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Bid‘ah & Customs
245 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Bid‘ah & Customs, part of Beliefs & Aqeedah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Bid‘ah & Customs fatawa — page 6 of 7
- Mufti Online24 Apr 2012
Azaan at the Grave Site
I am reading a book called "Death The Final Journey" by Muhammad Abd Al -Mannan. In this book he states that its Sunnat to give Azaan at the grave…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Mar 2012
Meelaad and Salami
What is the shari'ee status of meelaad and salami as is practised today?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Feb 2012
Applying Mehndhi of the Dargah for Marriage Proposals
People give mehndhi of the dargah to a girl who is not receiving proposals for marriage. They say she must perform two rakaats Salaah before…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam6 Sep 2010
Can we take hand and do dua after Fardh Salaah or is it bidah?
my husband is working in a construction company and in administrative sector in saudi arabia he has to deal with all insurance companies of health…
Ml. Zakariyya bin Ahmed - Ask Imaam16 Apr 2010
The brelvis are approving Milad by the following event which happened in Chakwal, my question is...
The brelvis are approving Milad by the following event which happened in Chakwal, my question is: 1-Can Prophet (peace be upon him) come to a…
Ml. Faizal Riza - Ask Imaam17 Feb 2010
I would like to ask about Wearing of Taweez in light of Quran & Sahee Hadith. As per my sufficient knowledge our beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) never advised to any one for wearing Taweez & if its true than isn’t it a Bidat to do so?
I would like to ask about Wearing of Taweez in light of Quran & Sahee Hadith. As per my sufficient knowledge our beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad…
Ml. Luqman Hansrot - Ask Imaam19 Jun 2009
Alhumdllah I'm Hanfi, I been told by salafi that it is not right to fully answer salam to Bidati/innovaor as per ibn Baz shaikh. Is that true we shouldn't we only say them wa alikum instead of walakum asslm wr wb?.
Alhumdllah I'm Hanfi, I been told by salafi that it is not right to fully answer salam to Bidati/innovaor as per ibn Baz shaikh. Is that true we…
Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa - Ask Imaam24 Apr 2009
Is it permissable or is it "Bidah" to visit a Wali's grave recite yasin and place your forehead and hands on the grave (like in sajda) and to ask the wali to make dua on your behalf for whatever you require. I refer to Badsha Peer, Soofie Saheb etc.
Is it permissable or is it "Bidah" to visit a Wali's grave recite yasin and place your forehead and hands on the grave (like in sajda) and to ask…
Ml. Mohammed Moola - Ask Imaam19 Nov 2008
In reference to Fatwa # 17293 about smileys or emoticons...Arent emoticon bid'at
But aren't "emoticons" bid'a? They are an innovation of the West, which is bid'a, too. Therefore, we should shun emoticons like pigs-in-blanket…
Ml. Ismail Moosa - Ask Imaam17 Jul 2008
In a qasidah burdah i recently went to they stood up in the middle for salaam to nabi Sallalawhualalayhiwasalaam Is this bidat and Is there anything wrong in holding gas so that one can hold on to wudhu due to laziness.
In a qasidah burdah i recently went to they stood up in the middle for salaam to nabi Sallalawhualalayhiwasalaam Is this bidat and Is there anything…
Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa - Ask Imaam17 Jun 2008
Many Mosques are used to make du'a after prayer which is bid'at
Many Mosques are used to make du'a after prayer which is bid'at according to your fatwa because it replace the sunnat and that's not good however…
Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa - Ask Imaam30 Mar 2008
He sprinkles water on those praying Salaah. Is this Bid'ah?
1. Sometimes at funerals in my local mosque theres a person who runs across the safs before the janaza and he sprinkles some water or athar on the…
Ml. Ismail Moosa - Ask Imaam17 Feb 2008
Is this Rabita Sharif as practised by Naqshibandis a Bidah? Or Shirk?
