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Archive for September, 2008

Following the Saudi Moon Sighting

Posted by Abd Al Mustafa on Tuesday 30th September, 2008

They think that Islam is practiced in its best form in Saudi Arabia and they want to follow it. But their practice is wrong because it does not have a solid basis. If we were to extend their practice to its logical conclusion, we should offer prayers according to the timings in Saudi Arabia, rather than our own timings. Thus, we should import Saudi calendars and follow the timings indicated in them. Similarly, we should fast the same number of hours as fasting is indicated in Saudi Arabia. This is easy nowadays, because of satellite television. We can always watch the time in Saudi Arabia and follow it. Needless to say, no one will agree to this although some logical argument could be presented in its support, such as the unity of all Muslims.

Posted in deoband, deobandi, eid, hadith, hilaal, hilal, islam, madina, makkah, masjid, moonsighting, mosque, muslim, news, polemics, ramadhan, religion, scholars, signs of allah, the prophet, unity, wahabi | Leave a Comment »

Taraweeh – 8 or 20 rakats..??

Posted by Abd Al Mustafa on Wednesday 3rd September, 2008

In recent years this has been a debate that has always popped up from the brothers of the so-called salaf. The debate has been done and dusted but we continue to hear it coming from our dear BORN AGAIN MUSLIM brothers and sisters. So, i thought i’d just put this up anyway. 

………the vast MAJORITY of the scholars of hadith, Fiqh, and even the four Mujtahid Imams are in agreement that 20 rak’ahs are the most appropriate, followed by 3 rak’ahs of witr, and this is also the opinion of the Imam of the “Salafiyya”, Ahmad ibn Taymiyya! 

 

……it should be said that the hadith reported from Aisha (Allah be pleased with her) about 11 rak’ahs is not at all to do with taraweeh, according to the majority of scholars, but in fact concerns the number of rak’ahs of TAHAJJUD prayer! [..read on..]

Evidence for 20 rak’ahs of Taraweeh from authentic ahadith

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