Questioner: We have with us some youth at the beginner level. They find comfort, for example, with one Scholar, and a second group finds comfort with… Shaikh: Another? Questioner: with Another. Then the affairs progressed until parties formed. That is: each group has partisanship towards this Scholar. Until they began to have hostility between each other and began not sitting…
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The Ruling on Announcing Funeral Prayers Using Text Messages and the Likes – Shaikh Abdul-Aziz Ala Shaikh
Question: The questioner says :It has come in the fatwa of the Permanent Committee (no. 6516) the permissibility of calling relatives, friends, and neighbors to come pray upon a person if he dies. So they can supplicate for him, follow his funeral, and assist in burying him because the Prophet (ﷺ) informed the Companions of the death of an-Najaashi (may Allah…
Is it Sunnah to Face the Qiblah When Sleeping? Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: Is it from the Sunan of the Prophet (ﷺ) that he faced the Qiblah when he was sleeping or during his sleep? Has [an evidence] been reported that proves that and where should the feet be when facing the Qiblah? Answer: “I do not know that facing the Qiblah when sleeping is Sunnah. However, there is the well-known Hadith:…
The Ruling on Assisting in Building a Masjid in Which There will be Evil in it – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: May Allah be good to you, O companion of Virtue. This question is via the internet. He says: We are Muslims from America. Is it allowed to assist in building a masjid knowing that the administrators are not upright? And there will be free mixing in this masjid due to what we know of them [i.e. the administrators]. Answer:…
The Extent of Obeying the Parents – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: To what extent is obedience to the parents and is it obligatory in every situation? Answer: “Obedience to the parents is in other than the disobedience of Allah. If they order with disobedience [to Allah], then there is no obedience to the creation in the disobedience of Allah: وَإِنْ جَاهَدَاكَ لِتُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلا تُطِعْهُمَا…
Is it Permissible to Pray the Sunnah ar-Raatibah that Come Before the Prayer Before the Adhan? – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: Is it permissible to pray the Sunnah ar-Raatibah that come before the prayer before the adhan? Answer: “It is not permissible. The Sunnah ar-Raatibah that are before the prayer must be after the time enters. If a person prayed the Sunnah ar-Raatibah before the time entered even for a second/moment, it does not count as the Raatibah. Rather it…
Is it Permissible to Deal With Usury in the Lands of Disbelief? – Shaikh al-Albani
Shaikh al-Albani (may Allah have mercy upon him) said: “Many of the jurists in this time, based on what comes in some of the books of the Mathaahib, say that usury is prohibited in the lands of Islam. As for the lands of war, then it is permissible for them. Therefore you find, as they say today, a double-standard in…
The Rights of the Spouses – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: If a wife disobeys her husband, then what is upon her of sin? We wish you would clarify for us the rights of the wife upon her husband and the rights of the husband upon his wife? Answer: “It is obligatory upon the wife to obey her husband in good and not to disobey him if he requests her…
If the Musallahs in the Land of Disbelief Cannot be Owned by the Muslims, What type of Masaajid are They? – Shaikh al-Albani
Questioner: In many cases, the Muslims do not have the right to own [the Masaajid in the lands of the disbelief]. They remain, in origin, property of the state and the Muslims rent it and use it. Shaikh: These are called Musallahs Questioner: These are Musallahs? Shaikh: Yes”. [Silsilatul-Huda wan-Nur no. 176] Translated by Faisal bin Abdul Qaadir bin Hassan…
The Recommendation to Pray Two Rak’at After an Argument
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: تكفير كل لحاء ركعتان The expiation for every argument/dispute is two rak’aat [Authenticated by Shaikh al-Albani in the Saheeha (no. 1789) and Saheeh Jami (no. 2986)] Imam as-San’aani (may Allah have mercy upon him) said in explanation of the narration:”That is: a dispute and insult. So…