Question: Is it allowed to raise the hands while supplicating for the deceased? Answer: “It has come in some Ahaadith that the Prophet (ﷺ) raised his hands when he visited the graves and supplicated for its people. It was established from the Hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (ﷺ) visited the graves and supplicated…
Month: March 2016
Is Dajjal in the Bermuda Triangle? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: It has spread among those who interact with the jinn that they say: Dajjal is present nowadays in the Bermuda Triangle? Is the likes of this speech correct? Answer: “Do not attest to the speech of liars (Dajjaleen). Not from the humans nor jinn” [Sharh Sunan Abi Dawood no.485] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Raising the Hands When Seeking Forgiveness for the Deceased After Burial – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad and Shaikh Fawzaan
Shaikh Abdul -Muhsin al-‘Abbad hafidhuhallah was asked: Question: Do you raise your hands in this dua [i.e. When seeking forgiveness for the deceased after the burial]? Answer: “The affair in that is spacious. We do not know of something that proves its affirmation nor denial. So a person can raise his hands [if he wills] or he does not raise…
Some Etiquette Pertaining to the Funeral
The following are some etiquette pertaining to the Funeral: It is recommended to observe silence during the funeral. Qays ibn Abbad (may Allah mercy upon him) said: كان أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يكرهون رفع الصوت عند الجنائز The Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to dislike raising the voices in the funeral [Reported by al-Bayhaqi and others. Shaikh al-Albani…
The Ruling on Pepsi and Other Soft Drinks
It has been mentioned that some soft drinks, like Pepsi, may contain a small percentage of alcohol. Although it is not established, some people have become doubtful about their ruling. The Scholars have ruled that soft drinks are permissible even if it is proven that they may contain a small percentage of alcohol. Shaikh al-Albani rahimahullah said: “…So these drinks which have…
How to Give Dawah to the Disbelievers – Shaikh Abdurrazaq al-‘Abbad
Here is a translation of a chapter from Shaikh Abdurrazaq’s book: Makaanatul-Da’wah ila Allah wa Ussus Da’wah Ghairl-Muslimeen (The Status of Calling to Allah and the Foundations of Calling Non-Muslims to Islam) on how to give dawah to disbelievers.
What is Permissible to See By a Man Who is Proposing to a Woman – Shaikh Muqbil ibn Haadi al-Wad’iee
Question: If a man wants to propose, what is allowed for him to see of the proposed woman? Answer: “What is correct from the statements of the People of knowledge is that it is allowed [for him] to look at her body what will encourage him to marry her like the face, two hands, upper arms, chest, and shins. It…
The Innovation of Touching the Earlobes With the Thumbs When Raising the Hands in Prayer – Shaikh al-Albani
Shaikh al-Albani rahimahullah said: “Every position which the hands are raised have two forms [of doing so] without specifying [this for] a position. So [for] the opening Takbir or the Takbir when going into ruku’ or other than that, either he raises the hands to his ears without touching the earlobes as some of those who are afflicted with satanic whispers do.…
The Ruling on Sex-Change Operations – Shaikh al-Albani and the Permanent Committee
Shaikh al-Albani rahimahullah was asked: Question: Is it allowed to perform a surgery to change the condition of a person from a man to a woman and vice versa? Answer: “The answer to this is understood from what has preceded: فطرة الله التي فطر الناس عليها لا تبديل لخلق الله Allah’s Fitrah (i.e. Allah’s Islamic Monotheism), with which He has…
[Benefit] The Last Verse Recited by Ibn Taymiyyah
Hafidh Ibn Kathir rahimahullah wrote: “His [Shaikhul-Islaam’s] brother,Zaynud-deen Aburrahman, informed those present that he and the Shaikh rahimahullah completed the Quran eighty times since entering the jail and they begin the eighty-first time. We stopped at the end of the verse of Iqtarabat-Saa’atah [suratu-lQamar]: إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيكٍ مقتدر Verily, The Muttaqun (pious), will…