Fiqh

Tashahhud with Sighah al-Khitab

By Imam Rabbani Mawlana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi
March 28, 2009
Tashahhud with Sighah al-Khitab

Question: Can the 'ulama comment on the issue as to why we read al-salamu 'alayka ayyuhannabiy (peace be upon you, O Prophet) in tashahhud and not al-salamu 'alannabiy (peace be upon the Prophet) with the sayings of the Islamic jurists and hadith scholars please?
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Musafahah (Greeting) With Both Hands

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February 16, 2009

Question: My dear honoured and respected Mawlana, May peace, Allah's mercy, and His blessings be upon you. To proceed. Please inform this servant of an authentic hadith regarding musafahah (clasping hands when greeting) with two hands, and Allah blessed be He, Most High, will grant you a great reward. I have enclosed a letter for your response. The servant, Khan Muhammad
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Participating in Bid‘ah With the Intention of Reforming

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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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