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Zubayr `Ali Zaee: Now the question answer session begins. I will try to answer according to my
capability. May Allah (Subhanahu wa taala) give us the ability to speak, hear and follow the truth.
Backround: Ameen.

Question #1: It is reported in Sunan an-Nasa`ee with the wordings Yaa Rasool Allah Salamun
`Alayka . So if today we convey our greetings to the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
in this very same manner, then why is it objected upon?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: (Rather) We ask (you) in return, which narration in Sunan an-Nasa`ee informs
such that after the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), except for the
(moment of) Tashahud during salah
1
and while visiting and standing in front of the grave of the
prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
2
, the Sahaaba in their masaajid and majlis (circles of
study) used to greet the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by using the words Yaa
Rasool Allah salamun `Alayka. If any such Saheeh narration is present in Sunan an-Nasa`ee then
(please) inform us so that we can also practice this deed, for we are Ahlul Hadeeth, Ahlus Sunnah
and these two are different names but with same meanings, for Sunnah and hadeeth are related
(or similar). Also in Tirmidhi (and elsewhere) it is narrated that trees and stones used to greet you
(the messenger of Allah)
3
with the wordings Assalamu `Alayka yaa rasool Allah. I also
remember that hadeeth wherein the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, I
would never pass by a rock or a tree without it saying, Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah
[al-Haythami, Majmauz-Zawaid, 8:259]. So the case is such that the Prophet (peace and blessings
be upon him) was greeted as such (in this manner) when he used to pass by, but today he (peace
and blessings be upon him) is not present among us in this world and has left this world. With
regards to the greeting while standing at the grave - it is proven from the Sahaaba such as `Abdullah
ibn `Umar; and we also have saheeh narrations that enjoins us to use a similar phrase of greeting
(Assalamu `Ala Ahlid Diyaari minal Mumineen) generally (while visiting or passing) by the graves. So
considering this if someone goes to the grave (of the prophet) then yes he may use these (exact)

1
See (13.7) The Dua'a of Tashahud: http://the-finalrevelation.blogspot.in/2012/11/pray-salah-step-by-step-with-
posture.html

2
One such example would be the narration wherein `Abdullah Ibn `Umar (radhiallahu anhu) after returning from travel
entered the Masjid (an Nabawi) and said Peace be upon you Oh Messenger of Allah, Peace be upon you oh Abi Bakr,
Peace be upon you oh Father

[Reported by al-Bayhaqi in his Sunan (10271); Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah (11792) and Shaykh Zubayr `Ali Zaee
rahimahullah authenticated this in his Tahkeeq of the book Fadhaile Durood o Salaam, Page 140-142]

3
The narration is reported via `Ali, Jaabir, `Aisha and others which has different wordings. The wording of `Ali reports :
Whenever we went around in the environs of Makkah in the early of days of his prophethood, the trees and rocks we
encountered would declare: Peace be upon you, Oh Messenger of Allah! [Tirmidhi, Manaqib: 6; Darimi, Muqaddima:
4; al-Haythami, Majmauz-Zawaid, 8:259-260, 2:607; Ali al-Qari, Sharhush-Shifa, 1:628. Other routes can be seen at
Qadi Iyad, ash-Shifa, 1:307; Khafaji, Sharhush-Shifa, 3:71, Mslim, Fadail: 2; Tirmidhi, Manaqib: 5; Musnad, 5:89, 95,
105; Ibn Hibban, Sahih, 8:139]
terms (as `Abdullah Ibn Umar used); but other than these (specific situations), I do not know of any
evidence that permits such an action. If the stones used to greet the Prophet (peace and blessings
be upon him), it was so because he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pass in front of them
(or through that path). So these people (Ahlul Bid`ah) are wrong in their deduction (understanding)
from this hadeeth.
So near graves, it is proven to say Assalamu `Ala Ahlid Diyaari minal Mumineen as well as (saying)
Assalamu `Alaykum Ahlad Diyaari mial Mumineen, as is reported in Saheeh Muslim. And (only) if
you are blessed enough to reach the grave of the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), such
that the Saudi authorities open the door to the grave of the prophet (the blessed Hujrah) for you
then you may enter and say Assalamu `Alayka yaa Rasool Allah and this is proven.

Question #2: What is the time limit (number of days) for which one could pray Qasr (shortening
the number of rak`ah in salah)? (Our journey is such that) We return back home after a week (or
weeks) so upon returning (home) are we to (continue) praying Qasr or should we pray the
complete salah (in the normal way as it is offered)?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: The preponderant (Rajeh) saying in regards to this topic is that if you happen to
stay (qiyaam) at a place for 20 days (or more) then you are to offer the salah In full, but if you
(happen to stay for) 18 days, 17 days, 16 days (and such) then you are to do Qasr. Some of our
ulema say that if you stay for 3 days (i.e. if your stay is for a duration of 3 days or more) then you
have offer your prayers in full but this statement is not Rajeh, rather it is marjooh (criticised or
refuted). The correct saying (understanding) on this topic is (taken from) the narration of `Abdullah
ibn Abbas (radhiallahu anhu) in Saheeh al-Bukhaari
4
. So according to this (ruling) if you happen to
stay at some place for a week; but (note that) this place should not be your office-premises/work-
area (where you work) because if you are staying at your office (for such a long time) then you have
to offer the prayer in full
5
but if you are going elsewhere as a traveller then you are to do Qasr
during your journey and return to praying in full (normal form) when you reach home.
6


4
Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet once stayed for nineteen days and prayed shortened prayers. So when we travel led
(and stayed) for nineteen days, we used to shorten the prayer but if we travelled (and stayed) for a longer period we
used to offer the full prayer [Saheeh al-Bukhaari, 2.20.186; Jaami` at-Tirmidhi, Book of travelling; Ibn Maajah, Book 5,
Hadith 1128; Sunan Abi Dawud (1230) mentions 17 days] .

There is a hadeeth mentioned in Sunan Abi Dawud 1235, under chapter If He Encamps In Enemy Territory, He Shortens
The Prayer, wherein Jaabir Ibn `Abdullah (radhiallahu anhu) narrated that The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings
be upon him) stayed at Tabuk twenty days; he shortened the prayer (during his stay). However though this narration
has been reported by many such as Musnad Ahmad (14139); Musannaf Ibn `Abdur razzaq (4335), Ibn Hibban (2752);
Bayhaqi (3/102), ), Ibn Abi Shaybah and others with a Mursal chain but this has been authenticated via the way of
Ma`mar by Ibn Hibban (2749), Shu`aib al-Arnaout, Ibn Hajar, Albaanee and others but Shaykh Zubayr `Ali Zaee
(rahimahullah) considers it weak because Yahya ibn Abi Katheer did not affirm his samaa and he is a mudallis.

