Tafsir Surah Maryam Ayat 71
What is meant by His (Glorified be He) Saying, “And there is none of you except he will come to it.” [Maryam: 71] And does the phrase “will come...
Muharram 5, 1442 AH // Aug 24, 2020Fatwas
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Tafsir Surah Al-Furqan Ayat 68-69
What is the meaning of Allah’s Saying: “And those who invoke not any other ilâh (god) along with Allâh, nor kill such person as Allâh has forbidden, except for...
Muharram 5, 1442 AH // Aug 24, 2020Tafsir Surah Fatir Ayat 28
Please provide the (explanation/exegesis) of the Saying of Allah, “It is those who have knowledge among His slaves that (most) fear Allâh.” [Fatir: 28] Answer: This lofty Ayah indicates...
Muharram 5, 1442 AH // Aug 24, 2020Tafsir Surah Al-Baqarah Ayat 256
Allah (Exalted be He) says, “There is no compulsion in religion.” [al-Baqarah: 256] Is this Ayah confined in application to the Jews and Christians or is it general in...
Muharram 5, 1442 AH // Aug 24, 2020Tafsir Surah Al-Nisa Ayat 145
Allah (Exalted be He) says in His Noble Book (what means): “Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depth (grade) of the Fire” [al-Nisa: 145] What is meant...
Muharram 5, 1442 AH // Aug 24, 2020Some Sufi shaykhs pay a great deal of attention to making domes on graves and people believe in its usefulness and blessings
Some Sufi shaykhs pay a great deal of attention to making domes and graves and people believe in their usefulness and blessings. If this is not lawful, what is...
Muharram 5, 1442 AH // Aug 24, 2020How to cure hardheartedness
What are the causes of hardheartedness and how can we cure it? Answer: The causes of hardheartedness include sins, being heedless and befriending the heedless and the dissolute. Conversely,...
Muharram 5, 1442 AH // Aug 24, 2020Reasons for many young people deviating from the Din (Religion)
What are the reasons for many young people deviating from the Din (religion of Islam) and becoming alienated from it? Answer: As you mentioned, many young people are deviating...
Muharram 5, 1442 AH // Aug 24, 2020Shaykh Ibn Baz on Islamic unity, Sufi groups, spread of Bid'ahs and misguidance, and the duties of Ahl-us-Sunnah towards them
Al-Tadamun Al-Islami Magazine had the honor of making interview with His Excellency, Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Baz, Chairman of the Departments of Scholarly Research, Ifta’, Da’wah, and Guidance. His...
Muharram 4, 1442 // Aug 23, 2020Ruling on the call to rapprochement between religions
Is the call for rapprochement between religions (Islam - Christianity - Judaism) a legitimate one? Is it permissible for a Muslim believer to support it? I heard that this...
Muharram 4, 1442 AH // Aug 23, 2020Some practices done upon burial
When someone dies, people have certain practices that I am going to list, hoping that you will comment and show the juristic ruling on these practices: Some...
Muharram 3, 1442 // Aug 22, 2020Ruling on the family of the deceased serving food for people and holding ceremonies on certain days
A few groups of scholars, who call themselves Ahl-us-Sunnah (adherents to the Sunnah), have appeared in our country. They state the following claims: Serving food in the...
Muharram 3, 1442 // Aug 22, 2020Ruling on seeking help from the Messenger when digging the grave
In some of our villages when digging a grave, the diggers keep on repeating a particular word, which is “Muhammad, Muhammad,” until they finish digging the grave. When...
Muharram 3, 1442 // Aug 22, 2020Ruling on offering condolences to the deceased's family to say: may rest be in your life
Is it permissible to say to the family of the deceased: “May the rest be in your life”? What is the Islamic ruling regarding this? Answer: This...
Muharram 3, 1442 // Aug 22, 2020Ruling on gathering for offering condolences
We wrote to you two years ago about establishing a house for offering or receiving condolences in the south of Jeddah without recitation of the Glorious Qur’an in...
Muharram 3, 1442 // Aug 22, 2020On a habit dated to occur twenty, thirty or forty days after the time of death
We have a custom that whenever any distress like an accident or death befalls a person or any of his family, after a few days people, including the...
Muharram 3, 1442 // Aug 22, 2020When there is a funeral, lines of lamps are hung, chairs are brought and reciters of the Qur'an are hired to recite the Qur'an
It can be noticed in Makkah Al-Mukarramah known as Allah’s Sacred City, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah and Jeddah that when there is a funeral, lines of lamps are hung, chairs...
Muharram 3, 1442 // Aug 22, 2020Ruling on following the funeral of a Kafir and attending his burial
I live in a rural area where there are Muslims and Christians. Whenever a Muslim dies, the Christians attend and follow his funeral and burial, and then offer...
Muharram 3, 1442 // Aug 22, 2020Ruling on seeking the help of Kafirs in fighting other Kafirs
Praise be to Allah. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those who follow them in righteousness until the Day of Resurrection. Scholars...
Muharram 1, 1442 AH // Aug 20, 2020Nullifiers of Islam
All praise be to Allah Alone, and peace and blessings be upon the Last of the Prophets, his family, his Companions, and those who follow his guidance. A Muslim should...
Dhul-Hijjah 27, 1441 // Aug 17, 2020