The Scholars have discussed the ruling of buying and selling shares, as well as participating in the stock market. In general, it is permissible to buy and sell stock of a company which does not deal with riba (usury) and has ownership of products and/or property. The Permanent Committee was asked: Question: Please inform me whether it is permissible to…
Category: Fatawa
How Does One Reply if They are Given Salam While They are in the Washroom? – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh: After this speech about giving greetings, we want to know the manner of giving greetings to the one who greets us when we are in the washroom. What do we do? Answer: “The one who is in the washroom does not give greetings until he exits. However, if is obligated to respond, then there is no…
The Ruling on Having a Prosthetic Leg – Shaikh Muqbil ibn Hadi al-Wadi’ee
Question: What is the ruling on a prosthetic leg which takes the place of a natural leg? Answer: “All praise is due to Allah the Lord of the Worlds and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his followers, and Companions altogether. I bear witness that there is no God worthy of worship except Allah and that…
The Ruling on Detesting Others Using Hand Signals During the Khutbah – Shaikh al-Albani
Questioner: The one who is listening to the Khutbah, can he detest another person who is listening to the Khutbah using his hand? Shaikh: “Yes” [Silsilatul-Huda wan-Nur no. 13] Translator’s Note: An example of how to signal is the following: عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، رَأَى رَجُلَيْنِ يَتَحَدَّثَانِ وَالإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَحَصَبَهُمَا أَنِ اصْمُتَا Nafi that Abdullah…
Does One Pray Istikharah When They Are Certain of Something? – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: If a person is resolved in doing something, does he pray Istikharah or not? Answer: “What is apparent is that Istikharah is [performed] when there is uncertainty whether there is a benefit in something for him[ or not]. There is no need for Istikharah if he is certain. It comes in the Hadith: إِذَا هَمَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِالأَمْرِ If…
The Ruling on Wearing the Niqab in Western Countries – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: From what is well known is that a woman should cover her face. Is this so even in the lands of disbelief in which it may cause things to become straitened/restricted for her? Answer: “Yes, the rulings of the Allah are the same in the land of Islam and the land of disbelief. Even if things become straitened/restricted for her, with…
The Ruling on an Older Person Having an Aqeeqah if it Was not Done For Him/Her When They Were Young – Shaikh Bin Baz and Shaikh Fawzan
Shaikh Bin Baz rahimahullah said: “The Sunnah is that he does the Aqeeqah for them even if they are old. He slaughters two sacrificial animals from each one of his sons. Likewise, for the female is one sacrificial animal, like he slaughters a sheep or goat. The animal is slaughtered, some of it is eaten, and [some] is given…
Is Returning to Evil After Ramadan A Sign That One’s Ramadan Was Not Accepted? – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: May Allah be good to you Shaikh. Whoever returns to disobedience after Ramadan, is that a sign that his actions in Ramadan are not accepted? Answer: “It is feared for him because this is a sign of leniency and that [his] repentance was not truthful. It is necessary for the believer, if Allah favors him to complete the month…
If a Group of People Come to the Door of the Masjid or House, Should They Enter From the Right – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan
Question: Is it from the Sunnah, when a group of people stop at the door of the masjid or the door of one of the houses, to say: “From the right, from the right” using as evidence the Hadith that the Prophet (ﷺ) loved to begin with the right? Answer: “No, this is from the origin of: كَبِّرْ كَبِّرْ “Let the…
The Ruling on Women Buying French, Italian, and American Tailored Clothing – Shaikh Muqbil ibn Haadi al-Wad’iee
Question: The female questioner says: There are some French, Italian, and American clothing [available in the stores]. Is there a sin upon the woman who buys the likes of this clothing knowing that she does not buy except what conceals the body? She does not buy them except due to their beauty and their excellent tailoring and she does not…