Question: Is it allowed to place the hand on the chest after shaking it? Answer: “I do not know of anything that proves that”. [Sharh Ibn Majah no. 264] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
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The Ruling on Celebrating Christmas – Shaikh Salih Fawzaan
Question: With the entering of this Gregorian month, the Christians begin celebrating Christians and their festivals. What is the ruling on participating with them in their celebrations, whether performing it or being present for it or exchanging gifts in it or giving congratulations? Answer: “All of this is not allowed. It is not allowed to participate with them or be present…
The Ruling on Broadcasting the Khutbah in the Sister’s Section- Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Is it allowed to broadcast the Jummah Khutbah on the women’s section with both the voice and image of the Khateeb? Answer: “There is no need for this. [Is] the people’s affair showing pictures and [the women] looking at the men? This is not necessary. The women come to the masjid, stay away from the men, and have the picture of…
The Ruling on Laser Hair Removal- Shaikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhayli
Question: May Allah be good to you. What is the ruling on removing the hair on the body and face-excluding the eyebrows-using a laser for women? And removing the hair that must be removed for men, also, like the hair of the armpit and pubic hair, using a laser? Answer: First, is it allowed for a woman to remove the…
The Ruling on Removing the Hair on the Hands and Feet – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: What is the ruling on removing the hair on the hands and feet? Answer: “If the hair is a lot then there is no harm in removing it because it is a blemish. If it is regular hair, then some of the People of knowledge say the removing of this hair is changing the creation of Allah. Some of…
The Ruling on Chewing Gum In Front of Others- Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: What is your opinion on chewing gum in front of people? Answer: “In our custom, it is against the manhood (المروءة)”. [Kanz uth-Thameen Fi Su’alaat Ibn Sunayd no. 799 pg. 182] Translator’s Note: Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen rahimahullah also mentioned this elsewhere in his works: “What breaches manhood according to one people may not be a breach according to other people. It may…
The Ruling on Shortening Some of the Hair And Not Other Parts – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: Is shortening some of the hair and not other parts enter into the Qaza’ which is prohibited? Answer: “No, verily Qaza’ is shaving some of the head and not other parts*” [Kanz uth-Thameen Fi Su’alaat Ibn Sunayd no. 716 pg. 166] *Translator’s Note: The Shaikh’s fatwa above should be understood to mean that which does not enter into imitating the disbelievers. For…
The Ruling on Reciting the Adhkar If One Forgets it – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: If he forgets the adhkaar, for example the adkhar for the washroom, does he say it when he remembers? Answer: “He does not recite it because it is a Sunnah whose place was missed. However, if you remember it close to the time then there is no harm”. [Kanz uth-Thameen Fi Su’alaat Ibn Sunayd no. 748 pg. 175] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul…
The Ruling on Fulfilling Promises – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: What is the ruling on fulfilling promises? Answer: “According to the mathhab it is Sunnah and what is correct is that it is obligatory”. [Kanz uth-Thameen Fi Su’alaat Ibn Sunayd no. 760 pg. 175] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan