December 2009
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Echo of the Green Dome
Taqlid Shakhsi—Wajib or Haraam?!
Question
What is the proof of
taqleed shaksi i.e. that
you have to follow ONLY
one scholar/imam. There
are verses and ahaadith
from which taqleed in
general can be proven,
but I need some evidences
that prove that you can't
follow more than one per-
son. You may say that
doing so will mean fol-
lowing your desires, but
what if one is following an
opinion of a mujtahid on a
perticular issue because
his ruling is easier to fol-
low.
Why is that not allowed.
Doesn't it come about the
Answer
In the name of Allah,
Most Gracious, Most
Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum
waRahmatullahi Wa-
barakatuh
You have correctly
indicated in your
query that had taqlid
Prophet (Peace Be Upon
Him) that whenever he
would have to choose
between two different
things he would choose
the easier one?
This is an argument that
Sh. Zuhaili uses in his Al-
Fiqhul Islaami page 94.
He says one that
page ,"And the majority of
scholars say that it is not
compulsory to follow one
particular Imam on every
mas'ala, rather it is al-
lowed for him to follow
any Mujtahid he wants...
Because there is nothing
wajib except what Allah
makes and his messenger
make wajib and Allah and
his messenger did not
not been constricted
to only one school of
thought, the general
masses would con-
veniently practice on
only the easiest rul-
ings of each school.
At times, this would
lead them to aban-
don all four schools
concurrently on one
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make it wajib to follow
one particular Madhab.
He only made wajib to
follow scholars without
specifying just one.
Also the people who asked
about rulings did not stick
to one person or madhab,
instead they used to ask
anyone who is available.
This opinion is the pre-
ferred one according to
the scholars of Usool. 
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Taqlid Skahkhsi—Wajib 2
51 Sunnats of Salaah 4
act. This would inevi-
tably lead to contra- Green Nursery School 10
dictions and errors
and will ultimately HMC 11
lead to introducing a
new school which is About Us 12
based on carnal de-
sires and opposes the
Who is this young boy 12
practices of our pious
predecessors. A fa-
mous example given
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is, that suppose a clear that according madhhabs except

Green Academy Trust person performs to the vast majority of following one’s de-
wudu, and thereafter Scholars his prayer will sires or a thing which
gets cut on his finger not be valid. His wor- is not relied upon.
which causes him to ship will be based Therefore, it is not
bleed. more on human ego permissible (to
rather than Qur’an change madhhabs)
According to the
and Hadith and his especially when this
Hanafi ‘Ulama, his
entire deen will be action will open the
wudu is broken,
unsystematic. It is pre- doors of following
whereas according
cisely for this reason one’s desires and
to the Shafi’ ‘Ulama
that Mawlana Ashraf ego. (Muqaddima
his wudu is still intact.
‘Ali Thanwi (may Al- ‘Ila al-Sunan 84 Idarat
In order to avoid
lah Ta’ala be pleased al-Qur’an)
making wudu, he
with him) stated, “Our
takes the Shafi’ view Ma’mar (may Allah
deen is systemized
on this matter. This Ta’ala be pleased
through taqlid.”
man then touches his with him) said, “If a
wife with desire; ac- (Ashraf al-Jawab, man took the opinion
“...His worship will cording to the Shafi’ 161) of the people of
be based more on
opinion his wudu is Madinah with regards
human ego rather Numerous Scholars
than Qur’an and broken, whereas ac- to music and anal
spoke of the imper-
Hadith and his cording to the Hanafi intercourse; the opin-
entire deen will be missibility of not mak-
school of thought his ion of the people of
unsystematic.” ing taqlid, and
wudu is still perfect. Makkah regarding
It is precisely for warned of the harms
Seeing that the Mut’ah (temporary
this reason that which occur by freely
Mawlana Ashraf Hanafi view is easier marriage) and the
‘Ali Thanwi (may choosing different
on this issue, he opinion of the people
Allah Ta’ala be verdicts from each
pleased with him) chooses to follow of Kufa regarding in-
Madhhab.
stated, “Our deen that school of toxicating drinks, he
is systemized
thought. He thereaf- ‘Allama Kiranwi (may would be the worst of
through
taqlid.” (Ashraf al- ter consumes camel Allah Ta’ala be Allah’s servants.” (The
Jawab, 161)
meat which nullifies pleased with him) Legal Status of Fol-
his wudu according mentioned, “If lowing a Madhhab
to the Hanbali (leaving one’s by Mufti Taqi Usmani,
School. He finds that Madhhab for an- p. 54 ZamZam Pub-
there is more ease in other) is due to (the lishers with reference
following the view of layman) finding a de- to “Iqd al-Jeed p.62)
those who say that fect in the forsaken
Likewise, Sulayman al
camel meat does not Madhhab, then he is
-Taymi (may Allah
inv al idate one ’s not qualified (to
Ta’ala be pleased
wudu and therefore make this judgment).
with him) has said, “If
chooses to follow If it is due preference,
you practice on the
their view. Thereafter, then again he is not
concessions of every
he stands up to per- qualified. There exists
Madrasah Khazra Scholar, then every
form prayers. It is no reason to change
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evil will be gathered also spoke of the ‫أن اﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎء ﻗﺎﻟﻮا إن ﺗﺘﺒ ﻊ اﻟ ﺮﺧ ﺺ‬
in you.” need to follow only ‫ﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﺴﻖ واﻟﻌﻴﺎذ ﺑﺎﷲ واﻟ ﻤ ﺘ ﺘ ﺒ ﻊ‬
one school of ‫ﻟﻠﺮﺧﺺ ﻓﺎﺳﻖ ﺣ ﺘ ﻰ إن ﺑ ﻌ ﻀ ﻬ ﻢ‬
Hafiz Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr
thought. Speaking of ‫ إن ﻣ ﻦ ﺗ ﺘ ﺒ ﻊ اﻟ ﺮﺧ ﺺ ﻓ ﻘ ﺪ‬:‫ﻗ ﺎل‬
(may Allah Ta’ala be ‫ﺗ ﺰﻧ ﺪق أي ﺻ ﺎر زﻧ ﺪﻳ ﻘ ﺎ ﻓ ﻌ ﻠ ﻰ‬
the harms of following
pleased with him) ‫اﻹﻧﺴﺎن إذا ﺑﻠﻐﻪ أﻣﺮ اﷲ ورﺳ ﻮ ﻟ ﻪ‬
many schools at one
comments on the ‫ﻣﻦ ﺷﺨﺺ ﻳﺜﻖ ﺑﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻠﻤﻪ وﻓ ﻲ‬
time he said:
above statement of ‫ وأﻗ ﻮل ﻓ ﻲ ﻋ ﻠ ﻤ ﻪ‬،‫دﻳﻨﻪ أﻻ ﻳﺘﺮدد‬
Sulayman al-Taymi ‫ﻓﻴﻜ ﻮﻧ ﻮن ﻓ ﻲ وﻗ ﺖ ﻳ ﻘ ﻠ ﺪون ﻣ ﻦ‬ ‫ودﻳﻨﻪ ﻷن ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺎس ﻣﻦ ه ﻮ دﻳ ﻦ‬
saying, “There is a ‫ﻳ ﻔ ﺴ ﺪﻩ وﻓ ﻲ وﻗ ﺖ ﻳ ﻘ ﻠ ﺪون ﻣ ﻦ‬ ،‫ﻣﻠﺘﺰم ﻣﺘﻖ ﻟﻜﻦ ﻟﻴ ﺲ ﻋ ﻨ ﺪﻩ ﻋ ﻠ ﻢ‬
consensus on this. I ‫ﻳﺼﺤﺤﻪ ﺑﺤﺴﺐ اﻟﻐ ﺮض واﻟ ﻬ ﻮى‬ ‫ﺗﺠﺪﻩ ﻳ ﺤ ﻔ ﻆ ﺣ ﺪﻳ ﺜ ﺎ ﻣ ﻦ أﺣ ﺎدﻳ ﺚ‬
am not aware of any – ‫وﻣﺜﻞ هﺬا ﻻ ﻳﺠﻮز ﺑﺎﺗﻔﺎق اﻷﻣ ﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺮﺳﻮل ﺛﻢ ﻳﻘﻮم ﻳﺘﻜﻠﻢ ﻓ ﻲ اﻟ ﻨ ﺎس‬
‫(دار‬32/66)‫ﻣ ﺠ ﻤ ﻮﻋ ﺔ اﻟ ﻔ ﺘ ﺎوى‬ Green Nursery School
opposing view to ‫ وهﺬا ﻳ ﺠ ﺐ‬،‫وآﺄﻧﻪ إﻣﺎم ﻣﻦ اﻷﺋﻤﺔ‬
‫اﻟﻮﻓﺎء‬ ‫ ﻷﻧ ﻪ ﻗ ﺪ‬،‫اﻟﺤﺬر ﻣﻨﻪ وﻣ ﻦ ﻓ ﺘ ﺎواﻩ‬
it.” (Adab al-Ikhtilaf p.
134 Dar al-Usr) ‫ﻳﺨﻄ ﺊ آ ﺜ ﻴ ﺮا ﻟ ﻘ ﻠ ﺔ ﻋ ﻠ ﻤ ﻪ وﻣ ﻦ‬
“They follow – at one
‫اﻟﻨﺎس ﻣﻦ ﻳﻜﻮن ﻋﻨﺪﻩ ﻋ ﻠ ﻢ واﺳ ﻊ‬
point in time – those
Similarly, Shah Waliul- ‫ ﻳ ﻔ ﺘ ﻲ‬،‫ﻟﻜﻦ ﻟﻪ هﻮى واﻟﻌﻴ ﺎذ ﺑ ﺎﷲ‬
scholars who see the “They follow – at
lah (may Allah Ta’ala ‫اﻟﻨﺎس ﺑﻤﺎ ﻳ ﺮﺿ ﻰ اﻟ ﻨ ﺎس ﻻ ﺑ ﻤ ﺎ‬
marriage as void and one point in time
be pleased with him) ‫ وه ﺬا ﻳﺴ ﻤ ﻰ ﻋ ﺎﻟ ﻢ‬،‫ﻳ ﺮﺿ ﻲ اﷲ‬
at another point of – those scholars
wrote, “You should ‫( اﻟﻤﻜﺘﺒﺔ اﻟﺸﺎﻣﻠﺔ‬1/895) ‫اﻷﻣﺔ‬
who see the
time, they follow
know that people – marriage as void
those scholars who “The ‘Ulama mention
during the first two and at another
say that the marriage that following lenien-
hundred years – were point of time,
is still intact merely cies in fisq (open they follow those
not restricted to fol-
because of vested transgression) – May scholars who say
low one particular
interest and desires. Allah protect us. The that the marriage
Imam. During the is still intact
This kind of practice is one who follows
third century, the merely because
not allowed accord- these leniencies is a
concept of following of vested interest
ing to the unanimous transgressor, to such
and desires.”
one particular Imam
opinion of the an extent that some
emerged. There were
Umma.” Scholars mentions
very few scholars who
that the one who fol-
did not rely upon the [Note – these state- lows leniencies loses
opinion of a single ments are in direct his religion. It is com-
Mujtahid and Imam. contrast to the state- pulsory on a person
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Taqi Usmani p. 57
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ikhtilaf 57/59)
practice on the easi- choosing that which
Shaykh Ibn Taymiyya est view. He says: is easy from every
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Madhhab, a person Qur’an and Hadith. any issue, used to do

