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Ruling on Reciting Surah Ya-Sin Collectively at the Burial
The second question: reciting Surah Ya-Sin collectively at the burial?
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The second question: reciting Surah Ya-Sin collectively at the burial?
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The second question: reciting Surah Ya-Sin collectively at the burial?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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Some who promote the innovation of the Mawlid (celebrating the Prophet's birthday) say: the Mawlid is permissible, but with conditions and restrictions, among them keeping it free of polytheistic poetry and the like?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
Islamic Creed
Is the word (Al-Haqq) among the Most Beautiful Names of Allah?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
Islamic Creed
We have Shi'a at our workplace — is it permissible to return their greeting of peace? We also see them in the mosque praying on pieces of paper — is it permissible to expel them from the mosque?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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May Allah reward you. In his second question this questioner says: what is the ruling on delving into the Essence of Allah, O Shaykh?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) described the Khawarij with specific characteristics, among them abundant prayer and worship. What does this indicate? Is it for the sake of worldly gain, or what?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
Islamic Creed
May Allah bless you. The next question is from listener A.A.A., a Sudanese residing in Riyadh, who says: We have in Sudan a group of people who call themselves the family of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This group does things that have no basis in the Sharia: they claim to be righteous saints, and from time to time they tour the country and are received by the common folk with chants and welcome, and people present them with gifts and offerings — even though the people are in dire need of them — believing that these bring them blessing and goodness from this group. Does any remnant of the family of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) exist in our time? And are these practices they carry out permissible, as well as the way they are received?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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May Allah bless you. Is Al-Hafiy among the names of Allah? The Shaykh: Hmm? The question: Al-Hafiy.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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The listener M.A. from Syria sent a letter saying: Noble Shaykh, does magic have an effect to the extent that it can stop a marriage plan? And if this effect is real, is there a remedy for it from the Book and the Sunnah, without going to soothsayers and sorcerers? We hope for guidance, may you be rewarded.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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A question from Sister Salih from Iraq, the latest. She says: some people, when supplicating Allah, say 'Our Lord, by their standing with You' — meaning the standing of the awliya' and the righteous. Does this supplication count as an intermediary between the servant and his Lord? Peace and mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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What is the ruling on recording with a video camera?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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I would like you to clarify for me the issue of takfir — declaring disbelief in general terms and declaring a specific individual a disbeliever?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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You said it is permissible to raise the voice in remembrance after the prayer — but if this results in the remembrance becoming collective among the worshippers, is that permissible?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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May Allah bless you. This questioner, H.H. from Riyadh, says in his first question: it is said that when the disbeliever is placed in the grave and Munkar and Nakir come to him, they come in terrifying and frightening forms. Does the believer see Munkar and Nakir in the same form in which the disbeliever sees them? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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May Allah bless you and magnify your reward. Also: what is the ruling of the Sharia, in your view, Shaykh Muhammad, on leaving my family and boycotting them because of their sins and their abandonment of prayer and other obligations? We hope for a beneficial answer.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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May Allah bless you. From Mauritania, the listener Saadi A.N. says: Noble Shaykh, I would like to know the difference between the Names of Allah and His attributes, may you be rewarded.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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This letter is from a questioner in Karachi, Pakistan, who says: we are students in Karachi, and we live on an island outside the city that has one mosque in which the prayer is held. However, we have observed practices whose correctness we do not know: first, the iqamah is made like the adhan, and sometimes even longer; second, they do not straighten the rows and leave gaps in them; third, they race the imam in bowing and prostrating and end the prayer with him; fourth, after the two sunnah rak'ahs they pray two rak'ahs seated; fifth, after the evening prayer they shake their heads forward and backward and breathe deeply, then the imam mumbles words we do not understand. What is your view of these practices? Is it permissible for us to pray at home, or should we pray in this mosque — separately or with them? Tell us what is best, may Allah reward you.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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Regarding preachers and admonishers who hold such innovations and the like: is it permissible to listen to their admonitions — especially if they are good, containing nothing objectionable, and encouraging good admonition of the people?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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This letter is from the listener H.A. from Iraq, Erbil governorate, who says: what does the word ilhad mean? And is there a difference between a mulhid and a disbeliever who was once a Muslim, or an original disbeliever such as a Jew or a Christian?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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What is your Eminence's view of one who says 'La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah' but then slaughters for other than Allah — is he a Muslim, knowing that he grew up in the lands of Islam?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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The third issue: when sending prayers upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), sometimes — while listening to a saying or action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) — we are impressed and pleased and say: 'You spoke the truth, O my master, O Messenger of Allah,' or 'Peace and blessings be upon you, O my master, O Messenger of Allah.' Is that permissible — I mean the vocative particle 'ya' and the second-person pronoun? And is it permissible in our supplication to say: 'O Allah, grant us the intercession of Muhammad'? Please advise us, may you be rewarded, and we ask Allah to grant us and you success.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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The third hadith: “Whoever misses the Asr prayer has no strength in his body.”
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
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Is the Prophet’s intercession for disbelievers only to lessen their punishment?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
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Using this phrase for Ali alone rather than for the other Companions?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
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May one say “Peace be upon whoever follows guidance” to a Muslim?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
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Does Surat al-Zalzalah affect the pregnancy of a woman suffering from possession, magic, or envy, as some reciters claim?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
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If a person receives an order from those in authority but is not certain that it is sinful, although he suspects it, what should he do?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
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Will the disbelievers cross the Sirat?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
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What is the ruling on attributing good fortune and misfortune to the stars?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
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According to the Murji’ah, does faith not decrease?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
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The questioner asks about the authenticity and meaning of the report “al-Mu’minun Tamriyyun.”
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz