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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi,
Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to religious questions. In the past, he has also spent significant time in India guiding the community. 4499 Answers
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Rebecca Masterton,
Dr Rebecca Masterton graduated with a BA in Japanese Language and Literature; an MA in Comparative East Asian and African Literature and a PhD in Islamic literature of West Africa. She has been teaching for seventeen years through different media, and has also worked in media for ten years, producing and presenting programs for several TV channels. 116 Answers
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Zoheir Ali Esmail,
Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD from the University of Exeter in the philosophical and mystical readings of Mulla Sadra in the context of the schools of Tehran and Qum. 374 Answers
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Mateen Charbonneau,
Sheikh Mateen Joshua Charbonneau achieved a certificate from Harvard University in Islamic Studies. He undertook Howza classes under esteemed scholars since 2013 and has been teaching at Imam Mahdi Howza since 2017. He has compiled and published several books, has filmed several documentaries on Islamic subjects and has also promoted Islamic propagation in US jails. 64 Answers
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Amina Inloes,
Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the Islamic College in London and also the Managing Editor of the Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies. 730 Answers
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Abbas Di Palma,
Shaykh Abbas Di Palma holds a BA and an MA degree in Islamic Studies, and certifications from the Language Institute of Damascus University. He has also studied traditional Islamic sciences in London, Damascus and Qom and taught for different institutions in Italy and UK. 208 Answers
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Sayyed Muhammad Husaini Ragheb,
Sayyed Muhammad Husaini Ragheb has a BA in Law from Guilan University, Iran and has also undertaken Hawzah studies in Qom. He used to be a Cultural Affairs director of Ethics Group of Al-Mustafa Open University. He obtained his Master's degree in Applied Ethics and now is a PhD candidate in Islamic Ethics besides doing his Bahse Kharej in Qom Hawza. 101 Answers
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Zaid Alsalami,
Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from ANU, Canberra. He has written and translated several Islamic texts and also prepared educational videos on Islamic rulings and practices. 858 Answers
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Seyed Ali Shobayri,
Seyed Ali Shobayri is of mixed Iranian and Scottish descent who found the path of the Ahlul Bayt (a) by his own research. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University through the Islamic College of London. He also studied at the Hawza Ilmiyya of England and continues Hawza and Islamic studies with private teachers. 164 Answers
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Leading Sunni Shaikh Sayyed Saabiq of Al-Azhar stated that there is no single Hadeeth which can be considered as authentic suggesting that the Prophet (SAWA) ever crossed his hands during Salah (Fiqh Al-Sunnah). That is why you find none of Sunnis is claiming folding or crossing the hands during Salah as Wajib and you find different verdicts among them. Imam Malik who is one of the four main Sunni Imams stated that the Salah of the Prophet (SAWA) and his companions after him is with open hands and never with holding or crossing hands. Imam Malik was asked about crossing hands in Salah, he replied: I don't know it , which means that it was not practiced by the Prophet nor his companions. (Al-Moghni by Ibn Qudamah, page 514).
'This crossing or folding hands was ordered first by Omar ibn al-Khattab when prisoners of war were brought from Persia to Madina and they did that as it was part of their culture or religious practice when they saw him as a sign of respect to the head of the state. He liked it and ordered his people to do it in Salah.(Jawahir Al -Kalam, V.11, page 19). Many leading companions rejected it as it was never done or approved by the Prophet (SAWA).
Imam Ali (AS) who is the best who knows about the Prophet, has repeatedly objected on crossing hands and called it emitting non Muslims as Jewish and Majoos fold their hands during their prayer. Imam Ali (AS): أسبلوا ولا تتشبهوا باليهود. أسبلوا ولا تتشبهوا بالمجوس Pray with your hands open and never imitate Jewish people. Keep your hands open while praying and never resemble Majoos.
Wassalam.