Question: Electrocauterization which does not burn, does this fall into the prohibition*? Answer: “What is apparent is electrocauterization is from the way of fomentation. It is like hot water which is placed in a vessel then poured on the body. So it gives it heat and does not burn. It is better than cauterization if it leads to a…
Category: Fatawa
The Ruling on the Awrah Being Exposed in Prayer – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad and Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad hafidhuhallah was asked: Question: Is the Hadith of Sahal ibn Sa’d mentioned recently evidence that the awrah being uncovered from below does not harm the one praying? Answer: “A person should cover his awrah to the best of his ability and if it uncovers unintended due to the restricted situation then it does not have an affect.…
The Ruling on Girls Swimming in an All-Girls School – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: There are some specific schools for girls in our lands which have swimming pools and they are not exposed. Is it allowed for the female students to enter these pools? Answer: “Women swimming with women and they are covered with their clothes, there is no harm in this” [Sharh Sunan Abi Dawood no. 450] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul…
The Ruling on Foosball – The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and verdicts
Question: What is the ruling on this game which has appeared in the markets and is played by the young children and youth. It is a table which has in it idols which are soccer players. A small ball is placed in it and it is moved using the hands. Whoever loses the game pays the cost of the game to the…
The Ruling on Performing a Marriage Contract In the Church- The Permanent Committee
Question: Is it allowed to perform the marriage contract in a church? Is it allowed perform the marriage contract twice. Once according to the Islamic method and another according to the Christian method? That is in order to please both sides/parties. Answer: “It is not allowed to perform a marriage inside a church and the Islamic marriage contract is sufficient.…
The Ruling on Having Oppositions and Evil in the Cell-phone – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan
Question: This questioner says: some of the youth have cellphones and they fill it with oppositions and evils like songs, musical instruments, and prohibited pictures. So what is your guidance for the likes of these people? May Allah bless you Answer: “If these people are older, then it is upon them to fear Allah and repent to Allah from this…
Is ‘Isa Ibn Maryam a Companion? – Shaikh Abdul-Aziz ar-Rajihi
Shaikh Abdul-Aziz ar-Rajihi hafidhuhallah said: “So ‘Isa alayhi salam is an member of the Ummah of Muhammad and he is a Prophet. He is the best of this Ummah after our Prophet (ﷺ) then next to him is Abu Bakr as-Sideeq. Also, it is confirmed he is a Companion because he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) in the night of Mi’raj and he…
Relying Only on What is Authentic in the Seerah – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: If only what is authentic in the Seerah is relied upon, then we would lose a big portion of the Prophetic Seerah. So how do we rely upon what is authentic only? Answer: “What has come in the Seerah is not established except if the chain of narration is authentic. As for what is other than that, then…
The Ruling on Giving a Poor Person Charity Knowing That He Will Use it to Buy Cigarettes- Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen rahimahullah was asked: Question: If we know that the one asking for money asks in order to purchase cigarettes to smoke. What is the ruling? To which the Shaikh rahimahullah answered: “We give him in food”. He explained that voluntary charity does not have to be given in money in the first place and it can be…
The Ruling on loving a Person of Innovation For the Sake of Allah – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: There is a person from the people of innovation and I love him for the sake of Allah. Should I inform him of that? Answer: “How can you love him for the sake of Allah and he is from the people of innovation? Innovation must be hated for the sake of Allah, not loved for the sake of…