Category: Misc
Decorating Shop for Christmas, Divali/Phagwa or Valentines
Question: In a business like a supermarket where you get sale for e.g. Christmas or Divali/Phagwa or Valentines etc items, Yogurts, sausages, hot dogs, mouthwash…
Detailed Rulings on Flying Kites (Sports in Islam)
Question: What is the ruling of flying kites? Please clarify the issue as I am confused. Answer: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم حامدا ومصليا ومسلما There…
Drinking in Wine Glasses
The great jurist Allamah Ibnul Haaj (رحمه الله) said: “Our scholars have stated that, if a person takes a glass and drinks from it with the…
Basant (Kite Flying) is Contrary to the Laws of Shariah
The inception of kite flying. Between the year 1707 and 1759, during the reign of Zakariya Khan, the governor of Punjab, a Hindu by the…
Isale-Thawab (Your link to the Deceased)
Whoever comes to this world has to depart and therefore everyone suffers the loss of a dear and near person at some point in his…
The Ruling of Hand-me-Downs from Children
Question: If a child is not baligh (mature), do you have to ask his permission to give away his possessions (e.g.toys, clothes, etc.)? Answer: حامدا…
Ibn Uthaimeen: Must Evidences be Categorical?
Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen said: As for the questioner’s statement: “The hadith of Abu Bakrah is not definite (categorical)”, then it will be said: “Yes, it…
What's meant by the "curse of Allah"?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. La’nah is an Arabic word which means curse. When Allah…
Tasbeeh Beads are Okay According to Ahmed Ibn Hanbal & Ishaaq ibn Raahwaih
The great muhaddith, Ishaq ibn Mansur asked Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal (رحمهما الله): Can a man count tasbeeh using seeds? He replied: Abu Hurairah and Sa’d…
Is it Sunnah to Dress Like the Rasulullah?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم If our appearances were supposed to blend in with cultures around us, as some modern Muslim academics are suggesting, Rasulullah ﷺ would…