Question: May Allah be good to you and bless you. The questioner Umm Yasir says: in the neighborhood Masjid there is a carpeted staircase in the women’s section. Is this staircase considered from the Masjid or not? What is the ruling of prayer upon it? Answer: “If the staircase is inside the door of the Masjid then it is from…
Category: Fatawa
Ruling on White Gold- Shaikh Al-Albani
Question: There is [a type of] gold that is 21 or 18 carats and it is gold but it is chemically treated in terms that the color changes from yellow to white. Some brothers purchase it from some businessmen who do not fear Allah and do not say that this is gold. They say it is only platinum;however, it is…
Ruling on Using Social Media to Call to Allah with the Intention of Giving it as Charity to the Deceased- Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: Assalamu Alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. My Question to the shaikh is: there is a service on the social media networks called Instagram or Twitter. It is, Oh Shaikh Salih, used to broadcast everything that is placed on it through the communication devices. Is placing verses of the Quran or Ahaadith of the Prophet (ﷺ) or admonishments or words of…
Advice to the Sisters who use Social Media- Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: A letter has reached us from one of the sisters saying: oh Virtuous Shaikh Salih: What is your advice for sisters who participate on social media networks? These sisters describe their situation as divorced or unmarried or married and they want to bring benefit by connecting with the people? Answer: “All praise is due to Allah Lord of the…
Principles for Using Social Media- Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: The questioner asks about the principles in dealing with the current social media and a specific advise to the students of knowledge about dealing with this issue and what is related to sending religious messages [on social media] or spreading rumors that are not verified? Answer: ” No doubt, social media has varied and evolved. It is a double-edged…
Using Social Media to Defend the Religion- Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: If Social Media is used to spread warning against trials/tribulations and to protect the Aqeedah, is this considered from defending the religion and the country? Answer: “Yes, if you have the capability for this and you have knowledge and wisdom and you use these means to spread beneficial knowledge and to call to Allah and Islam, then this is…
Shaikh Al-Albani on how to respond to a Disbeliever who Sneezes
Halabi: The questioner says: I read in some books that when the disbeliever sneezes, the Muslim says to him: يهديكم الله و يصلح بالكم May Allah guide you and rectify your affairs So is the affair like that as is apparent? Then, are we allowed to translate it into English so that the people may know it or what resembles…
How to end the Khutbah- Shaikh Al-Albani
Questioner: With what should you end the first khutbah with on the Friday? Is it allowed to end with ordering people to seek forgiveness? Shaikh: The khutbah on jummah, whether the first khutbah or the second, does not have specific structure. Holding fast to seeking forgiveness at the end of the khutbah is not a saheeh sunnah. It came in…
Ruling on Hugging on the Day of ‘Eid- Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: The people hug each other on the days of Eid and they are not returning from a travel. The time between it is short, the time of prayer, then they hug each other after Eid prayer. We hope from you a clarification [about this practice]? Answer: We do not know of an origin for hugging [on the day of…
The Ruling on Using the Name Islam and Musheer – Shaikh Yahya Ibn Ali al-Hajoori
Question: Is it allowed to name daughters with the name Islam and children with the name Musheer? Answer: “Islam is a religion and his daughters should not be called Quran and Islam or Deen (religion). He should avoid this. As for Musheer, there is no prohibition in naming with this”. [Taken from : https://sh-yahia.net/show_books_39.html] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir…