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Warnings Regarding Misappropriation of Property Warnings Regarding Misappropriation of Property

By Mawlana Muhammad Manzoor Nu’mani
Translated by Mohammad Asif Kidwai  M.A., Ph.D
If an article is bought from someone on a price, it is called Ba’i and Shira (buying and selling), in the special usage of the …

Wahdat al-Wujud, Wahdat al-Shuhud, and the Safest Position Wahdat al-Wujud, Wahdat al-Shuhud, and the Safest Position

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Translated by Zameelur Rahman
Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah and ‘Ali ibn Hujr al-Sa’di narrated to me: both from Sharik. Ibn Hujr said: Sharik informed us: from ‘Abd al-Malik ibn …

The Intention of a Seeker of Knowledge The Intention of a Seeker of Knowledge

By Mufti Mahmud Ashraf ‘Uthmani
Translated by Ibrahim Khan

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

All Praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and may peace and blessings be on …

The Place of Politics in Religion The Place of Politics in Religion

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Translated by Zameelur Rahman
It has become well-known of Christians that they distinguish between religion and politics by their well-known dictum “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and unto God what is …

Approaching Doubtful Matters and Exercising Precaution: An Explanation of a Hadith on Halal and Haram Approaching Doubtful Matters and Exercising Precaution: An Explanation of a Hadith on Halal and Haram

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 …

Entertainment and Sports in Light of the Prophetic Tradition Entertainment and Sports in Light of the Prophetic Tradition

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Translated by Zameelur Rahman
Zuhayr ibn Harb narrated to me: ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us: from Sufyan: from ‘Alqamah ibn Marthad: from Sulayman ibn Buraydah: from his father: …

Brushing Up on the Sunnah of Brushing Brushing Up on the Sunnah of Brushing

By ‘Allamah Imam Khalil Ahmad al-Saharanfuri (Saharanpuri)
Translated by Kamil Uddin
[This piece is a translation of a commentary of Abu Dawud entitled Badhl al-Majhud fi Hall Sunan Abi Dawud. The commentary is that of …

The Cosmic Significance of the Descent of ‘Isa (peace be upon him) The Cosmic Significance of the Descent of ‘Isa (peace be upon him)

By Shaykh al-Islam Mawlana Shabbir Ahmad ‘Uthmani
Translated by Zameelur Rahman
Qutaybah ibn Sa’id narrated to us: Layth narrated to us [and] Muhammad ibn Rumh narrated to us: al-Layth informed us: from ibn Shihab: from …

The Concept of Bid’ah in Islam The Concept of Bid’ah in Islam

By Shaykh al-Islam Mawlana Shabbir Ahmad al-’Uthmani
Translated by Zameelur Rahman

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to me: ‘Abd al-Wahhab ibn ‘Abd al-Majid narrated to us: from Ja’far ibn Muhammad: from his father: from Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah, …

On the Hadith that the Ummah is Unlettered On the Hadith that the Ummah is Unlettered

Answered by Bilal Ali
Question: Where can I find the ḥadīth about this ummah being illiterate? Is it found in any strong sources, and if so, weren’t there Companions who could read and write in …