Question: What is the correct opinion on clapping in School? Shaikh: “There is no harm in clapping in school to encourage the students because there is no evidence for its prohibition nor its dislike. Questioner: However, in terms of resembling the disbelievers? Shaikh: There is no resemblance of the disbelievers. All the Muslims do this now. Imam Malik mentioned and…

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Question: What is the ruling on competitions which are announced by some businesses in which they give prizes like a car and other than it and what is the ruling on participating in it? Answer: “There is no harm in this with two conditions: First condition: that the prices of the merchandise in this store do not rise Second condition:…

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Question: When the Scholars differ on an issue, does a person weigh their statements and take what is appropriate for him although he is not from the people who can judge the preferred opinion? Is this considered from following the allowances? Answer: “This is an important issue. Some of Azharis have injected their poison in many of the lands of…

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Question: What is the ruling on studying with the people of innovation with the following conditions:   The knowledge [hoping to be studied]  is not found with Ahlul Sunnah or it is present however they are not free of time to teach. The person has some innovation, for example, ascribing to the Muslim Brotherhood. However he does not call to…

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Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh, if a student who is hardworking in memorizing all his lessons, is sick on the day of the exam, but he attends the exam however his sickness increases, is it allowed for one of his brothers to assist him in exam? Or what does he do? Answer: “it is not allowed to assist him in the exam;however,…

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Question: Bananas are picked and sold before they are ripe because if they are sold after they are ripe they will spoil. However, they are picked before they are ripe and then they ripen after some days? Answer:”If they are picked and sold before ripening then there is problem in this, even the green ones which are picked by its…

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Question: What is your advice for the one living in the lands of the disbelievers in regards to dealing with women? Answer: “Dealing with women, as is well-known, is by a man keeping away from them, not free-mixing with them, and not approaching them. If he is forced to address one of them, like a female employee at the airport or in something…

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Question: I am a youth who is given to writing and I produce novels, plays, and stories about good societal subjects which are fictional and from my imagination. I ask about the ruling on writing these novels, stories and earning money from it such as awards from competitions or practicing it as a profession to earn provision? Answer: “These affairs…

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Question: In some hospitals nowadays, they use test tubes for birth, that is they take the sperm from a man through a test tube and place it inside the wife. That is because some women cannot give birth or when there is difficulty in giving birth. Is this action permissible? Answer: “if it is verified that this [sperm] is from…

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Question: I am a youth from outside this land and I studied Aqeedah with its people. I have been brought up since I was young upon the Salafi Aqeedah, all praise is due to Allah. My society is led by ignorance. So it is allowed for me to take knowledge of Fiqh alone from a man accused of innovation in…

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