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‘Aqidah of al-Bukhari (D. 256)

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لَقِيتُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَهْلِ الْحِجَازِ وَمَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ وَالْكُوفَةِ وَالْبَصْرَةِ وَوَاسِطَ وَبَغْدَادَ وَالشَّامِ وَمِصْرَ ‌لَقِيتُهُمْ كَرَّاتٍ قَرْنًا بَعْدَ قَرْنٍ ثُمَّ قَرْنًا بَعْدَ قَرْنٍ ، أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ وَهُمْ مُتَوَافِرُونَ مُنْذُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سِتٍّ وَأَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً ، أَهْلَ الشَّامِ وَمِصْرَ وَالْجَزِيرَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَالْبَصْرَةِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ …

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There is no special act of worship in Rajab

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم  كان ابن عمر إذا رأى الناس وما يعدون لرجب كره ذلك [مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (١٠٠٢٢) وسنده صحيح] When Ibn ‘Umar saw people and what they were prepearing for Rajab, he detested that [Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 10022; Isnād Ṣaḥīḥ] قال ابن حجر رحمه الله لم …

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Ruling on other than Allah’s revelation

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سئل ابن عباس عن قوله {ومن لم يحكم بما أنزل الله فأولئك هم الكافرون} قال “هي به كفر” قال ابن طاوس: ‌وليس ‌كمن ‌كفر ‌بالله ‌وملائكته وكتبه ورسله [تعظيم قدر الصلاة (٥٧٠) والسنة للخلال (١٤٢٠) والإيمان لأحمد بن حنبل (٢٥٨) وسندهم صحيحة] Ibn ʿAbbās was asked …

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[Biography] – Shaykh Irshad al-Haq Athari

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A Short Biography of Shaykh Irshad al-Haq Athari He is Irshad al-Haq Athari b. Haji Ghulam Rasul. He was born in 1949/1368H in Chak (village) 72/7-R Kachiwala, in the sub-district of Faqirwali in district Bhawalnagar. In his youth his family moved to Chak 24, Mandi Liyaqatpur, district Rahim Yar Khan, …

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Regarding the eclipse prayer

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Khusuf or Kusuf literally means to change i.e when the sun/moon loses its light and turns black, partially or fully. [Lisan al-‘Arab 9/298-299, al-Mu’jam al-Wasit 2/787, Mu’jam al-Lughah al-‘Arabiyyah al-Mu’asirah 1/643 & 3/1933]. Also see [75:8] There is disagreement regarding the difference between Khusuf and Kusuf. …

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