• Fatwas

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Rule on associating with the disbelievers

Oct 28, 2020

What is the association with Kafirs (disbelievers) that is prohibited by Shari`ah (Islamic Law)? Answer: Loving the...

The ruling on Taswir of an inanimate objects

Oct 28, 2020

If Taswir (painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography) of inanimate objects is lawful from the Shar’i perspective, is it...

Ruling on painting, drawing, sculpture, photography

Oct 28, 2020

What is your view concerning the claim that taking photographs of humans is permissible, while drawing pictures is...

The ruling on putting pictures in homes

Oct 28, 2020

We know that hanging pictures in homes is Haram (prohibited). Can we hang them in the bathroom, whether...

Ruling on Muslims residing in a non-Muslim country

Oct 28, 2020

What is your advice for the unemployed Muslim brothers and sisters who live in England and receive financial...

The ruling on keeping useful magazines that contain pictures

Oct 28, 2020

What is the ruling on bringing home useful magazines and school books that contain pictures of living creatures?...

The ruling on keeping pictures

Oct 28, 2020

What is the ruling on personal photos one has? Answer: These photos should be disposed of if...

The ruling on caricatures

Oct 28, 2020

What is the ruling on caricatures in newspapers and magazines that include drawings of persons? Answer: The...

Issue on painting, drawing, sculpture, photography

Oct 28, 2020

Is it permissible for a teacher to draw animate beings in the course of teaching as a visual...

Allah's Wisdom behind trying His Slaves with calamities and ordeals

Oct 26, 2020

From ‘Abdul-Aziz ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Baz to all Muslims. May Allah help us do what pleases Him and safeguard...

A Piece of advice about earthquakes

Oct 26, 2020

All praise be to Allah. May Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon Allah’s Messenger and upon his family, Companions, and...

Executing one who apostatizes from Islam

Oct 26, 2020

I heard on a radio program interview that there is no evidence in the Noble Qur’an, the Hadith or...

It is Compulsory to save yourself and family from Hellfire

Oct 25, 2020

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon the Messenger of...

Do supplication and voluntary charity repel the Divine Decree and Predestination?

Oct 23, 2020

Do supplication and Sadaqah (voluntary charity) repel the Divine Decree and Predestination? Answer: Predestination that Allah (Glorified...

Ruling on following Sufi Shaykhs

Oct 22, 2020

A Sudanese person living in Al-Anbar says: In our country we have various sects. Each sect follows a certain...

The Believer's Stance towards the Trials (Fitnah)

Oct 22, 2020

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. May the good end be for the pious people. Peace be...

Ruling on the view that not rebel against the ruler as a defeatist thinking which manifests weakness

Oct 20, 2020

Your Eminence, we know that this forms one of the foundational beliefs of Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jama‘ah (those adhering to the...

It is not permissible to rebel against him if revolution leads to greater harm

Oct 20, 2020

Some latter-day sects give Bay’ah (pledge of allegiance) to leaders they choose from among themselves. They claim that it...

What should a son do who was raised by an ignorant family

Oct 19, 2020

What should a son do who was raised by an ignorant family then learned Islamic knowledge and informed...

Meaning and types of Taqlid and the ruling on each type

Oct 15, 2020

What is the meaning and forms of Taqlid along with the legal ruling on each type? Answer: A- Scholars...