Imam Muhammad Zahid al-Kauthari (1371 A.H; Cairo): Hijab & Western influence in Muslim Lands

March 10th, 2011 § Leave a Comment

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Imam Muhammad Zahid al-Kauthari (1371 A.H; Cairo), formerly the Deputy Grand Mufti of the Ottoman Empire, explained in his article on “Hijab al-Mar’ah” ( “Women’s Hijab”, meaning to cover her body completely with loose clothing, not the modern misconception of the hijab as a “head scarf”):

ولتلك النصوص الصريحة في وجوب احتجاب النساء تجد نساء المسلمين في مشارق الأرض ومغاربها في غاية المراعاة للحجاب منذ قديم, في البلاد الحجازية واليمنية وبلاد فلسطين والشام وحلب والعراقين وبلاد المغرب الأقصى إلى المغرب الأدنى وصعيد مصر والسودان وبلاد جبرت والزيلع والزنجبار وبلاد فارس والأفغان والسند والهند, بل كانت بلاد الوجه البحري بمصر وبلاد الرومللى والأنضول وبلاد الألبان قبل مدة في عداد البلدان التي تراعى فيها نساؤها

الاحتجاب البالغ, بل كانت بلاد الألبان تثور عندما تريد الحكومة تسجيل أسماء النساء, سبحان من يغير ولا يتغير
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The difference between taking the kaafirs as friends and seeking their help

February 26th, 2011 § Leave a Comment

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Praise be to Allaah.

Taking the kaafirs as friends (muwaalaah) means supporting them and helping them in matters of kufr, such as the Muslims fighting alongside the kuffaar, such as when the kaafirs launch an assault against a Muslim country and a Muslim befriends them and supports them and helps them in fighting against that country, whether that is with weapons or by supplying them with anything that will help them to fight the Muslims. This is muwaalaah, or a type of friendship that is haraam, « Read the rest of this entry »

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