The six groups of Mujtahideen

  Question Is this article correct: “The six groups of Mujtahideen 1. Mujtahid Sharriy’a 2. Mujtahid al-Masa’il 3. Mujtahid al-Madhhab 4. As-Hab al-Takhreej 5. As-Hab al-Tarjee’a 6. As-Hab al-Tameez 1. Mujtahid Sharriy’a are those who make the rules with the help and deep study of […]

Women cutting their hair

Question I have been told that there is a hadeeth in Muslim, where Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman narrates that the wives of the Prophet (S.A.W) would cut their hair until it became wafra (hanging over the shoulder) and upon it Imam Nawawi comments that […]

Mutawatir and Ahaad Hadith

Question: What is the difference between Mutawatir and Ahad Hadith? Some said – Mutawatir hadiths conform to Aqeedah but Ahad does not. Correct or wrong? Do the Imams have Ikhtilaf in that? Answer  Depending on the number of the reporters of the hadith in each […]

The Group of Murjia

Question Some of the Imams here said that Imam E Azam Abu Hanifah has Irja in Aqeedah. What is that and is it correct or they label him as Murjiah? Answer The word Murjia comes from Irjaa which has two meanings: 1) To delay, postpone, […]

Meaning and objective of tasawwuf

Question I am interested in Tasawwuf. From what I understand, it is a branch of Islamic knowledge which focuses on the spiritual development of a Muslim. I have been on the ‘tasawwuf.org’ website but a friend of mine suggested I get information from your institution […]