Question: There is a [type] of slaughtering using stun guns [electric bullets]. Those who are slaughtering use it on a cow, then they slaughter it. Is this allowed? Answer: “If the cow falls so that they are capable of slaughtering it, then there is no harm in this inshallah” [Taken from: Tuhafatul-Mujeeb ‘ala Asilatul Haadir wal-Ghareeb pg. 60] Translated by Faisal Ibn…
Month: January 2015
Ruling on Those Who Do not Distinguish Between Pronouncing the Letter (الضاد ) and the Letter (الظاء) – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: He asks about those who do not distinguish between pronouncing the letter (الضاد ) and the letter (الظاء). They want to ask for your guidance. Is this action of their’s considered a mistake in recitation or not? Answer: “many people are not able to distinguish between the letter (الضاد ) and the letter (الظاء). So he will be forgiven…
[Pamphlet] The Prohibition of Cheating at School
Here is a pamphlet on the prohibition of cheating at school. Click Here to Download
The Ruling on Obesity – Shaikh Abdul Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: and obesity will appear among them is obesity prohibited? Answer: “As is well-known, obesity is blameworthy. However, it is a result of eating and drinking, extravagance, and increase. Of course, it is not desirable. It is upon a person not to be extravagant in eating and drinking. He should be moderate as Allah says: وَالَّذِينَ…
[Pamphlet] Obesity and Islam
Here is a pamphlet on the harms of obesity, its causes, and how to cure it. Click Here to download
[New Pamphlet] The Prohibition of Shisha
Here is a pamphlet on the prohibition of shisha and the need for Muslims to avoid it. Click Here to Download
The Ruling on Using Manikins – The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Verdicts
Question: What the people often ask about, especially the businessmen in this time, is what is called a manikin. It is a body of a complete woman without a head. Some business owners display women’s clothing on it. It is a fitnah (trial) for the youth to expose the form of a woman with a chest and waist. So what…
The Ruling on Maggi Noodles [A type of Instant Noodles] – The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and verdicts
Question: In the market there is a paste made from poultry meat called: Maggi soup. It is boiled in water and the soup is added. Is it allowed to eat it and we do not know whether or not there are oils or fat that is unlawful in it? Answer: “These soups follow their origin from which they are taken from, whether lawful…
[Pamphlet] Why is Pork Forbidden in Islam?
Here is a pamphlet on the wisdom behind the prohibition of pork in Islam. Click Here to download
The Ruling on Placing a Sign on a Grave – Shaikh Saalih al-Fawzaan
Question: Is it allowed to place a piece of iron and attach it upon a grave of a deceased? Written upon it are verses of the Qur’an along with the name of the deceased and his date of death? Answer: “It is not allowed to write on the graves, not a name nor a translation nor the date of death.…