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...]
The Importance Of Following A Madhab, And Sticking To Only One
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September 10, 2012 by
An Imam Who Trims Or Shaves His Beard
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July 1, 2012 by
{jb_greenbox}An Imam Who Trims Or Shaves His Beard{/jb_greenbox} Q: Zaid leads the salaah but trims his beard to less than a fist length. What is the ruling with regards to appointing him as an Imam and performing salaah behind him? When this was brought to the attention of the Imam, he took no heed. What length should the beard be? Please explain. Answer: It is waajib (compulsory) for men to have a beard. This is amongst the … [Read more...]
Status Of The Beard
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May 29, 2012 by
Status Of The Beard All the great scholars of Islam unanimously agree on this issue that to grow a beard no less than the length of a fist is Wajib (compulsory) upon all Muslim men as it is a distinctive sign of Islam, and it is haram (forbidden) for a mature stable Muslim to shave his beard.This verdict was reached on the grounds that there are numerous ahaadith where the Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihe wasallam is explicitly commanding … [Read more...]
Wrongs Of Shaving The Beard
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May 20, 2012 by
Shaving the beard results in a series of Islamic violations, among which are the following: 1. Disobedience to Allah Shaving the beard is an act of disobedience to Allah, as is expressed in the words of His Messenger (saw): Abu Hurayrah (ra), reported that the ruler of Yemen, appointed by the Persian emperor Kisra, sent two envoys to the Messenger (saw). When they came into the Prophets (saw) presence, he noticed that … [Read more...]
Following the Imams, The Importance of Taqleed and the Consensus of the Ummah upon the Compulsion of Following the Four Imams
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April 30, 2012 by
Following the Imams, The Importance of Taqleed and the Consensus of the Ummah upon the Compulsion of Following the Four Imams Question: 1) What do the ‘Ulema of Deen and the Muftis say about a man in our city of Baruch who has adopted the ways of the Ahl e Hadith. He raises his hands during every Raka’ah of Salah and says Ameen loudly. Our Hanafi brothers say that these are acts of Bid’ah. Is raising the hands and saying Ameen loudly … [Read more...]
