Beliefs & Aqeedah · Subtopic
Sects & Groups
373 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Sects & Groups, part of Beliefs & Aqeedah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Sects & Groups fatawa — page 5 of 10
- Jamiat KZN25 May 2018
Are Weekly Group Dhikr Gatherings a Reprehensible Innovation (Bid`a)? (1/2)
Is it wrong to gather weekly, on a specific day, for a group dhikr including the sending of salat and salam on the Prophet, as some followers of…
- Jamiat KZN26 Feb 2018
Janaza of Beloved Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
Assalamualikum , i need to know who had led Prophet Mohammed saw ‘s janaza namaaz ? as i heard a youtube that our prophet said first Allah will pray…
Lutfy Alam - Mufti Online22 Jan 2018
Shiahs
I try to study comparative studies of different sects of Muslims. I’ve read your answers about Shias on the website where you have stated that shias…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam8 Jan 2018
Was Ibn Al Qayyim a Salafi?
Is Imam Ibn Qayyin rahumahullah Salafi? I am aware that he is from the Hanbali school of thought but wanted to clarify since someone was claiming he…
- Mufti Online21 Dec 2017
Interacting with Ahmadis
I live in a village where about half of the population are Ahmadis. Is speaking to them, going to their marriages or deaths, etc. allowed or not?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN20 Dec 2017
40 day Mourning Period
Q: Aslm Mufti, hope you well, I wanted to find out what the significance of the 40 day Mourning Period is? Firstly is this allowed, and if it is…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Ask Imaam28 Nov 2017
Shia belief of the Quraan
Assalamu Alaykum I have read in some places that believing that Quran is not preserved completely amounts to Kufr. (Usually One of the points used…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Jamiat KZN21 Nov 2017
Hadith: First to give news of Rabi-ul-Awwal?
Q. A few days ago, I received a bbm with a Hadith that says “Whoever is the first to give another person the news about the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal,…
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Jamiat KZN15 Nov 2017
Tawassul (Supplicating Allah through an intermediary)
This question is about ‘Tawassul’. Clearly, the sect of the Salafs state that it is shirk to do this act of worship and it breaks the Aqeedah of…
The Tawassul Challenge - Mufti Online14 Nov 2017
Barelvis calling Deobandis Wahhabis
Why do the the Barelvis call the Deobandis Wahhabis?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN13 Nov 2017
Homosexuality and Islam
What is the status of homosexuality in Islam, and how should one cope with it? ——————————————————————————–
- Jamiat KZN9 Nov 2017
The Ambiya (Alayhimus Salaam) being alive in their graves
I have a problem understanding the belief about Hayat-un-Nabi. What does it mean? I have heard from many scholars that to oppose this belief is…
- Mufti Online7 Nov 2017
Carmanic acid
Is it allowed for a Muslim to eat a product that has Carmanic Acid, which is made from insect. If it is Halal, then majority of the food have some…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Nov 2017Roman Urdu
Kia shia Musalmaan he?
1. Kia shia ka kalma alag hy? or kia shia kaafir hain? 2. Kia shia agar bemar ho jay to kia us ki ayadat kar skty hain??
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Nov 2017
The sect that will enter Jannah
It has been said that our Nabi sallallahu alaihi wasallam has said that Christians have 72 sects and Islam will have 73 sects and only one sect will…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Nov 2017
Shia mourning ceremonies
What are your eminent views about the mourning ceremonies and gatherings of Shia people. Is this haram or good?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Oct 2017
False claim of the shias
Shia's claim that the 3 companions of the prophet are liars and angered bibi fatima and they are not to be respected. To what extent is this true.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Oct 2017
Shias
Shia's claim that their Kalima which they practice is in holy quran. Is it true? And As alot of scholars interpret and say that shia is not a sect…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN19 Sep 2017
Kissing The Fingers Upon Hearing The Shahadatain in Azaan
Is the kissing the fingers upon hearing the Prophet’s (sallallahu’alaihi wasallam) name a sunnah?
Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar - Mufti Online30 Aug 2017
Do Sunnis and Shias read the same Quraan?
