بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وعن السدي الصغير، عن الكلبي، عن أبي صالح، عن ابن عباس، أن معاذ بن جبل وثعلبة بن علمة قالا : يا رَسُول الله ما بَالُ الهلال يبدو أو يطلع دقيقاً مثل الخيط، ثم يزيد حتَّى يَعْظُم ويستوي ويستدير ، ثم لا يزال ينقص ويدق حتى يعود كما كان، لا يكون علىContinue reading “Weak narrations – Mu’ādh & Tha’labah asking the Messenger about the new moons”
Category Archives: Qur’ān & Tafsīr
The meaning of taqlīd (blind-following) and its prohibition from the Qur’ān – al-Qurtubī, al-Shawkānī, al-Uthaymīn, Abū Hayyān
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The meaning of taqlīd Imām al-Qurtubī said: “Al-Taqlīd (blind following), according to the scholars, its reality is accepting a statement without evidence. And it is linguistically derived from qilādat al-ba’īr (the camel’s collar/halter), for the Arabs say: “I put a qilādah on the camel” when they put a rope around itsContinue reading “The meaning of taqlīd (blind-following) and its prohibition from the Qur’ān – al-Qurtubī, al-Shawkānī, al-Uthaymīn, Abū Hayyān”
Evidence that the face & hands of the woman are not awrah – part 1: the practice of the women during the Prophet’s time & Tafsīr of Sūrah al-Nūr:31 – REVISED
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Summary of the issue Imām Ibn Qudāmah said: “… the free woman is entirely ‘awrah except for her face and hands.” (Sharh al-‘Umdah 2/260) Ibn Rushd said: “And the majority of the scholars are of the opinion that her entire body is ‘awrah except for the face and the hands.” (SharhContinue reading “Evidence that the face & hands of the woman are not awrah – part 1: the practice of the women during the Prophet’s time & Tafsīr of Sūrah al-Nūr:31 – REVISED”
Al-Albānī on Tafsīr Rūh al-Ma’ānī of Al-Alūsī
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Questioner: What is your opinion of the tafsīr (Qur’ān exegesis) book “Rūh al-Ma’ānī” by “al-Ālūsī”? The Shaykh: I believe that this book – meaning a book of tafsīr – (is) very beneficial; if not (for the fact) that it contains something of Sufi elements in a chapter/section (which) he dedicatesContinue reading “Al-Albānī on Tafsīr Rūh al-Ma’ānī of Al-Alūsī”
The meaning of fatwā & who can issue one
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم What is the meaning of a fatwā Al-Azharī said:… it is said: The man gave a fatwā in the matter, and I sought a fatwā from him… it is said: I gave someone a fatwā regarding a vision he saw when I interpreted it for him, and I gave him aContinue reading “The meaning of fatwā & who can issue one”
The name of Allāh: 3) Al-Wāsi’ (The All-Encompassing/Vast)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh said: ﴿ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴾ “Indeed, Allāh is All-Encompassing/Vast (Wāsiʿ), All-Knowing” [Al-Baqarah: 115]. And Allāh said: ﴿ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴾ “And Allāh is All-Encompassing/Vast (Wāsiʿ), All-Knowing” [Al-Baqarah: 247]. And Allāh said: ﴿ رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا ﴾ “Our Lord, You have encompassed all things inContinue reading “The name of Allāh: 3) Al-Wāsi’ (The All-Encompassing/Vast)”
Can the junub and menstruating woman touch the Qur’an – al-Shawkānī, Al-Albānī
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم A summary Imām Al-Albānī was asked: **Questioner:** Is it correct that a menstruating woman and a person in a state of major ritual impurity (janābah) can touch the Qur’ān or to read (from) it for worship or memorisation? **Sheikh:** No, we do not find in the Book (Qur’ān) nor in theContinue reading “Can the junub and menstruating woman touch the Qur’an – al-Shawkānī, Al-Albānī”
Al-‘Ulū: Statements of the salaf on Allāh being above the creation
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever does not show mercy to those on earth, will not receive mercy from the One who is above the heavens.” (al-Dhahabī said: Its narrators are thiqah (trustworthy and reliable) – Mukhtasar al-‘Ulū of al-Dhahabī pg. 9, Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī in his checking) Anas (رضي اللهContinue reading “Al-‘Ulū: Statements of the salaf on Allāh being above the creation”
Is the Basmalah a verse from every surah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdisī said: “Ibn al-Mubārak said: من ترك { بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ } فقد ترك مئة آية و ثلاث عشرة آية من القرآن Whoever leaves out {Bismillāhi Ar-Rahmān Ar-Rahīm} has left out one hundred and thirteen verses of the Qur’ān. Likewise Imām Shāfi’ī said: {Bismillāhi Ar-Rahmān Ar-Rahīm} is aContinue reading “Is the Basmalah a verse from every surah”
Is it possible for us to live on a different planet? Sh. ‘Uthaymīn
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh says: (فَأَزَلَّهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ عَنْهَا فَأَخْرَجَهُمَا مِمَّا كَانَا فِيهِ وَقُلْنَا اهْبِطُوا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ وَلَكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَاعٌ إِلَى حِينٍ) (البقرة: ٣٦) Then the Shaitān (Satan) made them slip therefrom (the Paradise), and got them out from that in which they were. We said: “Get you down, all, with enmityContinue reading “Is it possible for us to live on a different planet? Sh. ‘Uthaymīn”
