Difficulties Finding Sharī’ah Compliant Clothing For Kids
Questioner: May Allāh reward you, Your Eminence. This questioner asks: Children's clothing with images has become so widespread that we can hardly find clothes for our children without these images. Also, some products, such as canned goods, diapers, and others, often contain images, and we bring these items into our homes. The question is: What is the ruling on purchasing and bringing these items into the home,…
Don't share religious knowledge to impress [others]. Share it to convey the message, to advise, to enjoin what is right, and to forbid what is wrong, so that Allāh may guide His servants by way of you
Sheikh Albāni raḥimahullāh said:
"The statement that 'rulings change according to time and place' is a VERY DANGEROUS principle if taken in its broadest sense. The correct understanding of this principle is that it applies to rulings derived from ijtihad of the scholars, and not to the rulings explicitly stated in the Book of Allah or the ḥadīth of the Messenger of Allāh. These latter rulings are not subject to…
Questioner: May Allāh reward you and bless you. A question has been raised regarding whether compensation (diyah) is due if a person assaults another and shaves his beard, especially if the beard does not grow back again?
Sheikh Sulaymān Ar-Ruhaili waffaqahaullah:
The beard is considered a full, honourable organ of a man. If someone damages a full, honourable organ of a man, full compensation (diyah) becomes…
Ibn ’Asākir raḥimahullāh said:
«ما فاتت أحداً صلاة الجماعة إلا بذنب أصابه»
"No one misses a congregational prayer except due to a sin they have committed."
[تاریخ دمشق ١٤١/٣٤]
Ḥātim Al-Aṣamm raḥimahullāh said:
«مصيبة الدِّين أعظم من مصيبة الدنيا، ولقد ماتت لي بنت فعزاني أكثر من عشرة آلاف، وفاتتني صلاة الجماعة فلم يعزني أحد»
"The calamity affecting one's religion is greater than the calamity affecting one's…
Someone asked: "how comes you don’t refute masjid muqbil, when they do events they take a percentage from the stalls from what they sell? Or is this allowed?"
Response:
The ’Eid gatherings organised by the sisters at Masjid Muqbil are different, in that their objective is NOT fundraising, but rather to come together and celebrate 'Eid, as the Prophet ﷺ stated:
((لَتَعْلَمُ يَهُودُ أَنَّ فِي دِينِنَا فُسْحَةً))
"Let the Jews know that our religion has a broad scope" [Reported by Ahmad (24334); authenticated by Sheikh Albani in "Sahih Al-Jami" (3219)].
The stalls are a…
يثبت تبعًا ما لا يثبت استقلالاً
"Something may be affirmed/permitted when it is considered as a part of a whole, but not when it stands alone independently."
-> "Independent" refers to something that exists as a separate, standalone entity.
-> "Dependent" refers to something that is attached to or follows from another thing.
This means that one ruling may be applied to something when it is dependent on or…
Loving The Poor - A True Manifestation Of Loving For The Sake Of Allāh
The Prophet ﷺ supplicated:
((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِعْلَ الخَيْرَاتِ، وَتَرْكَ المُنْكَرَاتِ، وَحُبَّ المَسَاكِينِ، وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَتَرْحَمَنِي، وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ فِتْنَةً فِي قَوْمٍ فَتَوَفَّنِي غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ، وَحُبَّ عَمَلٍ يُقَرِّبُ إِلَى حُبِّكَ)).
"O Allah! I ask of you for good actions, avoiding evil, LOVING THE POOR, and that You forgive me, and…
Sheikh Ṣāliḥ Āl Ash-Sheikh ḥafidhahullāh says:
"How often have we wept over the loss of scholars whom we encountered but from whom we did not learn, or those whom we heard of and wished we could have met! People often disregard scholars because they are among them, because they are still alive. Yet, when these scholars pass away, their hearts are stirred with sorrow.
Why do I see your scholars departing, yet your…
The Prophet ﷺ said:
((البركة مع أكابركم))
"Barakah (blessing) lies with your Akaabir (elders)."
[Reported by Ibn Ḥibbān in his Ṣaḥīḥ (559), graded 'Ṣaḥīḥ' by Sheikh Albāni raḥimahullāh Saheeh Al-Jāmi' (2884)]
Al-Munāwi rahimahullah commented:
"Those experienced in matters and dedicated to increasing their good deeds should be sought out for counsel, so one may benefit from their wisdom and follow their…
It is not appropriate to confront scholars with objections and criticism - especially in the case of a beginner!
Ash-Shāṭibi raḥimahullāh said:
«إن العالم المعلوم بالأمانة والصدق والجري على سنن أهل الفضل والدين والورع إذا سئل عن نازلة فأجاب، أو عرضت له حالة يبعد العهد بمثلها ، أو لا تقع من فهم السامع موقعها: أن لا يواجه بالاعتراض والنقد فإن عرض إشكال فالتوقف أولى بالنجاح وأحرى بادراك البغية إن شاء الله تعالى»
"If a scholar known for integrity, honesty, and adherence to the path of the virtuous and pious is consulted about a…
Narrated Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet ﷺ said:
((لا يؤمنُ أحدكم حتى يُحِبَّ لأخيه ما يُحِبُّ لنفسه))
"None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself." [Agreed upon]
Sheikhul Uthaymeen rahimahullah explained:
"This hadith indicates that if someone dislikes for his brother what he loves for himself, or loves for his brother what he dislikes for himself, then…
عن قتادة قال بلغنا أن أبا الدرداء نظر إلى رجل يضحك في جنازة فقال: أما كان فيما رأيت من هول الميت ما شغلك عن الضحك؟!
Qatādah said: it has reached us that Abu Ad-Dardā' once saw a man laughing during a Janāzah so he said, "Was what you witnessed of the shock of the deceased not enough to keep you from laughing?!"
وعن عن رجل من ولد الحسن قال: شهدنا مع الحسن جنازة فرأى رجلا يحدث صاحبه ويتبسم إليه، فقال: يا سبحان الله…
A brother visits his sister and asks, 'How do you live in this house? It's so small'. The husband returns and finds his wife angry and they argue up to the point that he DIVORCES her. Where did this all start? She was Ok up until her brother asked her.
A man asks his friend, 'How much does your boss pay you? He answers '£1000 a month'.£1000 a month?! You deserve more than that! He asks his boss for a raise but…
A Heartfelt Message From A Former Anti-polygynist
When I was approaching my twenties, like any other girl, I dreamt of a pious, well-mannered young man. I built hopes and dreams about how we would live together and raise our children, and so on.
I used to be strongly opposed to polygyny. If I heard that a man married a second wife, I would, without realising it, curse him and say, "If I were in her place, I would…