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 woman prays behind the men and the imaam errs in his recitation of the Qur.aan and no-one corrects him, is the woman allowed to correct him if she knows? Answer: If this occurs during (the recitation of Soorah) al-Faatihah, then it is obligatory upon her to correct him, because if he errs …
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Question: What is meant by reciting Qur’aan in a melodious voice? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. In the saheeh Sunnah it is encouraged to recite the Qur’aan in a melodious voice, i.e., making the voice beautiful when reciting it. It does not mean that one should recite it as if singing, rather what is meant …
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Question: Your excellency, we hear about the Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh and that which their da'wah entails. So would you advise me to join this Jamaa'ah. I anticipate your guidance and advice, and may Allaah reward you immensely. Answer: Whoever invites to (the path of) Allaah, then he is a muballigh (one who conveys the message (of …
Question: What is your opinion concerning those who travel outside the Kingdom to give da'wah whilst they have never studied/sought knowledge. They encourage this and make odd statements firmly believing that whoever goes out in the path of Allaah for da'wah then Allaah will assist them with "inspirations/revelations" and they also believe that having knowledge …
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Question: The Shaykh was asked regarding going out with the Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh to remind the people of the Greatness of Allaah. Answer: That which is the case, is that they are innovators and those who adhere to the manhaj of the Qadariyyah and other than them and their going out is not (regarded as) in …
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Question: What is your opinion concerning the Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh? Is it permissible for a student of knowledge or other than him to go out with them under the guise of inviting to (the path of) Allaah? Answer: The Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh does not uphold the manhaj of the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His …
From Muhammed Ibn Ibraaheem to his excellency Prince Khaalid Ibn Sa'ood, leader of the Royal Court: as-Salaam 'Alaykum wa-Rahmatullaahe wa-Barakaatuhu, to proceed: I received the noble correspondence of your excellency (No.36/4/5-D on 21/1/1382 A.H) and that which it contains of the request directed to his excellency, the king, from Muhammed Ibn 'Abdul-Haamid al-Qaadiree, Shaah Ahmad …
Question: I went out with the Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh to India and Pakistan. We used to congregate and pray in masaajid within which there were graves and I heard that the salaah in a masjid within which there is a grave is invalid. What is your opinion of my salaah and should I repeat them? What …
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Question: We are exposed to every kind of preaching and propagation of religions and we suffer immensely from this. One thing that we are suffering from at the moment is that the Shee'ah sect of the twelve Imaams has begun to spread its beliefs and teachings in many different ways. They deceive the Muslim youth …
Question: We have a bad custom, which is the mixing of men with women. The reason is that we work with them in many occupations and look at them, and they do their work without their faces being veiled. We say that our intention is blameless, so someone of us will look at the face …
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