Miscellaneous

Were any Women Prophets?

Main: Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd ibn Ḥazm Translation: Taher Noor   Abū Muḥammad [‘Alī ibn Ḥazm] said: This is a matter in which we don’t know of any such huge dispute except amongst us in Cordoba in our time. One party held to nullify the possibility of prophethood being amongst women entirely, and they declared … Read more

How the Ḥanafi Madhab spread

Main: ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Yaḥyā al-Mu’allimi Translation: Taher Noor   [Sheikh ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Yaḥyā al-Mu’allimi, may Allah have mercy on him, in an address to Muḥammad Zāhid al-Kawthari Hanafi said:] Indeed, we are well acquainted with how your Madhab spread. Firstly: Due to the attachment of the people with your Madhab since it lured them to … Read more

Eating from the Meat of Udhiyyah – Ibn Hazm Al Andalusi

Main: Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd ibn Ḥazm Translation: Taher Noor Edited And Revised By: Abu Hazm Muhammad Sakib Choudhury   مَسْأَلَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُضَحٍّ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ أُضْحِيَّتِهِ مَسْأَلَةٌ: فَرْضٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُضَحٍّ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ أُضْحِيَّتِهِ وَلَا بُدَّ لَوْ لُقْمَةً فَصَاعِدًا، وَفَرْضٌ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ أَيْضًا مِنْهَا بِمَا شَاءَ قَلَّ أَوْ كَثُرَ وَلَا بُدَّ، وَمُبَاحٌ … Read more

Condemning Ikhtilaaf [Differences of Opinion] – Ibn Hazm

Condemning Ikhtilaaf [Differences of Opinion] – Ibn Hazm Main: Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd ibn Ḥazm Translation: Taher Bin Syed Noor   Mas’ala: Condemning Ikhtilaaf [Differences of Opinion] [Haddathana (Narrated to us), Akhbarana (Informed us), Anba’ana (Told us), Sami’tu (I heard) are denoted by ‘==’ due to their strong mode of narration. The modes ‘An (From) and Qaal [He said] are given by ‘—‘ due to their weaker … Read more