A question was once posed by a student through email regarding the issue of wastage, more specifically in regards to wasting water. It was published by our dear friend Hafiz Faraz Abdul Moid on the attalib blog some years ago. I repost it here for your benefit, iA. Question: I had a question, and if you’re not… Continue reading A Short Answer to a Question on Extravagance from the Islamic Perspective
Category: Manners
On the Validity of Backbiting in Hadith Criticism
Question: When we talk about a specific narrator being ʿādil (upright), isn’t it backbiting to label someone a liar or a sinner? How is this justified? Answer: In the name of Allah, the All Merciful, the Most Mercy-giving. The act of backbiting (ghībah) as it applies to speaking unfavorably of a person who is not present is… Continue reading On the Validity of Backbiting in Hadith Criticism
Book Review: The Rights of Parents by Imam Muhammad Mawlud
In the desire to acquire sound Islamic knowledge and please Allah, there can be no more essential guide than sound morals and manners (ādāb). Any education that is not built upon the foundations of ādāb is bound to crumble or lead astray. This primacy of applied ethics in the Islam worldview can perhaps be best… Continue reading Book Review: The Rights of Parents by Imam Muhammad Mawlud
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