Fiqh and Fatāwā

Fiqh and Fatāwā (Islamic Law and Verdicts)

Rulings pertaining to the everyday life of a Muslim and worship.
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Purification and Impurities

• Impurities that affect water: Water cannot be rendered impure by anything except by that which changes its smell, taste and colour.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Is the blood of a human or animal impure? Does it make any difference if it is a large amount pouring forth or a small bleed from a wound?
• Bleeding from a slight flesh wound during the Prayer (also pus and vomit) and its effect on the garments: By Shaikh Ibn Bāz.
• “Purification (Wudū) and Prayer in Islam: its Times, its Pre-Conditions and Virtues” – An article and a downloadable leaflet for print
• Does pre-seminal fluid (madhī) break one’s fast and require Qadā: Shaikh Ibn ‘Uthaimeen

Blood of Women, Discharge and Childbirth

• 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
• What is the ruling on the three types of water discharge that exit from a woman’s private part? Which of them requires washing, wudū or ghusl? ―Shaikh Ahmad An-Najmī
• A woman who bleeds abnormally or continuously throughout the month ―Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• The appearance of blood after a woman is clean from menses and has taken a bath ―Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• What does a woman do if her menstrual bleeding stops and then returns back after a few days? Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• The Natural Blood Of Women: Menstruation and other types of Bleeding (Part 1) Shaikh Sālih Al-Fawzān
• Hadeeth Discussing Menstruation (Hayd) and Prolonged Bleeding (Istihādah) – Explanation by Al-Fawzān (Part 2)
• A woman who suffers from prolonged bleeding (istiḥāḍah) and cannot tell when she is menstruating (ḥayḍ) — Explained by Shaykh Al-Fawzān (Part 3)
• Miscarriage of a foetus and the rulings related to the mother and child: Ibn Bāz and Ibn Uthaimeen.
• Reproductive Cloning – Islamic views on ‘creation’ of an identical copy of an organism (Ethics 1.9)
• In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF treatment) and Surrogacy in Islam (Ethics 1.8)
• Artificial Insemination (AI) from the husband or by a sperm donor (Ethics 1.7)
• Fertility issues and contraception in Islam: The choice to have children (Ethics 1.6)
• Abortion and its ruling in Islam. The removal of a foetus from the womb of its mother (Ethics 1.4)
• Non-Menstrual Bleeding Necessitates Wudoo At The Specified Prayer Times
• She Can’t Tell Whether It’s Menstrual Blood or Not? By Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen

Prayer (Al-Salāh) and Ablution (Wudhū)

• Whoever catches one rakʿah of the Prayer just before the end of its time has caught the Prayer.
• A Simple Guide To The Prophet’s Prayer, Step-By-Step And Illustrated―with additional chapters: Conditions of the Prayer, its precise times, how to perform the ablution (wudū) and the virtues of the Prayer
• Wiping over Sandals when Performing Wudū ―Shaikh Al-Albāni
• Delaying the Prayer until after its time due to an illness or cold weather ―Shaikh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
• The Manner of Wiping Over the Footwear [in Wudhu] by Al-Imām Abdul-Azeez Ibn Bāz
• “Purification (Wudū) and Prayer in Islam: its Times, its Pre-Conditions and Virtues” – An article and a downloadable leaflet for print
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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?
• Supplications after the Obligatory Prayer and the Five Different Modes of Counting Dhikr on the Fingers (Tasbeeh, Tahmeed, Takbeer and Tahleel): Numbers, Combinations and Rewards According to the Sunnah.
• Eid Al-Adhā: Regulations of the Sacrifice (Al-Ud’hiyyah). When is done? Who does it? What about my family? Which animals are best? What age? Cutting your hair and nails? Can I send the sacrifice abroad?
• The Fiqh of Qunoot in Witr ―And Qunoot in Ramadān
• Is it allowed to hold the Mus’haf and recite from it in the Taraweeh Prayer? And how to Establish the Taraweeh at Home in Ramadān while under COVID-19 Restrictions
• Wiping over Sandals when Performing Wudū ―Shaikh Al-Albāni
• Those who think it is ok to delay their prayers till the evening because they are busy in the daytime with work is like the one who says ‘I will postpone fasting Ramadan till Shawwāl’ ―Shaikh Al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
• Should a person pray if he is left naked and without water? Or should he avoid praying? ―By Shaikh Al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
• The praying garments of a woman at home, and what can be left uncovered of her body ―Shaikh Al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
• The prohibition of delaying the day and night prayers till after their times; even for a traveller or sick person ―By Ibn Taymiyyah
• Should the Adhān be called at the beginning of the Prayer time on a journey? (Ibn Bāz)
• Should a man call the Adhān and Iqāmah when praying alone? Attending the Jamā’ah―And is it allowed for women to call the Adhān at home?
• The Sunnah Prayers after Jumu’ah — Al-Imām Ibn Bāz
• The Manner of Wiping Over the Footwear [in Wudhu] by Al-Imām Abdul-Azeez Ibn Bāz
• Should a person say before the Takbeer, “I intend to pray such-and-such a prayer for Allah”?
• Ibn Abbās delayed Maghrib after the sun had set, and the stars had appeared because he was teaching the people — and his response to those who tried to correct him
• Is It Permitted To Recite Du’ās From The Qurān In Sajdah? By ‘Allāmah Ahmad An-Najmī
• Delaying Fajr Prayer Deliberately Beyond Its Time: Shaikh al-Fawzaan
• Changing One’s Niyyah During the Prayer

Masjid Regulations

• Reserving Places in the Masjid
• Is it allowed to eat in the Masjid?
• Permitting Women To Attend The Mosque And The Severe Rebuke Of Those Who Prevent Them — Hadīth From Ibn Mājah, Explained By Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin

Fasting (Sawm) and Ramadān

• Pregnant and breastfeeding women who missed their fasts in Ramadān ―Should they make up the days or feed a poor person for each day missed?
• 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
• 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)
• The Fiqh of Qunoot in Witr ―And Qunoot in Ramadān
• The One Who Died While He Still Had Fasts To Make Up From Ramadān ―What Should Be Done?
• Beginning the Fast in Ramadān in a State of Janābah (Sexual Impurity) ―or after a Wet Dream
• Does Vomiting break the Fast? (Ramadān)
• A person does not know or cannot remember how many days to make up from the previous Ramadān ―Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• Using Eye-Drops while Fasting and Applying Kohl to the Eyes (Ramadān)
• Hijāmah (Cupping) while Fasting in Ramadān and the Benefits of Hijāmah
• Kissing and Caressing Between the Husband and Wife While Fasting
• When is the intention (niyyah) made to fast each day of Ramadān? What if you wake up late and did not make the intention the night before?
• When does one make the intention to fast for each day of Ramadān?
• Sahūr in Ramadān: If you hear the Adhān for Fajr and you have food in your mouth or a glass of water in your hand? ―Shaikh Muqbil Ibn Hādi Al-Wādi’ī
• Pregnant and breastfeeding women who missed their fasts in Ramadān ―Should they make up the days or feed a poor person for each day missed?
• Important Ramadān, Fasting and Moonsighting questions to the Scholar, the Sheikh, Dr Sālih Al-Fawzān
• ‛Āshoorā’: Is it disliked to single out the 10th day of Muharram for fasting on its own? By Ibn ‛Uthaimeen.
• Shaikh Ubaid al-Jaabiree: Regarding a woman who still has not made up her fasts from last year
• Fatwa Shaikh Ubaid: A man started fasting in Saudi, then he returned to his own country
• When does the time of I’tikāf (Seclusion) begin and end? By Shaikh Ibn ‘Uthaimeen
• Ibn Uthaimeen (rahimhaullaah) on Fasting on a Saturday

Eid Rulings and Other Celebrations

• 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
• Takbīrs after the prayers and in general on the day of ‘Arafah, ‘Eid Al-Adhā and the days Tashreeq―by Al-Imām Ibn Bāz (Allah’s mercy be upon him)
• When is a person allowed to cut their hair and is a ram better or a cow as Udhiyah sacrifice on ‘Eid? Ibn ‘Uthaimīn
• Fasting the Six Days of Shawwāl before making Qadā of the days missed in Ramadān ―Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• The origin of the Piñata and why it is a must that Muslims do not use it in their days of celebration
• What is the Significance of the Night in the Middle of Sha’bān? ―Ibn ‘Uthaimīn, Ibn Bāz, Ibn Rajab, Al-Albāni, Abu Bakr At-Tartūshi, Ibn Waddāh
• Valentine’s Day, Mothers Day, Halloween, April Fools, Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving and Holi: Ibn Taymiyyah on the Prohibition of Participating in the Festivals and Annual Celebrations of the Unbelievers.
• Attending a wedding celebration where sins are taking place and free-mixing ―Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• The Pagan Roots of Christmas and how a Muslim should behave during this Season
• The First 10 Days of Dhul-Hijjah, the Days of ‘Eid and the Sacrifice—The Best Days of the World
• The Takbīrs are legislated from sunset on the night before the 1st day of Dhul-Hijjah ― Shaikh Khālid Ibn Dahwī Adh-Dhafīrī
• Video: Watch New Year celebrations around the world and then look at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Accepting gifts at Christmas, New Year and other festivals: From Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Uthaimeen, Ibn Bāz.
• A brief word on ‘Eid al-Adhā and ‘Eid al-Fitr, celebrations and good conduct: Islam 3.9 and 3.10

Buying, Selling, Interest and Finance

• A man gives money to someone else to take abroad, then convert it to the local currency, and hand it to his family. Is this allowed? Shaikh Ahmad An-Najmī
• A man purchases goods and leaves the change he is owed with the seller to collect at a later time. Is this allowed? Shaikh Ahmad An-Najmī
• Are Student Loans (Finance) Permissible According to the Shariah? Does the Contract of the Student Loan Involve Ribā (Interest)? The Dangers of Usury.
• The Grave Crime of Usury and Interest: Ribā-based Transactions: What is Allowed and What is Not..
• What is the ruling of dealing with shares in businesses? By Shaikh Al-Fawzān

Zakāt

• 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)
• Giving Zakāh to one’s brother, or sister, or uncle, or aunt who are poor: Shaikh Ibn Bāz 
• Important Zakāt questions to the Scholar and Mujtahid, Shaikh Dr Sālih Al-Fawzān
• The Rules of Zakāh: The Obligatory Charity ―What is Paid on? How to Calculate it and to Whom Should you Pay it? (Islam 2.5)
• Shaikh Al-Albāni regarding Zakāh on Gold or Silver Jewellery that contains other metals
• Is Zakat to be paid on merchandise and goods that are for trade? Shaikh Al-Albani and the sayings of the well-known Scholars

Beatification and Jewellery

• 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.
• Young men who wear bracelets and strings on their wrists: Shaikh Sālih Al-Fawzān
• A woman who wears a miniskirt in front of her children and her male relatives (by Shaikh Al-Fawzān)

Dress-code and Clothing (Men and Women)

• 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
• The Prohibition of Al-Qaza’ ― A Type of Hairstyle Disallowed by Allah’s Messenger Where a Part of the Head is Shaved and Other Parts are Left Long… Imitating the Styles and Fashions of the Unbelievers.
• “Whatever is below the ankles from the garment will be in the Fire.” And the response to the man who says, “But I don’t wear long trousers out of pride just like Abu Bakr.”
• 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.
• Al-Albāni on the Niqāb of the Muslim woman, whether it is wājib or not, the permissibility of uncovering her face and hands―and the danger of displaying her beautifications in public.
• The praying garments of a woman at home, and what can be left uncovered of her body ―Shaikh Al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
• A woman who wears a miniskirt in front of her children and her male relatives (by Shaikh Al-Fawzān)
• Hadeeth 4: “Women should not wear tight-fitting clothes and thin materials outside the home (dressed yet naked)―or have humps like camels on their heads, nor call other women to their sins.” (40 Hadeeth on the Manners and Conduct of Women)
• Understanding the Muslim Dress Code: Modesty for Men and the Hijāb for Women (Islam 4.5 and 4.6)
• “There is no harm in praying in loose trousers.” Imaam al-Barbahāri: Explanation of Shaikh al-Fawzān
• Hijab Of The Muslim Woman and Its Conditions: Download Leaflet (Jilbab, Khimar, Niqab, Gloves, etc)
• Hadeeth 6: It is harām for women to imitate men in clothing, behaviour, speech, etc, and the dangers of Radical Feminism. (40 Hadeeth on the Manners and Conduct of Women)
• Hadeeth Three: “The Prohibition of Shaking Hands with Unrelated Men (non-Mahrams).” (40 Hadeeth on the Manners and Conduct of Women)

New Born Rulings (‘Aqīqah, Shaving the Head, etc.)

