Since smoking is not [considered as] food or drink, and nor does it reach the stomach, then is it [considered to be] that which breaks the fast?
Category: Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen
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Too cold to take a bath or shower
On this particular day, he awoke just before the fajr prayer and [noticed] he had had a wet dream; and [as] it was a severely cold day, he went off to school for the fajr prayer after having [only] done tayammum.
When to make up missed prayers
[He] was ill and they did surgery on him; [as a result] he missed a number of obligatory prayers, so is he required to pray them all together once he has recovered, or should he pray all these obligatory prayers at their appointed times, such as [making-up] the [missed] ‘asr [prayer] at the time of the ‘asr prayer, and the [missed] zhuhr [prayer] at the time of the zhuhr prayer, and the [missed] maghrib [prayer] at the time of the maghrib prayer, and so on?
‘I do not know’
One of the brothers, his name being ‘Abdus-Samad, once asked the Shaykh during his lesson in tafseer…
A welcoming and humble heart
He extended greetings to one child who recognised him, and who then gave the Shaykh a miswaak (tooth stick). The Shaykh accepted it, smiling with complete humility and a welcoming heart.
Doing wudhoo in airplane toilet
[Whilst travelling by plane] I went to the toilet to relieve myself, and some urine dropped on my clothing; so I sprinkled some water on the affected area and rubbed it. Is [doing] this sufficient in purifying [my garment]? Bear in mind I then made wudhoo and prayed; so what is the ruling regarding my prayer?
Need to do wudhoo in airplane toilet
The toilets on the plane are cramped, and sometimes the floor and the walls are dirty from what appears to look like impurities…
Relating to eemaan as it occurs in the hadeeth
How can we relate between [the term] eemaan being: Eemaan in Allaah and His Angels and His Books and His Messengers and the Last Day and in Predestination, [both] the good and the bad…
Wants to remove hair from her arms and legs
In beautifying herself, is it permissible for a woman to remove the hair from the arms and legs, or is this considered changing the creation of Allaah Ta’aala?
Who’s responsibility is it to perform Hajj Badal on behalf of parents?
Who is responsible for [performing] hajj on behalf of the father and mother, if they are still alive, but are not able to perform hajj?