Question: We are a group of youth who pray, fast, and do what we can of acts of worship, Allah praise is due to Allah. However, when we are relaxing afterwards there is a lot of joking between us. So what is the ruling in that? May Allah reward you. Answer:”First, we ask Allah, the Exalted to make these brothers firm…
Month: February 2015
The Ruling on Cursing and Insulting Others If They Insult You – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: Some friends curse and insult me. So do I respond to them with similar to what they said or what do I do? Answer: “Look at the benefit of that. If there is a benefit that necessitates leaving them, abandoning them and not responding with similar to what they said, then do so. If there is a benefit that…
The Ruling on Drinking Pepsi, Kanadah, and Beer – Shaikh Muqbil Ibn Haadi al-Waadi’ee
Question: What is the ruling on drinking Pepsi, Kanadah [an orange soda] and beer? Answer: “As for beer, then it is known that it is an intoxicant. Some people who cannot find intoxicants drink it according to what I was informed of. As for Pepsi and Kanadah, it is said by some that it was analyzed and pig fat was…
The Ruling on Placing a Deaf Man as the Imam of the Daily Prayers – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Is it correct to place a deaf person as the Imam of the daily prayers? Answer: ” A deaf Imam has deficiency because if something occurs like a mistake or the likes, if the people inform him, then he cannot hear them or respond to them. So he will be in one valley and they will be in another valley.…
The Ruling on Being Absent From the Family for One Year due to Work – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: I am married and I left my wife with my family in the house of my wife. I traveled to the Arab land to make provisions and my duration of travel extended to an entire year. So is this prohibited? Answer: “if your travel to a land which you want to gain the provisions of Allah, then this travel…
The Ruling on a Companion Who is Not Known Except Through a Weak Chain of Narration – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: What is the ruling of a Companion who does not have except one Hadith and the chain is not authenticate from him and he is not mentioned in the books that mention the Companions (may Allah have mercy upon them)? Answer: “The Hadith is not affirmed from him if it does not come except from a weak chain. However,…
How to Combine Between the Hadith that Mentions Islaam will Prevail Over the Earth and Between the Hadith that the Hour will be Established and There Will Not Remain One Who Says: Allah Allah – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: What we often hear is that the hour will not be established until Islam will prevail over the earth. And we hear from authentic sources that the hour will not be established until there will not remain on the earth one who says: La ilahi illa Allah (There is No God worthy of worship except Allah). So how do…
The Ruling on Drinking from the Mouth of a Transparent Bottle – Shaikh Abdul-Mushin al-‘Abbad
Shaikh Abul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad hafidhuhallah said: “The prohibition in drinking from watering skins is in regards to watering skins which are used more than once. As for some drinks that are in a bottle and a person drinks it himself, then there is no harm in it. It is in most cases pure and clean. Also, in most cases what is in…
The Ruling on Using the Term Mawlaana (مولانا) For a Human Being – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Does using the word mawlaana (مولانا) for a human being have something against Tawheed? Answer: “there is nothing in it against Tawheed. However, a person does not return himself to these terms. This type of speech has been expanded by the people (in its usage). It is used for one who does not deserve it”. [Sharh Sunan Abu Dawood no. 131]…
The Ruling on Selling Fruit and Vegetables to Hotels – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: We are a family that runs a company that imports vegetables and fruit in an Arab land. We sell to some hotels which sell alcohol and they have inside them places for amusement/games. What is the ruling on us selling to them? Answer: “if you support these hotels with something good and something that is permissible, then there…