Ruling on concluding letters and petitions with the phrase May you last forever
Question: What is the ruling on concluding letters and petitions with the phrase “May you last forever”? Answer: It is a reprehensible act, for immortality...
Ruling on attributing blessings to nature
Question: A bottled water company wrote a strange sentence on a roadside advertising billboard. It says: “There are still some gifts granted by nature in...
Every human is born in a state of natural disposition of monotheism
Question: Is the religion one is born into the true one? Answer: Every human is born in a state of fitrah (divinely endowed natural disposition...
Every bid'ah is a going astray
Question: Scholars hold different opinions concerning Bid‘ah (innovation in religion); some of them say that there is a good Bid‘ah and a bad one. Is...
Ruling on saying Allah and His Messenger know best
Question: What is the Islamic ruling in your opinion on saying these phrases: “Allah knows that…,” “Allah forbid!” “Allah’s Will,” and “Allah and His Messenger...
Ruling on applying the phrase Al-Marhum and Al-Maghfur Lahu to the deceased
Question: I often hear people say some words about which I would like to know the Islamic viewpoint. For example, when a person dies some...
Ruling on one who claims that he saw the Prophet ﷺ in a state of wakefulness
Question : What is the ruling on a man who claims that he saw, while in a state of wakefulness, the Prophet (peace be upon...
Ruling on reciting Surah Ya-Sin over the dead
Question: What is the ruling on reciting the Surah of Ya-Sin over the dead, with the intention of dedicating the reward to them? Is that...
Ruling on reciting the Qur'an over the dead for a fee
Question: In Morocco, most of the memorizers of the Qur’an say supplications in behalf of some people in return for a sum of money. They...
Ruling on hiring people to recite Qur'an for the dead
Question: What is the ruling on taking money in return for reciting the Qur’an? Is there a special event that falls due on the fortieth...
Way to deal with the followers of Batiniyyah and Ahlul-bi'dah
Question How can I deal with the Batiniyyin1 and ahlul-bid’ah 2 who come to live in our country? It may be worth mentioning that these people...
Difference between repentance and praying for forgiveness
Question: What is the difference between repentance and praying for forgiveness? Answer: Repentance is regret for what has passed, giving it up, and resolving not...
Ruling on praying behind an imam from the bareilawi sect
Question: What is the ruling on praying behind an imam from the bareilawi sect, who believes that the Prophet ﷺ is alive and present and...
A woman is not guilty of sin if she advises her negligent husband
Question: If a woman advises her negligent husband to do his prayers in the mosque or she expresses anger with regard to that, is she...
The Jama'ah Is What Conforms To The Truth Even If You Are Alone
Question: There are some who say that the groups which we are commanded to shun in the hadith of Hudhayfah are the Islamic groups such...
Who Are The Ikhwanul Muslimin
They are the followers of Hasan Al-Banna. There are several points to be noted about their methodology, the most important of which are the following:...
What to do when there is too much fitnah and division
Question: Are these the times which are referred to in the hadith of the Messenger ﷺ, according to which when one of the Sahabah asked...
Jama'at Al-Tabligh are Modern-Day Sufiyyah (Tasawwuf)
Question: Jama’at at-Tabligh, for example, say: “We want to follow the methodology of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah.” However some of them fall into error and then say:...
Hajj by a Mushrik
Question: A Mushrik (one who associates others with Allah) performed Hajj and a long time after their return from Hajj, Allah guided them to the...
Ruling on Changing Names after Hajj
Question: What is the ruling on a person changing their name like most of the Indonesian pilgrims do? Indonesians are used to changing their names...