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Abandoning the Salaat al-Fajr

Fatwa, Prayer [صلاة], Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen 20 October 2002 Abu 'Abdullaah

What is the ruling regarding abandoning the Salaat al-Fajr?

Shaking hands with women who one is not mahram to

Fatwa, Hijaab, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen 16 October 2002 Abu 'Abdullaah

Why has Islaam forbidden shaking hands with women who one is not mahram to? And does one's wudhoo became nullified if he shakes the hand of a woman without desire?

He is a liar

Manners & Etiquette, Repentance, Sins, Words of Wisdom 13 October 2002 Abu 'Abdullaah

Eesaa ibn Maryam used to say: 'Indeed whoever prays and fasts, but does not leave off sinning, then it is written that he is a liar.'

I have never lied except on one occasion

Humility, Manners & Etiquette, Parents, Repentance, Sins, Words of Wisdom 12 October 2002 Abu 'Abdullaah

I have never lied except on one occasion. My father said to me: 'Have you read to the teacher?' And I said: 'Yes.' - whereas I had not read to him.

The occurrence of "mal'abah" at weddings

Fatwa, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen, Wedding Celebration 9 October 2002 Abu 'Abdullaah

What do you say regarding that which occurs at weddings in that they call "mal'abah" which consists of two facing rows [of people] and between them are two poets who exchange verses.

He forbids us to read the Qur.aan before Fajr

Fatwa, Qur.aan, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 8 October 2002 Abu 'Abdullaah

In our masjid there is a big shaykh who has a certain opinion; an example being that he has forbidden us to read the Qur.aan before Salaat al-Fajr in the masjid.

I have never revised a hadeeth

Hadeeth, Knowledge, Manners & Etiquette, Words of Wisdom 6 October 2002 Abu 'Abdullaah

I have never revised a hadeeth, and nor have I ever had any doubt in [the memorisation of] a hadeeth, except one hadeeth; and when I questioned my colleague about it, [I found] it was [exactly] as I...