Fatwas
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Tafsir Surah Aal Imran Ayat 6
Muharram 26, 1442 AH
Sep 14, 2020
What is the Tafsir (explanation/exegesis) of the Ayah (Quranic Verse): “He it is Who shapes you in the wombs...
No Basmalah in Surah Al-Tawbah
Muharram 26, 1442 AH
Sep 14, 2020
Why is not the Basmalah (i.e. “Bismillah Al-Rahman, Al-Rahim [In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most...
What are the Hadith Qudsy?
Muharram 26, 1442 AH
Sep 14, 2020
What are the Hadith Qudsy? Why they are called so? Answer: The term Hadith Qudsy refers to Revelations from...
Mubahalah between the Messenger (peace be upon him) and the Christians
Muharram 26, 1442 AH
Sep 14, 2020
During the lifetime of the Messenger (peace be upon him), Mubahalah (the occasion when two contending parties mutually invoke...
Ruling on reciting some Ayahs incorrectly
Muharram 21, 1442 AH
Sep 13, 2020
I am a Yemeni living in Saudi Arabia for more than ten years now. My parents are dead and...
Ruling on committing Lahn while reciting Qur'an
Muharram 21, 1442 AH
Sep 13, 2020
A person committed Lahn (incorrect recitation due to mispronunciation of letters or grammatical mistakes), so another person who was...
How to learn Tajwid
Muharram 25, 1442 AH
Sep 13, 2020
How can I learn Tajwid (reciting the Qur’an following the rules of recitation) and in which book can I...
Inability to properly pronounce the Arabic letter 'ض' [dad]
Muharram 21, 1442 AH
Sep 13, 2020
What is the ruling on inability to properly pronounce the letter “ض” (Dad) from its place of articulation while...
Danger of denying the Sunnah by words and deeds
Muharram 24, 1442
Sep 12, 2020
This letter is from Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz to Chairman of European Islamic Council, may Allah protect you!...
The Ruling on Tijaniyyah Sufi Order
Muharram 22, 1442
Sep 11, 2020
We have so many followers of the Tijaniyyah (a deviant Sufi sect embracing strange beliefs far from Islam),...
Do the Al-Asha'irah belong to Ahl Al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah or not?
Muharram 22, 1442 AH
Sep 11, 2020
Do the Al-Asha’irah belong to Ahl Al-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah (those adhering to the Sunnah and the Muslim community) or not?...
Ruling on claiming that the Call to Islam does not need knowledge
Muharram 22, 1442 AH
Sep 11, 2020
Some Muslim brothers hold the view of the obligatory nature of calling non-Muslims to Islam upon every capable Muslim....
Ruling on accusing some of the Imams of Ahl Al-Sunnah of committing Bid'ah (innovation in Islam)
Muharram 23, 1442 AH
Sep 11, 2020
What is the ruling on accusing a number of the Imams of Ahl Al-Sunnah of being innovators because they...
Biography of Shaykh Abdullah Ibn Qa'ud
Muharram 22, 1442 AH
Sep 10, 2020
His Name: Shaykh ‘Abdullah ibn Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Hasan ibn ‘Abdullah Al-Qa’ud His Birth: Shaykh ‘Abdullah ibn...
Biography of Shaykh 'Abdullah Ibn Ghudayyan
Muharram 22, 1442 AH
Sep 10, 2020
His Name and Lineage: Shaykh ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abdul-Rahman ibn ‘Abdul-Razzaq Al-Ghudayyan Al-Tamimi He descended from Al-Muhaddith from Banu Al-‘Anbar...
Biography of Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan
Muharram 22, 1442 AH
Sep 10, 2020
His Name and Lineage: Shaykh Dr. Salih Ibn Fawzan ibn ‘Abdullah Al-Fawzan from the family of Fawzan from the...
Biography of Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Aal Al-Shaykh
Muharram 22, 1442 AH
Sep 10, 2020
His Name: Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Muhammad Aal Al-Shaykh His Post: Grand Mufty of the Kingdom of...
Do Wahhabis deny Shafa’ah (intercession)
Dhul-Hijjah 19, 1441
Sep 09, 2020
Do Wahhabis deny Shafa’ah (intercession) by the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)? Answer: Any wise...
Ruling on those who claim that Jesus was not raised to the heavens and will not return at the end of time
Muharram 21, 1442
Sep 09, 2020
What is the opinion of the respected scholars regarding `Isa’s (Jesus’) life, bodily ascent to the heavens and...
Refuting those who say that Allah dwells among His creatures
Muharram 21, 1442
Sep 09, 2020
There are repeated questions about the claim that Allah (Glorified be He) dwells among His creatures and mingles with them....