Question: If a person is resolved in doing something, does he pray Istikharah or not? Answer: “What is apparent is that Istikharah is [performed] when there is uncertainty whether there is a benefit in something for him[ or not]. There is no need for Istikharah if he is certain. It comes in the Hadith: إِذَا هَمَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِالأَمْرِ If…
The Ruling on Wearing the Niqab in Western Countries – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: From what is well known is that a woman should cover her face. Is this so even in the lands of disbelief in which it may cause things to become straitened/restricted for her? Answer: “Yes, the rulings of the Allah are the same in the land of Islam and the land of disbelief. Even if things become straitened/restricted for her, with…
The Ruling on an Older Person Having an Aqeeqah if it Was not Done For Him/Her When They Were Young – Shaikh Bin Baz and Shaikh Fawzan
Shaikh Bin Baz rahimahullah said: “The Sunnah is that he does the Aqeeqah for them even if they are old. He slaughters two sacrificial animals from each one of his sons. Likewise, for the female is one sacrificial animal, like he slaughters a sheep or goat. The animal is slaughtered, some of it is eaten, and [some] is given…
Is Returning to Evil After Ramadan A Sign That One’s Ramadan Was Not Accepted? – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: May Allah be good to you Shaikh. Whoever returns to disobedience after Ramadan, is that a sign that his actions in Ramadan are not accepted? Answer: “It is feared for him because this is a sign of leniency and that [his] repentance was not truthful. It is necessary for the believer, if Allah favors him to complete the month…
If a Group of People Come to the Door of the Masjid or House, Should They Enter From the Right – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan
Question: Is it from the Sunnah, when a group of people stop at the door of the masjid or the door of one of the houses, to say: “From the right, from the right” using as evidence the Hadith that the Prophet (ﷺ) loved to begin with the right? Answer: “No, this is from the origin of: كَبِّرْ كَبِّرْ “Let the…
The Ruling on Women Buying French, Italian, and American Tailored Clothing – Shaikh Muqbil ibn Haadi al-Wad’iee
Question: The female questioner says: There are some French, Italian, and American clothing [available in the stores]. Is there a sin upon the woman who buys the likes of this clothing knowing that she does not buy except what conceals the body? She does not buy them except due to their beauty and their excellent tailoring and she does not…
The Ruling on Performing the Aqeeqah Before the Seventh Day – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad and Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan
Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad (may Allah preserve him) said: Question: The one who slaughters the animal for the Aqeeqah before the seventh day, does it count for him? Answer: ” What is apparent is that it counts for him because slaughtering on the seventh day is not obligatory, but only recommended”. [Sharh Sunan Abi Dawood no. 334] Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan (may…