Taraweeh – 20 Rakah or 8 Rakah? With the commencement of Ramadan, the time to argue over matters established by the pious predecessors has arrived once again. The topic of argument is whether taraweeh consists of 20 or 8 rak’ah. Scholars have written myriad of books on this topic with overwhelming evidence, yet our ghair muqallideen brothers and sisters try to insist that it is 8 rak’ah. It is … [Read more...]
I have found a lot of things about qadiyanis ahmadis,
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May 3, 2012 by
Question I have found a lot of things about qadiyanis ahmadis, some are good and some are bad but i don’t know what to believe on i want peoples thoughts and thinks about ahmadis because if they are wrong people, then should i have to stay away from them??? Answer Muhtaram / Muhtaramah In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāh … [Read more...]
There has been a lot of talk in our community
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Date: Tuesday, May 02, 2012 Question The following question has 2 parts. 1) There has been a lot of talk in our community recently regarding Eid-ul-Fitr prayer. Some people say that the Takbir of Eid-ul-Fitr starts after the sighting of the moon, and they use Surah 2, Ayat 185 as the evidence for it. “that you must magnify … [Read more...]
Two people, who wanted to secretly get married,
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Date: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 Question Two people, who wanted to secretly get married, went to a public place and approached two male strangers. The man who wanted to get married, asked the strangers in Urdu, if they spoke Urdu. The men replied that they did. Then the couple in front of these two men said the proposal and acceptance and immediately left. My question is, is … [Read more...]
when one should start reading qasr salaah
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Date: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 Question Please advise when one should start reading qasr salaah. eg. If one intends travelling from Johannesburg to Cape Town by aeroplane, can one start reading qasr salaah from Johannesburg airport as one hass already embarked on teh journey - even though the airport is less than 88km from one's … [Read more...]
The Feet in Salaat
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May 1, 2012 by
The Feet in Salaat Introduction In this fourteenth century of the Islamic era, a recently mushroomed sect known as the Salafis, has invented some new rules which they believe are the Sunnat teachings of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Inspite of their views being in conflict with the teachings of the Salf-e-Saaliheen belonging to the Noblest Ages of Islam (Khairul Quroon), they obstinately cling to their misguided opinions. Their … [Read more...]
