Faisal Hassan

"Is the door of ijtihad closed?" In practical terms, this question is just theory. Not only has the door of ijtihad never been shut for scholars, but the door today has unfortunately been smashed open. There is no door. Bob and Jessica have been catwalking in…

Many discussions on Ijtihad and Taqlid have a warped understanding of the nature of learning and knowledge acquisition. Your perception of Ijtihad and Taqlid is directly connected to your perception of knowledge, which in reality applies to every field of life…

The phenomenal thing about Surah Fatihah is that it implicitly answers our existential questions. 1) How did I get here? 2) Where am I heading? 3) Why am I here? 4) What do I need while I'm here? 1) How did I get here? The chapter responds. "All praise is due…

A few years ago I was doing a deep dive into Imam Shafi'i's biography and reading through his Kitab al-Umm. During this period, I remember going to sleep one night and having a dream of meeting a figure who I believed was Imam Shafi'i. (I'm a strange human; I…

Note: scholars differ on the nature of the (temporary) instruction of killing dogs in the time of revelation. The instruction arguably returns to the notion of harm and ensuring safety within the community, rather than some purposeless legislation for the mere…

Is there any verse or hadith that speaks on animal extinction? Allah tells us, "There is no creature on the earth, nor any bird flying with their wings, but they are communities like you." (An'am: 38) Allah Most High informs us that all land creatures and bird…

On the topic of mursal hadiths, Imam al-Dhahabi (d. 748) shares a nice presentation in his book al-Muqidhah that tends to be underappreciated. A mursal hadith is a disconnected prophetic report from a Tabi'i. Since the Tabi'i has not met the Prophet (peace be…

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