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“My Lord increase me in knowledge.” – Surah Taha

Some Recommended Books in Hanafi Fiqh

Could you possibly provide me a list of books from beginner to advanced levels through intermediate for the standard hanafi curriculum. i assume beginners is nur al-idah and advanced is radd al-muhtar.

Some Recommended Books in Hanafi Fiqh

Filed under: books, sunnipath

Praying behind a Wahhabi – Shaykh Nuh’s answer?

Recently Shaykh Nuh was asked the perennial question, if it was alright to pray behind a Wahabi (!). His answer was that he does, and does not repeat the prayer. I was confused.

Praying behind a Wahhabi – Shaykh Nuh’s answer?

Filed under: answer, sunnipath

Multiple Friday (Jumuah) Prayers in One Mosque or Location

Can a masjid have two jummahs? the congregation is very big, and the masjid can not accomadate everyone. is it permissable to give the khutbah twice and preform the prayer twice in the same masjid? Alhumdulilah, there is even a necessity to make an additional jummah, so would a third jummah be permissable in the same masjid?

Multiple Friday (Jumuah) Prayers in One Mosque or Location

Filed under: answer, sunnipath

Salat al-Fatih

Benefits of the Prayer

Shaykh Ahmad at-Tijani reported that the Prophet said to him:

If someone invokes it (Salat al-Fatih); one time, he will receive the reward he would receive if he offered every invocation of blessing ever offered in the universe by all the jinn, human beings and angels, six hundred thousand times, from the beginning of time until the moment when he utters its invocation.

Salat al-Fatih

Filed under: salaam, salat

E Number List

A list of additives currently permitted in food within the European Union and their associated E Numbers. (As of Tuesday, 10th September 2002.) The additives are listed in groups for ease of reference. This list is constantly being updated and added to.

E Number List

Filed under: food, health

Description of the God Conscious

It is related that a devout worshipper by the name of Humam came to Imam ‘Ali, may God ennoble his countenance, and asked him to describe the God conscious people so vividly that he could almost see them. Imam ‘Ali responded…

Description of the God Conscious

Filed under: imam, taqwa

A Glimpse at Early Women Islamic Scholars

The following is a transcript of a lecture delivered by Dr. Mohammad Akram Nadwi of Oxford University, on the role of women scholars in preserving and transmitting prophetic tradition (Hadith) in Islam. The original transcript has been edited by Imam Zaid Shakir to enhance readability.

A Glimpse at Early Women Islamic Scholars

Filed under: speech

Habib Umar Bin Hafiz on Hajj and the New Islamic Year

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate

What follows is a transcription of the translation of al-Habib Umar’s (Allah preserve him) first speech after he returned from Hajj this year. It was transcribed from a simultaneous translation, so please forgive grammatical errors.

Habib Umar Bin Hafiz on Hajj and the New Islamic Year

Filed under: hajj, speech

Could Allah create something more powerful than Himself?

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

The answer to ‘Can Allah create something more powerful than Himself?’ is that it is an absurd question. It is similar to asking if Allah can make one equal zero, or if Allah can make a four sided triangle. In order to understand why this is so, we must first understand the definition of God and the definition of His creation…

Could Allah create something more powerful than Himself?

Filed under: answer, sunnipath

OliveLite Intro

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate,
Assalaamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah

“Indeed Actions are only according to intentions”, (Bukhari).

The reason for creating this blog was in order to help myself keep track of useful information found on the net and from other sources so that I may not lose them through forgetfulness, and God willing, maybe some points will reach others who can also benefit.

So I ask God to give me sincerity in this.

Filed under: intro