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 …
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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 …
Read More »The Prohibition of Performing Taqlid in the Religion – Shaykh Badi ud-Din Shah ar-Rashidi as-Sindhi (d.1416H)
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 …
Read More »Joining Feet and Completing the Rows in Prayer – Shaykh Mubashir Ahmad Rabbani
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 …
Read More »Some Important Matters Related to Fasting | – [1] When Fasting Is Obligated – Fazilatush Shaikh Abdullah Nasir Rehmani
Fazilatush Shaikh Abdullah Nasir Rehmani Amir Jamiyyah Ahlul Hadith Sindh Translated & Annotated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari [1] When Fasting Is Obligated The obligation of fasting the month of Ramadhan commences when the month begins. The commencing or beginning of the month is determined in three ways, The First Way …
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