5
See : http://islamqa.com/en/37639
6

(i) Can a person shorten his prayer before leaving his city? : https://islamqa.com/en/worship/2295

Question #3: What is the Shari`I ruling of amulets (Taweedh) in Islam?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: By Taweedh, I suppose this questioner intends to ask about those amulets that
are worn or hung around (ones body parts) because (linguistically) saying I seek refuge in Allah
(`Audhu billah) is also a form of Taweedh i.e. `Audhubillahi Minash shaytaanir rajeem and this
(phrase) holds a high significance in Islaam and this is to be read when reciting the Qur`an (as well)
but this practice of hanging such amulets around the neck, on the arm, along with the ear, on the
wall and its kinds then these kinds of amulets have no basis (in Islaam) and nothing (regarding
this) is found from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or the Sahaaba (radhiallahu
anhum). We do happen to have a narration from `Aisha (radhiallahu anha) about Tameema but
(this) Tameema is [words not clear but the shaykh meant to say this tameemah is diff. from what
we see today], and nevertheless one should refrain from these acts (of wearing amulets) and the
preponderant ruling is that since there is no evidence found (permitting such amulets and their
usage) we should not indulge in them. Secondly we should not even use these amulets for
blocking the means
7
because Mushrikeen prepare such amulets which have inscribed on them
the names of the 12 Imaams (of the Shi`as), (phrases like) Yaa Ali madad (help), images of
palms/claws
8
, numerical symbols such as addition and its likes, also they (i.e. those who make
amulets) write the names of (the most accursed ones) among the Kuffar such as that of Fir`aun and
etc. and all of these are Shirkiyah (polytheistic and condemned) in nature so using amulets for the
purpose of blocking the means is also not permissible.
Question #4: Are Qur`anic Amulets permissible?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: With regards to Qur`anic amulets then no such evidence is found from the
Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or the Sahaaba (radhiallahu anhum) but some

(ii) The traveller may shorten his prayers even if he is not encountering any difficulty:
http://islamqa.com/en/48979
(iii) If he makes up prayers from the time when he was travelling when he is back home, can he shorten them
or should he offer them in full? : http://islamqa.com/en/109538
(iv) For more details see Shaykh Saleh al-Fawzans article from http://abdurrahman.org/character/prayer-of-
travelerahimahullahtml

7
Blocking the means here refers to the intention and aqeedah of people that correlates with the saying Prevention is
better than cure. So under the pretext of this proverb Muslims tend to justify wearing Amulets prior to them getting
affected by evil eye or black magic. This is a false practise and has no basis in Islaam, rather this is a form of Shirq if
done using non Islamic amulets or with an incorrect intention. With regards to using Islamic amulets then also such a
practise is not permissible because the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not legislate this, rather on the
contrary he taught us the Du`as (or Adkhaar) which are to be recited morning and evening so as to protect oneself. You
can learn these Du`as from here : http://the-finalrevelation.blogspot.com/2012/07/duas-to-protect-from-evil-eye-
buri.html and we also have an android application for the same. For our Android Applications on islamic topics visit :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=admads.com

8
The shaykh here could be referring to the Shia and Jewish understanding of 5 infallible powers or sources which the
Shi`a call as panjtani paak or some other forms of Illumanity sketches, wallahu `alam.

narrations can be found from Taba`een and Taba` Taba`een and there is a difference of opinion
among the salaf on this subject. We dont declare (purely) Quranic amulets as Shirq or Kufr but we
say that it should be abstained from and if someone makes use of (pure) Qur`anic amulets then we
wont issue such fatwas (of Shirq and Kufr) against him.
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Question #5: It is said that there are no types of Bid`ah (such as good or bad), so the words good
innovation used by `Umar (radhiallahu anhu) fall under which category? We are aware that the
`Asl (actual) ruling of praying taraweeh (in Jam`at) was taught and legislated by the Prophet
(peace and blessings be upon him) himself but what is the understanding for the usage of these
words by `Umar (radhiallahu anhu)?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: Regarding Bid`ah the case is such that it is either linguistic or legislative in deen
(shar`iat) and these are the two main understandings of the term Bid`ah. So the scholars have
explained that one is from the linguistic (or non Islamic) perspective
10
and other is from the
religious perspective and all forms of religious innovation are misguidance. `Abdullah Ibn `Umar
(radhiallahu anhu) said, "Every innovation is misguidance, even if the people see it as something
good."
11
And so did the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say, Every innovation is
misguidance
12
. Now the statement of `Umar (radhiallahu anhu) is to be understood in the
linguistic context and not the religious context.
13
Because this (matter of praying taraweeh in
congregation) is already proven (via the prophet) and it cannot be an innovation at all so we say

9
A point to be noted here for this question as well the previous question is that the topic of Amulets both Islamic (du`as
from Qur`an and sunnah) as well as Non Islamic has been discussed along with the narrations that prohibit it and
permit it here: http://the-finalrevelation.blogspot.in/2012/07/taweez-shirq.html . In this research paper we have
enlisted the ruling on wearing amulets and have refuted the weak narrations some bring in their defense. The opinion
of many scholars has been discussed in the same article , the conclusion for which is that Non Islamic amuelts are Shirq
and Kufr and Islamic amulets are not permissible or Haraam . Please go through this article for more benefit In sha
Allah. Another point to keep in mind is that Islamic amulets or pure Qur`anic amulets here refers to those amulets
which do not have even a single word, gesture, symbol, sign apart from what is exactly found in the Qur`an and sunnah.
A single symbol or gesture or text inserted along with the Qur`anic text or line make this a shirqiyyah amulet.

10
Going to masjid via Cars, electricity, ec
11
Related by many, one of who is al-Bayhaqee in his al-Madkhal (no. 191). See a list of 40+ Athaar of our salaf warning
from innovation here: http://the-finalrevelation.blogspot.in/2012/07/what-is-bidah-and-why-is-it-most.html

