Haitham al-Haddad

Sh. Dr. Haitham al-Haddad is a jurist and serves as a judge for the Islamic Sharia Council (UK & Eire). He has studied the Islamic sciences for over 20 years under the tutelage of renowned scholars such as the late Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia as well as the retired Head of the Kingdom’s Higher Judiciary Council. He specialises in many of the Islamic sciences and submitted his doctoral thesis on Islamic jurisprudence concerning Muslim minorities. Shaikh Haitham is highly respected having specialised knowledge in the field of fiqh, usul al-fiqh, maqasid al-shari’ah, ulum al-Qur’an, tafsir, aqidah, and fiqh al-hadith. He provides complex theories which address the role of Islamic jurisprudence within a western environment whilst also critically re-analysing the approach of Islamic jurists in forming legal rulings (ifta’) within a western socio-political context. He has many well known students most of whom are active in dawah and teaching in the West. The shaikh is an Islamic jurist (faqih) and as such is qualified to deliver verdicts as a judge under Islamic law, a role he undertakes at the Islamic Sharia Council as Islamic judge and treasurer. Dr Haitham al-Haddad also sits on various the boards of advisors for Islamic organisations, mainly in the United Kingdom but also around the world.

Haitham al-Haddad – Is taking student loans haram for Muslims in the West?

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The Prophetic Hadith states clearly the seriousness and danger of Riba “To devour one Dirham (currency) of Riba is worse than committing Zina (adultery and fornication) thirty-six times.” [Ahmad and others]. Another Hadith reads: “Riba consists of seventy-three kinds of evil, and the least of them is like having sex with one’s own mother.” [Ibn … Read more

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Haitham al-Haddad – Think With Your Head

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In this exclusive session, Sh Dr Haitham al-Haddad takes on the momentary issue of the suffering of the people of Aleppo with knowledge & wisdom to conclude on some important lessons. This includes short & long term solutions.

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Haitham al-Haddad – How To Become A Better Worshiper

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Allah created every human-being to worship him alone. This is the soul purpose of your life. But do you really worship Allah every single moment of your life? Do you pray all the time? Do you fast all the time? Is this what Allah meant? Are you really upon the understanding of the companions of … Read more

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