Is it permissible to vow and sacrifice for the sake of the Waliy?
Question: There is a grave in our village which is said to belong to one of the righteous people. A house was built over this...
A poem attributed to Imam Abu Hanifah
Question: I found the attached poem and read it only to find that it includes verses entailing Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity...
Living in a village where there are Bid'ahs
Question: The questioner explains his circumstances and those of the town where his mother is living. She keeps asking him to stay with her in...
The Hadith: 'Allah curses the person who offers a sacrifice to anyone other than Allah'
Question: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Allah curses the person who offers a sacrifice to anyone other than Allah … “...
Tafsir Surah Aal Imran Ayat 6
Question: What is the Tafsir (explanation/exegesis) of the Ayah (Quranic Verse): “He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He wills. Lâ ilâha...
No Basmalah in Surah Al-Tawbah
Question: Why is not the Basmalah (i.e. “Bismillah Al-Rahman, Al-Rahim [In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful]”) written at the beginning...
Mubahalah between the Messenger (peace be upon him) and the Christians
Question: During the lifetime of the Messenger (peace be upon him), Mubahalah (the occasion when two contending parties mutually invoke Allah’s Curse on the lying...
What are the Hadith Qudsy?
Question: What are the Hadith Qudsy? Why they are called so? Answer: The term Hadith Qudsy refers to Revelations from Allah in the Prophet’s words....
Ruling on reciting some Ayahs incorrectly
Question: I am a Yemeni living in Saudi Arabia for more than ten years now. My parents are dead and I love reciting the Noble...
Ruling on committing Lahn while reciting Qur'an
Question: A person committed Lahn (incorrect recitation due to mispronunciation of letters or grammatical mistakes), so another person who was praying beside him and was...
How to learn Tajwid
Question: How can I learn Tajwid (reciting the Qur’an following the rules of recitation) and in which book can I find the rules of Tajwid?...
Inability to properly pronounce the Arabic letter 'ض' [dad]
Question: What is the ruling on inability to properly pronounce the letter “ض” (Dad) from its place of articulation while reciting the Qur’an? People have...
Danger of denying the Sunnah by words and deeds
This letter is from Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz to Chairman of European Islamic Council, may Allah protect you! As-salamu ‘alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah’s...
The Ruling on Tijaniyyah Sufi Order
Question: We have so many followers of the Tijaniyyah (a deviant Sufi sect embracing strange beliefs far from Islam), but I have known from your...
Do the Al-Asha'irah belong to Ahl Al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah or not?
Question: Do the Al-Asha’irah belong to Ahl Al-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah (those adhering to the Sunnah and the Muslim community) or not? Can we judge them to...
Ruling on claiming that the Call to Islam does not need knowledge
Question: Some Muslim brothers hold the view of the obligatory nature of calling non-Muslims to Islam upon every capable Muslim. They also believe that it...
Ruling on accusing some of the Imams of Ahl Al-Sunnah of committing Bid'ah (innovation in Islam)
Question: What is the ruling on accusing a number of the Imams of Ahl Al-Sunnah of being innovators because they made errors in the ‘Aqidah...
Biography of Shaykh Abdullah Ibn Qa'ud
His Name: Shaykh ‘Abdullah ibn Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Hasan ibn ‘Abdullah Al-Qa’ud His Birth: Shaykh ‘Abdullah ibn Qa’ud was born on the 17th night...
Biography of Shaykh 'Abdullah Ibn Ghudayyan
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 from Banu ‘Amr ibn Tamim. His...
Biography of Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan
His Name and Lineage: Shaykh Dr. Salih Ibn Fawzan ibn ‘Abdullah Al-Fawzan from the family of Fawzan from the people of Al-Shamasyah from the tribe...