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Hadith Centrism It’s a clear pre-requisite for a true scholar or faqih to be a master of Hadith and the historical incidents pertaining to the life and stances of the Prophet Muhammad (s). Nevertheless, it is also evident that Hadith-centrism and Rijal-centrism and an excessive focus on the concept of sahih sanad (chains of transmission)
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Usul al-Fiqh: When Khabar Wahid contradicts the common practice – Usul al-Shashi (Hanafi principles) “Based upon this (that the conditions of narrators vary) we say that if Khabar Wahid contradicts the apparent it will not be practiced upon. An example of Khabar Wahid contradicting the apparent is when it is not the common practice of
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Theology: Free-will & Destiny – What is the destiny of the baby who dies in this world? There is a famous debate narrated between Abu’l Hasan al-Ash`ari and his teacher Abu ‘Ali al-Jubbaa’i: Abu’l Hasan al-Ash`ari who until this point had been from the Mu`tazilah) said to his ustadh, Abu `Ali al-Jubbaa’i: “What do you
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The Section on Describing Hypocrisy and the Evidence that Every Disobedient Person is a Hypocrite Answered by Imam Nasir al-Utroush – Zaydi Imam Bismillah “Know, may Allāh guide you that whoever disobeys Allāh with a major sin, and insists upon that then his doing so is indicative of his lack of certainty regarding the promise
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How did Ali b. Abi Talib react to getting threatened and insulted during his leadership? Al-Shaybani narrated that Kuthayyir al-Hadrami heard a group of people cursing and insulting Ali b. Abi Talib. One of them said “I swear by Allah that I must kill Ali”. When Kuthayyir heard him, he caught him and then took
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Issue of Takfir: Two types of Kufr (covering the truth) – What does it mean to commit Kufr Ni’ma (blessings of God)? Bismillah It was narrated to me from Muḥammad b. Manṣūr, he said: It was narrated to me from Aḥmad b. ʿĪsā, from al-Ḥusayn, from Abī Khālid, from Zayd, from his forefathers, from ʿAlī
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Sunni view: وَلَا نَرَى الْخُرُوجَ عَلَى أَئِمَّتِنَا وَوُلَاةِ أُمُورِنَا وَإِنْ جَارُوا وَلَا نَدْعُو عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا نَنْزِعُ يَدًا مِنْ طَاعَتِهِمْ وَنَرَى طَاعَتَهُمْ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَرِيضَةً مَا لَمْ يَأْمُرُوا بِمَعْصِيَةٍ وَنَدْعُو لَهُمْ بِالصَّلَاحِ وَالْمُعَافَاةِ “We do not rebel against our leaders or those in charge of our affairs, even if they are tyrannical. We
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Major Theological difference between Twelver/Sunni Muslims and Zaydi Muslims – Intercession The general Sunni view: Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “My intercession is for the people of major sins among my nation.” Reference: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2435 Both Twelver Shi’a and Sunnis believe that a major sinner can
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Social Ethics from a Pro-Alid Zaydi perspective Amīr al-Muʾminīn, ʿAlī, peace be upon him, said that the Messenger of Allāh, peace be upon him and his Ahl al-Bayt, said, “Faith stands on four pillars: patience, conviction, justice, and Jihād.” Then he elaborated on this until he mentioned Jihād, and then he said, “Beside these, there
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Zaydi Usul: Chapter on Afflictions – by Imam Muhammad b. Yahya (a.s) ‘It is also obligatory for every rational person among the people of Islam, when severe calamities befall themselves or their children, to have good expectations regarding Allāh. Whatever trials and afflictions have come before from Allāh, one should consider them with proper reflection
Tajdeed 