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…

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,…

Question: Is it permissible in Islam to write fictitious novels and stories (i.e. stories that are not true), using made up examples and stories for children for educational reasons (i.e. to take lessons from them)?  The Permanent Committee of Iftaa’ answered with the following: “It is forbidden upon the Muslim…

  First: Is it legally prescribed to play a recorded Adhan for announcing the Salat? Secondly: Should one respond to a recorded Adhan?    The answer for the first question: It is not permissible to announce the Adhan by playing a recorded Adhan; rather the Adhan should be given at…

Is using false (artificial) eyelashes considered Wasl (i.e. hair extension) or not?   Using Al-Wasl (hair extension) is one of the major sins, as it is reported by Al-Bukhaari on the authority of Asma' (Radia-Allaahu 'anha): A woman asked the Prophet (Salla-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam): "O Allaah's Messenger! My daughter…