Celebrations

All of our Religion is good and were the Muslims to cling to it and practice it properly, then the people of the world would recognise the beauty of Islam

In the name of Allāh, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. REQUEST: I have made this article freely available ― I request that you donate the amount of just £2 ($2 or €2) [read on…]
Dress Code

Is it allowed to wear a ring on the forefinger and middle finger? And is it allowed to abbreviate “salallāhu ʿalaihi wasallam” to “S” or “SAW”? Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Bāz.

Question: What is the ruling of wearing a ring on the forefinger (index finger) or middle finger because we have heard that Allah’s Messenger (salallāhu ʿalaihi wasallam) prohibited it? And [read on…]
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Dress Code

Is it allowed for a woman to leave her home wearing regular garments that conceal her whole body but not with a black jilbāb? Shaikh Al-Islām Ibn Bāz

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Child Birth

The ‘Aqeeqah is a Sunnah on the seventh day, to be eaten by the family and distributed to neighbours, friends and the poor. And how to calculate the first day and the seventh day – Shaikh Ibn Bāz

‘Aqeeqah is a Sunnah – for a boy two sheep, and for a girl, one sheep. That is the Sunnah. It is to be slaughtered on the seventh day. There [read on…]
Celebrations

Muslim Identity, the Honour that Islam Brings and the Danger of Blindly Following Non-Muslim Cultures that Clash with Islam and the Sunnah

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Fatwa

“What Constitutes Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allāh, the Most High.” By Shaikh Sālih Al-Fawzān (hafidhahullāh)…

“What Constitutes Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allāh, the Most High.” By Shaikh Sālih Al-Fawzān (hafidhahullāh). Tremendous, concise and beneficial speech… “The Dhikr of Allah is performed on the tongue by uttering [read on…]
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Fatwa

Inviting non-Muslim singers to Muslim countries, paying for them, organising concerts and festivals, listening to their songs, and free-mixing between the sexes ― Answered by Abdullāh Al-Ghudayān, Sālih Al-Fawzān, Abdul-‘Azīz Ālush-Shaykh, Bakr Abu Zayd

Introduction If a person looks at the advice given by the scholars in the fatwā below, he will notice the method of the scholars in guiding the Ummah and the [read on…]
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Fatwa

If you realise after praying Salāh that you didn’t wash one of your limbs during wudū (ablution), it is obligatory to repeat the wudū and the Prayer ―Shaikh Ahmad An-Najmī

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, Bestower of Mercy. Question: What is the ruling if, after finishing the Prayer (Salāh), a person remembers or notices that he didn’t [read on…]
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Fatwa

Ibn Taymiyyah: It is not allowed for anyone to carry out the Prescribed Punishments (Hudūd) except for the Ruler and whoever he has appointed…

Question To Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullāh, d. 728H): It is concerning a woman who has been accused by her people, so they beat her, and imprisoned her and wanted [read on…]
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Dress Code

Ibn Bāz on the impermissibility of shaking hands with older women and the allowance to discard the outer garment (hijāb or jilbāb) when they reach a certain age.

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy.  Imam Ibn Bāz (rahimahullāh) was asked: Is it allowed to shake hands with a woman over 50 years [read on…]
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Fatwa

It is not allowed to forcibly medicate a person… The Prophet stated, “Did I not forbid you from putting medicine in my mouth?” An-Nawawī said: “It is desirable that the sick person is not forced to take medication…”

In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all creation, and may the peace and blessings of Allah be [read on…]
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Family

A man has sons and daughters―so he decided to give his sons some wealth and parcels of land and other gifts but he did not give anything to his daughters. Is this allowed? (Ibn Bāz)

In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all creation, and may the peace and blessings of Allah be [read on…]