Ibrāhīm عليه السلام and the Philosophical Foundations of the Five Daily Ṣalāh
[This talk, edited and abridged by Sulayman Qadhi, was delivered by *Shaykh Dr Mohammed Akram Nadwi* at his…
Fiqh
Fiqh is the discipline of understanding how faith translates into practice, and this topic collects Shaykh Akram Nadwi’s writing on Islamic legal reasoning. The articles weigh questions of evidence, consensus, and the authority of scholarly majorities, and work through concrete rulings on worship and conduct. They show fiqh as a living method of reasoning, not a fixed list of verdicts.
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On covering the women’s head
Translated by Sumaiya Akram The Question Put to Me They said: It is not compulsory for a woman in Islam to cover her head in prayer, and in front of non-mahram men. I said: Are…
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The Hadith of Beating Children for Prayer
Among the prophetic traditions frequently cited in discussions of the religious training of children is the report, “Command…
Taqlīd (Blind Following)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم I once said to a distinguished Indian muftī and jurist that some authentic ḥadīths…
Is There Blind Imitation in This Too?
You pray — yet your prayer is nothing but hollow movement, empty words devoid of humility and submission,…
The Manner of the Prophet’s Prayer ﷺ
They said: Describe to us the prayer of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant…
A Condition for the Mustaftī and a Condition for the Muftī
Yesterday, I wrote an article under the title “Taqlīd.” It was found very useful not only by Muslims…
Religion, Opinion and Madhhab
Islam is not merely a religious system or a set of rituals and acts of worship. Rather, it…
The Explanation of a Report from Abū al-Dardāʾ (رضي الله عنه)
This query was received from a sincere and pious teacher: “Al-salāmu ʿalaykum. In Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī there is a…
Tawfīq, not Talfiq
They said: We dislike that you leave the madhhab of Abū Ḥanīfah in some matters in order to…
Women’s Travel: a balanced perspective on freedom and safety
The faculty of discerning between what is righteous and what is reprehensible has been bestowed equally upon both…
The Language of Fatwā
ʿAjīb shahr — A strange town holds within it words waiting to be said. In the field of…
Dīn, Opinion and School of Thought
Islam is not merely a religious system or a collection of rituals and acts of worship, but a…
Questions & Answers on Fiqh
View all Q&A →Zakāh, niṣāb and social justice
Recently, I wrote an article in Urdu arguing that gold, rather than silver, should be adopted as the standard for determining niṣāb in zakāh. In response, the well-known Qur’an teacher, Dr Farhat Hashmi, forwarded the following question to me: Piyari…
When arriving at the mosque during a janāzah prayer
What’s the protocol if you attend the mosque to pray and there’s a janazah going on?
Entering Masjid al-Haram while menstruating
You mentioned that a menstruating woman may enter Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. Does this permission apply to all areas of the mosque? Additionally, if her only purpose for being there is to assist an elderly parent, is she allowed to…
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Usul al-Shashi
Usul al-Shashi is a well-known compendium on the principles of Islamic jurisprudence according to the Hanafi school. Despite…
Ibn Hazm on the lawfulness of women attending prayers in the mosque
Concerns with artificial limits being placed on a women’s right to participate in the activities of a believer…
Abu Hanifah: His Life, Legal Method & Legacy
A concise portrait of the Prophet as teacher, guide, and model of character, drawn from the Prophetic tradition.