Shaikh Bin Baaz (Rahimahullaah) was asked the following question: Question: “I have seen some people abuse and curse animals without any sympathy, especially when they get tired with them. What is the ruling on that?” He (Rahimahullaah) answered: “Abusing animals as well as inanimate objects is not permissible. The Prophet…
Offering (funeral) Salaat upon the dead is Fardh Kifayah (a communal obligation or collective duty); if some people perform it, the remaining are not held responsible. The proof that the funeral prayer is Fardh Kifayah is the statement of Allaah's Messenger (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) regarding the one who died…
Ruling on using/owning Visa and Credit Cards Visa cards and credit cards generally include a Riba (usury) condition. This is because these cards enable their owners to take a certain amount of money via the bank, even if the person does not have money in his account that has certain…
The issue of donating and transplantation of organs is a matter of dispute among the scholars. They are divided into two groups; one group disapproves of donating the organs and the other group approves of it with certain conditions. Shaikh Ibn ‘Uthaimeen (Rahimahullaah) said that it is not lawful for…
Procrastination or evasion (avoidance) of a payment (or settlement) of debt, or a right which one has to fulfill towards others is considered Dhulm, i.e. injustice, especially when a person is in a position to make its payment immediately. Abu Hurairah (Radia-Allaahu ’anhu) narrated that Allaah’s Messenger (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa…
Shaikh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaimeen said: “Contraception is of two types, one that is intended for birth control, i.e. the person does not exceed a certain number of children of males and females; that is not permissible because the matter is in Allah’s Hand and this person does not know…
Some scholars took the following Hadeeth as evidence to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet (Salla-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam). They said that the following Hadeeth indicates the significance of the day that he was born and was commissioned as a Prophet. Abu Qatadah (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) narrated that Allaah's Messenger (Salla-Allaahu…
Question: Is it permissible to pay off the debt of the deceased from Zakaat money? Answer: Shaikh Sa’d ibn Turki Al-Khathlan (Hafidhahullaah) answered, saying: “The scholars differed regarding this issue. Most of them are of the opinion that it is not permissible to pay off the debt of the deceased…