Taking bay'at to a Shaikh
Q: Is taking bayat to a Peer/wali is fardh(necessary). If yes then why?
Q: Is taking bayat to a Peer/wali is fardh(necessary). If yes then why?
Q: I know that Sufis practise Tawajjuh on their mureeds so that they become more inclined towards practising on Deen. How do they practise it? Is it also allowed for a "basic" Muslim to do Tawajjuh so that some Muslims become more inclined towards Deen or some kaafirs also become inclined towards Islam? If yes, what is the method of Tawajjuh?
Q: I wanted to seek you ulama's opinion with regards to an unmarried girl doing bai'at with a sheikh to do tazkiya of nafs. She is a girl studying online Aalimah course. Nowadays we can do bai'at by staying in our home itself via live program of any bai'at majlis, so no issue of hijab arises. But I wanted to know is it good to have bai'at with a sheikh for a woman, or she can do azkaar that are reported in ahadith shareef by her own without guidance of a sheikh? Hoping for a convincing advise.
Q: Can an unmarried girl have bay'at with a sheikh without the permission of her father, provided she doesn't keep rabita with the sheikh directly but through some halaal source?
Q: What is the silsila of qadria, chistia etc?
Q: Wazifa to kill nafs?
Q: Could Mufti Saab please advise me on the following:
1.The best way to leave that which does not concern me.
2. How to speak less (when one usually speaks a lot).
3. How to remove vanity and pride.
Q: I'd like to ask about Bid'ah in general. I see that many Naqshandi sheikhs encourage the zikr with the jumping in a circle. Is this halaal or bid'ah?
I'm not a Naqshbandi but this topic came up in a debate with many friends as it is becoming prominent in Johannesburg already. I'm aware of the hadeeth where the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said every bidat is a deviation and every deviation leads to the fire, but a friend told me that Imam Shafi (Rahmatullahi Alayh) distinguished good bida'ah as good and bad bida'ah. I have never read or heard any of our shuyookh refer to that. I would sincerely appreciate your ruling on such a matter.
Q: What is the correct method for a women to choose a sheikh for Islaah. Does she have to have her husbands permission? Do both husband and wife have to have the same sheikh?
Q: It is okay to join the Naqshandi Tariqah? There are videos of the shuyukh going in mixed gatherings and they do other weird stuff? Here in America they are very big. Also you discussed them in the following fatwa http://muftionline.co.za/node/4450