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Luqatah found in Al-Haram

Aug 30, 2020

I drove to Makkah Al-Mukarramah and parked my car in a parking lot. Upon returning, I found on the...

Luqatah in Al-Haram is not to be picked up except by someone who will make a public announcement about it

Aug 30, 2020

My father accompanied my grandfather, may Allah have mercy upon him, to perform Hajj in Makkah Al-Mukarramah. My father...

Ruling on if one found a sum and announced it, but he could not find its owner

Aug 30, 2020

A few years ago, I found, in the yard of Al-Haram (the Sacred Mosque in Makkah), 1000 riyals. I...

Ruling on a man found a collection of golden ornaments and sold them because he was ignorant of the ruling of Luqatah in Al-Haram

Aug 30, 2020

A man has been in Makkah and while he was there he found a collection of golden ornaments. He...

He found a brass statue of a bird and sold it

Aug 30, 2020

I found a brass statue of a bird standing over a cross in the street. There is an antiques...

Found a gold ring in the street and gave it to his mother who would ask people if anyone lost a ring

Aug 30, 2020

Five years ago, I found a gold ring in the street and gave it to my mother. Whenever she...

I found a sum of money somewhere and asked people there about it but it was not theirs

Aug 30, 2020

I found a sum of money somewhere and asked people there about it but it was not theirs. Is...

Ruling on forgets something with a merchant and does not return to take it

Aug 30, 2020

Because of the large number of sellers and buyers, some customers forget books which they bring to sell. As...

Do the books of Hadith explain the Qur'an?

Aug 30, 2020

Do the books of Hadith explain the Qur’an? Is it true that there is no Sunnan (supererogatory acts...

Claiming there are Hadith Munkar related by Al-Bukhari

Aug 30, 2020

Some people deny some authentically reported Hadith and claim that there are Da’if (weak) and Munkar (rejected Hadith reported...

The basic rule concerning any commands of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is that they denote obligation

Aug 30, 2020

Any command given by the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) indicates obligation and duty. However, there is...

Tawbah to prevent the execution of the Hadd

Aug 29, 2020

Is Tawbah (repentance to Allah) from the major sins for which Hudud (ordained punishments for violating Allah’s Laws) are...

Stoning versus lashing a previously married man committing Zina

Aug 29, 2020

If a divorced man commits Zina (sexual intercourse outside marriage), should he be stoned to death or considered unmarried?...

Responsible for Qisas

Aug 29, 2020

We live in a non-Islamic country where a Muslim man may be killed for reasons such as being angry...

Punishment on the Day of Resurrection for someone to whom the Hadd has been administered

Aug 29, 2020

Will a sinner who receives the Hadd (ordained punishment for violating Allah’s Law) in worldly life be punished on...

Permissibility of the victim's guardian giving up the right of executing the Hadd

Aug 29, 2020

In the current Shawwal 20, two students in the first grade in the preparatory school committed homosexuality with a...

Paying money instead of executing the Hadd

Aug 29, 2020

What is the ruling on substituting a prescribed penalty proven by texts of the Qur’an and the Sunnah with...

Forgiving the people of good qualities their slips

Aug 29, 2020

What is the degree of authenticity of the Hadith narrated by Abu Dawud and others which reads: “Forgive the...

A family executing the Hadd of Zina if living in a country that does not apply Shari'ah

Aug 29, 2020

I would like to know the legal decision on a person who commits a crime that incurs Hadd (ordained...

Executing Hadd in the absence of the ruler

Aug 29, 2020

Is it permissible to execute Hudud (ordained punishments for violating Allah’s Law) when there is no Muslim ruler? Answer:...