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Ruling on Taxes – Shaikh Al-Albani

Question:  What is the Islamic ruling on Taxes? Answer: Taxes are what are called المكوس (tolls). The tolls are from what the Muslim scholars have agreed are not permissible except in one situation, which Imam Shaatibi spoke about in detail in his book Al-‘Itisaam when he spoke about innovation, that his statement (ﷺ): “every innovation is misguidance and every misguidance…

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How to move the finger in Tashahhud? – Shaikh Al-Albani

Question: What is the way of moving the finger in Salah-in the Tashahhud? Answer: There is the Hadith of Wa’il ibn Hujr that he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) when he sat in Tashahhud in Salah. He said:  فَرَأَيْتُهُ يُحَرِّكُهَا يَدْعُو بِهَا ‏ “So I saw him moving it, supplicating with it” [Saheeh Sunan Nasai no. 888] This movement does not…

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The Principle for distinguishing between Major Shirk and Minor Shirk Shaikh Ibn al-‘Uthaymeen

Question: Oh virtuous Shaikh! What is the principle for Major Shirk(Shirk Akbar) and what is the principle for Minor Shirk(Shirk Asghar)? Is disobedience considered from Shirk knowing that the love for desire and disobedience overcomes the love of Allah? Answer:   The principle for Major Shirk is that it is what expels one out the religion. This returns to [the principle]…

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Does Allah possess the attribute of Silence? Shaikh Muqbil ibn Hadi al-Waad’iee

Question: Do you believe that Allah has the attribute of silence (السكوت) and some of the Salaf have affirmed it and used as evidence many Ahaadith from them:    وما سكت عنه فهو عفو    “What ever he (Allah) is silent about is pardoned”  [Hadith -sunan abi dawood]   Answer: Yes, that which is apparent is that Allah subhaanahu is described…

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The issue of Sleep Paralysis – Shaikh bin Baz

Question: Much of what I suffer from is the sickness of Jaathoom (sleep paralysis) and I have heard many people, many times mention that they suffer from this sickness. So what is the origin of this sickness? Is it a bodily sickness or is it psychological or is it from jinn? What is the way to dispose of it? Answer: On…

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About Dar-us-Saafi

Assalamu Alaykum, We are a team of Salafi brothers located in Toronto and our aim is to promote the Salafi Dawah to English speaking Muslims. Due to the absence of scholarly material in the English language, it is hard for people of this language to connect to the scholars. Therefore, We will be translating Fatawas of the Scholars upon the…

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