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Category: Fatawa
Can We Call Ourselves Students of Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen, Shaikh Bin Baz, and Shaikh Muqbil rahimahumullah?
Fahd ibn Abdillah as-Sunayd wrote: “I was in al-Qaseem in the year 1418 H and the Shaikh [Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen] was riding with me to reach the house. So I said to him: I attended your lessons intermittently and I heard most of your lessons from tapes. So can I say that you are our Shaikh? So he said rahimahullah: Yes, you…
If I’m Requested to Give a Khutbah, Is it Better I Leave it Off? – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: If I am requested to give the Friday Khutbah, is it better to leave it off? Answer: “This is according to the need. If they need you and you have preparation/readiness, then it is necessary that you accept that. You accept to be a khateeb in order to fulfill the need of the Muslims and establish the obligation. It is…
Is Using a Stroller Imitating the Disbelievers? – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: Some women have strollers which they place their child in and push when they go out in the street. Is this from imitating the disbelievers? Answer: “No this is not imitating the disbelievers. This is carrying a child. She can carry her child if she wants on her shoulder or if she wants in a stroller or something like…
The Ruling on Naming the Masaajid With the Names of the Companions and the Scholars – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Naming the masaajid with the names of the Companions and the Scholars? Answer: “There is no harm in that. There is no harm in that. In order to distinguish the masaajid and to know it. Yes” [Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhari no. 60 Side B] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Specifiyinig a Prayer Mat for the Imam of the Masjid – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: What is the ruling on specifying a prayer mat for the Imam of the masjid in addition to the carpet of the masjid? Answer: “There is no need to increase upon the carpet of the masjid. Not for the Imam or other than him” [Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhari no. 59 Side A] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan…
Hadith Indicating Economic Recession – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh, what has occurred recently in terms of the economic recession, is it indicated by the last Hadith [mentioned]: مَا أَحَدٌ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الرِّبَا إِلاَّ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ أَمْرِهِ إِلَى قِلَّةٍ There is no one who deals in usury a great deal (to increase his wealth) but he will end up with little (i.e., his wealth will be…
The Ruling on Working as a Lawyer Using Man-Made Laws – Shaikh al-Albani
Question: In the Name of Allah and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Oh Shaikh, what is the ruling on working in the judiciary or as a lawyer, knowing that the land does not practice the legislated rules issued from the Book and the Sunnah. They only use the man-made laws that are issued from…
The Ruling on Stuffing the Pants in the Socks To Avoid Isbaal – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: If [a person] conceals long pants in the socks that he is wearing over them, does he exit the prohibited Isbaal by this? Answer: “What is apparent is that there is nothing (wrong) in it. However, it is from (الورع ) cautiousness to leave it because he will remove the socks. I (Ibn Sunayd ) said: If he takes off…
Active Listening in Islam
The Difference Between Hearing and Listening Allah says: ولا تكونوا كالذين قالوا سمعنا وهم لا يسمعون And be not like those who say: “We have heard,” but they hear not. [8:21] Imam al-Qurtubi said in his Tafsir: كاليهود أو المنافقين أو المشركين . وهو من سماع الأذن . وهم لا يسمعون أي لا يتدبرون ما سمعوا ، ولا يفكرون فيه…