Quenching A Future Imam's Learning Aspiration
Allaah has granted man the option to do good and evil deeds so that He may test them. Man is exposed to elements both within himself and from outside which tempt him to be disobedient to Allaah’s commands.
When performing salah, there are a few possible places where ones gaze could be:
1.Towards the sky: However many ahadith clearly prevent this practice, to such an extent that Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihu Wasallam) has warned those who do so that there is a great possibility of their sight being snatched away.
In the recent past the issue regarding dua after salah has been the subject of many discussions. Below is a brief explanation on this issue. This issue could be divided in four parts:
A sale in which the parties agree that the payment of price shall be deferred is called a “Bai’ Mu’ajjal”.
Is it necessary for a woman to cover her face in the presence of strangers (who are not her designated Mahaarim) according to Shariáh? This question is answered in this article in the context of the claim that the veil or Niqaab is primarily ‘a social requirement and custom according to the environment and custom, and according to the environment and customs of a particular country.’
A question often arises about what the people today frequently do on the 27th night or another night of Ramadān. They adorn the masjid with carpets, hang many lamps and appoint huffāz that are quick in their recitation and have good retention to complete the whole Qur’ān in a single night during Salāt al-Tarāwīh
Each one of the four famous jurists, Imām Abū Hanīfah, Imām Mālik, Imām al-Shāfi‘ī and Imām Ahmad Rahimahumullāh have consensus on the issue of prohibition of musical instruments. Imam John Yahya Ederer defends a view in conflict with this unanimous position of the four Imāms. Mawlana Zameelur Rahman deconstructs Imam John Yahya’s argument which is premised on a wrong analysis of historical facts and hadiths. The deconstruction of the wrong premises on hadiths presented by Mawlana Zameelur Rahman after contextualising them and assessing their academic position makes an interesting read in hadith.