In the Ḥanafī school, legal rulings (masā’il) are categorised into three main sources: Ẓāhir ar-Riwāyah, Nawādir, and Nawāzil. In this article, I will give a brief introduction to the categories of Ḥanafī Masā’il books…
Category: Fatawa Research
Leaving a Madhhab Due to Ḥaraj: A Case Study of Ḥurmah Muṣāhara
In understanding when and how one may leave their madhhab due to ḥaraj, it is crucial to differentiate between three key categories of necessity and need in Islamic law…
Legal Authority in Islam: Understanding Taqlid and Ijtihad
The debate over taqlīd originally focused on whether ṭullāb (students of knowledge) and scholars could engage in taqlīd, rather than the layperson. Scholars like Imām al-Shawkānī, Ibn al-Qayyim, and to some extent, Ibn Taymiyyah, believed that…
Ḥanafī Biographical Dictionaries
This article will delve into the specific motives driving the compilation of ṭabaqāt works. Furthermore, a closer look is taken at five prominent works within the Hanafi tradition…
Women Visiting Graveyards
Losing a loved one is certainly a difficult period in one’s life and requires some time for one to heal. People resort to different methods to help them cope and for some, visiting the grave of their loved one is a source of relief and contentment with the decree of Allah.
Is the Grandson a Mahram to His Grandmother’s 1st Husband’s 2nd Wife?
A man married his first wife, they had children, and then grandchildren. He thereafter got married to a second wife. Your question is whether his first wife’s (and his own) grandsons are maḥram (unmarriageable) to his second wife.
Types of Female Discharge and Their Rulings
When studying the anatomy of the uterus, the cervix forms the entrance of the uterus, and is joined to the uterus. Majority of the fluid experienced by a woman is the mucus of the cervix.
Doctor Tending to Patient at Salah Time
Firstly, a medical doctor must take every means prior to starting their career to receive permission to break for the performance of their ṣalāh throughout the day in the hospital. However, considering that some medical doctors are required to carry out long hours of surgeries and tend to patients regularly, they must consider the following in order…
Milk Banks
The ruling of a premature child consuming milk from a milk bank comes into question due to the ambiguity concerning the donor(s). The general practice of milk banks is that all the donated milk (which is usually from 3-5 donor mothers) is pooled together without labeling who the donors are.
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