• 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

Punishments (Hadd)

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

Sport, Entertainment and Pastimes

• What is apparent from the state of football these days is that it is impermissible and objectionable―it is not allowed to get involved with it at all because it distracts people from the remembrance of Allah… (Shaikh Ibn Bāz)
• Ruling on going to the Cinema and Watching Movies―by Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• Shaikh Sālih Al-Fawzān is asked about a father who brings TV and Satellite Channels into the Home

Medicine (Tibb) and Health

• 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…”
• Ibn Al-Qayyim on the preservation of the body, a balanced diet, Allah’s blessing of good health, avoiding disease and harmful foods. Bonus: “The Gerson Health Maintenance Guide: Real Food, Fresh Air and Moderate Exercise.”
• Harām Ingredients in Medicines and Drugs: Does necessity make permissible what is normally prohibited in such cases? Al-Imām Ibn Bāz
• Harmonising between the hadīth, “There is no contagious disease” and, “Flee from the leper as you would from the lion.” ―Imām Al-Albāni and Imām Ibn Bāz
• Hijāmah (Cupping) while Fasting in Ramadān and the Benefits of Hijāmah
• The Plague (Tā’ūn) and Contagious Diseases (Wabā’) ―The sayings of the Prophet, the Sahābah, Ibn Al-Qayyim and An-Nawawi ―What should a person do when it afflicts a land?
• If a person has a contagious disease, what should be done? By Shaikh Ibn Bāz and Shaikh Al-Albāni
• Harmonising between the Prophet’s negation of contagious diseases and his forbiddance of entering a land which has a contagious disease, mixing with afflicted people and touching them―Imām Ibn Bāz, Imām Al-Albāni and Al-Hāfidh Ibn Hajr
• Organ Donation: A Fatwa and Explanatory Notes in Light of the Islamic Shariah
• Resuscitation, DNR, Euthanasia and Mercy Killing: A Right to Die? (Ethics 1.5)

Food, Drink, Intoxicants

• Is it allowed to eat a sea turtle, seahorse, crocodile and hedgehog? ―Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• Does Islam permit a Muslim to be a Vegan or Vegetarian?
• The Dangerous Effects of Drugs & Alcohol in Society in Light of the Quran & Sunnah.

Parents and Children Rights

• 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)
• Can a mother order her son to abandon seeking Islamic knowledge? By Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• Kissing the hand of one’s mother, father or a scholar ―by Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• Who is an Orphan in Islamic terms and what are the limits? Ibn ‘Uthaimeen
• Child Custody in Islam after a Divorce or Separation (Part 1): Shaikh Sālih Al-Fawzān
• Child Custody in Islam after a Divorce or Separation (Part 2): Shaikh Sālih Al-Fawzān

Animals

• The Permissibility of Keeping Dogs for Hunting, Guarding and Herding―and it is Harām to Keep them as Pets or to Buy and Sell them.
• The ruling on killing an animal that is harmless such as a dog or cat ―by Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• The Sale of Cats & Dogs

Inheritance

• A man dies, he has no wife and no children but has the children of a full brother who is deceased. Shaikh Ibn Baz.

