Books

Seawater, river water and lake water are pure and purifying, and their creatures are lawful to catch and eat: 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. 1) عَنْ أَبِي [read on…]
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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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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

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…]
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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…]
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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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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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Fiqh

Taking without asking: Ibn Shurahbīl was struck with famine, so he entered a garden and ate from some grain―the owner beat him and took his cloak. The Messenger (ﷺ) admonished the owner: “You didn’t teach him and you didn’t feed him.”

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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Fatwa

An Advice Regarding Differing Over COVID-19 ― And Understanding The Ijitihād Of Scholars In Worldly Affairs

Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Wāhid (Version 1.1 edited Wednesday 16 December 2020) Download the PDF ADVICE REGARDING DIFFERING OVER COVID-19 Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Wāhid(Version 1.1 edited Wednesday 16 December 2020) Question:  Some Muslims [read on…]