Fatwas
982 entries
Rule on associating with the disbelievers
Rabi' Al-Awwal 11, 1442
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 11, 1442
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 11, 1442
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 11, 1442
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 11, 1442 AH
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 11, 1442
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 11, 1442
Oct 28, 2020
What is the ruling on personal photos one has? Answer: These photos should be disposed of if...
The ruling on caricatures
Rabi' Al-Awwal 11, 1442
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 11, 1442
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 09, 1442
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 09, 1442
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 9, 1442 AH
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 08, 1442
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?
Rabi' Al-Awwal 06, 1442
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 05, 1442 AH
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)
Rabi' Al-Awwal 05, 1442 AH
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 03, 1442
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 03, 1442 AH
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
Rabi' Al-Awwal 01, 1442
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
Safar 28, 1442 AH
Oct 15, 2020
What is the meaning and forms of Taqlid along with the legal ruling on each type? Answer: A- Scholars...