Do Sunni and Shia Muslims read the same Quraan?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Aug 2017
Maatam
Is maatam permissible? I've read online that it is not but a website says the Sahabah used to do it. I would appreciate if you could help and clarify.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Aug 2017
Answers to Shias
Recently I met up with a friend and started having the discussion about Islam. My friend identifies as a Shi'a and myself as a Sunni. During this…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN25 Jul 2017
Are Qadianis / Ahmedis Muslims? (5/5)
What is the Islamic belief on the return of Eīsā (‘alayh salām)? Explain in the light of Qurān and Hadith. And what is the ruling for those who deny…
Muftī Ebrahim Desai - Jamiat KZN25 Jul 2017
Are Qadianis / Ahmedis Muslims? (4/5)
All those identities that are specific to Muslims, can Ahmediyyah Muslim Community (Qadianis) use them?
- Jamiat KZN25 Jul 2017
Are Qadianis / Ahmedis Muslims? (3/5)
Is it allowed for Qadianis to call themselves Muslims? In view of the information provided can their claim be accepted?
- Jamiat KZN25 Jul 2017
Are Qadianis / Ahmedis Muslims? (2/5)
What is the ruling in Sharī‘ah of someone who claims to have received revelation on him, Qur’ān Majīd as book of Allah, [but] words of his mouth…
- Jamiat KZN25 Jul 2017
Are Qadianis / Ahmedis Muslims? (1/5)
What is the meaning of a Prophet in Sharī‘ah? What is the meaning of Khatm e Nabuwwat in Sharī‘ah? What is the ruling in Sharī‘ah about a person who…
- Mufti Online24 Jul 2017
Allegation made by the Shia
I read somewhere that the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) threatened his wives to divorce and Hazrat Aisha (RA) is threatened many times…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN17 May 2017
Authenticity of Salatut Tasbih
Is Salat al Tasbih authentic?
- Jamiat KZN28 Apr 2017
Fasting and Ibadah on 15th Sha’ban
Questions. (1) Is the hadith concerning the fifteen of Shabaan “totally and absolutely weak”? (2) Is it true that one of the narrators of this…
- Mufti Online11 Apr 2017
Murjiyah and Qadariyyah
I have heard that RasoolAllah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) mentioned in a Hadith that two sects i.e. the Murjiyah and the Qadariyah do not have any…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN31 Mar 2017
A Muslim going to a Fortune Teller
: Assalaamualaikum I pray you are well. 1) If a Muslim goes to the fortune teller to get their hand read or find out something about the…
Syed Haneef - Jamiat KZN27 Mar 2017
Various Forms of Tawassul and Istighatha and their Rulings
I wanted to know the Islamic position on seeking intermediaries to Allah, and on seeking help from the dead and calling onto them. Some say it is…
[Mufti] Muhammad ibn Adam - Mufti Online12 Mar 2017Roman Urdu
Ibne Taymia aur Salafi log kon he?
1. Ibn e Tayymia kon hai? 2. Salafi (aaj ke daur me jo apne ko salafi kahte hai) kon hote hai? 3. Kya unka aqeeda sahi hai?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam15 Feb 2017
Ibadhi Sect
Assalamu Alaikum, Are Ibadis considered Muslims or are they out of the folds of Islam. Are Sunni Muslims allowed to pray behind them? Are we allowed…
Safwaan Ibn Ml Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim - Jamiat KZN7 Feb 2017
Celebrating birthdays on an alternate day
Is there any difference in celebrating a Birthday on any other day besides the actual day of a birthday in Islam? A part of my father’s side of the…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online1 Feb 2017
Showing oneself as a Shia in order to gain citizenship
Please advise if Islam allows a Sunni Muslim to show himself as Shia so he can apply religious asylum in USA or any other country? Is this…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Dec 2016
Different sects
What are all the Muslim sects that are not Sunni or Shia? (Not every single group from within each sect but all the sects of Islam that every Muslim…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN8 Dec 2016
Asking from the Awliya and Tawassul
1. Can we ask dua from the awliya ( that passed away ) 2.My question is regarding Saints (aWLIYA ) Is it possible they have knowledge not of the…
Mawlana Sohail ibn Arif - Mufti Online29 Nov 2016
Discussing differences between different sects
My question is that today there are many groups - salafis, deobandis, barelvis, tablighis etc. I as a layman often find it hard to explain the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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