Imitating the kuffaar falls into two categories: Imitation that is haraam and imitation that is permitted: The first type is imitation that is haraam: this means knowingly doing things that are unique characteristics of the religion of the kuffaar and...
The Ruling On Celebrating Birthdays, Anniversaries, Valentines, Mothers Day, Fathers Days etc Question: “Is it haram to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries and would this count as bidah even though it does not have to do with worship? JazakAllah Kheir.”...
Male to a Male, Female to a Female MEDICAL Question: My wife is studing to become a nurse at a University, is it lawful to: -examine patients (male or female) and give them baths which are apart of the class projects. -examine men as a nurse in non-emergency...
The Ruling on making Dhikr (Reading Qur’an, Tasbeeh, Adhkar, Dua etc) collectively in Unison Researched by Ahmad bin Muhammad an-Najjar Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya [The scenario] This is collectively coming together to make Dhikr (remembrance...
Miscarriage of a foetus and the rulings related to the mother and child: Ibn Bāz and Ibn Uthaimeen. Question: I was pregnant – then during the third month and a week, I miscarried. I don’t know which stage the foetus was in. Some people told me: “You should...
Blind Following is called TAQLEED in Arabic. Taqleed , in Islamic view means , to blindly follow any of the four Imaams and their school of thoughts known as Madhabs. To elaborate , it means blindly or rigidly following an Imaam even after coming across an authentic...
Raising Children On the subject of raising children, Ali ibn Abi Taalib (Radhi Allahu ‘anhu) said “Play with them for the first 7 years (of their life); then teach them for the next 7 years; then advise them for the next 7 years (and after that).” First 7 Years – Play...
No obedience to the created if it means disobedience to the Creator – Shaykh al Albaani “There is no obedience due to anyone in disobedience to Allaah Tabarak wa Ta’aala.” [Silsilah Saheehah: 179] “There is no obedience in disobedience to Allaah Tabaraka wa...
Nafl, voluntary fast Allaah says:] Fasting is Mine and it is I Who give reward for it. (Al-Bukhaari, Fath, no. 1904) There is nothing equivalent to fasting. (Al-Nisaai, 4/165; see also Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1/413) The prayer (duaa) of the...
What do the Scholars of the Sunnah say regarding the so called ‘Islaamic Anasheed’ ? Shaykh Saleh al-Fawzaan has stated in; Al-Khutub al-Mimbariyyah (3/184-185, 1411AH Edition) “What deserves attention also is: The tapes that are being increasingly circulated...
