Is the sect of Asha’irah (a Muslim group that bases its creedal issues on logic) part of Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah (adherents to the Sunnah and the Muslim mainstream)? Please...

A questioner from the Syrian Arab Republic asks: I am inquiring about Sufis and their reality and superstitions, because we hear a lot about them, especially what is...

Are all Sufi orders wrong? Please give me a decisive answer, may Allah reward you. Answer: Sufi orders are newly-invented ways in Islam, which fall under Bid’ah...

Was the Da’wah (calling people to Islam) of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab a specific doctrine? Does what is said about his Da’wah to abandon worshipping graves and the...

I heard about Wahhabism, what is it? Answer: Wahhabism is a word used by the enemies of Salafiyyah. They use it to describe those who followed Imam...

Questioner: Some people have rejected the term Athari (has knowledge of the Hadiths and narrations of the Prophet’s Companions) and being associated with the Athar(narrations from the Companions). They...

Many people engage in false conversations about Predestination and Divine Decree. Do you have any instructions in this regard? Answer: This issue was meddled with by early people who...

All praise is due to Allah Alone, and may peace and blessings be upon the Noblest of the messengers, our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those who righteously...

What is the ruling on Al-Ikhwan-ul-Muslimun (the Muslim Brotherhood) group? Are they adherents of Bid’ah (innovation in religion) or are they too lenient? What is the method which should...

Is it permissible for a person to write fiction stories, which are all lies, for children to read and learn from? Answer: It is Haram (prohibited) for a person...

What is the Shari’ah’s stance regarding searching for scholars’ faults on the pretext of warning others against their errors and paying their attention to it? Please, bear in mind...

What do you think about crosses printed on carpets in some Masjids (mosques)? A carpet spread in the Masjid may contain drawings of two crossing swords, a small palm...

Beseeching Allah (Tawassul) by virtue of one of His creatures. This is a confusing issue for the Ummah (nation), but most of the scholars approved it, including Imam...

Can a person make Tawassul (beseech Allah in the name of or by) through the Qur’an and Islamic holy days, such as saying, “O Allah! I ask you...

What is the ruling on a person who speaks words like, “In the name of or by the blessing of the Prophet, the shaykh, or the Qur’an?” Is...

A dispute arose between a person and me. This person has memorized the Qur’an and has already performed Hajj to the Sacred House of Allah. The debate went...

One Friday, the Imam of a Masjid (mosque) who belongs to a Sufi order delivered the Khutbah (sermon), saying: “We should not say that Allah is above us,...

Some common people, upon rising from their seat, would prop themselves up on their hands and invoke, “Ya Jaah Al-Naby” or “Ya Jaah Al-Rasoul” (In the name of...

What are the rulings on the following: Using the Awliya’ (pious people) as a means of healing from illnesses, visiting graves, vowing to make sacrifices to the dead,...

What is the ruling on reading the book entitled “Dala’il Al-Khayrat” by Imam Muhammad ibn Sulayman Al-Jazuly which contains daily Awrad (oft-recited invocations) that include beseeching and seeking...