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A Glimpse into the Fatawa of

Huzoor

Mufti-e-Azam

Translated into English through the Blessings of Ghaus-ul-Waqt Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind

From Fatawa Mustafawiyah

By a humble servant of Allah Muhammad Afthab Cassim al-Qaadiri

Razvi Noori

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Contents

1. Misconception Regarding Sajdah 2. Fatawa on Thanvi 3. Ruling Regards to Calling a Kaafir A Kaafir 4. Ruling Regarding Wudu 5. Ruling Regarding Ghusl 6. Performing Qaza after Asr And Fajr 7. Permissibility of Reading Salawaat 8. Colours of Clothing which are allowed 9. Use of Dyed Clothing 10. Janaaza Salaah of Be-Namaazi 11. Manner of Carrying the Janaaza 12. Rule Regarding Zakaat 13. Verdict of Kinaaya (Talaaq Issue) 14. Sale of Animals That Die Without Zibah 15. To Shoot an Animal in the Head before Zibah 16. Gatherings to Remember the Shuhada in Muharram 17. Demolishing Graves to Build Houses 18. Which Water Should We Drink Whilst Standing? 19. When and To Whom Can One Make Salaam 20. Fatawa Regarding Use of Mehndi for Males 21. Regarding Use of Black Clothing

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22. The Use of Gold Jewellery for Men 23. Reading Faateha in the Mazaars 24. Playing Cards 25. Regarding Giving Shirni To Hindus 26. Females Visiting Graves 27. Use of Injection Whilst Fasting 28. Taking Loans from Kufaar and Not Paying 29. Playing With Dolls 30. Standing during Salaami 31. Regarding Females Reading Meelad Shareef 32. Regarding Watching Movies

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Introduction

All praise is due to Almighty Allah, Durood and Salaams upon the Holy

Prophet Muhammad .

Before you, is the compilation of a few Fatawa (verdicts) of Ghaus-ul-Waqt

Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind . A few years back, my respected brother in Islam Dr. Ahmed Girach Razvi Noori (Orthopaedic Surgeon United

Kingdom) whom I have known since my time in Harare (Zimbabwe) sent me

an email, in which he requested that a book be prepared in honour of Huzoor

Mufti-e-Azam Hind at the time of his Urs. I humbly accepted his request

and decided to gather few Fatawa of Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind from the world-renowned compilation Fatawa Mustafawiyah which is a compilation

of numerous Fatawa of Ghaus-ul-Waqt Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind and have called this book A Glimpse into The Fatawa of Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind.

Fatawa Mustafawiyah is a compilation of about three hundred and ninety

Fatawa of Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind which is spread over approximately seven hundred pages. It was a very difficult task to decide which Fatawa to

choose for this brief compilation, as every one of Hazrats Fatawa is full of

knowledge, wisdom and splendour. Thus, I prepared a short list and decided

to put together this book with 33 short Fatawa of Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind

. I pray that this book is a means of acceptance in the Court of Almighty Allah and His Beloved Rasool . Allah bless us all with firmness on Mazhab-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Maslak-e-Aala Hazrat. Aameen

Sag-e-Mufti-e-Azam

Muhammad Afthab Cassim Razvi Noori

Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre (Durban)

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Query no.1

Zaid says that the Hindus prostate (make Sajdah) to idols, whereas we go

to the Kaaba and prostate to a stone. He further says that Hindus place

water, flowers etc. on their idols and they say that it will reach Maha Dev

(their so-called deity), and we go to the Kaaba (i.e. to the Holy Land), and

throw stones and say that the shaitaan feels the pain. He then asks what

the difference between them and us is. Please provide such an answer,

which will also allow me to become fully content.

The Verdict

(Firstly) This person should make Tauba (repent) promptly. No Muslim

performs Sajdah to the Kaaba. We only face the direction of the Kaaba, we

perform Sajdah for Almighty Allah, and the kufaar make Sajdah to their

idols. They worship their idols as Deities. To say that the Muslims go to

the Kaaba and make Sajdah to a stone is a false accusation on Muslims.

You make your Sajdah facing the Direction of Qibla when you are far away

from the Kaaba, and even when you go there, you face the same direction

of Qibla. The only difference is that you are at the actual Qibla.

No matter where ever one makes Sajdah, it is for Allah alone. Can

someone with even the least intelligence say that when we are praying

Namaaz in any other Musjid, we are making Sajdah to the walls of the

Musjid, or if we are praying Namaaz in our homes, then we are making

Sajdah to the walls of our homes? To say the direction of making Sajdah

to be what (object) Sajdah is being made for, is to reject the reality of

Islam and Kufr, and to do this is incorrect.

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The person who made these statements must repent (make sincere

Tauba). The Muslims perform Rami of the Jamraat (i.e. they pelt the

pillars where shaitaan tried to obstruct Hazrat Ibraheem ) and this is

done only to follow the manner prescribed. There is wisdom in every

command of the Wise. Man often does that which is commanded to him

by those he has faith in, without knowing the wisdom behind it. He knows

and understands that due to his ignorance and simple nature, he does not

recognise the real benefits in such practices. However, there is always

some benefit in it. So, what then what can be said about Allah, who is All

Knowing! There is no questioning His command and His Divine Authority.

It is Muhaal (absolutely impossible) that He will command you to do that

which has a weakness in it.

There is no doubt that there is benefit in that which He has commanded.

None of us says that when we throw the stones, it strikes shaitaan on his

body. We only throw the stones to follow the Divine command and

imitate the action of Hazrat Ibrahim during the instance when

shaitaan tried to be an obstacle in his way; so Almighty Allah commanded

him to pelt shaitaan with stones, so that he (shaitaan) may become

disillusioned (and runaway).

Thus, we too follow the manner of Hazrat Khaleelullah when we are

there. To throw stones towards anyone is definitely with the intention of

trying to hurt him. (Also) If you intend to chase someone away, then too

you would throw stones at him, and he would usually run away, even

though a single stone does not hit him. Does a monkey or crow not run

(take flight) when they are hit by stones? Sometimes the intention of

chasing them (throwing the stones) is only based on showing ones intent.

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Sometimes when wanting to chase a monkey or crow etc. all that one

needs to do, is to bend over as if picking up a stone and then use a

throwing action even though one has no stones in ones hand. This action

alone is sufficient in certain situations, to chase something away.

We must realise that it was at this same place that the cursed enemy of

Allah (shaitaan) tried to divert Hazrat Ibraheem (from his mission).

How then will he leave us? He is always trying to mislead us. Thus, we

should use the very same treatment here, which was used by Hazrat

Ibrahim . In following the way of Hazrat Ibrahim we will (firstly)

receive barkat (blessing), and (secondly) shaitaan the accursed will flee.

Even though not a single stone of Hazrat Ibrahim went without

striking its target, whereas ours misses the target. However, when there is

a flurry of stones raining over shaitaan, then he will not wait there, but he

will flee. Thus, this will fulfil the idea of having shaitaan belittled. If one

makes a picture of a person, and throws stones at the picture and strikes

it with his shoes, the person whose picture it is will definitely feel

offended to see such a thing, even though he is not being struck directly

on his body and only his picture is being hit.

Thus, to hurt (offend) shaitaans feelings deeply, we