Question: My Shaikh, there are two types of alcohol as the specialists say: Methyl Alcohol and Ethyl Alcohol. One of them is an intoxicant and the other is a poison. Is a little amount of poison that can kill considered unlawful? Answer: “if the affair is as you reported with an authentic chain, then they are not the same because…
The Ruling on Acupuncture – Shaikh Saalih al-Fawzaan
Question: What is the ruling on acupuncture? Answer: “The origin of medical treatment is permissibility, except what has shirk in it or impurity or unlawful material. So those [materials] are not used as treatment. Yes”. [https://www.alfawzan.af.org.sa/node/1960 ] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Protesting Against the Insults of the Prophet (ﷺ) – Shaikh Saalih al-Fawzaan
Question: May Allah be good to you, the insults against the Prophet (ﷺ) have repeated in recent time in different forms from films, newspapers, and others. The question is what is the legislated stance on these insults? And a follow-up question: what is the ruling on expressing anger with these insults to the Prophet (ﷺ) by protesting? Answer: “Oh my…
The Ruling on Planting Roses in the House – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: What is the ruling on planting roses because of their good scent, appearance in the house, and beauty? Answer: “There is no harm for a person to plant trees in his house or place good scents whatever pleases his heart and satisfies his soul. For verily this is from the blessings of Allah upon his servants” [Fataawa Noor ‘ala…
The Ruling on Fictional Stories – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: Some of the writers author meaningful stories that are written in a captivating way and have an influence on the souls of the readers. However, these stories are fictional. So what is the ruling on that? Answer: “There is no harm in that if it remedies religious problems or moral problems or societal problems. This is because there is no harm…
The Ruling on Teachers Speaking About Students Behind Their Backs – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: “We are a group of female teachers. When we sit in the teachers office, we say: so and so was weak and so and so from the students was good today. Is this considered backbiting? Answer: “This is not considered backbiting because the intent of that is not to insult the students; however, the intent is to clarify the…
The Ruling on a Teacher Leaving Early Before the School Day Ends – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh, May Allah preserve you [this was before the Shaikh’s death, may Allah have mercy upon him] in regards to a teacher leaving early after finishing fifth or sixth period after completing all his scheduled classes for the day, although period six and seven remain in the school day? Answer: “This is according to the system of…
The Ruling on Leaving Off the Quran Due to Work – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: I work as a English teacher and I do not have the time to read the Quran because I work during the day in the school until Two O’ Clock in the afternoon. After that I prepare the lessons at my house until sleep overcomes me because I have a lot of material [to prepare]. So is there sin…
The Ruling on a Woman Speaking During the Khutbah? Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: Is it allowed for a woman to speak during the Friday Khutbah or is this specific to the one upon whom Jummah is obligatory? Answer: “speaking during the Friday Khutbah is unlawful for the one who comes to the masjid to hear the Khutbah. As for the one who is in his house or is from those whom the prayer is…
The Ruling on Reporting on Drug Dealers- Shaikh Saalih al-Fawzaan
Question: What is the ruling on reporting on those who do mischief like drug dealers who want to disrupt the safety in the Muslim lands? Answer: “This is obligatory, reporting on the people of evil whose danger is general to the Muslims and society. Whoever knows about them and knows their people, their places, and actions, then it is obligatory…