Question: The questioner said: is it allowed to use a water bottle as a sutrah for a praying person? Answer: “If it reaches two thirds of a cubit, then it counts due to the Hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) in Saheeh Muslim when the Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about the sutrah of the praying person. He (ﷺ)…
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[Article] Beware of Blinding Your Eyesight and Insight By [Excessively] Looking at Cellphones and Their Likes, O Muslims – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Shaikh Abdul Muhsin al-Abbad (may Allah preserve him) wrote: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين، وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على عبده ورسوله نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه ومن تبعهم بإحسان إلى يوم الدين. أما بعد: Verily the greatest favor that Allah has bestowed upon the Muslims is that He guided them to Islam and removed them from darkness…
Is saying “We have been given rain by Allah’s grace and mercy” From the Supplications For When it Rains? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: Is saying: مطرنا بفضل الله وبرحمته We have been given rain by Allah’s grace and mercy from the supplications for when the rain descends? Answer: “Yes” [Sharh Sunan Abi Dawood no. 440] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Reading Horoscopes – Shaikh Salih Ala Shaikh
Shaikh Salih Ala Shaikh (may Allah preserve him) said: “From what clearly enters into astrology in this era, which a lot of people are oblivious of, is what appears a lot in the magazines. What is called Buruj (horoscopes). So they specify a page or less than that in the newspapers and place in it the symbols of the yearly…
What is the Difference Between the Word Qadar and Qadaa? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: Is there are a difference between Qadaa and the Qadr Answer: “Some of the Scholars say Qadaa is [used to refer to] the entire decree and Qadr is [used to refer to] the partial decree. That which is apparent to me is that there is no difference between them. They both come attached and are both synonyms”. [Arba’een an-Nawawiyyah…
How can Adam be a Prophet When There was No Book Before Him? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: How can Adam be a Prophet when there was no books before? Answer: ” It is well-known that it was revealed to him with what to worship Allah, Exalted with and likewise his sons. So he was a Messenger to his children. They did not know what to worship Allah with except through his path” [Sharh Arba’een an-Nawawiyyah no.…
Is it Obligatory to Follow a Mathhab? – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan
Question: Is it allowed to have bigotry to a mathhab which the people follow in any ruling from the Legislated rulings, even if it goes against the truth? It is allowed to leave it and follow the correct mathhab in some situations? And what is the ruling of holding fast to one mathhab only? Answer: “Following a mathhab from the…
Are Our Fathers and Grandfathers Who Did Not Know Tawheed, Considered From the People of Fatra? – Shaikh al-Albani
Question: Our fathers and grandfathers who did not study Tawheed nor knew what it was, are they from the people of the Fatrah? Shaikh: “The question has detail according to the mind. The intent is those who are void from the Da’wah of Tawheed. Many people do not know Tawheed nor have studied it because the Arab were an unlettered…