Tafsir Surah Al-Furqan Ayat 68-69
These great Ayahs warn against Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship), Qatl (murder), and Zina (sexual intercou...
Tafsir Surah Fatir Ayat 28
This lofty Ayah indicates that those who possess knowledge about Allah, His Din (Religion), His Glorious Book, and the Sunnah of His Prop...
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 to the Jews and ...
Tafsir Surah Al-Nisa Ayat 145
The hypocrites are those who make a false pretense of Islam, whereas they are hiding otherwise. They claim to be Muslims, although deep d...
Some Sufi shaykhs pay a great deal of attention to making domes on graves and people believe in its usefulness and blessings
Sitting on graves is not permissible as it is desecration of the graves. Therefore, it is not permissible to urinate or defecate on them ...
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 it?
The principle of Al-Wala' wal-Bara'
Al-Wala' wal-Bara' is to love and be loyal to the believers and to hate the disbelievers and their faith. Hostility and hatred to them do...
Shaykh Ibn Baz on Islamic unity, Sufi groups, spread of Bid'ahs and misguidance, and the duties of Ahl-us-Sunnah towards them
It is an obligation for Muslim scholars everywhere to advise the Muslims and exert efforts in guiding them to the means of salvation, and...
Some practices done upon burial
All the practices referred to in the question mentioned above are newly-invented bid'ahs, except for the practice of offering condolences...
Ruling on the family of the deceased serving food for people and holding ceremonies on certain days
It is islamically permissible to serve sufficient food for the deceased's family to satisfy their need, since they will be too busy with ...
Ruling on seeking help from the Messenger when digging the grave
Calling upon the Messenger when digging a grave through repeating the word Muhammad, Muhammad, is not permissible, as it is a form of see...
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? What is the Islamic ruling regarding this?
Ruling on gathering for offering condolences
A person is rewarded when offering condolences because he or she is soothing the pain and sorrow of the bereaved family and through suppl...
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 of his family.
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
As for the other practices such as holding funeral ceremony, hanging lines of lamps, brining chairs, hiring reciters of the Qur'an using ...
Ruling on following the funeral of a Kafir and attending his burial
It is not permissible for a Muslim to follow the funeral of a non-Muslim or to attend his burial, because Allah has forbidden us from sup...
Ruling on seeking the help of Kafirs in fighting other Kafirs
According to consensus of scholars, it is permissible to seek the help of the hypocrites for the Prophet, peace be upon him, sought the h...
Nullifiers of Islam
A Muslim should know that Allah has made it obligatory for all mankind to embrace Islam, firmly abide by it and avoid what contradicts it.
Scale models of the two Sacred Mosques
It is not permissible to make scale models for Al-Haramayn Al-Sharifayn as they may contain pictures of the people in Al-Masjid Al-Haram ...
Ruling on building domes over graves
It is impermissible to make such a Qiyas or analogy to conclude the permissibility of building domes on the graves of the dead, whether r...