#HanbaliMadhhab

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Q. Is celebrating the Nights of ‘Eidayn a Bid'ah?

الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على عبده ورسوله نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Nights of ‘Eidayn The practice of night prayers of the night before the ‘Eid and staying awake to pray is something that has been transmitted from a number of the Salaf.  Its virtues has been well known among the early generations and a number of the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah from the time of the…

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How to determine the Mu’tamad (official position) in the Ḥanbalī Madhhab

الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على عبده ورسوله نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين The Mu’tamad positions according to the later scholars (Muta’akhirūn) of the Madhhab are the positions of Al-Iqnā’ by Imām Mūsā ibn Aḥmad al-Ḥajjāwī رحمه الله (d. 968 AH) and Al-Muntahā of Taqī al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Futūḥi al-Misrī (Ibn Najjār) رحمه الله (d. 972 AH), in particular what is agreed…

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Ruling on the Collective Du'ā after the Farḍ Ṣalāh.

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What is a better term to use for the spiritual science — Taṣawwuf or Zuhd?

Q. What is better? Should We say that I’m trying to practice tasawuf Or I’m trying to practice zuhd? Cause in today’s time when one says I’m practicing tasawuf, they are not practicing the tariqah of Imams like Abdul Qadir Al Jeeli, Al junayd, Hasan Al basri(May allah bless them All) Or the tariqah of Imam Ahl-us-sunnah Imam ahmed as he has himself mentioned his Tariqah in his book kitab-az-Zuhd.…

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What is the Ḥanbalī position on Taṣawwuf and Sufism?

Taṣawwuf is the Islamic science which deals with the purification of one’s heart from all sorts of malice and spiritual impurities.This science was highly praised and practiced by our Imāms and Mashāyikh. They had affiliation with the great Ṣūfī masters of their times and have written books on this science:– Imām Ahl al-Sunnah رضي الله عنه was affiliated with Imām Bishr al-Hāfī, Ibrāhīm al-Ḥarbī…

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Differences in Ṣalāh for Men and Women

الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على عبده ورسوله نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين The general rule is that the women are equal to men in all religious matters and its rulings in the Madhhab due to the Ḥadīth reported in the Musnad of Imām Aḥmad  رحمه الله: “Women are the twin halves of men.” But there are some exceptions in some specific rulings which apply only to women where…

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Restricted Takbīr

الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على عبده ورسوله نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Imām ʿAbd al-Rahmān ibn ‘Abd Allāh al-Ba’lī  رحمه الله stated:والتكبير المقيد عقب كل فريضة في جماعة من صلاة فجر يوم عرفة إلى عصر آخر أيام التشريق.– بداية العابد وكفاية الزاهد The restricted Takbīr proceeds every obligatory Ṣalāh performed in congregation, beginning from Fajr Ṣalāh on the day of ʿArafah…

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Ten days of Dhū al-Ḥijjah for Ḥanābilah

The rulings relating to the 10 days of Dhū al-Ḥijjah: 1. Unconditional Takbīr (not restricted to only saying them after the 5 daily Ṣalāhs) is Sunnah in both ‘Eīds. Sayyidunā Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنه used to do so in both ‘Eīds.2. It is Sunnah to perform unrestricted Takbīr at the Masjid, the house, the streets, whether you are a traveller or a resident, and wherever else it is permissible to…

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The ruling on the Congregational Dhikr

According to the Mu’tamad of Ḥanābilah, the audible Dhikr after Ṣalāh is recommended.The notion that Dhikr after Ṣalāh should be done silently and that doing so audibly is an innovation has commonly been attributed to the Ḥanbalī Madhhab but it has no basis.However, the Madhhab‘s official canon is that making Dhikr after Ṣalāh audibly, both by the Imām and his congregants, to the point that it…

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Missed Ṣalāh and their Qadā' in Ḥanbalī Madhhab

الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على عبده ورسوله نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين There are two opinions of the scholars with regards to the issue of Qadā’ of the missed Ṣalāh in the Madhhab. The majority of the Ḥanābilah uphold the it is obligatory for a person to do Qadā‘ of the missed Ṣalāh. It is the dominant position of the Madhhab, that these Ṣalāhs do eventually have to made…

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What is the timing of ‘Ishā’?

الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على عبده ورسوله نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين According to the Madhhab, there are two timings for ‘Ishā’:1) Al-Waqt al-Ikhtiyārī (the preferred time) which is from the disappearance of the twilight to passing of the first third of the night.2) Al-Waqt al-Darūrah (the time of necessity) which is from the beginning of the second third of the night…

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Why to choose Ḥanbalī Madhhab

الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على عبده ورسوله نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعينThe Ḥanābilah (حنابلة plural for Ḥanbalī) are not just a Madhhab in Fiqh, rather they represent the Madhhab of sticking to the narrations (الاثار) in ‘Aqīdah. The Ḥanābilah are known for their strict adherence to the Dalā’il (دلائل evidences) in both ‘Aqīdah (doctrine) and Fiqh (Law or Jurisprudence). We…

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Wuḍūʾ as per the Madhhab of Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal رضي الله عنه

الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على عبده ورسوله نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal رضي الله عنه reported that the Sayyidunā Nabī Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “There is no Ṣalāh without Wuḍūʾ…“ Before making Wuḍūʾ, it is best to familiarize yourself with the following important points: • There are eight prerequisites which must be met for a valid Wuḍūʾ. These…

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Al-Ajwibah al-Jalīyyah fī al-Aḥkām al-Ḥanbalīyyah - Imām Mūsā Ibn 'Isā al-Quddūmī رحمه الله

It is Shaykh al-Quddūmī’s Qāʿidah (elementary primer) on the Masā’il (issues) of ‘Ibādah (worship) according to the Mu’tamad (official position) of the Ḥanbalī Madhhab.The author was an authority on the Ḥanbalī Madhhab at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. He was a Mufassir, a Muḥaddith, a Faqīh and a Linguist.In the Syrian print of this book, he is referred to as “the author…

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Ḥanbalī Sanad of Najd Scholars

الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على عبده ورسوله نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Here is the famous Sanad of great Ḥanbalī ‘Ulamā’ of Sa’ūdiyah  from Sayyidunā Rasūl Allāh ﷺ to present day scholars. 1. Sayyidunā Rasūl Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم. 2. Sayyidunā ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Umar رحمه الله 3. Imām ‘Amr ibn Dinār رحمه الله 4. Imām Sufyān ibn ‘Uyaynah رحمه الله 5. Imām Aḥmad Ibn Ḥanbal…

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Fasting in the month of Shawwāl in Ḥanbalī Madhhab

الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على عبده ورسوله نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين The issue of Ṣawm in the month of Shawwāl is debatable among the Fuqahā‘ of Dīn and majority of the scholars consider it praiseworthy to perform this deed. The are different opinions narrated in this regard by the scholars of four Madhāhib. The position of our Madhhab is that the six days Ṣiyām of…