...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Manners & Etiquettes

Honouring Employment Rules and Contracts in Islam

Question Mera ik friend ka bhai hai jo Ik Graphics designing company mai Kam krta tha usnai aur uskai kuch dosto nai milker waha sai Ik Hard Disk (Lik...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
22 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Cleanliness

Is it permissible to cut your nails after sunset?

Answer It is permissible to cut nails after sunset. Some of our predecessors have mentioned it may reduce one’s provision (rizq) if one cuts his nails...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
21 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Manners & Etiquettes

What is the Islamic definition of hypocrisy?

Question Assalamualaykum respected Mufti Saheb. I had a question regarding hypocrisy: When a person tells another to do something and doesn’t do it hi...

Mufti Zahid Hussain
21 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Key Islamic Events

Holding gatherings in Muharram

QUERY Is it permissible to hold gatherings in Muharram to tell people proper narrations about Imam Hassan and Hussain and can Sunni Muslims call this...

Mufti-e-Azam Imam Mustafa Raza Khan
20 Apr 2012 · 5 min
Manners & Etiquettes

House built on a grave — Repentance

QUERY There is a cemetery where there were graves of Ulama, Awliyah and other Muslims. A certain person flattened this place and built a house and he...

Mufti-e-Azam Imam Mustafa Raza Khan
20 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Manners & Etiquettes

Types of water that can be consumed whilst standing

QUERY Which types of water should we stand and drink, for example, left over water that a Muslim drank, water from a fountain, left over water of wudh...

Mufti-e-Azam Imam Mustafa Raza Khan
20 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Manners & Etiquettes

When should Salam not be said

QUERY To whom are we not allowed to make salaam? Can we make salaam to a person who gambles or plays cards etc. What about when a person is eating, re...

Mufti-e-Azam Imam Mustafa Raza Khan
20 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Photography

Is it permissible to watch films?

QUERY Is it permissible or not to see films, in other words cinema, since a new Hajj film has been currently released and is now showing in Calcutta....

Mufti-e-Azam Imam Mustafa Raza Khan
20 Apr 2012 · 6 min
Samaan-e-Bakhshish

tū sham é risālat hai aálam tera parwāna [transliteration]

tū sham é risālat hai aálam tera parwāna tū maahe nabuwwat hai ay jalwaé jānā-na jo saaqī e kauṣar ke chehray se niqāb uTThay, har dil banay meh-khāna...

20 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Friends of Allah

Qualities of Imam Ahmed Raza’s poetic works [Hadaiq e Bakshish]

The work Hadaiq e Bakshish is a wonderful literary contribution of Ala Hazrat. In esoteric sense, it is a Reality of Realities, a Divine Reality seen...

20 Apr 2012 · 3 min
Ahl-e-Bayt

The Torment that Imam Hussain’s Murderers Faced

The Scholars state that not one of the killers of Sayyiduna Imam Hussain was saved from punishment. Some of them were viciously killed, others were bl...

Mufti Jalaluddin Ahmed Amjadi
20 Apr 2012 · 3 min
Ahl-e-Bayt

Giving offerings in Commemoration of Imam Hussain

Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul Azeez al-Muhaddith ad-Dahlawi writes that the food which is offered in memory of Sayyiduna Imam Hussain becomes blessed when th...

Mufti Jalaluddin Ahmed Amjadi
20 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Paradise & Hell

Description of Jahannum (Hell fire)

From Imām Mālik’s, al-Muwatta: Description of Jahannum (Hell fire) [1] Mālik related to me from Abū Zinad from al-A’raj from Abū Hurayrah rađiyAllāhu...

16 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Knowledge & Scholars

al-Muwatta: Seeking Knowledge

From Imām Mālik’s, al-Muwatta: Seeking Knowledge [1] Yahya related to me from Mālik that he heard that Luqman the Sage made his will and counselled hi...

16 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Manners & Etiquettes

On it being forbidden to sit on graves

From Imām an-Nawawī’s, Riyadh as-Salihīn: 1766. Abū Hurayrah rađiyAllâhu ánhu reported that the beloved Messenger of Allah śallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam...

16 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Messenger of Allah ﷺ

Why is Muĥammad also ‘Aĥmad’? śallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam

Our dear Prophet, intercessor on the Day of Reckoning, the coolness of the hearts of the believers śallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam, along with his most po...

16 Apr 2012 · 5 min
Manners & Etiquettes

Sunnah regarding hospitality to guests

Sunnah regarding hospitality to guests Muhammad Abd-al Mannan O Allāh Almighty! Bless our Lord and Master Sayyidunā Muhammad [may Allāh Almighty bless...

