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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,...
Tafsir Surah Fatir Ayat 28
Please provide the (explanation/exegesis) of the Saying of Allah, “It is those who have knowledge among His slaves that...
Tafsir 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...
Tafsir Surah Al-Nisa Ayat 145
Allah (Exalted be He) says in His Noble Book (what means): “Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest...
Some 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...
How to cure hardheartedness
What are the causes of hardheartedness and how can we cure it? Answer: The causes of hardheartedness include sins,...
Reasons 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...
Shaykh 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...
Ruling on the call to rapprochement between religions
Is the call for rapprochement between religions (Islam - Christianity - Judaism) a legitimate one? Is it permissible for...
Some practices done upon burial
When someone dies, people have certain practices that I am going to list, hoping that you will comment...
Ruling 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....
Ruling 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...
Ruling 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”?...
Ruling on gathering for offering condolences
We wrote to you two years ago about establishing a house for offering or receiving condolences in the...
On 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...
When 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...
Ruling 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...
Ruling 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...
Nullifiers of Islam
All praise be to Allah Alone, and peace and blessings be upon the Last of the Prophets, his family, his...
What should a woman do when she has her monthly period and she is unable to offer Salah
What should a woman do when she has her monthly period and she is unable to offer Salah...