Is memorizing the Qur'an obligatory?

Is memorizing the Qur’an obligatory? Answer: Memorizing the Qur’an is a collective duty and is not obligatory...

Is it permissible to translate the Quran?

Is it permissible to translate the Qur’an, for example, into English, French, or Hebrew? Answer: To translate...

Obey Allah, the Messengerﷺ and those who are in authority

May Allaah reward you, noble shaykh, what is your opinion with regards to the one who says: that...

Ruling on hiring people to recite Qur'an for the dead

What is the ruling on taking money in return for reciting the Qur’an? Is there a special event...

Tafsir Surat Al-Tawbah 23-24

Allah Ta’ala says: “O you who have believed, do not take your fathers or your brothers as allies if they...

Tafsir Surat Al-Ankabut Ayat 8

“And We have enjoined on man to be good and dutiful to his parents; but if they strive to make...

Tafsir Surah Yusuf, Ayah 106: 'And most of them believe not in Allah...'

Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: “And most of them believe not in Allâh except that they attribute...

Tafsir Surah Al-Tawbah, Ayahs 76 to 78

I would like to know the detailed Tafsir (explanation of the meanings of the Qur’an) of Ayahs (Qur’anic verses)...

Tafsir Surah Al-Tawbah, Ayah 4: 'Except those of the Mushrikun with whom you have a treaty...'

What is the interpretation of the fourth Ayah mentioned in Surah Al-Tawbah. It reads: “Except those of the Mushrikûn...

Obeying rulers and scholars in Ma'ruf to set things right

Question 1: What is meant by obeying those in authority in the Ayah (Qur’anic verse)? Does the term refer...

Tafsir of the Ayah: 'The Hand of Allâh is over their hands.'

We attended a Tafsir (exegesis of the meanings of the Qur’an) seminar held in a Masjid (mosque) called Abu...

Tafsir Surah Aal Imran Ayat 6

What is the Tafsir (explanation/exegesis) of the Ayah (Quranic Verse): “He it is Who shapes you in the wombs...

No Basmalah in Surah Al-Tawbah

Why is not the Basmalah (i.e. “Bismillah Al-Rahman, Al-Rahim [In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most...

How to learn Tajwid

How can I learn Tajwid (reciting the Qur’an following the rules of recitation) and in which book can I...

Meaning of the Qur'anic verse: '...and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess'

Concerning the meaning of Allah’s statement: “(the slaves) that your right hands possess.” [al-Nisa: 3] Is it permissible for...

Tafsir Surah Al-Baqarah Ayat 258

Please interpret the Saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He): “Have you not looked at him who disputed...

Tafsir Surah Yusuf Ayat 106

Allah (Exalted be He) says: “And most of them believe not in Allâh except that they attribute partners unto...

Tafsir Surah Al-Qalam Ayat 42

What is the Tafsir (explanation/exegesis of the meanings) of Allah’s Statement: “(Remember) the Day when the Shin shall be...

Tafsir Surah Maryam Ayat 71

What is meant by His (Glorified be He) Saying, “And there is none of you except he will come...

Tafsir Surah Al-Furqan Ayat 68-69

What is the meaning of Allah’s Saying: “And those who invoke not any other ilâh (god) along with Allâh,...

Tafsir Surah Fatir Ayat 28

Please provide the (explanation/exegesis) of the Saying of Allah, “It is those who have knowledge among His slaves that...

Tafsir Surah Al-Baqarah Ayat 256

Allah (Exalted be He) says, “There is no compulsion in religion.” [al-Baqarah: 256] Is this Ayah confined in application...

Tafsir Surah Al-Nisa Ayat 145

Allah (Exalted be He) says in His Noble Book (what means): “Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest...