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Ruling on whether repentance waives hadd of theft

Assalaamu alaykum. I saw your opinion on the ruling on a thief. You used the verse (5:38) that explains to cut off a thief's right hand and some hadiths. However, you ended up with a wrong opinion. You should be ashamed of Allaah if you did not bother checking the verse after it, (5:39), which says, {But whosoever repents after his crime and does righteous.. More

320866 22-3-2016
Minimum value of stolen property that entails penalty for theft

What is the minimum value of robbed goods for which one's hand is amputated in Islam? I found a hadith where it says a quarter of an Islamic dinar or three dirhams. I calculated it with dinar. I found that one dinar is a coin of pure gold weighing 4.25 grams, so a quarter ( ¼ ) is 1.0625 gram of gold. In my country, the value of 1 gram of gold, today,.. More

317767 28-2-2016
Ruling on immature person who commits robbery, rape or murder

What is the punishment for an immature (one who is not reached puberty) boy or girl who commits rape, murder or robbery? For example, what is the punishment for a nine-year-old boy or girl who commits robbery, murder or rape? .. More

314854 27-2-2016
Priority is given to imitating the four Imaams before contemporary scholars

Assalaamu alaykum. On your website, you have stated that a layman should follow the scholar that he thinks to be the most knowledgeable and trustworthy. We all know that Imams Abu Hanifah, Maalik, Shaafi, and Ahmed were far more knowledgeable than all of the contemporary scholars. Does this not mean that it is better to follow one of the above-mentioned.. More

314404 16-2-2016
The ruling on whether one should follow fatwa issued by one scholar or by a group of scholars

Assalaamu alaykum. When two scholars differ regarding any issue, I follow the one who is more knowledgeable and more pious, because I have not gained the ability to research on my own. ( I am, however, studying for the diploma on Islamic Studies at IOU) So what should I do when one or two jurists differ with another group of jurists who form a committee.. More

313558 9-2-2016
How to settle disputed debt claim on the estate of a deceased mother

Assalaamu alaykum. A woman who used to be my mother's friend in the past showed up 18 years after my mother's death saying that she wants her money back. She claims to have helped my mother building her house. She said that she bought some cement and other things for building to help her out at that time. We were suprised to hear this because we never.. More

321004 21-1-2016
One chooses the lesser of two evils only if both evils cannot be prevented

What is Islam's view on the concept of the lesser of two evils? Is it ever allowed to do one evil if that means not doing a greater one? Or should a muslim completely abstain from both evils, even in a situation that requires you to choose something? .. More

311827 5-1-2016
The math-hab of 'Eesa (Jesus) and Al-Mahdi, may Allaah exalt their mention

Assalaamu 'alaikum. A brother, when told that it is not haram to follow one of the four madhaahib without going to extremes for a person who is not a mujtahid (person who has the knowledge needed to practice ijtihaad [indenpendent reasoning]) or competent 'alim and that the majority of the scholars followed a specific madhhab,chargingly asked,"So what.. More

307288 26-12-2015
Grandfather is not killed for killing his grandchild from the son or the daughter

Is the maternal grandfather killed for killing his grandchild? Its been stated in previous fatwas that the father and mother are exempt from the hadd punishment of killing their children. Does this also apply to grandparents from both sides of the family? Please clarify. .. More

305923 20-12-2015
Favoring the statement over the act in Hadeeth is not absolute

Assalaam alaikum wa rahamatullaah brothers. I heard that the hadith Qawli is more correct, or more powerful, than the hadith Amali. Maalik, may Allaah mercy upon him preferred the second option (the action of the people of Madinah) when both meet. Because our beloved prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,spent his precious last days with the.. More

292912 11-11-2015
Compensation following a knife attack by an insane person

Please can you give me a fatwa on the Following Domestic Violence case I encountered.I was attacked by My Sister in Law with a Knife back in July 2014 in an attempt to Murder.My sister in Law is mentally sick and living with my father in law. Her mother died 5 days before from natural causes from a Heart attack. ( I had a very good relationship with.. More

288481 8-10-2015
Habitually pursuing the odd views of scholars leads to heresy

Assalamu 'alaykum. I've read on this website a quote of Imam al-Awza'i: "Whoever prefers to follow the exceptional rulings of Ulamah (scholars) gets out of the fold of Islam." (from Sunan of Al Baihaqi, taken from Fatwa No : 86931). On another website I've read something similar, but with slightly different wording: "Whoever holds on to the rare and.. More

286015 8-10-2015
The robbed person has the right to take his exact property or something like it from the thief

I entered the mosque to offer the prayer and, when I went out, I did not find my shoes. They were worth 600 SAR. Then, I found them with another person. As I frankly accused him of having taken my shoes, he said that they belonged to his friend who lives in the same district in which I live and that they had exchanged their shoes. I was not convinced.. More

8780 19-8-2015
A husband saying to his wife 'O illegitimate daughter'

What is the ruling on someone who said to his wife, "(O illegitimate daughter)"? Can she ask for implementing the prescribed corporal punishment on him or not? .. More

8191 19-8-2015
Father not entitled to carry out the corporal punishment on his daughter if she committed fornication

What is the ruling on a girl who was proved to have committed fornication? What is her legitimate guardian required to do by the Sharee'ah in a time when corporal punishments are no longer applied? Is it obligatory on him to carry out the corporal punishment on her by himself or detain her in his house until Allaah Almighty decides her case? .. More

7940 19-8-2015

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285 fatwas

Ruling on whether repentance waives hadd of theft

Minimum value of stolen property that entails penalty for theft

Ruling on immature person who commits robbery, rape or murder

Priority is given to imitating the four Imaams before contemporary scholars

The ruling on whether one should follow fatwa issued by one scholar or by a group of scholars

How to settle disputed debt claim on the estate of a deceased mother

One chooses the lesser of two evils only if both evils cannot be prevented

The math-hab of 'Eesa (Jesus) and Al-Mahdi, may Allaah exalt their mention

Grandfather is not killed for killing his grandchild from the son or the daughter

Favoring the statement over the act in Hadeeth is not absolute

Compensation following a knife attack by an insane person

Habitually pursuing the odd views of scholars leads to heresy

The robbed person has the right to take his exact property or something like it from the thief

A husband saying to his wife 'O illegitimate daughter'

Father not entitled to carry out the corporal punishment on his daughter if she committed fornication

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