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Active Listening in Islam

The Difference Between Hearing and Listening Allah says: ولا تكونوا كالذين قالوا سمعنا وهم لا يسمعون And be not like those who say: “We have heard,” but they hear not. [8:21] Imam al-Qurtubi said in his Tafsir: كاليهود أو المنافقين أو المشركين . وهو من سماع الأذن . وهم لا يسمعون أي لا يتدبرون ما سمعوا ، ولا يفكرون فيه…

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The Ruling on Sitting on a Prayer Mat that Has a Picture of the Ka’bah – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad and Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen

Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad hafidhuhallah was asked: Question: The ruling on sitting on the picture of the ka’bah which is on some prayer mats? Answer: “I do not know of any harm in that; however, these prayer mats that the people take should be free of pictures, whether a picture of a ka’bah or other than a ka’bah because it will disturb a…

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The Ruling on Burying Animals – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen

Question: What is the ruling on burying a bird and the likes? Answer: “Burying them as a form of worship is an innovation. however, if he buries them such that it does not harm the people, then there is no harm” [Kanz uth-Thameen Fi Su’alaat Ibn Sunayd no. 770 pg. 176] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan

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The Ruling on Attending Festivals/Carnivals – Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan and the Permanent Committee For Islamic Research and Verdicts

Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan hafidhuhallah was asked: Question: Is it allowed to go with the family to festivals/carnivals like the Jenadiryah? Answer: “No, By Allah. No By Allah. It is not allowed for the families to go to these celebrations and these forums because they are full of sins, free-mixing and evils. A person is in well being. He remains in…

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