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Death and Funerals

Reciting the Quran for the Deceased, Giving Sadaqah, Making Hajj and Umrah, Visiting the Family of the Deceased at their Home, and Visiting the Grave: Explained by the Mufti, the Imam ‘Abdul-‘Aziz Ibn Baz

Imam Ibn Bāz (Allah’s mercy be upon him) was asked: After the burial of the deceased, the people attend a gathering where a reciter recites the Noble Quran for a [read on…]
Aqeedah

The Black Stone descended from Paradise, and it was whiter than milk, but the sins of the descendants of Adam made it black.

Al-Hajr Al-Aswad (The Black Stone) The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The black stone descended from paradise, and it was whiter than milk, but the [read on…]
marriage nikah
Fatwa

Is it correct that a woman doesn’t finish her ‘iddah from Talāq until she performs ghusl after her third menstrual cycle? (Ibn Bāz)

(Q. 555): Is it correct that a woman doesn’t finish her ‘iddah from Talāq until she performs ghusl after her third menstrual cycle? Answer: There is something mentioned. However, what [read on…]
hajj and umrah
Fatwa

A person falls asleep on the flight and misses taking Ihrām for ‘Umrah at the Meeqāt and he doesn’t realise until he lands at Jeddah airport… (Ibn Bāz)

(Q. 460) A person falls asleep on the flight and misses taking Ihrām for ‘Umrah at the Meeqāt and he doesn’t realise until he lands at Jeddah airport? Answer: He [read on…]
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Fiqh

Obligations of the Prayer in Congregation: Straightening the rows, filling the gaps, shoulder-to-shoulder, feet-to-feet… (Shaikh Ibn ‘Uthaimeen)

Shaikh Ibn ‘Uthaimeen (rahimahullah) said: “From the responsibilities of the Imām is that he is ardent upon establishing and straightening the rows in both his speech and action. So if [read on…]
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Fatwa

Is the Prayer outside Al-Masjid Al-Harām or Al-Masjid An-Nabawi considered the same as praying inside them? Shaikh Rabee’ Ibn Hādi Al-Madkhali

Question: Is the Prayer outside Al-Masjid Al-Harām or outside Al-Masjid An-Nabawi considered the same as praying inside them? Answer: The one who prays outside these two Masjids has not achieved [read on…]
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Kitāb at-Tawheed

Chapter 39: “Have you not seen those who claim that they believe in what has been revealed to you, and that which was revealed before you, yet they wish to go for judgment to the Tāghut (False Judges).” Kitāb at-Tawhid of Imām Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhāb.

In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Shaikhul-Islam Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhāb said: Chapter Heading: The saying of Allah: أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُمْ آمَنُوا بِمَا [read on…]
Fatwa

The Weakness of the Hadeeths Mentioning Wiping the Face with the Hands After Duʿā (Supplication)

The Weakness of the Ahādeeth Mentioning Wiping the Face with the Hands After Duʿā (Supplication) From Irwā al-Ghaleel (2/178-182) of Al-Imām al-Albānī (rahimahullāh). ONE: “The Prophet (sallallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam), when [read on…]
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Fatwa

The Wisdom Behind the Prohibition of Swine: the Nature of the Pig and the Effects Upon the One Who Eats it. (By Shaikh Ibn ‘Uthaimeen and Shaikh Ibn Baz)

The jurist (faqeeh) and scholar, Shaikh Ibn ʿUthaimeen (rahimahullāh) said: The flesh of swine has been prohibited by Allah (the Perfect and Most High) in His Book in several places [read on…]
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Fatwa

The Execution of Drug Smugglers in Muslim Countries due to the Great Corruption they Cause – and Likewise for Importers and Suppliers. (Council of Senior Scholars Saudi Arabia in 1986 CE)

Islamic Law protects society – and punishments serve as a strong deterrent to would-be criminals. That is why crime rates are much lower in Muslim countries where real criminals are [read on…]