Question: What is the ruling on studying with the people of innovation with the following conditions: The knowledge [hoping to be studied] is not found with Ahlul Sunnah or it is present however they are not free of time to teach. The person has some innovation, for example, ascribing to the Muslim Brotherhood. However he does not call to…
Month: January 2015
The Ruling On a Student Who is Absent on the Day of the Exam – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthyameen
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh, if a student who is hardworking in memorizing all his lessons, is sick on the day of the exam, but he attends the exam however his sickness increases, is it allowed for one of his brothers to assist him in exam? Or what does he do? Answer: “it is not allowed to assist him in the exam;however,…
The Ruling on Selling Bananas Before They Ripen – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Bananas are picked and sold before they are ripe because if they are sold after they are ripe they will spoil. However, they are picked before they are ripe and then they ripen after some days? Answer:”If they are picked and sold before ripening then there is problem in this, even the green ones which are picked by its…
How to Deal With Women in the Lands of the Disbelievers – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin Al-‘Abbad
Question: What is your advice for the one living in the lands of the disbelievers in regards to dealing with women? Answer: “Dealing with women, as is well-known, is by a man keeping away from them, not free-mixing with them, and not approaching them. If he is forced to address one of them, like a female employee at the airport or in something…
The Ruling on Writing Novels, Plays, and Narratives – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: I am a youth who is given to writing and I produce novels, plays, and stories about good societal subjects which are fictional and from my imagination. I ask about the ruling on writing these novels, stories and earning money from it such as awards from competitions or practicing it as a profession to earn provision? Answer: “These affairs…
The Ruling on Test-Tube Babies – Shaikh Abdul Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: In some hospitals nowadays, they use test tubes for birth, that is they take the sperm from a man through a test tube and place it inside the wife. That is because some women cannot give birth or when there is difficulty in giving birth. Is this action permissible? Answer: “if it is verified that this [sperm] is from…
The Ruling on Studying With the People of Innovation – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: I am a youth from outside this land and I studied Aqeedah with its people. I have been brought up since I was young upon the Salafi Aqeedah, all praise is due to Allah. My society is led by ignorance. So it is allowed for me to take knowledge of Fiqh alone from a man accused of innovation in…
How to Use Water to Make Ablution Without Extravagance – Shaikh Abdul Mushin al-‘Abbad
Question: How do we use the water for ablution without extravagance if the water runs continuously? Answer: “water runs from the faucet in every place. So it is upon the one making ablution that when he opens the faucet that he does not open it with strength. Rather, he opens it in accordance to what suffices him. When he is…
Employees Lying and Committing Fraud on the Attendance Record – Shaikh al-Raajihi
Question: It is noticed that some employees when they arrive to the office for their work, write in the attendance record that they came at an earlier time other than the real time they arrived in. We hope from your Eminence a clarification of the ruling on these affairs? Answer: ” this is lying and fraud. This is not…
The Ruling on Bleaching the Eyebrows – Shaikh Abdul Mushsin al-‘Abbad
Question: What is the ruling on bleaching the eyebrows by dying the top and bottom of the eyebrow with a color similar to the skin color? Answer: “This is like the refinement of the eyebrow such as it disappears. The result is the same. For verily if the color changes, then it is as if it is shaved or plucked”.…