What should you do if someone brings you gossip (namīmah)?
Imām An-Nawawi raḥimahullāh states:
If someone brings you gossip and says, “So-and-so said this about you,” then you must do six things:
1⃣. Do not believe them, because a person who carries gossip is sinful, and his words are not trustworthy.
2⃣. Advise them and tell them to stop, and explain that what they are doing is wrong.
3⃣. Hate their action for…
Ruling on Women Praying in Congregation
Sheikh ibn Baz rahimahullah said (paraphrasing): Prayer in congregation is an obligation specific to men. If women gather in a place, it is not obligatory for them to pray in congregation, rather each one can pray alone and there is nothing wrong with that. But if they pray in congregation and one of them leads them, this is fine. The woman who is leading them should stand…
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Thawbān reported, The Prophet ﷺ said: “The best wealth is:
1⃣ - a tongue that remembers Allāh,
2⃣ - a grateful heart,
3⃣ - and a believing wife to help him in his faith.”
📚Sunan at-Tirmidhī [3094]
Ṣaḥīḥ (authentic) according to Al-Albānī
Rights & Remedies Upon Discovering Defects After Marriage
Question: What is the ruling on someone who deceived his daughter’s husband by not disclosing, before the marriage contract, that there is a hereditary disease in the family, and the marriage took place, resulting in children who inherited this very serious disease?
Sheikh Najeeb Ash-Shar’abi ḥafidhahullāh:
This is forbidden, and it falls under the warning…
Advice for Students Struggling with Exams and Temptations
Question: I am about to take my final secondary school exams, and I have not memorised anything from any of the books. I am thinking of cheating by bringing notes and answers into the exam hall, but I fear that my heart may come to rely on them. At times, I also think of paying the invigilator to answer the questions for me, which happens often in our…
Informing Others About a Dispute
Question: If a dispute arises among men or women, and I report it to others, stating that a certain person did or said such-and-such, does this constitute backbiting? My intention is not to incite discord, but simply to inform.
Sheikh Najeeb Ash-Shar’abi ḥafidhahullāh:
If the reporting serves a legitimate purpose—such as seeking advice, requesting help to correct a wrong, or…
Who Must Bear the Walīmah Expenses?
Question: A questioner from Belgium asks: Is the wedding feast (walīmah) an obligation upon the عريس groom himself, or is it permissible for someone else from the groom’s family to bear its cost?
Sheikh Najeeb Ash-Shar’abi ḥafidhahullāh:
It is permissible for another person to cover the expenses voluntarily, whether from the bride’s family or otherwise.
Note: Each of the two…
Advice on Marrying a Woman Studying in a Mixed University
Question: We would like your advice regarding a student of knowledge who wishes to marry a female doctor studying at a mixed university. He justifies his intention by saying that he can guide her, and that she would, in turn, serve female students of knowledge in her field of specialisation—obstetrics and gynecology.
Sheikh Najeeb Ash-Shar’abi…
The books of Fiqh are comprised of four main sections, arranged in a very logical manner.
The first and most important section is كتاب العبادات [The book of worship]. This section covers issues pertaining to Purification, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage, etc. Worship is prioritised because it is the primary reason for our existence.
Thereafter, because we need to sustain ourselves in this Dunya, the second…
“Advice and Guidance for Those Afflicted by Magic, Jinn Possession, or Evil Eye”
🎙 Sheikh Fath Al-Qadasi
Includes advice for:
1. Patients
2. Jinns
3. Raaqis
⬅ This lecture was recorded on the night of Friday, the 22nd of Jumada Al-Awwal, 1444 AH, at Darul Hadith in Salah Ad-Deen.
Brief Summary ⤵️
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Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Al-Fawzān has been appointed as the new Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia. We ask Allāh to grant him success and to make this appointment a means of benefit for Islam and the Muslims.
How to Wash the Deceased
Note: It is obligatory that men wash deceased males and women wash deceased females, except in the cases permitted by Shari'ah — such as a husband washing his wife, or a wife washing her husband.
The procedure for washing the deceased is as follows:
1. Gently undress the body while ensuring that the body remains covered between the navel and knees
2. Make sure the body is lying flat on…
Having already raised this enquiry in private (plans ongoing...), I now wish to bring it forward publicly to highlight the following benefit ⤵️
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If someone is dying in front of you, observe the following steps:
1. Speak only good, positive words in the presence of the dying person. The Prophet ﷺ said: “When you are in the presence of a sick or dying person, say good things, for the…
*REGARDING SOME WOMEN WHO ARE EASY GOING AND FREE WHEN TALKING TO MEN*
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan حفظه الله تعالى :
“It is upon the woman who fears Allah and the hereafter to stay away from what many of the women are doing today such as being lackadaisical with the hijab and easy-going with wearing decorative garments when going outside and being lax with using perfume when going out of the house and intermingling with men and joking with them.
Allah, the Most High, said to His…
The Prohibition of Maintaining Contact with a Married Woman and Corrupting Her Relationship with Her Husband
Question: A man wished to marry a woman, so he proposed to her, but her father refused. The man loved this woman, and she loved him as well. Later, the woman married someone else, while the man remained unmarried and still loved her. He continues to communicate with her and says, “If you get divorced, I will…
Is It Necessary to Remove Hairpins Before Wiping the Head in Ablution?
Question: Our sister asks: Is it necessary to remove the hairpins from my head when wiping over it during wudūʼ?
Sheikh Ibn Baz rahimahullah:
There is no harm in wiping over the head while the hairpins are in place, just as one may wipe over hair that has been dyed with henna or similar substances. Such matters are often difficult to remove.…
Hair Buns: Top vs. Back of the Head
Question: What is the ruling on using small clips or hair fasteners that are placed on the top of the head to hold the hair — do they prevent water from reaching the hair, and must they be removed for every wudūʼ, given that doing so causes some difficulty?
Sheikh Uthaymeen raḥimahullāh:
This question actually involves two separate issues.
First: Gathering the hair on top of…
Shaykhah Umm ‘Abdillāh Al-Wādi‘iyyah says:
Allāh, the Exalted, said:
{عُرُبًا أَتۡرَابًا}
“The meaning of عُرُبًا: women who are affectionate and loving toward their husbands. And this is among the greatest qualities of the women of Paradise: affection, warmth, and endearment toward their husbands.
And likewise in this world, one of the finest qualities of a woman is to be affectionate toward her husband, to…
