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Should One Finish Praying Taraweeh With the Imam Even if He Prays Twenty? – Shaikh Muqbil and Shaikh al-Albani

Shaikh Muqbil rahimahullah was asked: Question: If I pray in a masjid where the Imam prayers twenty rakat, should I complete twenty with him following the Imam or should I pray with him eight rakah and pray witr alone then leave? Answer: “I advise that you pray eight rakah and pray witr alone. Following the Sunnah is more deserving for verily…

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The Ruling on Giving Zakatul-Fitr to A Charitable Society- Shaikh al-Albani

Question: What is the ruling on gathering the Zakatul-Fitr for a charitable Society? Answer: “In his time (ﷺ) and the time of the Pious Predecessors the Zakat was collected, like the Zakat of the crops and livestock. Likewise, there was no collection of the Zakat on money, the obligatory [Zakat]. The Zakat of money was not collected. It was only an affair…

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The Ruling on Giving the Zakat al-Fitr in the Form of Money to Charitable Organizations – Shaikh Muqbil ibn Hadi al-Wadi’ee

Question: The Islamic charitable organizations in Canada collect money for Zakatul-Fitr with the argument that this money will be sent to the poor countries. So what is the ruling on this? Answer: “If you find there [in Canada] someone from the Muslims who is deserving of that [Zakatul-Fitr], then he is more deserving of it. The people of a land…

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Islamic Research

[Benefit] The Sunnah of Breaking the Fast with Morsels of Food and Then Proceeding to Prayer – Shaikh al-Albani

Shaikh al-Albani rahimahullah wrote: “Perhaps from the bad effects of this [fabricated] Hadith is what the Muslims today are upon. For verily they sit in Ramadan for Iftar and it is not known anyone gets up from the food except close to Isha due to large amount of [things] that distract them from the various types of food, drink, fruits,…

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The Ruling on Using a Recorded Adhan to Notify a Person for the Time of Prayer – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan

  Question: Using a recorded adhan on the cellphone to notify a person for the time [of prayer], is this [something] agreeable or not? Answer: “If the purpose is to notify him and it does not harm anyone, that is, if some people are reciting Quran in the Masjid and the cellphone calls with the adhan or other than it, then [this] disturbs the people.…

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