Question: What is the ruling on collecting funds in masjids? For reasons such as building masjids and sometimes for the needs of the masjid?
Sheikh Abdulhameed Az-Zu'kari hafidahullah:
Directing [people] to good is something permissible; it's acceptable to direct those who one sees to be a good-doer towards performing good. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "The one who directs to good will have the reward of the one who acts upon it." However, using masjids for begging and similar purposes is something scholars disapprove of. It's only common with…
Question: When is it permissible to raise funds for masjids in non-Muslim countries, given that there are no funding from the government?
Sheikh Abdulhameed Az-Zu'kari ḥafidhahullāh:
There is no harm in directing [people] to goodness in order to establish those masjids and prayer halls in non-Muslim and polytheist countries. This is part of elevating the word of Allāh and cooperating in righteousness and piety. The one who directs to goodness will have the reward of the one who acts upon it. However, they should not follow the Hizbee approach of…
Question: We have some Hizbees who, if they want to build a masjid, announce this matter on WhatsApp and elsewhere. So, what is the ruling on this action?
Sheikh Abu Bilal hafidahullah:
This is wrong. I don't advise with this. This is not appropriate and does not reflect what you all know to be from the Salafi Da‘wah. Making announcements saying "we want this", "we need this", "such and such masjid requires such and such". This (public announcements) is not our way of Da'wah. We neither know [of this approach] nor do we allow anyone to undertake this in our name. We…
BENEFIT 125: The least form of Punishment for seeking knowledge from innovators
The esteemed Sheikh Muhammad Amān Al-Jami - may Allah have mercy on him - stated:
«وأقل ما يصاب به الطالب الذى يطلب العلم على أيدي المبتدعة؛ أن تخرج من قلبه كراهة البدع والمعاصى والمخالفات، ويفقد واجب الحب في الله والبغض في الله، ولا يبالي جالس سنياً أو مبتدعاً، وإنما الحكم عنده لما يظنهُ مصلحةً للدعوة، يدور معه حيث دار، والله المستعان، وذلك من علامات مرض القلب الذى يؤدى إلى نوع من النفاق عياذاً بالله»
"The…
BENEFIT 124: What is the criterion for Hizbiyyah, and is it an innovation?
Sheikh Yahya hafidahullah said:
The criterion for Hizbiyyah is characterised through narrow allegiance and disavowal, and it is indeed an innovation. How could it not be an innovation when it is a novelty and a [cause for] division.
Meanwhile, Allah Almighty says, "And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided."
And He says, "Indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am…
And this is what we see; some of the brothers considered Dar al-Hadith in Dammaj as inadequate, so they went to the University of Eman (جامعة الإيمان) in Sana'a, which Sheikh Muqbil called the Univers
You had the likes of Abu Bilal al-Hadhrami, who teaches valuable lessons in grammar in Dammaj and others who are proficient. Despite that they say, "We have no one to teach us,"
So my brothers in Islam, if you only have these blessed websites, which provide you with audio material, it suffices, by Allah, it is abundant and beneficial enough for you not to seek knowledge from people of…
BENEFIT 123: Is it permissible to seek instrumental sciences (علوم آلة) such as Arabic studies, Tajweed, and Qur'an memorisation from the people of innovation? Especially if there are no Salafi schola
Sheikh 'Abdurraqeeb Al-Kawkabani rahimahullah said:
‟It is not permissible based on what you have heard from the Āthār warning against them. My brother in Islam, they inject poison (I.e. their corrupt ideology) into honey (I.e. the Islamic sciences), and even if a man teaches you mathematics or medicine while holding a corrupt belief, he can subtly incorporate it into his teaching. I remind my brothers that…
BENEFIT 122: Concerning the hadith: ((خلاف أمتي رحمة))
Sheikh Yūsuf Gharāmah ḥafidhahullāh said:
‟As for the hadith, "the disagreement of my nation is a mercy," this is a hadith that cannot be deemed weak or fabricated; rather, it has no basis!
Sheikh Al-Albani, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "The researchers exerted effort to trace a basis or chain for this hadith, but they did not succeed."
