It has been mentioned that some soft drinks, like Pepsi, may contain a small percentage of alcohol. Although it is not established, some people have become doubtful about their ruling. The Scholars have ruled that soft drinks are permissible even if it is proven that they may contain a small percentage of alcohol. Shaikh al-Albani rahimahullah said: “…So these drinks which have…
How to Give Dawah to the Disbelievers – Shaikh Abdurrazaq al-‘Abbad
Here is a translation of a chapter from Shaikh Abdurrazaq’s book: Makaanatul-Da’wah ila Allah wa Ussus Da’wah Ghairl-Muslimeen (The Status of Calling to Allah and the Foundations of Calling Non-Muslims to Islam) on how to give dawah to disbelievers.
What is Permissible to See By a Man Who is Proposing to a Woman – Shaikh Muqbil ibn Haadi al-Wad’iee
Question: If a man wants to propose, what is allowed for him to see of the proposed woman? Answer: “What is correct from the statements of the People of knowledge is that it is allowed [for him] to look at her body what will encourage him to marry her like the face, two hands, upper arms, chest, and shins. It…
The Innovation of Touching the Earlobes With the Thumbs When Raising the Hands in Prayer – Shaikh al-Albani
Shaikh al-Albani rahimahullah said: “Every position which the hands are raised have two forms [of doing so] without specifying [this for] a position. So [for] the opening Takbir or the Takbir when going into ruku’ or other than that, either he raises the hands to his ears without touching the earlobes as some of those who are afflicted with satanic whispers do.…
The Ruling on Sex-Change Operations – Shaikh al-Albani and the Permanent Committee
Shaikh al-Albani rahimahullah was asked: Question: Is it allowed to perform a surgery to change the condition of a person from a man to a woman and vice versa? Answer: “The answer to this is understood from what has preceded: فطرة الله التي فطر الناس عليها لا تبديل لخلق الله Allah’s Fitrah (i.e. Allah’s Islamic Monotheism), with which He has…
[Benefit] The Last Verse Recited by Ibn Taymiyyah
Hafidh Ibn Kathir rahimahullah wrote: “His [Shaikhul-Islaam’s] brother,Zaynud-deen Aburrahman, informed those present that he and the Shaikh rahimahullah completed the Quran eighty times since entering the jail and they begin the eighty-first time. We stopped at the end of the verse of Iqtarabat-Saa’atah [suratu-lQamar]: إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيكٍ مقتدر Verily, The Muttaqun (pious), will…
[Benefit] Not Interrupting One Another
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ حَدِّثِ النَّاسَ، كُلَّ جُمُعَةٍ مَرَّةً، فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَمَرَّتَيْنِ، فَإِنَّ أَكْثَرْتَ فَثَلاَثَ مِرَارٍ وَلاَ تُمِلَّ النَّاسَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ، وَلاَ أُلْفِيَنَّكَ تَأْتِي الْقَوْمَ وَهُمْ فِي حَدِيثٍ مِنْ حَدِيثِهِمْ فَتَقُصُّ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَتَقْطَعُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَدِيثَهُمْ فَتُمِلُّهُمْ، وَلَكِنْ أَنْصِتْ، فَإِذَا أَمَرُوكَ فَحَدِّثْهُمْ وَهُمْ يَشْتَهُونَهُ، فَانْظُرِ السَّجْعَ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ فَاجْتَنِبْهُ، فَإِنِّي عَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَصْحَابَهُ لاَ يَفْعَلُونَ إِلاَّ…
Advice For Those Who Participate in Social Media – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan
Question: I want from the Shaikh an advice for the sisters and brothers who participate in social media. What is your opinion on that? May Allah reward you Answer: “Evils have occurred from this [social media] and as it is well-known, it has the involvement of those who are misguided, the callers to misguidance, and the callers to fitnah. So beware of…
The Ruling on Complaining – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: May Allah bless you, this letter is from the sisters that study in the college of medicine in the university of Cairo. They say: we are classmates and when one of us finds difficulty in the course text or in any affair, we speak with her about her problems and we attempt to ease [the problems] for her.…
The Ruling on Using Social Media for Product Marketing – Shaikh Abu ‘Amr al-Hajoori
Question: What is the ruling on using social media, like Instagram and Facebook, for product marketing? Answer: “If there is not in it an opposition to the Legislation such as pictures, usury, cheating and the likes, then there is no harm” *. * I asked the Shaikh this question on 22 Jumada al-Awwal 1437 corresponding to Mar 2, 2016 Translated by Faisal…