12
Abu Daawood (no. 4607), at-Tirmidhee (no. 2676) and others

13
Ash-Shaatibi rahimahullah refuting those who divide Bid`ah into types on religious grounds said: "This categorization
of Bidah is something new which has no supportive evidence to it, moreover, it contradicts the definition of Bidah,
because any deed which has an evidence which legislates it to be obligatory, recommended or allowed is by definition
not an innovation, and it would have been included in the general recommendation of good deeds. Therefore,
considering a matter to be a Bidah yet claiming the existence of an evidence to recommend it is a contradiction in
terms." Imam ash-Shatibi also said: Linguistically bidah (innovation) means a newly invented matter. The Shareeah
definition of bidah is: A newly invented way *beliefs or action+ in the religion, in imitation of the Shareeah (prescribed
Law), by which nearness to Allaah is sought, [but] not being supported by any authentic proof neither in its
foundations, nor in the manner in which it is performed. [al-Itisaam of ash-Shatibi, 1/37; Also see Shaykh Albaanees
Dha`eefah Vol. 2 page 17-19 under the hadeeth of Ibn Mas`ood (radhiallahu anhu) where he explains this topic in a
beautifully summarized way]
that those who call this act as an innovation is a linguistic innovation and does not become a
religious innovation, meaning there was no legislative requirement for `Umar (radhiallahu anhu) to
mean his wordings in the legislative (religious) manner (as explained above because it was not a
bid`ah in `Asl) so this statement is taken linguistically Meaning this act is not a Bid`ah, the prayer
of taraweeh in congregation is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
14

and thus this does not qualify it to be a bid`ah so the usage of this term (good innovation) is in the
linguistic manner (only).
Question #6: What is the ruling on kissing the Qur`an (out of love/respect)?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: There is a narration regarding this in Sunan ad-Darimee with the wordings that
Ikrimah (radhiallahu anhu) used to take the Qur`an and place it on his face repeating, This is the
speech of my lord, this is the speech of my lord and all the narrators of this narration are thiqah
(trustworthy) but a problem that arises is that the chain is not connected because the narrator who
is narrating from Ikrimah has not met Ikrimah the son of Abu Jahl, because Ikrimah was
approximately was martyred during the khilafah of Abu Bakr (radhiallahu anhu), so ibn abi Mulayka
who is a thiqah narrator, but this (narration) is Mursal and he is among the kibaar Maraaseel.
Secondly Allah (subhanahu wa taala) says in his Book ..And whoever honors the symbols of Allah
indeed it is from the piety of hearts [Surah al-Hajj verse 32]. So in the light of this verse our
opinion is that kissing the Qur`an is permissible and the evidence for this (Fatwa) is found from the
verse of the Qur`an itself that this is the word of Allah and it is being respected.
15


Question #7: It is relayed from Bukhaari and other books of ahadeeth via `Aisha (radhiallahu
anha) that she had two girls in her presence who were reciting poetry and playing the daff and
Abu Bakr (radhiallahu anhu) entered upon them (in their house) and wasnt aware of the prophet
(peace and blessings be upon him) was lying down. He (Abu Bakr) forbid `Ayesha (radhiallahu
anha) from continuing what was going on ; so the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
every nation has its day of Eid and today is the day of our Eid [Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 944;
Muslim, 892 ] so can we deduce the permissibility of music from this hadeeth? If not then what is
the reply of those scholars who come on TV and prove such a deduction?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: The reply to such (an analogy) has already been given by Shaykh Irshad ul-Haqq
Athaari (hafidhahullah) in his book
16
and this (book) has been published and I understood the

14
Sunan an-Nasa'ee 1605 in the Book : The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the
Day in the chapter : Qiyam during the month of Ramadan and in other books

15
See this document for the verdicts of scholars permitting this:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/2x7m1y70cp11fp7/IS+KISSING+THE+QURAN+ALLOWED+OR+A+BIDAH.pdf

16
Part of this book has been translated and uploaded here: http://the-finalrevelation.blogspot.in/2013/02/the-
hadeeth-of-abu-musa-ra-being-given.html . This article also enlists the ahadeeth and athaar forbidding music and
musical instruments absolutely along with the agreement of different Madhaahib in different era on this prohibition as
quoted by Shaykh `Abdul Qaadir
indication you are giving i.e towards Javed Ghamdi (a dajjal and a big fitnah). All the words in such
type of ahadeeth are saheeh and playing the Daff on the day of Eid is also permissible
17
. Apart from
this if the poems or quotes are not shirkiyah (or contain something that violates the shar`iah) then
it is also permissible. But we have saheeh ahadeeth that prohibit music. The prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him)s hadeeth in Saheeh al-Bukhaari wherein he said among the signs of
Qiyaamah would be such that some people will permit music. This is a saheeh hadeeth and the
criticism of Ibn Hazam on this hadeeth (or prohibition) is Mardood (rejected or condemned).
18

Another saheeh hadeeth that comes via Sayyedena `Abdullah Ibn `Abbas (radhiallahu anhu) as
reported in Musnad Ahmad, Sunan Abi Dawood and others that the Messenger of Allah (peace and
blessings be upon him) said: Verily Allaah has prohibited upon you: Alcohol, gambling, and the
Koobah (drum)
19
and there are many more (ahadeeth) other than this. We have with us a book
called Ahadeeth ul-Ma`azif fil Meezan by Shaykh `Abdullah ibn Yusuf al-Juday al-Iraaqi which is a
brilliant book having saheeh ahadeeth on this topic and he has deduced (the prohibition of music)
from the ayahs of Qur`an al-Kareem.

Question #8: If the `Asl (ruling , deducation or legislation) of Eid Milaad un-Nabi is not from
Qur`an and hadeeth then what is the evidence for seeratun Nabi conference and Shuhadaah e
Kashmeer conference? Even during Milaad ; people indulge in the rememberance of Allah and
his Messenger. and even the `Araab (diacritical or vocalization marks {such as damma, kasra,
fatha, or in Urdu: Zer, Zabar, pesh} for the purpose of identity and pronunciation)
20
was added
after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: What do you exactly infer from Eid milaad un-Nabi? If what you mean is to invite
and accommodate people on 12
th
Rabi ul-Awwal or more or less one day before or after and host a


17
There are certain conditions to be applied in scenarios permitting daff. You can see them in the above link (under
footnote # 16) search for the title : Those special occasions on which daff ONLY accompanied by singing is allowed
are:

18
Shaykh Albaanee (rahimahullah) and others have refuted Ibn Hazam (rahimahullah) on this topic in his book tahreem
at-Tarab . Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) quotes in his Fath (10/52) that Ibn Hazm claimed there is a break between Al-
Bukhaari and the narrator (of that hadeeth), Sadaqah bin Khaalid. Ibn Hajar quoted Ibn Salahs detailed statement from
his Uloom al-Hadeeth against Ibn Hazams objection. Also Ibn Hajar's shaykh, Al-Haafidh Al-Iraaqi stated that the isnaad
is found connected in Al-Ismaa'eeli's work, entitled Al-Mustakhraj, which collects together other chains of narrators (or
similar ones) for the same hadeeths mentioned in Al-Bukhaari's collection. For more details see the work of Ibn Hajar
who brought almost all the chains of Bukhaaris Mu`allaq reports in his Taghleequt Ta'leeq.