Marriage and Family Life

• Levels of guardianship of a woman in marriage. And who takes on the guardianship after the father? Shaikh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn
• There is no Need for Shyness in Sexual Intimacy Between Married Couples―it Protects them from Sins and Helps to Establish a Strong and Happy Home
• My father married a woman (who is not my mother)―Am I allowed to shake the hand of my father’s mother-in-law? Imām Ibn Bāz
• A Word on Wedding Dowries (Mahr/Sadāq) in Islam and Spending on a Walīmah
• A son wishes to move out of his father’s house with his wife to live separately, is this allowed? ―Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• What does a woman consider first: Duty to parents or obedience to the husband? And can he prevent her from seeing her parents?
• Attending a wedding celebration where sins are taking place and free-mixing ―Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• Birth Control: Is it Allowed to use Contraception to Plan Gaps Between Children? Abortion and terminating pregnancies.
• A woman forbids her husband from her bed because he is drunk or taking drugs― Ibn Bāz
• Encouragement in the Shariah for young men and women to marry, and the right to refuse an unsuitable proposal
• Can I Marry Outside My Race, Tribe and Social Background? (Ibn Bāz)
• Rights of Children Born of Fornication and Ascription to their Fathers ― by Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• Seeking Marriage and the Marriage Ceremony in Islam (Islam 5.1)
• A woman who wears a miniskirt in front of her children and her male relatives (by Shaikh Al-Fawzān)
• Does living in a house separate from one’s parents necessitate negation of being dutiful? Shaikh Al-Fawzān.
• Her Father Has No Deen, Her Brother Prays Only Jumuah, Who Is her Walee for Marriage?
• Supplicate to Allāh before Sexual Intimacy and Protect Yourself and Your Offspring from the Shaytān
• A man guilty of fornication cannot marry except a woman guilty like himself (Bulūgh al-Marām) – By Shaikh al-Fawzān
• A man who marries a thrice-divorced woman to make her lawful for her previous husband (Bulūgh al-Marām) By Shaikh al-Fawzān
• Temporary Marriage (Mut’ah) and its abolition: (Bulūgh al-Marām) by Shaikh al-Fawzān
• Marriage contracts: What is allowed for women and what is not – (Bulūgh Al-Marām explained by Shaikh Al-Fawzān)
• Did the Prophet marry Maymūnah when in Ihrām as reported by Bukhārī and Muslim? (Bulūgh al-Marām) by Shaikh al-Fawzān
• Marriage in a state of Ihrām: (Bulūgh al-Marām) by Shaikh al-Fawzān
• Polygamy in Islam, and women it is not permitted to marry: (Bulūgh al-Marām) by Shaikh al-Fawzān
• Any servant who marries without permission: (Bulūgh al-Marām): Explanation of Shaikh al-Fawzān
• Any woman who is given away in marriage by two guardians: (Bulūgh Al-Marām) – Explanation of Shaikh al-Fawzān
• A woman being married against her will and forced marriages: (Bulūgh al-Marām) by Shaikh al-Fawzān
• Mutual Exchanging of Women in Marriage by Guardians: (Bulūgh al-Marām) – Explanation of Shaikh al-Fawzān
• The Consent of the Woman Before Marriage is Essential, and She Cannot Give Herself Away in Marriage: Shaikh al-Fawzān (Bulūgh Al-Marām)
• A Woman who Marries without the Permission of her Guardian: By Shaikh Fawzān (Bulūgh Al-Marām)
• There Is No Marriage Without A Guardian And The Conditions of a Valid Nikāh by Shaikh Al-Fawzān (Bulūgh Al-Marām)
• Announcing the Marriages: Shaikh Fawzān (Bulūgh Al-Marām)
• A Woman Offers Herself for Marriage, the Permissible Dowry and the Guardians words of Acceptance: Shaikh Fawzān (Bulūgh Al-Marām)
• Asking for a woman’s hand in marriage when another man has already proposed: By Shaikh Al-Fawzān (Bulūgh al-Marām)
• A man who intends to marry a woman should look at her and see her: Shaikh Fawzān (Bulūgh Al-Marām)
• Look at the person you are proposing to marry: Shaikh Al-Fawzān (Bulūgh Al-Marām)
• “O Youth! Those of you who can support a wife should marry.” (Bulūgh al-Marām)
• Introduction to Marriage: Bulūgh Al-Marām (Part 1)
• Benefits of polygamy in Islam: The Prophet Solomon and his wives between Islam and the People of the Book
• Mind map illustration showing the mahrams (male chaperones) of a woman for travel and sittings
• The division of time between wives in a plural marriage (Bulūgh Al-Marām): Explanation by Shaikh Al-Fawzān
• A Woman Offers Herself for Marriage, the Permissible Dowry and the Guardians words of Acceptance: Shaikh Fawzān (Bulūgh Al-Marām)
• “O Youth! Those of you who can support a wife should marry.” (Bulūgh al-Marām)

