What is the ruling regarding celebrating children's birthdays or marriage anniversaries?
Category: Fatwa
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Burying a non-Muslim child in a Muslim graveyard
Is it permissible to bury a non-Muslim child in a Muslim graveyard if a Muslim has adopted him, and then he (the child) dies before reaching the age of puberty?
So I asked him about the remedy for memorising
I have never seen Wakee' with a book in his hands, rather, he memorised. So I asked him about the remedy for memorising and he said: 'If I taught you the remedy would you use it?' I said
Shaking hands with female relatives
Some men shake hands with female relatives who they are not mahrams to, rather because they are relatives or neighbours. What is the ruling for that?
Not considered knowledge
Any knowledge which cannot accompany its possessor to the toilet is not considered knowledge.
Looking at pictures of women
What is the ruling regarding looking at pictures of women in newspapers, magazines and the like?
I have never said to a muhaddith 'repeat it to me'
I have never said to a muhaddith 'repeat it to me' and nor have my ears ever heard anything except that it has settled upon my heart (i.e. I have memorised it).
I have divided the night into three
Twice I travelled to [visit] at-Toosee in Toos, and I asked him when he would be free from compiling these many fataawa? So he said: 'I have divided the night into three [parts]
The importance of learning the Arabic language
It is apparent that many students of knowledge steer away from perfecting the rules of the Arabic language (grammar), considering it's importance - what is your point of view?
This would affirm his deceit
If I saw a man leaving his home without an inkwell or pen to seek [knowledge of] hadeeth, [then] this would affirm his deceit.