In the regions where there are shrines and the visiting of the graves, should we call them to tawheed only, or should we call them to tawheed and all the matters of religion, such as perfecting the…
Category: Fatwa
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Saying “‘Alee Karra-mAllaahu wajhahu”
How correct is it to say: “‘Alee Karra-mAllaahu wajhahu” (‘Alee [ibn Abi Taalib], may Allaah honour his face (i.e. him))”?
Asking the people of knowledge
When I come across a religious matter which I am unaware of, such as in prayer, fasting, Hajj, dealings with others, or divorce, is it sufficient for me to take the opinion of one of the Muslim…
Women shortening their hair out of necessity
What is the ruling regarding [women] shortening their hair out of necessity such as in the United Kingdom where the women find washing their hair difficult due to the cold weather so because of this…
Living with someone who drinks alcohol
I am a student in a university, and live with other students in a room in the student dormitories on campus. I do not have the right to move from this room, and am forced to stay here.
Pictures of the grave of the Messenger of Allaah
Some stores sell enlarged pictures of the grave of the Messenger ﷺ and his two companions (Abu Bakr and ‘Umar (radhi-yAllaahu ‘anhumaa)).
Warning against something and then doing it myself
If I exhort my brothers and warn them against some sins, but fall into these sins myself, am I considered a hypocrite? Please advise me, [and] may Allaah reward you with good.
Going to beaches where there is nudity and free-mixing
People go to Alexandria in Egypt to spend the summer there. On the beaches there are thousands of women who are literally naked, and where men mix freely with women.
Going inside churches to give da’wah or just look around
There are many churches here, so is it permissible to go inside to hold discussions with the priests there? [And] is it permissible to go inside to look around and see what people do [there]?
Justifying evil actions because other people are doing so
What is the ruling if you say to a man or a woman that, “What you are doing is haraam”, such as telling a woman not to wear short clothes, or telling a man not to smoke cigarettes; [and they in turn]…