Question: What is the ruling on establishing Qur’an classes and classes of Knowledge at Fajr time on Fridays? Answer: “We do not see in this any harm as long as it does not restrict the congregants. As for the prohibition of having circles of knowledge on Friday, then this is if it restricts the people. At the time of the Prophet…
Category: Fatawa
Which is Better: Memorization or Understanding? – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: A beginner student of knowledge finds difficulty in memorizing, so what is your advice about this? Answer: “I see that a beginner student of knowledge should be eager to memorize the matoon (summarized texts) because it is as it is said: the young one does not forget. Memorizing the matoon is knowledge. Do not consider the statement of the one who says:…
The Ruling on Shaking While Reading the Qur’an – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: I see many people who read the Qur’an, especially in the circles of the Qura’n, shaking or moving with a movement. What is the ruling on this shaking? Answer: “If this comes automatically, then there is no harm in this because someone people find it helpful to shake when reciting. If it comes as a form of worship, then…
What is the Ruling If the Order of the Father Contradicts the Order of the Mother – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: What is the Ruling if the order of the father contradicts the order of the mother? Answer: “if the order of the father contradicts the order of the mother, then it is obligatory to manage both and fulfill the work of the father and the work of the mother. If he is not able to do that, then he…
Dawah Work In the Ranks of Men and Women – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: There is some brothers who are callers to Allah and work in the arena of nursing. In this arena there is free-mixing. Should they call the men to Islam only or the men and the women? Answer: “It is obligatory upon the people to call to the religion of Allah, the Exalted. However, a man speaking with a woman,…
The Ruling on the One who Commits Major Shirk Ignorantly – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh! What is the ruling on the one who commits major Shirk and he is ignorant of that? Answer: “The ruling is that there is nothing upon him. However, if he is called to the truth, then it is obligatory upon him to follow it. It is not imaginable that a person is ignorant of major shirk…
The Ruling on Trimming the Hair Which is Below the Lower Lip – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: In regards to the hair which is below the lower lip, should it be trimmed or left the way it is? Answer: “It is called (العنفقة) and it is not part of the beard. It is left the way it is, except if they harm a person” [Taken from: https://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-7687/page-423 ] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
Ruling on Reading the New and Old Testament- Shaikh Salih Ibn Muhammad al-Luhaydaan
Question: What is the ruling on reading the books of the Jews and Christians called the Old and New Testament. I read these books and benefit. My faith has increased that Islam is the true religion without doubt. Answer: “Has Islam become so dependent that we need to read these books? The Quran is sufficient in establishing that these books…
Giving Lectures During the New Year as Da’wah- Shaikh Al-Albani
Question: Is it allowed to establish lectures at the beginning of the New Gregorian Year to speak about Jesus and call non-Muslims, from the Christians and other than them, to Islam and convert them? Answer: “whoever is eager in calling non-Muslims to Islam, then he would not restrict the affair by seizing the opportunity when the Christians celebrate their festival,…
Ruling on the Layman Who Ascribes to One of the Misguided Sects – Shaikh Salih Ibn Muhammad al-Luhaydaan
Question: What is the ruling on the lay folk who follow one of the misguided schools of thoughts/sects? Answer: “He is from them. Whoever sees himself to be upon the creed of this misguided group, even if he is a lay person who does not know its specifics, is from them”. [Taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIFLDQesqxg&feature=youtube_gdata_player] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir…