Question: What is the ruling on naming women Imaan, Islaam, and Taqwa? Answer: “There appears not to be any harm in the likes of these names because the praise which is prohibited is in regards to piety. That is: she is described to be pious. As for her being named names like these, then she is not described as so.…
Category: Fatawa
The Ruling on a Student Sitting in a the Seat of Another Student – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: If a student always sits in [one] place from the seats in the class and he is known for this place and another student comes to sit in his place. Is it allowed for him to make the other stand and he sits in his place? Answer: “Yes, if everyone has a specific place and someone comes to another place and sits…
Advice to Parents/Guardians On How to Raise Their Children In Face of Social Media – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: We want from your excellence an abridged advice to the parents/guardians about raising their children well and on righteous upbringing, especially in this era in which social media has emerged and many youth and people are connected to these means? Answer: “No doubt the parents/guardians of young children are responsible to protect them from corrupting their religion and corrupting…
A Comment On the Events in France- Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad hafidhuhallah said: “…from someone whether from the Muslims or the Disbelievers, especially one who is affiliated with Islam, no doubt it is evil and a calamity. My advice to everyone whom Allah facilitated to avoid fitnah and falling into prohibited affairs, [is that] if he is able to advise the one whom he can so that he does not fall into fitnah, and he…
How to Protect Our Children From Destructive Ideologies – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: With the spread of this group which makes lawful the blood of the Muslims and kills [them] due to that, what is the way to protect our children and offspring from this affair? May Allah Bless you. Answer: “The way is clear. Cultivated them upon good, upon holding fast to the Sunnah, and obedience to the rulers. Cultivate them upon that…
Condemnation of the Paris Attacks- Shaikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhayli
Shaikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhayli hafiduhallah said: “[Verily] all praise is for Allah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from the evil of our own souls [and from our bad deeds]. Whomsoever Allah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god…
The Ruling on Door Bells
Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen rahimahullah said: “On some doors there are bells that are used to seek permission. This, also, does not enter into the prohibition because it is not connected to an animal or what resembles that nor does it make the melody which is prohibited by the Messenger (ﷺ) “. [Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen (6/432)] Shaikh al-Albani rahimahullah: “I say:…
The Ruling on Praying with Gloves On – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: What is the ruling on prayer with gloves, especially in the severe cold? Answer: “Prayer in gloves, it is necessary to wash the hands from the tips of the fingers until what beyond the elbows in every wudu after passing wind. So it is not allowed to wipe on the gloves, but to take them off and make wudu…
The Ruling on Vomiting in the Toilet- Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: If a person vomits – may Allah honor you-some traces of clear food are apparent in the vomit. So is it allowed for him to vomit in the toilet? Answer: “Yes. If vomit comes out from the stomach, then it is impure according to the many of the Scholars or majority of the Scholars. So like this, there is no harm…
The Ruling on Ending the Khutbah by Saying: I say What You Have Heard, If It Is Good, then It is From Allah…” -Shaikh Abdurrahman ibn Nasir al-Barrak
Question: A custom has emerged recently with some Friday Khateebs in the masaajid that they say at the end of the first part of the Khutbah: “I say what you have heard. If it is good then it is from Allah and whatever is other than that, then it is from myself and Shaytan“. So is this statement correct? Along…