Scholars

Tablighi Jamaat

I have heard that the work of the Tablighi Jamaat is wrong and books like Fazaaile Aamaal that we use is unreliable, is this work...

Who was Rashid Ahmed Gangohi?

Who was Rashid Ahmed Gangohi?...

Can a layman criticize a scholar?

Are there any circumstances under which a layman can or should criticize a scholar of deen? For instance, we have an Al-Azhari shaykh at a...

Criticism of Imam Ghazali

Recently a senior ranking 'alim in the UK from a certain community has severely criticised Imam Ghazali (RA). What is your opinion of this scholar....

Call me Imam, Shaykh, Scholar, Alim, Allamah, Mufti

What is the Hadith, and the Ruling regardin one calling himself Imam, Shaykh, Scholar, Alim, Allamah, Mufti, etc. Here I'm not refering to someone who...

Tahzir al-Nas and the issue of Takfir

Do you possess the book by the title "Tahzir al-Nas" by the author, who is the respected co-founder of Dar al-Ulum Deoband? If you do,...

Ijtihad and its importance

I have been told that followers of madhabs do not believe in the exercise of Ijtihad in this day. I was told that they believe...

Mashari by Ibn Nuhaas

Is the book Mashari' al-Ashwaaq ila Masaari' al-Ushaaq wa Mutheer al-Gharaam ila Daar as-Salaam by Ibn Nuhaas (ash-Shaheed Ahmad bin Ibrahim an-Nuhaas ad-Damishqi) a reliable...

Adaab with scholars regarding agreed upon rulings

Is it inappropriate, if someone has done something which, by consensus of the scholars invalidates their prayer for one to say to them "May Allah...

Did slave women walk around bare-breasted in Medina during the time of the Sahabah?

I recently came across a statement made by a scholar in the west, he states: “In Medina there were women walking around bare breasted! This...

Ruling on using the term "Hadhrat"

I want to know what is the ruling on saying "Hadhrat" before a respectable persons name. Do we have to say Hadhrat before every Sahabi's...

Was Imam Bukhari a hanafi?

Was Imam Bukhari a hanafi?...

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