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…
Category: Fatawa
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…
Ruling on the Staircase inside the Masjid- Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
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…
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…