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[Biography] – Shaykh Irshad al-Haq Athari

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A Short Biography of Shaykh Irshad al-Haq Athari He is Irshad al-Haq Athari b. Haji Ghulam Rasul. He was born in 1949/1368H in Chak (village) 72/7-R Kachiwala, in the sub-district of Faqirwali in district Bhawalnagar. In his youth his family moved to Chak 24, Mandi Liyaqatpur, district Rahim Yar Khan, …

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Contextualising Hafiz Adh-Dhahabi’s Statement on Criticising Contemporaries

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Someone shared Imam adh-Dhahabi’s statement as a means of rejecting and ignoring the criticism of contemporary scholars of each other. They and others share the following statement of  Imam adh-Dhahabi’s statement from his Mizan ul-I’tidal, كلام الأقران بعضهم في بعض لا يعبأ به، لا سيما إذا لاح لك أنه لعداوة …

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Where to Look during Tashahhud?

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The Sunnah is to look at and focus on the index finger during tashahhud and not to extend the sight beyond the index finger. This view of the Ahlul Hadith is supported by a number of textual evidences.   The First Evidence Abdullah b. az-Zubayr narrates from his father, az-Zubayr …

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Should a Muqallid look for Daleel :: A Mufti Should give it -|- Explanation of the Chapter [In Sahih al-Bukhari]: Whosoever Answered a Questioner More Than What was Asked -:- Shaykh Abdullah Nasir Rehmani

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[This is a slight elaboration on the hypothetical situation whether a muqallid should look for daleel. In this brief reply we produce evidence to show the methodology of the Prophet Sallalahu Alayhi Wasallam was to give more information and knowledge to a questioner.] باب مَنْ أَجَابَ السَّائِلَ بِأَكْثَرَ مِمَّا سَأَلَه …

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