It is Compulsory to save yourself and family from Hellfire
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. In the Ever-Glorious Qur’an,...
Do supplication and voluntary charity repel the Divine Decree and Predestination?
Question: Do supplication and Sadaqah (voluntary charity) repel the Divine Decree and Predestination? Answer: Predestination that Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) decided will definitely...
Ruling on following Sufi Shaykhs
Question: A Sudanese person living in Al-Anbar says: In our country we have various sects. Each sect follows a certain shaykh to guide and teach...
The Believer's Stance towards the Trials (Fitnah)
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. May the good end be for the pious people. Peace be upon Muhammad, His Messenger and...
Ruling on the view that not rebel against the ruler as a defeatist thinking which manifests weakness
Question: Your Eminence, we know that this forms one of the foundational beliefs of Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jama‘ah (those adhering to the Sunnah and the Muslim main...
It is not permissible to rebel against him if revolution leads to greater harm
Question: Some latter-day sects give Bay’ah (pledge of allegiance) to leaders they choose from among themselves. They claim that it is obligatory to obey them...
What should a son do who was raised by an ignorant family
Question: What should a son do who was raised by an ignorant family then learned Islamic knowledge and informed his family of Haram (prohibited) and...
Meaning and types of Taqlid and the ruling on each type
Question: What is the meaning and forms of Taqlid along with the legal ruling on each type? Answer: A- Scholars of Usul-ul-Fiqh (principles of Islamic...
Reconciliation of the Four Schools of Jurisprudence
Question: I am a student at the Teachers Institute in Ha’il. The teacher of religion told us that we can not follow the ways of...
It is obligatory on Muslims to follow the Qur'an and Sunnah
Question: There are four Madhabs (Schools of Jurisprudence) in Islam. What criteria do I apply in selecting to follow one of them? Can I follow...
Ruling on Mirghaniyyah or Khatmiyyah Sufi order
Question: I am a monotheist but my household follow Al-Mirghaniyyah Tariqah (Sufi order) which is known here in Sudan as Al-Khatmiyyah. Since I was guided...
Definition of Makruh
Question: What is the definition of Al-Makruh? Answer: Al-Makruh (disliked) is defined as an act that if abstained from, one is rewarded. However, if such...
Learning the Glorious Qur'an
Question : What is the ruling of the Shari’ah (Islamic law) on someone who does not apply the rules of the recitation of the glorious...
The book: 'Al-Jawahir by Shaykh Zayn Al-Din Al-Malibary' is not considered a reliable source
Question : Attached to my letter is a booklet called Al-Jawahir fi ‘Uqubat Ahl Al-Kaba’ir. I have read the entire booklet which quotes many Hadith...
Extent of obligatory knowledge
Question : I would like to know the extent of the knowledge that it is conditional to know before practicing Da‘wah (calling to Islam). What...
The authority of Hadith-ul-Ahad
Question: What about a person who denies the punishment in the grave, because the reports in this regard are Hadith-ul-Ahad (Hadiths which at some point...
It is impermissible for a person to remain ignorant
Question: Are the ignorant about religious matters and the layman not brought to account for the things they do not know about? Is acquiring religious...
Ruling on book entitled 'Kashf Al-Akinnah' by Abdul-Wahhab Mahiyyah
Question: What is your opinion about a book entitled “Kashf Al-Akinnah ‘Amma Qila ‘Innahu Bid’ah Wahwa Sunnah (Revealing the Secrets concerning what is Deemed as...
Publishing Islamic books as a Sadaqah Jariyah (ongoing charity)
Question: Does the printing of valid Islamic books benefit a Muslim after death, and can it be considered as knowledge by which people may benefit,...
Duties of a teacher
All praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. One of the most important duties of a teacher...