Question: I work as a English teacher and I do not have the time to read the Quran because I work during the day in the school until Two O’ Clock in the afternoon. After that I prepare the lessons at my house until sleep overcomes me because I have a lot of material [to prepare]. So is there sin…
Category: Fatawa
The Ruling on a Woman Speaking During the Khutbah? Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: Is it allowed for a woman to speak during the Friday Khutbah or is this specific to the one upon whom Jummah is obligatory? Answer: “speaking during the Friday Khutbah is unlawful for the one who comes to the masjid to hear the Khutbah. As for the one who is in his house or is from those whom the prayer is…
The Ruling on Reporting on Drug Dealers- Shaikh Saalih al-Fawzaan
Question: What is the ruling on reporting on those who do mischief like drug dealers who want to disrupt the safety in the Muslim lands? Answer: “This is obligatory, reporting on the people of evil whose danger is general to the Muslims and society. Whoever knows about them and knows their people, their places, and actions, then it is obligatory…
The Ruling on Wiping the Ears in Ablution While Wearing Earrings – Shaikh Saalih al-Fawzaan
Question: Is it obligatory for a woman to remove her earrings from her ears when making ablution because it covers some parts of her ear? Is the ruling the same for big and small earrings? Answer: “It is obligatory to wipe the ears with water during ablution, the outside of the ear and the inside, by inserting the two index…
The Ruling on Reciting the Quran in Other Than Arabic – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: Is he sinful the one who reads the Noble Qur’an in other than Arabic? I read and translate the Book Tafsir Ibn Kathir for into English for my brother’s in Islam who are not ‘Arab . I hope I can receive a quick response. Jazakallahu Khairan. Answer: “verily Allah sent His Noble Book in the Arabic language and it…
The Ruling on Imported Meat That is Slaughtered by Electrocution – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: What is the ruling on the chicken which comes from France? What we heard is they slaughter by electrocution. What is obligatory upon the ministers of commerce. Please benefit us may Allah grant you Success. Answer: “This subject been posed more than once and we spoke about it more than once. We spoke about it with the ministry of…
The Difference Between the Names of Allah and His Attributes – The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and verdicts
Question: What is the difference between the Names of Allah and His Attributes? Answer: “The Names of Allah are everything that indicate the essence of Allah along with His Attributes that are established by it. For example, al-Qaadir, al-Aleem, al-Hakeem, al-Baseer. Verily theses Names indicate the essence of Allah and knowledge about what they establish in terms of knowledge, wisdom, hearing, and…
The Ruling on Putting Saliva on One’s Finger to Turn a Page of the Quran – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: What is your opinion about the one who places his spit on his finger to turn the pages of the Qur’an. Is this this bad manners with the Quran? Answer: “there is no harm in that and that is not bad manners. It is not belittlement, rather it is what helps in turning the page and it does not…
The Ruling on Using Stun Guns to Slaughter Animals – Shaikh Muqbil Ibn Haadi al-Waadi’ee
Question: There is a [type] of slaughtering using stun guns [electric bullets]. Those who are slaughtering use it on a cow, then they slaughter it. Is this allowed? Answer: “If the cow falls so that they are capable of slaughtering it, then there is no harm in this inshallah” [Taken from: Tuhafatul-Mujeeb ‘ala Asilatul Haadir wal-Ghareeb pg. 60] Translated by Faisal Ibn…
Ruling on Those Who Do not Distinguish Between Pronouncing the Letter (الضاد ) and the Letter (الظاء) – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: He asks about those who do not distinguish between pronouncing the letter (الضاد ) and the letter (الظاء). They want to ask for your guidance. Is this action of their’s considered a mistake in recitation or not? Answer: “many people are not able to distinguish between the letter (الضاد ) and the letter (الظاء). So he will be forgiven…