Bid’ah

The Practice of Calling Adhan Over Graves

By Hakim al-Ummah Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi
June 26, 2009
The Practice of Calling Adhan Over Graves

First of all, it is not established from any authentic hadith that Satan comes in the grave. But, if we do accept that he does come in the grave, then his coming poses no possibility of harm (or threat), because the ability of misleading others is particular to this world as this world is a source of burden and tribulation. As is mentioned in a hadith: "The living cannot be guaranteed safety from...
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Participating in Bid‘ah With the Intention of Reforming

By
January 19, 2009

Living in the vicinity of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Mawlana Mufti ‘Ashiq Ilahi al-Bulandshehri (1925-1999)—a respected and acclaimed student of the North Indian hadith master Shaykh al-Hadith Mawlana Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhalawi—was a prolific writer, a Hanafi mufti, and a hadith scholar of great magnitude.
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