Questions tagged [islamic-scholar]
Questions about specific Muslim scholars and their views and interpretations
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Separated about more than 3 years
Me & My wife are separated about more than 3 years.We both want to get back, can we make a physical relation or let me know what is our marriage status now?
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Is Gym advisable per Islam
Is Gym ok to do per Islam to gain health benefits?
Or are we hurting to ourself if one do gym.
Additionally, I want to add is Gym ok to do per Unani and or Ayurvedic studies.
Sorry but intention is to ...
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Who are the so called “seven” scholars of Medina?
It is often mentioned that Sa'id ibn al-Mussayib سعید بن المسیب was one of the 7 scholars or fuqahaa' of Medina.
My guess is that this refers to scholars of the age of the followers (at-Tabi'yn ...
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Can i sleep on impure bed after ghusl
This is complicated but I'll explain. 3 days ago. I had pre sexual fluid on my underwear and I also needed to pee but I had to hold it in and I sat on the bed and accidentally pee and it went to thick ...
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Why Dr. Zakir Naik uses big bang thoery to proof Quran is word of God?
We all know how popular Dr zakir naik is, One of his method to convince non-Muslim that Quran is word of god is using science. Some things that we discover today, Quran mentioned those scientific ...
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Cheating throughout university [closed]
My circumstances are a little specific.
I would like to ask if I should quit university in order to attain halal income instead.
It has been about 5 years since I started university, I have more or ...
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Are inter-religious marriages encouraged in islam?
I assume or rather see, some scholars discourage Muslim men from marrying outside of the faith and surely for obvious reasons and I understand that perfectly. However, seeing how the Quran allows us ...
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Mind play music while ghusl
I'm deaf and my mind started to play music while I was doing ghusl and this is what I'm struggling with now. I'm worried if my ghuls is valid or invalid this always happens to me and it makes me ...
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If spouse is not righteous wat should we do
Assalamualaikum..
In today's post of Dr. Zakir Naik on Facebook is as below 👇👇👇
"Surrounding yourself with righteous people is one of the best ways to increase Imaan.
If your friends don't ...
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How to do ghusl of janabat and hayd?
As I know you have to do the ghsul in the end of period so I checked online how to do the ghusl of janaba and Hayd together and some said you have to do the two ghusl differently.
If I need to do it ...
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My friend me in his dream that I was carrying a jinn child and disappeared [closed]
My friend who is a Sikh by religion called me up and said he saw me in a dream . “He saw that we were on some mountain along with his aunt and there were few children playing. I carry one of the child ...
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Did Ibn Hajar Really Rejected The Narrations of Al-Amash through Abu Muawiyyah bin Abdur Rahman?
Al-Amash is a reliable narrator who is found in Bukhari HERE. However, I have read in an online source that Ibn Hajar has rejected the narrations of Al-Amash in which he quoted Abu Muawiyyah bin Abdur ...
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I shouted at my mother due to anger and I’m regretting the thing I did [closed]
Salam alikum , I’m not that good at English so pardon me.
I don’t have a good relationship with my mother.
I usually get yelled at every useless thing , I get scolded , I get to listen harsh words ...
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Who is more powerful?
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I have a question.
According to Islam, which person is more powerful.
One who has abundant knowledge or the one who has more strength.
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First persons to enter Jahannam?
As-Salam,
Can anyone please tell me who are the first 10 persons to enter Jahannam?
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Did ibn Tayymiyah indirectly allow fasting 31 days of Ramadan?
Once I've heard a lesson from a scholar in a mosque. And he pretended that ibn Taymiyyah held the opinion that a person must start fasting Ramadan with the community and the people at the location he ...
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Pride in the heart
Alhamdulilah I was class topper of my class for a long time and I didnt want to lose my frame. I was making Dua related to knowledge and I remembered this hadith that a person shall not enter jannah ...
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Is it haram to follow the fatwas of contexualist/modernist scholars? [closed]
Is it haram to follow the fatwas of contexualist/modernist scholars? Is contexualisation allowed when interpreting verses?
One example is Khaled Abou El Fadl who issued a fatwa some years ago saying ...
