I narrate fictitious stories to children, and that is to encourage them to pray and be truthful, and all good things [in general]; so is this considered to be lies? [Bearing in mind] they are children, and are unaware, and don’t understand [these are fictitious stories].
Category: Seeking Knowledge
Beneficial knowledge and harmful knowledge
What does the [following] saying of the Messenger ﷺ mean: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لاَ يَنْفَعُ»?
Listening to audio recordings
[So] my question [is]: Is the reward for listening to these cassette [recordings] the same as the reward for sitting in the masjid itself and the descending of the angels around them, enclosing them with the Mercy [of Allaah]?
Memorising texts in fiqh, hadeeth and other subjects
He says that he has a desire to memorise the [well-known] texts in fiqh and hadeeth while he is young; he then plans to study them when he is older and apply [that knowledge]. So what do you advise the students of knowledge regarding that [approach]?
Burning books of sound knowledge
What is your advice – O Shaykh – to the one who burns these books, namely: “al-Qutbiyyah” and “Madaarik an-Nathar” and attacks their authors?
The correct manner of seeking knowledge
Noble Shaykh – may Allaah protect and preserve you – I have a desire to seek Islaamic knowledge; I hope you can explain [to us] the correct manner of seeking Islaamic knowledge, and [may] Allaah grant you good?
Visiting the historical sites related to the Prophetic biography
What is the ruling regarding visiting the [historical] sites related to the Prophetic biography, such as the Hiraa cave, Uhud mountain and Masjid Qiblatayn?
Women attending Islaamic study circles in the masaajid
Is it permissible for women to go to the masaajid and the [Islaamic] study lessons (circles)?
Women attending circles of knowledge in the masjid
Is it permissible for a muslim woman to attend gatherings of knowledge (study circles) and fiqh lessons in the masaajid?
Study «Buloogh al-Maraam»
Is the book «al-Muharrar» of Ibn ‘Abdil-Haadee not better than «Buloogh al-Maraam» [of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalaanee]?