Green Academy in reality is making his so sincerely and
The objection could
ego the yardstick for would act upon the
be raised that during
practicing on deen. verdict given to him
the early times of Is-
He will only be prac- whether it was to his
lam, the layman
ticing on that which is benefit or not. Later,
would ask any
in conformity with his piety and sincerity to
scholar for verdicts
personal desires. On that degree did not
and not adhere rig-
the contrary, by ad- remain amongst the
idly to only following
hering to one people. People be-
one scholar.
Madhhab, he is in gan to ask scholars
reality practicing on To this, Faqih al- for verdicts, and if it
the Qur’an and Umma, Mufti Mah- did not suit them,
Hadith as presented mud al- Hasan had they would refer the
to us by the ‘Ulama replied, “In those same issue to another
of the past fourteen times only good was scholar until they
centuries who had common. The lowly found a verdict that
dedicated their lives self did not have any suited their desires.”
to thoroughly scruti- influence in matters
“In those As for the proofs of
nize every mas`ala of Deen.”
taqlid shakhsi, Maw-
times only and ensure that it Whoever referred to lana Ashraf ‘Ali
good was confirms with the a scholar regarding Thanwi has said,
common.
The lowly 51 Sunnats of Namaz (Salaah)
self did
11 Sunnats whilst standing up takbir-e-tahreema (i.e. Allahu 6. The fingers should be in their
not have Akbar) immediately after the natural position at the time of
any 1. At the time of standing one Imam. saying takbir, i.e. neither
should have his back upright, spaced out nor tightly closed.
influence the head should not be point- 4. At the time of saying the tak-
in matters ing down. bir, both the hands should be 7. When folding the hands, thae
raised to the ears. palm of the right hand should
of Deen.” 2. The toes should be facing the be placed on the back of the
Qibla 5. The palms of the hands should left hand.
be facing Qibla at the time of
3. The muqtadees (followers) saying the takbir. 8. The small finger and the thumb
should raise their hands to say of the right hand should form

