Recitation Behind The Imam If you are praying in a congregation then you should not read anything behind the Imam Allâh says: ‘And when the Qur'ân is recited, listen to it attentively and remain silent, that you may receive mercy.’(7:204) Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radiallahu anhu says, 'Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam turned around after a salâh in which he had recited loudly. He enquired, "Has any one of you recited … [Read more...]
Words Of Wisdom – Councel In Three’s
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Words Of Wisdom - Councel In Three's “Wisdom is the lost property of the believer. If he finds it then he is most deserving of it.” [1] It has been reported that the Prophet (salAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Theone who wakes up in the morning and complains about the scarcity of livelihood,it is as though he is complaining against his Lord. The one who wakes up and issad over the affairs of the dunya, it is as though he … [Read more...]
The Distance Of The Feet In Salah (Prayer)
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The Distance Of The Feet In Salah (Prayer) Many Ahadeeth have been narrated about the straightening of the rows and they include a number of different expressions to emphasise this point, such as the following narrations: 1) Sayyiduna Anas (ra) narrates that the Prophet (saw) said, 'Pull your rows together, keep them close and keep your necks in line, for by He in Whose hands rests the soul of Muhammad, indeed I see the … [Read more...]
Excellence of Leading an Ascetic Life
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Excellence of Leading an Ascetic Life, and Virtues of Simple Life Allah, the Exalted, says: "Verily, the likeness of (this) worldly life is as the water (rain) which We send down from the sky; so by it arises the intermingled produce of the earth of which men and cattle eat: until when the earth is clad in its adornments and is beautified, and its people think that they have all the powers of disposal over it, Our Command reaches it … [Read more...]
Placement Of The Hands In Salah (Prayer)
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Placement Of The Hands In Salah (Prayer) The View Of The Four Schools Of Fiqh Hanafi The author of al Durr al Mukhtaar, explaining the Hanafi position says: 'For men the hands should be below the navel.' Maliki Imam Malik (ra) has three narrations: 1) Not fastening the hands at all but letting them hang at the sides. This is the most famous ruling of his madhab. 2) A choice of fastening or letting them hang at the sides. 3) Placing … [Read more...]
The Importance Of Following A Madhab, And Sticking To Only One
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The Importance Of Following A Madhab, And Sticking To Only One Taqleed Some people say that taqleed [following the school of an Imam] is unlawful in Sharia. They insist that a true Muslim should only follow the Holy Qur'an and Sunna, and they say it is equivalent to shirk [polytheism] to follow an Imam in the matters of Sharia. They also claim that the Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali schools were formed some two hundred … [Read more...]