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Did Malik report from ibn Hurmuz without intermediate?
It is commonly known that imam Malik concentrated 7 years on ibn Hurmuz بن هرمز only during his time of studying and there are statements that he followed him 13 years. There are many reports about ...
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Who is Abu Zinad and Al-Araj in Imam Malik's Muwatta?
In a few narrations in Imam Malik's muwatta, a sanad from Malik to Abu Hurayra, through Abu Zinad and al-Araj, is present. An example is hadith 66 in book 2:
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي ...
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Did Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W) said the sun make sujud
Asalam aleykum Warahma tul Lahi wabarakatu.peace be upon our prophet Muhammad S.A.w, a week ago i was having a conversation with my friend who is educated in islam.On our conversation he mention there ...
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What are characteristics or qualifications of a righteous scholar of religion in Islam?
Inspired by this question, which was closed down due to being judgemental about groups of people, I decided to ask it in a general voice.
What are the characteristics and qualifications of religious ...
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Scholars nowadays seem to have a reservoir of knowledge and brain on islamic sciences. Why then are the first 3 generations the most knowledgeable?
The scholars of Islam now days study Islam 16 hours a day. They read so many books that they seem to have a reservoir of brain. They read so many tafsirs, fiqh, akide and study in details even a ...
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Are abrogated verses in the Lawh-al-Mahfuz (Stone Tablets)?
The Quran is preserved in the stone tablets near Allah:
Rather it is a glorious Qurʾān, in a preserved tablet.(85:21-22)
Abrogation is considered a way in which Allah changes or replaces some of ...
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Is there any english translation of Al Tarikh Al Kabir available?
I need to know exactly what is the content of this Bukhari's extensive work. Thought have searched the whole internet and couldn't find one.
Just curious why this precious book, authored by best ...
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Can Shi'a tafseer books be categorized in similar categories as those of Sunni scholars?
Mainly Sunni's make a distinction between two main categories of tafseer works:
tafsir bi-al-ma'thur (Arabic: التفسير بالمأثور, literally 'received tafsir', also known as tafsir bi-al-riwaya Arabic: ...
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Islamic academics/experts on the Bible especially in original languages?
I'm looking for Muslims that produce scholarly literature (publications in peer-reviewed journals) on topics of Christianity and the Bible. I'm not really looking for a list of Muslim apologists, ...
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References for Systematic Theology in Islam?
I am looking for a "systematic theology" for Islam ideally in English but Arabic would also do. This is different than the tafsir or anything like that.
In this case, a systematic theology is an ...
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Most hadith scholars had deep knowledge in hadith, why they quoted da'if narrations in their compilations then?
Most hadith scholars such as imam Ahmad, abu Dawod, an-Nasa-i (who has been said to reach the level of al-Bukhari and having even reached a higher level than Muslim -see the later quot from a-Dhahabi'...
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On the existence of debate over fidelity of Quranic codices within the Islamic intellectual tradition
I have a question about whether or not a certain idea has ever been discussed within the Islamic intellectual tradition, and if so, which scholar(s) and/or school(s) of thought did so. The idea is as ...
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Order for Muslim of non-Islamic state… if he has joined the army of that nation [duplicate]
if a Muslim brother belongs to non Islamic nation ....& he has joined armed forces of that non islamic nation.....what did islam preach for him if he is fighting against Muslim nation... 1) to ...
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Answer the call of prayer(Adan(azan)) for female
When I sit with my papa at the time of azan I noticed he read some kalma after every line of azan . I know its blessing for Muslims. Another thing islam not permit women's to recite azan is Islam gave ...
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Ibn 'Ata' Allah was a maliki, but what was his contribution apart of Sufi-related works?
When we read the biography of ibn 'Ata' Allah (also referred to as ibn 'Ata' al-Iskandari -from Alexandria-) ابن عطاء الله السكندري. We usually read that he was following the maliki school of ...
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What is the Qibla inside the Kaaba? [duplicate]
Assalam o Alaikum to all my Muslim brothers,
If one were to get the opportunity to pray Salah inside the Kaaba, which direction should he face?
