What is the difference between Iman and Islam? Answer: Iman is Islam and Islam is Iman (i.e. have the same meaning when used) in general contexts, because...

A sister asks: There is a man in our village who claims to have knowledge of the Ghayb (Unseen), the ability to harm and benefit people and cure...

Who are the Magians of this Ummah, Shaykh Abdul-Aziz ? Answer: They are the denying Qadariyyah who deny fate and say that everything is predestined. It is...

There is no doubt that there is a fine distinction between what can be described as Bid’ah (innovation in religion) and what can be described as Sunnah (a commendable...

What is meant by Halal (lawful) and Haram (prohibited) in Islam? Answer: Halal and Haram are two Shar’i (Islamic legal) rulings, the knowledge of which is acquired from the...

Someone drinks Khamr (intoxicants) and commits Zina (sexual intercourse outside marriage) but they perform Salah (Prayer) and the other fundamental deeds of Islam; is the ‘Ibadah (worship) they perform...

Is it permissible for a believer to drink Khamr claiming that it relieves some of their pains? Answer: Khamr is Haram (prohibited). It is impermissible to be...

Abdullah Abu Omar from Jordan asks: In winter, my hands become very cold, can I wear woolen gloves while praying? Does this contradict (the rule that a praying...

Does smiling during Salah (Prayer) invalidate it ? Answer: Smiling does not invalidate Salah but laughing with sound does. Also, if a person deliberately talks during Salah...

It is said that there are chosen men who can perform extraordinary events such as coming to perform Hajj without using any means of transportation or attending a Funeral...

Can a person be excused for their ignorance regarding the fundamentals of Tawhid (belief in the Oneness of Allah) which represent the core of Din (religion)? What is the...

While reviewing the topics in the book “‘Aqd Al-Durar fi Akhbar Al-Muntadhar”, I found some narrations reported on the authority of ‘Ali ibn Abu Talib as follows: On the...

Some people say that the lines on the right palm are in the shape of the Arabic number 18 and those on the left are in the shape...

What does Ghulu in loving the Prophet (peace be upon him) mean? Answer: Ghulu (Exceeding proper limits) means an increase or doing something more than what is...

In the Sultanate of Oman, particularly in the South, there is a Masjid (mosque) and a grave in the mountain of Zhafar. The people of Zhafar claim that...

People talk a great deal and have different opinions about where the grave of Al-Husayn is located. Can Muslims benefit from knowing exactly where it is? Answer:...

There is a mausoleum in our residential district where people claim the body of Al-Khadir (peace be upon him) is buried. When visiting this mausoleum, people bring with...

It is said that the early Mushriks (those who associate others with Allah in His Divinity or worship) admitted that they worshipped their gods only to bring them...

A questioner from Republic of Yemen asks: is it true that Imam Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) fought the Jinn (creatures created from fire)? It is...

We learnt from Shaykh Abdul- ‘Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz that domes and other buildings on graves are impermissible. So, what is the ruling on the green dome...