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 …
Read moreA few thoughts on fiqh-ish guidelines for developing toys
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 …
Read moreTextual Basis and Miscellaneous Rulings Related to Depicting Animate Life
(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 …
(n.b. This article was originally written 21 years ago. It is reposted with minor corrections.) Rajab, one of the four sacrosanct months in the Islamic year, began only a matter …
Read moreSummary of Religious Duties during the Month of Rajab
Back in 2006–2008, I had a small blog called “Shari‘ah Perspectives” while I was in Cairo. I wrote most of the posts, with maybe 10% coming from a few friends. …