Fatwa
Is a divorce valid if the husband pronounced it in a state of anger?
Is a divorce valid if the husband pronounced it in a state of anger? If the husband pronounces a divorce upon his wife while he is rational and does so [read on…]
Fiqh
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…]
Fatwa
The Ruling on Eating Turtle, Crocodile, Hippopotamus, Horse, Hedgehog, Hyena, Frog, Lobster, Sea Snail, etc.
Turtle: سلحفاة – (sulhufāt) Crocodile: تمساح – (timsāh) Hippopotamus: فرس نهر – (faras al-bahr / horse of the sea) Hedgehog: قنفذ – (qanfudh) Hyena: ضبع – (ḍabuʿun) Frog: ضفدع – [read on…]
Fatwa
The Sunnah of Duha (Forenoon) Prayer: When and how it should be prayed
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation, may Allah extol the mention of our noble Prophet Muhammad in the highest company of Angels, bless him and [read on…]
Buying and Selling
A Son Benefiting From the Wealth of His Father Earned Through Interest (Ribā)
A Son Benefiting From the Wealth of His Father Earned Through Interest (Ribā) Question to Shaikh Al-Albānī (no. 4): Is it permitted for a man to take the from the [read on…]
Fatwa
A Woman Is Allowed To Trim Her Hair With Conditions (Shaikh Al-Albānī)
A Woman Is Allowed To Trim Her Hair Question to Shaikh Al-Albānī (no. 1): What is the ruling for a woman wishing to trim from the length of her hair? [read on…]
Fatwa
A man enters the mosque, and the ‘Ishā prayer is being prayed — but this man has not yet prayed Maghrib due to a valid excuse — so what does he do? (Shaikh Al-Albānī)
The Imam is Praying ‘Ishā and I Haven’t Prayed Maghrib Yet — What Should I do? Question to Shaikh Al-Albānī (no. 6): “A man enters the mosque, and the ‘Ishā [read on…]
Fiqh
Women Praying In A Separate Room From Men, Allocated For Them In The Masjid, Where They Cannot See The Imām Nor The Rows Of Men — Is That Allowed? (Shaikh Al-Albānī)
Women Praying In A Separate Room From Men, Allocated For Them In The Masjid, Where They Cannot See The Imām Nor The Rows Of Men — Is That Allowed? (Shaikh [read on…]
Child Birth
I want to name my newborn Shihāb Ad-Deen. What is your opinion?
I see no objection to the name Shihāb Ad-Deen. However, there are names better than this that include servitude to Allah, and they are better. Allah’s Messenger (salallāhu ʿalaihi wasallam) [read on…]
Child Birth
When should I name my newborn child, slaughter a sheep and shave his head?
The Sunnah is to name the child on the seventh day but if you name him on the day he was born, there is no harm in that. It is [read on…]
Fiqh
Treatment Of Slaves In Islām
Treatment Of Slaves In Islām Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stated, “When one’s servant serves him food, and he does not sit his [read on…]
Fasting (Fatawa)
Insulin injections while fasting for the one suffering from diabetes?
I suffer from diabetes. Can I take insulin injections whilst fasting? “There is no problem with you taking the aforementioned injection in the daytime as a medication—and you do not [read on…]
Fatwa
The Manner of Performing Ghusl (or Bathing) from the State of Janābah due to Sexual Relations―and the Wudū’ alongside the Ghusl.
The Manner of the Prophet’s (salallāhu ʿalaihi wasallam) Bath after Sexual Relations In the name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Bestower of Mercy. I have made this article freely available―I request that you [read on…]
Death and Funerals
Raising the hands after burying the dead in Duʿā, individually or as a group (in congregation) ― Shaikh Rabeeʿ Ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī
Question: Some people hold the view that after burying the dead and shaking the soil from their hands that they should stand around the grave of the deceased and make [read on…]
Fiqh
Manners of visiting the toilet and keeping one’s nakedness from the sights of the people.
Yaʿlā (radiyallāhu ʿanhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (salallāhu ʿalaihi wasallam) saw a man washing in public without wearing a lower garment. So he (salallāhu ʿalaihi wasallam) ascended the [read on…]
Fiqh
Whoever catches one rakʿah of the Prayer just before the end of its time has caught the Prayer.
It is not permissible to delay the Prayers of ʿAsr and Fajr until it is almost too late to pray them―but if for some reason one finds himself in that [read on…]
Aqeedah
Chapter 30: That Which Has Been Narrated about Seeking Rain by the Stars (and the Four Traits of Jāhiliyyah that Muslims will not give up). Kitāb Al-Tawheed of Imām Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhāb
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…]
Fatwa
Praying Tahiyyat al-Masjid (the Prayer Before Sitting Down in the Masjid) in the Forbidden Times after Fajr and ʿAsr — as explained by Ibn Al-Qayyim, Ibn Bāz, and Ibn ʿUthaimīn
The Messenger of Allāh (sallAllāhu ʿalaihi wa sallam) prohibited the Muslims from praying in the periods after the Fajr prayer until the sun has completely risen, and after the Asr [read on…]
Fatwa
Shaykhs Ibn Bāz and Ibn ʿUthaymīn (rahimahumallāh) on Fasting ʿArafah and Celebrating ʿEid al-Aḍḥā on a Different Day to the People of Makkah and the Pilgrims at Hajj
THE SAME PRINCIPLE IS APPLIED TO DHUL-HIJJAH AND RAMAḌĀN Ibn Bāz said, “Whether we hold the validity of having a different moonsighting according to the land lived in, or we [read on…]
Fasting (Fatawa)
What do I do if the fasting Day of ʿArafah falls on a Jumuʿah? Can I fast on Friday without fasting the day before? (Ibn Bāz and Ibn Qudāmah)
In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Bestower of Mercy. We hope that there is no sin upon you because your intention is not to single out Friday with fasting. [read on…]
Aqeedah
Chapter 28: Narrations Concerning Evil Omens (al-Taṭayyur) and Contagious Diseases (al-ʿAdwā) – Kitāb Al-Tawheed of Imām Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhāb
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…]
Fatwa
It is allowed to perform Salāh in a church if there is some need as long as there are no images, idols or statues in them: Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn Bāz
Shaikh Ibn Bāz (may Allah’s mercy be upon him) said: “Umar Ibn Al-Khattāb (radiyallāhu ‘anhu) allowed Salāh in a church if their was some need for the Muslims and soldiers [read on…]
Purification of the Soul
A believer should strive in the last ten nights of Ramadān. Ponder over how quickly the month has passed―and likewise, your life will pass quickly―then you shall meet your Lord!
In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. I encourage you to donate a small amount as Sadaqah to SalafiBookstore.com/donate so we (at Al-Maktabah As-Salafiyyah) can print and distribute free leaflets and booklets to aid the [read on…]
Fatwa
Menstruating Women can Visit the Masjid, Recite the Qur’ān, Read from the Mus’ḥaf and Make Dhikr of Allāh as there is No Evidence that Disallows that: al-Imām Muhammad Nāsir al-Dīn al-Albānī
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Fatwa
Make Du’ā in Sajdah for the Fulfilment of Your Needs with Words that are Easy for You: “The closest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is in sajdah, so make plentiful du’ā (in sajdah).” ― Shaikh Ibn Bāz
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Fatwa
Praying in Congregation on a Chair for One Who is Unable to Stand or Finds it Difficult ― How does he Line up the Chair with the Row?
Those who are unable to pray standing due to a disability, old age and so on, then they are permitted to pray while seated, either on the floor if that [read on…]
Fiqh
The Sunnah Prayers Before and After Each Fard Prayer Come to Twelve in a Day: Whoever Prays them, Allah will Build for them a House in Jannah―What are they and when are they Prayed?
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Books
Impurities that affect water: Water cannot be rendered impure by anything except by that which changes its smell, taste and colour.
In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy Book of Purification (Bulūgh Al-Marām of Al-Hāfidh Ibn Hajr) Chapter on the Types of Water (no. 3) وَعَنْ أَبِي [read on…]
Fatwa
Zakat: A person has not paid Zakat for years due to ignorance because they were saving up for a house or marriage. So, do they have to pay now for the missed years? (Shaikh Ibn Baz)
Question: I have had wealth in my possession for five years – and during that time it has increased (sometimes) and decreased. This year, I spoke to one of the [read on…]
Books
Water is pure and nothing can make it impure except if an impurity is added which changes its smell, taste or colour: Purification and the types of water.
In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy Book of Purification (Bulūgh Al-Marām of Al-Hāfidh Ibn Hajr) Chapter on the Types of Water (no. 2) وَعَنْ أَبِي [read on…]