Two questions regarding congregational prayer
Following the imam via live broadcast Many people have asked me: As we are compelled to pray in our homes, can we follow an…
Fiqh
Fiqh is the discipline of understanding how faith translates into practice, and this topic collects Shaykh Akram Nadwi’s writing on Islamic legal reasoning. The articles weigh questions of evidence, consensus, and the authority of scholarly majorities, and work through concrete rulings on worship and conduct. They show fiqh as a living method of reasoning, not a fixed list of verdicts.
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Qiyām al-Layl and Tarāwīḥ
The Question A friend of Professor Muhammad Arshad has raised the following questions: • What is the difference between Qiyām al-Layl and the Tarāwīḥ prayer? • Is it better to perform Tarāwīḥ at home or…
The pandemic and Ramadan
Only a week remains to prepare, before we welcome the month of Ramadan. With the covid-19 pandemic ongoing, so is the lockdown, and it…
Contagion
The coronavirus is spreading rapidly throughout the world. The most effective means to stop its spread that is being considered is for people to…
Funeral Rites for Those Who Died of Coronavirus
Some community workers have put to me some questions concerning those who have died as a result of infection by the coronavirus: Your question:…
Guidance on Muslim Gatherings During Coronavirus
At this present time, the Coronavirus has spread to almost every country in the world, and is continuing to spread very rapidly. There is…
Reduction (Qaṣr) in the Prayer
By this link: What is the default regarding performing prayer (ṣalah)? I said: The default concerning the prescribed prayers is that they be performed…
Settling disputes between Muslims in the UK
The primary function of courts in any jurisdiction, Islamic or otherwise, is to settle disputes according to rules that both disputing parties know and…
Some cautionary advice to women travelling for `umrah
It is important to do our religious obligations according to the norms and manners prescribed for those duties. But it is no less important…
The Standing on the Plain of ʿArafah
Translated by Dr. Abu Zayd Standing in ʿArafah is ṣalāh just as ṭawāf is ṣalāh, for Ḥajj combines all forms of ṣalāh together. Ṣalāh…
What should the Muslims’ response be
after the passing of the “triple talaq” bill People have called and written me to report that Muslims in India are very angry and,…
The Food of the People of the Book
By this link They said to me: We have some problems understanding verse five of Sūrah al-Māʾidah: “and the food of those given the…
Children Attending the Mosque
By this link: We’ve noticed that some Imāms and mosque administrators prevent young children from attending the mosque and chastise them when they do.…
Questions & Answers on Fiqh
View all Q&A →Zakāh, niṣāb and social justice
Recently, I wrote an article in Urdu arguing that gold, rather than silver, should be adopted as the standard for determining niṣāb in zakāh. In response, the well-known Qur’an teacher, Dr Farhat Hashmi, forwarded the following question to me: Piyari…
When arriving at the mosque during a janāzah prayer
What’s the protocol if you attend the mosque to pray and there’s a janazah going on?
Entering Masjid al-Haram while menstruating
You mentioned that a menstruating woman may enter Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. Does this permission apply to all areas of the mosque? Additionally, if her only purpose for being there is to assist an elderly parent, is she allowed to…
Books on Fiqh
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Usul al-Shashi
Usul al-Shashi is a well-known compendium on the principles of Islamic jurisprudence according to the Hanafi school. Despite…
Ibn Hazm on the lawfulness of women attending prayers in the mosque
Concerns with artificial limits being placed on a women’s right to participate in the activities of a believer…
Abu Hanifah: His Life, Legal Method & Legacy
A concise portrait of the Prophet as teacher, guide, and model of character, drawn from the Prophetic tradition.