Placing the Hands Below the Navel and the Manner of Placing

By ‘Allamah Zafar Ahmad al-‘Uthmani Translated by Zameelur Rahman 1. Narrated from Abu Hazim from Sahl bin Sa‘d (Allah be pleased with him), he said: “The people were ordered to place one’s right hand on his left forearm in Salah.” Abu Hazim said “I do not know it [i.e. this order] but that it isContinueContinue reading “Placing the Hands Below the Navel and the Manner of Placing”

New Books by Dr. Sa’id Bakdash

Mawlana Badrul Islam shared this information recently: For those who are not already aware, you will be pleased to know that as part of his on-going remarkable efforts to publish the famous works of the Hanafi imams (rahimahumullah) in very high quality tahqiq and ta’liq, Shaykh Dr. Sa’id Bakdash of Madinah Munawwarah (son-in-law of ShaykhContinueContinue reading “New Books by Dr. Sa’id Bakdash”

Lectures on the developmen​t of the Shafi’i Madhab – Shaykh Taha Karaan

The following short lecture series by Shaykh Taha Karaan methodologically covers the historical development of the Shafi’i school of Islamic Law (Madhab): http://www.shafiifiqh.com/audio-video/audio/ [See update below]. This includes the Usuli development in the school, major figures that propagated the madhab, evolution of the madhab in different geographical locations including the impact they had on the outlook of the school, and the personalities that undertook the task of synthesizing or refining the variant opinions within theContinueContinue reading “Lectures on the developmen​t of the Shafi’i Madhab – Shaykh Taha Karaan”

Review: Al-Maharah al-Usuliyyah wa Atharuha fi Indaj al-Fiqh wa Tajdidihi

Reviewed by Shaykh Musa Furber I highly recommend this to those interested in the renewal, expansion, and application of fiqh. The first part gives a summary introduction to legal sources (Quran, sunnah, legal analogy, scholarly consensus, presumption of continuation, blocking & opening the means, juristic preference, etc…); the development and use of maxims; and theContinueContinue reading “Review: Al-Maharah al-Usuliyyah wa Atharuha fi Indaj al-Fiqh wa Tajdidihi”

Usul al-Ifta’ wa Adabuhu by Mufti Muhammad Taqi al-‘Uthmani

On a blessed day, I was blessed with a wonderful gift from Mawlana Muhammad Chothia. This book was used for many years by ifta’ students at Dar al-‘Ulum Karachi in handwritten form. Basically a collection of lecture notes from Hadrat’s past lectures on the principles of ifta’, the notes were finally reviewed, edited, and approvedContinueContinue reading “Usul al-Ifta’ wa Adabuhu by Mufti Muhammad Taqi al-‘Uthmani”

Resources for the Biography of Imam Abu Hanifah al-Nu’man ibn Thabit

The Biography of Imam Abu Hanifa – Arabic books مناقب  الإمام  أبو حنيفة  وصاحبيه  للحافظ  الذهبي http://hanafiya.blogspot.com/2012/05/blog-post_9677.html تبييض  الصحيفة  في  مناقب  الإمام  أبو  حنيفة للشيخ  جلال  الدين  السيوطي  الشافعي http://www.aslein.net/showthread.php?t=8096 كتاب  منازل  الأئمة  الأربعة  إمام  أبي  زكريا  يحيى بن  إبراهيم http://www.al-mostafa.info/data/arabic/depot2/gap.php?file=009511.pdf كتاب  الخيرات  الحسان  لابن  حجر  الهيتمي http://www.aslein.net/showthread.php?t=6777 http://www.iraqnla.org/opac/fullrecr.php?nid=164099&hl=eng http://al-mostafa.info/data/arabic/depot3/gap.php?file=i001113.pdf شرح  الفقه  الأكبر  أبو  حنيفةContinueContinue reading “Resources for the Biography of Imam Abu Hanifah al-Nu’man ibn Thabit”