Question: Assalamu alaikum our sheikh, May Allah cherish you with Islam and cherish Islam with you. I pray to Allah that I will be among those who will give you the Bayah for the Khilafah on the method of the Prophethood, for He is the One Able of everything. I have a question about Zakat, … Continue reading Q&A: Paying Zakat before it’s due
Category: Usool-Fiqh
Q&A: Shari’ Rule on Songs, Music, Singing & Instruments?
Question: What is the Shari’ ruling in singing or listening to songs? What is the hukm of using musical instruments and is its trade allowed? I request you to answer in detail with the evidences? Answer: The Imams (Mujtahids) and the jurists have differed on the issue of singing and they have varying opinions such as haraam (prohibited), Makruh (disliked) and Mubah (permissible), … Continue reading Q&A: Shari’ Rule on Songs, Music, Singing & Instruments?
The Ahkam Pertaining to Political Parties in Islam
The following is the transcript of a circle delivered by The Late Sheikh Imam Abul Hassan (May Allah rest his soul), Member of Hizb ut Tahrir and Imam of Masjid as Sahabah in Khartoum, Sudan. بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah the Beneficent the Most Merciful The topic that will be addressed … Continue reading The Ahkam Pertaining to Political Parties in Islam
The Order (amr) and the form of Imperative
The following is the translation of a chapter from the Arabic book 'Al-Fikr al-Islami' (The Islamic Thought) by Sheikh Mohammad Mohammad Ismael Abduh, an Assistant Professor at the Egyptian University (now known as Cairo University) in the past. Muslims are obliged, in this life, to proceed in accordance with the orders and prohibitions of Allah. … Continue reading The Order (amr) and the form of Imperative
Fiat Money and Zakah
Question: The following came in the book of Funds, in the second paragraph of p. 174 “and these reliable (covered with gold) banknotes consider the covered ratio of them as representative banknotes ……… ….. (and it says at the end of the paragraph) …..if they did not amount to forty dinars, then there is no … Continue reading Fiat Money and Zakah
Obliging Zakat upon Crops and Fruits?
Question: It came in p. 97, at the end of the third line in the book of the Draft Constitution, Volume II the following text: “As regards the words of Allah, The Almighty: (And give its due right on its day of harvest), Al-An’aam, verse 141. Zakat did not come in this verse for it is … Continue reading Obliging Zakat upon Crops and Fruits?
Adoption when there is Difference of Opinion
Where there must be unanimity in opinion and where difference is allowed The Ummah is one Jama'ah in its root. Islam has made clear where differences do not arise and where they can arise. وَاعْتَصِمُواْ بِحَبْلِ اللّهِ جَمِيعاً وَلاَ تَفَرَّقُوا "And hold tight to the rope of Allah and divide not," [TMQ Ale-Imran: 103] Allah … Continue reading Adoption when there is Difference of Opinion
Understanding the Hadith
Nothing historically has received more scathing attacks from the kuffaar than hadeeth literature, that is, the preserved body of narrations related to the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم sayings, actions and conduct. Originally, many kuffaar attempted to stir doubt in the genre of hadith literature by spreading dubious lies about the Prophet صلى الله عليه … Continue reading Understanding the Hadith
Fiqh of Growing and Shaving the Beard
This issue has turned lately into a major talking point among muslims. Some people have gone as far as accusing those who do not grow their beards and do not trim the moustache of unbelief or rebellion. The evidences they used to back such claims are, however, not strong enough to justify such accusations.The issue … Continue reading Fiqh of Growing and Shaving the Beard
Zakat of Crops and Fruits and the Provision of Treasure Troves
Question My dear Ameer and honorable Sheikh: What are the varieties of crops and fruit on which the Zakat is due? For example there are some who pay the Zakat on oil, what is the standard in that? It is known that the Fifth (al-Khams) is due on buried treasures or treasure troves. My question … Continue reading Zakat of Crops and Fruits and the Provision of Treasure Troves