Ruling on applying the phrase Al-Marhum and Al-Maghfur Lahu to the deceased
Question: I often hear people say some words about which I would like to know the Islamic viewpoint. For example, when a person dies some...
Ruling on one who claims that he saw the Prophet ﷺ in a state of wakefulness
Question : What is the ruling on a man who claims that he saw, while in a state of wakefulness, the Prophet (peace be upon...
Ruling on reciting Surah Ya-Sin over the dead
Question: What is the ruling on reciting the Surah of Ya-Sin over the dead, with the intention of dedicating the reward to them? Is that...
Ruling on reciting the Qur'an over the dead for a fee
Question: In Morocco, most of the memorizers of the Qur’an say supplications in behalf of some people in return for a sum of money. They...
Ruling on hiring people to recite Qur'an for the dead
Question: What is the ruling on taking money in return for reciting the Qur’an? Is there a special event that falls due on the fortieth...
Way to deal with the followers of Batiniyyah and Ahlul-bi'dah
Question How can I deal with the Batiniyyin1 and ahlul-bid’ah 2 who come to live in our country? It may be worth mentioning that these people...
Difference between repentance and praying for forgiveness
Question: What is the difference between repentance and praying for forgiveness? Answer: Repentance is regret for what has passed, giving it up, and resolving not...
Ruling on praying behind an imam from the bareilawi sect
Question: What is the ruling on praying behind an imam from the bareilawi sect, who believes that the Prophet ﷺ is alive and present and...
A woman is not guilty of sin if she advises her negligent husband
Question: If a woman advises her negligent husband to do his prayers in the mosque or she expresses anger with regard to that, is she...
The Jama'ah Is What Conforms To The Truth Even If You Are Alone
Question: There are some who say that the groups which we are commanded to shun in the hadith of Hudhayfah are the Islamic groups such...
Who Are The Ikhwanul Muslimin
They are the followers of Hasan Al-Banna. There are several points to be noted about their methodology, the most important of which are the following:...
What to do when there is too much fitnah and division
Question: Are these the times which are referred to in the hadith of the Messenger ﷺ, according to which when one of the Sahabah asked...
Jama'at Al-Tabligh are Modern-Day Sufiyyah (Tasawwuf)
Question: Jama’at at-Tabligh, for example, say: “We want to follow the methodology of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah.” However some of them fall into error and then say:...
Hajj by a Mushrik
Question: A Mushrik (one who associates others with Allah) performed Hajj and a long time after their return from Hajj, Allah guided them to the...
Ruling on Changing Names after Hajj
Question: What is the ruling on a person changing their name like most of the Indonesian pilgrims do? Indonesians are used to changing their names...
Act of Jahiliyyah in Muharram
Question: During the month of Muharram, women go to the house of a newly married woman and bring water with them. They wear thick clothes...
Ruling on Celebrating Valentine’s Day
Question: Some people celebrate the fourteenth day of February of each Christian year as the Day of Love (Valentine’s Day), where they exchange gifts of...
Biography of Shaykh As-Sa'di
His lineage He is the great scholar, the pious person, the Zahid (one who abstained from the unnecessary things of this world), the jurist, the...
The ruling on supplications accompanied by music
Question: What is the ruling on supplications accompanied by music? Answer: This is not permissible, for music in itself is haram and making du’as (supplications)...