The questioner asks about placing a Mushaf as a Sutrah to pray towards? Answer: This is Makrooh, this is not necessary. This is prohibited. The Salaf prohibited that as is in the book Kitab ul-Masaahif of Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Dawood rahimahullah. Ibrahim an-Nakhi rahimahullah said: “I met our scholars and they prohibited that”* ie. placing the Mushaf as a…
Eating food made for Christmas- Shaikh Al-Albani
Questioner: Assalamu Alaykum Shaikh Al-Albani: Alayka Salam Questioner: How are you Shaikh? Shaikh Al-Albani: May Allah preserve you Questioner: I have a question Shaikh Al-Albani: Go ahead Questioner: In regards to the Christmas that the people do. Is the food which is presented for it permissible for us to eat? Shaikh Al-Albani: No Questioner: Even after the party? Shaikh Al-Albani: No,…
Shaikh Al-Albani on working in the police or in the army in a time in which the Shariah is not established
Question: What is the ruling on being a traffic officer knowing that there is, as is not hidden from you, oppositions to the Shariah like the greeting the police chief and standing for him when he enters and other than that of oppositions to the Shairah. So what is the ruling on this work? Answer: “If the intent of this…
Wearing the watch on the right hand – Shaikh Al-Albani
Question: We see some people wear the watch on the right hand and they say:that it is recommended. So what is the evidence for that? Answer : We hold fast in this issue to the principle which is included in the hadith of Aisha radiallahu anha in the saheeh: She said: Messenger of Allah liked to use his right hand…
Wearing a diamond watch – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: Is it allowed for men to wear a diamond watch? Answer: I do not know of any harm in it. Diamond is from the types of silver and gold is prohibited. Gold is prohibited for men and permitted for women. As for diamonds, then I do not know of anything wrong in it and the origin is permissibility as…
Wearing a watch which has in it some gems – Sheikh Al-Albani
Question: Is it allowed to wear a watch which has in it some gems? Answer : The Legislator did not prohibit precious metals other than gold and silver. So there is nothing [of sin] in wearing a watch which has in it some gems. [Taken from Fataawa al-Emaraat no. 136 as cited in al-Masaail al-‘ilmiyyah wa Fatawaa ash-Shar’iah Fatawaa Shaikh…
[New Class] An explanation of Thalathatul Usool
And here is a PDF to print: ThalathatulUsool poster
The Book Ar-Raheeq-ul-Makhtoom (The SealedNectar) – Shaykh Muqbil Bin Haadi al-Waadi’ee
Question:What is your opinion of the book Ar-raheeq al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar) by al-Mubaarakfuri? Answer:“It is on Seerah. What is apparent is it is not relied upon”. [Source: https://muqbel.net/fatwa.php?fatwa_id=1448] Translated by Faisal bin Abdul Qaadir bin Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
Scientific Miracles in the Quran and making Tafsir using contemporary theories – Shaikh Saalih al-Fawzaan
Question: We hear a lot about what is called scientific miracles in the Quran. So is it allowed to attach it to the miracles of the Quran and to the revelation of the verses of the Quran about these issues [science issues]? Answer: We spoke about this more than once and we have warned against it. We said: it is…
Sitting with the laymen from the people of innovation – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: “is it allowed to sit with the laymen from the people of innovation?” Answer: There is no good in them. Do not sit with them nor their scholars, except if you are clarifying the innovation to them so perhaps they abandon it. Yes. [Taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1fW6KYprzw&feature=youtube_gdata_player ] Translated by Ahmed ibn Mar’ie ibn Rajab al-Daour Abu Ja’far with help…