Ruling on holding funeral ceremonies
Your practice is not in accordance with the Sunnah and we do not know of any basis for it in Shari‘ah.
Ruling on cutting down harmful trees at graves
They should be cut down because they harm the people who come to visit the graves. Similarly, any thorny plants should be cut down to spa...
Difference between the words Nasara and Masihi
The word Masihi is an ascription to Al-Masih ibn Maryam (Jesus Christ, son of Mary, peace be upon him). People who allege that they follo...
Meaning of Shirk
Shirk is defined as associating others with Allah in worship, such as invoking, seeking relief, making vows, offering prayers, fasting, o...
Is a tree growing on a grave a sign of anything?
This is a groundless belief. Trees or herbs growing on graves are no sign of the righteousness of their occupants; this is a false assump...
How to call those who are influenced by certain cultures to Islam
The caller to Islam must explain to them the defects and bid'ahs in the schools which they have been influenced by, the orders which they...
Committing major sins affects one's faith
Yes, this has a great effect on one's faith. Committing the grave sins such as Zina (sexual intercourse outside marriage), drinking wine,...
Disapproving evil done by relatives
She should forbid the wrong gently in an amiable way using kind words. Perhaps, the wrongdoer is ignorant or savage and he may increase h...
Does committing sins obliterate the blessing?
Undoubtedly, committing sins is one of the causes of Allah’s Wrath, loss of blessings, withholding of rain and being overtaken by the enemy.
Ruling on Simaniyyah Sufi order
Here in Sudan, we have a shaykh who has many followers who compete in serving and obeying him. They travel to visit him, thinking he is o...
Ruling on saying Sadaqallah Al-Adhim when finishing reading the Qur'an
People’s custom of saying 'Sadaqallah-ul-Adhim' when finishing a session of recitation is a baseless act that should not be taken as a ha...
Ruling on offering sacrifices at the shrines and supplicating to their inhabitants
It is well-known through the Qur’an and the Sunnah that offering sacrifices to get close to other than Allah, whether they are the Awliya...
Ruling on listening to songs
I advise Muslim men and women to abstain from listening to songs, for they lead to great dangers. Nowadays, songs are everywhere on the r...
Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab’s Lifelong Adherence to the Sunnah
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab—may Allah have mercy on him—is among the greatest callers to Salafiyyah, the sound creed, and the uprig...
Issue On Visiting Graveyards
Common people from among the Sufis attend the celebration of the Prophet's birth, believing that these celebrations constitute (true) Islam.
People of Bid'ah are not of Al-Firqah Al-Najiyah
The triumphant group is Ahl-ul-Sunnah waI-Jama'ah (adherents to the Sunnah and the Muslim mainstream). They are the followers of the Book...
What is Wahhabiyah
Wahhabism is the term which the enemies of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abdul-Wahhab gave to his call to purify Tawhid from all forms of Shirk an...
Some people accuse Your Eminence of being a religious bigot and the country of being Wahabi
The ignorant people and the enemies of Allah accused the prophets and the Salaf (righteous predecessors) of more than this.
Is it true that the followers of Imam Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab seized the Arabian Peninsula and reached Madinah
This claim is groundless. In fact, it is a lie and a way of hindering others from the truth. Rather, it is known that when the followers ...
By the Mercy of Allah and His Benevolence the rulers of this country apply Shari'ah
By Allah's Mercy and Benevolence, the rulers of this country were guided since the time of Imam Muhammad ibn Sa'ud to the time of the Cus...