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General Fiqh

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QATLUL KHATA’ – ACCIDENTAL KILLING

CORRECTION In our article pertaining to Qatlul Khata’ (Accidental Killing) we had mentioned that the Diyat (Blood Money) has to be paid by the Aaqilah of the killer. This will apply if the…

IJTIHAAD A REBUTTAL

IJTIHAAD A REBUTTAL OF THE VIEW OF THE JUHALA MURTADDS Rebutting the kufr conception of some Murtadds regarding the Islamic Concept of Ijtihaad, AMPSA (Association of Muslim Professionals of…

SUFI’ISM AND IMAAM SHAAFI’

Question The following statement is attributed to Imaam Shaafi’ (Rahmatullah alayh): “If a man were to practice Sufism at the beginning of the day, Dhuhr will not reach him except that you…

MISUSE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE SHARIAH

A Student of Deen from UK writes: The common use today of concepts such as necessity, compulsion, lesser of two evils, public interest etc is proof that many Ulama are using these exceptions…

NAMING AND EXPOSING THE REVERENDS, SWAMIS AND PUNDITS

NAMING AND EXPOSING THE REVERENDS, SWAMIS AND PUNDITS – A DEMAND OF THE DEEN Hadhrat Hasan Basri (Rahmatullah alayh) said: “Your naming a man who publicly sins and does not conceal it, is a…

RESPONSE TO MUFTI KHANPURI’S COMMENTS

Please comment on the following comments of Mufti Ahmed Khanpuri Sahib: Tashaddud (Hard-line / Extremism) of South African Ulama “I always say that in regards to the issues of contention…

FIQHUL IBLEES-THE FIQH OF THE DEVIL

The so-called “Fiqh al-Aqalliyat’- Fiqh for Minorites” frauded and fabricated by Reverend Abraham Bham’s NNB jamiat under the auspices of another bogus entity termed ‘southern africa ulama…

FIQH FOR MINORITIES

THE BUNKUM OF “FIQH FOR MINORITIES” QUESTION Jusa (i.e. the NNB jamiat of Fordsburg) has issued an article, Fiqh for Minorities, authored by one Muhammad Haffejee. Among the disturbing…

‘maqasid of shariah’

THE STUPID ‘maqasid of shariah’ OF A JAAHIL, MURTAD MOLVI A Brother criticizing the jahaalat and nifaaq of reverend Abraham Bham, says: Moulana Bham’s advice to keep the masajid open-…

TRIFLING WITH THE DEEN

TRIFLING WITH THE DEEN WITH BAATIL ACCOMMODATION OF MATH-HABS QUESTION Recently I had to perform my Fajr Salaat in Musjid Mansoor, Calendula Drive, Malabar. I was surprised and annoyed at…

FLAWS IN A FATWA

THE FLAWS IN A FATWA BY A U.K. STUDENT The following is a question posed by a Brother from London, U.K, and Mufti Ebrahim Desai’s fatwa, followed by the comments of a U.K. Madrasah Student.…

THE FALLACY OF THE MAJORITY ARGUMENT

By a Uk Student The “majority” argument which is the last refuge of all groups or sects, and which usually translates only to the majority of the particular group or sect citing this…

PAKISTANI FATWA ON “TRANSGENDERS”

THE PAKISTANI FATWA ON “TRANSGENDERS” Question from a U.S.A. Brother Please comment on the recent fatwa issued by the Ulama of Pakistan on the issue of recognizing transgenders. Many Muslims…

EVERY HADITH IN THE SIHAAH

YES! EVERY HADITH IN THE SIHAAH SITTAH IS SAHEEH Bereft of any Shar’i daleel, or even a logical argument, and unable to intelligently respond to our refutation of the Salafi Flotsam…

CRITICISM OF HIDAAYAH

A MORON ‘MUFTI’S’ CRITICISM OF HIDAAYAH Question: A student mufti in an article comments as follows on the Ahaadith which appear in Hidaayah: “In brief, there is no doubt that al-Hidaya…

ZAAHIRUR RIWAAYAT – SIX OR FIVE?

What is truly sad to observe is that some people always shamelessly accuse The Mujlisul Ulama of South Africa of “forcing their opinions down others’ throats”. However, we see many others…

HADITH CRITICISM

REFUTATION OF A MORON JAHIL’S VIEW ON HADITH CRITICISM “Verily, those who dispute in Our Aayaat without any proof having come to them, in their hearts there is nothing but a pride (whose…

UNACADEMIC CRITICISM

A BASELESS UNACADEMIC CRITICISM INTRODUCTION A Brother writes: “I would like to draw your attention to the venom-spitting of someone called Muadh Khan on 15 November 2013 on a website called…

Incumbency of Taqleed

Taqleed in the Shariah, as opposed to Admut Taqleed, means to follow the Qur’an and the Sunnah as understood, interpreted, practised and transmitted to the Ummah by the Sahabah (Companions)…

RAJM – Stoning the Adulterors

Recently there has been intense comment o­n the Islamic injunction of Rajm or stoning to death the adulterers. If adultery -zina– committed by married persons is proven o­n the basis of…