19
http://the-finalrevelation.blogspot.in/2013/02/the-hadeeth-of-abu-musa-ra-being-given.html

20
See this image to know how the original or ancient Qur`anic scripts before the `Aaraab used to look.
http://wikiislam.net/w/index.php?title=File:Sura_24_without_vowels_and_dots.jpg&filetimestamp=20100929122233 .
Another amazing website of a brother who has an excellent collections of different manscripts and issues articles
refuting the Non Muslims objecting to the preservation of Qur`an on these grounds. See: http://www.islamic-
awareness.org/Quran/Text/Mss/soth.html . Also see Preservation of Qur`an and hadeeth during and after the Prophet
(peace and blessings be upon him) : http://the-finalrevelation.blogspot.com/2013/01/hadeeth-books-and-
compilations-by.html
speech wherein you would speak on the virtues of the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),
saheeh ahadeeth are taught to people and they learn from it then this is correct! who says such a
thing (or event) is prohibited? No one says such an organization is prohibited whether it be on the
12
th
of Rabi ul-Awwal, 14
th
or whenever one can enlist the virtues of the prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him) And have We not raised high your fame? [Sura Al-Inshirah Ch 94 Ayat
4]. Now we differ with you when you infer Eid Milaad un-Nabi to be (a show) where the youth are
carrying flags, wearing weird outfits carrying wooden swords (and acts of such kinds to display their
so called zeal of loving the prophet). Once I was passing by and saw them carrying swords. I
exclaimed (in astonishment) May allah do good are these swords real or fake?. When I took a
closer look I found out they were fake and had paint on them. So these kinds of ceremonies or
marches are Bid`at and have been taken from the Shi`ee the Fatimad dynasty
21
. We say that if
such a(similar procession or) march or show is organized for Shuhadaah e Kashmir or for any other
purpose then even such a march is not lawful. Have you seen me or any Ahlul Hadeeth `Aalim stage
such a march show wherein the youth are carrying flags, wooden swords, music is on, so on and so
forth?.. I say No ! this is not right . If from conference what you intend is a platform where you
discuss about Seeratun Nabi, where lectures are given in Masaajid or any other place, then this is
permissible and no one prohibits this. So we say that even you all should hold lectures about the
prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), inform the masses about the saheeh ahadeeth, inform
them of such saheeh ahadeeth which they dont follow.
[Audio ommitted - The shaykh mentions an incident he recollected wherein a Deobandhi Tableeghi
Jam`at fellow when asked to deliver a quick admonishment in the form of a sermon ended up
blurting out all the shirqiyah, kufriyah and weird karaamati incidents mentioned in their books to
the extent that the people beseated there got ashamed of it and requested him to sit down. Those
who wish to hear may download the audio/video link provided and scroll forward to duration
12:39.]
(cont.) Regarding `Aaraab I (Zubayr) say that even if `Aaraab isnt there, still the Qur`an is to be
recited as it is written (now). For e.g: when we say Obama is a Kaafir, in that Obama is spelt as
or i.e we put zabar above the alphabet Alif and Kaafir has zabar (fatha) above kaaf and
Zer under Faa .. as such so even if we dont put this `Araab we will still read it as Obama Kaafir (so)
even if you were to invent another form (of `Araab). As once I told a man that you have to and will
read it in this way itself i.e Alhumdulillahi Rabbil `Alameen and you cannot read it as AlhamdE
Lullah. and if he does so (on purpose) then he becomes a Kaafir.



21
See this link to learn when was this bid`ah first started both in the arab land and in India and Pakistan:
http://www.systemoflife.com/articles/milaad/269-milad-un-nabi-or-prophet-birthday-celebrate-or-
not#axzz2mudczupD
Question #9: It is said that in Sunan Abi Dawood the Imaam who spat towards the direction of
the Ka`bah was removed from his position so what is the ruling of facing our legs towards the
Ka`bah?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: It is better to not face your legs towards the Ka`bah, though there is no daleel for
such an act or ruling but since in our (Indo-Pak) custom and society it is regarded as something
detestable, then it is better to be cautious and such a custom which is not violating the Shar`iah
should be respected, even the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to care about such
customs (that didnt oppose the deen). This is exactly why he did not kill the Munaafiqeen lest the
people spoke Muhammad kills his companions so this narration
22
is Saheeh and it is better to not
face ones legs towards the Qiblah.
23


Question #10: Kaza (making up for a missed prayer) salah is valid or not? If yes then how do we
make up for the missed prayers?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: Yes it is valid. For example if you happened to oversleep today then whenever
you get up you have to pray the missed prayer (that you missed during your course of sleep). But if
your intention of making up the missed prayers is regarding making up the prayers (of a long

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Narrated on the Authority of: Abu Sahlah as-Saib ibn Khallad: A man led the people in prayer. He spat towards qiblah
while the Apostle of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was looking at him. The Apostle of Allah said to the people
when he finished his prayer: He should not lead you in prayer (henceforth). Thenceforth he intended to lead them in
prayer, but they forbade him and informed him of the prohibition of the Apostle of Allah (peace and blessings be upon
him). He mentioned it to the Apostle of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who said to him: Yes. The narrator
said: I think he (the Prophet) said: You did harm to Allah and His Apostle. [Sunan Abi Dawood, Kitaab as-Salah, Hadeeth
482, Saheeh.]

The reason is explained in the hadeeth that comes before this hadeeth which says :Who of you likes that Allah turns
His face from him? He(peace and blessings be upon him) further said: When any of you stands for praying, Allah faces
him. So he should not spit before him, nor on his right side. He should spit on his left side under his left foot. If he is in a
hurry (i.e. forced to spit immediately), he should do with his cloth in this manner. He then placed the cloth on his
mouth and rubbed it off. *Sunan Abi Dawood, Kitaab as-Salah, Hadeeth 481]

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The Shaykh here is speaking in context with a situation or circumstance when for e.g you are sitting in a Masjid and
people object to you spreading your legs facing the Ka`bah then out of respect to elders and to custom it is better if one
avoids arguing and fighting and rather just fold his legs back in. This in no way means that the Shaykh (rahimahullah) is
making this haraam or implying that no matter what the situation or place is one has to never spread his legs facing the
Qiblah. As a matter of fact, when the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered (inside) the Ka`bah, the floor
of the Ka`bah or the Ka`bah was under his feet. When the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did sujood
thereby facing one of the walls (while he was inside) , but naturally his feet pointed towards the opposite wall of the
Ka`bah, so if such an act of pointing the foot/feet towards the Qiblah/Ka`bah was makrooh then the prophet (peace
and blessings be upon him) would have been the first person to both inform us and avoid it himself. Also not to forget
that Bilaal (radhiallahu anhu) climbed on top of the Ka`bah during the day of conquest. Thus the shaykh is only citing his
opinion so as to avoid brawls and arguments among Muslims. Also As-Suyuti reported: A foundational principle of the
school of Imam Ash-Shafiee states:

| Habits (customs) are a basis of judgment. [ Al-Ashbah wa Nathair 7-8].

