• Fatwas

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Difference between Iman and Islam

Nov 21, 2020

What is the difference between Iman and Islam? Answer: Iman is Islam and Islam is Iman (i.e....

Ruling on claiming knowledge of the Unseen

Nov 20, 2020

A sister asks: There is a man in our village who claims to have knowledge of the Ghayb...

Who are the Magians of this Ummah?

Nov 20, 2020

Who are the Magians of this Ummah, Shaykh Abdul-Aziz ? Answer: They are the denying Qadariyyah who...

Ruling on describing worldly inventions as Bid'ah

Nov 19, 2020

There is no doubt that there is a fine distinction between what can be described as Bid’ah (innovation in...

What is meant by Halal (lawful) and Haram (prohibited) in Islam

Nov 18, 2020

What is meant by Halal (lawful) and Haram (prohibited) in Islam? Answer: Halal and Haram are two Shar’i (Islamic...

Ruling on wearing gloves while praying

Nov 17, 2020

Abdullah Abu Omar from Jordan asks: In winter, my hands become very cold, can I wear woolen gloves...

The ruling on smiling during Salah

Nov 17, 2020

Does smiling during Salah (Prayer) invalidate it ? Answer: Smiling does not invalidate Salah but laughing with...

Validity of acts of worship by someone committing a sin that entails executing the Hadd

Nov 17, 2020

Someone drinks Khamr (intoxicants) and commits Zina (sexual intercourse outside marriage) but they perform Salah (Prayer) and the...

Rule on drink Khamr for relieve pains

Nov 17, 2020

Is it permissible for a believer to drink Khamr claiming that it relieves some of their pains?

False Karamahs

Nov 16, 2020

It is said that there are chosen men who can perform extraordinary events such as coming to perform Hajj...

Ruling on using phrase 'peace be upon him' to anyone other than the Messenger

Nov 16, 2020

While reviewing the topics in the book “‘Aqd Al-Durar fi Akhbar Al-Muntadhar”, I found some narrations reported on the...

Ruling on Palmistry

Nov 16, 2020

Some people say that the lines on the right palm are in the shape of the Arabic number...

Can a person be excused for their ignorance regarding the fundamentals of Tawhid

Nov 16, 2020

Can a person be excused for their ignorance regarding the fundamentals of Tawhid (belief in the Oneness of Allah)...

Ruling on Ghulu in loving the Prophet (peace be upon him)

Nov 15, 2020

What does Ghulu in loving the Prophet (peace be upon him) mean? Answer: Ghulu (Exceeding proper limits)...

Sites of the Prophets' graves

Nov 14, 2020

In the Sultanate of Oman, particularly in the South, there is a Masjid (mosque) and a grave in...

The location of the grave of Al-Husayn

Nov 14, 2020

People talk a great deal and have different opinions about where the grave of Al-Husayn is located. Can...

Exposition that the exact location of the grave of Al-Khadir is unknown

Nov 14, 2020

There is a mausoleum in our residential district where people claim the body of Al-Khadir (peace be upon...

Quburiyyun (grave worshippers)

Nov 13, 2020

It is said that the early Mushriks (those who associate others with Allah in His Divinity or worship)...

Is it true that Ali fought the Jinn?

Nov 13, 2020

A questioner from Republic of Yemen asks: is it true that Imam Ali (may Allah be pleased with...

Ruling on the green dome on the grave of the Prophet (peace be upon him)

Nov 12, 2020

We learnt from Shaykh Abdul- ‘Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz that domes and other buildings on graves are...