What is exactly Rabita as Sharif as practiced by the Naqshibandis , and what is the stance of the Deobandi ulema on it? I asked once to a Deobandi…
Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub - Ask Imaam24 Jun 2007
It is bidah to kiss ones thumbs when hearing the Adhaan.
1. sometimes when i read thingd like fatwas on marrages i arouse / errection and then when its gone some times some liquid drips very thin liquid is…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam10 Mar 2006
I have heard people saying that this movement is bidda. Can you share some light on the matter.
I have heard people saying that this movement is bidda. Can you share some light on the matter.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 Sep 2004
Is not cutting the nails as described in Ta’leemul Haq bid’ah?
Is not cutting the nails as described in Ta?leemul Haq bid?ah? There is absolutely no evidence for the order of cutting the nails (i.e. from the…
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf - Ask Imaam8 Sep 2004
1. I am Hanafi if I marry a Shafi do I have to convert and change my method of performing Sallah and other practices. (I am female)2. Is performing Salami and Maulid rituals bidah?
I would like to marry a man whom I like but am afraid due to Islamic differences. Firstly he is Shafi and I am Hanafi, If i marry will I have to…
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf - Ask Imaam24 Jun 2004
What does it mean by doing ‘Bait’? Which Muslim sects do this and WHY? Was this ever recommended by the Prophet s.a.w.s.? IF NOT, doesn’t it automatically become a Biddah?
1. Bay?at means when you put your hand in the hand of a pious person and take an oath of allegiance. The person who you choose to take bay?at with…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Feb 2004
In Beralwi mosques Salat-o-Salam is recited before Azan. Further the first Kalma is also recited three times after Fard prayers. Can it be called Bidat ? Can such a action be called a Sin?
To recite Salaah and salaam or any Durood Sharief specifically before Azaan has not been proven from any hadith and therefore will be contrary to…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam18 Sep 2003
Is it Bidah to say Sadaqullaahul Azeem after reciting quran?
1) I read in different places that saying Sadaqulaahul Azeem after reciting a portion from the Quraan is Bidat, as it was not recited by Rasulullah…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 May 2003
If on mine or my kids’ birthdays or anniversaries if I offer 2 Rakaats of Shukraana, to thank Allah S.W.T. for all His blessings, will this be regarded as Biddat?
It is not permissible to celebrate one?s birthday or anniversary. However, one may thank Allah Ta?ala for giving life for the previous year or thank…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam24 May 2003
If i go to milad celebration and there is only speech and may be food, SO will it be still a sin if i go with intention to listen to the speech? please help me.
The concept of Moulood (celebrating of the birth of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam), has no basis in Shari?ah. Listening to a talk about the life…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Mar 2003
Reading of surah Yassen 41 times which I have heard from Ulema brings you back something if you have lost it and many benifits. Is this bidah?
Some people charachterize this as bidah. Which I dont believe, unless you make it fard, wajib, or sunnah it s not considered as bidah according to…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam28 Feb 2003
I have a doubt about the fatiha practice which ppl practice in India and Pakistan.Is it an Innovation?
In Fatiha some food is made and then recite some surahs from the Quran like Surah Fatiha and then eat it.I just want to know is it ok to give…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam28 Jan 2003
Could you please provide for me a definition of what is a "Bida'" in terms of the Islamic Sharia?
The word ?Bid?ah? literally means innovations. In Shari?ah, it means to introduce something new in Deen which was never done before and not part of…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 Nov 2002
what is the defination of Biddah. Is every thing new in relegion i do will be consider biddah. I feel confused about this matter.
What is defination of biddah. Is every thing new in relegion i do will be consider biddah. I feel confused about this matter. I heared if some one…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam29 Oct 2002
1. I got email from external mail list telling staying awake and doing ibbadath (Pray) on Sheb-e-barat night and fasting next day is bidah is it true.
