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Is the innovated divorce included in the hadith “Every innovation is misguidance”?
Will a person be punished in his grave if he does not take measures to avoid getting the impurity of madhiy on his clothes or body?
The limits of the moustache and ruling on the sides of the moustache
With regard to wiping over the head cover for a woman, are the same conditions stipulated as for wiping over the khuffs?
He is a resident of Jeddah; he did ‘umrah during the months of Hajj and wants to do tamattu`, but he has to go back to Jeddah for work. Does his going back to Jeddah cancel his tamattu`?
How can the salam transaction [payment in advance for something to be delivered at a later date] be valid even though it is selling something that one does not have?
Ruling on regarding mut`ah marriage as permissible; does that put a person beyond the bounds of Islam?
Mut`ah marriage is a prohibited and invalid kind of marriage. Scholarly consensus settled on prohibiting it, and anyone who regards it as permissible should be told about the reports from the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) which clearly state that it is prohibited. If he insists on his view on the basis of some specious argument or misinterpretation of the text, then he is misguided and wrong regarding this matter, but he is not to be deemed a disbeliever, and that does not put him beyond the bounds of Islam. Please see the long answer.He is suffering from doubts and a lack of self-confidence
Ruling on illustrating educational stories for children and adults with pictures that include images of animate beings
Ruling on taking mosques as thoroughfares
Month of Muharram
What Is Hijrah?
Hijrah (emigration) for the sake of Allah means moving from the land of shirk to the land of Islam as Muslims moved from Makkah to Madinah.
Can We Wish Islamic New Year?
If a person says to you, “Happy New Year”, then you can say, “May Allah make it a good and blessed year for you.” But you should not initiate such a greeting.
Virtue of Voluntary Fasting in al-Muharram
The best fasting after Ramadan is fasting in al-Muharram. So, it is encouraged to fast a lot in the month of al-Muharram, not to fast the whole month.
Is Hunting in the Sacred Months Prohibited?
There is nothing wrong with hunting in the sacred months; rather the prohibition on hunting is connected to two things: 1- Ihram for Hajj or `Umrah; 2- Hunting within the limits of the Sanctuary, which means Makkah and Madinah.
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