16 Apr 2012 · 4 min
Messenger of Allah ﷺ

Sayyiduna Abbas: I saw such an incident in your childhood…

It is narrated in al-Khasā’is ul-Kubra that the uncle of the Beloved Messenger of Allâh şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam Sayyidunā Abbâs Bin Abd-al Muttali...

16 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Holy Qur'an

Were the thirty chapters of the Glorious Qur’ān already established in the sacred era of the Sahaba?

From al-Malfūdh Sharīf, Pg 95: Question Were the thirty chapters of the Glorious Qur’ān already established in the sacred era of the Sahaba? Answer Im...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
15 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Blessed Companions

Superiority of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu

It is the Ijma (consensus) of the Ahl-e-Sunnat wa Jama’at that after the Mursaleen-Malaaika, Rasools and Ambiya of mankind the Khulafaa-e-Arba’a (The...

10 Apr 2012 · 11 min
Meraj

Blessed Hadīth regarding the Ascension

Sayyidunā ‘Anas rađiyAllāhu ánhu narrates that RasūlAllâh śallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam said,[indent]On the night of Ascension, I passed by a nation who...

10 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Aqeedah

Taqbīl-e Ibhāmain

From Namaz of a Mu’min: Lexically the term Taqbīl-e Ibhāmain is understood to mean the kissing of the thumb. However, by and large this term is unders...

10 Apr 2012 · 3 min
Messenger of Allah ﷺ

…and even if I were to stay silent

Abdullah bin ‘Umar bin Hind Jamlī states that I heard Mawla ‘Alī rađiyAllāhu ánhu say: If I was to ask the Beloved Prophet śallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam...

10 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Tawassul & Istighatha

Seeking blessings from the graves of the pious

Seeking blessings from the graves of the pious Sidi Muhammad Aqdas Is it legally valid in Islam to visit the graves and seek blessings from them? To a...

10 Apr 2012 · 12 min
Tawassul & Istighatha

Al-Madad = “Help!”

This Madad was asked by Musa alayhis salam from his countryman with the word istaghaatha “he asked for help” (28:15) and by Dhul-Qarnayan using the te...

10 Apr 2012 · 4 min
Messenger of Allah ﷺ

Hadith of Jabir

Sayyidunā Imām Abdur Razzāq rađiyAllāhu ánhu [teacher of Imām Bukhârī] in his Musannaf narrates a Ĥadīth from Sayyidunā Jābir bin Abdullah rađiyAllāhu...

Imam Abdur Razzaq
10 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Messenger of Allah ﷺ

The Shadowless Prophet: The `Aqīdah of Sayyidina Uthman Ghanī radiyallahu ta’ala anhu

Allamah Imām Nasafī radiyallahu ta’ala anhu writes: Sayyidina Uthman radiyallahu ta’ala anhu came to the Holy Prophet şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam and...

10 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Messenger of Allah ﷺ

Imam al-Suyuti penned seven works defending the blessed parents of the Prophet upon him and them blessings and peace

In his Dibaj `ala Sahih Muslim (3:47) Imam al-Suyuti numbered at seven the works that he wrote defending the parents of the Prophet (upon him and them...

Imam Jalaaludin as-Suyuti
10 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Messenger of Allah ﷺ

Iman is respect for the Rasul sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam

From al-Malfūdh Sharif, pg 86: The first and foremost factor of Imān is respect for the Rasūl şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam. Salāh or any form of ‘ibāda...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
10 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Messenger of Allah ﷺ

Invoke Blessings on the Prophet’s şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam Name

In accordance with the Qur’an and the sunnah, it is also obligatory to invoke blessings on the Prophet şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam to elevate his stat...

10 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Messenger of Allah ﷺ

Hadith emphasizing to increase our Love for Allah Almighty and His Beloved Messenger şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam

A man asked the Prophet şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam about the Hour (i.e. Day of Judgment) saying, “When will the Hour be?” The Prophet şallAllāhu álay...

10 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Allah

If My servant loves to meet me, I love to meet him

Abu Hurayrah rađiyAllāhu ánhu narrates that the Master of Both Worlds śallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam said, Allah said, ‘If My servant loves to meet me, I...

10 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Messenger of Allah ﷺ

Four things that are necessary in order to perform mercy upon something

وما ارسلنك الا رحمة للعلمین There are four things that are necessary in order to perform mercy upon something: 1. Firstly, the one being merciful must...

Allamah Sayyid Ahmed Kazmi
10 Apr 2012 · 4 min
Deviant Sects

Nikah performed by a Wahābī

From al-Malfūdh Sharīf, pg 337: Question: If a Wahābī, who subscribes to Kufr beliefs, performs a Nikah, will it be valid? Answer: The Nikah will be v...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
10 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Deviant Sects

Salāt al-Janāzah (Funeral Prayer) of a Wahābī

From al-Malfūdh Sharīf, Pg 95: Question: What is the ruling of the Shari’ah on a person who performed the Salāt al-Janāzah of a Wahābī that prescribed...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
10 Apr 2012 · 1 min
Deviant Sects

Did the Wahabi Sect exist at the time of the Khulafaa-e-Rashideen?

