Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Can a person who completed Mishkaat Shareef in an Aalim course, be classed as an Aalim?

Published as Acquiring The Title Of Aalim

· 5 Jumada II 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can a person who completed Mishkaat Shareef in an Aalim course, be classed as an Aalim?

Answer

Our Ulama generally give the title of ‘Aalim’ to that person who has completed the Kitaabs of Ahaadith which are taught in the final year of the Aalim course namely, Bukhari Shareef, Muslim Shareef, Tirmidhi Shareef, Nasa’i Shareef, etc.

Answered by
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani
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Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb
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