Question: Assalamu Alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa baraktuhu Virtuous Shaikh, We notice at the time of the condolences that some people, when they want to give condolences, hug the condoled. Some people detest this severely saying that there is no origin for it in the Sunnah. They even say that shaking hands [during the condolences] does not have an origin in…
Can the Imam of the Masjid or a Student of Knowledge be the Wali for a Woman Who Does Not Have a Wali? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: A young Muslim girl lives with her mother and sisters in the lands of disbelief where her father has left her and divorced her mother. This young girl wants to get married and a young upright man has proposed to her. So who is her wali (guardian) for the marriage? Is it correct that it be the Imam of the…
The Ruling On Using the Quran Book Rest For Other Books – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: What is the ruling on using these book rests which we see in the Haram- the Quran book rests-to place our books on it? Is it an endowment for the Quran alone? Likewise, what is the ruling on using it as a pillow for sleeping on as we many people do? Answer: “Verily it was placed for the Masaahif and…
The Ruling on Wearing Pants at Work – Shaikh Abdul-Mushin al-‘Abbaad
Question: In our land, pants are the official clothing which the disbelievers wear. Is it allowed for me to wear this with the ruling of work? Answer: “If the clothing of your land is this clothing and it is necessary for you to wear it, then make it spacious and do not make it like the form which they wear,…
The Ruling on Praying in Tight Pants That Expose the Awrah – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh! Many congregants who wear pants [during the prayer], while in the position of prostration or bowing their awrah uncovers from above and they do not know that. So what is the ruling on that? Answer: “There is no doubt that by wearing pants something will be missed in the prayer. First: complete tranquility while sitting [will be missing]. So…
The Ruling on Straightening the Beard if One Side is Longer Than the Other – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: If one side of a person’s beard is longer than the other, is it allowed for him to straighten it if its form distorts the face? Answer: “What is apparent, and Allah knows best, is that a person does not do this. A person does not do anything [to change it]. Allah created the creation [i.e. this person in…
The Ruling On Wearing Washroom Slippers that Are Unisex – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: There are shoes made of wood that are used for the washrooms. They are used by both men and women. So what is the ruling? Answer: “There is no harm in this because it is not specific for men nor specific for women. They are what is used to enter the washroom”. [Sharh Sunna Abi Dawood no. 460] Translated…
The Ruling on Joining an Islamic University and One’s Parents are Not Pleased – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Some students leave studying medicine and engineering and other than it from the colleges and join the Islamic university. Their families are not pleased with that. So is that considered disobedience? What is your advice? Answer: “This is not disobedience because if a person goes to seek knowledge, learn the truth, act upon it, and call towards it, then…
The Ruling on Praying Tahajjud and Taraweeh on the Last Ten Nights of Ramadan – Shaikh al-Albani
Questioner: What happens nowadays, oh Shaikh, in Ramadan in the last ten nights of shortening the prayer. The Qiyam prayer in the first part of the night and a Qiyaam in the last part of the night. This has become a continuous order/system? Shaikh: Innovaion Questioner: Alright, how should it be? That is if we wanted to establish the Sunnah and…
The Ruling on Making Wudu While Wearing a Bandage – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: A man makes wudu and prayed. Then it became clear to him afterwards that before he made wudu, he had wrapped a small piece of plastic (a bandage) around his finger which had a wound that afflicted him. So what is the ruling on his wudu and his prayer in this situation? Answer: “If it is upon a limb that…