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…
Category: Fatawa
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…
The Ruling on Celebrating, Israa wal-Miraaj, Mawlid, and New Years – Shaikh Muqbil Ibn Haadi al-Waad’iee
Question: What is the ruling on celebrating the night of Israa wal-Mi’raaj, Mawlid-Nabawi, and New Year’s along with the evidence? Answer: “Innovation. The Messenger (ﷺ) said: من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو رد If anyone introduces in our matter something which does not belong to it, will be rejected [Bukhari and Muslim] So let the one who is…
The Ruling on Taking Social Assistance If Not Needed – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: Is social security/assistance allowed for the one who does not have a need for it? Answer: “That which we know is that the government, may Allah facilitate for them, gives social security/assistance to the poor who do not have anything and who meet the conditions for taking it. And it is not for him to lie. Verily the one…