Who Is Free from Disbelief (Kufr)?
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Different Approaches to Teaching Arabic Language
The debate within Nadwat al-ʿUlamāʾ Among the pedagogical questions that have occupied the educational mind of Nadwat al-ʿUlamāʾ, and have provoked a profound scholarly…
The Educational Institution Where the Questioner Is Hunted
The relationship between education and questioning is much like that between a lamp and its light. If a lamp exists but gives no light,…
Bosnia Journey 2026 — Day 7
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim We set out at eight o’clock, with the breaking of morning, towards Srebrenica. Two coaches carried us, cutting through the mountains of Bosnia…
Bosnia Journey 2026 — Day 2
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim A Morning of Tafsir I woke for the Fajr prayer weighed down by fatigue. After praying, I let myself rest a short while,…
Bosnia Journey 2026 — Day 1
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The Soundness of Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī
By this link It must be known first that ṣaḥīḥ is a specific scholarly term that is used for a ḥadīth report which is…
Wisdom, Good Instruction and Argument
By this link: What is the meaning of the verse: “Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue…
Not being able to take a bath after menstruation
Your question: If a woman’s menstruation stops while she is at work or travelling and she is not able in that situation to take…
Those eligible to receive zakah
Your question: Who should I pay my zakah to in the West? My response: The qualification in the question, “in the West”, does not…
Breath Control
Your question JazakAllah for the detailed response. It really helps. May I ask one more question, as it is slightly connected to the previous…
Sunnah and Ḥadīth
By this link: What is the meaning of sunnah? The technical meaning of the term is a way or practice that was established and…
Departure of Scholars from the Way of the Ḥadīth Imāms
By this link: We attend your lectures and you point out all sorts of scholarly mistakes in the treatment of the Prophetic sunnah and…
Avoid hypnotherapies
Your question: I wanted to know if hypnotherapy is allowed in Islam. For example, to overcome negative thoughts by listening to guided tracks that…
Virtue of the Juristic Approach in Fiqh
By this link: One particular matter really concerns us. I asked: What is that? They replied: People have differed in fiqh, as some take…
Between Hadith and Fiqh
By this link: They said: We were impressed by your article, “Between Hadith and Philosophy.” We benefited greatly from it and were able to…
Husband and wife
The Quran speaks about husbands and wives in the context in which children are born and trained as servants and worshipers of Allah. The…
Meaning of Companionship
I need to explain to you the difference between a disciple and a companion. A disciple can only do those things that the master…