MALIKI FIQH CORNER

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Salaamun Alaykum
i had just had a couple of questions, hope Ustadh Abdullah can answer
them.
1. Was Abdullah ibn Saba the founder of the shias, and do the shias hold
him in high regard?
2. The dawoodi bohras, a sect from the shias, thier leader is a corrupt
man who takes millions and millions of dollars from his followers, they are
a business, for example if a bohri is to do a nikah or a janazah or
anything of that nature they will not commence until the imam is payed a
good amount of money. I have many bohri friends here, and the ones who

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Dear Brother Ustadh,

I have a question regarding madhabs and salafis. After doing considerable
research into the necessity of following a madhab, I feel very inclined
towards traditional sunni scholarship. But I still need clarification on
some other issues. In Bilal Phillips book, "The evolution of fiqh" he
states that madhabs principles can be too rigid and that a unification of
the madhabs should take place. That led me to realize that salafis tend to
follow one steady fiqh. Whenever there are books on fiqh by salafi

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As Salamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullah,

In Al-‘Izziyyah it mentions that making ‘umra once a year is desirous act whereas making ‘umra more than once is disliked. Now does this apply to someone living outside of the city of Makkah, Ta’if or is this a general ruling?

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Asalaamu alaikum,

I want to get more clarification on the question you answered for a sister on child custody. Suppose - the mother's mother and next of kin are not available on the mother's side and the father is an abusive father who abused his wife to a point where he tried to kill her?

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As-Salam-alaikum,

My sister is divorced and has a 7 year old daughter. She got remarried and is now living here in the USA, while her prior husband is still in Egypt.The father wants to see his daughter but she does not trust sending the daughter even for a vacation lest he forcibly keep her. What is the ruling on custody? Does she lose custody according to Maliki Fiqh? If that is the case, does it go to the father, or to her mother?

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As salamu alaykum. I had the intention not to fast today because I am going to be traveling out of the state to help someone move. I had intended to leave prior to fajr entering, but it did not happen like that. Is it still permissible for me not to fast. I gave up on breaking it once I was still in my city area since I was/am under the impression that I am no longer allowed to break it since leaving prior to fajr is a condition for its permissibility.

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As'salaamu Alaykum; jazak Allahu khayr for the excellent and practical class. I am a dependent of my (Hanafi) parents and I am Maliki. They normally pay Zakat-ul-Fitr in cash; would that be valid for me, or would they have to pay it in grain?

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When making the qunut for a peril is it required that the du'a is
said out loud with the hands raised? Are only our qunuts said
silently? Also, when joining the Imam in the second rakat of Isha, do
I make the tashahhuds with him? I am very grateful to Allah to have
your assistance. May He reward you with good
Ma Salaama

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In the view of Imam Malik, the only time hands are to be raised for
du'a is during the prayer for rain. Group dhikr and du'a is
considered to be disliked in our madhhab even though a great many

As for circumcision (khitan) for the male (i.e. removing excess skin from the male prepuce - i.e. head of the penis), it is considered to be a stressed sunnah in our madhhab. But Imam Shafi'i considered it to be compulsory. As for female circumcision (khifad), it is also considered to be recommended (mandub), but it
is not stressed.

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In the Maliki madhaab, is a husband required to pay his wife's medical bill?

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In the Maliki madhaab, is a husband required to pay his wife's medical bill? There are two answers to this question. The first answer is no. And the other answer is yes.