The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts Archives

The ruling regarding marriage

Fatwa, Marriage, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 14 March 2005 Abu 'Abdullaah

Is it obligatory (fardh) to marry or is it [simply] recommended (Sunnah)?

Wife dies and husband now wants to marry her sister

Fatwa, Interview & Proposal, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 6 December 2004 Abu 'Abdullaah

When the wife of a man dies and he [then] wants to get married to the sister [of the deceased wife], does he have to wait [for the passing of] the ‘iddah of the [deceased] woman?

Divorcing the fourth wife and marrying another

Divorce & Annulment, Fatwa, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 12 June 2004 Abu 'Abdullaah

When a man divorces his fourth wife, and wishes to replace her with a[nother] wife, does he have to wait [for the passing of] the duration of the ‘iddah of the divorced [fourth] wife?

Proposing marriage to a woman whose father works for a bank

Fatwa, Fatwa Focus, Interview & Proposal, Ribaa, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 17 May 2004 Abu 'Abdullaah

I am a practising young Muslim man, al-Hamdu-Lillaah, and I want to marry a [particular] practising young woman. However, there is a problem in her home, and that is, her father works for one of the ribaa-based banks.

The two rak’ahs of Salaat al-Fajr and Tahayyitul-Masjid

Fatwa, Prayer [صلاة], The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 13 May 2004 Abu 'Abdullaah

Do the two [Sunnah] rak’ahs of Salaat al-Fajr suffice in place of the [two rak’ahs of] tahiyyatul-masjid?

Praying in a room with pictures hanging on the wall

Fatwa, Prayer [صلاة], The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 15 February 2004 Abu 'Abdullaah

The committee was asked about prayer in the workplace, in a room that has pictures of people hanging on the wall in front of them.

Non-Muslims entering the masaajid

Fatwa, Prayer [صلاة], The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 10 January 2004 Abu 'Abdullaah

What is the ruling on non-Muslims entering the masaajid?

Demolishing a masjid to rebuild it or move location

Fatwa, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts, Worship 10 January 2004 Abu 'Abdullaah

Reference: Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah lil-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa., – Volume 6, Page 230, Question No.2, Fatwa No.6397 Question: What is the ruling on demolishing a masjid and then rebuilding it, or moving it to a nearby place? Response: The base ruling is the permissibility of this, so long as it is done for Shar’ee (Islaamically legal) […]