Dhorura, maslaha wa mafsadha (Necessity, benefits and harm) It is known that evils are not of the same degree of gravity; rather, some evils are graver. Evils and harms must be eliminated or avoided as long as this is possible, based on the well-known Fiqh...
Choosing the lesser of the two evil in elections, voting. Even though, in general, democracy, election, voting, participating in Kufr politics is not allowed as it leads to ruling by other than what Allah has revealed. It goes against the very...
Choosing Lesser of the two evil It is known that evils are not of the same degree of gravity; rather, some evils are graver. Evils and harms must be eliminated or avoided as long as this is possible, based on the well-known Fiqh principles: "Harm must be...
Taking pictures for memories and hanging them on the wall From Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah of Saudi Arabia (Committee of Major Scholars) 1/456-457 The basic principle concerning making pictures of any animate being, whether it is a human or any animal, is that it is...
Scholarly advice concerning the current events effecting Muslim countries Questioner: He says, “May Allaah bless you. Would you be so good as to give an advice to the students of knowledge in particular and the Muslims in general regarding the current events in...
Is it permissible for children to draw animals or living beings?. Praise be to Allaah. Firstly: It is not permissible to draw and make images of animate beings, whether they are engraved, on paper, on cloth or anything else, because of the report narrated by...
What is extremism? What is the meaning of ‘going to extremes’ in Islam? Is it considered extremism if a woman covers her face or a man lets his beard grow? Is it extremism to adhere to the prophet’s way and refuse every innovated matter in Islam? What is the...
HOW TO MAKE YOUR HUSBAND HAPPY It is impossible for the marital relationship to be successful if the wife does not play a continuous positive roll in it, even if the husband is an excellent example so be mindful - O righteous wife – of this matter and take hold of...
Knowledge His Eminence Shaykh: `Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al Al-Shaykh All praise be to Allah Alone, and peace and blessings be upon the Last of the Prophets. Knowledge is the noblest pursuit and the most important gain. Indeed it is, since knowledge is...
Allaah will not change the condition of the people, Until they change what is within themselves Imaam Abdul Aziz bin Abdullaah bin Baz Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn Baaz (24/249-251) ...
