Question: Is Salafiyyah a partisan group like the Ikhwaan, Suroriyyah, and Tableegh? Answer: “This understanding is mistaken. Rather Salafiyyah is a genuine Legislated name. What is intended by it is Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah, Ahlul Athar, Ahlul Hadith, the Saved Sect, the Victorious group, and the people of Atbaa’ (i.e those who follow the Prophet (ﷺ)). For verily Shaikhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah…
Month: December 2016
The Ruling on Chewing Trident Gum – Shaikh Muhammad ibn Hizaam
Question: We have a gum which is named Trident. It includes one gram of sugar alcohol and many Muslims use it and they do not know. What is the ruling on chewing this gum and is this amount [of alcohol] impermissible to chew? Answer: “Whatever intoxicates is impermissible. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ What intoxicates in…
What is the Definition of the Aqeedah of the Salaf? – Shaikh Abdul-Aziz ar-Raajihi
Question: What is the definition of the Aqeedah of the Salaf? Answer: “The Aqeedah of the Salaf: is what has come in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) from Belief in Allah, the Angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and in Qadr, the good of it and the bad of it. This…
How Does a Person Know that Allah Has Chosen an Affair for Him After Praying Isitkhaarah? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: How does a person know, if he prays Istikhaarah, that Allah chose this affair for him and is pleased with him doing it? Answer: “If his soul inclines towards it, then he gives precedence/preferrence to it. This is the legislated path. That is: when a person makes istikhaarah, if his soul inclines to an action, he performs it. If…
What is the Cause For the Increase in Mental/Psychological Illnesses in Recent Time? – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: May Allah be good to you. Abu Abdullah from Riyaadh send a question saying: In relation, O Shaikh, to these mental/psychological illnesses which are many and of different types in our present time. Were these known during the lifetime of the Salaf or are they recent? And what are their causes, may Allah reward you? Answer: “Allah, the Almighty…
Which comes first: Istikharah or Istisharah (seeking council)? – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen and Shaikh Yahya ibn Ali al-Hajoori
Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen rahimahullah: “The Scholars have differed: does seeking counsel precede or Istikhaarah? What is correct is that Istikharah comes first. Istikharah precedes due to the statement of the Prophet (ﷺ): إذا هم أحدكم بالأمر فليصل ركعتين “When one of you contemplates entering upon an enterprise, let him perform two Rak’ah of optional prayer…” [Sharh Riyaad us-Saliheen (1/792)] …
If a Person Moves from His Country to Another Land and Then Returns to His Country For a Visit, Does He Shorten His Prayer? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
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.…
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…