Question: Did the Wahabi Sect exist at the time of the Khulafaa-e-Rashideen? Answer: It is the very sect about whom Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibne Abbas (rad...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
10 Apr 2012 · 10 min
Deviant Sects

The Deobandi Faith Murdered!

Those who have read Taqwiyat Ul-Iman and (Ashraf Ali Thanvi’s) Bahishti Zewar are aware of the fact that according to the Deobandi School, seeking ass...

7 Apr 2012 · 3 min
Deviant Sects

Reasons for a Strict Stance against the Deobandi sect

Why is the attitude of the Ahle Sunnah scholars, so severe against the Deobandi sect? There are a number of reasons for it – they must be read and und...

7 Apr 2012 · 4 min
Deviant Sects

al-Muhannad ala al-Mufannad

The official Deobandi Aqida Book, al-Muhannad ala al-Mufannad [The Sword on the Disapproved] (1323 A.H./1905 C.E.), was written by Khalil Ahmad Sahara...

7 Apr 2012 · 6 min
Deviant Sects

An Interesting Example Of Deobandis’ Hypocrisy

If you want to see a living example of the above, go to Delhi. A very famous person by the name of Jamil Ilyasi resides here who is a staunch Deobandi...

7 Apr 2012 · 2 min
Deviant Sects

Deobandi Lie – Branding others as disbelievers

There is a fraudulent argument, which they give. They blame scholars of Ahlus Sunnah for branding others as disbelievers. This shows the helplessness...

13 Mar 2012 · 5 min
Aqeedah

Standing and Reciting Salam (Qiyam)

[al-Malfūz, vol. 2, pp. 230 – 231] Imām Aĥmad Ridā states: On my first trip to Haramayn Sharīfayn, a staunch Wahābī came up to me near the blessed Ka’...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
6 Mar 2012 · 2 min
Deviant Sects

…A very great fitna would have been removed from this ummah

From al-Malfūdh Sharīf, Pg 84-85: One day the eminent as’hāb were assembled around the Beloved Messenger of Allāh şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam and a pe...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
6 Mar 2012 · 3 min
Deviant Sects

Wahaabism and its Refutation by The Ahl as-Sunnah

Source: http://www.hizmetbooks.org/Sunni_Path/suwahhab.htm Although they say they are Muslims, Wahhabis, also called Najdis, are one of the groups who...

6 Mar 2012 · 70 min
Aqeedah

Did Rasulullah şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam hold the Knowledge of the ‘Five Unseens’?

Hafidh Ul-Hadīth, Syeddī Ahmad Malikī rađiyAllāhu ánhu, reports that the Ghawth of the time, Syeddī Sharīf Abdul Azīz Mas’ūd Hasanī rađiyAllāhu ánhu s...

6 Mar 2012 · 2 min
Aqeedah

Translation of an Extraction from Al-Dawlah al-Makkiyah

Translated by Munawwar Ateeq Rizvi On the details of the Qur’an and vastness of the Muhammadan Knowledge by Imam al-Mutakallimeen Ahmad Rida al-Hindi...

Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
6 Mar 2012 · 4 min
Aqeedah

The Effect of Observing Mawlid on disbelievers

Expressing happiness and celebrating the beloved Prophet śall Allāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam his birthday causes even unbelievers, by Allah’s favour and mer...

5 Mar 2012 · 1 min
Essay

Hadīth 4: Mawlid Un-Nabī şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam

Those critics who argue that only the two Eids of Sharī’āh should be celebrated are also in error. In a Hadīth of Sahīh al-Bukharī, (Kitab al-Imān, Ch...

5 Mar 2012 · 5 min
Aqeedah

Hadīth 3: Mawlid Un-Nabī şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam

The third Hadith is regarding a dream seen by the Uncle of the Beloved Prophet şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam, Hadrat Abbas rađiyAllāhu ánhu. Before the...

5 Mar 2012 · 5 min
Aqeedah

Hadīth 2: Mawlid Un-Nabī şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam

Second Hadith The Beloved Prophet şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam also specified his own birthday in the same way. In a Hadīth narrated by Abu Qatada Ansa...

5 Mar 2012 · 1 min
Aqeedah

Hadith 1: Mawlid Un-Nabī şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam

There are many Hadîths that provide clear evidences for the legality of celebrating the birth and raising of the Beloved Prophet şallAllāhu álayhi wa...

5 Mar 2012 · 7 min