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  • Being questioned about one's Madhab

    What should one say when somebody ask our Madhab, i.e. sect we belong to. Can us Salafi? As Imaam Nassiruddin Al-Baani has said it is better to say Salafi rather than just saying Muslim... More

  • Destiny and our responsibility

    My husband died in a motor accident as a result of my brother-in-law's reckless and very fast driving. My in-law's blame it on destiny and believes that my brother-in-law is blameless for my husband's death along with 4 other boys. I don't agree with them, please tell me with explanation whether I am right or wrong. I believe that Allaah.. More

  • Working on Friday after the Prayer

    Is it forbidden to wash clothes on Friday? Can we wash clothes or any other work after the Jumu'ah prayer? .. More

  • Allaah's treatment of Muslims who disobey Him

    Allaah says that he punishes those who don't worship Him and don't do good deeds, and gives paradise to those who do good deeds. But where will those who are Muslims yet they don't act on its laws? Will Allaah forgive them or just put them in Fire? .. More

  • As a student she became overly involved in un-Islamic activities

    I'm an expatriate in Kuwait and I study in a co-ed school where are students from different nationalities as well as different religions. So we get together often. But my doubt is that are we permitted per Islamic law to perform in certain functions like Christmas carol or so like in coir. I was last year in coir. But since I had the doubt.. More

  • Believes that major sins without repentance prevents a Muslim from Paradise

    Recently I have come to know that if a person commit and persist in major sin and die in that way without Taubah (repentance) he will never enter into the Jannah. Many of my relatives who died while they had their account in interest (Ribaa) based banks. I wonder what would be their fate. I have asked my parents to shift account to Islamic.. More

  • Eating food at the time of Maghrib prayer in Saudi Arabia

    Is it true that if we eat food at the time of Maghrib prayer, our ancestors who are dead cannot get food in Heaven? It's a common practise in my place not to eat during Maghrib due to this reason. Can you please explain in the light of Hadeeth and Sunnah? .. More

  • What happens after death

    What exactly happens after death? Is there a Barzaq where a window is seen through which either breeze from heaven or fire from Hell is felt? And if it is so, then doesn't a person already know that he'll be in Heaven or Hell before the Day of Judgement? So then what is actually judged on that Day? .. More

  • The bone from which the cow supposedly will be resurrected

    It is true that in the last part of the vertebral colon of the cow, there is a bone which re-incarnate the hole cow at the end of the world?.. More

  • Living in Australia he fears he is losing his religion

    I'm an Arab that left his home over 10 years ago and I'm very lost and can't control my acts life has no meaning. And faith too but the problem is if I believed in that I would become just another capitalist I don't know where to go. I feel weaker by the day. I don't know if I'm a believer or not any more at least in my heart. .. More

  • Various questions

    I wish to ask you questions: a) My senior aunt told me that whenever she closes her eyes, she sees faces of mostly men and no women (she can provide no explanation). Some look serious, some are happy with most beautiful expression, some are this or that. They never speak or say anything. I asked my youngest aunt. She confirmed that too.. More

  • The meaning of 'Kufr' and 'Shirk'

    Please clarify whether the terms "Kufr" and "Shirk" are interchangeable or not. Please clarify the different types of Kufr and Shirk. Also tell me whether persons performing any type of Kufr or Shirk deserve for eternal punishment in hell. .. More

  • Origin of sin

    What is the sin or from where is the origin of sin? At some places Allaah says it is Allaah's Will, at other places Allaah asks us to take refuge from Iblees and at other places Allaah says man is responsible-see Ayah, 42:30. Allaah also says unless man changes himself (of committing sins) Allaah will not change His condition-13:11... More

  • Meaning of recent earthquake

    How should we as Muslims view the earthquake that has happened recently? And is there a Hadith mentioning one of the signs of the end of time there will bethree earthquakes? .. More

  • Tawassul through a dead person

    I read your Fatwa Tawassul, you wrote that the Hadeeth narrated by 'Uthmaan bin Hunaif which is recorded in Muj'am At-Tabraani as a weak Hadeeth. You wrote that the Hadeeth was declared weak by Al-Albaani. But I read that the Hadeeth was authenticated as Saheeh by Bayhaqi, Mundhiri, Haythami and many other scholars. My question is, why.. More