So a custom that does not oppose Qur`an and Hadeeth is not haraam.

duration) such as that of 20 years (or so) then there is no evidence of making up for this long
duration. One should sincerely repent and increase in praying voluntary prayers (i.e nawaafil).
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Question #11: Allah says that when the Qur`an is being recited then pay attention to it, so
doesnt this mean that Ahlul Hadeeth reject this verse by reciting Faatiha behind an Imaam
(instead of paying attention)?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: No we are not denying this verse because Allah (subhanahu wa taala) says, Read
ye (Oh Prophet and those behind him) therefore as much of the Qur'an as may be easy (for you)
[Surah Muzammil 73:20]. Secondly this verse which you speak of When the Quran is recited to
you, listen to it with attention and keep silent. It may be that you also are blessed with mercy.
[Qur`aan 7:204]. (Even) your own (Hanafi) Akaabir (elders) say that this ayah was revealed for the
Disbelievers and not regarding the Muslims. If what you understand is that when the prophet
(peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite the Qur`an, the sahaaba used to make noise or
create disturbances then this is a wrong understanding, this is not proven at all. The kuffar used to
make noises as Allah (subhanahu wa taala) himself said that the Kuffar used to say Listen not to
this Qur'aan, and make noise in the midst of its (recitation)' [Qur`aan 41:26] but Allah (then) said
.listen to it with attention The Kuffar used to say Make noise in the midst of its
(recitation) but Allah (then) said and keep silent.
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Here is an article that enlists some general methods to repent from Qur`an and Sunnah: http://the-
finalrevelation.blogspot.com/2012/12/25-ways-and-shortcuts-to-have-all-yourahimahullahtml. Please note that this is
not related to this question in specific

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The topic of reciting Faatiha behind Imaam in audible prayers has been a dispute in the Ummah of Muhammad
(peace and blessings be upon him) since centuries. However, in the light of Usool al-Hadeeth and after verification it is
undoubtedly crystal clear that faatiha always has to be read behind the Imaam in both silent and loud prayers. The
ahadeeth that prohibit recitation behind the Imaam are general ahadeeth and do not specify faatiha as such in a
specific form, however the ahadeeth and athaar that command the muqtadi to recite faatiha behind the Imaam are
specific and in abundant such that Imaam Bukhaari and Bayhaqi and others have written books on this topic refuting
those who deny the obligation of reciting faatiha behid the Imaam. I shall present only two such specific narration
among the many :

(1) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said : "There is no prayer for the one who does not recite the
Opening of the Book (i.e. Surah Faatihah) BEHIND THE IMAAM" [Al-Qira'ah Khalf al-Imaam by Al-Bayhaqi (P.
47), Saheeh]

(2) It is narrated on the authority of Yazeed ibn Shareek (Taba`ee) who asked Umar (radhiallahu anhu) about
reciting (qirat) behind the Imaam so he (`Umar) responded saying read Surah faatiha (behind the Imaam).
(Upon this) Yazeed asked (`Umar) : Even if you are present (in the prayer leading as an Imaam)?. `Umar
replied : (Yes) even if I am the Imaam. Yazeed then asked (And) what if you are reciting loudly (i.e leading in
an audible prayer) ? `Umar (radhiallahu anhu) replied : (Yes) even if I am reciting loudly (you have to recite
al-Faatiha) [Ref: Mustadrak al-Haakim, Hadeeth 873. Saheeh by Haakim. Adh-Dhahabi wa Hafidh Zubayr `Ali
Zaee in his Maqaalat walillahil hamd]



Question #12: What is the ruling on the act of having a man and a woman marry each other but
the girl be sent to her in-laws after 2-3 years and amidst this duration can they both talk to each
other?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: Yes if the Nikah has been conducted and the departure (of the girl) is delayed
then it is permissible and the evidence for this is present. Sayyedna `Ali (radhiallahu anhu) married
Fatima (radhiallahu anha) before Uhud but the departure of Fatima (radhiallahu anha) was after
Uhud and secondly she is his (lawfully wedded) wife now so they can (obviously) talk and from the
Shar`ee perspective there is no harm in this .
But with the fiance one cannot talk (after the engagement until they marry). Im aware that even
these fiancee girls and boys talk to each other and there is no reality of this fiancee alias in
Shar`iah (i.e direct marriage is the actual custom) and people keep on chit-chatting. And let me tell
you! This is not it, theres a lot of fitnah with this phone nowadays in the world. Ive come to know
that theres something called as a voice changer wherein one can transform his voice electronically
into a females voice and then he plays a prank on him (a friend or etc) pretending to be (some
random woman say) Shaziya and says This is Shaziyah speaking, please recharge my phone for 100
rupees. And by indulging in such pranks they end up looting this man [this is a must watch part in
the clip 18:35 onwards].

Question #13: What is the difference between a Mushrik and one who accepted or proclaimed
the islamic shaahadah (testimony of faith) kind of Mushrik? If there is no difference then [words
not clear].
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: A Hindu can also be a mushrik as well as a Muslim who indulges in shirq this is
distinct enough, the distinctions between the two are very clear.

Question #14: Is the slaughter of this Muslim indulging in shirq halaal?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: See, both these Mushriks (i.e one like Hindu and one who associates partners
with Allah or indulges in kufr and shirq al-Akbar) are designates of hell-fire. But the problem now is
that, there may be a Muslim who you consider to be a Mushriq but in reality he is not one.
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He
may be a Bid`ati, a deviant, ignorant (of the correct ruling as he might have been brought up in a
false environment under false scholars and) etc., so about such a person the ruling is different and
we have already clarified in our article that the slaughter is halaal. And about this (faulty) practise
of issuing a fatwa against the common masses, such as many Ahlul hadeeth (ulema and laymen)

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See this short 60 second video clip please : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwkLjqMb20w Also see this
http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&Option=FatwaId&Id=90348 and this
http://alifta.net/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=100&PageNo=1&BookID=7
declare that the entire sect (such as Barelviyah) and all of its associates are Mushriks but this is not
right.
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Question #15: If an injured individual passes by a person who is about to pray and the time of
prayer will end soon so should he pray first or help the injured?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: The answer to this is an easy one. Exercise your own Ijtihaad in this matter. How
am I to decide what he should do at that time? He should himself (with wisdom) decide what he
ought to do at that very moment and priority should be given to whatever he feels is important.
Whoever exercises his ijtihaad (and errs) will get (atleast one) reward.

