Ruling on wearing black garment in mourning for the dead

Is it permissible to wear a black garment for (mourning) the dead, in particular a deceased husband?

The Ruling on Violating Traffic Rules

What is the Islamic ruling regarding someone who disregards traffic rules, someone, for example, who passes through a...

The ruling on shaking with both hands

Is it permissible to shake using both hands? Answer: For a Muslim male to shake his brother’s...

Ruling on playing poker

Some people don’t just play poker, but they become engrossed in it. The time for prayer comes and...

Ruling on Kidney Transplants

A friend of mine donated her kidney to her brother, who was suffering from kidney failure. She was...

The ruling on one who thinks that 'right is wrong and vice versa'

What is your opinion about people whose judgements have become perverse: they deem evil to be good, and...

Is it permissible to translate the Quran?

Is it permissible to translate the Qur’an, for example, into English, French, or Hebrew? Answer: To translate...

Concerning al-Dirar Mosque (the mosque built by the hypocrites)

What does this verse mean and what building is it referring to? Answer: Allah Ta’ala says: “The...

Ruling on buying from the Jews who are in a state of war against the Muslims

Questioner: Since there is war between us and the Jews is it permissible to buy from the Jews and...

Muslims can not achieve glory or overcome their enemies unless they obey Allah and His Messenger

How can glory and might be to Muslims when they are so weak in a corrupted world that...

Ruling on voting and candidacy

Is it permissible to vote or nominate for elections, given the fact that our country is not ruled...

What is meant by Al-Siyasah Al-Shar'iyyah?

What is meant by Al-Siyasah Al-Shar’iyyah? Answer: Al-Siyasah Al-Shar’iyyah is policy that is based on the Qur’an...

Ruling on voting the kuffar in elections

Is it permissible for a Muslim to vote in elections? If yes, is it permissible for them to...

It is impermissible for a Muslim to elect a communist

Is it permissible for a Muslim to vote in municipal elections for a communist or someone who mocks...

On those who say that there are no politics in Islam and no Islam in politics

What is your view on those who say that there are no politics in Islam and no Islam...

False accusations against Uthman

An author wrote that ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan, the Man with Two Lights, (may Allah be pleased with him)...

Is it permissible for a Muslim to support communists?

Is it permissible for a Muslim to become acquainted with communists and support them? What is the ruling...

The Quran is the Word of Allah and is not created

What is the difference between one who says: “My articulation of the Qur’an is created” and one who...

The ruling on political and religious parties Hizb ut-Tahrir and the Ikhwanul-Muslimin

What is the ruling on political and religious parties, such as the Hizb ut-Tahrir and the Ikhwan-ul-Muslimin (the...

Is the Qur'an created?

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal stated in his book [As-Sunnah]: “The Qur’an is the Words of Allah, not created....