Question: What is the ruling on asking Allah for Paradise upon hearing the rooster and is it an obligation or a recommendation? Likewise, when seeking refugee upon hearing the the barking of the dogs. Is that repeated every time we hear it even if that is more than once at one time? Answer: “As for when hearing the rooster or…
Month: May 2015
[Benefit] The Prohibition of Nutmeg
Imam Ibn Hajr al-Haytami rahimahulllah said: “Major sin number 170: Consuming a pure intoxicant, like hashish (cannabis), opium, Shaykraan, which is an anesthetic, and like Anbar, Saffron, and Nutmeg…That which the Imam, al-Mujtahid Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Daqiq al-Eid clarified is that nutmeg is an intoxicant. It was recorded from him by the latter Scholars from the Shafiyyah and Malikiyyah. They…
The Sunnah in Regards to the Aqeeqah- Shaikh Al-Albani
Shaikh: “Yes Questioner: Salamu Alaykum Shaikh: Wa Alaykum Salam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu Questioner: May Allah make the evening good for you Shaikh: May Allah make the evening good for you and with blessings Questioner: How are you oh our teacher? Shaikh: Alhamdulliah good. How are you? Questioner: All praise is due to Allah the Lord of the worlds. I’m…
How to do the Aqeeqah – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: He asks about the Aqeeqah: when should one slaughter and is it allowed to distribute the meat to the family? What is the Sunna in distributing? Answer: “We thank Allah, the Exalted for making easy this beneficial platform in this Kingdom and outside of it. Verily it is Nur ‘ala Darb. Verily it is very beneficial and we thank…
When Does the Student of Knowledge Deserve to be Called a Shaikh? Shaikh Yahya Ibn Ali al-Hajoori
Question: Many of us use the word Shaikh between many of the youth. So the question is: when is it correct to use the term for a person? Answer: “First: It is upon the Muslims to beware of exaggeration in praise for it is established that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: المدح هو الذبح Praise is slaughter [Reported in Ibn Abi…
The Ruling on Looking at One’s Watch During the Khutbah – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Is looking at the watch, touching the beard, and scratching the skin, while the Imam is delivering the Khutbah, enter into idle speech? Answer: “A person scratching his body when it itches does not effect [his khutbah]. What is prohibited is what busies from the Khutbah. Like that, him looking at his watch is not from idle speech. As…
The Ruling on Cellphone Games- Shaikh Yahya Ibn Ali al-Hajoori
Question: What is the ruling on games which are on the cell-phone? Answer: “If they have pictures, then they are not allowed due to the statement of the Prophet (ﷺ) : لا تدع صورة إلا طمستها Do not leave an image without obliterating it [Saheeh Muslim no. 969] Also, what is in it will busy from the remembrance of Allah. So avoid…
[Benefit] Following Salafiyyah
Shaikhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullah said: وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي الْعَقْلِ الصَّرِيحِ وَلَا فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ النَّقْلِ الصَّحِيحِ مَا يُوجِبُ مُخَالَفَةَ الطَّرِيقِ السَّلَفِيَّةِ أَصْلًا “..Know that there is not in the clear intellect nor anything in the sound texts, that which requires opposing the path of Salafiyyah at all…” [Majmoo’ Fataawa (5/28)] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan…
The Ruling on Graduation Parties With Nasheeds and Duffs – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: What is the ruling on establishing ceremonies like graduation ceremonies, for example, accompanied by the playing of the duff and Islamic Nasheeds? What is the ruling on listening to them, may Allah reward you? Answer: “As for a ceremony which includes a speech directed to and congratulating the graduands, then there is no harm in this. As for the…
The Ruling on Attending Graduation Dinners – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: There are a group of non-Muslims who teach us and when the graduation comes near, they invite us to a dinner on the occasion of the graduation. So is it allowed for us to answer the invitation to this meal? Jazakallahu Khairan Answer: “There is nothing preventing a Muslim from answering the invitation of the disbeliever for food. He…