“There is no need to not emphasized; an obligatory is also

present any proofs however those things obligator .” (Tuhfat al-
with regards to taqlid which are empha- ‘Ulama 2/291)
shasksi (because it is sized in the Qur’an
Hence, the prohibi-
compulsory due to and Hadith usally
tion of following one’s
external factors.) cannot be practiced
ego is emphatically
(And when some- upon without it.
phobitied in the
thing is compulsory Therefore, it is also
Qur’an and Hadith.
due to external fac- deemed necessary.
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prohibited to follow
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the concession of dif- go astray, despite ‫ﺑﻌ ﺪي ﻣ ﻦ أﺻ ﺤ ﺎﺑ ﻲ أﺑ ﻲ ﺑ ﻜ ﺮ و‬

ferent scholars. Con- having knowledge, ‫ ﻗ ﺎل ه ﺬا ﺣ ﺪﻳ ﺚ ﺣﺴ ﻦ‬...‫ﻋ ﻤ ﺮ‬
sider the following and has sealed his ‫ﻏﺮﻳﺐ ﻣﻦ هﺬا اﻟ ﻮﺟ ﻪ ﻣ ﻦ ﺣ ﺪﻳ ﺚ‬
verses: ear and his heart, ‫اﺑﻦ ﻣﺴﻌﻮد ﻻ ﻧﻌﺮﻓﻪ إﻻ ﻣﻦ ﺣﺪﻳ ﺚ‬
and put a cover on ‫ ﺳ ﻨ ﻦ‬- ‫ﻳﺤﻴﻰ ﺑﻦ ﺳﻠﻤﺔ ﺑﻦ آ ﻬ ﻴ ﻞ‬
‫ﺖ‬
َ ْ‫ﺨ َﺬ ِإ َﻟ َﻬ ُﻪ َه ﻮَا ُﻩ َأ َﻓ َﺄﻧ‬
َ ‫ﻦ ا ﱠﺗ‬
ِ ‫ﺖ َﻣ‬َ ْ‫َأ َرَأﻳ‬ ‫( دار إﺣ ﻴ ﺎء‬5/672) ‫اﻟ ﺘ ﺮﻣ ﺬى‬
‫ﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ َوآِﻴﻠًﺎ‬
َ ‫ن‬ُ ‫َﺗﻜُﻮ‬ his eye? Now who will
‫اﻟﺘﺮاث اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ‬
guide him after Al-
Tell me about the one lah? Nabi (Sallallahu
who has taken his 'Alayhi Wasallam) has
desire as his god, Still, do you not take
said, “Follow my two
would you then, be- lesson? (Al-Jathiya
companions after
come a guardian for 23)
me, i.e. Abu Bakr and Green Academy
him?(Al-Furqan 43) Hereunder are a few Umar.” (Tirmidhi
‫ﺿﱠﻠ ُﻪ‬ َ ‫ﺨ َﺬ ِإ َﻟ َﻬ ُﻪ َهﻮَا ُﻩ َوَأ‬
َ ‫ﻦ ا ﱠﺗ‬
ِ ‫ﺖ َﻣ‬َ ْ‫َأ َﻓ َﺮَأﻳ‬ examples of talqid 5/672)
‫ﺳ ﻤْ ِﻌ ِﻪ‬ َ ‫ﻋ َﻠ ﻰ‬ َ ‫ﺧ َﺘ َﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻋﻠْ ٍﻢ َو‬ِ ‫ﻋﻠَﻰ‬ َ ‫اﻟﱠﻠ ُﻪ‬ shakshi established
The above men-
‫ﺸ ﺎ َو ًة‬َ ‫ﻏ‬ِ ‫ﺼ ِﺮ ِﻩ‬ َ ‫ﻋ َﻠ ﻰ َﺑ‬ َ ‫ﺟ َﻌ َﻞ‬َ ‫َو َﻗﻠْ ِﺒ ِﻪ َو‬ from Hadith:
tioned hadith shows
‫َﻓ َﻤ ﻦْ َﻳ ﻬْ ﺪِﻳ ِﻪ ِﻣ ﻦْ َﺑ ﻌْ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠﻠ ِﻪ َأ َﻓ َﻠ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ إﺑﺮاه ﻴ ﻢ ﺑ ﻦ إﺳ ﻤ ﺎﻋ ﻴ ﻞ ﺑ ﻦ‬ that Nabi (Sallallahu
‫ن‬
َ ‫َﺗ َﺬ ﱠآﺮُو‬ ‫ﻳﺤﻴﻰ ﺑﻦ ﺳﻠﻤﺔ ﺑﻦ آ ﻬ ﻴ ﻞ ﺣ ﺪﺛ ﻨ ﻲ‬ 'Alayhi Wasallam)
So, have you seen ‫أﺑﻲ ﻋﻦ أﺑﻴﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺳﻠﻤﺔ ﺑ ﻦ آ ﻬ ﻴ ﻞ‬ commanded the lay-
‫ﻋﻦ أﺑﻲ اﻟﺰﻋﺮاء ﻋﻦ اﺑﻦ ﻣﺴ ﻌ ﻮد‬ ‫ﺨ َﺬ ِإ َﻟ َﻬ ُﻪ‬
َ ‫ﻦ ا ﱠﺗ‬
ِ ‫ﺖ َﻣ‬َ ْ‫َأ َﻓ َﺮَأﻳ‬
him who has taken his men of the Sahaba
desires as his god, ‫ ﻗ ﺎل رﺳ ﻮل اﷲ ﺻ ﻠ ﻰ اﷲ‬: ‫ﻗ ﺎل‬ ‫ﺿ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ اﻟ ﻠﱠ ُﻪ‬ َ ‫َه ﻮَا ُﻩ َوَأ‬
to follow the verdicts
and Allah has let him ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ و ﺳﻠ ﻢ اﻓ ﺘ ﺪوا ﺑ ﺎﻟ ﻠ ﺬﻳ ﻦ ﻣ ﻦ‬
of Abu Bakr
‫ﻋ َﻠ ﻰ‬َ ‫ﺧ َﺘ َﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻋﻠْ ٍﻢ َو‬
ِ ‫ﻋﻠَﻰ‬ َ
‫ﺟ َﻌ َﻞ‬َ ‫ﺳﻤْ ِﻌ ِﻪ َو َﻗﻠْ ِﺒ ِﻪ َو‬ َ
51 Sunnats of Namaz (Salaah) contd. ‫ﺸ ﺎ َو ًة‬َ ‫ﻏ‬ ِ ‫ﺼ ِﺮ ِﻩ‬ َ ‫ﻋ َﻠ ﻰ َﺑ‬ َ
‫َﻓ َﻤﻦْ َﻳﻬْﺪِﻳ ِﻪ ِﻣ ﻦْ َﺑ ﻌْ ِﺪ‬
a circle around the wrist of 7 Sunnats while praying Qirat Surah Burooj (Juz 30). In Asr
the left hand. and Isha pray any surahs from
‫ن‬
َ ‫اﻟﱠﻠ ِﻪ َأ َﻓﻠَﺎ َﺗ َﺬ ﱠآﺮُو‬
1. One should recite Ta`awwuz Surah Burooj to Surah Bayyi-
9. The middle three fingers (A-oozo-billah) nah (Juz 30). In Maghrib Sa-
should be left flat over the laah one should pray any surat
forearm. 2. To recite Tasmiyah (Bismillah)
from Surah Bayyinah to Surah
10. One should position the hands 3. To say Ameen softly Naas (Juz 30)
below the navel (belly button) 4. In Fajr and Zuhr salaah, one 5. To lengthen the first rakah of
11. To read sana. should pray any surats from Fajr salaah (only).
Surah Hujurat (Juz 26) to
6. Quran should not be recited
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(Radiyallahu 'Anhu) rigidly on the views of ‫ﻗ ﺪﻣ ﺘ ﻢ اﻟ ﻤ ﺪﻳ ﻨ ﺔ ﻓﺴ ﻠ ﻮا ﻓ ﻘ ﺪﻣ ﻮا‬
during his period of one scholar. The fol- ‫اﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻓﺴﺄﻟﻮا ﻓﻜﺎن ﻓﻴ ﻤ ﻦ ﺳ ﺄﻟ ﻮا‬
rule and only Umar lowing is mentioned ‫أم ﺳ ﻠ ﻴ ﻢ ﻓ ﺬآ ﺮت ﺣ ﺪﻳ ﺚ‬
(Radiyallahu 'Anhu) in Sahih al-Bukhari: ‫ﺻ ﻔ ﻴ ﺔ رواﻩ ﺧ ﺎﻟ ﺪ وﻗ ﺘ ﺎدة ﻋ ﻦ‬
during his period of ) ‫ﻋ ﻜ ﺮﻣ ﺔ – ﺻ ﺤ ﻴ ﺢ اﻟ ﺒ ﺨ ﺎري‬
‫ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ أﺑﻮ اﻟﻨﻌﻤﺎن ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ ﺣﻤﺎد ﻋ ﻦ‬ ‫ اﻟﻴﻤﺎﻣﺔ‬، ‫( دار اﺑﻦ آﺜﻴﺮ‬2/625
rule. ‫ أن أه ﻞ‬: ‫أﻳ ﻮب ﻋ ﻦ ﻋ ﻜ ﺮﻣ ﺔ‬
‫اﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺳﺄﻟﻮا اﺑ ﻦ ﻋ ﺒ ﺎس رﺿ ﻲ‬ The people of
There are also exam-
‫اﷲ ﻋﻨﻬ ﻤ ﺎ ﻋ ﻦ اﻣ ﺮأة ﻃ ﺎﻓ ﺖ ﺛ ﻢ‬ Madina asked Ibn
ples proven in the
‫ﺣﺎﺿﺖ ﻗﺎل ﻟﻬﻢ ﺗﻨﻔﺮ ﻗﺎﻟﻮا ﻻ ﻧ ﺄﺧ ﺬ‬ Abbas the ruling of a
golden era where the
‫ﺑ ﻘ ﻮﻟ ﻚ وﻧ ﺪع ﻗ ﻮل زﻳ ﺪ ﻗ ﺎل إذا‬ woman who makes
general masses held
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(her first tawaf) of the of Zayd.” Ibn Abbas proofs. They knew
Green Academy Ka’ba and thereafter replied, “When you that weighing the
experiences her men- reach Madina then proofs of the various
ses (before she can enquire from scholars is not the
make her final him…” (Al-Bukhari work of a layman.
tawaf.) Ibn Abbas 2/625)
Another proof of
told them that she
The above narration taqlid shakhsi is that
may go home with-
clearly indicates how Nabi (S a l l a l l a h u
out completing her
strictly the people of 'Alayhi Wasallam)
final tawaf. The peo-
Madina held on to sent many Sahaba to
ple of Madina said,
the verdict of Zayd different areas to
“We will not follow
(Radiyallahu 'Anhu). teach them deen. It is
your verdict and
Also note that they obvious that people
abandon the verdict
did not ask for any of those areas re-

