Research Response to Certain Deobandi Claims About Beliefs
Source: Fatawa ‘Ilmiyyah, Vol. 3, Issues of Tawhid and Sunnah, p. 37.
Question
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
A (Deobandi) friend gave me a photocopied pamphlet titled “Aqa’id ‘Ulama-e-Ahl al-Sunnat Deoband,” containing “Belief no. 3 to 7, belief no. 9, and belief no. 24,” and he said: “These beliefs are correct, and Ahl al-Hadith people do not accept them.”
I thought I should write to you and ask you. I am also sending the pamphlet. I request you to judge these beliefs by the standard of the Qur’an and...
Source: Fatāwā ʿUlamāʾ Ahl al-Ḥadīth, Kitāb al-Ṣalāh, Vol. 1, pp. 244–245 Organized for Clarity on Sectarian and Jurisprudential Matters
❖ Question
Who founded the Deobandi school of thought?
Is praying behind a Deobandi imam valid?
If the imam does not perform Rafʿ al-Yadayn, can the follower perform it?
❖ Answer
◈ Origin of the Deobandi School
The Deobandi movement is not a separate religion or sect, but rather a continuation of Ḥanafī jurisprudence. It derives its name from Deoband, a city in...
Three Shar‘i Principles of Seeking Waseelah After the Prophet’s ﷺ Passing Derived from: Fatāwā Arkan-e-Islam الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام علىٰ رسول الله، أما بعد!
❖ Definition of Waseelah
Waseelah (الوسيلة) refers to seeking a means or intermediary to draw nearer to Allah ﷻ or to attain acceptance of supplication. Islam permits only three forms of Waseelah which are clearly established through the Qur'an and Sunnah.
✦ ① Waseelah Through the Beautiful Names of Allah ﷻ
Three types of Waseela (intercession) are proven through the Quran and authentic Hadiths: seeking intercession through Allah's names, through one's good deeds, and through the supplication of a pious living person. Thus, these are the only permissible and lawful forms of Waseela. Any other types are considered unlawful and prohibited.
Permissibility of Waseela through the Supplication of a Pious Living Person
❀ It is narrated from Sayyidina Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that:
Investigative Review of the Narration about Prophet Adam (AS) Supplicating through the Intercession of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Taken from: Fatāwā ʿIlmiyyah, Volume 1, Kitāb al-ʿAqāʾid, Page 84
❖ Question:
A narration mentions that Sayyidunā Ādam (علیہ السلام) supplicated through the intercession (waseelah) of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
(Al-Mustadrak by Al-Ḥākim 2/615 Ḥadīth 4228, Dalāʾil al-Nubuwwah by al-Bayhaqī 5/489)
Dr. Muhammad Tāhir al-Qādrī has cited this narration and written:
“Imām Ḥākim (رحمہ الله) classified this ḥadīth as ‘Ṣaḥīḥ al-Isnād’.
Imām...
◈ The word “Shafā‘ah” is derived from the Arabic root “Shaf‘”, which is the opposite of “Witr” (odd).
◈ It means to pair something with another, such as making one into two, or three into four.
Terminological Meaning
◈ To act as a means for obtaining benefit or removing harm on behalf of another.
◈ It involves three parties:
Shāfi‘ (the one interceding),
Mashfū‘ ilayh (the one to whom the intercession is made)...