Is celebrating the Prophet’s birthday halaal or haraam?
Category: Society & the World
Celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ – no.3
Is this gathering Islaamically correct, and what is befitting for us to do on the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ, and when was he born, on which day, month, and year?
Celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ – no.2
Is gathering [the people] on the 12th day of Rabee’ al-Awwal in remembrance of the birth of the Prophet ﷺ permissible?
Inviting to organise an Islaamic celebration which the Prophet did not celebrate
What is the ruling regarding inviting to organise an Islaamic celebration which the Prophet ﷺ did not celebrate?
Watching soap operas
What is the ruling regarding watching soap operas [and serials] which are transmitted on television?
Islaamic nasheed
Is Islaamic inshaad (singing/chanting) permissible for men? And is it permissible to accompany inshaad with the playing of the duff? Is inshaad permissible for other than ‘Eeds and parties?
Kissing the hand or placing it on the chest after shaking hands
I see some people, after shaking hands, they either kiss their hands or place it on their chest as a form of increased [brotherly] love, so is this permissible?
Changing to whom what is vowed is to be given
Is it allowed for a person to change to whom what he has vowed is going to go to after he finds that there are more deserving recipients, and after he had specifically stated what and to whom he was going to give?
Made a vow to fast, but now she is unable to do so
A woman vowed that if she gave birth to a healthy baby and it lived for at least one year, she would then fast for a year. But she is not able to perform the fast.
Celebrating the year 2000 millennium and related issues
What is the Islaamic ruling on glorifying this occasion and celebrating it and exchanging congratulations for it either verbally or by exchanging cards and the like?