fiqh
The Minimum Form of Salām in Ḥanbalī Fiqh
A brief study of the minimum valid form of salām in Ḥanbalī fiqh, examining Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jaylānī's view and its treatment by the relied-upon Ḥanbalī scholars.
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fiqh
Categories of Zakat in the Hanbali Madhhab
There are only eight valid recipients of zakāh. The Ḥanbalī madhhab is very strict on the categories for zakāh and does not permit expanding these categories. This is based on the usage of innamā at the beginning of the verse of zakāh. Technical details have been omitted for the sake of brevity and the issues are well known to students of knowledge.
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aqeedah
Hanbali View of the Ash'ari Madhhab
Recent assertions claim that Ḥanbalī madhhab considers prayer behind Ash'arīs to be invalid. Those who claim this say that the Ash'arī position of the Qur'an equivalent to Jahmī doctrine, and that Ash'arīs believe in the creation of the Qur'an. These claims warrant examination against the madhhab to establish the veracity of its attribution to the madhhab.
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