Tawassul to Allah by the honor, sanctity or blessings of the Prophet or another person
Question: What is the ruling on a Muslim who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,...
Ruling on visiting the graves to supplicate to the dead or ask for their help or intercession
Question: I found contradictory and controversial Hadith in the book: “Shifa’ Al-Siqam fy Ziyarat Khayr Al-Anam” by Shaykh Taqy Al-Din Al-Subky Al-Shafi’i, in the chapter...
Do the Jinn know knowledge of Unseen?
Question: Do the Jinn (creatures created from fire) know the Ghayb (the Unseen)? Please clarify this as soon as possible. Answer: Knowledge of Ghayb is...
Impermissibility for Muslims to celebrating the millennium or other occasions of Non-Muslims
Question: I would like to inform Your Eminence regarding a large electroluminescent billboard placed on the facade of an organization in Riyadh. This billboard displays...
Ruling on buying books from Ibadiyyah sect
Question: Is it permissible to do business with ibadiyyah? For example, I buy their good books and cassettes, should I stop or continue doing this?...
This is what Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab believed in
Wahhabism is based on fulfilling the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and shunning Bid’ahs and superstitions as well as anything that contradicts...
Wishing to migrate to France where things are tough on Muslims
Question: I was born in France where I still live until now. I am 26 years old and my parents are Tunisian. I am married...
Treating Christians kindly
Question: A Muslim man has a car and lives in a village in the desert. There is a Christian doctor in the village and this...
Ruling on visiting relatives who love disbelievers
Question: Is it permissible to visit relatives who love disbelievers? Answer: It is permissible to visit such relatives on condition that the person visiting them...
Ruling on traveling to non-Muslim countries
Question: We know a religious brother who wants to travel to Italy to visit his brothers there in order to maintain family ties. Is maintaining...
Ruling on taking part in the celebrations of the People of the Book
Question: If you please, our dear Shaykh, I entered into a discussion with my Muslim brothers regarding some matter in the religion of Islam, namely:...
Ruling on Staying in non-Muslim country
Question: What is the ruling on a person who worships Allah Alone and associates nothing with Him in worship, yet he is living with communities...
Ruling on spending the night in the house of a Mushrik
Question: Is it permissible to spend the night in the house of a Mushrik (the one who associates others with Allah in His Divinity) from...
Ruling on speaking with a Kafir
Question: Is it permissible to speak with non-Muslim females and male Kafirs (disbelievers)? Answer: It is permissible, if there is no fear of Fitnah (temptation),...
Ruling on sharing the same places of worship with non-Muslims
Questions: Question 1: Is it legally valid for the followers of different religions to share one place of worship? Question 2: Is it valid for...
Ruling on returning the greeting of a Christian, attending their funeral, and offering condolences for them
Question: What is the ruling on returning the greetings to Christians, attending their funerals, and offering condolences to them? Answer: A Muslim should return the...
Ruling on returning a Christian's lost object and saving them from drowning
Question: Is it permissible for a Muslim to return lost property he finds which belongs to a disbeliever? Is it permissible for a Muslim to...
Ruling on reading the Bible and swearing by it
Question: What is the ruling on a Muslim who reads the Bible or swears by it? Answer: It is not permissible for a Muslim to...
Ruling on presents given by disbelievers and worshippers of idols to Muslims in their festivals
Question: In India some festivals related to the Hindus (worshippers of idols) are celebrated. As I am their neighbor they present me with some desserts...
Ruling on participating in disbelievers' festivals
Question: Is it permissible to attend their festivals? Answer: It is not permissible to participate in their festivals or congratulate them, for this conduct shows...