Question #16: During ghusl of Janaabah, if one forgets to pour water over his head thrice, is the
Ghusl then valid?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: If he did not pour water at all, such that the head/hair is dry then ghusl is not
counted but if he did pour water such that his entire body got wet (including his head) then the
ghusl is valid. Pouring water three times is not compulsory, one time will suffice (if water is poured
properly).
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Question #17: Is it permissible to donate the organs of a dead person after his death?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: No, there is no evidence of this, rather abusing the dead body has been
prohibited in the Shar`iah.
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Question #18: Did `Umar ibn al-Khattab (radhiallahu anhu) have a long or twisted moustache?
Somebody narrated such an incident to us, is this authentic?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: Yes definitely. This is proven that `Umar (radhiallahu anhu) had a long moustache
and he used to twist it as well. . This is authentically narrated in Imaam


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Making takfeer or even tafseeq of a Muslim is a serious issue. People rush to issue a fatwa as soon as they see a
barelvi or etc indulge in a form of shirq or Kufr as kaafir. There are plenty of rules and regulations regarding this subject.
One has to be very careful and follow the guidelines of the scholars on such issues especially. See this book please of
Shaykh Muhammad ibn `Abdil Wahhab : http://abdurrahman.org/tawheed/explanationnullifiers.pdf

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The Method of doing Ghusl and its rulings in brief : https://www.mediafire.com/?tvc0x42cypf18fh . Also here is a
brilliantly chalked out video gesture showing the method to do ghusl: http://bit.ly/1bXFja7

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There is a difference of opinion on this issue. Please see : http://islamqa.com/en/ref/107690
Ahmads Kitaab ul-`Ilal wa Ma`rifatur Rijaal (2/73- 1589)
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; Tabraanis Mu`jam al-Kabeer
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. But at
the same time it is proven that `Abdullah ibn `Umar used to trim his moustache so thin that his skin
used to be seen
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as the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded to trim it
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. Now
the better stance is to not trim it completely or fully and using a razor or shaving the moustache
completely is not proven from the Prophet, the Sahaaba, Taba`een but we can find this act among
the Taba Taba`een such as Sufyaan ibn Uyaynah (rahimahullah) an esteemed muhaddith of
Makkah - but it is better to not shave it completely, rather trimming is better.

Question #19: If some `Aalim claims that the Jews and Christians are from among the people of
Emaan in the light of Qur`an then is this saying right?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: Never, this is false, undoubtedly wrong. In the light of Qur`an, the Jews and
Christians are not Muslims or Ahlul Emaan. Until and unless they do not believe and follow the
Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Qur`an, they can never be Mu`min. They make a
false interpretation and deduction from the verse that states Surely, those who believed in
Allah, and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabians. *Qur`an, 2:62+. Here

are those who passed away before the Islamic arrival of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon
him). Once the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has come then no one has any way out
now (except via believing in him alayhis salaam). The prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is
reported to have said in Saheeh Muslim, By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad, he who
amongst the community of Jews or Christians hears about me, but does not affirm his belief in
that with which I have been sent and dies in this state (of disbelief), he shall be but one of the
denizens of Hell-Fire.
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. Why did the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explicitly mention

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" : "
" " . This is also noted in As-Suyutis History of the Khualafa and `Ali Muhammad as-
Sallabis bio of `Umar.
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Read the whole hadeeth in Saheeh Bukhaari, Vol. 7, Book 72, Hadith 780

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The prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever does not take from his mustache, then he is not from
us." [Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Book of Manners, Book 43, Hadith 2986, and in Musnad Ahmad (19263) Saheeh]. This command
became more incumbent after When the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) wrote a letter to the
King of Persia (kisra) inviting him to Islam, he (kisra) tore the latter apart and then sent two of his people to the
Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace). When they entered onto the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him
& give him peace), their beards were shaven and they had grown a big moustache, the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless
him & give him peace) disliked to even look at them, and said; Who commanded you to do this? They replied that their
Lord (kisra) had ordered them to do so. The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said, But my Lord
has ordered me to shorten my moustache and lengthen my beard. (al-Bidaya Wal-Nihaya, under chapter titled
4 / 262 / 272 )

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Saheeh Muslim, Book 1, Hadith 284

Jews and Christians only? In actuality, under the sky the two divinely inspired religions are only
these two (as of now), so when Jews and Christian will abide in hell-fire forever then Hindu and
Buddhist are undoubtedly to enter it first.

Question #20: If an `Aalim allows a christian to enters his masjid and pray as he likes, so what is
your opinion about this (act)?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: Baatil. This is wrong. They should not be let in our masaajid. Ask him (so-called
`Aalim) to produce his evidence for this stance. God Forbid this means he also allows them to carry
the statue of Jesus (alayhis salaam) and Maryam (alayhis salaam) or etc.

Question #21: What is the way or mode to give charity? Some people donate a goat as charity is
this right?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: This is alright but it is better to donate in a more useful way such as if a man has
no flour (or basic amenities) then one should donate some flour or some money to help him
financially (for his and his familys need).
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Question #22: What is the ruling on eating from the food which though is in the name of Allah
(i.e. not sacrificed for any other peer or any other deity) but its eating is stipulated on a specific
day such as the food which is eaten after the Milaad un-Nabi preparations?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: Avoiding it is better.

Question #23: Please elaborate on the reality of the incident that took place on the 12
th
of Rabi
ul-Awwal, in chakwaal (Punjab, Pakistan)
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: To me, all this is a forgery. If some one wants to investigate then he may ask and
verify from our Saheeh ul-Aqeedah, Ahlul Hadeeth brothers residing in that village. We cannot rely
upon others like Barelvi and Ahlul Bid`ah. The era we are living in anything can happen (i.e. can be
forged). Such a big foot, a 6 feet long foot (print) which they claim to be of the prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him) himself? Did you know that the body (structure) of the prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him) was like that of a normal human being and his grave is also present (for one
to look and ponder). So are the graves of Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq and some of the other Sahaaba still
present. So he was normal in structure what is this 6 feet, 6.5 feet long foot.

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See The blessed virtues of charity as showerd upon us by Allah : http://the-
finalrevelation.blogspot.in/2013/04/Virtues-of-charity.html
Background: A brother said if it was 6 feet long then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would
have been at least 40 feet tall.
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: Yes, all of this is false.

Question #24: Is prayer valid without Raf `al Yadain?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: I do not know. Raf `al Yadain is a proven sunnah from the Prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him)
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and the narrations which negate that the prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him) ever prayed without raf `al yadain are not authentic.
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None of them (are authentic). For
the rest, whether the prayer is valid or not, is between you and Allah.
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Question #25: Is Raf `al Yadain proven via Imaam Abu Haneefah?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: It is not proven from him. It is proven from the Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him), from the sahaaba, from Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq, from `Ali (radhiallahu anhu) so we do not
see any necessity to descend (i.e. go and find proves from the later generations).

