Question: Many young men and young women use the net- internet a lot in the month of Ramadan. So what is your advice to them? Answer: “The advice to our Muslim brothers and sisters is to turn towards reading the Honorable Quran with its Tafsir. This is because reading with Tafsir is beneficial and important in the life of the…
Ruling on Key Chains that Have in Them Gold? – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh, we see that some of the teachers and students sometimes key chains that has something of gold, so is that allowed? Likewise, some of the school supplies have pictures or crosses, so what is your advice? Answer: “As for chains that are made from gold, if a person does not wear it, then it is from…
Ruling on Woman Spending her Money Without Her Husband’s permission – Shaikh Al-Albani`
Question: Our teacher, if a woman wants to do good and assist the poor or dawah like this, is it allowed for her without informing her family (ie. Spend money without informing the family)? The Shaikh: The woman you intend is married? Student: A married woman and not married woman, both Answer: No, oh my brother. Each question has its…
Ruling on Wiping the Hands After Dua- Shaikh ul-Uthaymeen
Question: What is the ruling on wiping the hands on the face after dua? Answer: “Wiping the face with the hands after dua is not prescribed because the Ahadith reported in that are weak. Shaikhul Islaam Ibn taymiyyah said: they cannot be used to establish evidence. If we are not certain or most likely think this is prescribed then its…
Exaggeration in the Furniture of the House – Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and verdicts
Question: Is a moderate amount of house furniture Haram? This concerns me because inshallah I will marry a Muslim brother who wants furniture similar [to the furniture] in days of the Messenger(ﷺ). So this is an affair we differ on? Answer: “A moderate amount of furniture is not haram*, rather every good is in the moderation of affairs. Allah says:…
What Should One Do When There are Few People of Knowledge in His Area or None at All ? – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymen
Question: We are in a city built within a Military city. We are lacking in knowledge-based lessons. We hope for advice from your Eminence. Answer: “Now, All praise is due to Allah, there is no excuse for anyone. Tapes travel the distance of the night and day. It is possible for a person to take a scholar from the Scholars…
Reward for the One Who Listens to Lectures Through a Telelink – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh, we listen to your speech and we are in Buraidah. So do we obtain reward and enter under the Hadith of the Messenger (ﷺ): ما اجتمع قوم في بيت من بيوت الله No people get together in a house of the houses of Allah (i.e. a mosque)…? [Reported in Muslim] Answer: ” We hope this because…
What Shape Should the Masjid be in? – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: This letter is from Qasim…He says: Is it allowed to build the masjid in the different geometric shapes like a hexagon? And what is the the correct way to build a masjid? I believe the cube and rectangle are the most correct. I ask this because I witnessed that the Masaajid, All praise is due to Allah, are few…
Qunut an-Naazilah (Disaster) – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: Is Qunut an-Naazilah in a specific prayer or in all prayers? Answer: “Qunut an-Naazilah is legislated in all prayers as that is authentically reported from the Prophet (ﷺ). It is not specific for Fajr and maghrib prayer. It is not specific for a specific day or night from the week. Rather it is general for any day of the…
Ruling on One Losing his Shoes and Finding Another Pair in Its Place – Shaikh Ibn ul-Uthaymeen
Question: What is the ruling on the one who finds in the place of his shoes, the shoes of another. Should he take and wear them or leave them? Answer: “He leaves it and it is not allowed for him to take it because it is possible his shoes were taken by someone other than the owner of these shoes,…