Tag Archives: Fiqh

Translated by Abu Khuzaimah Ansari [Translated in 2001, but published for the first time now]   Anas RadhiAllahu Anhu narrates Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said, “Straighten your rows as straightening the rows is part of establishing of the prayer.” (Sahih al-Bukhari no.723). The wording of the hadith through another chain of …

By Aqeel al-Hindi   One of the charges against the people of hadith is that their role within Islamic scholastics is one of compilation and transcription of the Sunnah for its benefit as a legislative source for those with the tools who fully understand it and can use it. Those …

Translated Abu Sinan Checked & Revised Abu Khuzaimah Ansaari The Author He is Al-Imam, Al-Hafidh, Al-‘Allamah, Shaykh Al-Islam Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Al-Mundhir An-Naysaburi Al-Faqih, author of ‘Ishraf fi Ikhtilaf Al-‘Ulama’ and ‘Al-Ijma’. Imam Adh-Dhahabi mentions he took from the companions of Imam Ash-Shafi’i and that he was …

Translated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari   Question: Can a menstruating woman touch the deceased or does she have to be in a state of Wudhu to touch the dead person? Answer: A woman who is menstruating can touch the deceased’s body because in principle she is clean and pure. It is …

Compiled and Annotated by  Dr. Muhammad Aslam Mubarakpuri Translated by Abu Khuzaimah Ansari   Question: Shaykh Shawq Nimawi quoted in Athar al-Sunan [1] that Allamah Ibn Taymiyyah graded the hadith of Qulatayn as weak [2], whereas in the Fatawa of Ibn Taymiyyah he graded it authentic [3], therefore is the …