Abu Khuzaimah Ansari This resting period although is observed by many Muslims, it is sometimes or often rushed and not given due importance. Jalsah Istraha is resting for a short period after the second prostration. This resting is connected to the end of the first and third rakah since one …

Abu Khuzaimah Ansari I have noticed this Sunnah being seldom practised nowadays and wanted to encourage brothers to practise it. Al-Iqa’ is to rest the buttocks on the heels while they are joint and the toes are facing the Qiblah (i.e. squatting) while sitting between the sujud (prostration). Imam an-Nawawi …

by  Abu Khuzaimah Ansari Ahmad Shamil in an article attempted to prove Shaykh Irshad al-Haq distorted the words of as-Samarqandi in his article Did as-Samarqandi say rafay yadain nullifies salah? (Irshad ul Haq Athari’s tahreef) on Hanafiyya wordpress and Darul Tahqiq copying them, published it on their site. I did not …

Summarised and Translated Abu Hibban and Abu Khuzaimah Ansari A general point: What is taqlid? Imam Ibn Abdul Barr and Imam Ibn al-Qayyim quote Abu Abdullah b. Khawaz Mandad saying, ‘Taqlid in the shariah is to turn to the saying of someone without proof and this is impermissible in the …

Translated by Abu Khuzaimah Ansari [Translated in 2001, but published for the first time now]   Anas RadhiAllahu Anhu narrates Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said, “Straighten your rows as straightening the rows is part of establishing of the prayer.” (Sahih al-Bukhari no.723). The wording of the hadith through another chain of …