Question: A man had the habit of using drugs, then he repented and Allah guided him to the straight path. So what is your guidance for him and the one who is in a similar situation? If he has debts due to people for these drugs or people request money from him due to these drugs, does he take the…
Should a Former Gang Member Turn Himself In if He Repented? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: A man in the disbelieving lands was involved in a group (gang) that used to loot and steal. Then he repented and made his repentance good. The government is looking for him now. Is his repentance sufficient or should he turn himself in to the government? Answer: “If he repented, Allah returns to the one who repents to him.…
The Ruling on Speaking About Worldly Affairs Between the Adhan and the Iqamah – Shaikh Al-Albani
Question: Is it allowed to speak about worldly affairs between the adhan and the Iqamah in the masjid? Shaikh: The answer has detail. It is allowed and not allowed. If the speech is temporary, for example a person enters the masjid and sees his friend which he didn’t see for a while. So he says: Assalamu Alaykum. How are you oh my…
The Ruling on Wiping Over Two Socks- Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: If a person is wearing two socks and wipes over the top in the early morning and in the afternoon due to the heat, he removes the top layer. Can he wipe on the one remaining? Answer: “There is no harm to wipe because the feet are covered. So as long as he has more than one sock and he…
The Ruling on Wiping Over the Shoes- Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: In the Hadith that the Prophet (ﷺ) wiped on his socks and shoes*. So if I want pray, do I remove my shoes? Answer: “There is no harm in this because the shoes follow [the ruling] of the socks”. [Sharh Abi Dawood no. 27] Translator’s Note: *The Hadith in reference is the following: عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ…
The Ruling on Having a Banquet When Opening a Masjid – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: What is the ruling on having a banquet for opening a masjid out of gratitude to Allah, the Exalted? Answer: “I do not know of any evidence to prove that”. [Sharh Ibn Majah no. 41] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Coming Late to the Prayer and Finding the Imam in the Last Tashahud – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: The one who reaches the Imam in the last Tashahud and he sees people enter the masjid. Does he enter with the Imam or pray with another congregation? Answer: “What is apparent is if the person arrives and the people are in the original prayer praying, then he enters with them because he is one who caught the prayer…
When to Read the Supplication for Entering or Exiting the Modern Washroom -Shaikh al-Albani
Questioner: The first question: what is the ruling on reciting the basmalah in the washroom, specifically as you know that the washroom includes the shower and the place to relieve oneself [the toilet]? Shaikh: This question is from the women you said? Questioner: Yes, the women from Khubar and Damam Shaikh: Mashallah, we spoke a lot on this issue and…
The Ruling on Working in the Field of Real Estate- Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: What is the ruling on [working] in the field of real estate brokerage and taking a wage for that? Answer: “Brokerage for real estate or other than it is permissible. There is no harm in it” Question: How about for the one who will receive a wage from a number of parties? Answer: “In accordance to the agreement. If the…
If Someone Sits to be a Sutrah for Another Person, Will He be Rewarded? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad
Question: Some of the brothers make themselves a sutrah for the one who came late to the prayer. In terms that they sit in front of him believing that there is reward in that. So what is the ruling on it? Answer: “As for him being a sutrah, then there is no problem in that. As for the one sitting as…