Funerals

• Visiting Graves and the Ruling on Women Visiting Graves
• Regulations of Janāzah, Ghusl, Shrouding and Burial under COVID-19 Restrictions ―based on the Fatāwa of the Major Scholars of the Muslims
• If a Kāfir (non-Muslim) dies, is it allowed to say, “Innā lillāhi-wa-innā-ilayhi-rāji’ūn”?
• Gathering in a place after a funeral to receive condolences and provide food – By Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Sālih Al-‘Uthaimīn and Shaikh Al-Albāni
• A Simple Guide to the Funeral Rites (Janāzah) in Islam: From the Point of Death to the Burial (Illustrated eBook)
• The Islamic Funeral, Simple Step-by-Step Guide: Download Leaflet

Photography and Images

• Photography, Selfies and Picture-making are from the Major Sins, Proven by the Authentic Narrations: Heads and Faces on Photos Should be Erased or Removed: That is the Sunnah.

Music and Singing

• The Islamic Ruling on Music and Singing ―Ibn Bāz, Al-Albāni, Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Al-Qayyim and the Four Madhhabs

Oaths

• A person who swears by Allah that he’ll do something and then sees that something else is better for him: Expiation for a broken oath ―Shaikh Ibn Bāz

Travelling and Journey

• What is a Journey that allows you to Shorten the Prayer and Requires a Woman to take a Mahram? ―Ibn ‘Uthaimeen, Al-Albani, Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Qudāmah
• What is a journey in Islam? When is one considered to be a traveller? And for how long? Shortening and combining prayers during a journey | The Scholars
• The Distance A Woman Can Travel Without A Mahram | By Shaikh Ibn Bāz
• The prohibition of delaying the day and night prayers till after their times; even for a traveller or sick person ―By Ibn Taymiyyah

Hajj and ‘Umrah

• What is the ruling regarding the one who smokes during Hajj?
• Is a menstruating woman forbidden from Sa’ee as well as Tawaaf during Hajj and ‘Umrah? Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen
• Marriage in a state of Ihrām: (Bulūgh al-Marām) by Shaikh al-Fawzān
• The steps in performing ‘Umrah according to the Sunnah: Ibn ‘Uthaimeen, Al-Albāni and Ibn Bāz
• Hajj: Its obligation and its tremendous virtues: Islam 2.8/2.9
• Did the Prophet marry Maymūnah when in Ihrām as reported by Bukhārī and Muslim? (Bulūgh al-Marām) by Shaikh al-Fawzān
• Marriage in a state of Ihrām: (Bulūgh al-Marām) by Shaikh al-Fawzān
• The rites of Hajj from the day of Tarwiyah, 8th Dhul-Hijjah: leaving out to Minā till ‘Arafah, by Shaikh Al-Fawzān (Arabic) Excellent!
• The Takbīrs are legislated from sunset on the night before the 1st day of Dhul-Hijjah ― Shaikh Khālid Ibn Dahwī Adh-Dhafīrī
• Umrah Basics: begin with a ghusl (bath) and perfume: Ibn ‘Uthaimīn
• What is Hajj? An introduction, some rules and virtues (Islam 2.7)
• The Excellence of Makkah, its History and its Sacredness (The Masjid al-Harām)
• The Virtues Of Madeenah – Narrations That Put A Yearning Into The Hearts For The City Of The Prophet
• The Complete Rites of Hajj and ‘Umrah – and Visiting the City of Madinah (According to the Qur’ān and Sunnah)
• “New Simple Umrah Guide” iPhone and Smartphone friendly | Or just print off and use
• Hajj: The Conditions That Make It Obligatory Upon A Person (The Shuroot)
• Hajj: Its Obligation And Its Tremendous Virtues
• Hajj & Umrah: 1. Violations of The Ihraam For Both Men & Women
• Hajj & Umrah: 2. Violations of the Ihraam Specific to Men
• Hajj & Umrah: 3. Violations of the Ihrām Specific to Women
• Hajj & Umrah: 4. How to Deal with Ihraam Violations & the Prescribed Penalties (Fidyah)

Divorce and Khula’

• The Regulations of Khula’ — The Annulment of a Marriage at the Request of the Wife
• A man divorced his wife on three occasions, and he wants to remarry her. (Bulūgh al-Marām, explanation of Shaikh Al-Fawzān)
• A man who marries a thrice-divorced woman to make her lawful for her previous husband (Bulūgh al-Marām) By Shaikh al-Fawzān