Ruling on Burhamiyyah Tariqah
Question: We trust Your Eminence and have confidence in your Fatwa; therefore, we wish that Your Eminence will read this book carefully and give us...
On Dawoodi Bohras
Question: The chief scholar of Bohras urges his followers to prostrate before him each time they visit him. Was this a practice in the lifetime...
Dawoodi Bohras women kissing their leader's hands and feet and those of his family
Question: It is a tradition for women to kiss the hands and feet of the leader of their sect. They even kiss the hands and...
Al-Batiniyyah
Question: What is the view of Sunni scholars regarding Al-Isma’iliyyah and Agha Khani sects who live in many places and most of them live in...
On The creed of Barelvis Sufi Order
Question: In Pakistan, there is an order known as the Barelvis (Bareilwi) or the order of Nawary, as named after its current leader Nuwary. I...
On Khawarij
Question: What is the meaning of the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him): “During the last days, some young foolish people...
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...