{Are those who know equal to those who do not know?} [az-Zumar 39:9] This verse does not merely observe a difference between people; it establishes that knowledge itself creates a meaningful…
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Why Islaam Has a Fatwa System
The existence of the fatwa framework in Islaam is not incidental or secondary – it is a direct consequence of how Islaamic revelation engages with human life.
The Chinese pilgrims
An elderly scholar leading China’s first official Hajj delegation asked only one question on arrival: where is Shaykh Ibn Baaz?
On the death of Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh
We extend our deepest condolences to ourselves on the loss suffered by the Ummah in the passing of its eminent scholar, Shaykh ‘Abdul ‘Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh رحمه الله the Mufti of this land.
‘Abdul-’Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh
Former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, who overcame blindness from a young age to become one of the country’s most senior scholars.
Rabee’ Ibn Haadee al-Madkhalee
A renowned scholar of hadeeth and its sciences, raised by his widowed mother after losing his father as an infant.
Humility is the hallmark of success
Ibn Rajab رحمه الله al-Haafiz Zayn ad-Deen ‘Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali رحمه الله was an imaam, [and] a scholar, but he was an ascetic, [and] pious, [and] humble.
The incredible story of the lamp
A collection of authentic hadeeth on the nature of true dreams, and the remarkable story of a dream involving a lamp.
From whom should a fatwa be sought
From whom should a fatwa be sought in fiqh matters; bearing in mind the difference [of opinion that exists] between the scholars regarding issues, and how should we [then] evaluate the opinions…
Asking different scholars for a fatwa regarding the same issue
Is it from the methodology of the Salaf to seek a fatwa from a scholar regarding an issue, [and] then go to another [scholar] and seek a fatwa [about the same issue] from him, and so on?