What are the basic (osol al fiqh) differences and similarities between the four existing legal sunni schools of thoughts: Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki, and Shafi'i?
Is there a chart/venn diagram that is readily available?
I understand that...
I did Nikah 3 years ago and my rukhsati (wedding/first sleeping time/Dukhlah) was in near future. I still lived with my parents. My husband died when I was living with my parents. We never had any...
Let's say that a man's wife and mother have a huge argument/fight. This issue has been brewing between them for a while, and there is no way for them to have peace with each other.
There...
Two words mentioned in the Qur'an are mukhlis (with I) and mukhlas (with A). They come from the same root word as "ikhlaas," which means sincerity.
The former is often translated as "a person of sincerity"...
I have noticed that different people look at different places when praying. Does it matter where we look when we pray and where should we really be looking at during each step?
Based on my researches, in the Urf (custom or tradition of the society), Istikhara often/always is done once for everything. Some days ago, a friend of mine did a Istikhara for doing something (to take trip...
From Hidaya Foundation:
The person should be Muslim, adult, sane, free (not a slave).
They must posses a certain minimum amount of extra wealth (called nisab), fully owned by them in excess of personal use (such...
Social networking is very easy form of making friends, groups, business, etc. The dark side is that you can find people flirting with each other, verbally abusing each other, etc. Some get addicted to it and...
I have heard that Karrar is one of Imam Ali's names.
Actually Imam Ali (a.s.) has many titles. Karrar is one of them.
Well, I was wondering:
What is the exact meaning of it?
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا
أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا
تَسْلِيمًا
Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe!
Send ye blessings on him and salute him...
I read about this topic but am.confused that in which condition we call died person is shaheed /martyr or not ? I just want to know about which is declear in hadees or islam.
I have read in many places that circumcision hasn't proven to be any helpful to our health and no advantages of it have been found.
Why are we required to get circumcised when we are born?...
I have heard Ijma & Qias are applicable if there is nothing specific in The Quran or Hadith.
Is that true??
So my question is what are Ijma and qiyaas, and when are they applicable?
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