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A message to Brillo numbskulls who are now pronouncing Takfir on Qari Tayyib: In the scans iswhat he has said in two separate places about the finality of prophethood, from his commentary on Aqidah Tahawiyyah. Unfortunately, the problem with Brillos is that they take an ambiguous statement from their adversaries and assign the worst possible meaning to it. This is indicative of not only intellectual dishonesty but a spiritual malady. It is also for that reason nobody beyond their bubble takes them and theiur Takfir seriously.

Imagine the psychological turmoil and subsequent mental instability in those brothers in Islam who believe they must make Takfir on a particular scholar (or three scholars) from another orientation that virtually resembles them in everything but name, and believing that the only way salvation in the Hereafter can be achieved if they die upon that Takfir based on what one random scholar dictated to them just over a century years ago... ...yet nobody else in the Muslim world subscribes to their Takfiri tendencies no matter how hard they try to convince them, so they have to make excuses for the rest of the Ummah outside their wee bubble. Please keep them in your Duas. They are suffering from the inside and need our Duas.

Ironically, the imitation (tashabbuh) some people forget to avoid is the rabbinic approach to law that creates rigidity, and the pagan approach of prohibiting things without justification.

And there are still others who deserve special recognition…and the people behind the Madina Mushaf for printing the most accurate Qur'anic text in the world.

- S. Muhammad Mustafa A’zami, The History of the Qur’anic Text

For Muslim parents whose children are on Roblox https://youtu.be/yW4QzcmTGLI

Emphasis on last para

عن سعيد بن جبير رحمه الله قال: كان علماء بني إسرائيل يبخلون بما عندهم من العلم، وينهون العلماء أن يعلموا الناس شيئاً فعيرهم الله بذلك. فأنزل الله تعالى: { الذين يبخلون ويأمرون الناس بالبخل} الآية

From Dr Mansur Ali: __________ Assalamualaikum everyone, Some of you may already know this, but for those who don’t — I’ve been gathering sources on the life of Hazrat Shah Jalal (رحمه الله) for the past 20 years. After much reflection, I’ve finally begun writing the book, and I’m pleased to share that I’ve completed about half of it. To help me finish this important work, I’d love your support. If you know of any personal stories or local traditions from your village in Bangladesh related to one of Shah Jalal’s disciples — especially if someone is buried there — please share them with me. I’d be especially grateful if you could include the exact location of the grave (village name, area, etc.). As a small token of appreciation, here’s a first glimpse — two paragraphs from the introduction of the book. I hope you enjoy it and feel inspired to contribute. Jazakum Allahu Khairan for your support! Please also share this with others who maybe interested. Mansur Ali Alimm1@cardiff.ac.uk 07828254696

In conclusion, even though the issue of women coming to the Masjid has been a identity marker for some, in the presence of the above alternative Fatawa of the Akabir and Ulama of Deoband, it would be Ghuluw to insist on prohibition in our public discourse and condemn those who grant allowance, as Mufti Shafi/Taqi say when it comes to Mujtahad Feeh Masa'il. Furthermore, if woman have been accomodated in the Madrasah, Tabligh and Masjid Bayans, despite opposition existing, historically, it makes no sense to die on this hill now, especially when womenfolk are increasingly becoming alienated from the Ulama and the Din, and apostasy has become rife. May Allah grant us all Tafaqquh and protect us from the Shaytani Talbis of Ghuluw. #Fiqh #Women #Masjid

Lastly, Moulana Marghub saheb articulates a similar position of accomadating women in, at least, some of Masajid in the town, especially in winter months, where there is a greater likelihood of the Salah of Masturat becoming Qadha' or they have to knock on the doors of randomers to be able to get their prayer in.

Moulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani also takes a more balanced view and grants scope for having facilities for women in the Masjid, especially in key locations of need.

In the early noughties - I believe on 25th December 2002, but don't quote me on that - I went to a Bayan after Madrasah; in the year I started my Darsiyyat, at the old Masjid-e-Tauheedul Islam aka Bicknell Masjid. The Bayan was delivered by the famous former Shaykh-ul-Hadith of Deoband: Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri. He spoke about the obligation of Niqab. He argued that this was from the Nusus and not out of Fitnah - like Hanafis generally argue - but I digress. He spent the other half of the Bayan on women coming to Masjid. He argued that Sahabiyat attended Masjid-e-Nabawi and this was an exception, like the Haram of Makkah, unlike the other Masajid of the time - again, another one of his Tafarrudat. Nonetheless, in the very same Bayan, he argued for women having access to the Masjid and mentioned the story of his brother Mufti Amin who took his wife into a Masjid during travels. And upon being challenged by a person quoting the Fatwa of Deoband, he said that I am the Mufti of Deoband, myself! I believe my father - Shafahullah - bought a copy of the bayan from the longstanding Mua'ddhin of Bicknell: Chati mama, when he used to run the no longer existing Masjid shop. I probably have a copy of the tape somewhere hidden in a box! Similarly, below is a response from Mufti Taqi based on the exchange with Moulana Yusuf Shabbir: https://islamicportal.co.uk/imam-abu-hanifah-on-masjids-having-facilities-for-females/

Anyhow, Hazrat Madani - a fellow student of Shaykh-ul-Hind and Jami'at colleague of Mufti Kifayatullah - gives a Fatwa of permissibility for women coming to the Masjid.

Hence, Mufti Kifayatullah's position, personally, seems to be of permissibility, but, by all means, not free from Karahah. Whilst, in the face of Ahl-e-Hadith doing dhamal, he supports the tradition by defending the dominant Hanafi position of Makruh-e-Tahrimi and explains why it is a reasonable position to hold. This is similar to Allamah Abdul Hayy Lucknowi defending Hanafis against the onslaught of the Ahl-e-Hadith, whilst, himself, holding positions which are not Mufta Bihi. Nonetheless, if someone's want to follow Salat al-Salihat and Kaff al-Muminat, then let him also follow what Mufti Kifayatullah says about women coming to the Masjid for Bayan:

Similarly, the Fatwa from 1358 A.H. grants permission in the context of the demands western educated women.

On the other hand, the Fatwa from 1927 C.E. (1346 A.H.) is clear in saying it is Ja'iz, though not preferable.