Question: What is the ruling on a woman practicing swimming if the pool is in her house, concealed? Answer: “There is no harm if a woman is in a pool where no one can see her. There is nothing preventing that”. [Taken from: https://goo.gl/0pPu1Y ] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
Month: January 2015
Girls Practicing Sports – Shaikh Bin Baz
The Question is about sports in regards to young girls? Answer: “Sports vary. It is a general term. So sports for young girls is through things that do not oppose the pure legislation. She can walk a lot in spaces specific for them, where there is no mixing with men and where men cannot view them. They can swim in their…
The Ruling on Establishing Qur’an Classes and Classes of Knowledge on Fridays – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: What is the ruling on establishing Qur’an classes and classes of Knowledge at Fajr time on Fridays? Answer: “We do not see in this any harm as long as it does not restrict the congregants. As for the prohibition of having circles of knowledge on Friday, then this is if it restricts the people. At the time of the Prophet…
[Article] An Islamic Response to Metrosexuality
This is a brief article discussing metrosexuality from an Islamic perspective. Click Here to download
Which is Better: Memorization or Understanding? – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: A beginner student of knowledge finds difficulty in memorizing, so what is your advice about this? Answer: “I see that a beginner student of knowledge should be eager to memorize the matoon (summarized texts) because it is as it is said: the young one does not forget. Memorizing the matoon is knowledge. Do not consider the statement of the one who says:…
The Ruling on Shaking While Reading the Qur’an – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
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…
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,…