{"id":13536,"date":"2020-03-04T16:26:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T16:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=13536"},"modified":"2020-06-21T09:20:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T09:20:11","slug":"how-can-a-woman-benefit-from-ulama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/how-can-a-woman-benefit-from-ulama\/","title":{"rendered":"How can Women Benefit from Ulama?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 03346<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Answered by:&nbsp;Maulana Jamal Ahmed\u200b<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong><u>Question<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">How can a woman benefit from ulama ki sohbat. Apart from listening to&nbsp;bayaans on youtube and waiting eagerly for them to do a bayaan in the&nbsp;local masjid.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Is it appropriate to write letters to them asking for advice \/naseehat?<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" dir=\"RTL\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">\u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0645<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong><u>Answer<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Allah subhanahu wa ta&rsquo;alah says in the Quran &ldquo;O you who have believed, fear Allah and be with those who are true.&rdquo; Surah 9 Al tawba, ayah 119.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Imam Qurtubi says &ldquo;one of the meanings of Sadiqeen (the true ones) is that it means those who are internally and externally equal.&rdquo; Pg. 289, vol. 8, darul kutub al misriyah.&nbsp; This ayah refers to the pious people whose beliefs and actions do not contradict, they fear Allah secretly and publically and they always strive to be true in their words and actions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">We are commanded to remain in the company of the pious and the true ones, this could be done in different ways.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">1) To be in their presence and benefit from their wise words and actions and try to be of service to them. This can be possible only if both the sheikh and the seeker are of the same gender.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">2) Listen to their lectures from distance.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">3) Read books which talk about the lives of the prophets, sahaba, tabioon and other pious people, whether they are males or females.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">4) Write to them by emailing or by other means.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">5) Send some mahram e.g. father, brother or husband to a sheikh to enquire about a particular incident or to ask for advice. If the pious person is a woman then you will have the convenience to benefit from them directly.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">6)&nbsp; You can also ask the sheikh questions yourself from behind a veil.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Written by Maulana Jamal Ahmed<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 03346 Answered by:&nbsp;Maulana Jamal Ahmed\u200b Question How can a woman benefit from ulama ki sohbat. 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