51 Sunnats of Namaz (Salaah) contd.

very fast nor very slow, but at 3. Whilst grasping the knee caps 8. Whilst getting up from ruku,
a steady pace. the fingers should be spread. the Imam should say sami-
“the people of Allahu-liman-hamidah, whilst
Madina held on
7. Only Surah Fatiha should be 4. To keep the calves of the legs the followers should say
read in the third and fourth straight. Rabbana-lakal-Hamd. If one is
to the verdict of
rakats of Faraz Salaah. praying alone, then they
Zayd 5. To keep the back straight.
(Radiyallahu 8 Sunnats during Ruku should say both.
6. To keep the head and lower
'Anhu). Also The sunnats of Sajdah and
1. To say takbir whilst going into back in a straight line.
note that they
ruku. Qaeedah will be continued in the
did not ask for 7. To read Subhana-rabbiyal- next issue of the Echo of The
any proofs. They 2. To grasp the knee caps by the azeem atleast three times in Green Dome newsletter.
knew that hands. Ruku.
weighing the
proofs of the stricted themselves narrates, “Mu’adh
they demand any
various scholars only to the views of (Radiyallahu 'Anhu)
proof.
is not the work of came to use in
that Sahabi. An ex-
a layman.” Yemen as a teacher In fact, Sahaba
ample of this is the
and leader. We ques- strongly exhorted the
following narration of
tioned him regarding masses to make
Sahih al-Bukhari:
a man who had taqlid shakhsi. In Sa-
‫ﺣﺪﺛﻨﻲ ﻣﺤﻤﻮد ﺑ ﻦ ﻏ ﻴ ﻼن ﺣ ﺪﺛ ﻨ ﺎ‬ passed away leaving hah al-Bukhari it is
‫أﺑ ﻮ اﻟ ﻨ ﻀ ﺮ ﺣ ﺪﺛ ﻨ ﺎ أﺑ ﻮ ﻣ ﻌ ﺎوﻳ ﺔ‬ (as his her heir) a mentioned that Abu
‫ﺷﻴﺒﺎن ﻋﻦ أﺷﻌﺚ ﻋﻦ اﻷﺳ ﻮد ﺑ ﻦ‬ daughter and a sister. Musa (Radiyallahu
‫ أﺗ ﺎﻧ ﺎ ﻣ ﻌ ﺎذ ﺑ ﻦ ﺟ ﺒ ﻞ‬: ‫ﻳﺰﻳﺪ ﻗ ﺎل‬ 'Anhu) told the peo-
He gave half the es-
‫ﺑﺎﻟﻴﻤﻦ ﻣﻌﻠﻤﺎ وأﻣﻴﺮا ﻓﺴ ﺄﻟ ﻨ ﺎﻩ ﻋ ﻦ‬ ple:
tate for the daughter
‫رﺟﻞ ﺗ ﻮﻓ ﻲ وﺗ ﺮك اﺑ ﻨ ﺘ ﻪ وأﺧ ﺘ ﻪ‬
and half for the sister. ‫ﻓﻘ ﺎل ﻻ ﺗﺴ ﺄﻟ ﻮﻧ ﻲ ﻣ ﺎ دام ه ﺬا‬...
‫ﻓﺄﻋ ﻄ ﻰ اﻻﺑ ﻨ ﺔ اﻟ ﻨ ﺼ ﻒ واﻷﺧ ﺖ‬
(Al-Bukhari 6/2477) ) ‫اﻟﺤﺒﺮ ﻓﻴﻜﻢ – ﺻﺤﻴ ﺢ اﻟ ﺒ ﺨ ﺎري‬
) ‫اﻟ ﻨ ﺼ ﻒ – ﺻ ﺤ ﻴ ﺢ اﻟ ﺒ ﺨ ﺎري‬
‫ اﻟﻴﻤﺎﻣﺔ‬، ‫( دار اﺑﻦ آﺜﻴﺮ‬6/2477 Here again, they did ‫ اﻟﻴﻤﺎﻣﺔ‬، ‫( دار اﺑﻦ آﺜﻴﺮ‬6/2477

