Question: What is the ruling on the one behind the Imam reciting the Fatiha before the Imam in the loud prayer? Answer: “There is no harm for him to recite it during the times the Imam is silent. There is no harm if he recites it [al-Fatiha] in the time the Imam is silent before he begins his recitation, and…
Category: Fatawa
Is There a Difference Between (عليكم السلام) and (وعليكم السلام) When Replying to the Greeting – Shaikh al-Albani
Question: Our Shaikh, what is the difference between (عليكم السلام) and (وعليكم السلام) ? Shaikh: “There is no difference and both are allowed. However, perhaps what is better is [to add] the waw (و)” [Silsilatul-Huda wan-Nur no. 164] Translated by Faisal bin Abdul Qaadir bin Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Using the Electricity at Work to Charge One’s Cellphone or the Likes – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: What is the ruling on using the electricity at work to charge a cellphone or the likes of that? Answer: “There is no harm in something small and temporary. As for a lot and continuous use, then that is not allowed because it is exploitation due to [the electricity] being a public good, not personal and specific. It is…
The Ruling on Making Wudu with Bandage if Needed – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: A person has a small wound on his finger and he placed a bandage on it. Is it necessary to remove it if he wants to make wudu? Answer: “No. If a bandage is placed on a wound or broken bone, then it remains if it is healing (i.e. the wound or the broken bone). He wipes over it,…
The Ruling on Women Clapping Outside of Prayer – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: التصفيق للنساء Clapping is for women [Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, and others] Is this specific to prayer or is it general for when she is outside of prayer? Answer: “Even outside the prayer. So a woman, when she wants to notify [someone] regarding something, she does not make tasbeeh. Like if someone knocks on the door…
Why is the Khutbatul-Haajah Called the Sermon of the Need? – Shaikh al-Albani
Questioner: “Assalamu Alaykum Shaikh: Alaykum us-Salam wa rahmatullah Questioner: How are you? Shaikh: All praise is due to Allah, I am good Questioner: All praise is due to the Lord of the Worlds Shaikh: All praise is due to the Lord of the Worlds Questioner: I have four [questions] Shaikh: Go ahead Questioner: May Allah increase you in virtue. Some…
The Ruling on Background Music Played in the News or Other in Other Programs – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: A fatwa has spread in these times on the permissibility of a small amount of music played in the news or programs. [And it is mentioned] that it does not arouse the desires. What is your opinion on this fatwa? Answer: “The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited musical instruments and the Scholars have made a consensus on that as Shaikhul-Islam Ibn…
The Ruling on Refuting the Khateeb if He Says Something that Opposes the Sunnah During the Khutbah – Shaikh Abdul Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: Some of the people of Takfeer use the Hadith of Abu Israil* as evidence for the permissibility of refuting and detesting the Imams if they oppose the Sunnah during the Khutbah. So what is the validity of using [this Hadith] as evidence? Answer: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is the one who saw a person do something detestable. So he said…
Writing the Marriage Contract is not a Condition for the Validity of the Marriage – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: From the conditions of the marriage contract, is it necessary to have it written [i.e. Writing the contract]? Answer: “No, writing [the marriage contract] is not from the conditions for the validity of the marriage. If there is the agreement of the Wali (the guardian) and the acceptance of the groom or from their Wakeels [i.e. Trustees], in the…
The Ruling on Two People Building a House in Which One of Them Takes Money From a Bank – Shaikh Muqbil bin Haadi al-Wa’diee
Question: Two brothers share in building a house. So one of them takes money from a bank and the second brother does not know and he does not tell him except after the house is built. So what is obligatory upon the second brother? Answer: “I hope that there is no sin upon him because he did not know. Next,…