Ruling on Qarmatians and Batiniyyah
Question: What is your opinion regarding the Qarmatians and Al-Batiniyyah? Are they considered Islamic sects or Kafir (disbelieving) ones? Please provide us with some information...
Punishment in the Grave
Question: I learned from some Muslim scholars that a dead person comes to life in the grave, answers the questions of the angels, and is...
It was not authentically reported that a dead person can see the Prophet in his grave
Question: After death and burial, does a person see the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the grave? Shall he be asked, ‘what do you...
Is there any Adhkar from the Qur'an and the Sunnah that can be said to rescue one from the punishment of the grave?
Question: What is the evidence from the Qur’an and the Sunnah showing that certain things can protect people from the punishment in the grave? Are...
Hadith about the Prophet putting a palm leave on the graves
Question: Ibn ‘Abbas narrated: “The Prophet (peace be upon him) once passed by two graves and said: “These two persons are being tortured not for...
Giving the Muslims' sins to the Jews and Christians
Question: Burdening the Jews and Christians with the Muslims’ sins on the Day of Resurrection contradicts Allah’s saying: “…nor will you be requited anything except...
Entering Jannah is by the bounty of Allah, not by good deeds
Question: It has been narrated in a Hadith that no one will enter Jannah (Paradise) by the virtue of their deeds; rather due to the...
Should a man who discovers that his wife is not a virgin demand his Mahr?
Question: In some countries, people like to see the virginal blood on the bride’s garment and announce her virtuousness the next morning in daylight. If...
Rule on a woman refuses any person proposing for her betrothal and wants to be married only to her paternal cousins
Question: I have a full sister who has reached twenty years of age without getting married. Whenever a man proposes to marry her she refuses,...
Prohibition of giving women in marriage without their permission
Question: My father forced my sixteen years old sister to marry a man whom she does not desire. She tries now to commit suicide saying...
It is permissible to refuse marriage when there is a Shar'i excuse
Question: What is the ruling on a Muslim girl refusing to get married? While she is chaste and Islamically committed and hence she finds no...
Is a man considered a Mahram for the sister of his wife?
Question: Is a woman’s husband a Mahram (unmarriageable) to her sister and paternal aunt so he can sit alone with any of them? Answer: No,...
Discovering that one's wife is not a virgin
Question: If a man marries a young woman and then finds that she is not a virgin, what should he do? Answer: This may be...
Advice to those who wish to marry but cannot afford the expenses
Question: I am a youth in the secondary stage. I endeavor as much as possible to observe the obligatory acts of worship and the commands...
Ruling on keeping marriage with one wife who does not pray
Question: I am a married man, but my wife knows nothing of the Glorious Qur’an and she also does not pray. I have been trying...
How does a Muslim correct their Islamic creed
Question: The inquirer asks: How does a Muslim correct their Islamic creed (‘Aqidah), and how do they preserve it? Answer: By gaining a deep understanding...
How to achieve Tawhid
Question: This questioner, O Noble Sheikh, is asking: How does a Muslim achieve Tawheed (belief in in the Oneness of Allah)? Answer: He achieves it...
Tawhid-ul-Rububiyyah is denied only by deviated people
Question: As the communists and atheists of today deny Allah’s Existence, is this not considered a denial of Tawhid-ul-Rububiyyah (Oneness of Allah’s Lordship) and thus...
Copyrights on tapes
Question: I work in the field of information technology. Since I started work in this field, I have made CD copies of software programs I...
Ruling on saying Allah is Omnipresent
Question: What is the ruling on saying that Allah (Glorified be He) exists everywhere? Answer: Saying that Allah exists in all places is the saying...