1. I got email from external mail list telling staying awake and doing ibbadath (Pray) on Sheb-e-barat night and fasting next day is bidah is it…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Oct 2002
Sometimes my mother indulges in practises which are very strange, and i feel are bida'h. For example, she takes eggs and circles the eggs around my head 7 times
Sometimes my mother indulges in practises which are very strange, and i feel are bida'h. For example, she takes eggs and circles the eggs around my…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Oct 2002
you tell people things which you admit have no evidence in Shariah, but are based on what the Ulema have said, or the experience of pious people. Doesn't all this fall under the category of bid'ah
Many times, you tell people things, which you yourself admit have no evidence to support them in the Shariah, but are based on what the Ulema have…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Mar 2002
U had stated (q5244) that Ibn Abdul Wahhab didn’t start a new sect. How can he and his followers be regarded as Ahl Sunnah after everything above, and when many scholars have said they are Ahl Bida?
However, Imam Ibn Abidin (d.1252AH) says in his book, Hashiya radd al-muhtar ?ala al-Durr al-mukhtar sharh Tanwir al-absar, that the Wahhabis were…
- Ask Imaam9 Feb 2002
Assalaamu alaykum. Bi-dah "Innovation"?
By saying your Kalimah before taking wudu or before performing salaah, or before any other good deed, will this be classified as an "innovation"? If…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam18 Nov 2001
I understand that the Bidah is of two types, good and bad. Who has the authority to decide if certain Bidah is one or the other? What is the correct terminology for these?
E.g.: Would performing certain types of Wazaif fall into one category or the other since these are based on "certain scholar's or Holy people's"…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 Nov 2001
Is it acceptable to perform Ibadat specially on the Night of Meraaj? Did the companions of the Prophet S.A.W.S. do this every year, or is it an innovation in our Deen?
Regarding the actual year of this great event of Me'raaj, there is a difference of opinion among the historians and compilers of Seerah. In view of…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam30 Jun 2001
Are there any good innovations in Islam (eg. using tasbih beads, having zikr gatherings, having madressahs)?
1. To introduce something which is not part of Deen into Deen and engage in it as part of Deen or to regard something that is not compulsory in Deen…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Jun 2001
Is using tasbeeh (Musbaha) bidah? Also, Hijab infront of Non-Muslim females, joining Shadhilli Tariqa, Umm Al-Qura University.
1)Wahabbis say that a Musbaha is bida what can we say to justify the use of a musbaha or tasbeeh. 2) Is it required for Muslim females to wear a…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Jun 2001
Shaykh al-Islam al-Sirhindi says in Maktubat (Vol.3, Letter 38): "72 reported groups of bidah should not be called kafir, because they are Ahl al-Qibla". Why you call them (Shi'as) Kafir?
The crime of the Ja'fari Shi'as is not Bid'at, it is Kufr. If it was Bid'at, we would not say they are Kaafirs. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam28 May 2001
Is using loud speakers for prayer Bidat? When we say salam in prayer, is it to 2 angels? Also, is it true that a Hafiz gets to choose 10 people to go to Jannah?
Is using loud speakers for Adhan Bidat? Don't they do this in Mecca and Medina? do you agree with the following statment? "It is not permissible to…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam16 May 2001
Why do you reject celebration of Milad-un-Nabi?
Is it not true that all the great imams in Islamic history have advocated celebration of Milad since its conception, including the great imam of the…
- Ask Imaam1 May 2001
Regarding the function of Meelad, you have termed it a bid'at.
To substantiate this, you have rightly indicated that the Blessed Companions did not hold such gatherings. Therefore, using this argument, is it…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam24 Mar 2001
1. Can a bid'a be good? A person told me praying 20 rakaats of taraweeh is a good bid'a.2. What is the ruling on waseelah (using an intermediary)?
1. Can a bid'a be good? A person told me praying 20 rakaats of taraweeh is a good bid'a, I know that's wrong as every bid'a is bad, please can you…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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