Fatwas for Muslim Women

[sisterKhadija]

Assalamu Alaikum Borthers and Sisters!

I live in the West and converted 3 months ago Alhamdulliah!

I saw a book by Ibn Taymyah titles "Fatwas for Muslim Women" here is a link to see the cover

http://www.hilalplaza.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=188

My Husband got an Arabic copy from the Mosque. I don't speak or read Arabic yet and he is too slow for me when he translates HAHAHA. I would rather have an English translation to read it.

Does anyone know where I can get a free copy in English or a download of it?

Has anyone read it and is it valid information?

He got it for free and online I found it for $19.95, that's a bit much I think and I would rather spend that time of many on Hijab and more essential items.

Thanks,
SisterKhadija

[abdusamad]

Ibn Taymiyya, Taqi al-Din (1263-1328)

Ibn Taymiyya was a staunch defender of Sunni Islam based on strict adherence to the Qur'an and authentic sunna (practices) of the Prophet Muhammad. He believed that these two sources contain all the religious and spiritual guidance necessary for our salvation in the hereafter. Thus he rejected the arguments and ideas of both philosophers and Sufis regarding religious knowledge, spiritual experiences and ritual practices. He believed that logic is not a reliable means of attaining religious truth and that the intellect must be subservient to revealed truth. He also came into conflict with many of his fellow Sunni scholars because of his rejection of the rigidity of the schools of jurisprudence in Islam. He believed that the four accepted schools of jurisprudence had become stagnant and sectarian, and also that they were being improperly influenced by aspects of Greek logic and thought as well as Sufi mysticism. His challenge to the leading scholars of the day was to return to an understanding of Islam in practice and in faith, based solely on the Qur'an and sunna.





Ibn Taymiyya was born in Harran, Syria, and died in Damascus in ah 728/ad 1328. He lived in a time when the Islamic world was suffering from external aggression and internal strife. The crusaders had not been fully expelled from the Holy Land, and the Mongols had all but destroyed the eastern Islamic empire when they captured Baghdad in ah 656/ad 1258. In Egypt, the Mamluks had just come to power and were consolidating their hold over Syria. Within Muslim society, Sufi orders were spreading beliefs and practices not condoned by orthodox Islam, while the orthodox schools of jurisprudence were stagnant in religious thought and practice. It was in this setting of turmoil and conflict that Ibn Taymiyya formulated his views on the causes of the weakness of the Muslim nations and on the need to return to the Qur'an and sunna (practices) as the only means for revival.



For Further Read... http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/ip/rep/H039.htm

[in_exile]

Assalamu Alaikum Borthers and Sisters!

I live in the West and converted 3 months ago Alhamdulliah!

I saw a book by Ibn Taymyah titles "Fatwas for Muslim Women" here is a link to see the cover

http://www.hilalplaza.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=188

My Husband got an Arabic copy from the Mosque. I don't speak or read Arabic yet and he is too slow for me when he translates HAHAHA. I would rather have an English translation to read it.

Does anyone know where I can get a free copy in English or a download of it?

Has anyone read it and is it valid information?

He got it for free and online I found it for $19.95, that's a bit much I think and I would rather spend that time of many on Hijab and more essential items.

Thanks,
SisterKhadija

assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

hmm sis i dont think you can download it if you were in uk you could have got a free copy, just bully one of the sisters to give it to you but i dont think you could get it in america

[Abdurahman]

Assalaamu Alaikum

There are many good authentic fatawa books for women which has now been transalated to the english language. The following are a few examples

1) Rulings Pertaining to Muslim Women
by Shaikh Saleh Fauzan Al-Fauzan
Darussalam

2) Islamic Fatawa Regarding Women
by Muhammad bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Musnad
Darussalam

To purchase these books, visit http://dar-us-salam.com/store/047.html
or visit http://www.darussalaam.com/

Wassalaamu Alaikum

[sisterKhadija]

Peace be with you,


Thanks for your replies!

abdusamad-
That was great info thanks!

in_exile-
I am in the USA

Abdurahman-
thanks for the link. It is only $6.00! WOW, now that's better. :)

I will keep my options open, I am new and not familiar with many Authors.

Do any of you have recommnedations for the top Autors in English for American Muslims?

Peace be with you,
SisterKhadija