More Maliki Matters...

Since some of our readers seemed to have enjoyed our previous postings [(1)(2)(3)(4)] which related to the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence (madhhab), I want to inform them that we've been having quite a lively and interesting discussion on The Muslimah and Seeking Ilm (Knowledge) blogs about the issue of Madinan 'amal and about qabd (praying with your arms folded) versus sadl (praying with your arms at your side) as well.

Those who are interested in such comparative fiqh matters should read the comments under My Love for Shafi'i Fiqh and, after reading the article itself, the comments under Qabd Vs Sadl: An Argument that the True Maliki Opinion is Right Hand Over The Left.

Please be aware that something went haywire yesterday, thus myself and some of the other participants are currently unable to post comments on the Seeking Ilm (Knowledge) thread. However, Sidi Abul Layth is working on it so hopefully it'll be fixed soon, insha'llah.

Anyone interested in reading about this subject in more detail, I highly recommend reading The Origins of Islamic Law: The Qur'an, the Muwatta' and Madinan 'Amal, by Yasin Dutton, as well as obtaining a copy of Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah's dissertation entitled Malik's Concept of 'Amal in the Light of Maliki Legal Theory (University of Chicago, 1978).

Sadl on...