Is exceeding the speed limit set by the traffic authority for road safety considered a violation of the authority of the leader?
Category: Scholars
A young child undertaking an oath
If a non-pubescent made an oath, is he required to fulfill it?
Sincerity in worshiping Allaah
What are the causes which assist in purifying [one’s] sincerity [in worshiping Allaah alone], and likewise [one’s] firmness upon [practising] the religion?
Women visiting the graveyard
My mother died when I was in my infancy, and now I visit her in the graveyard; Is that permissible for me [to do]? And what supplication is it [that I make to Allaah and its benefit] will reach her, and what reward will [Allaah permit to] reach her?
Doing tayammum when it is severely cold
During the time of severe cold and heavy rain, when the time for prayer approaches whilst we are out, we find it difficult to have a wash and do wudhoo with water; are we permitted to do tayammum if we are unable to find anything to heat up the water with?
Wearing a watch during the mourning period
During the period of mourning, is it permissible to wear a watch for time keeping and not for beautification?
The excellence of saying “Laa ilaaha il-Allaah”
at-Tahleel (the saying of “Laa ilaaha il-Allaah”) is better than at-Tasbeeh (the saying of “Subhaan-Allaah”) because of the statement of the Prophet ﷺ…
The excellence of reciting al-Faatihah
Regarding the excellence of reciting [Soorah] al-Faatihah upon the one who is afflicted [with evil eye or black magic] – is [reciting it alone] sufficient, or should it be repeated more than once?
The reality of gender change operations
We see and read in Arabian newspapers about operations conducted by some of the doctors in Europe [whereby] they change a man to a woman and a woman to a man. So is that correct [to do]?
Promised to marry her if she embraced Islaam
I am the undersigned ‘Abdul-Qaadir, and I am 25 years of age. I wish to ask regarding a Christian woman who is 25 years of age; I promised her that when she becomes a Muslim I will marry her, and now she has embraced Islaam should I marry her, keeping in mind that my father is strongly against this marriage [taking place]?