Question: What is the ruling on prayer in a masjid built from impermissible wealth? Answer: “Prayer in it is permissible and there is no harm in it because the one who built it upon impermissible wealth sometimes intends in its building to dispose of impermissible wealth which he earned. In that case, his building of the masjid would be permissible…
Month: July 2014
[Article] Is the Money that the Algerian National Football Team plans to donate to Gaza Halal?
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[Lecture] Fasting Purifies the Hearts- Abu Sulaymaan Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir ibn Hassan
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Ruling on Ringtones and Bells that Issue from Machines – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: There are machines like the automated calling unit, pagers, mobile phones, and bells that have ringtones that resemble music. So what is the principle so we may know that it is music or not music, considering that the ringtone that issues from the machines is not like a drum or musical instruments? Answer: He says: machines have emerged now…
At What Amount can a Lost Item be kept and at What Amount Does it Need to be Announced – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: What is the highest amount of lost money that is allowed to be picked up in this time period? Shaikh: Do you mean that which will belong to him by picking it up or the amount that is allowed to be announced that it is lost? Questioner: That will belong to him by picking it up Answer: ” that…
Ruling on Working in a Place Where There are Women – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: Shaikh, may Allah pardon you. If a man is in a land in which it is difficult for him to work in a place where there are no women because many women work in this land. So what is the ruling [on a man working in such environments] because women are found in most departments/fields? What is the ruling?…
Ruling on Entering Barber shops- Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: A man has a barber shop, is entering it haram or halal? Answer: “Cutting hair is allowed except for shaving the beard. Didn’t we say that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: إن الله إذا حرم شيئاً حرم ثمنه Verily if Allah makes something Haram, he makes its price haram [Reported in Sunan Abu Dawod and graded Saheeh by Al-Albani in…
Ruling on Giving Greetings When Entering the Masjid and the People are Praying – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: We pray congregational prayer in some Masaajid. Every time a person enters to pray he says: Assalamu Alaykum. Every praying person turns to him, three times or four like this? Answer: “What is best is not do so. However, whoever enters intending a specific person and he finds him praying, then he gives him greetings if he wills and…