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The Prophet (salallāhu ʿalaihi wasallam) said: لَا تُوتِرُوا بِثَلَاثٍ تَشَبَّهُوا بِصَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ “Do not pray Witr in three rakʿahs resembling the Maghrib prayer.” (Al-Hākim (1/304), al-Bayhaqī (3/31), and al-Dāraqutnī (172).And [read on…]

Attending family functions that contain music, photography, and free mixing? By Abu Khadeejah.

The Questioner: May Allah reward you with goodness, O Shaykh. I wish to ask about the ruling of ululation (a long, high-trilling vocal cry with the mouth and tongue that [read on…]

Q1: What is the ruling on the one who abandons fasting the month of Ramadan while rejecting its Sharīʿah obligation? A1: Whoever abandons fasting in Ramadan while rejecting its Sharīʿah [read on…]

Question: What kind of du’ā or congratulations should you give to a person who has made ʿUmrah or returned from it? Answer: It is better to make Duʿa for them [read on…]

Question to Shaikh Ibn Bāz: I reside in Riyadh. Is it permissible for me to visit a relative in Jeddah and then enter into ihrām from Jeddah as its residents [read on…]

Al-Imām Ibn Bāz was asked: “What is the meaning of the Prophet’s (ﷺ) prohibition against gathering the garment and the hair?” He (rahimahullāh) replied: The Prophet (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) said: [read on…]

Regarding a man who contracted a marriage to a woman and paid her the full mahr (dowry), then he divorced her before consummation: Is he entitled to reclaim the entire [read on…]

Al-Imām Ibn Bāz said: The currencies that are in circulation today are regarded by the scholars as having the same legal ruling as gold and silver—whether they are dinars, dollars, [read on…]

All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds — we ask Allah to extol and praise the Prophet in the highest gathering, and send His peace upon him. [read on…]

Shaikh Ibn Baz said: “If the khimār is wrapped under the chin upon the head, and removing it is difficult, and it was worn in a state of purity, then [read on…]

Rulings on Wiping Over a Bandage or Cast (Jabeerah) During Wudū What is a cast, and what is the ruling on wiping over it? Ibn ʿUthaymīn said: It is that [read on…]

Shaikhul-Islam Ibn Bāz (rahimahullāh) stated: The scholars differed over this issue. Some set the limit at fifty years, and others at sixty years. However, there is no proof for these [read on…]

Ruling on wiping over the turban Shaykh Ibn ʿUthaymīn said: Wiping over the turban has been authentically established from the Prophet ﷺ, and it is, from a point of consideration, [read on…]

Question to al-Imām al-Albānī: What is the ruling on placing the hands on the chest after rising from rukūʿ? Answer: Placing the hands, right upon the left, after rukūʿ in [read on…]

I have made this eBook freely available for download― I request that you donate (if you are able) the amount of just £1 or £2 as a sadaqah to the Salafi Bookstore and [read on…]

Shaikh Ibn Bāz (rahimahullāh) said: “The early generations (the Salaf), when they were accompanying funerals, would lower their voices, reflect on the state of death and what comes after death. [read on…]

By Abu Khadeejah. Here, I present another reminder to the people of Sunnah to avoid blindly following opinions—and to adhere instead to the Ahādeeth of Allah’s Messenger (salallāhu ʿalaihi wasallam), [read on…]

Imām Ibn Bāz on Wiping Over a Bandage (al-Mash): Shaikh Ibn Bāz (Allah’s mercy be upon him) said: There is no doubt that wiping over the splint (al-jabīrah) suffices in [read on…]

Talq Ibn ʿAli (Allah be pleased with him) narrated that a man said to the Prophet (salallāhuʿalaihi wasallam):  مَسَسْتُ ذَكَرِي أَوْ قَالَ اَلرَّجُلُ يَمَسُّ ذَكَرَهُ فِي اَلصَّلَاةِ, أَعَلَيْهِ وُضُوءٍ “I [read on…]

There is a clip that was extracted from the lecture series titled: The Book of Fasting in Ramadān – from the explanation of Zād Al-Mustaqni’. What is a journey? Who [read on…]

‘Abdullāh ibn Mas’ūd said: I asked the Prophet (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam): “Which action is the most beloved to Allāh the Mighty and Majestic?” So the Prophet (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) responded: “The prayer [read on…]

Question to the noble scholar, Muhammad Ibn Sālih al-ʿUthaimeen (rahimahullāh): What is your view concerning the common practice these days of delivering an admonition or khutbah at the graveside upon [read on…]

Question to the noble scholar, Muhammad Ibn Sālih al-ʿUthaimeen (rahimahullāh): Is it allowed for men to sing Islamic nasheeds? And is it allowed for them, alongside these songs to beat [read on…]

Question To Imām Ibn Bāz About Women Dancing And Singing. Is it allowed for a Muslim woman to dance among women only, on occasions of happiness? Answer: There is no [read on…]

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Question: What is the ruling on seeking refuge in the prayer after the opening takbeer by uttering, أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم and then saying the bismillāh (basmalah): بسم الله [read on…]

Question: At what age can a child lead the people in prayer? Answer: What is correct is that a child can lead the people once he is aware and comprehends [read on…]