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The Ruling on Detesting Others Using Hand Signals During the Khutbah – Shaikh al-Albani

Questioner: The one who is listening to the Khutbah, can he detest another person who is listening to the Khutbah using his hand? Shaikh: “Yes” [Silsilatul-Huda wan-Nur no. 13] Translator’s Note: An example of how to signal is the following: عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، رَأَى رَجُلَيْنِ يَتَحَدَّثَانِ وَالإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَحَصَبَهُمَا أَنِ اصْمُتَا Nafi that Abdullah…

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Does One Pray Istikharah When They Are Certain of Something? – Shaikh Bin Baz

Question: If a person is resolved in doing something, does he pray Istikharah or not?   Answer: “What is apparent is that Istikharah is [performed] when there is uncertainty whether there is a benefit in something for him[ or not]. There is no need for Istikharah if he is certain. It comes in the Hadith: إِذَا هَمَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِالأَمْرِ If…

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The Ruling on an Older Person Having an Aqeeqah if it Was not Done For Him/Her When They Were Young – Shaikh Bin Baz and Shaikh Fawzan

  Shaikh Bin Baz rahimahullah said: “The Sunnah is that he does the Aqeeqah for them even if they are old. He slaughters two sacrificial animals from each one of his sons. Likewise, for the female is one sacrificial animal, like he slaughters a sheep or goat. The animal is slaughtered, some of it is eaten, and [some] is given…

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Is Returning to Evil After Ramadan A Sign That One’s Ramadan Was Not Accepted? – Shaikh Bin Baz

Question: May Allah be good to you Shaikh. Whoever returns to disobedience after Ramadan, is that a sign that his actions in Ramadan are not accepted? Answer: “It is feared for him because this is a sign of leniency and that [his] repentance was not truthful. It is necessary for the believer, if Allah favors him to complete the month…

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