Imaam Maalik said,"The Sunnah is like the Ark of Noah. Whoever embarks upon it reaches salvation and whoever refuses is drowned." Quoted by Shaykh-ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah in Majmoo'-ul-fataawaa (4/57)
Question: If a person is vulnerable and cannot feel safe from temptation in his country, is hijrah obligatory on the Muslim in this case, and to where should he migrate? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. If the situation is as you describe, and a Muslim feels vulnerable with regard to himself and his religious commitment …
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Question: Some people who recite ruqyah for those who are possessed or who suffer epilepsy recite Qur’aan over water and blow into it, then they tell the sick person to wash with this water. What is the ruling on doing that?. Answer: Praise be to Allaah. Blowing into water is of two types: 1 – …
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Question: Is saying Sadaqaallahu Al Azim after reciting or quoting from the Qur'an an innovation, and if it is, how was it introduced? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. Many people have the habit of ending a recitation from the Qur’aan with the words “Sadaqa Allaahu al-‘Azeem (Almighty Allaah has spoken the truth),” but this has …
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Question: The hadeeth says, “Treat women kindly, for woman was created from a bent rib, and the most crooked part of the rib is the top part…” Please explain the meaning of this hadeeth, especially the phrase “and the most crooked part of the rib is the top part”. Answer: Praise be to Allaah. This …
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Question: We are Muslims living ina kaafir state, and the government has now started to build some mosques in the places where Muslims live. Is it permissible for us to recognize these mosques even though we have no built them ourselves at the time when we are able to do that, and even though their …
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Question: What is the ruling on studying man-made laws, and teaching them? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. There is no doubt that Allaah has enjoined upon His slaves to rule according to His sharee’ah and to refer to it for judgement, and He has warned against ruling by any other laws and has stated that …
Question: How can we reconcile between the two following hadeeths? 1 – “Whoever goes to a fortune teller and asks him about something and believes him, his prayers will not be accepted for forty days.” Narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh. 2 – “Whoever goes to a soothsayer and believes what he says has disbelieved …
Question: Is it correct to pray in mosques in which there are graves? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. Prayers should not be offered in mosques in which there are graves. The graves should be dug up and the remains transferred to the public graveyards, with each set of remains placed in an individual grave as …
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Question: I have heard about the "prayer of need" (Salaat al-Haajah) and the "prayer for memorising the Qur.aan". Are these actual prayers or not? Answer: Both of them are not correct. There is no such thing as "prayer of need" or "prayer for memorising the Qur.aan." This is because these kinds of acts of worship …
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Question: Is the fasting of the six days (of Shawwaal) a must after the month of Ramadhaan immediately after the day of 'eed, or is it permissible (to do so) after 'eed by (a number of) days in the month of Shawwaal or not? Answer: It is not a must for him to fast immediately …
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