Is this Bribery? Q: I am employed at a delivery company that transports refrigerated goods (fruits and vegetables) to Madinah, Jeddah, Makkah, and Riyadh. When I reach my destination with the goods, the produce owner gives me 100 to 200 Riyals in recognition of my speedy delivery. My employer knows…
Islam takes special care to preserve the Muslim woman’s honor and modesty. It guarantees the fulfillment of her honor and happiness, conceals her and keeps her away from places of Fitnah (temptation). It is out of Allaah’s great mercy with His servants that He has sent down laws advising them,…
Shaikh al-Albaani (Rahimahullaah) was asked about the ruling in regards to covering the feet in and out of the Salaat, “Are women’s feet considered ‘Awrah in the Salaat such that they should be covered?” He (Rahimahullaah) said: “The scholars have two opinions regarding this matter. The first: It is ‘Awrah,…
The word alcohol is originally called “Ghowl”. Allaah (Ta’ala) mentioned it in the Qur’an when He described the Khamr (wine) of Paradise in Surat As-Saaffaat [37:47]: لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنْزَفُونَ “Neither will they have Ghowl (any kind of hurt, abdominal pain, headache, sin, etc.) from that, nor…
Question: Is it permissible to draw on the faces of children, that which has become widespread in entertainment places and so forth? The drawings are usually either images of animals, hearts, etc. Shaikh ‘Abdullaah ibn Muhammad at-Tayyar (Hafidhahullaah) answered: "There are two types of drawing: First: Drawing pictures of…
Al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah (the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Fatawaa) was asked the following question: “We are a group of students who are intending to study the ruling of Tarteel with Warsh (way of recitation) and the Mus-haf which is in our hands is not printed with that way…
Definition of Oath: Linguistic Meaning: 'Aymaan' is the plural of 'Yameen', and it means 'Halif' or 'Qasam' (i.e. swearing). It is called 'al-Halif al-Yameen' because when people take an oath (swear to others) or put one to oath, each one strikes his own right hand on the right hand of…
Q: Is it permissible for a person to delay paying the Zakah of his wealth or Zakatul-Fitr in order to give it to one of the poor people who he is not able to get in touch with yet? Answer: If the amount of time is short and not long,…