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…
Category: Fatawa
The Ruling on a Woman Uncovering Her Niqab when Being Checked by the Airport Officials – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: A question remains about a woman uncovering her face when being checked at the passport counter? Shaikh: “If this is for the necessity of the travel, then she is pardoned for it. If it is not a necessity, then she does not uncover her face. However, if it is a necessity for the travel and the travel cannot be…
Are the Seventy-Three Sects Known and are the Jahmiyyah part of the Seventy-Three? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: May Allah preserve you, do the Scholars determine or enumerate the sects which come in the Hadith about seventy three sects? And are the Jahmiyyah part of the seventy three sects? Answer: “The Scholars mention the origin of these sects. As for the Jahmiyyah, then some of the People of Knowledge did not count them as not being part…
The Ruling on a Woman Wearing the Niqab and gloves during the Prayer – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: Is it allowed for a woman to pray wearing niqab and gloves? Answer: “If a woman is praying in her house or in a place where no men can see her except for her mahaarim, then she exposes her face and her hands in order for her forehead and nose to touch directly in prostration. Likewise, her two hands.…
The Ruling on Buying Something in Installments – Shaikh Yahya ibn Ali al-Hajuri
Question: Some companies sell boats or machinery in installments. However, they increase the real price due to the installments. So what is the ruling on purchasing from them? Answer: “There is no preventative for that. This is what the majority of the Scholars are upon. For example, if they say, this boat costs one hundred thousand in cash or one…
The Meaning of Hajj Linguistically and Technically – Shaikh Muqbil Ibn Hadi al-Wadi’ee
Question: What is Hajj linguistically and what is it technically? Answer: “All praise is to due to Allah Lord of the worlds and may peace and blessings be upon our master Muhammad, upon his followers, and Companions altogether. I bear witness that there is no God worthy of worship except Allah without a partner and I bear witness that Muhammad…
The Ruling on Stickmen Images – Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Hizam
Question: A picture which is in the form of a human without the details of its body being clear, such as its eyes and mouth and it is black, resembling a shadow, is this considered from the pictures which possess a soul which it is obligatory to obliterate? Answer: “Yes it is considered one. As long as the head is…
Does Listening and Relying upon on a Weather Forecast Affect One’s Aqeedah? – Shaikh al-Albani
Question: “The Keys of the unseen knowledge are five which nobody knows but Allah. From them…and nobody knows when it will rain” [Hadith no. 1039] . If a person hears a weather forecast, of course based on their [the meteorologists] scientific measurement, and is convinced that it will rain tomorrow, does this affect his Aqeedah? This is based on my…
How to Respond to the Greetings of Peace if its Given on Whatsapp or a Written Message? Shaikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhayli
Question: From the questions, and this question reminds me of something which is well known with the People of Knowledge; however, it is a lot nowadays. If someone writes me a message, even on the cellphone nowadays, either a textual letter/message or on Whatsapp or such and such form, and this person gives me the greeting of peace, is it…
The Ruling on Giving the Greetings of Peace Loudly When Entering the Masjid – Shaikh al-Albani
Questioner: Is it allowed to give salam with a loud voice when entering the masjid? Shaikh: “Those who are near him should hear him and he should not disturb those who are far from him Questioner: Barakallahu Feek Shaikh: Wa feeka barakallahu” [Silsilatul-Huda wan-Nur no. 174] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan