Fatwa

Is there any proof that the Witr prayer is performed like the Maghrib prayer? Or should it be different? Shaikh Ibn Baz

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…]
Fatwa

The Ruling on Women Singing and Dancing at Weddings and Ululation (High-Trilling Cry): What if Men Hear that? Answer by Imam Al-Albani

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…]
Fasting (Fatawa)

What is the ruling on the one who abandons fasting the month of Ramadan? One rejects the obligation of fasting, while another affirms the obligation but abandons out of desires and laziness.

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…]
Fatwa

The Dislike of Tucking-Up, Folding-Back or Gathering-Up One’s Garments and Hair in the Prayer. Also, Untying Braided or Plaited Hair For Wudu, Ghusl and Prayer for Men and Women. Should the Long Hair of a Man Touch the Floor in Prayer? Are Dreadlocks or Natural Locs Allowed?

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…]
Marriage
Fatwa

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 mahr? Imam Ibn Baz

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…]
Fatwa

If a woman reaches fifty years of age and her bleeding comes, does she no longer consider it as menstruation and therefore prays and fasts? Ibn Baz

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…]
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Aqeedah

The Excellence of Islam: “What Has Been Reported Concerning Departing From the Calls of Islām” of Imām Ibn Abdul-Wahhāb (Part 6) Hijrah, Jihad, Obedience to Rulers, the Jamā’ah, Jahiliyyah.

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…]
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Family

Some Children Only Visit Their Parents At Their Burial. Do Not Be Wretched Sons And Daughters! (Video)

‘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…]
Bidah

Is it allowed for men to sing Islamic nasheeds? And is it allowed to beat a drum along with the nasheed? Shaikh Ibn ʿUthaimeen

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…]
Fasting (Fatawa)

Breastfeeding and Pregnant Women Break their Fast, Feed a Poor Person for Each Day, without Making up the Missed Days

Allah (the Most High) stated: ۞ وَٱلْوَٰلِدَٰتُ يُرْضِعْنَ أَوْلَـٰدَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ ۖ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُتِمَّ ٱلرَّضَاعَةَ ۚ وَعَلَى ٱلْمَوْلُودِ لَهُۥ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ “The mothers shall breastfeed their [read on…]
Fatwa

The vomit of a human is not impure (najis), so the origin remains that is pure, though it is unsightly and understandably disliked by people.

The vomit of a human is not impure (najis), so the origin remains that is pure, though it is unsightly and disliked by people. The saying of Malikis is that [read on…]