بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In this article, we shall be discussing with evidences which all celebrations that are reoccurring (whether yearly, monthly or weekly) are allowed for us Muslims to engage in and celebrate thereby. ||Meaning of ‘Eid|| Al-Azhari (D. 370) said in Tahdhīb al-Lughah (3/84): “And ‘eid for the …
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: Is a ḥadīth regarding the recital of Sūrat al-Kahf on Friday proven? Please clarify with evidences (Muḥammad Na’īm Sājid) Answer: The following narration is reported concerning the recital of Sūrat al-Kahf on Friday: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيْدٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، ثَنَا أَبُو هَاشِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيْ مِجْلَزٍ، عَنْ …
Read More »Some Islamically Legislative Deficiencies of Taqlid – Shaykh Ahmad Din Ghakarwi (d.1393H / 1973)
[Shaykh Ahmad Din Ghakrwi was a powerful scholar, orator, writer and debater. He sought ilm from equally great scholars. He was a prolific debater and is on record for defeating the Hanafis, Barelwis, Qadiyanis, Shi’a and Christians in debates when he started at the age of 20 (1920). He …
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The Sunnah is to look at and focus on the index finger during tashahhud and not to extend the sight beyond the index finger. This view of the Ahlul Hadith is supported by a number of textual evidences. The First Evidence Abdullah b. az-Zubayr narrates from his father, az-Zubayr …
Read More »Saying ‘Taqabbal Allāhu minnā wa minkum’ at ‘Eid
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Know that the narrations attributed to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم regarding saying ‘Taqabbal Allāhu minnā wa minkum’ are not proven (see al-Silsilah al-Ḍa’īfah (5666) by shaykh al-Albānī & Tawḍīḥ al-Aḥkām by shaykh Zubayr ‘Alī Zaī (3/118-119)), however, it is proven from his companions and …
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