Question: What is the ruling on wiping the hands on the face after dua? Answer: “Wiping the face with the hands after dua is not prescribed because the Ahadith reported in that are weak. Shaikhul Islaam Ibn taymiyyah said: they cannot be used to establish evidence. If we are not certain or most likely think this is prescribed then its…
Month: July 2014
Exaggeration in the Furniture of the House – Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and verdicts
Question: Is a moderate amount of house furniture Haram? This concerns me because inshallah I will marry a Muslim brother who wants furniture similar [to the furniture] in days of the Messenger(ﷺ). So this is an affair we differ on? Answer: “A moderate amount of furniture is not haram*, rather every good is in the moderation of affairs. Allah says:…
What Should One Do When There are Few People of Knowledge in His Area or None at All ? – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymen
Question: We are in a city built within a Military city. We are lacking in knowledge-based lessons. We hope for advice from your Eminence. Answer: “Now, All praise is due to Allah, there is no excuse for anyone. Tapes travel the distance of the night and day. It is possible for a person to take a scholar from the Scholars…
Reward for the One Who Listens to Lectures Through a Telelink – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh, we listen to your speech and we are in Buraidah. So do we obtain reward and enter under the Hadith of the Messenger (ﷺ): ما اجتمع قوم في بيت من بيوت الله No people get together in a house of the houses of Allah (i.e. a mosque)…? [Reported in Muslim] Answer: ” We hope this because…
What Shape Should the Masjid be in? – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: This letter is from Qasim…He says: Is it allowed to build the masjid in the different geometric shapes like a hexagon? And what is the the correct way to build a masjid? I believe the cube and rectangle are the most correct. I ask this because I witnessed that the Masaajid, All praise is due to Allah, are few…
Qunut an-Naazilah (Disaster) – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: Is Qunut an-Naazilah in a specific prayer or in all prayers? Answer: “Qunut an-Naazilah is legislated in all prayers as that is authentically reported from the Prophet (ﷺ). It is not specific for Fajr and maghrib prayer. It is not specific for a specific day or night from the week. Rather it is general for any day of the…
Ruling on One Losing his Shoes and Finding Another Pair in Its Place – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: What is the ruling on the one who finds in the place of his shoes, the shoes of another. Should he take and wear them or leave them? Answer: “He leaves it and it is not allowed for him to take it because it is possible his shoes were taken by someone other than the owner of these shoes,…
Ruling on the Custodian of the Masjid Speaking During the Khutbah – Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and verdicts
Question: Is it allowed for the custodian of the masjid to speak during the Khutbah to organize the lines of the men or silence the women or direct some of the congregants to the place of wudu or other than that from the affairs? Answer: “It is not allowed for the one in the masjid to speak with another during…
Ruling on Ending the Khutbah with: ( وأقم الصلاة) – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: The khateeb on Jummah in our masjid says at the end of his khutbah: (وأقم الصلاة) make the iqamah for the salah. Was this reported from the salaf? Answer: “I do not know that this was reported from the salaf, I mean, the statement of the khateeb when he ends his khutbah: (أقم الصلاة) make the iqamah for salah…
Ruling on Using Creams to Protect the Skin – Permenant Committe for Scholarly Research and verdicts
Question: Some of the youth and men use different oils and creams to protect the skin of the face and the body as a whole from cracks, the cold, and to preserve it in a healthy state. Is this allowed in the legislation or not, knowing that the women do so? So what is the legislated opinion? Benefit us, May…