Can The Qur’an Be Read For The Dead?
Is it allowed to 'donate' or 'gift' the rewards of one's recitation of the Qur'an to the deceased? And does it reach them? Or is doing so an innovation, a bid‘ah, contradicting orthodox Islamic teachings? Citing the likes of Imam Ahmad, Ibn Qudamah, al-Nawawi, Ibn al-Qayyim, and other great jurists - with their proof-texts and legal reasoning - Abu Aaliyah discusses the issue in a clear and systematic manner. He also talks about how, today, some bigoted minds now dismiss as deviant those whose views differ from their own - even if the views are those of the great majority of imams. Today, our great fiqh legacy is being turned on its head by the rantings of these self-styled 'vanguards' of Islam. The talk, then, offers vital insights into the actual issue and the current religious anarchy the ummah now faces.
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Sunday 22nd January, 2012: This seminar will address the heated topic of taqlid and madhhabs, clarifying the confusion, inaccuracies and myths that surround the issue. Click here for more details.
Read MoreParents: Honoured, Loved & Loving
Here, Abu Aaliyah reminds us of three matters: (i) The status of parents in Islam and the love, honour, kindness, service and cheerful obedience owed to them. (ii) The status of mothers and motherhood: for fathers may be the heads of families, mothers, however, are the hearts. (iii) The responsibilities and duties of parents towards their children: to love and care for them; to be guardians of their future; to give them sound education and religious instruction; and to watch over their spiritual welfare. Muslim parents may not, with a safe conscience, neglect or fall short of such duties.
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