The meaning of 'Newly invented things'

What are the “Newly invented things” (mentioned in a Hadith)? Answer: The Hadith of the Prophet (peace...

Answering a question presented by a Muslim brother on some issues of Bid'ah and Shirk

What is the religious ruling of Allah and His Messenger on a person who commits the following: During the...

Obligation of enjoining good and forbidding evil

All praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those...

We do not declare a Muslim as a disbeliever for committing a sin unless he believes it is lawful.

Some people ascribe the following saying of Salaf (righteous predecessor): “We do not declare a Muslim as a...

Ruling on kufr 'Amali (disbelief in actions)

Can a person commit Kufr `Amali (disbelief in actions) which takes them out of Islam in normal cases? Answer:...

Ruling on making Sujud and slaughtering for other than Allah out of ignorance

What is the ruling on making Sujud (Prostration) and slaughtering for other than Allah out of ignorance? Is...

Biography of Shaykh Ibrahim Ibn Muhammad Aal Al-Shaykh

His Name and Lineage: Shaykh Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn ‘Abdul-Latif ibn ‘Abdul-Rahman ibn Hasan ibn Imam Muhammad...

Biography of Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd

His Name and Lineage: Bakr ibn ‘Abdullah Abu Zayd ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Bakr ibn ‘Uthman ibn Yahya...

Biography of Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim

Biography of Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq Afifi

His Birth: Shaykh ‘Abdul-Razzaq ibn ‘Afifi ibn ‘Atiyyah was born in Shanshur, Ashmoun Center, Al-Munufiyyah Governorate in 1323 A.H....

The Tawhid of the Prophets and its antithesis in the religions of the Kafirs and Mushriks

All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, and truly the good end shall always be for the...

The importance of women's face-veil

I would like Your Eminence to answer me concerning the importance of a woman covering her face. Is...

Tafsir of the Ayah: 'The Hand of Allâh is over their hands.'

We attended a Tafsir (exegesis of the meanings of the Qur’an) seminar held in a Masjid (mosque) called Abu...

The Shari'ah ruling on Ghulam Ahmad Pervez

All praise be to Allah Alone, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger, and his family and Companions. I...

Refuting and criticizing an article published in Al-Musawwir magazine

All praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, his Companions, and...

Exposing the mistakes of some writers

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful This reply was written in 1385 A.H. and published in...

Darwinian Theory

We studied something about the theory of Evolution and all that relates to creation as this forms part...

Darwin's theory of evolution

There are some who claim that man was once an ape and then evolved. Is this correct, and...

Ruling on the call to rapprochement between religions

Is the call for rapprochement between religions (Islam - Christianity - Judaism) a legitimate one? Is it permissible...

Ruling on cauterization as a way of curing epilepsy

An epileptic woman is possessed by a female Jinn. When the Jinn is beaten, she refuses to depart...