The Winter night has become long, so blessed is he who does good deeds during it, and misery for the one who does wrong.
Category: Scholars
Family gatherings where innovations take place
Whenever my family have any occasion (gathering) such as a wedding, circumcision or funeral, in the wedding and circumcision celebrations they use a drum and make ululations of joy, and on the...
Visiting the historical sites related to the Prophetic biography
What is the ruling regarding visiting the [historical] sites related to the Prophetic biography, such as the cave of Hiraa, the mountain of Uhud and Masjid Qiblatayn?
The most worthy of leading the prayer
Who is the most worthy of leading the [congregational] prayer; is it the young child who has not yet reached puberty - but has memorised half of the Qur.aan, or a man who has only memorised 5...
Whisperings during the prayer
Does a lot of whispering during the prayer nullify the prayer?
Vowed not to marry so long as I am married to him
My husband has vowed not to marry so long as I am [married] to him; so is it obligatory upon him to fulfil this vow or not?
Hijaab in the presence of the husband's step-father
A man married a woman; Is it permissible for his wife to then unveil herself in the presence of her husband's step-father?
Asking to be called by the name of a disbeliever
[There are] some people called Muhammad or 'Abdul-'Azeez [for example who] ask to be called by the name of a non-Muslim [football] player; so is this permissible, and would this be [considered as]...
Saying "shafaa-kAllaah" (شفاك الله) when someone sneezes
Is there anything [authentically reported] from the Messenger ﷺ that we should say "shafaa-kAllaah" (شفاك الله) to the one who sneezes a third time?
Leaving the obligatory prayer on the wedding night
What is the ruling regarding the one who left the maghrib prayer on the night of the wedding, and she then made it up at another time?