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Month: March 2008

Sh Afifi follows up on the Kissing the Thumbs Article

Sh Afifi follows up on the Kissing the Thumbs Article

[taken from http://www.livingislam.org/k/qumh_e.html from the Living Islam website] From: “M. Afifi al-Akiti” Regarding Kissing the Thumbs etc. during Adhan […] I am aware that a number of muhaddiths (such as Ibn Tahir al-Zahiri, our al-Sakhawi and al-Shawkani) have considered this Hadith [of Kissing the Thumbs] to be inauthentic (all using the phrase: lA taSiHu; although “not Sahih”, they nevertheless did not use the stronger term “bATil”, for example) and some modern Muhaddith as outright mawdu’ (al-Albani & co) even when…

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Coke and Pepsi Use Pork Extract?

Coke and Pepsi Use Pork Extract?

I received some Muslim SPAM today about how Coke and Pepsi have “Pork (PIG) extracts” the message goes on to say: “The scientific and medical research says that drinking Pepsi & Cola leads to cancer because the key element is taken from Pigs sausage.” LOL, I love it when they say “scientific and medical research says…” and then not give you any reference for it. Even funnier is the “fact” that “the key element is taken from Pigs sausage.” [sic]…

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Kissing the the Thumbnails and touching the eyes

Kissing the the Thumbnails and touching the eyes

Shaykh M. Afifi al-Akiti (hafidhAllah) elucidates the issue of kissing one’s thumbnails and touching the eyes with them from a Shafi’i perspective: Ma sha’ Allah, Rabbi zidni ‘ilman! In fiqh, the discussion of taqbil al-unbulatayn wa mash al-‘aynayn is usually found at the end of Bab Adhan. Certain gestures performed during the adhan, and specifically the ‘amal of kissing the thumbs and wiping the eye, are something known to Shafi’is, and there can be no objection whatsoever by our jurists…

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