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Seeking permission from Prophet Ilyaas before cutting off a tree
Is it permissible for a man to greet and then seek permission from Prophet Ilyaas (Elijah), May Allaah Exalt his mention, before cutting off a kind of tree to be used in medicine?
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The proper way to deal with an innovator in religion
Salam alaikum wa rahmatAllah wa barakatuhu, I have already asked this question once, but only got a number of fatwas to other questions back, which did not answer my question sufficiently, and also I do not understand fatwa 19998, so I ask my question again: In a book by Dr. Abdul-Rahman al-Sheha he quotes Al-Fudail b. 'Iyaad, may Allah have mercy on.. More
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Holding a 'Hijab Day'
Assalaam alaikum, people have started something called Hijab Day, Do we describe it as an innovation or or do we categorize this as a means of dawah, like the week of sheikh muhammad bin abdul wahab(may Allaah have mercy on him)
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How a family thanks Allaah for their son’s success
Assalamolaykom... a) A son had graduated from the university. A family wanted to cook and send it to the mosque and ask the congregation to make a dua as to thank to Allah of their son's success. b) In stead of the first aoption, the family wanted to invite the family members and friends to their house, and read yassin, dzikr and dua in congrergation.. More
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Celebrating the birth of the Prophet is not based on a Sharee'ah text
- Is it permissible to celebrate the birth of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, as long as the celebration does not include any violations of the Sharee'ah? If the answer is no, what is the reason behind this ruling?
- Is it permissible to praise the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam? What are the permissible types of praise?
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Permissible to remind people of lessons from the Hijrah
Is it permissible to celebrate the advent of the new Hijri year and congratulate each other? Also, is it permissible to remind people of the lessons learned from this event by means of religious lectures and sermons? .. More
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It is impermissible to specify acts of worship on the disbelievers’ feasts
Is it permissible to specify certain acts of worship to be performed during the feasts of disbelievers, such as performing voluntary prayers on New Year’s eve, so as to be different from them?
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Taking religious knowledge from reliable sources
Is it permissible for us, the ordinary people of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa‘ah, to adopt some of the juristic opinions of Mubtadi‘ah schools who disagree with the opinions of our school, knowing that these opinions are issued by scholars whom we do not consider to be disbelievers, and some of us even revere them... More
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Criteria for judging a person to be a heretical innovator
Please clarify in detail how a specific person can be judged as a heretical innovator.
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The testament of the owner of the Ka‘bah key is fake
There is a message distributed by people who claim that it is from the owner of the key to the Ka‘bah where he talks about a dream. At the end of the message the man says that whoever sends it to 25 people will receive wealth, be successful, etc. What is the correct response to this message?
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False sources behind superstitious messages
Some pamphlets are distributed that include Quranic verses. To encourage the messages to be forwarded, they promise that those who obey what is in them will have miraculous benefits and those who do not will be harmed in an unexpected way. What is the ruling on forwarding such messages?
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Consistently reciting specific Surahs at specific times-An innovation
We are a group of youth who hold Tajweed (correct recitation) classes three times a week to perfect our manner of Quran recitation. During these classes, we recite and apply the rules. Is it permissible to read Chapter Al-Kahf (the cave) every Thursday so that we could apply the rules on it? Would that be an innovation?
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Celebrating the last Friday of Ramadan
Assalaamu alaikum, Is there such a thing as jumuatul wida' in Ramadan? In other words, is there any special virtue to the last Friday in Ramadan? Jazak Allah khair.. More
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Ruling of sitting with innovators
Is it permissible to sit with innovators in religion for the purpose of Da‘wah, especially the Sufis who have increased in number and fight the people who hold sound creed?.. More
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How Ahlus-Sunnah deal with disbelieving innovators
What is the stance of Ahlus-Sunnah towards Ahlul-Bida‘ Wal-Ahwaa’ (the heretical innovators and followers of personal desires)? If someone joins a certain group, is he considered a disbelieving innovator because of the religious innovations perpetrated by some of these groups?.. More
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