Faithful Reflections

One divorce or three: a question of evidence, law and judgement. Three Talaq in One Sitting: One Divorce or Three? A SOURCE-CRITICAL PAPER BY MOHAMMAD AAMIR · 15 OCTOBER 2026 · A STUDY OF ARGUMENTS, NOT A FATWA Abstract I examine whether a husband who clearly pronounces three divorces in one sitting has effected one divorce or three. The four established Sunni schools normally count three; a significant minority, most famously Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim رحمهما الله , count one. I separate three questions often confused in debate: Is this a good way to divorce? Does it have legal effect? How many divorces take effect? I set out the Qur'anic context, examine the principal reports and their authenticity, explain what each of the four imams or their schools really taught, and state why I tentatively favour one count for a truly simultaneous triple declaration. I also explain why I do not think that this settles every irregular div...

The stone beneath his robe: what real hunger looked like in Madinah. Why Prophet Muhammad Tied a Stone to His Stomach A COMPANION'S ACCOUNT · TOLD IN THE VOICE OF ABU HURAYRAH رضي الله عنه APPROX. 15 MIN READ · EVERY SAYING TRACED TO SOURCE How to read this piece It is written in the voice of Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه , the Companion of the Bench ( أهل الصفة ) who tied stones to his own belly, and who went on to narrate more sayings of the Prophet ﷺ than any other Companion. Every fact, saying and number here comes from the reports listed at the end. The thoughts and the small scenes between them are my craft. They exist so a reader can stand beside him. They do not speak for him. Where the sources themselves differ, I have said so openly. Nothing here adds to the religion. It is meant to make us love what is already in it. Contents I tied a stone to my own belly The day we showed each other our sto...