Question: I was in a country which I am not a resident and then I went to Madinah to study. Do I have the right to shorten the prayer when I go to my original country, knowing that I will go to my original country for three or four days only? Answer: “Your original country is your place of abode.…
Month: December 2016
Does Ironing One’s Clothes Considered From Arrogance and Vanity? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Questioner: “In relation to ironing clothing with an iron, does it enter into vanity and arrogance? Shaikh: This is not from it Questioner: Does it enter into the clothing of fame? Shaikh: No, never. The clothing being wrinkled and then becoming straightened [through ironing], there is no harm in it” [Sharh Tirmidhi no. 306] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir…
The Ruling on Making Multiple Umrahs In One Travel – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: Some people come from a far place to perform Umrah in Makkah. They put on the Ihram and make Umrah. Then they go to Tan’eem and announce another Umrah. That is: they perform many umrahs. So how about this? Answer: “This, may Allah bless you, is from the innovations in the religion of Allah. This is because a person…
Is Wearing Henna Only For Married Women? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: Is using henna specifically for married women? Is this correct? Answer: “This is not correct as is well known. No doubt women who are married have a need to beautify themselves for their husbands and there is no harm in training the young girls to wear henna. It is not a condition that beautification is only for husbands. Rather…
The Ruling on Leaving Work Without Permission Due to an Emergency – The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and verdicts
Question: What is the ruling on leaving during work due to an emergency without taking permission from the boss? Answer: “It is necessary to ask permission from your boss during work. It is not allowed to leave except with his permission, unless you have an affair which is necessary and your boss is not present. In that case, you inform…
The Ruling on Benefiting From Discounts Offerred by Stores at the end of the Gregorian Calender – Shaikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhayli
Question: Regarding the discounts that are offered now by some big stores? Answer: “There is no harm for a Muslim to benefit from these discounts at the beginning of the new year. This is because he does not celebrate and this is not a festival. However, its a benefit given at this time. So he is allowed to benefit from…
[Article] Beware of Blinding Your Eyesight and Insight By [Excessively] Looking at Cellphones and Their Likes, O Muslims – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Shaikh Abdul Muhsin al-Abbad (may Allah preserve him) wrote: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين، وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على عبده ورسوله نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه ومن تبعهم بإحسان إلى يوم الدين. أما بعد: Verily the greatest favor that Allah has bestowed upon the Muslims is that He guided them to Islam and removed them from darkness…
Is saying “We have been given rain by Allah’s grace and mercy” From the Supplications For When it Rains? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: Is saying: مطرنا بفضل الله وبرحمته We have been given rain by Allah’s grace and mercy from the supplications for when the rain descends? Answer: “Yes” [Sharh Sunan Abi Dawood no. 440] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Reading Horoscopes – Shaikh Salih Ala Shaikh
Shaikh Salih Ala Shaikh (may Allah preserve him) said: “From what clearly enters into astrology in this era, which a lot of people are oblivious of, is what appears a lot in the magazines. What is called Buruj (horoscopes). So they specify a page or less than that in the newspapers and place in it the symbols of the yearly…