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The Categories of Hanafi Legal Rulings

By Mawlana Bilal Ali Ansari Hanafi legal rulings are divided into distinct categories which are utilized by jurists (fuqaha’) when issuing rulings and identifying superior opinions in case of apparent contradiction. Ibn ‘Abidin mentions three categories of rulings in...

On Backbiting and Hadith Criticism

By Mawlana Bilal Ali Ansari   Question: When we talk about a specific narrator being adil (upright), isn’t it backbiting to label someone a liar or a sinner? How is this justified? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Mercy-Giving. The act...

From Principle to Practice: Justice in Islam

By Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia  People often question whether Islam is a tolerant religion, whether it tolerates diversity of thought among its adherents and in its interaction with different worldviews. This question is easily answered when one considers that...

A Donkey Mistake: Preceding the Imam in the Movements of Salat

By Mawlana Kamil Uddin عن أبي هريرةَ ، قال: قال محمدٌ ،أمَا يَخْشَى الذي يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ قبل الإمامِ أن يحوِّل الله رأْسَهُ رأْسَ حِمَار. – الترمذي Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace)...