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Position of Feet in the Prayer, continued…

Position of Feet in the Prayer, continued…

More on the position of feet… Wa alaykum as-Salam, This has been covered in the recently republished Fiqh al-Imam. In addition to tacit approval not forming a Prophetic command: 1. An explicit Prophetic command mentions the shoulders touching. So this should be given far more emphasis than the feet, not the reverse. 2. An explicit Prophetic command stipulates: “I`tadilu” when standing in a prayer-row. I`tidal requires the proportional repose of the limbs whereby if a person is standing in i`tidal…

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Where’s your evidence ak-ee?

Where’s your evidence ak-ee?

I went to perform salat al-Maghrib at our local masjid today. I noticed a Muslim man of West Indian origin pointing and chatting to some of the members of our community, it seemed that he was making a few points about certain things. I took very little notice of him but my Madhhabi-sense was tingling: “I bet he is a Salafi”. Anyway the iqama was read and we started to form the lines for the prayer, when I again noticed…

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Non-Muslim Visitors to the Mosque

Non-Muslim Visitors to the Mosque

Today, as I was popping over to my parents’ house (which is situated very near our local mosque), I noticed a group of people, obviously non-Muslim taking photos one after another with the mosque in the background. It seemed that they were very interested to find a mosque in a small town in Buckinghamshire. I decided to park up my car and offer some information about the mosque and thought it would be a good idea (and good da’wah) to…

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