Ruling on Muslims who cannot practice their rites publicly
Question: In Britain it is not allowed to call the Adhan (call to Prayer) loudly except inside the Masjid (mosque). Muslims can not break the...
Ruling on treatment with tiger fat
Question: What is the ruling on so-called (tiger fat) that is currently widespread in the market? Is it permissible to use it for treatment? Answer:...
Ruling on treatment with sedatives and tranquilizers
Question: What is the ruling on medical treatment with sedatives, tranquilizers, and drugs that affect the brain and overall awareness? Answer: It is not permissible...
Ruling on treatment with intoxicants
Question: What is the ruling on drinking Khamr (intoxicants) in case of necessity, i.e. Being advised by the doctor to do so? Answer: According to...
Ruling on treating diabetes with a medicine extracted from pigs
Question: Diabetes is a widespread disease which develops as a result of deficiency of insulin secretion at the pancreas gland. Millions of diabetic patients were...
Ruling on taking hypnotic drugs
Question: Is it permissible to use a hypnotic drug (sleeping pills)? Answer: Yes, it is permissible to use a hypnotic drug when needed with a...
Ruling on mixing drugs with intoxicating alcohol
Question: It is evident that drugs are indispensable and available for people through many means; they may have it for free from the public hospitals,...
Ruling on medicines containing Khamr
Question: I came across a medicine called Dentinox in one pharmacy in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah. This medicine is used for looking after babies’ teeth but it...
Ruling on giving the father a medicine to quit smoking without his knowledge
Question: My father smokes tobacco, but we have found a drug that will rid him of this habit forever. The drug will cause him to...
Ruling on drinking donkey's milk as treatment
Question: Some people drink the milk of domestic donkeys. Whenever I inform them about its prohibition, they argue that prohibited things become permissible during affliction....
Ruling on drinking the blood of human beings as a treatment for rabies
Question: What is the ruling on drinking the blood of the Burazy family belonging to the two tribes of Al-Suhul and Matir if a person...
Ruling on cleaning with cologne and alcohol
Question: What is the ruling on using cologne with alcohol for medical purposes such as a disinfectant for injuries? Also what is the ruling on...
Celebrating the Prophet's Mawlid
Question 1: The people here hold an eleven-day celebration in commemoration of the Mawlid (the Prophet’s birthday) in Rabi‘ Al-Awwal. They gather the Muslims together...
Ruling on celebrating the Prophet's Mawlid
Question: Celebrating the Mawlid (the Prophet’s birthday): a meeting is held in commemoration of that occasion in which people talk about the life of the...
Ruling on bloodletting
Question: Is it permissible to practice bloodletting to discharge bad blood from some veins? Answer: It is permissible to discharge bad blood. It is authentically...
Prohibited medicines
Question: What are the kinds of herbs a Muslim is forbidden to make use of for treatment? Answer: A Muslim is forbidden to make use...
Prescribing a medicine containing alcohol
Question: I want to hear your Fatwa on some medicines that contain alcohol. I am so worried and anxious about the matter. I fear that...
The meaning of the existence of Dajjal and describing him as one-eyed
Question: Al-Masih-ul-Dajjal (the Antichrist) is mentioned in many Hadiths, what is the meaning of Al-Masih-ul-Dajjal (the Antichrist)? Does he exist now or not? Where does...
What is the ruling on having multiple Islamic groups?
Question: What is the ruling on having multiple Islamic groups? If I am convinced with the ideas of a certain group which is Al-Jama’ah Al-Islamiyyah,...
Necessity of Hijrah for anyone who fears for his religion in his country
Question: Does migration become obligatory upon a Muslim who feels insecure about himself or fears falling into Fitnah (sedition) if he remains in his own...