Ruling on the Brazilian Hair Treatment
Is the Brazilian hair treatment permissible in Islam?
Al-Sharaf al-Khālid
A collection of 40 aḥādīth, each transmitted from a different shaykh, of the late Mufti Yusuf Karaan. Compiled by the late Mufti Mohammad Taha Karaan.
Open Temple – An attempt by Taj Hargey to attack traditional Islam in the guise of liberalism and pluralism
This paper is an academic attempt to shed light on recent events initiated and publicised by Taj Hargey and his Open Mosque. I will explore what the said Open Mosque is about and who its founder Taj Hargey is. The recent publicly held radio interviews and internet material has sparked debate in the public and this paper will explore why. Lastly the public has been calling for a response by the scholars to these events and a solution to address their concerns and this will also be attempted.
Tuḥfat al-Aqrān
A collection of 40 asānīd of our beloved teacher, Ml Taha Karaan, taken from 40 shuyūkh of his, each linking to a distinct companion, and, further, to a distinct book of hadīth.
Navigating Arabic Text [Part 1]
The study of the Arabic language is approached from the angles of grammar and literature. This book covers Naḥw (syntax) – one of the two fundamental disciplines of Arabic grammar.
Navigating Arabic Text [Part 2]
The study of the Arabic language is approached from the angles of grammar and literature. This book continues the coverage of Naḥw (syntax) – one of the two fundamental disciplines of Arabic grammar.
Forming the Arabic Word [Part 1]
The study of the Arabic language is approached from the angles of grammar and literature. This book covers Ṣarf (morphology and etymology) – one of the two fundamental disciplines of Arabic grammar.
Qitāf
A collection of Arabic sentences and phrases with which the student applies all theoretical rules of syntax (Naḥw) and morphology (Ṣarf) learnt in the first year.
Mukhtaṣar al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah
The fifth part of Sayyid Abū al-Hasan al-Nadwī’s Qaṣaṣ al-Nabiyyīn detailing the life (sīrah) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
by Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAliyy Nadwī
Ruling on using Synthetic Alcohol in Food Products
What is the Shāfiʿī ruling on using synthetic alcohol in food products like ice cream, biscuits, etc?
Plucking of the eyebrows
Is it permissible for a lady to pluck her eyebrows?
Attendance of the Nikāh ceremony by the bride
Is it permitted that the bride attend the marriage ceremony which is traditionally performed in the mosque and attended by men only?
Permissibility of Cosmetic Surgery
Is it permitted Islamically to perform cosmetic surgery to correct a birth defect? If not, will the surgeon be equally culpable in the eyes of Shari`ah? What if the patient was non-Muslim? Would you also provide some titles of works in English to which I could refer?
Keeping a Beard
I’ve had people recently asking me the ruling for shaving the beard in accordance to my understanding all four schools of thoughts had a consensus that shaving is haram; however, I have read recently that the relied-upon position for the Shāfiʿī madhhab is that it is makrooh (not sinful) to shave the beard. Is this correct?
Ṣadaqat al-Fiṭr (Fiṭrah)
How Ṣadaqat al-Fiṭr (commonly referred to as Fitrah) is determined in the Shāfiʿī and Ḥanafī madhhabs and the differences.
The ruling on Music and Fundraising using Ḥarām Means
We are an Islamic School and wish to raise funds to construct a toilet block. We have been advised to hold a musical show. We are told that Mufti Kifayatullah has given a legal edict that permits the usage of riba [usury] for the construction of toilets. Would the same reasoning apply here as well? Also, should we be incorrect in our initial assumption, what if there were no other means to raise funds? Will this be deemed a case of darurah [necessity] and thereby render it permissible?
Copyright in Islam
What is the Islamic ruling on copyright? Some authors and publishers spend a great deal of time painstakingly writing books on Islam, and this for them is obviously a means of rizq. Without their permission low quality versions of the same books are published and mass distributed around the world. Shop keepers sell these books at huge profits, justifying this by saying that it’s cheaper than buying the original versions. Some ‘ulama say all of this is okay because there is “no copyright” in Islam. Please clarify.
Ijmāʿ – The Impenetrable Fortress of Islamic Law
Ijma‘ is one of the four main sources of Islamic law. It is a fortress and protective fence against adulteration in all spheres and phases. It is an unalterable axle of Islamic Canonical Law. Although it is generally believed to be so, this doctrine of Ijma‘ has suffered, in so called modern researches, from fanatic objections.
The Internal Dimensions of Ḥajj
You are the luckiest person in the world. Allah has invited you personally to His House. This work is a general summary of a series of lectures by Shaykh Mukhtar Maghraoui on the internal dimensions of Hajj.
The Ijārah Contract
Ijārah, often translated as hiring or leasing, in Islamic mercantile law refers to the sale of the usufruct of corporeal entities or living beings, both man and animal, for an agreed upon period, in exchange for a known remuneration.