When the Scholar Talks, and When He is Silent
Fudayl b. Ayyad describes the true scholar (faqih) and what makes him talk, and what keeps him silent.
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The Companions did Qunut in Witr before the Ruku
Is qunut done before or after bowing in the witr prayer?
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I Would Rather Sing a Song
The status of personal opinion in the face of what has come from the Companions.
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The Importance of Knowing Different Opinions Before Giving Fatwa
A person is not knowledgeable enough to give verdicts and not considered a scholar unless he knows differences of opinions.
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Five Essential Qualities of a Mufti
Imam Ahmad on five qualities that should be present in a person to qualify him as a mufti.
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Give the World for Islamic Knowledge
It is reported that Imām Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: To learn a single topic of knowledge and teach it to a Muslim is more beloved to me than having the whole world and giving it in the cause of Allāh. Al-Khaṭīb Al-Baghdādī, Al-Faqīh wa Al-Mutafaqqih article 53.
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The Mad Mufti
It is reported that ‘Abdullāh b. Masʿūd – Allāh be pleased with him – said: By Allāh, he who gives people verdicts (fatwā) for every question they ask him is crazy (majnūn). Ibn Battah Al-‘Ukbarī, Ibṭāl Al-Ḥiyal article 81, et al. Imām Ibn Battah (d. 304H) laments: So here is Ibn Masʿūd, swearing by Allāh […]
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Three Sunan of Eid Al-Fitr
Imām Saʿīd b. Al-Musayyib – Allāh have mercy on him – said: The Sunnah of Al-Fiṭr consists of three things: Walking to the prayer place (muṣallā), eating before leaving [for the prayer] and taking a full bath. Al-Firyābī, Aḥkām Al-ʿEidayn #18. Shaykh Al-Albānī graded its chain of transmission ṣaḥīḥ in Irwāʾ Al-Ghalīl 3:104.
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Umar’s Instructions on the First Night of Ramadan
It is reported that on the first night of Ramaḍān, ‘Umar – Allāh be pleased with him – would pray Maghrib, then say (to the people): Sit down. Then he would give a small address: Verily the fasting of this month has been made a duty upon you, and standing in night prayer has not […]
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Sinning while fasting [does it break the fast?]
It is reported that ‘Umar – Allāh be pleased with him – said: Fasting does not mean keeping away from only food and drink, it also means keeping away from lying, falsehood, inanity and swearing [by Allāh without need]. It is reported that Ibrāhīm Al-Nakha’ī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: They used […]