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Q. Is it the position of the Hanafi School that Isha consists of 17 rak’ahs? A. Not exactly. The position of the early Imams of the school can be constructed as follows: 1. The four fard - there is no dispute over this. 2. The two sunnah after Isha - there is no dispute over this. 3. The three Witr after the sunnah - there is no dispute in the school over the number of units here, though there is a dispute over whether it is wajib (Abu Hanifah) or sunnah (Abu Yusuf and Muhammad). (cont.)

English summary translation of the first half of Usus Aqliyya: https://www.qalamresearch.com/bythepen/the-rational-framework-of-hadith-criticism

Important bidah alert from Sh Fahd https://x.com/fahd_ibn_ala/status/1883320157302341650

Episode 1: Hanifah’s Choice “Congratulations to my daughter Hanifah on finishing middle school. Obviously I cannot hug her like all the other dads because I love Abu Hanifah - no pun intended - and Umm Hanifah way too much.” Hanifah ran up to her father and hugged him anyway, not wanting to feel left out. She took him by surprise, in thanks of putting her through this elite Muslim private school, and started kissing him all over his cheeks, head and shoulders. One accidentally landed on the side of his lip as he tried to move back away from Hanifah. All the Taqlid Shakhsi molvis and Rasmul Ifta muftis looked on in unspeakable horror. It seemed the warmth of the summer afternoon had been sapped by the Fiqhi equivalent of Munkar and Nakir walking in. Little did they know this was a well laid plan by Umm Hanifah, who had bribed her daughter the night prior. The Hisbah Police investigation and the subsequent Shariah Council courtroom drama that ensued left everyone in utter shock, revealing gruesome details, backstabbing, and scheming like never before. But was behind Umm Hanifah’s actions? Who was the beneficiary? And whose custody will Hanifah choose? Coming soon, on… The Hurmat-e Musaaharat Diaries A Hanafi Fiqh Anthology. Based On True Events

Some of the more recent responses by various nobodies - not the main interlocutors but those wanting to make a name for themselves perhaps - to the Ikhtilat series by ZC and MZ are so pathetic that they don’t even deserve the oxygen of acknowledgment, let alone publicity. Don’t think your ‘refutations’ are so strong that they are bulletproof. To the contrary, they are so bad they don’t even deserve to be touched with a barge pole.

“What is the point of having a sophisticated knowledge of law if you can’t dignify the rights of others?” — Dr Abdullah Sahin

Very nice advice by Sh Hatim on those visiting the book fair (or any book fair). I'll add a few more points that I found useful for myself 1) go to the book fair prepared. Search through catalogues, discuss with scholars and have a list of books you want to buy. This will save you from wasting the first day or two wandering around helplessly. 2) many of the books that are advertised, you don't have the opportunity to open them and skim through. So, one is unsure whether to purchase them or not. Use the time at the book fair to scroll through the books, look at the content page and the introduction (of the muhaqqiq if you know the book already, or of the author's introduction if you have not seen the book before). You can then make an informed decision whether the book is worth buying. 3) time should also be allocated for wandering in stalls and flicking through random works. Many interesting books pop up that have not been advertised. I found many interesting books like this. 4) have an idea of how you will get the book to your hotel and then back home before hand. Last minute plans can prove to be very stressful. There's much more, but hopefully Sh Hatim's advise and the small points mentioned here would be of some benefit.

State of the Union Salafis https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12DMw1GZGhX/

(Vote closing tonight)

Because it’s the Telegraph https://telegraph.co.uk/gift/c5b19f5a49408bce

شيء من الجهالات والتناقضات في كتاب نقض مفهوم شرك العبادة للفهيد : https://x.com/simbai07/status/1877773309045051639

شيء من الجهالات والتناقضات في كتاب نقض مفهوم شرك العبادة للفهيد : https://x.com/simbai07/status/1877773309045051639

MAW: "And this shirk I speak of today has covered the Earth from East to West except for 'the strangers' who were mentioned in the hadith, and how few they are." وهذا الشرك الذي أذكره اليوم، قد طبق مشارق الأرض ومغاربها، إلا الغرباء المذكورين في الحديث، وقليل ما هم. https://shamela.ws/book/7629/122#p2

Shaykh Hatim al-Awni has merged تكفير أهل الشهادتين and مفهوم شرك العبادة into a single book.