Question: A sister has completed a Legislated marriage contract. Now she wants to complete a civil marriage in a disbelieving country in order that it be known that they [the couple] are married and for administrative records, knowing that the one who will marry them is an administrator who is a disbeliever. They require witnesses for this contract. Is it allowed for…
The Ruling on Working as a Security Guard at a Bank – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: Is the security guard who guards the bank sinful or not? Answer: “The one who guards the bank and the one who works at the bank are both the same. All of them are assisting in sin and transgression” Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Taking a Loan From Someone Whose Wealth is Mixed With Haram – Shaikh Ahmad an-Najmi
Question: May Allah be good to you. This questioner says: a man has wealth that is mixed with usury. Is it allowed for me to take a loan from him? Answer: “It is allowed for you to take a loan from him as long as you are forced to do so. There is no preventative from that” [https://www.alnajmi.net/voices-action-show-id-1116.htm] Translated by…
Can a Woman Who Wears Niqaab Wear Glasses with the Niqaab? – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: May Allah bless you. If a woman has very weak eyesight, can she wear the niqaab and glasses whether they be eyeglasses or sunglasses? Answer: “If she covers her face, she can wear colored eyeglasses. [Glasses] in which what is behind them of the face cannot be seen. There is no harm in that. There are glasses that conceal…
The Ruling on Working in Organization that Deals with Usurious Banks – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: Is it permissible to work in an organization which deals with usurious banks, knowing that the employee is the one who processes usurious loans? Answer: “It is well known that an organization that deals with usurious banks is not [the same] as working at the bank [itself]. For working at the bank, in most cases, is built on usury.…
The Ruling on Ripping Apart Books Which are in the Masjid Which Contain Disbelief and Misguidance – Shaikh al-Albani
Question: “There are some books which almost have clear disbelief [in them]like Nuzhatul-Majaalis. Is it allowed to remove, for example, this book and Tabaqaat al-Kubrah and rip it apart and not leave it in the masjid? I asked you this [before] but I did not understand your answer due to the disturbance of the telephone? Shaikh: If Tabaqaat al-Kubrah by Sha’raani…
The Ruling on Telling a New Muslim Music is Disliked Instead of Prohibited – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: If a new Muslim asks about the ruling on music, for example, should we say to him: it is disliked by way of gradually [teaching him the religion and its rulings]? Answer: “Do not say it is disliked. Rather, say: it is from the affairs which Islam prohibits. If he fears the new Muslim will turn away [from the…
A Reminder Not to Eat Before Going Out For Eidul-Adhaa
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ يَخْرُجُ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ حَتَّى يَطْعَمَ وَلاَ يَطْعَمُ يَوْمَ الأَضْحَى حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated from his father: “The Prophet (ﷺ) would not leave on the Day of Fitr until he ate, and he would not eat on the day of Adha until he prayed.”…
Is the Supplication on the Day of ‘Arafah Specific to Those Who are Pilgrims or For Other Than Them As Well? – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan
Question: Virtuous Shaikh Salih, in regards to the supplication reported:None has the right to be worshiped but Allah, Alone, without partner, to Him belongs all that exists, and to Him belongs the Praise, and He is powerful over all things. is this on the Day of Arafah specifically for the pilgrims only or is it for other than the pilgrims…
The Ruling on Free Bonus/Discount Cards – Shaikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhayli
Shaikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhayli (may Allah preserve him) said: “It is what is called a bonus card. It is a free card, which is issued to the customer in order to benefit from it. The origin of these cards is that it is permissible because in reality it is a discount. Do you not see, O my brothers, that a pharmacy announces a discount…