Al-Munāwi reported from As-Subuki that he said: "I have not come…
BENEFIT 121: Do the Khulafaa Ar-raashideen have a Sunnah distinct from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ?
قال الشيخ العثيمين رحمه الله: سنة الخلفاء الراشدين إذا خالفت سنته (أي الرسول ﷺ) فإنها لا تتبع.
The esteemed scholar Sheikh Al-Uthaymeen rahimahullah stated: "If the Sunnah of the rightly guided caliphs contradicts the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), then it is not to be followed."
BENEFIT 120: Is it permissible to perform Tarāwīḥ prayers behind innovators?
Shaykh Yahya Al-Hajoori—may Allāh preserve him— was asked, as mentioned in Al-Ḥullah Al-Bahiyyah bil ijābah ’an as'ilah Al-Jazā'iriyyah (Question No. 24):
Question: During Ramaḍhān, Salafis differ regarding the issue of Tarāwīḥ prayer. Some perform it in their local masājid behind an innovator, others choose to pray at home, stating, "I do not pray behind an innovator under any circumstance," while some travel…
BENEFIT 119: Spreading the Sunnah in a small Salafi masjid bears greater fruits than trying to spread the Sunnah in a big, non-Salafi masjid
Sheikh Yayhya hafidahullah was asked:
We would like advice from our Sheikh for the Salafi youth in the Taaribah region, knowing that there are Hizbi groups in the masjid, and they face pressures and cannot engage in da'wah as is required.
He hafidahullah answered:
«إن استطاعوا أن يجعلوا لهم مسجدًا ولو مما تيسر فعلوا، حتى لا يصيرون تحت ضغوط الحزبيين، وحتى تنتشر دعوتهم السلفية بإذن الله عز وجل بالتميز وبالتصفية…
BENEFIT 118: It's not appropriate for one who claims to be Salafi to lead Taraaweeh in a non-Salafi masjid, especially if he is not going to be calling them to the Sunnah, and especially if there's a
Sheikh Muqbil Al-Wadi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
«فعلى هذا فإن استطعت أن تنحّيه وتصلي أو يصلى رجل سنيّ فعلت، وإن لم تستطع فننصح بالصلاة في مسجد آخر من مساجد السنة، فإن لم تستطيعوا، وكان لديكم المقدرة على بناء مسجد فالأفضل أن تبنوا لكم مسجدًا، حتى تستطيعوا أن تقيموا سنة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. ولن تقام سنة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم إلا بالتميّز، فإذا لم يتيسر لا ذا، ولا ذاك أي:…
[The questioner] says, esteemed sheikh, may Allah grant you success, this is a question from one of the imams of the masjids in Europe. He mentions that he works in the masjid where innovations are widespread, and the authorities in this masjid invite people to these innovations. Is it permissible for him to remain as the imam of this masjid?
Sheikh Fawzān:
If he is not capable of preventing the spread of such…
BENEFIT 117: Being an imām in a masjid where one is forced to partake in innovations
Questioner:
Esteemed Sheikh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from outside this country says: "In our country, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs orders us to perform innovations after the five daily prayers, and the imams are instructed to do so. If the imam does not perform these innovations, he is dismissed from his position. Some imams from Ahlus-Sunnah perform these innovations while believing them to be…
This is the speech of one who lacks comprehensive understanding as it relates to the ruling of Jarh wa ta'deel, the stance of the scholars regarding it, and the people's need for it.
For instance, if someone urgently requires information about an individual who he listens to frequently during daylight hours of Ramaḍān and he asks you about this person during daylight hours of Ramaḍān and there may not be another opportunity to meet him again, will you refrain from speaking about this evil due to maintaining the good etiquettes of fasting?! Would you remain silent and withhold the knowledge due…
BENEFIT 116: The ruling of Jarh wa ta'deel while fasting
Sheikh Yahya ḥafidhahullāh was asked about disclosing the condition of individuals who require such disclosure during the daytime of Ramaḍān—does this affect fasting?
He responded:
‟No, because the scholars of Jarh Wa Ta'deel, may Allah have mercy on them, compiled their books in order to expose the ways of those who oppose [the Sharī‘ah], while fasting and while not fasting. This is an act of sincere advice…
