Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh, the custom of the people is that the library of the masjid is from the masjid, adjacent to the masjid. Is it allowed to make ‘Itikaaf in it? Answer: “If the boundaries of the masjid encompass it and it is included in it, then it is from it. As for if it is not encompassed by…
Category: Fatawa
Ruling on Innovators Who Think They are upon Truth- Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: A person does not commit disbelief that expels him from the religion if he did not intend what he did or said or he is ignorant and does not know and falls short with an opposition. Based upon this principle, many of the innovators go on defending their innovation due to them believing this innovation to be truth. Are…
Is Drinking Too Much Coffee Disliked ?- Shaikh Ibn Uthaymeen
Question: May Allah be good to you for this blessed advice Oh Virtuous Shaikh. Is it correct that a lot of Coffee is disliked? Answer: Coffee is from the permissible drinks, however, if it is said that a lot from it harms, then it becoms haram. Next, the people differ in this. So this man which it is said to…
Ruling on Using Stimulants – Shaikh Abdul Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Are stimulant pills considered from intoxicants? They are used for difficult actions like memorization, reviewing, and driving cars? Answer: “These are harmful. The doctors say they are harmful. A person should avoid causing harm upon himself because the soul needs sleep and rest. For a person to continuously be in a specific condition in terms of being stimulated, removing…
Is doing things in an odd number for permissible things?- Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh, May Allah facilitate for you [good], is doing things in an odd number for permissible things like drinking coffee and other than it or is it for things which have been reported in a text? Answer: “Doing all things in an odd number is good. Cleansing oneself with dry items is done in an odd number.…
Is drinking Coffee when breaking the Fast from the Sunnah? -Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan
Question: Is breaking the fast with coffee and dates against the Sunnah because it was not reported from the Prophet (ﷺ)? Answer: “Coffee is water. The Prophet (ﷺ) drank water during the Iftar. It is from water. Yes” [https://alathar.net/home/esound/index.php?op=tadevi&id=1139&coid=12266 ] Translated by Faisal ibn Abdul Qaadir ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
Establishing a second congregation prayer if the first congregational prayer did not finish – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymen
Question: What is the ruling on establishing a second congregational prayer in the masjid knowing that the first congregation did not finish and is their prayer considered nullified? Answer: First, if you come and Imam is in the last tashahud and you are with him in the congregation, do not start [ a second ] prayer until you complete the…
Is Communal Iftar an Innovation? – Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and verdicts
Question: I heard from some of the brothers that Communal Iftar is an innovation, in the month of Ramadan or for voluntary fasts, is this correct? Answer: There is no harm in communal Iftars in Ramadan or outside of it as long as he does not believe this gathering is an act of worship due Allah’s statement: لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ…
Advice for those who follow soccer matches in Ramadan – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: What is the advice for the youth, and from them students of knowledge, who follow the world cup matches in the last third of the night and in the month of Ramadan there will be matches in the time of salah tul-Isha and Taraweeh? Answer: It is upon the Muslims to leave off amusement and play, and turn towards…
Ruling on women wearing Punjabi clothing-Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: May Allah be good to you, what is your opinion, oh virtuous (shaikh), on wearing the clothing called Punjabi [clothing] for women. It consists of a long blouse that reaches below the knees and underneath it is very wide pants? Answer: “The Muslim women wears the Muslim clothing in her land. We are not in Punjab. We are in…