A legal maxim states that consenting to a thing implies consenting to its consequences, too.* For example, someone who consents to an operation, consents to its consequences, for better or …
A search for “O nafs” (“يا نقس”) using (https://al-maktaba.org/search) returns 2237 individual pages where it is mentioned at least once. A search just through books up through the end of …
The following comes from al-ʿIzz bin ʿAbd al-Salām al-Sulamī’s booklet Nubadhun min maqāṣid al-kitāb al-ʿazīz (“Overview of the Objectives of the Quran”). More of the book is available through Patreon. …
Someone asked about some basic guidelines for toys. In addition to yesterday’s post which covers some of the fiqh related to toys in the form of animate creatures [link], here …
Here is a non-exhaustive collection of textual evidence that Shafii jurists tend to understand to indicate a general-prohibition of depicting animate life: The Prophet ﷺ cursed those who depict living …
(As requested, here’s a collection of today’s “Fiqh for Muslim Keyboard Warriors” posts from Facebook.) Q. What is the status of accepting statements of people you like?A. A personal obligation …
Q. I understand that we are not supposed to bury more than one body in a single grave. What are we supposed to do when there are massive deaths, such …
Q. I cannot attend a janazah [Funeral Prayer] in my own city due to mandatory social distancing. I heard that you can do a janazah for someone who passed away …
A few interesting plague-related rulings from this morning’s reading. Qunut for Lifting the Plague Hanafis and Shafiis (following the official position) consider it recommended to perform the qunut supplication asking …
(n.b. The “Dear Nafs” series started on 5 February 2020. This covers everything up through 24 February 2020.) Dear Nafs: Realize that when your own teachers referred to you as …