Question: Some people suffice with listening to tapes of lectures and withdraw from the sittings of the remembrance of Allah [i.e. the lessons]. What is your advise on that? Answer: “Verily this does not equal sitting in front of the Shaikh and learning directly from him. However, sometimes a person is not free. No doubt sitting in the sittings of…
Category: Fatawa
How Does the Latecomer to the Prayer Sit in the Last Rak’ah Behind the Imam? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: We hope from you a clarification on how the late comer to prayer should sit if he finds the Imam in the last rak’ah? Does he supplicate [as if he is in] the first or last Tashahhud? Answer: “If the latecomer comes and the Imam is in the last Tashahhud, then he sits like how the Imam sits and…
The Ruling on Congratulating Somone on Their Birthday Via Text Message – Shaikh Sa’ad ash-Shathari
Question: Congratulating a person on the day of their birthday via text message only and not having a party [for that occasion]. [Is that allowed?] Answer: “A birthday is a day a person should comfort/console himself because a year of his life has passed. Following that, he should be given condolences [on such a day] not congratulations. The arrival of…
The Ruling on Eating Food Cooked in Pork Fat – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: What is the ruling on eating food which is cooked in something of pork fat? Answer: “It is not allowed to eat it. Whatever is changed by this fat, then it is impure and it makes the clothing, body, and vessels impure”. [‘Ilaam al-Musaafireen (pg. 92)] Translated by Faisal bin Abdul Qaadir bin Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Working in the Field of Journalism – The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’
Question: I hope from your Eminence an answer to my question and guidance for what is best for my worldly life and hereafter. I am a employee in one of the media organizations which works in the field of journalism. That is: it produces issues and publishes newspapers and magazines specific to it. It also publishes newspapers and magazines for…
The Ruling on Transliterations For Ahaadith, Supplications, and Adhkaar – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: What is the ruling on writing the texts of the Prophetic Ahaadith and Adhkaar in transliteration? Answer: “Translate it. [As for] translating its meaning, there is no harm. As for translating the texts in transliteration, then that cannot be done. This is because the ordering of words in Arabic is not like the ordering of words in other languages.…
The Ruling on Power Bands/Bracelets – Shaikh Salih al-‘Usaymee
Shaikh Salih al-‘Usaymee (may Allah preserve him) said: “That which should be cautioned against is that which has spread in recent times called power bands/bracelets. Verily these bracelets and bands which have spread are from minor Shirk because they are not established as a means through the path of the Legislation nor the path of Qadr. The factor for establishing…
The Ruling on Downloading Books from the Internet Which are Copyrighted and Sold in the Market – Shaikh Yahya bin Ali Al-Hajuri
Question: What is the ruling reading and downloading books from the internet with knowledge that its owners benefit from their sale? Answer: “The one who spreads it on the internet and wants to spread it, and in most cases he does not spread it except he wants to benefit the people. As for the owners of publishing houses who do…
The Ruling on Repeating After an Adhan Which Has Innovation in it – Shaikh Yahya bin Ali al-Hajuri
Question: What is the ruling on repeating after the Adhan if the mu’adhdhin is Sufi or Shi’ee? Answer: “Replying to what is authentic from the adhan is Sunnah and what is newly invented, innovated, then do not repeat it after the mu’adhdhin, like [the wording] “Come to the best of deeds”. This is due to the generality of the statement…
Is there Riyaa (Showing Off) in Wudu? – Shaikh Salih Ala Shaikh
Question: If Riyaa occurs during wudu it nullifies part of the wudu. What does someone do [in that case]? Do they repeat the wudu? Answer: “In Wudu, do not turn your attention to such an action. Rather perform the Legislated wudu and do not pay attention to whether you committed Riyaa or not. If one performs a Legislated wudu, then…