Question #26: Where did Imaam Abu Haneefah collect the ahadeeth negating raf `al yadain from?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: He did not collect any hadeeth, if he did collect ahadeeth (like other
Muhadditheen) then he would have left us his book, where is that book? Now the author of the

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See the superb virtue of Raf `al Yadain and it being reported in a tawaatur form here : http://the-
finalrevelation.blogspot.in/2013/04/the-superb-virtue-of-rafaydain-rafal.html

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Not one narration our Hanafee brothers bring forward is acceptable. All of them have weaknesses in them.

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The reason why Sh. Zubayr rahimahullah said this statement is because unlike the atmosphere prevelant in the
middle east, the hanafee brothers in India-Pak-Bangladesh have a very different attitude towards the ahadeeth of
rasool Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The shaykh and many of us who have dealt and been with them have
experienced both publicly as well as in personal discussions that from the biggest of their `Aalims to the lowest of their
laymen most of them (and not all ) are completely submerged into Taqleed (blind following) due to ignorance,
desires or ego such that in order to save their Madhab they will go to any extent possible, even reviling and attacking
the integrity of the sahaaba. See here : http://www.systemoflife.com/articles/taqleed/2000055-deoband-reject-
sahaba-sayings#axzz2fTdcufsa This is not something found recently rather this is an issue that is found among every
school of thought in the history , especially the Hanafee against whom even Ibn al-Qayyim has penned down
paragraphs after paragraphs in his `Ilam al-Muwaqqeen. Those who live and interact only in the west or Gulf countries
do not have even the slightest of idea about the extremism that propells from the ahnaaf in the Indian subcontinent.
Same is the case with the Ahlul Hadeeth laymen and some learned folks. The laymen end up abusing, cursing and
engaging in vile arguments over disputed and detailed matters of which they do not have the knowledge in its entirety
and some of the learned section sometime go beyond bounds in criticizing them. However the prayer remains valid.
Most of the Ahnaaf do not deny the existence of raf `al yadain as a sunnah as it is prevalently found in the Hanbali and
Sha`fee madhab and to my knowledge no scholar has enlisted raf `al yadain as a rukun (pillar) of salah without which
the prayer is invalid..
book called Muwatta Imaam Muhammad is Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Farqad ash-Shaybani
who near the Muhadditheen was a weak narrator according to the Muhadditheen.
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Imaam Ahmad
ibn Hanbal has criticised him, Imaam Yahya ibn Ma`een said he is nothing and it is also
authentically proven that he was a liar Qadhi Abu Yusuf said he used to lie upon me and we have
more criticism on Ibn Farqad (ash-Shaybaani). So that book is no longer a Hujjah and Imaam Abu
Haneefah (Rahimahullah) is free from this.
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Question #27: If a publishing house indulges in publishing and selling a literary work, which has
weak ahadeeth in it, is this source of income halaal?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: This is an incorrect work, (publishing weak narrations that could do more harm
than benefit as in most cases in the Indo-Pak region especially) is incorrect. As far as his money is
concerned then it is between him and Allah. This (earning) is doubtful because publishing such
books which have weak ahadeeth in them, the Ulema have deemed it impermissible to sell them,
rather in some places burning them have been ruled. [Words not clear] in Kutub Hazra minal-Ulema
he has enlisted many references showing how we shouldnt sell such books. Let me narrate to you
an incident.
Once there was a ruler by the name Abu Yusuf Ya`qoob bin Yusuf adh-Dhaahiri al-Maraakushi minal
muwwahideen rahimahullah. He died in 595 A.H. Meaning approx 900 years from today. Approx
900 years ago this khalifah used to rule over maraakash
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Africa and some parts of Europe. He
has been mentioned in Tareekh ibn Khaalikan, Siyaar `Alam an-Nubula and Tareekh ul-Islaam of
Hafidh Dhahabi [words not clear]. The moment he became the khilafah, he raised the flag of Jihaad
and attacked the Kuffar and reached till France. Secondly he used to lead the 5 times prayer himself
and according to his investigation, anyone who abandoned prayer was a kaafir so whoever
abandoned prayer he used to kill him. Also, he implemented the shar`ee hudood (punishment)
upon his very own relatives and whenever an oppressed or needy woman used to seek his help
when he was travelling or surveying he ensured that he met her needs. Apart from these good
qualities his major achievement is that when he became the Khalifah, he issued a legal verdict that
under my rule none of the `Ulema will ever indulge in Taqleed (blind following). And then he
commanded that all of these fiqhi books (corrupted or those books that opposed Qur`an and
hadeeth) to be burnt. During his time the Maliki Fiqh was prominently followed so before burning
he had commanded to remove all ahadeeth and Qur`anic verses from it . He said he used to see
animal carts being loaded with such books and he burnt all of them and eventually abolished the
(Ta`ssubi) Maliki Fiqh (of that time which opposed Qur`an and sunnah). He commanded that a
fatwa should be given only in accordance to the four sources i.e Qur`an, Hadeeth, Ijmaa and

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See the translation of Sh. Zubayrs book here : http://asmaur-rijaal.blogspot.com/2013/02/muhammad-bin-al-hasan-
bin-farqad-abu.html

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http://ahlul-isnaad.blogspot.in/2012/01/is-fiqh-ul-akbar-authored-by-imaam-abu.html#uds-search-results

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marrakesh
Ijtihaad. He used to sit under the throne and on the throne he had kept three things. He used to say
this is the Qur`an, this is the ahadeeth and this is the sword and nothing else.
Background: Subhanallah!
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: They (Deobandhis and barelvis) say Ahlul Hadeeth originated at the time of
British,
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so we say who is this (ruler) then? He was among our Akaabireen, we supplicate, Oh Allah!
resurrect us with him.
Background: Ameen
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: Sultan Abu Yoosuf Ya`qoob ibn Yusuf at-Tawheedi rahimahullah. He was a
Muwwahhideen. Actually his forefathers had some bid`ah in their beliefs. Of them was Ibn Tumrat
who had conquered much of Africa and had claimed to be al-Mahdi
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so Abu Yoosuf wiped away
the doctrines left behind by Al-Mahdi. Hafidh adh-Dhahabi (rahimahullah) wrote that after
becoming the khaleefah he invited Ahlul Hadeeth and used to request them to pray for him and his
conquests. And before he died he instructed in his will that he should be buried such that people
could see his grave and thus (be reminded to)seek forgiveness for him. What an amazing Mujaahid
he was!
So such books should not be sold and its earning is doubtful. These books are to be sold under one
condition and that is to give it to an `Aalim so that he could read it and then refute it and this is
right but to sell it to the common masses is not permissible.

