Question:
I read in Muhammad al-Jibaly's book that it is disliked to name your children Saif-Allah. Is it permissible? If not, why is it impermissible?
Answer:
I have not read any books by the author you mentioned but this was an issue discussed by earlier scholars.
Naming a new born with epithet like Izz ad-Deen ...
Among those who have been side-tracked all their life was a righteous scholar ‘insha'Allah’ from what we seen of him, and Allah knows best what’s in the hearts.
Shaykh Imam Abd-Allah Bin Hassan Qaood (عبد الله بن حسن بن محمد بن حسن بن عبد الله بن قعود) who held the same position as many others ...
Question:
Is it permissible for female sisters to write to brothers who are in prison?
Answer:
Islam came with guidelines, rules and principles that scholars derived from the study of the Qur'an and Hadith.
Among those principles are what Imam Ahmad, Malik, Ibn Taymiyyah and others established under (سد الذرائع) which is the rule of avoiding ...
Many of our oppressed imprisoned brothers resort to hunger strikes when the world, including their Muslim brothers, turn their backs on them. The question becomes whether or not this is allowed Islamically. The simple answer to this matter is that refusing to eat and/or drink until one dies or severely harms himself is not permissible and ...
An elderly man who was in one of the many prisons I’ve resided in the past decade, opened his heart to me, telling me how prominent he was in his community and throughout the states. He sat in agony because the hundreds or rather thousands that he extended his arms to, had all turned away ...
Raising hands in general dua' is sunnah with many hadith to support that and it is among the etiquette of dua' in showing humility to Allah (سبحانه وتعالى). An-Nawawi said,
The ahadeeth on the Prophet (ﷺ) raising his hands in dua’ is more than what can be counted and I have compiled thirty hadith on ...
Question 1: Is it an innovation to pray more than eleven raka'at as the Prophet stated?
I'm aware that it is the opinion of some scholars that praying over 11 raka'at is an innovation. Their evidence is based on the hadith of A'isha (رضي الله عنها) that the Prophet (ﷺ) never went over eleven raka'at ...
We go back in history to 1862 where a young boy of a poor household was born in a town controlled by the Uthmany Khilafa. This young man was brought under the care and tutelage of one of the Shuyookh in his home town when he was at the ripe age of 16 after the death of his father.
Question:
Insha'Allah this email reaches you in the best of health and iman. I was just watching the news and they stated that Saudi Arabia is going to let the US use their land as a base if they should go to war with Iraq. What does this mean for us muslims? Isn't that a ...
It is the Sunnah of Allah (عز و جل) that those He honored with carrying His message to humanity were and will be the most tested. They are the ones who flee the most from being suspicious, from indulging in doubtful matters, and prevent making accusations. However, since time immemorial they are the ones most accused and suspected.