On Infertility and the Expiation of Sins
Question: The following message reached the program from Kuwait, Salmiya, sent by our brother Khalid Muhammad Manahi. Our brother has two questions. His first question...
The Ruling on Women Looking at Men
Question: May Allah bless you. This questioner is a student at the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt. She asks: What are the limits of...
The Limits of Women's Dress in the Presence of Mahrams
Question: Is it permissible for a woman to uncover parts of her body, such as her legs, chest, or similar areas, in the presence of...
The Ruling on Hosting Non-Mahram Relatives in the Husband’s Absence
Question: May Allah bestow His generosity upon you. The petitioner from Yemen asks: Is it permissible for a woman, while her husband is away, to...
Prohibition of Artificial Eyelashes
Question: May Allah be good to you and bless you, O virtuous Shaykh. The questioner, Umm Mu’adh from Riyadh, asks: What is the ruling on...
The Dangers of Teaching False Theories to Muslim Youth
Question: This message is also related to the previous one, sent by a student who says: “I am the student Saad Saud.” In fact, the...
Humanity’s Lineage: Created from Clay, Not Evolved from Apes
Question: This is a message we received from the sender Muhammad Omar Sultan from Iraq, Nineveh Governorate. He says: “I am the student Muhammad Sultan,...
The Islamic Perspective on Human Origins and Darwinism
Question: What is the truth regarding the origin of human beings? Is it true that the first humans who lived millions of years ago had...
When to Leave: Handling Gatherings that Criticize Scholars and Rulers
Question: We find many people speaking ill and harboring ill-will toward the [Muslim] rulers and the scholars, using descriptions that we detest. When we denounce...
Does Ulil-Amr Refer Only to Scholars?
Question: What is your opinion on those who say that the meaning of “those in authority” mentioned in the [Quranic] verse 1 refers only to...
Duty Toward Palestine: A Call to Repentance and Return to Faith
Question: He [the inquirer] asks, what is the duty of Muslims toward what is happening in Palestine, and toward the Jews—may the curse of Allah...
On Hamas & Disunity
Question: What is your opinion on Islamic Jihad and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the occupied Arab territories in Palestine? Answer: As for the...
The Ruling on Publicly Disclosing the Faults of the Ruler
Question: May Allah reward you with good, Your Eminence. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to publicly disclose the faults of the ruler to the...
Justice vs. Disavowal: Dealing with Non-Muslims
Question: This is a questioner from France who asks: You mentioned—may Allah be good to you—how the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon...
The Origins of the Mawlid Celebration
Question: Who were the first to introduce this innovation (the innovation of the Mawlid), what were their justifications, and how did it come about? Answer:...
When Did Mawlid Begin?
Question: When did the innovation (bid’ah) of the Mawlid (Prophet’s birthday) first appear? Answer: It appeared in the fourth century [AH]. This means the three...
When Did Bid'ah Become Known?
Question: When did innovation (bid’ah) first appear? And when did it become known? Answer: Yes. Innovations appeared toward the end of the era of the...
On the Custom of Quranic Recitation and Slaughtering Animals for the Deceased
Question: Finally, he asks about reciting the Quran for three days in the house of the deceased and slaughtering animals on the day of death?...
Who exactly are the People of the Book?
Question: This is a letter that reached us from a listener named Abd al-Hamid al-Barbari, an Egyptian residing in Riyadh. He asks in his letter:...
The Ruling on the Word 'Masihiyyah' (Christianity)
Question: The word ‘Christianity’ (Masihiyyah) is frequently used by some Muslims to the point that they do not distinguish between the terms ‘Nasrani’ (Nazarene) and...