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Working for a bank which deals with ribaa

Employment, Fatwa, Fatwa Focus, Ribaa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 18 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

The son of my maternal uncle works for the Bank al-Jazeerah as an employee. So is it permissible for him to work there or not?

The army in which I work, forces me to shave off my beard

Beard, Clothing & Adornment, Fatwa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 15 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

I have a friend who shaved off his beard, and I admonished him for it, so he told me: “The system within the army in which I work in my country forces me to shave off my beard”. So is this permissible? [Please] advise us, and may Allaah reward you with good.

Prohibition of dyeing the hair and beard in black

Beard, Clothing & Adornment, Fatwa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 15 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

How authentic are the ahaadeeth in which mention is made about dyeing the beard a black colour, since dyeing the beard black is widespread amongst many of those who claim knowledge [of the Sharee’ah].

A new law requires me to shave off my beard in order to renew my passport

Beard, Clothing & Adornment, Fatwa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 15 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

Your excellency, my passport has expired and I want to renew it so that I can come and perform ‘Umrah and the obligatory Hajj. [The passport office] requested I shave off my beard in accordance with the new law which was recently passed in my country. So what do I do?

Fatwa of Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq ‘Afeefee regarding the Jamaa’ah at-Tableegh

Fatwa, Jamaa’ah at-Tableegh, Sects and Groups, Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq ibn 'Afeefee 26 March 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

The Shaykh was asked regarding going out with the Jamaa’ah at-Tableegh to remind the people of the Greatness of Allaah.

Fatwa of Shaykh Saalih Ibn Fowzaan regarding the Jamaa’ah at-Tableegh

Fatwa, Jamaa’ah at-Tableegh, Sects and Groups, Shaykh Saalih ibn Fowzaan 26 March 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

What is your opinion concerning those who travel outside the Kingdom to give da’wah whilst they have never studied/sought knowledge?

Fatwa of Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez ibn Baaz regarding the Jamaa’ah at-Tableegh

Fatwa, Jamaa’ah at-Tableegh, Sects and Groups, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 26 March 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

We used to congregate and pray in masaajid within which there were graves and I heard that the salaah in a masjid within which there is a grave is invalid.

Fatwa of Shaykh Muhammed Ibn Ibraaheem Aal-ash-Shaykh regarding the Jamaa’ah at-Tableegh

Fatwa, Jamaa’ah at-Tableegh, Sects and Groups, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem Aal ash-Shaykh 26 March 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

I inform your excellency that there is no good in this organisation for certainly it is an organisation of innovation and falsehood which I have discovered by reading their pamphlets…

The Jamaa’ah at-Tableegh and the Ikhwaan Muslimeen are amongst the 72 sects

Fatwa, Jamaa’ah at-Tableegh, Sects and Groups, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 26 March 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

Is the Jamaa’ah at-Tableegh, with what they have in terms of shirk and innovations; and also the Jamaa’ah al-Ikhwaan al-Muslimeen, with what they have in terms of partisanship and revolting/rebelling against the leaders and lack of obedience; from the 72 sects?