At home, I have a [room setup like the inside of a] tent in which there is a fireplace, and sometimes during the Winter I am forced to pray [both] the obligatory and voluntary prayers in this room – and [in doing so] I face the fire[place]; so is this permissible?
Category: Scholars
I have never watched a football match
And if they were asked about just one of the ten who were guaranteed paradise, they would not be able to answer.
The manner of greeting the deceased individual
What is the authentically legislated manner in which the deceased individual is to be greeted; is he to be approached from the direction of his face? And in which direction should he be supplicated for?
The World Cup
How many prayers have been abandoned by those following World Cup football matches, even in Ramadhaan, the month of the Qur.aan!!
The delight of the deceased in the grave when his family visits him
Is there any evidence from the Sharee’ah that the deceased delights when his family visits him [graveside]?
Our problem
Our problem is that, to begin with we don’t establish a sound foundation, and nor do we view the problems in any Muslim country as our problem. Then when it strikes our country, we [frantically] search for the cure and solution.
Numerous jamaa’aat in the masjid
What is the ruling about the numerous jamaa’aat [established for the obligatory salaah – taking place] in a single masjid, particularly when some of them pray after the imaam has completed [the first jamaa’ah], and some others intentionally delay [their arrival] until after the imaam [has completed the first jamaa’ah], so they can pray with another jamaa’ah?
Wearing stitched items whilst in the state of ihraam
What is the ruling regarding wearing a stitched [item], such as shoes and a watch?
The ‘hour of acceptance’ for supplications on Friday
O Shaykh, when the imaam sits between the two khutbahs, is there a specific supplication the congregation should make?
Burying a number of dead bodies in a single grave
When there are numerous dead bodies [to be buried], is it permissible to dig one huge grave – big enough for twenty or thirty bodies, and bury them all in this grave, then cover it up with soil?