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Did al-Qadi an-Nu'man write a book entitled “Al-Fiqh al-Akbar”?
Al-Qadi an-Nu'man القاضي النعمان or Abu Hanifa al-Nu‘man ibn Muhammad ibn Mansur ibn Ahmad ibn Hayyun al-Tamimi (died 974 CE/ 363 AH) the Isma'ili jurist and official historian of the Fatimid dynasty. ...
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Who exactly can be called a hafidh?
In popular parlance hafidh or hafiz seems primarily to refer to a person who has memorized the whole Qur'an. But when we read books we find this title mostly used to introduce a hadith scholar such as ...
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Is tips halal or haram? [duplicate]
Assalamualaikum!
My question is, * Is tips halal or haram? In details, I'm working in a 4* hotel, There are so many guests comes from outside to stay in our hotel, When they arrive in hotel I take ...
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How one can become a self learned scholar of Islam?
How one can become a self learned scholar of Islam?
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If this is a prison for the believer and paradise for the non believer, why even bring a child into the world? [duplicate]
I have a moral and ethical dilemma. I believe that the world is a cold and cruel place to be in. Had I myself had the option, I'd have rather my mother had me aborted so that I never experienced any ...
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Who is the person of trust in Muwatta' Malik?
Sunnah.com offers seven narrations from al-Muwatta' where Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laithi (the narrator of al-Muwatta') starts quoting the chain saying:
َحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ الثِّقَةِ، عِنْدَهُ
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What books other than his sahih imam Muslim has written?
What books other than his sahih imam Muslim has written and which of those has reached us (Examples should be sufficient if exist)?
When we look at the relief of his teacher imam al-Bukhari we find ...
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Did Muslim actually quote a hadith from his teacher al-Bukhari in his sahih?
It is well known that Muslim ibn al-Hajaj was one of the students of imam al-Bukhari.
But did he actually quote in his sahih any hadith which he directly heard from al-Bukhari?
The point is that ...
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History Book on The Effect of Islam on Western Civilization
What books are there with respect to early Muslim scholars' works and their effect on Western civilization? I would prefer easy to read not too technical books.
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Which scholars praise the current Psalms?
Wikipedia says:
The current Psalms are still praised by many Muslim scholars.
Since the Zabur is corrupted, I wondered which scholars, if any, actually praise this corrupted Psalms.
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What is behind the statement “Where it not 'Iyad the Maghrib would be unknown”?
There's a famous quote around al-Qadi 'Iyad القاضي عياض بن موسى, which is often mentioned:
لولا عياض لما عُرف المغرب or لولا عياض ما عرف المغرب
Which one may translate:
Where it not 'Iyad the ...
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Authenticity of Book
Assalamou 'Alaikum Warahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuh..
1) What is the authenticity of the book "Al Ghuniya At Taalibeen" ?
2) Did Sheikh Abdul Qaadir Jilaani author this book ?
3) Some people say that ...
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Explanation of Sheikh Uthaymeen saying in Al Qawl ul Mufeed
Assalamou 'Alaikum Warahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuh..
Some of my friends are saying that Sheikh Uthaymeen said that Allaah can be harmed..
They sent me the following :
Here's his saying :
قوله: ” ...
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When asked “what's the ruling on a Muslim that doesn't pray” did Sheikh Mohammed al-Ghazali reply “the ruling is YOU invite him to the masjid”?
This was recently posted on /r/Islam on Reddit:
Question: "What's the ruling on a Muslim that doesn't pray?" Answer: "The ruling is YOU invite him to the masjid!" ~Shk. Muhammad alGhazali (d. 1996)
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Did Ibn Taymiyyah say Ibn Umar was an innovator in religion?
Assalamou 'Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh
Did Ibn Taymiyyah say that Ibn Umar (radwiy Allahu anhu) is a Bidati?
Some people said that he did say this, and sent me the following as proof:
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Why is drawing animate objects haram?
So I am a sketchist and frequently draw human portraits. I find solace in this as I am a very isolated person and have basically zero real friends. It is merely a hobby and it might even help me in ...
