Validity of Wuḍūʾ when Wearing Permeable Nail Polish
Is wuḍūʾ performed while wearing permeable nail polish valid? Can you kindly provide clarity on this issue?
Is wuḍūʾ performed while wearing permeable nail polish valid? Can you kindly provide clarity on this issue?
A list of Arabic, English and Urdu book recommendations for those interested in studying the Shāfiʿī Madhhab.
Is there a specific timeframe during which Sūrat al-Kahf must be read on Friday?
Is it permissible to use Muslim marriage apps such as Salams, Muslima.com, and Muzz.com?
What type of sock may one wipe on during wuḍūʾ? Does it have to be those particular wuḍūʾ socks, or will any cotton sock suffice?
Can a person make Wuḍūʾ simply by making niyyah and jumping into a pool, considering that Tarteeb is a fardh of Wuḍūʾ in the Shāfiʿī madhhab?
Is it considered a sin for a man to look at a woman (without desire) and vice versa?
Regarding the three white days of fasting, why is it sunnah and why is it referred to as the three white days?
How does one deal or interact with people from the LGBTQ community in an Islamic way?
What is the Ḥukm (ruling) on being a lawyer in the Shāfiʿī madh-hab?
As a Ḥanafī, if you follow the Shāfiʿī ruling on Ḥurmah, are you required to follow the Shāfiʿī madh-hab in all its rulings?
What should one say when complimenting others or when they see something within themselves that they like?
Fatwā Lowering the Gaze by Ml Yusuf Karaan 11 May 2023 QUESTION What are the views of the four madhāhib in relation to the obligation of lowering the gaze for both genders, with or without desire. ANSWER السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته I will limit my reply to the matter of gazing between unrelated (ajnabī), … Read more
Is it permissible to invoke the principle of need to allow the use Ribā-bearing (interest-bearing) loans as financing?
As a Shāfiʿī, is it permissible to give a Fiṭrah parcel consisting of 2 kg rice and other “staples” like peanut butter, flour, oil, noodles, etc?
For how long after nikāḥ, if consummation doesn’t take place, does the nikāḥ still stand? Is there any time limit? Especially if the couple is comfortable and have an understanding?
The Arabic words siyâm and sawm literally mean ‘abstention’ and as such any avoidance even of speech may be called sawm. An example of this comes in sûrah Maryam, verse 26: “I have taken an oath to perform sawm… and as such I will not speak to any human today.” Legally however it means: “for a specific person [the mukallaf who intends it] to abstain from specific matters [the three nullifiers] for a specific period [from true dawn until sundown].”
40 AḤĀDĪTH ON CONTAGION AND PANDEMICS
The idea of collecting a number of aḥādīth on contagion, pandemics and related matters was born just as the second wave of Covid-19 infections began rising in South Africa. A medical professional requested texts from the seminal sources of Islam that would counter a narrative in which religion was being pitted as inexorably anti-science. What began as a handful of ḥadīth texts grew into a collection of 40 aḥādīth on adopting preventative measures during pandemics – in line with the time-honoured arbaʿīn format of the Muḥaddithīn.
The following short lecture series by Mufti Taha Karaan methodically covers the historical development of the Shāfiʿī madhhab. This includes the Usuli development of the madhhab, major figures that propagated the madhhab, evolution of the madhhab in different geographical locations including the impact the had on the outlook of the madhhab, and the personalities that undertook the task of synthesizing or refining the variant opinions within the madhhab.
Over their three hundred year history, the diaspora Muslim community in South Africa has managed not only to survive as a religious minority, but also to thrive in the process. What are the reasons behind their success?