Question: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Do not cover the walls”. What is the ruling on hanging papers on the wall and they have pictures of things that do not possess souls like oceans and trees? Answer: “If the purpose is to see these pictures, then there is no harm. Likewise, if hanging them is from a type of paint or…
Category: Fatawa
The Ruling on Buying a House On Usury In the West – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: May Allah be good to you Oh possessor of Virtue, the questioner says: A Muslim lives in the West and wants to buy a house because the rent there is very expensive. However, buying a house can not be completed except through the banks there and they work with usury. Question: Is it allowed to buy a house through the banks…
The Ruling on Buying and Selling On the Internet – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen and Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan hafiduhallah was asked: Question: In regards to the Merchandise that is bought over the internet. The payment is also made over the internet through a money-exchange. Is the transaction valid? Answer: “The origin of a transaction is that it occurs in a sitting. A sitting between a seller and buyer. However, if you know the seller, you…
What is the Ruling on Giving and Receiving Letters of Recommendation? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: Some administrations and universities request recommendations from the one applying. What is the ruling on giving or writing recommendations? Does it fall under these Ahadith*? Answer: “There is no harm. A person writing what he knows about another man is like witness who affirm his recommendation until they [the universities or administrations] know he is upright. If a person writes what…
What Do You Do if a Woman Extends Her Hand to You to Shake It? -Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: What does a person do if a strange woman extends her hand to be shaken? Answer: ” He does not extend his hand and holds it back. He says: me shaking [the hand] of someone like you is not allowed”. [Sharh Sunan Ibn Majah no. 264] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Placing the Hand on the Chest After Shaking Hands- Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: Is it allowed to place the hand on the chest after shaking it? Answer: “I do not know of anything that proves that”. [Sharh Ibn Majah no. 264] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Celebrating Christmas – Shaikh Salih Fawzaan
Question: With the entering of this Gregorian month, the Christians begin celebrating Christians and their festivals. What is the ruling on participating with them in their celebrations, whether performing it or being present for it or exchanging gifts in it or giving congratulations? Answer: “All of this is not allowed. It is not allowed to participate with them or be present…
The Ruling on Broadcasting the Khutbah in the Sister’s Section- Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Is it allowed to broadcast the Jummah Khutbah on the women’s section with both the voice and image of the Khateeb? Answer: “There is no need for this. [Is] the people’s affair showing pictures and [the women] looking at the men? This is not necessary. The women come to the masjid, stay away from the men, and have the picture of…
The Ruling on Laser Hair Removal- Shaikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhayli
Question: May Allah be good to you. What is the ruling on removing the hair on the body and face-excluding the eyebrows-using a laser for women? And removing the hair that must be removed for men, also, like the hair of the armpit and pubic hair, using a laser? Answer: First, is it allowed for a woman to remove the…
The Ruling on Removing the Hair on the Hands and Feet – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: What is the ruling on removing the hair on the hands and feet? Answer: “If the hair is a lot then there is no harm in removing it because it is a blemish. If it is regular hair, then some of the People of knowledge say the removing of this hair is changing the creation of Allah. Some of…