if a fatwa falls in the forest does it make any sound?
From Malay Mail Online: “Surely the worst of living creatures in God’s sight are those that are deaf and dumb and do not reason” — Quran, 8:22 As we can see from the above Quranic verse, the worst of living creatures are neither dogs nor pigs but those who shun themselves away from reasoning. […] … Read more…
From Malay Mail Online: […] …in reference to the viralled incident of a tudung-clad Muslim woman who kept her pet dog in the house and allowing the dog to lick her, after she posted it onto her Facebook page. …the Prophet’s hadith as narrated by renowned Islamic scholars Bukhari and Muslim mentioned reduced daily blessings … Read more…
Q. Can you provide any practical advice on how I should modify my interactions with younger relatives of the opposite sex as they grow closer to reaching physical maturity? A. Increase formality as they take on the appearance and behavior of young adults, and as they come closer to the age where they are expected … Read more…
Summary of a case study in Islamic Law and Ethics by Musa Furber. Animals are at the heart of many of today’s heated ethical and legal debates. This paper presents a survey of Qur’anic verses and prophetic narrations related to kept animals, and a study of one school’s application of this evidence to the topic of kept animals. This ethical and legal study will also throw into relief some of the mechanism of madhhab based jurisprudence and fiqh reasoning. This study serves as a basis for understanding and applying Islamic moral theology to the numerous contemporary issues related to kept animals.
The status of dogs in Malaysian Muslim society is enough of an issue that it periodically appears in Malaysian media. In 2013, a Malaysian Muslim dog trainer was arrested for uploading a video wishing everyone a joyous Eid that featured her dogs. In 2014, a Muslim social activist invited fellow Muslims to “Pet-A-Dog” to treat … Read more…
From stepfeed: Muslim scholar Sheikh Mohamad Al Arefe caused quite a stir on social media late on Tuesday after he posted a tweet stating that it is “haram” for women to wear flamboyant hijabs and abayas. The Saudi Arabian scholar is followed by over seventeen million people on Twitter and many of the women following him … Read more…
Contemporary Islamic scholars and academic philosophers often face similar questions, criticisms, and challenges. Daily Nous‘ closing comments on an interview with Noam Chomsky mention several examples: …there is the question of whether we should want philosophers to have a significant social and political influence. And also whether, if one wants to influence politics and society, one should … Read more…
The Prophet ﷺ said, “Indeed your Lord says, ‘Every good action is rewarded by ten times its kind, up to seven hundred times, except fasting, which is for Me, and I reward it.’” [Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidhi]. Some scholars explain that fasting is for Him because it involves leaving our natural inclinations and desires for the … Read more…
Q. Which should I read for muʿtamad positions: ʿUmdat al-Salik or Kifayat al-Akhyar? A. Ahmed bin Naqib al-Masri’sʿUmdat al-Salik is better if your goal is for learning the muʿtamad or official opinions of the Shafiʿi school. Taqi al-Din al-Hisni al-Husseini’s Kifayat al-Akhyar is better if you want to know the evidence and arguments behind the rulings, … Read more…
Whenever statements like The future of rape victims is “not bleak” if they are married to their rapists… …marriage between a victim and her rapist can in fact help solve social problems… …For a wife that was raped, if she can marry (the person) she would not go through such a bleak future. At least she … Read more…