Green Academy Aswad bin Yazid not enquire from any “…Do not ask me as
(Radiyallahu 'Anhu) other scholar nor did long as this erudite
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ibn Masud) is present
amongst you.” (Sahih
al-Bukhari 6/2477)
Coming to the hadith
you quoted in your
query, the exact
wording of it is as fol-
lows:
‫ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ ﻋﺒﺪ اﷲ ﺑﻦ ﻳ ﻮﺳ ﻒ أﺧ ﺒ ﺮﻧ ﺎ‬
‫ﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﻋﻦ اﺑ ﻦ ﺷ ﻬ ﺎب ﻋ ﻦ ﻋ ﺮوة‬
‫ﺑﻦ اﻟﺰﺑﻴﺮ ﻋﻦ ﻋ ﺎﺋﺸ ﺔ رﺿ ﻲ اﷲ‬
‫ ﻣﺎ ﺧ ﻴ ﺮ رﺳ ﻮل‬: ‫ﻋﻨﻬﺎ أﻧﻬﺎ ﻗﺎﻟﺖ‬
‫اﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋ ﻠ ﻴ ﻪ و ﺳ ﻠ ﻢ ﺑ ﻴ ﻦ‬
‫أﻣﺮﻳﻦ إﻻ أﺧﺬ أﻳﺴﺮهﻤﺎ ﻣﺎ ﻟﻢ ﻳ ﻜ ﻦ‬
‫إﺛﻤﺎ ﻓﺈن آﺎن إﺛﻤﺎ آﺎن أﺑﻌﺪ اﻟ ﻨ ﺎس‬
‫ﻣﻨﻪ وﻣﺎ اﻧﺘﻘﻢ رﺳﻮل اﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ و ﺳﻠﻢ ﻟﻨﻔﺴﻪ إﻻ أن ﺗ ﻨ ﺘ ﻬ ﻚ‬
‫ﺣﺮﻣﺔ اﷲ ﻓﻴﻨﺘﻘﻢ ﷲ ﺑﻬﺎ – ﺻﺤ ﻴ ﺢ‬
‫اﻟﺒﺨﺎري‬
‫ اﻟﻴﻤﺎﻣﺔ‬، ‫( دار اﺑﻦ آﺜﻴﺮ‬3/1306)
“Never was Nabi
(Sallallahu 'Alayhi
Wasallam) given a
matters except that
he would chose the
easier of the two as
long as it was not a
sin. If it was a sin, then
He (Sallallahu 'Alayhi
Wasallam) would be
the furthest from
it…” (Sahih al-Bukhari
3/2477)
The famous Maliki
Jurist and Hadith
commentator,
‘Allama Abu al-Walid
al-Baji (may Allah
Ta’ala be pleased
with him) writes:
‫ﻗﻮل ﻋﺎﺋﺸﺔ رﺿ ﻲ اﷲ ﻋ ﻨ ﻬ ﺎ ﻣ ﺎ‬
‫ﺧﻴﺮ رﺳ ﻮل اﷲ ﺻ ﻠ ﻰ اﷲ ﻋ ﻠ ﻴ ﻪ‬
‫وﺳ ﻠ ﻢ ﺑ ﻴ ﻦ أﻣ ﺮﻳ ﻦ إﻻ اﺧ ﺘ ﺎر‬
‫أﻳﺴﺮهﻤﺎ ﻳﺤﺘﻤﻞ أن ﻳﺮﻳﺪ ﺑ ﺬﻟ ﻚ ﻣ ﺎ‬
‫ﺧﻴﺮﻩ اﷲ ﻋﺰ وﺟﻞ ﺑﻴﻦ أﻣﺮﻳﻦ ﻣ ﻦ‬
‫اﻷﻋﻤﺎل ﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﻜﻠﻔﻪ أﻣﺘ ﻪ إﻻ اﺧ ﺘ ﺎر‬
، ‫أﻳﺴ ﺮه ﻤ ﺎ وأرﻓ ﻘ ﻬ ﻤ ﺎ ﺑ ﺄﻣ ﺘ ﻪ‬
‫ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﺑﻴﻦ ﻋﻘﻮﺑﺘﻴﻦ ﻳﻨﺰﻟﻬ ﻤ ﺎ ﺑ ﻤ ﻦ‬ 4:00pm—Green
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‫أﺣﺪ ﻣﻦ أﻣﺘﻪ ﻣ ﻤ ﻦ ﻟ ﻢ ﻳ ﺪﺧ ﻞ ﻓ ﻲ‬ which is Ofsted regis-
‫ﻃﺎﻋﺘﻪ وﻻ ﺁﻣﻦ ﺑﻪ ﺑﻴﻦ أﻣﺮﻳﻦ آ ﺎن‬ tered.
‫ﻓﻲ أﺣﺪهﻤﺎ ﻣﻮادﻋﺔ وﻣﺴﺎﻟﻤﺔ وﻓﻲ‬  Wednesday 2pm to
3pm– Sisters’ Study
‫اﻵﺧﺮ ﻣﺤﺎرﺑﺔ أو ﻣﺸﺎﻗﺔ إﻻ اﺧ ﺘ ﺎر‬
Circles—Weekly les-
‫ وذﻟ ﻚ ﻗ ﺒ ﻞ أن‬، ‫ﻣﺎ ﻓﻴﻪ اﻟﻤﻮادﻋﺔ‬
sons in Tafsir and
، ‫ﻳﺆﻣﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺠﺎهﺪة وﻣﻨﻊ اﻟﻤﻮادﻋﺔ‬
، ‫وﻳﺤﺘﻤﻞ أن ﻳﺮﻳﺪ ﺑﻪ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ أوﻗﺎﺗﻪ‬ Hadith for sisters. The
gathering always has
‫وذﻟﻚ ﺑﺄن ﻳﺨﻴﺮﻩ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻟﺤﺮب وأداء‬
an Aalimah present
‫اﻟﺠﺰﻳﺔ ﻓ ﺈﻧ ﻪ آ ﺎن ﻳ ﺄﺧ ﺬ ﺑ ﺎﻷﻳﺴ ﺮ‬
for question and an-
‫ وﻳ ﺤ ﺘ ﻤ ﻞ أن‬، ‫ﻓﻘﺒﻞ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ اﻟﺠﺰﻳﺔ‬
swers.
‫ﻳﺮﻳﺪ ﺑ ﻪ أن أﻣ ﺘ ﻪ اﻟ ﻤ ﺆﻣ ﻨ ﻴ ﻦ ﻟ ﻢ‬
 Sat 2pm to 6pm—
‫ﻳ ﺨ ﻴ ﺮوﻩ ﺑ ﻴ ﻦ اﻟ ﺘ ﺰام اﻟﺸ ﺪة ﻓ ﻲ‬
Weekend fun activi-
‫اﻟﻌﺒﺎدة وﺑﻴﻦ اﻷﺧﺬ ﺑﻤﺎ ﻳﺠﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ‬
ties (Boys) & Sun
‫ﻣﻦ ذﻟﻚ إﻻ اﺧ ﺘ ﺎر ﻟ ﻬ ﻢ أﻳﺴ ﺮه ﻤ ﺎ‬ 1pm to 4pm (Girls) -
‫رﻓﻘﺎ ﺑﻬﻢ وﻧ ﻈ ﺮا ﻟ ﻬ ﻢ وﺧ ﻮﻓ ﺎ أن‬ Play activities (both
‫ﻳﻜﺘﺐ ﻋﻠ ﻴ ﻬ ﻢ أﺷ ﻘ ﻬ ﻤ ﺎ ﻓ ﻴ ﻌ ﺠ ﺰوا‬ indoor and Outdoor)
) ‫ﻋﻨﻬﺎ – اﻟﻤﻨﺘﻘ ﻰ ﺷ ﺮح اﻟ ﻤ ﻮﻃ ﺄ‬ organized in a fun but
(4/286 Islamic environment
to keep our young
“…It is possible that
minds occupied and
the meaning is Allah
also to nourish them.
never gave Nabi
(Sallallahu 'Alayhi
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Wasallam) a choice obligatory or only given a choice exept

