Question: In some educational districts in the villages, they combine some classes together: such as, grade one with grade two. So this teacher carries a greater responsibility than another teacher. So what is the principle in this affair? Answer: “This is not possible, May Allah Bless you, because the curriculum of these [students] is not the curriculum of those [students].…
Month: February 2015
The Ruling On Translating the Qur’an word-for-word – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh, What is the ruling on translating the Qur’an and explaining it word-for-word in other than Arabic? Answer: “I ask you: is it possible to translate the Qur’an word-for-word? It is not possible ever. So the issue is supposed, not a reality because the languages other than Arabic differ from Arabic. They are not like Arabic in…
The Ruling on Seeking Forgiveness or Praising Allah After Burping – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh, what is the ruling on the one who burps and praising Allah because most people praise Allah when they burp. Has there come a proof for that? Another questioner says: we hear people who burp and say: May Allah forgive me. Which of these two is correct? Answer: “I do not know anything that proves this…
The Ruling on Chemotherapy – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: My mother suffers from cancer and the experts advised me that she undergoes chemotherapy. From its side effects is the loss of hair. So what is your advice? Answer: “If she agrees to that…then there is no harm in it” [Sharh Sunan Ibn Majah no. 272] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Not Wearing Expensive Rings and Watches – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Does [not wearing] expensive rings and watches fall under the Hadith: مَنْ تَرَكَ اللِّبَاسِ تَوَاضُعًا لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ دَعَاهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْخَلاَئِقِ حَتَّى يُخَيِّرَهُ مِنْ أَىِّ حُلَلِ الإِيمَانِ شَاءَ يَلْبَسُهَا Whoever leaves (valuable) dress out of humility to Allah while he is able to (afford it), Allah will call him before the heads of creation…
The Ruling on Eating Chickens Slaughtered by Electrocution – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: The questioner from Britain says : We have with us slaughtered chicken that is electrocuted by way of water, so the chicken is stunned and then slaughtered. Is this allowed to eat? Answer: “If it does not die by this stunning. If it dies it is dead meat, not allowed. If it is simply stunned and life still remains,…
[Pamphlet] Islam is Against Terrorism
This pamphlet clarifies that Islam is against Terrorism and free from it. To download, click here
The Ruling on Making Sounds While Drinking – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Has there come a prohibition in the legislation against making a sound when drinking? Answer: “I do not know, but for a person to have unnecessary burden, then he should not have unnecessary burden. If a sound is made, then Allah does not burden a soul more than it can bear [2: 286]. If he is capable, then it is not…
Are Sleeping Bags From Ishtimalus-Samma’ ? Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Nowadays there are sleeping bags which a person enters and zips and nothing remains outside of it except the head. Dos this enter into Ishtimalus-Samma’ [wrapping oneself in a garment such that his hands are not free and his private parts are exposed] ? Answer: “This is not from Ishtimalus-Samma’ in which the private parts are exposed. This is because this person enters this bag…
Is it Allowed to Look at a Picture of the Private Parts of a Woman When Studying Medicine? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Is it allowed to look at a picture of the private parts of a woman when studying medicine? Answer: “It is not allowed for a person to look at something prohibited, especially the private parts. It is possible to study without witnessing something prohibited like the private parts” [Sharh Sunan Ibn Majah no. 249] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul…