My father has an ancient house in an excellent location. He wants to register that house in my brother’s name and I have agreed to this. However, I have...

What is Ghibah? What is the ruling on transgressing against the honor of people? Is it permissible to sit with a person who backbites others? Answer: Saying things about...

Your Eminence, concerning Takhrij (referencing) of a Hadith, Ta’dil (validating the uprightness of Hadith narrators) and Jarh (criticism of Hadith narrators), some people think that the field of Jarh...

We have a knowledgeable Shaykh in our district, but he insults the other Shaykhs who contradict his opinions. This Shaykh mentions Shaykh Nasir Al-Din Al-Albani specifically and he warns...

Is it permissible for women to offer Janazah (Funeral) Prayer, or not? Answer: Yes, generally, it is Mashru’ (Islamically prescribed) for any Muslim to offer Janazah Prayer,...

What is the association with Kafirs (disbelievers) that is prohibited by Shari`ah (Islamic Law)? Answer: Loving the Kafirs, helping them in falsehood and considering them friends are major sins...

If Taswir (painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography) of inanimate objects is lawful from the Shar`y perspective, is it permissible to continue doing so? Answer: Yes, this is permissible according...

What is your view concerning the claim that taking photographs of humans is permissible, while drawing pictures is Haram (prohibited)? What is your advice for Muslim women who issue...

We know that hanging pictures in homes is Haram (prohibited). Can we hang them in the bathroom, whether they are tridimensional or not? Answer: It is obligatory to remove...

What is the ruling on bringing home useful magazines and school books that contain pictures of living creatures? Does this come under the ruling introduced in the Hadith that...

What is the ruling on personal photos one has? Answer: These photos should be disposed of if they are no longer needed. As for the Hadith: “Except a design...

What is the ruling on caricatures in newspapers and magazines that include drawings of persons? Answer: The referred to drawing is not permissible. It is one of the widely...

Is it permissible for a teacher to draw animate beings in the course of teaching as a visual aid, bearing in mind that many Sahih (authentic) Hadiths prohibit Taswir...

What is your advice for the unemployed Muslim brothers and sisters who live in England and receive financial support from the government? They sometimes get a job but they...

From ‘Abdul-Aziz ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Baz to all Muslims. May Allah help us do what pleases Him and safeguard us against what causes His wrath and punishment! Amen! As-salamu...

All praise be to Allah. May Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon Allah’s Messenger and upon his family, Companions, and those who follow his guidance! Allah (Glorified be He) is...

I heard on a radio program interview that there is no evidence in the Noble Qur’an, the Hadith or even a Fatwa (legal opinion issued by a qualified scholar)...

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. In the Ever-Glorious Qur’an, Allah (Glorified and Exalted be...

Do supplication and Sadaqah (voluntary charity) repel the Divine Decree and Predestination? Answer: Predestination that Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) decided will definitely come to pass....

A Sudanese person living in Al-Anbar says: In our country we have various sects. Each sect follows a certain shaykh to guide and teach them and believe that he...