Question: May Allah be good to you, from his questions is: O Eminent Shaikh, why is the Muslim Ummah in a weak state in this time period and what are the causes for that? What are the causes for its advancement going forward? Answer: “The means are many. First: every time the time period advances and the people are distanced…
Category: Fatawa
How do We Know the Callers of Misguidance on Social Media? – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan
Question: How do we know the callers to misguidance in this time period who promote fitnah, especially on social media sites? Answer: “First thing: it is necessary that we know from where did they study? Where did they take knowledge from? Second: You should know what their methodology is which they tread and who do they follow? Who do they…
The Ruling on Horoscope Personality Tests and Visiting Websites that Offer Them – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan
Question: Reading horoscopes has spread among the young men and women in order to know their personality in accordance to the month which they were born in. Likewise, some websites have been established which pose questions. After answering the questions, it will produce a result, in which is the personality of the one who answered the question in accordance to their…
The Ruling on Having Three Different Jumu’ah Prayers Due to Work – Shaikh Zaid ibn Muhammad al-Madkhali
Question: The questioner says: In one of the lands of Islam, the Jumu’ah prayer is prayed in three different times between Dhuhr and ‘Asr. That is because the day of Jumu’ah is not a day off, so it became a tradition for the workers to pray Jumu’ah after work. So what is the ruling on that? And what is the…
The Ruling on Taking Knowledge From One who is Not Upon the Correct Methodology – Shaikh Zaid ibn Muhammad al-Madkhali
Question: A questioner from Maghrib says: Can we study the science of Hadith with a Shaikh, even if he does not have the correct methodology? Answer: “No, the one who is upon other than the correct methodology will misguide the people. So how is the sciences of the Legislation studied with him and he is upon other than the correct methodology?…
The Ruling on Taking a Cellphone to the Washroom Which Has the Entire Quran Recorded on it – Shaikh Zaid ibn Muhammad al-Madkhali
Question: Can [a person] enter the washroom with a cellphone which has the entire Quran recorded on it, either written or audio? Answer: “That which is in the cellphone, it is necessary for him to enter [the washroom] with it. There is no blame on him. Except if you find a brother who can guard it for you outside the place of relieving…
Is there a Difference Between the Term Sunni and Salafi? – Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Hizaam
Question: Is there a difference between a Sunni and Salafi? Answer: “No,no there is no difference between them. A man who is upright upon the Book and Sunnah is called a Sunni due to him following the Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ) and following the path of the Prophet (ﷺ). فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِسُنَّتِي وَسُنَّةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ الْمَهْدِيينَ، عَضُّوا عَلَيْهَا بِالنَّوَاجِذِ So upon…
The Ruling on Following the Funeral of a Disbeliever – Shaikhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and the Permanent Committee
Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy upon him) was asked: Question: A group of Muslims are neighbors to Christians. Is it allowed for a Muslim to visit a Christian if he is sick? If he dies, can he follow his funeral? Is it there a sin for the one who does that from the Muslims or not? Answer: “Allah…
The Ruling on Viewing Pornography on the Internet – Shaikh Zaid al-Madkhali
Question: From Algeria the questioner says: what is the ruling on one who entered into pornographic websites on the internet and viewed what is prohibited by Allah. What is your advise to him? Answer: “There is no difference in its ruling with the People of Imaan in that he has committed a great sin. Allah observes him while he is…
The Ruling on Using a Voucher Given by a Store – Shaikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhayli
Question: Question Fourteen: the questioner says: I bought an item from one of the stores and I obtained a voucher for half [of the cost] of the item I bought. So what is the ruling on benefiting from these vouchers? Answer: “If a person obtains [the voucher] for the item, then what is apparent to me is that there is…