Green Academy between two actions what is compulsory he choose the one
which the followers of upon them, except closer to piety.” (Al-
his umma were im- that he would Mussannaf of Ibn Abi
posed with, except choose the easier of Shayba 17/199 Al-
that he would the two due to hav- Majlis al-‘Ilmi)
choose the easier of ing mercy for them
A similar narration
the two and the and for fear that a
appears in Sunan al-
more considerate for thing which is difficult
Tirmidhi and Al-
his umma. It can also might be obligatory
Mustadrak of Imam
mean that Allah did for which they will not
Hakim wherein Nabi
not give him a choice be able to fulfill. (Al-
(Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wa-
between two punish- Muntaqa Sharah al-
sallam) praised
ments that would Muwwata 4/286)
'Ammar (Radiyallahu
come upon the dis-
It is also possible that 'Anhu):
obeyers and those
this choice was re-
that go against him ‫ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ اﻟﻘ ﺎﺳ ﻢ ﺑ ﻦ دﻳ ﻨ ﺎر اﻟ ﻜ ﻮﻓ ﻲ‬
served only for Nabi ‫ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ ﻋﺒﻴﺪ اﷲ ﺑﻦ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ‬
except that he would
(Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wa- ‫اﻟﻌﺰﻳﺰ ﺑﻦ ﺳﻴﺎﻩ آﻮﻓﻲ ﻋ ﻦ ﺣ ﺒ ﻴ ﺐ‬
choose the easier of
‘Aysha sallam) due to him ‫ﺑﻦ أﺑﻲ ﺛﺎﺑﺖ ﻋﻦ ﻋﻄﺎء ﺑ ﻦ ﻳﺴ ﺎر‬
the two. It can also
(Radiyallahu being saved from ‫ ﻗﺎل رﺳ ﻮل اﷲ‬: ‫ﻋﻦ ﻋﺎﺋﺸﺔ ﻗﺎﻟﺖ‬
have the meaning
'Anha) narrates acting according to ‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋ ﻠ ﻴ ﻪ و ﺳ ﻠ ﻢ ﻣ ﺎ ﺧ ﻴ ﺮ‬
that Rasulullah
that never did a per-
his desires. As for the ‫ﻋ ﻤ ﺎر ﻣ ﻦ أﻣ ﺮﻳ ﻦ إﻻ اﺧ ﺘ ﺎر‬
(Sallallahu son who has not en-
rest of the umma, ‫أرﺷ ﺪه ﻤ ﺎ روه ﺎ اﻟ ﺘ ﺮﻣ ﺬي و‬
'Alayhi tered his obedience ‫ﻗﺎل ﻗﺎل هﺬا ﺣﺪﻳﺚ ﺣﺴﻦ ﻏﺮﻳﺐ ﻻ‬
they should choose
Wasallam) said, and has not brought ‫ﻧﻌﺮﻓﻪ إﻻ ﻣﻦ هﺬا اﻟﻮﺟﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺣﺪﻳﺚ‬
that which is closer to
“’Ammar does faith in him give him ‫ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﻌﺰﻳﺰ ﺑ ﻦ ﺳ ﻴ ﺎﻩ وه ﻮ ﺷ ﻴ ﺦ‬
piety. This is corrobo-
not choose an option of two (5/668) ‫آﻮﻓﻲ – ﺳﻨﻦ اﻟﺘ ﺮﻣ ﺬي‬
rated by a hadith
between two things; one being a ‫دار إﺣﻴﺎء اﻟﺘﺮاث و رواﻩ اﻟ ﺤ ﺎآ ﻢ‬
which has been nar-
matters except peace and truce ‫ﻓﻲ ﻣﺴﺘﺪرآﻪ ﺳﻜﺖ ﻋ ﻨ ﻪ اﻟ ﺬه ﺒ ﻲ‬
rated by Ibn Abi
that he chooses and the other being ‫ﻓﻲ اﻟﺘﻠﺨﻴﺺ‬
Shayba (may Allah
the one closer war and hardship ex-
Ta’ala be pleased ‘Aysha (Radiyallahu
to piety.” cept that he would
with him.) 'Anha) narrates that
choose that which Rasulullah (Sallallahu
has peace in it. This ‫ ﻋ ﻦ‬, ‫ ﻋ ﻦ ﺳ ﻔ ﻴ ﺎن‬, ‫ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ وآ ﻴ ﻊ‬ 'Alayhi Wasallam)
‫ ﻋ ﻦ اﺑ ﻦ‬, ‫ ﻋ ﻦ ﺳ ﺎﻟ ﻢ‬, ‫ﻋ ﻤ ﺎر‬ said, “’Ammar does
was before he
‫ ﻗ ﺎل رﺳ ﻮل اﷲ‬: ‫ ﻗ ﺎل‬, ‫ﻣﺴ ﻌ ﻮد‬ not choose between
(Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wa- two matters except
‫ اﺑﻦ ﺳ ﻤ ﻴ ﺔ‬: ‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬
sallam) was given the that he chooses the
‫ﻣ ﺎ ﺧ ﻴ ﺮ ﺑ ﻴ ﻦ أﻣ ﺮﻳ ﻦ إﻻ اﺧ ﺘ ﺎر‬
command of war one closer to pi-
‫أرﺷﺪهﻤ ﺎ – اﻟ ﻤ ﺼ ﻨ ﻒ ﻻﺑ ﻦ أﺑ ﻲ‬
and not to make ety.” (Sunan al-
‫ﺷﻴﺒﺔ‬ Tirmidhi and Al-
truce. It can also
I b n M a s ’ u d Mustadrak of Hakim)
have the meaning
that his umma never (Radiyallahu 'Anhu)
[Note – In some cop-
gave him the option narrates that Rasulul- ies of Sunan al-
of making extreme lah (Sallallahu 'Alayhi Tirmidhi the words
Green Academy amounts of worship Wasallam) said, “Ibn ‫اﺷﺪهﻤﺎ‬appear instead
Sumayya is never of .‫ارﺷﺪهﻤﺎ‬T h e
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meaning of the good news and do Finally, as for the

