Question: Virtuous Shaikh: Is an analogy made between fixing a beam [on a wall]* and between a neighbor parking [his] car in front of the door of his neighbor? Answer: “No, it is not allowed to park the car in front of the neighbor’s house. This is because it will block his path. However, he should park the car in…
Category: Fatawa
What is the Cure for Sleep Talking? – Shaikh Zaid al-Madkhali
Question: May Allah be good to you. The questioner says: what should one do who speaks and screams throughout the night while he is sleeping, knowing that he says the adhkaar for sleep [before he sleeps]? Answer: “The cure is to hold fast to the remembrance of Allah, the recitation of the Quran, and to seek refuge from Shaytan along…
Can the Effects of the Punishment of the Grave Be Seen? – Shaikh Zayd al-Madkhali
Question: May Allah be good to you, the questioner from France says: Is it possible to see the effects of the punishment of the grave on the deceased if he (the deceased) is removed from his grave for [some] reason? Answer: “The pleasure of the grave and its punishment are from the unseen matters. None can see them except for…
The Ruling on Taking Knowledge from Innovators – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: May Allah be good to you, I read in the book “Irshaad ut-Talibeen” of Fakhrud-Deen ar-Raazi (may Allah have mercy upon him) saying: “Verily one who takes fiqh from the innovators, it does not harm him. This is because he is not taking Aqeedah from them” Answer: “All praise is due to Allah. Allah did not compel us to…
How Can a Muslim Actualize Tawheed? – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: How does a Muslim know he has actualized Tawheed and what is the virtue of actualizing Tawheed? Answer: “The Muslim should not sanctify himself nor praise himself saying: “I have actualized Tawheed”. Actualizing Tawheed means purifying it from deficiencies, from Shirk, from sins, and disobedience. This is actualizing Tawheed. There is a difference between the one who singles out…
The Ruling on a Person Saying: “I am a Muslim and I do not Ascribe to Salafiyyah Nor to Any Sect” – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: The one who says: “I am a Muslim and I do not ascribe to Salafiyyah nor to other than it from the sects”. What is the validity of this statement of his? Answer: “The one who does not ascribe to the Salaf, then he is not upon the methodology of the Salaf even if he says “I am Muslim”.…
Are the Muslims Living in the West Who Have a Corrupted Aqeedah Excused Due to their Ignorance? – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: Are the Muslims in the West excused for their ignorance if their Aqeedah is corrupted, knowing that there are no Scholars in the West? Answer: “There is no excuse for ignorance for the one who finds one who can teach him. Scholars are spread, and all Praise is due to Allah, in the West and in the East. Through…
The Conditions to Teach the Book The Prophet’s Prayer Described – Shaikh al-Albani
Questioner: We are from those who love [you] and we want to teach The Prophet’s Prayer Described in Masjid Umar Shaikh: Alright Questioner: Abu Layl said to see the opinion of the Shaikh [about teaching it]? Shaikh: The opinion of the Shaikh is that if you are a Haafidh (memorizer) of The Prophet’s Prayer Described by heart, first, and then…
The Ruling on Reciting the Quran from the Cell Phone – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan
Question: What is the ruling on reading the Quran on the cell phone? Answer: “There is no preventative for that. You can recite the Quran from the cellphone, from the Mushaf, and from your memory. There is no preventative for that” [https://www.alfawzan.af.org.sa/ar/node/16805] Translated by Faisal bin Abdul Qaadir bin Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Buying and Selling Currencies
Many of our Scholars have permitted buying and selling currencies with certain conditions. Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy upon him) was asked: Question: May Allah be good to you. The questioner Muhammad Abdullah says: What is the ruling on trading in currencies? Shaikh: In? Presenter: Currencies Shaikh: There is no harm in trading in currencies. However, it is…