Question: I asked our Shaikh about the action of the people of preferring those on the right side to enter [thorough a door etc.] before others? Answer: The Shaikh said that he does not know anything on that subject. Then he said, if only they preferred those who are older in age [i.e. that is better] based on the hadith…
The Ruling of Getting Acquainted with Someone – Shaikh Al-Albani
Question: Our shaikh, is getting to know someone from the Sunnah? Answer: Many from the practicing people of Islaam, whether their understanding of Islaam is correct or is not correct [believe] that getting to know someone is from the Sunnah. This is not from the Sunnah in anything. The Sunnah is if you love a Muslim for the sake of…
Ruling on covering the Walls – Shaikh Ibn Uthaymeen
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh, there has come a prohibition* on covering the walls. Is this prohibition forbiddance? Next, is this prohibition for covering one side or all sides? Answer: Covering the wall is divided into two. The first division is: to cover from the outside. So he covers the house or rock as the ka’bah is covered. So this is…
Ruling on Wallpaper, Decor, and hanging curtains-Shaikh Muqbil ibn Haadi al-Waadi’ee
Question: What is the ruling on wallpaper and decor? And what is the ruling on curtains longer than the size of the window? Answer: “The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited covering the walls whether with paper or cloth. Thus, the prohibition is general except for the window. Aisha radiallah anha said: دخل حجرتي وقد سترت لي سهوة بقرام فيه تصاوير Allah’s Apostle…
Ruling on using Teaching aids for teaching Shairah sciences – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan
Question: What is the ruling on using teaching aids, such as video, cinema and other than them to teach Shariah material like Fiqh, Tafsir, and other than it from the Shariah knowledge? Is this prohibited in the Shariah? Please provide us with the verdict, may Allah reward you. Answer: That which I see is that it is not allowed because…
Ruling on studying theories which lead to disbelief in school – Shaikh Ibn Uthaymeen
Question: There are some people who prevent their brothers from studying and say: verily in [school] there are theories that sometimes lead to disbelief. For example: [the theory] of rain, and the rotation of the earth, and other than that. So what should we respond to them with? Answer: “Is the one who reads disbelief and the opinions of the…
Ruling on wearing colored Hijab if it is the custom of the people – Shaikh Ibn Uthaymeen
Question: Oh virtuous Shaikh, may Allah preserve you*, is it allowed for a woman to wear a white or green hijab or other than it from the colors if it is from the custom of the people. Specifically, if it is argued by some that she must wear a Black Jilbaab? Answer: There is no harm, if this is the…
Wearing bracelets that imitate the disbelievers or women – Permenant Committe for Scholarly Research and verdicts
Question: We see many Muslim youth, may Allah guide them, wearing bracelets of strange form and color on their hands and they say: we wear them like fashion and adornment and their is no harm in wearing them. So we want your Eminence’s opinion on these bracelets, may Allah reward you. I have enclosed [with this question] a sample bracelet.…
Teachers restricting the course curriculum for the students before the exam – Shaikh al-Fawzaan
Question: Teachers restricting the student’s curriculum before the exams. Is this permitted or is it haram? Answer: This is cheating, it is not allowed for the teachers to do this. It is obligatory for the teacher to hide the exam from the students. The entire curriculum should be a possibility [to be tested on] in order that they [the students]…
Ruling on Assisting the Student to pass an exam by giving additional marks – Shaikh Ibn Uthaymeen
Question: Oh virtuous Shaikh, I am a teacher in a school and sometimes the teacher corrects a student’s paper and remains with it until he passes. For example, he gives five marks. So we find that some people say: it is obligatory on the teacher to increase in marks until the student passes. Some say: it is upon the teacher…