This of course doesn’t negate the major responsibility of taking this text to a scholar and seeking clarification as to its meanings. What I would like to clarify is that as Muslims we are all respsonsible to treat reading/hearing any Saheeh/Hasan Hadith or Ayah as though we are hearing it from the blessed lips of rasool Allah (saws) and take it in stride. That being said scholars are the inheritors of Prophets and Allah has greatly blessed us with a vast tradition of skilled scholarship and legal theory.

The moral of this comment is that we must always seek and apply knowledge of the Qur’an and Suunah, but that will not be complete or in the preferred manner unless we do it under the guidance and auspices of the Ulema.
And Allah knows best

Since Muslims in the West are not homogenous then is it possible to have a single Muslim identity in America? It would be helpful in this discourse to be practical instead of being theoretical.

“How do we translate this to the West?” He said, “That is your job.”

If a sister’s mom wants her to wear skirts and long loose shirts that cover as much or much more than jilbab, she should do so-

the pleasure of Allah is in the pleasing of her mother when her mother calls her to the halal and what is reasonable. If her mom doesn’t mind her wearing jilbab, but loves her to dress in a way that is better for the dawah in the western context, inshaAllah she will gain more of Allah’s pleasure by wearing this completely shariah-approved type of dress more often.

– that is the first thing that came to my mind when I thought about translating and contextualizing knowledge.
– fyi: this is a personal thought. that was not a “fatwa” or anything close to it.

“However, the road is not impossible and many of you have talents that Allah is waiting to show you.”

please keep us in your duaa.

“The idea of a cut and paste type juristic approach is very dangerous. However, jurisprudence and its related sciences require a strong mind, pure heart and analytical vision that goes beyond just looking for evidence.”

Put THAT on a t-shirt and wear it.

When will you guys turn from Azhari awlaad into Azhari rigaal insha Allah?