Articles in Usul al-Fiqh
Condensed from Ta’neeb ul-Khateeb of Shaykh Zahid Al-Kawthari
Prepared by Mawlana Muhammad Karolia
It is quite common these days to hear people criticizing Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah because “he doesn’t practice on the Hadith of Bukhari that…”. …
By Areeba Baig
Image courtesy of inayahcollection
Is it possible that Muslim scholars and jurists throughout the centuries past have been gravely mistaken as far as the laws regarding women are concerned? While not many will make …
By Shaykh al-’Izz al-Deen ibn ‘Abd al-Salâm (ra)
A partial translation of Maqasid al-Sawm
The Obligation of Fasting
Allâh, Exalted is He says,
“O you who have faith! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those …
By Shaykh Muḥammad al-Ta’wīl
Scholar and Teacher at Al-Qarawiyyīn Central Mosque Fes, Morocco
Translated by Abdullah bin Hamid Ali
7 Ramadan 1425 / October 21, 2004
The following translation has been adopted from the annual Ramadan lectures delivered in the …
By Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad
The ummah’s greatest achievement over the past millennium has undoubtedly been its internal intellectual cohesion. From the fifth century of the Hijra almost to the present day, and despite the outward drama …
By Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller
This essay developed from a lecture given in the United States, Canada, and England in 1994 and 1995. On each occasion, questions were taken, some of the most frequent …
Answered by Kamil Uddin
Question:
“The halal is clear and the haram is clear. Between the two there are doubtful matters concerning which people do not know whether they are halal or haram. One who avoids them …
By Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
This is similar to the hatred of the Salaf al-Salih (the Pious Predecessors) that a person should put himself forward to give religious verdicts (fatawa) and to crave them, and to …
By Imam Abu ‘l-Hasanat ‘Abd al-Hayy al-Laknawi
“Bid‘ah and the Salaf’s Worship” by Imam Abu ’l-Hasanat ‘Abd al-Hayy al-Laknawi (d.1504 AH). Edited and revised with explanatory notes by Shaykh ‘Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah
Chapter 1
The practices of …
By Shaykh ‘Abul Hasan ‘Ali Nadwi
The body of Din which has reached us can be divided into two kinds. One kind is that which has reached us in a particular state and form; it is …