hadith then would not frieghten claim ‘majority of the
be, “When 'Ammar is them.” (Sahah al- scholars say it is not
given a choice be- Bukhari (4/1578)
compulsory to follow
tween two things, he
would choose the Therefore, Nabi one particular
more difficult action.” (Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wa- madhhab’, the re-
This narration also ap- sallam) has already sponsibility is upon
pears in Sunan al- chosen that which is the one who made
Kubra of Imam Na- easier and more con-
the claim to substan-
sa’i. venient for the
umma. There are nu- tiate it with proof.
Another possible in- merous examples of Merely quoting four,
Green Academy
terpretation of the this in Shari’a; to five scholars cannot
narration is that this make masah on khu- compare to the multi-
choice is exclusive to fayn and jawrabayn,
tude of scholars
those who are re- qasr in salat for a
sponsible of issuing traveler, the permissi- throughout the cen-
verdicts (i.e. mujta- bility for the sick to sit turies who have ex-
hids). Thus, Nabi and pray, etc are just horted the laymen to Finally, as for
(Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wa- a few examples. IT is hold firmly to one the claim
sallam) mentioned to precisely for this rea- ‘majority of the
Madhhab. We pray
Abu Musa and son that siwak is not scholars say it is
Mu’adh bin Jabal compulsory for every that Allah Ta’ala
not compulsory
(Radiyallahu 'Anhum) wudu. show us the truth as
to follow one
when sending them the truth and bless us
particular
as governors and ‫وﻗﺎل أﺑﻮ هﺮﻳﺮة ﻋﻦ اﻟ ﻨ ﺒ ﻲ ﺻ ﻠ ﻰ‬ with following it and
teachers to Yemen: ‫اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ و ﺳ ﻠ ﻢ ) ﻟ ﻮﻻ أن أﺷ ﻖ‬ madhhab’, the
save us form follow- responsibility is
‫ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ ﻣ ﻮﺳ ﻰ ﺣ ﺪﺛ ﻨ ﺎ أﺑ ﻮ ﻋ ﻮاﻧ ﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ أﻣﺘﻲ ﻷﻣﺮﺗﻬﻢ ﺑ ﺎﻟﺴ ﻮاك ﻋ ﻨ ﺪ‬
‫ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ ﻋﺒ ﺪ اﻟ ﻤ ﻠ ﻚ ﻋ ﻦ أﺑ ﻲ ﺑ ﺮدة‬ ‫آ ﻞ وﺿ ﻮء ( – رواﻩ اﻟ ﺒ ﺤ ﺎري‬ ing our whims and upon the one
‫ ﺑﻌﺚ رﺳ ﻮل اﷲ ﺻ ﻠ ﻰ اﷲ‬: ‫ﻗﺎل‬ ‫ﺗﻌﻠﻴﻘﺎ‬ desires. who made the
‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ و ﺳﻠﻢ أﺑﺎ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ وﻣ ﻌ ﺎذ ﺑ ﻦ‬ ‫ اﻟﻴﻤﺎﻣﺔ‬، ‫( دار اﺑﻦ آﺜﻴﺮ‬2/682)
claim to
‫ﺟﺒﻞ إﻟﻰ اﻟﻴﻤﻦ ﻗﺎل وﺑﻌﺚ آﻞ واﺣ ﺪ‬ “Had I not feared it ||||****||||
substantiate it
‫ﻣﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣ ﺨ ﻼف ﻗ ﺎل واﻟ ﻴ ﻤ ﻦ‬ will be difficult on my
‫ﻣﺨﻼﻓﺎن ﺛﻢ ﻗﺎل ) ﻳﺴﺮا وﻻ ﺗﻌ ﺴ ﺮا‬ with proof.
umma, I would have
‫وﺑﺸ ﺮا وﻻ ﺗ ﻨ ﻔ ﺮا ( – ﺻ ﺤ ﻴ ﺢ‬
‫( دار اﺑﻦ آﺜ ﻴ ﺮ‬4/1578) ‫اﻟﺒﺨﺎري‬ commanded them to
‫ اﻟﻴﻤﺎﻣﺔ‬، use siwak for every
Salat.” (Sahih al-
“…Make ease and Bukhari Ta’liqan
not difficulty, give
2/682)

Dua of the month 
Dua during Wudhu

Allahummagh firlee zambee wawass si'lee fi daree wa bariklee fi rizqee.  
Translation: O Allah Forgive my sins, make my home accommodating and grant me abundance in my livelihood.
Page 10 Echo of the Green Dome

Green Nursery School

Green Nursery School
is an extended pro-
ject of Green Acad-
emy Trust which be-
gan after they
bought the former
Croft Nursery School
in February 2009. The
building renovated to
house a modern style,
fully equipped Islamic
Nursery. Although the
Nursery is managed
by a Charity we or-
ganise many fundrais-
ing events to finance
the nursery. Hence
our aim is to provide
what the community needs of Muslim chil- between the ages
would expect us to dren, in their spiritual, of 24 months and
offer and have social, emotional and five years. Our Stan-
planned long term physical develop- dards are derived
aims and goals to ment. The Nursery will from the EYFS and
achieve this. provide resources for the Childcare Act
children to encour- 2006 and controlled
The main goal of the
age and adapt Is- through inspections
Green Nursery School
lamic morals and an by Ofsted, the Fire
is to flourish and ex-
Islamic way of life. Service and the En-
pand its occupancy
vironmental Health
and provide quality Setting the Standards
Department. All staff
Early Years education
The Green Nursery have enhanced
in the local area at
School is registered clearance from the
competitive prices.
with Ofsted to pro- Criminal Records
The Nursery will pro-
vide care and edu- Bureau before hav-
vide good role mod-
cation for up to 40 ing unsupervised
els and cater for the
children per session access to children.

