Islamic Law
al-salamu alaykum respected Shaykh, Could you kindly provide a simple summary of what Islamic law is, its main sources, and the four major schools, without going into deep details or scholarly discussions?
Questions & Answers
Scholarly answers to contemporary and classical questions, grounded in the Islamic tradition.
Hadiths regarding the Day of ‘Ashura’
Assalamu Alaikum Shaykhana, May Allah preserve you and your family. I am Zaid Mujtaba, a student at Al-Salam. I have a question regarding the origin of ‘Ashura’, based on three authentic hadith: the hadith of Aisha (RA), the hadith of…
The Qur’anists (Hadith Rejectors)
Could you provide a critical analysis of the Qur’anist ideology, with particular attention to the ways in which its proponents employ nuanced or rhetorically deceptive language to advance their claims and influence public perception?
Al-Mahdi
As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuh. Respected Shaykh Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwī, may Allah protect and preserve you. There has been a growing trend of dismissing the emergence of al-Mahdi and the return of Sayyidunā ʿĪsā (ʿalayhi as-salām), based solely…
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Respected Maulana Rida ul-Haq, Principal of Jamiat Al-Huda in Nottingham, may Allah preserve him, has a daughter, Ustadha Safiyya Zaid, who is an accomplished scholar, a specialist in Arabic language and Hadith, and also one of my students. She has…
Two questions about the Dictionary of women scholars
Two questions about the Dictionary of women scholars
In the name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful
In the name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful
Missing jumu`ah without excuse
There is hadith in Abu Dawud that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Whoever misses jumu`ah without a good reason should give in sadaqah one dinar (a gold coin); if he can’t find one, then half. Is it obligatory…
They said: Perhaps this specific sunnah stopped being practiced in later generations?
They said: Perhaps this specific sunnah stopped being practiced in later generations?