Answer to QuestionThe Sighting of the Crescent and the Astronomical Calculation(Translated) Praise be to Allah and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, companions and those who are loyal to him, and so… To the brothers and sisters who sent to our webpage asking about the sighting of the crescent and … Continue reading Q&A: The Sighting of the Crescent and the Astronomical Calculation
Category: Usool-Fiqh
Q&A: We Take Astronomical Calculations in Determining Prayer Times We Do Not Use Them to Determine the Start of Fasting and Eid
Answer to QuestionWe Take Astronomical Calculations in Determining Prayer TimesWe Do Not Use Them to Determine the Start of Fasting and EidTo Abu Al-Asim Ash-Shami(Translated) Question: Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh our dear Ameer. This question has been on my mind for a long time. I hope that it will be clarified by you. … Continue reading Q&A: We Take Astronomical Calculations in Determining Prayer Times We Do Not Use Them to Determine the Start of Fasting and Eid
Q&A: What the Shari’ah Kept Silent About Them
Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-RaheemQ&A: From Usul ul-Fiqh: What the Shari'ah Kept Silent About Them(Translated)To: Yahya Abu Zeinah========= Question: Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh, May Allah protect you our sheikh, help you to carry the trust, and support you with His near victory, with His (swt) permission. First of all, I apologize for the many questions … Continue reading Q&A: What the Shari’ah Kept Silent About Them
Zakat on Honey and all other Trading Merchandise
Question by Amel Ht: Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh, May Allah bless your efforts and make the Ummah benefit from you, our eminent Ameer, and support you with victory, empowerment, and make this in the scale of your good deeds, InshaAllah. I have a question if you allow me. My question: Is there Zakah … Continue reading Zakat on Honey and all other Trading Merchandise
Q&A: The Principal “The Lesser of Two Evils or Lesser of the Two Harms”
Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-RaheemThe Principal “The Lesser of Two Evils or Lesser of the Two Harms” (Translated)To: Walid Elmi ========== #Question: Assalamu Alaikum, our Sheikh. I have a question related to the two principles: “The Lesser of Two Evils or Lesser of the Two Harms”, quoted by many Dawah carriers and Islamic movements to participate in … Continue reading Q&A: The Principal “The Lesser of Two Evils or Lesser of the Two Harms”
Q&A: Ijmaa’ is a Hadith which the Sahaabah did not Narrate
Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-RaheemIjmaa’ is a Hadith which the Sahaabah did not Narrate(Translated)To: Abu Hamza Al-Shirbati============= Question: Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh Our Sheikh, may Allah open at your hands, may He accept your obedience, and hasten us with victory and empowerment. I have a question regarding inferring from the consensus (Ijmaa') of the … Continue reading Q&A: Ijmaa’ is a Hadith which the Sahaabah did not Narrate
Islamic Scholarship & The Dar Paradigm
Introduction Since the abolition of the Ottoman caliphate, the Muslim community has faced the unique situation of the absence of a clearly defined political entity that represents the political unity of the Muslims and has an Islamic foundation in international relations. Alien forms of statehood were imposed from outside, creating secular nation-states where the basis … Continue reading Islamic Scholarship & The Dar Paradigm
Q&A: The Maximum Zakat Payable to those Eligible for Zakat
Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem To: Shani Ayaz ============ Question: Assalamu Alaikum shaikh, I have a question. Can you answer it if you have time, please? How much money can a person receive in Zakat? For example, can a person get enough money to build a house if he has no house? Or is there a limit … Continue reading Q&A: The Maximum Zakat Payable to those Eligible for Zakat
Taqleed (Imitation)
All praise is for Allah, the Creator of humanity, the Lord of the earth and heaven, who created Adam (as), taught him the names of things, commanded the angels and Jinn to prostrate him (as) and honored mankind. Yet, Iblis was arrogant and he threatened mankind with seduction to evil. And Allah (swt) made this … Continue reading Taqleed (Imitation)
Understanding Maqaasid al-Ahkaam ash-Shar’iah
Allah (swt) sent Muhammad (saw) with the Islamic Sharee’ah as a mercy for mankind. He (swt) said: وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ “And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds” {Al-Anbiyaa’ : 107} And Allah Ta’Aalaa said: وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۙ وَلَا يَزِيدُ الظَّالِمِينَ … Continue reading Understanding Maqaasid al-Ahkaam ash-Shar’iah