The Difference Between Hearing and Listening Allah says: ولا تكونوا كالذين قالوا سمعنا وهم لا يسمعون And be not like those who say: “We have heard,” but they hear not. [8:21] Imam al-Qurtubi said in his Tafsir: كاليهود أو المنافقين أو المشركين . وهو من سماع الأذن . وهم لا يسمعون أي لا يتدبرون ما سمعوا ، ولا يفكرون فيه…
Month: August 2015
The Ruling on Sitting on a Prayer Mat that Has a Picture of the Ka’bah – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad and Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad hafidhuhallah was asked: Question: The ruling on sitting on the picture of the ka’bah which is on some prayer mats? Answer: “I do not know of any harm in that; however, these prayer mats that the people take should be free of pictures, whether a picture of a ka’bah or other than a ka’bah because it will disturb a…
The Ruling on Burying Animals – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: What is the ruling on burying a bird and the likes? Answer: “Burying them as a form of worship is an innovation. however, if he buries them such that it does not harm the people, then there is no harm” [Kanz uth-Thameen Fi Su’alaat Ibn Sunayd no. 770 pg. 176] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Skipping a Number of Verses While Reciting in Prayer – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Is it allowed to skip a number of verses in the obligatory or voluntary prayer. For example, the Imam recites in prayer then stops and does not find anyone who can correct him or open the recitation for him. So he moves from the place he was reading from to another place [in the Quran]? Answer: “If he does…
The Ruling on Attending Festivals/Carnivals – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan and the Permanent Committee For Islamic Research and Verdicts
Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan hafidhuhallah was asked: Question: Is it allowed to go with the family to festivals/carnivals like the Jenadiryah? Answer: “No, By Allah. No By Allah. It is not allowed for the families to go to these celebrations and these forums because they are full of sins, free-mixing and evils. A person is in well being. He remains in…
The Ruling on Working an Unofficial Job – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: I am a student at the university and when I return to my land, I will work in a job that is not official. That is, I do not pay the government taxes which are obligatory upon me? Answer: “What is upon you? There is no harm” [Sharh Ibn Majah no. 37] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn…
The Ruling on Oral Sex – Shaikh Ahmad an-Najmi and Shaikh al-Albani
Question: What is the Ruling on Oral Sex? Answer: “As for a woman sucking the private part of a man, then this is haram not allowed. This is because a man will ejaculate and when he ejaculates prostatic fluid will be emitted and it is impure by consensus. So if it enters her mouth then her stomach, then sometimes it…