Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
The Person Most Worthy for Leading the Janaazah Salaah in an Islamic Country In an Islamic country, the person most worthy for the imaamat of Janaazah Salaah is the Muslim ruler. Shari’ah has reserved the right of performing Janaazah Salaah for the ruler, despite there being people present in the …
September, 2012
June, 2011
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15 June
Moulana Ibraheem Siyalkoti’s ill-opinion of Imaam Abu-Hanifah (Rahmatullahi Alayh)
Initially Moulana Ibraheem Siyalkoti (who was formerly an Ahle Hadith) had an ill-opinion of Imaam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi Alayh). Thereafter he began to have a lot of respect for Imaam Saheb. Moulana Ibrahim Siyalkoti writes about himself in his book Tareekhe Ahle Hadith: “When looking for some mas’alah I went through the …
May, 2011
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21 May
The Ninth Problem that will Arise by Referring Directly to the Qur’an and Hadith
The ninth problem is that since there exists no fifth mazhab in the world at present, those who wish to adopt a new mazhab (by directly referring to the Quran and Hadith), will have to do either one of two things in order to reach the correct conclusion. Either they …
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5 May
Few Examples of the Disastrous Outcome of those who Refer directly to the Qur’an and Hadith
Moulana Sarfaraaz Khan (Rahmatullahi Alayh) writes: “I have a sincere Deeni conscious friend whose daughter-in-law claimed to follow the Hadith. It was her practise that whenever she required a compulsory ghusal (bath) she would merely throw three handfuls of water over her body. She insisted that the Hadith of Saheeh …
April, 2011
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19 April
An interesting dialogue with a Ghair Muqallid regarding the Muqtadee reciting behind the Imaam in Salaah
Hadhrat Mufti Mahmood Gangohi (Rahmatullahi Alaih) was conducting a Bukhari Shareef lesson in Kanpur when a person entered and posed a question which was totally unrelated to the lesson. Nevertheless the following discussion ensued between Hadhrat Mufti Saheb and the Ghair Muqallid: Ghair Muqallid: What is your personal opinion regarding the …
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11 April
The Eighth Problem that will Arise by Referring Directly to the Qur’an and Hadith
The eighth problem is that the one who does not subscribe to any of the four mazhabs and instead refers directly to the Qur’an and Hadith will after a period of time inevitably fall into confusion and doubt. The reason for this is that the one who is unqualified in …
March, 2011
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30 March
The Seventh Problem that will Arise by Referring Directly to the Qur’an and Hadith
The seventh problem is that some people will reject ijtihaad totally. They will feel that there is no need for making ijtihaad. Instead, if any problematic situation arises, one should refer directly to the Qur’an and Hadith in finding a solution, since Allah Ta’ala commands in the Qur’an: (If you …
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22 March
The Sixth Problem that will Arise by Referring Directly to the Qur’an and Hadith
The sixth problem is that a person who does not strictly adhere to one mazhab and instead randomly chooses the verdict of those Imaams whom he deems correct, at times opposes all mazhabs. Hence, his ibaadat is rendered null and void according to all the Imaams. Consider the situation where …
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7 March
The Fourth Problem that will Arise by Referring Directly to the Qur’an and Hadith
The fourth problem is that if the masses are allowed to follow at random whatever they believe to be correct or whoever they feel is on the correct opinion, it will eventually result in many people following their own whims and desires. Most people when faced with a problematic situation …
February, 2011
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12 February
The Status of Taqleed
Q: What is the status of Taqleed (following one of the four Imaams of fiqh) in Deen? e.g. Fardh, Waajib, Sunnah or Mustahab? A: Following one of the four Imaams of fiqh viz. (Imaam Abu Hanifah, Imaam Maalik, Imaam Shafi’ee and Imaam Ahmad [Rahimahumullah]) is waajib–li-ghairihi [1] (compulsory) in Deen. …