Ḥanafī Fiqh of Fasting Ramaḍān
Translation and Summary of Nūr al-Īḍāḥ
Written by: al-Imām Abu al-Ikhlāṣ al-Ḥasan Ibn ʿAmmār al-Shurunbulālī al-Ḥanafī (d. 1069 AH)
Edited by: Shaykh Mahdī Lock Translated by: Translated by: Badr al-Dīn al-Dimashqī
Concerning the Taqwa and 'Ilm of Imam Abu Hanifah
In Defense of Imam Nu’man bin Thabit al Kufi,
Abu Hanifah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ
This article was written in response to a posting on Mu'min Net entitled "Unity and Dawah Message for Allah Fearing Muslims" and the response to it by brother Shiraz Muhammad 'Ali. Brother Muhammad 'Ali posed certain questions and furnishes his answers to said questions. In the process he has belittled Imam Abu Hanifah Rahmatullah 'alaihi in several places and confuses the issues in other places. On the other hand, many misguided youth in an attempt to "protect deen from bid'ah" attribute their lack of knowledge of a thing to the "vile innovations of the Sufi’s". Simply because one does not have knowledge of a thing is not proof that it is incorrect or bid'ah. I once remember hearing a brother (some years ago) say, "That can't be right, I never heard of that." It amazed me how someone could say a thing was not right, while admitting he didn't know. The arrogance and sheer ignorance of the statement amazed me.
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THE LAW OF SHARI'AH
REGARDING MECHANICAL SLAUGHTER
by
Muhaddith-e-Kabeer Hazrat Allama Zia-ul-Mustapha Al-Qadiri Rizvi Amjadi
translated by
Mohammed Afthab Cassim Razvi Afriqi
ALLAH, IN THE NAME OF, THE COMPASSIONATE, MOST MERCIFUL
"PRAISE BE TO ALMIGHTY ALLAH, SALUTATIONS ON THE HOLY
PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SALLAL LAAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM)"
INTRODUCTION
In our present day and age, the method of mechanical slaughter, i.e. slaughter by use of machines, has become a common practice and animals slaughtered mechanically are generally being imported into Muslim countries. In many countries, numerous Muslim butchers, after becoming aware of such meat being imported into their countries, have raised the matter with the authorities and have even established their own abattoirs so that the proper slaughtering of animals is in their control. This was done to prevent the innocent and unsuspecting Muslim masses from eating such meat, and to also avoid themselves from selling Haraam meat.
However, certain westernized Molvis have, without providing any proper Islamic reasons, certified such meat as being Halaal, and they have also given the green light to Muslims to buy "Halaal meat" from non-Muslim butchers. Why such Molvis have implemented this, fails to make sense as there is no complete or partial evidence from the Shari'ah, namely, from the Holy Quran, Ahadith or Books of Fiqh to substantiate their arguments. They have tried various means to establish that the method of mechanical slaughter as being permissible, but were hopelessly unsuccessful.
Due to the fear of the detrimental effect that may be caused by establishing mechanical slaughter, I have decided to give a brief explanation of the differences between mechanical slaughter and proper Islamic Zabiha (Slaughter) so that the unsuspecting Muslims are not trapped into eating Haraam meat.
PROPER SLAUGHTERING ACCORDING TO THE SHARI'AH
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