Free Registration
Special Offer
Bring this Newsletter along to receive free reg-
istration when you enroll your child at Green
Nursery School. For more information or to
receive a prospectus/Application pack please
call us on (0115) 924 9613 or alternatively visit
our website at
www.greenacademytrust.org.uk and visit the
Green Nursery School page. You can also email
us from within the website or chat with us live
regarding any queries.
If you wish to come and see the Nursery before
enrolling your child, please feel free to call us
and book an appointment.
Hurry and register your interest for the Open
days as we have limited places available. Places
will be offered on a first come first served basis.
Page 11 Issue 11

HMC ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

Since all Muslims, regardless of the denomination or school of
thought are united in the need for the assurance of Halal, HMC
was established to serve the Muslim community at large and
has since gone on to enjoying the support and cooperation of
the leaders of different segments of the Muslim Community. The
diagram below shows the HMC Organisational Structure which
comprises of Muslims from diverse communities.

CRITERIA OF HALAL Therefore the ideal solu-
SLAUGHTER ADOPTED BY tion is that such a path
HMC be adopted that caters
HMC has adopted such a for all, not just the ma-
criterion for Halal
slaughter that is ac-
jority or any particular
group or school of
cepted by all, irrespec- thought. While this may
tive of sects and schools seem difficult it is nei-
of thought. In other ther impractical nor un-
words, the most strin- attainable. Both theo-
gent guidelines have retically and practically
been adopted to ensure a “middle-way” must be
for universal acceptabil- adopted by the Monitor-
ity and so that the con- ing group.
sumable is Halal accord-
In theory the method to
ing to everyone and not
just one group.
adopt that would be all
inclusive would be to
accommodate only
those decisions that are
permissible for all, not
just those that create
lee-ways for a specific
group. This is easier
than it sounds. The rea-
HMC Seal
son is that there are no
situations where a cer-
tain item would be nec-
essary on one and for-
bidden on another, but
rather an item may be
permissible for one
group and impermissible
for another. In which
case the solution is to
accommodate the view HMC Shops in
of impermissibility, as
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tionary ruling, nor are NAME – NO BLESSED clearly proven to be pro- Bismillah Food
the latter (for whom the BLADES OR PRE RE- hibited and Haram. On Store
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being subject to rules ENSURING THE MINI- animals is HARAM
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adopting the most strin- ing as well as purchas-
 NON STUNNING gent guidelines is that ing anything from any-
the Jurists have derived where.
 MANUAL SLAUGH- a principal from the
TER BY A MUSLIM - shari’ah that ‫اﻟﺤﺮﻣﺔ اﻟﻠﺤﻮم‬  
 About Us Madrasa Khazra

www.greenacademytrust.org.uk 
A Madrasa and a Community Centre situated in the
heart of the Radford area of Nottingham City

Providing quality Nursery education to your children.

Providing an Islamic environment and teaching your yong- Building High Morals
sters the basic building blockes of our religion - Islam. This
is done by qualified Ulama and Huffaaz. Through Education
We are on the Web 

Providing a safe play environment for youngsters and an

alternative to mainstream clubs and play areas for the older
youth.

History
We have been provindg various Islamic religious services to
the Nottingham Community since 2004. Previously we were
known as Khadra Academy. Under this name we have
organized many gatherings and other activities. We also
Green Academy Trust
have a quarterly newspaper "Echo of the Green Dome". In
2009 after forming a new charity trust, we adopted the Leen Place
name Green Academy Trust which is an English transla- St Peters Street
tion of our previous name. Nottingham
NG7 3EN
Off: (0115) 924 9613
Who is this Young Boy? Mob: 07878 53 6868
(Maulana Abdullah)
There was once a man who The small boy thought for a The crowd cheered
was an enemy to Islam. He little while and then told the again...."Takbir!"...."Allah-hu-
had three famous questions man to climb down the hill akbar!!!!" The man, now
that no person could an- and to allow him to go up in completely frustrated asked
swer. No Islamic scholar in order to address the question.  his final question. 
Baghdad could answer his
The man says "What? You "In which direction is your
three questions...thus he
want me to come down?"  Allah facing?" 
made fun of Islam in pub-
lic. He constantly ridiculed The boy says, "Yes. I need to The boy thought for a
Islam and the Muslims.  reply, right?"  while. He then asked for a
candle. A candle was
One day a small boy, who's The man made his way down
brought to him. The blessed
age was 10, came along and and the small boy, age 10,
child handed it to the man
heard the man yelling and with his little feet made his
and asked him to light it. The
screaming at Muslims in the way up. 
man did so and remarked,
street. He was challenging
This small child's reply was "What is this supposed to
people openly to answer the
"Oh Allah Almighty! You be prove?" The young boy
three questions. The boy
my witness in front of all asked, "In which direction is
stood quietly and
these people. You have just light/nur from the candle go-
watched. He then decided
willed that a Kafir be brought ing?" The man responded, "It
that he would challenge the
down to a low level, and that is going in all directions." 
man. 
a Muslim be brought to a high
The boy: "You have an-
He walked up and told the level!" 
swered your own ques-
man, "I will accept your chal-
The crowd cheered and tion. Allah's nur goes in all
lenge". The man laughed at
screamed "Takbir"...."Allah-hu directions. He is every-
the boy and ridiculed the
-akbar!!!" The man, was where. There is no where
Muslims even more by say-
humiliated, but he boldly that He cannot be found. 
ing, "A ten year old boy chal-
lenges me. Is this all you asked his second question... 
"The crowd cheered
people have to offer!" But the "What existed before your again...."Takbir!"...."Allah-hu-
boy patiently reiterated his God?"  akbar!!!" 
stance. He would challenge
the man, and with Allah's help The small child thought and The man was so impressed
and guidance, he would put thought. Then he asked the and so moved by the boy's
this to an end.  man to count backwards. knowledge and spirituality,
"Count from 10 back- that he embraced Islam and
The man finally ac- wards." The man became a mureed (student)
cepted. The entire city gath- counted..."10, 9 ,8 , 7 , 6, 5, of the young boy. So ended
ered around a small "hill" 4, 3, 2, 1,0" The boy asked, the debate. 
where open addresses were "What comes before
Who was the young boy? The
Green Academy Trust
usually made. The Kafir 0 ?" The man: "I don't
climbed to the top, and in young boy was one of our Registered Charity Number:
know...nothing." 
aloud voice asked his first leader and one of the great- 1129270
question.  The boy said: "Exactly. Noth- est scholars, Imam Abu
ing was before Allah, for He is Haneefa (May Allah bless him
"What is your God doing right eternal and absolute."  and sanctify his secrets).
now?"