Category: Fatwas

• The Dangers of Making things Haraam, Without Having Clear Evidence, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad

  There is enough prohibited activity in people’s lives today to keep us busy for the rest of the century. There is no need to go about searching for new things to declare haraam.

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  November 18, 2013

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• The Islamic Ruling Regarding Morals and Ethics on Social Networks, by Shaykh Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  One of the first casualties of online social networking is modesty (hiyaa). The Prophet (SAWS) said: “And modesty is a branch of faith”. When a Muslim loses shame then they have lost a part of their faith. Facebook is a public forum; the words you say and conversations that you have on Facebook and other…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  December 6, 2012

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• The Islamic Ruling regarding Celebrating Thanksgiving Day by Shaykh Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  Contrary to some opinions, there is nothing in the Book or in the sunna of the Prophet (SAWS) that prohibits a person from being an American, living like an American, behaving like an American or engaging in American culture, as long as the lifestyle, behavior or actions do not contradict the Book of Allah, or…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  November 21, 2012

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• A short history of Fasting the month of Ramadan, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad

  Fasting the month of Ramadan was prescribed in the early years after the hijra of the Prophet (SAWS) from Mecca to Medina. However, the rulings regarding fasting were not all revealed at once; there were several incremental updates from Allah sub’haanahu wa ta’ala that were sent down to the Prophet (SAWS) and as revealed texts,…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  July 27, 2012

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• The Islamic Ruling Regarding Celebrating the Fourth of July Independence Day By Shaykh Luqman Ahmad

  The celebration of Independence Day is not a Christian, Jewish or Islamic celebration; it is an American celebration and anyone who is an American has a right to claim it. Celebrating Independence Day is a non-religious, national holiday and is permissible in Islam as there is no verse of Quran or authentic hadith of the…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  July 3, 2012

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• The Islamic Ruling Regarding Muslim Women Following Funeral Processions, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad

  The objective of understanding the religion and the proper practice thereof is not served when we apply a ruling to a condition that does not exist. When people say: women following the funeral procession, and going to the grave site, what is meant here in the United States and elsewhere is when after the janaazah…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  June 12, 2012

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• The Virtues of the Islamic Month of Rajab [Fadaa’il Rajab] by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad

  The Muslim Hijri calendar was first introduced by the Caliph and companion of the Prophet (SAWS) Umar ibn al-Khattaab in the year 628 C.E[4]. It consists of 12 lunar months. The beginning of each month is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon. Each lunar month lasts approximately 29 or 30 days. The month…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  May 22, 2012

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• The Islamic Ruling Regarding Morals and Ethics While Using Social Networks, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad

  It is important for Muslims to be aware of the potential consequences for what they are posting. In the hadith of Abu Hurraira, he said: the Messenger of Allah (SAWS) said: “Whoever calls others to guidance will have a reward like that of those who follow it, without that detracting from their reward in the…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  May 17, 2012

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• Fatwas and the Responsibility of Muslim Scholars in America, by Shaykh Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  Scholars of Islam are responsible for upholding the sacred trust that accompanies the acquisition of religious knowledge; which is to explain the religion clearly and concisely and not cover up any part of it.

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  May 15, 2012

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• The Decline of Indigenous American Muslim Communities, by Imam Luqman Ahmad Part 2: Self Splintering

  Some Muslims believe that they must wait around for the caliphate to come into being that will herald in a utopian society, others believe that you need approval from a Sheikh, ten thousand miles away before you can act upon anything, and still others believe that even to consider ones self as an American is…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  December 22, 2010

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