ustaaz

Ustaad kown hota he?

Q: Ustaad ka islam mai bht bada darja hai to ustaad kise kehte hai jisse roz sikha jae ya jo ek hadis suna de wo ustad hai ya jisse ek masla puch lia jae wo ustad hai for example maine apse ye sawal kia hai to kya ap mere ustaad hai. Dusri baat ustad sirf deen e islaam ka ilm dene wale ko kehte hai ya koi bhi ilm sikhane wale ko.

Foregoing one's place in the first saff for a senior

Q: It has been observed in madaaris, khanqaas, marakis and masaajid in general that students, mureeds, mamoors and general musallies at the time of iqaamat forego their place of the front saff by stepping backward into the second saff to give preference to the ustaad, shaikh, ameer or another Muslim in general, to take their place in the front saff. At times these individuals are in the saff well before hand. On the other hand the one given preference comes much later or even a short while before salaah. Can Mufti Sahib please explain if it is correct to do this? Can one forgo one's reward for another? Please shed any other information you have on this subject.

Dreaming of one's teacher

Q: I had a dream wherein I saw my teacher and a few students and we were in a place with a tall house, and my teacher and I were sitting at a computer and I was showing him an Islamic website, which I run. Thereafter he smiled and I don't remember the rest of the dream.