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...
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...
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...
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...
Ruling on whoever dies as a minor
Question: O Shaykh, it is said that when a baby is born, it will be written on his forehead that he is wretched or blessed....
A Muslim is not permitted to seek forgiveness for grandparents who die as Mushriks
Question: I have grandparents who died in Shirk (disbelief); is it permissible to ask Allah’s Forgiveness for them? Answer: It is impermissible for a Muslim...
Ruling on asking forgiveness for the disbelievers
Question: A Muslim man renounced Islam and died in this state, can we declare him to be a disbeliever? What is the ruling on apostates...
Ruling on Ahl Al-Fatrah
Question: Two people differed over the final destiny of Ahl-Al-Fatrah (people whom the message of Islam has not reached). While one holds the view that...
The Prophet's parents
Question: Is it correct that Ahl-ul-Fatrah (people having no access to Divine Messages) will be saved from Hell and that the parents of the Prophet...
The Hadith: 'I saw 'Amr ibn 'Amir Al-Khuza'i dragging his intestines in the Fire'
Question: Is it reported in any Hadith that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saw, during his Salah (Prayer), ‘Amr ibn Luhay turning...
The fate of the children of the disbelievers
Question: What is the fate of the non-Muslim children on the Day of Resurrection? Answer: The preponderant view is that Allah will test them with...