Question: May Allah be good to you. We want an elaboration on the ruling of doing business with stocks/shares? Answer: “The contemporary Scholars differed on stocks/shares: is it allowed to sell it and purchase it? Some of the People of knowledge took the opinion that selling stocks/shares is haram. They said: it does not have a reality and they are…
Category: Fatawa
Which Hand Should One Begin With When Counting Numbers: the Right Hand or the Left Hand? Shaikh al-Albani
Questioner: What is more deserving, our Shaikh, when counting. Do you begin with the right hand or the left hand…? Shaikh: Yes, of course you begin with the Sunnah Questioner: With the right? Shaikh: Yes. As for you starting with the left hand? Questioner: [Like when counting] eleven or one hundred? Shaikh: As for the left hand, then this is the…
The How to Deal with Slackness in Seeking Knowledge – The Permanent Committee
Question: How do we confront slackness in seeking knowledge? Answer: “Seeking knowledge is a worship through which a person draws near to Allah. Whoever treads a path to seek knowledge, Allah will make his path to paradise easy. Shaytan sits in the pathway of the son of Adam, in the path of good in order to discourage him and make…
The Ruling on Carrying the Mushaf in a Backpack – The Permanent Committee
The Permanent Committee said after studying the issue : “There is no blame in a student carrying his backpack which has the Mushaf in it, whether he carries it on his back or places it on the floor behind him or in front of him. This is because he does not intend to degrade it by doing that, especially if…
The Ruling on Belly-button Piercings – The Permanent Committee
Question: We report to your Eminence that the performance of cosmetic surgeries has been observed in recent times in some dispensaries, and medical clinics specifically. From these surgeries is what is called: belly-button piercing. It is an expression for piercing the belly-button and putting a ring on it like an earring. Then [a woman] exposes her belly-button when attending occasions/events…
The Ruling on Mouthwash that Contains Alcohol – The Permanent Committee
The Permanent Committee said: “After the Committee for Verdicts studied the issue, they answered that it is not allowed to use medicine mixed with intoxicants to rinse and clean the mouth and teeth or for disinfection due to the presence of permissible and available substitutes which can take its place and are free from that [i.e. alcohol]” [https://www.alifta.net/fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?languagename=ar&View=Page&PageID=15444&PageNo=1&BookID=3] Translator’s Note:…
The Ruling on Repairing One’s Personal Car in the Workshop that Belongs to Work – The Permanent Committee
Question: What is the ruling on a repairing a personal car in the maintenance workshop that is connected to work? Answer: “It is not allowed to repair a personal car in the workshop belonging to work if the rule does not state that it is allowed. This is because this is common/general wealth and it should not be used except…
The Ruling on Carmine (Red Color Dye) Which Is Derived From Insects and is Used in Food and Drinks – The Permanent Committee
Permanent Committee said after they studied the issue: “Based on what was reported in the question regarding the method of extracting this dye (color) from these insects after melting them, grinding them, straining them, and extracting the solid parts and based on the fact that the color is a trace and not the insect itself which is repugnant to eat,…
The Ruling on Artificial Nails, False Eyelashes, and Colored Contact Lenses – The Permanent Committee
Question: Some beautification products which women use like artificial nails, false eyelashes, and colored contact lenses have spread in our markets. The artificial nails are worn and placed on the fingers, the artificial eyelashes and contact lenses change the color of the eyes. Due to the many questions regarding them and their wide circulation among the women, we hope [from…
The Ruling on Taking Stimulants (Aphrodisiacs) For Sexual Intercourse – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: What is the ruling on taking stimulants (aphrodisiacs) for sexual intercourse? Answer: “Let the doctor’s be consulted regarding the issue of using stimulants for sexual intercourse. Let him consult the doctor’s. If there is no harm according to the doctors, then there is no preventative. As for if there is harm, then it is not allowed. Yes” [https://alfawzan.af.org.sa/node/4286] Translated…