Such was Ibraheem an-Nakha'ee رحمه الله, that when someone sought him at home, and he did not want (disliked) to go out to meet him, he would tell his slave girl to say to him
Category: Manners & Etiquette
Awake in prayer at night
I used to know Ahmad ibn Hanbal when he was [just] a little boy, and he would remain awake at night standing in prayer.
Female wishes to enrol at the Faculty of Medicine
The questioner says that she is preparing herself in order to enroll at the Faculty of Medicine where the period of study is up to six years; She wishes to enroll for two reasons: The first one is...
Filming and taking photographs
I was gifted a camera and began [by] filming an entire film; however, I [then] heard that photographers [and filmmakers] will be punished the most severely on the Day of Resurrection, so what should...
Reciting Quraan before he died
I was with al-Junayd when death was approaching him, and he completed [reciting] the Qur.aan, then began [reciting again from] Soorah al-Baqarah - reciting seventy aayahs before he died.
Strength of memory
My heart has never stored (memorised) anything and then left me.
Eating from one whose provision is haraam
What is the ruling regarding working with someone whose provision is from haraam earnings? And what is the ruling regarding eating from the provision of this person on occasions of celebration?
Wearing clothing with pictures
What is the ruling regarding wearing clothing with a picture on it?
With which hand to use the siwaak toothstick
What is the ruling regarding using the siwaak [toothstick]? And with which hand should the Muslim brush [his teeth]?
Selling gold rings made for men
What is the ruling regarding selling gold rings specifically [made] for men to wear if the shopkeeper is certain that the [male] buyer shall wear it?