Question #28: In Surah Bani Israeel, under verse 71 it states that people will be called upon along
with their Imaams. My question is that how will people be called upon in Qiyaamah? They will
be called by addressing them with their father (i.e Ibn name of the father) or mother (Ibn name
of the mother)?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: This verse [17:71] (Remember) the day when We will call every people with
their Imam. Muffassireen have deduced two interpretations from this verse. One is that people
will be called according to their book of deeds. Some on the right some on the left. Even this
meaning is saheeh. Another (interpretation) is that they would be called by their Imaam one
whom they used to obey- like these belong to fir`auns party; these belong to Namrood; these
belong to Shaddaad. Hafidh Jalaaluddin Suyuti and Ibn Katheer both have written that this Ayah is
of the greatest evidence that describes the virtue of Ahlul Hadeeth because our Imaam is
Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So they will be called by Imaam Abu Haneefa and it
may be that Imam Abu Haneefah would come along with us and tell them go away. Imaam Abu
Haneefa rahimahullah did not ask you to become Hanafi. Ahmad Raza Khan barelvi says that if we

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One of our brothers has translated and transcribed an excellent treatise on this topic. Scroll down to Objection no. 6 :
http://ahlul-isnaad.blogspot.com/2012/01/some-objections-on-ahl-ul-hadeeth-and.html

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Tumart
agree to what the Ahlul Hadeeth say then our Aimmah since 1100 years would be looked upon as
Mushriqeen, i.e. we have to leave Salafus Saaliheen since 1100 years. I hereby challenge Barelvis
and Deobandhis that in all these 1400 years since Sahaaba, Taba`een, and the generations after
them, wherein a renowned `Aalim of this Ummah who ever proclaimed, Oh People become
Muqallideen, leave Qur`an and hadeeth, close your eyes and walk behind the Imaam for we are
Muqallideen No one has ever said such a thing. Rather I just finished writing a treatise yesterday
wherein I have enlisted 122 such Ulema about whom the Muhadditheen have said Laa Yuqallidu
i.e. he did not do taqleed, he was a ghair Muqallid. And out of excitement I ended up writing 110 . I
had announced to write 100 but ended up with 110 from every era Sahaaba, Taba`een, Taba
Taba`een and so on. So we say show us 2-4-10 Ulema (who called for Talqeed). Your very own
Ulema for e.g Zayli, Ayni, In fact Shah waliullah dahelvi (such as in his book Insaaf Fi Bayan Sabab Al
Ikhtiklaaf) has opposed taqleed. He was a hanafi, a soofi Read his Hujatullah il-Baaligha on this
issue.
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He says whoever does Raf `al Yadain I like him. Now in karachi, deobandhis have published
this from [words not clear] publishing center in Urdu but they have tampered with this and have
changed it to mean/appear Whoever does not do raf `al Yadain I like him.
Background: Laughs, they forgot to manipulate the texts before and after them
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: Look how cruel they are! So the hadeeth that says that people will be called by
the name of their mother is weak, rather the established one is that they will be called by their
fathers name.
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Imaam Bukhaari who was a Faqeeh has titled one of the chapters in his Saheeh
that states: Chapter: Calling the people by their father's name *under Good Manners and form
(Al-Adab)] and the evidence he brought the narration of Ibn `Umar (radhiallahu anhu) under it
regarding a betrayer that on the day of judgement every betrayer will have a flag just like Zardari
who falsely promised (the people) of electricity but it was all a lie. So every betrayer will have a flag
and imagine how big a flag will zardari have (for all his treachery) unless he repents (and if it is
accepted)? So then it will be said: This is the treachery of so and so who is the son of so and so.
So here Bukhaari has deduced this understanding from the word Ibn Fulaan and the hadeeth
regarding the mother is weak.




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One such hadeeth is reported by Abu Dawood and many others that states : On the Day of Resurrection you will be
called by your names and by your father's names, so give yourselves good names. *Sunan Abi Dawud 4948]. Majority
of the scholars have said it is broken but Shu`aib al-Arnout in his tahkeeq of Abu Dawood enlists the route to say this is
acceptable. I am not aware of which route or turuk is Hafidh Zubayr rahimahullah speaking of here. The weak hadeeth
of calling by the names of their mother is discussed by Ibn al-Qayyim in Mukhtasar Abi Dawood 7/250.
Question #29: Is there any other Prophet who faced the astonishing and quivering experience as
our prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) faced after the very first revelation
upon him?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: We do not need to delve deep into investigating such issues. It is informed that
when Allah ordered Musa (alayhis salaam) to [words not clear] the stick he got scared to the extent
that he started running showing his back. (Then Allah said) Come, do not fear So we should be
silent on these issues. Always remember to be very cautious in regards to speaking about the
Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lest you utter a word that is insulting in regards to the
prophet
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. Ahlul Hadeeth are agreed upon the fact that anyone who speaks ill of even the shawl of
the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a kaafir. He is a khabeeth.

Question #30: Is it mandatory to observe hijaab in front of the kids of my husbands younger and
elder brother?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: Yes hijaab has to be observed.

Question #31: What is your opinion about the tabbarrukaat (belongings attributed to the
prophet) in Baadshah masjid?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: It is not genuine and lacks a chain. We say, How we wish we had one hair of the
prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so we would spend all our belongings for it. Just like
how the Taba`een used to say.

Question #32: Is it valid to pray with clothes that have a stain of sperm on them?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: No it is not valid, Maniy is impure. Wash it or if it is dry then scratch it off. Prayer
with this is invalid.
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Question #33: can we make use of certain ayahs in the Qur`an to recite and blow upon us as a
treatment?
Zubayr `Ali Zaee: Yes it is permissible. The evidence for this is the hadeeth in Saheeh Muslim which
says that whoever can help his brother should do so
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, and he (peace and blessings be upon him)

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Verily, the servant may speak a single word for which he descends into the Fire farther than the distance between
East and West. [Sahih Muslim, Book 42, Number 7120]

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http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&Option=FatwaId&Id=98794
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Sahih Muslim, Book 35, Number 6518
also said: Show me your du`as which you use as a cure, anything which is free from Shirq is
permissible. We have this strange thing happening in Hazro where there is a Deobandhi Qaari
who recites or reads the Qur`an in the reverse order i.e., he starts from the last surah An-Naas and
then he descends backwards. I have never heard or seen such a thing (In Islaam) and for such (an
idiotic) act of his they (the common folk) exclaim Ma sha Allah Ma sha Allah.
May Allah (subhanahu wa taala) make me, you, all of us steadfast upon the path of Qur`an and
Hadeeth and now the seating of question and answer ends and I take your leave with this. I say this
speech of mine and seek forgiveness from Allaah, the Mighty, for myself and you

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